As soon as Alice got into Ryan’s car, she fastened her seatbelt.
Thanks to Ryan’s chance, she was able to prepare for work leisurely for about an hour and comfortably commute with him without worrying about being late.
‘I really didn’t expect him to wait.’
Ryan sat quietly on the sofa, waiting for Alice to finish getting ready and come down.
Alice glanced at Ryan, who was sitting next to her.
The side profile of the man focused on driving was incredibly sexy.
The solidly defined arm muscles, the slow movements of his hands along the steering wheel, and his face that occasionally turned to check the side mirror were all so handsome that she couldn’t take her eyes off him.
If other women had seen him, it would have caused a commotion.
How fortunate it was that only she could see him.
As Alice continued her thoughts, her heart began to race uncontrollably.
What is he thinking right now? What’s so fortunate about this!
“Should I pull over?”
Startled by the unexpected leap of her heart, Alice’s eyes widened at Ryan’s voice.
She blinked and asked what he meant.
“If you stare at me like that, I can’t concentrate on driving.”
It seemed Ryan had known from the start that she was looking at him, as he smirked and raised the corners of his mouth.
“Ah… I wasn’t looking! I wasn’t looking at you, Vice President! I was just looking at the hair on your hand!”
With her face flushed a deep red, Alice vehemently denied it and rambled on.
What does it even mean that she was looking at the hair on his hand?
It was so embarrassing.
What kind of excuse is that about hair! This is driving me crazy.
Alice just wanted to hide in any hole, be it a mouse hole or a drain.
Ryan’s eyes crinkled at her nonsensical rambling.
Seeing her laugh out loud like that, it seemed he enjoyed the hair talk…
“Stop looking at my hair, we’ve arrived, so get out.”
Phew, that was a relief. She needed to get into the office quickly to separate from Ryan.
She needed time to calm her chaotic heart.
But as soon as she arrived at work, there was no time to calm down.
Ryan was currently pushing for the launch of a new card in collaboration with a hot influencer among children and young people as part of the marketing strategy.
The influencer, who was undeniably number one in influence, had previously rejected all meetings with Mobid Holdings. Then suddenly, yesterday, they reached out wanting to meet with a representative from Mobid Holdings.
As soon as she got to work, Alice hurriedly checked if there was an empty meeting room to receive feedback from the marketing team employees she had a meeting with. Most of the rooms that could accommodate a PPT were already fully booked.
Still, Alice was busy making calls to secure a meeting room.
Beeep-.
Beeep-.
Beeep-.
Alice frowned at the incessant buzzing.
“Why is it ringing so much?”
She had to secure a meeting room before lunchtime, so she was on edge.
Since she wasn’t answering the calls, the irregular buzzing continued as messages were left.
What could be such an urgent message? Alice picked up her phone.
[Alice! Help me! Please! You’re the only one I can count on!]
[Please…….]
[Help me!]
[No, save me!]
The one whose phone was ringing insistently was Olive.
[Why? What’s going on?]
She couldn’t ignore Olive’s urgent message.
Worried about what was happening, she quickly replied.
As soon as she calmed her ringing phone, Olive called her.
“What’s going on?”
Alice hurriedly answered the phone, worried by Olive’s unusual urgency.
[I’m near your company! Can we meet for a moment? This is something I need to say in person, so I don’t mind waiting until you get off work! Can you give me just 30 minutes?]
Olive’s voice was a mix of desperation and politeness.
What kind of big issue could it be that she was willing to wait until after work? Alice’s heart began to race with an unknown anxiety.
“What’s the big deal that you’re so urgent? My heart is racing too!”
[It’s a big deal for me, and it’s a big deal for you too.]
Olive trailed off.
“A big deal for me?”
[I’ll explain in detail when we meet.]
Fortunately, it was still before lunchtime, so it seemed best to hear Olive’s story while having lunch.
“Since it’s almost lunchtime, how about we talk while eating? I’ll treat you.”
[You’re the best! I’ll wait at the café!]
Alice agreed and hung up.
‘What on earth could be going on that she’s acting like this?’
Holding onto the rising anxiety, Alice began to focus again on the tasks she hadn’t finished.
***
Fortunately, there was a meeting room that had been canceled that day.
After securing the reservation, Alice headed to the café where Olive was waiting as soon as lunchtime arrived.
[I’m almost there, so wait in front of the café! Let’s go eat right away.]
After letting Olive know she was on her way, she hurried her steps to not waste the short lunch break.
