When lunch time arrived, Anne did not go to the cafeteria. She ate the lunch that was sent by Jack. A box of thirty pieces assorted sushi with warm ocha. Jack really knew how to keep Anne fit and healthy this winter. Anne, who was actually not in the mood to eat because she was still thinking about what Steffi had said earlier, had now eaten six pieces of sushi with salmon topping.

"Really? Show me if you really have eaten them," Jack's voice was heard clearly in Anne's ear, who was wearing wireless earphones during a video call with Jack, who demanded for proof that she had really eaten the sushi.

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"See for yourself," said Anne quietly, pointing her phone's camera at the sushi box.

"Good girl, do you like the sushi, Anne?" asked Jack curiously.

Anne touched her phone screen again to flip the camera so Jack could see her face again. "I like them, they taste good."

"Thank God, I'll pick you up this afternoon," said Jack quietly, smiling at the screen of his cell phone which was showing Anne's face.

"You want to pick me up? Is your work done?" asked Anne quietly.

Thump!

Jack immediately fell silent hearing Anne's words. He felt that there was something wrong with Anne. It was unusual for Anne to immediately agree to a request like this, because every time she offered to pick her up, she always refused with various answers. But this time she immediately agreed, even if only implicitly.

Jack put wireless earphones in his ears to focus more on hearing Anne's words. "What happened, Anne? Is that lion bastard bothering you? Should I come and beat him up?"

"It's Steffi, she provoked me, Jack," said Anne quietly.

"That shameless woman Steffi? What has she done, Anne?!" Jack immediately shouted loudly when he heard the words of Anne

Anne, who was also wearing wireless earphones and immediately took them off her ears because of the loud sound of Jack's screams. "Don't shout, Jack, I can still hear your voice clearly. My ears hurt," Anne grumbled in annoyance.

"Sorry, honey, sorry, I got too emotional when I heard that woman's name mentioned. Are your ears okay?"Jack immediately apologized frantically and full of guilt. Regret was clearly visible on his face.

Being called honey by Jack made Anne silent for a while. Although she wasn't quite sure about her feelings yet, but when she heard that call, she became uneasy. Her heart was beating very fast. It was a really strange feeling when she heard that from Jack, even though Jack had been bothering her a lot and had made more physical contact with her. But strangely, she was even more uneasy like this because of the call that Jack had just spoken to her.

"Anne, why are you silent? Are you sick? Has that woman hurt you? I'm here, I'll pick you up. Let me settle this matter with them, I'll make them..."

"Jack," Anne took a deep breath trying to calm herself down. "I'm fine, you don't need to come here and see them, because I can still deal with it, so there's no need to intervene right now."

"If you're okay, why did you just keep quiet? You made me worry, Anne. I really can't calm down when I see you like that, especially when I know Steffi is starting to look for trouble with you. I don't want that woman to hurt your heart again," said Jack without pause, full of worry.

Anne's eyes softened, giving Jack a death glare. "I'm serious, I'm fine. Don't you believe me?" she asked quietly, perfecting a death stare for Jack.

Jack opened his lips subconsciously when Anne looked at him like that. Deep inside, it was like melting when he saw Anne giving such a look. Even though it was only through a video call, Jack couldn't move right away. He couldn't imagine what it would be like to come face to face.

"I'm fine, so you don't have to come here to teach Leon and his wife a lesson. Since it will waste your energy, you better focus on the office and quickly finish your work. Then later in the afternoon, you can pick me up," said Anne softly with a smile.

"Okay, I'll do what you ask but you have to promise me to stay fine and don't hesitate to contact me if the two of them get into trouble with you again. I'll finish my work quickly and go straight to that damn lion's office to pick you up," replied Jack quickly as he got excited.

Anne smiled at Jack's words. Not long after that, Jack ended the video call because he wanted to finish all his work quickly.

"Thank you, Jack. Thank you for always being there for me. I'm really calm now, even though I only spoke a few words with you but my heart feels very at peace very different from the last few hours. Thanks again, Jack." Smiling, and as Anne was still hungry, she took the piece of sushi that was in front of her eyes and ate it voraciously. There was still about thirty minutes of lunch break and she chose to disturb Linda who was currently cooking with Paul at her family's house. Linda had been in her hometown for almost a week. And Anne missed that annoying careless girl who likes to manage others. Linda was the only true friend to Anne after she was betrayed by her first two friends. Selma and Steffi, one was the thief of her mother's work, and the other was the thief of her husband.

Finally the break was over. One by one, the staffs began to return to their respective desks when Anne had started working ten minutes ago. When the atmosphere was quiet because the workers were focused on their respective jobs, suddenly Steffi's footsteps were heard, loudly and very disturbing. She had just returned from having lunch with Leon at the restaurant with Edward and the audio team.

Steffi deliberately clung to Leon, showing her possessiveness to her husband, even though Leon himself was very uncomfortable with Steffi continuing to cling to him like that. Leon, who did not want to show his affection in front of the employees, repeatedly tried to free Steffi's hand that was wrapped around his arm when he walked from the elevator to his office. But the more he tried to release Steffi's hand that was binding him, the stronger Steffi's hand was entrenched there. So Leon finally chose to relent and let his wife do it. Leon tried to be patient. He did this to show Anne that he was not the grumpy Leon he used to be.

"You must be jealous, Marianne, on seeing our intimacy. I'm sure you will be jealous. Just enjoy it, Marianne, your hellish days will start today. I will make sure you will leave at your own will, just like that time, without me having to intervene. A trashy woman like you should know your place. You don't deserve to be side by side with Leon. Because I'm the only one who deserves to be," Steffi said in her heart when she looked at Anne's room, where Anne was currently busy at her desk checking some videos that she had to correct.

Drrrtt

Drrrtt

The cell phone in Leon's pocket vibrated so that Steffi couldn't help but released her grip from Leon's arm, because her husband wanted to check his cell phone.

"Sure, it's okay, sir. I'm sure on another occasion we can definitely work together again. Well, thank you for your willingness to contact me directly, sir. Thank you again," Leon said slowly. His face changed to show great disappointment.

Steffi realized that there was something wrong with Leon and approached her husband, but when she was about to wrap her arms around Leon, suddenly Leon walked quickly to his room. So, like it or not, Steffi had to follow her husband into his private room. When she entered the room, Steffi was surprised by the sight she saw. At the moment, Leon had thrown away all the papers on his desk.

"Fuck, how dare he refuse me? Ganke Inc. Production has never been rejected before," Leon said full of emotion.

"What happened, Leon? Why are you suddenly angry?" asked Steffi quietly.

"Shut up! You will not know what ..."

Tring!

There was a notification again on his phone and it made Leon stop his words. Without further ado, he immediately grabbed his cell phone and was surprised to see the contents of the message.

"Jackson... Jackson Patrick Muller accepted my proposal..."

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