Heartstrings On Fire

s late, but she was summoned to the

es looked like a ghost. Her face and eyes r

ecretarial office

cretarial office. Her job typically invol

uld always find a reason to summon her to his office for a dressing–down. And

aged to slump bac

d voiced her indignation, “The CEO is so mean t

he first thing he does when he returns from a business trip is chew you out?” Agnes hadn’t quit

seemed to have doubled. She might have been stuck in there fo

felt terrible, but there

der, “Agnes, take it easy. The interns

gement at Lakeside College; she was just

d, looking

oo much about it. We’ll figure something ou

to reality, “Department

ome special privileges. But that’s not the point. The point is a lot of the senior

Agnes but in different departments. Rumor had it she had con

the office, her boss had told her to go straight home after work. A

together. She never understood why the cold, handsome man, i

Agnes was already exhausted, barely conscious. S

d Anita cheerfully went

became the center of attention. Naturally, the tal

ce, Agnes said, “I

everyone feel s

phone rang. Seeing the caller

. On the other end of the phone was Jared