Chapter 617:  I’ll Drive You Home

Helen’s POV

The due diligence of the Smart Technology Company had entered a crucial period.

As a result, a lot of verifications needed to be done to coordinate with other organizations and agencies
My main responsibility was to act as a liaison and give legal advice to those who needed it Being busy
was a good thing for me.

When I was occupied with work, I had no time and energy to think about George and Jane.

I occasionally ran into George in the staff canteen, though.

Even so, I would just pass by him without even saying hello.

It was as if we were just complete strangers and had not seen each other naked It was not much of a
problem as George was busy as well.

Every day at noon, he would have a light lunch at the staff canteen and go back to the office afterward
Anya came twice a week to inspect our work and talk with Soren about the case’s progress Whenever
she came over, we usually had lunch together at the staff canteen of Zhester Technology

One time, we happened to meet George, Boswell, and Soren together Anya warmly greeted them and
invited them to join us I happened to sit opposite George To be frank, we had not been this close for a
long time His eyes were colder than they were before

He did not even spare me a glance as we ate He would just nod or grunt whenever he was mentioned
in the conversation I did not say a word, and I kept my head down the whole time as they talked, I just
listened to Phil and the other lawyers’ conversation As usual, Anya was in the spotlight She always
took good care of her subordinates Although she was strict with us in the workplace, she was not stingy
when it came to praising us in front of the clients



"Helen may look timid, but she’s hardworking and accountable.Every report she hands can be used as
a template.She’s no less than a senior lawyer" Anya suddenly praised me, which made my cheeks
blush.

"I agree Miss Dewar is indeed the most diligent girl I’ve ever met.I saw her stay up late several times at
the company to work she just slept at her desk for one or two hours in the morning and continued to
work the next day."

Soren remarked I had no idea how the conversation suddenly turned to me.

But, of course, I was thankful as they thought so highly of me "I just did what I had to do.I’m not as
good as you say You’re the ones who take work seriously I still have a lot to learn from you."

To be frank, I was not working as hard as they said because I was diligent.I could not sleep at home, so
I decided to do work in the company that way, my being awake would not be in vain.

As a human, I needed rest too, so I would take a nap when I got tired To be honest, I felt a little guilty
because of their compliments I felt that I was not worthy of them "I’ve told you not to work too late.You
don’t even eat breakfast or dinner You’ll end up burned out.From now on, you must leave work on time
I’ll drive you home "Mr.Mason, we also work late and eat irregularly Aren’t you worried we might get
sick?" a co-worker of ours joked before I could politely decline Phil’s offer

"That’s right.Why don’t you drive me home? We go in the same direction anyway." another one
interjected

"Don’t be silly." Phil replied defiantly "Come on, guys Mr Mason finally found an excuse to pick Helen
up from workTM Everyone laughed and looked at Phil and me with meaningful gazes Suddenly.

Soren’s face lit up.



It was as if he had just been enlightened "I get it now! Mr Mason wants to pursue Miss Dewar’ That’s
great Colleagues have a lot in common and can adapt to each other’s life pace This results in a lesser
family conflicts in the future Miss Pierce, I take your law firm has no problem with office romances, isn’t
that right?"

"Of course not We’re open-minded.Besides, Phil and Helen are a good match I’ll be happy for them if
they end up together,"

Anya said with a smile I lowered my head even more, with no idea how to refute their words I could
only hope that this topic would soon end.

I sneaked a glance at George, who had been eating his meal slowly as if he did not hear their
conversation He looked so cold and distant

Anyway, we had nothing to do with each other anymore.Why would he care about who I would be
with?

"Helen, you’d better have more,"

Phil urged while ladling me some soup "You’ve been eating so little lately that you’ve lost weight You
look vulnerable"

I stared at the bowl of soup in front of me This was the first time that Phil had shown his concern for me
in public Now that his secret was known to all, he no longer made an attempt to hide his feelings for me
His behavior added fuel to the fire And now, our colleagues teased us even more, but Phil just smiled
and did not deny anything As the two of us were colleagues, I did not want to embarrass him by
rejecting him in front of so many people.



So, I decided to thank him instead I did not drink the soup, though I respected and appreciated Phil, but
I had no romantic feelings for him We finally finished eating a few moments later and returned to the
office to resume our work.

My stomach ached, but not because of Phil but George I did not remember what or how much food I
ate.

My body was numb and felt like in auto -pilot.


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