Chapter 35 The Family Dinner Party

• After a moment's hesitation, I took the documents, said, "Okay," and left Xavier's office.
• When I returned to the administrative area, Cheryl saw the shopping bag I was carrying. Leaning over to me, she asked suggestively, "Is that a present from President Turing?"
• Those in the office loved gossip, so anything could be a topic of teatime conversation for colleagues, let alone the relationship between the company president and a subordinate. Cheryl's voice wasn't loud, but the colleagues around us heard her and looked inquisitively in our direction.