Fortunately, the reliable Margaret had picked up her children after school and sent her a picture.

Renee sighed. Since she was already late, she might as well work a little longer to finish the project outline.

Another two hours went by quickly. Soon, it was ten at night. In the entire building, only the floor Azure Group was on remained lit.

�Knock knock!� Assistant Shelley knocked on the office door and asked softly, �Miss Everheart, it�s ten o�clock. I�ve prepared supper for you and made coffee. Is there anything else I can do for you?�

�No. It�s your first day, so you shouldn�t have stayed with me after work. Just pack up and go home. Thank you for your hard work,� Renee said to Shelly without looking up and tapped away at her keyboard.

�I should head home. I�m a bit worried about my cat. My cat was spayed not long ago, and I live alone. I want to head home and take care of her�� Shelley admitted.

"Understood. You should head home then, don�t worry.� Renee said reassuringly.

Shelley walked away but turned around when she remembered something.

"Miss Everheart, when I took the elevator this afternoon, I heard about a pervert in this office building. Don�t work too late, it might be unsafe.�

�Don�t worry. If he comes to me, he�ll get into trouble instead.� Renee smirked.

�You�re beautiful, Miss Everheart, so you�d better be careful. We should stay far away from twisted men like these.� Shelley looked at her boss worriedly.

�Yes, I understand. I�ll be careful.� Renee looked up and smiled warmly at Shelley. Her concern was touching.

After Shelley left, Renee was the only one still working overtime on that floor. All the lights in the office area were turned off, except for the ones in Renee�s office. The floor seemed cold and dark.

�It�s finally done!� Renee stretched and breathed a sigh of relief. She got up, turned off the lights, and left her office. By the time she got into the elevator, her eyelids were getting heavy.

The elevator moved smoothly and stopped on the sixth floor. Then, a man in a plaid shirt and black-framed glasses came in with a laptop bag.

The man was shorter than Renee and had dark circles under his eyes. He had dull eyes, and looked like a programmer who had been tortured at work.

Like Renee, he went straight to the basement parking lot on the first floor.

The two did not speak the whole time. However, when they were about to reach the parking lot, the man suddenly turned to Renee and said anxiously,

�E-Excuse me. Can I ask you for a favor?�

�What?� Renee turned around and raised an eyebrow at the man. JrNovels.com