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She left out the part about Gerard's offer to cover his salary. After all, she didn’t need him to pay for it.
Melvin thought back to the lie he had fed Gerard the night before. He figured Gerard was still as gullible as ever,
unable to tell a fib from the truth.
“Don’t worry about him. I'm fine,” Melvin said, deciding it was tto have a talk with Gerard himself. “You go
ahead and eat. I'll talk to him.”
“Alright,” Freya nodded softly.
Melvin walked toward the door. Freya hesitated for a moment before calling out, “Melvin.”
He turned, his expression open.
“In the future, you don’t have to go to such lengths. Your well-being means more than any news report,” Freya
said, trying to convey her concern without adding to his burden. “If you ever need a break, just say the word.”
Melvin paused, barely hearing anything after “Your well-being means more than any news.”
He didn’t linger on it. “Okay,” he said simply.
Then, he stepped out, determined to set things straight with Gerard. Freya suddenly had no appetite at all. She
never imagined something like this could unfold around her—let alone involve her own assistant. The more she
thought about it, the more unreal it all felt.
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Meanwhile, Melvin called Gerard.
As soon as the call connected, even before Gerard could speak, Melvin's calm, clear voice cthrough. “I lied
to you last night. | didn’t actually go through a breakup.”
Gerard blinked, baffled.
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“I made it up so you'd tellwhat Kristian Shaw and my boss’s grandpa discussed.”
Melvin was blunt, offering a quick apology. “Sorry about that.”
“Hold up,” Gerard caught the key point right away.
Melvin didn’t say a word.
Gerard adjusted his glasses, now fully alert. “Did you just say ‘my boss's grandpa’? Isn't Ms. Briggs your direct
supervisor?”
Sure, Freya was likely the successor to the Briggs Group, but she hadn't officially taken over yet. So technically,
she was a higher-up—not the actual boss.
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“No,” Melvin replied smoothly. “My
former boss went on another leave.
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Gerard's eyes narrowed. Something wasn’t adding up.
Melvin had called her “my boss” too naturally just now.
The tone matched the way he always spoke about her.
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