CHAPTER 802 SUSAN OFFERS AN APOLOGY

Chapter 802 Susan Offers an Apology

After returning to Phillips Bank, Susan struggled for a long time in the bank garage. She got off the car

and got in, and then got off again. After many times she finally made up her mind.

Then she walked into the building. The employees who kept busy in the bank treated her respectfully

when they saw her. They didn't seem to be judging her because of what happened at today's top

meeting. Everyone still respected her. So she couldn't help but feel relieved now.

"It seems that these employees are highly qualified." She thought. With this thought, Susan walked with

a little more dignity. Then she pressed the elevator button and stepped into the elevator. She didn't

know whether she should go to Manuel's office or back to hers first.

After struggling for a while, she pressed the button for his floor. Then she watched nervously as the

numbers slowly changed on the elevator screen.

"Ding-Dong."

Susan almost felt that even the smallest sound could frighten her. Taking a deep breath, she marched

jauntily to Manuel's office in her high heels. But she lost her nerve immediately as she got to the office

door. She still didn't dare to knock on the door and enter.

"What if he tells me to get out there once I walk in?" She thought.

She could even imagine that scene. The moment she was done with her internal struggle and ready to

run away, the office door suddenly opened. Manuel appeared a the door, holding a document. His sight

stopped on Susan for a second when he saw her. As Susan wanted to say something, he walked

straight past her and towards the secretary's office nearby. He seemed to go there to arrange work.

Being given a cold shoulder, however, Susan didn't leave. Although Manuel ignored her, Susan felt he Property © .

wasn't that horrible after seeing him.

Finishing the work arrangement, Manuel went back to his office. He still ignored her completely. Susan

brazened it out and went into Manuel's office following him. Sitting in the office chair, Manuel watched

the computer screen and typed on the keyboard. He was dealing with his work earnestly like Susan

didn't exist at all.

Susan stood in Manuel's office for a long time, but Manuel seemed to pay no attention to her at all. So

she had no other way but to begin, "Well, I was a little impulsive this morning."

Manuel's fingers on the keyboard paused. But he still ignored her.

Susan compressed her lips and said, "I shouldn't be that impulsive. I said these stupid words because I

was so embarrassed at that time. I won't talk back if you scold me next time, I swear."

Manuel was still cold to her, and he even didn't look at her. But Susan couldn't be reconciled to leaving.

So she mustered up the courage and pulled out a gift box from her inside pocket.

Before she headed for the company, she wanted to come straight here. But after thinking about it, she

decided to buy some gifts as an apology. That seemed to be what socializing was all about. So she

went to the mall to buy a gift before coming to the bank. She picked her gift carefully for a long time.

But she had no idea whether Manuel would like it.

She walked up to him and placed that delicate gift box in front of him.

Manuel's gaze stopped at it for a second. At this moment, he finally looked up at Susan. Then he

glanced at the gift box in front of him.

"I noticed that your pen was broken after dropping on the ground accidentally at the last meeting, so I

bought you a new one. The girl who sold me this pen said it's easy to use and perfect for signing. And

it'll make your handwriting look better." Susan said with flatter.

His Adam's apple moved slightly, Manuel said in a deep voice, "Want to bribe me?"

"No, no, no." Susan hurriedly shook her head, "This is just a little gift. I just hope the unhappiness

between us this morning can be wiped out."

Manuel stared at her. Susan felt a little uncomfortable because of his gaze.

Then she said, "Well, I'll let you get back to work. I'm leaving now."

"Hold on."

Susan bit her lip, thinking, "He must want to ask me to take the gift away. He must be going to ask me

not to show up in front of him in the future."

She turned around to face him with a look like she was a condemned woman who was about to be

executed.

"It's your future work plan." Manuel casually picked up the blue folder laying aside.

Stunning, Susan paused. She stared at Manuel with eyes widened.

"Don't want it?" Manuel raised his brows.

Susan took the folder quickly with an obsequious smile, "Yes, I want it. I can do whatever you want as

long as you don't kick me out."

"Don't let it happen again," Manuel said in a cold voice.

"Yes, sir!" Susan promised.

"You can go out."

"Yes."

She was afraid Manuel would back out, so she took off and ran away.

Manuel watched her back. His grave and serious face relaxed little by little with a subtle smile on the

corner of his mouth. Then he averted his gaze and looked at the black gift box at hand.

"She is working hard on learning how to social, the gift-giving thing, huh." He thought.

But he didn't expect that she noticed that his pen was broken. He thought a careless person like her

would never notice such details. And he was too busy to find time for buying a new one.

Then Manuel picked up that gift box and opened it. There was a dark green pen in the box, which was

very beautiful.

"Susan always had good taste." He thought.

Pulling out the pen, he noticed that a card was at the bottom of the box, saying, "My best wishes for

your bright future and your grace."

Manuel smiled slightly.

"Grace. Can that word be used here?" He thought,

"Except Susan, no one would make mistakes in saying good wishes."

But he held that card in his hand for a long time and put it down until the door was knocked and opened

again.

Putting the card straight into the drawer, he reverted to his original look and said, "Come in."

The secretary opened the door and entered, "Mr Johnson, I have an application for your approval now.

It's the application for a business loan from the W Group, and I briefed you on this earlier. Could you

please approve this now? It's a little hurry."

"I just checked it but I didn't find that request." Manuel said, "I need you to look at it on my computer."

"Sure." The secretary walked up to Manuel's desk.

And Manuel stepped aside a little. The secretary bent close to the computer screen, then her sight

paused somewhere. At that moment, Manuel found the words on the screen, too. Quietly, he took the

mouse and deleted the words on the screen. The secretary dared not to have any response about it.

Even though she had saw Susan's name plastered across the screen, she dared not show a gossipy

smile.

"Mr Johnson has deep feelings for Ms Phillips. I knew it. Or he wouldn't order everyone in the meeting

room not to spread what had happened at the meeting as soon as Ms Phillips left there." She thought.

If he didn't do that, Susan would be very embarrassed in front of the employees when she gets back.