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Take Jessica home? Jonathan did not know this opportunity would come. "I'll take this," Jonathan immediately picked one of the Audi keys from the box.

"Good choice," is a real compliment. The car Jonathan chose was her favorite Audi TT, a gift from his father when she started working for the company.

That's a really good choice since this Audi is only for two passengers. So Jonathan won't look like Jessica's personal driver.

That afternoon Jessica and Jonathan went to the VIP parking lot to pick up the car. The dark gray Audi shone as usual. Jonathan looked confused when he was about to run.

"What are you doing, don't you know how to drive a car like this?" Jessica couldn't help but ask if Jonathan couldn't drive such a sports car.

"No, no, I can do it." Jonatan still looks unsure. "I'm just trying to remember this feeling."

Is Jonathan too happy to be able to drive that luxury sports car? Jessica didn't understand, it sounded like Jonathan reminiscing about how he drove a car like that in the past.

"Just tell me if you have trouble running this car. We can choose another easier car."

"I can do it." Jonatan finally delivered the audience perfectly.

"Pretty good, I thought you were exaggerating yourself." Jessica didn't know Jonathan could drive well. The speed is steady, not rushed or slow, it's perfect.

"So where should I take you?"

***

Jonathan steered the Audi to the west side of town. There is a Grand Royal West, the second-largest luxury hotel and apartment complex in town B.

"Come and pick me back at 7 tomorrow morning. You can come straight to my unit." Jessica stepped out of the car and slammed the door behind her.

The woman didn't even say thank you. Jonathan had to be complacent just by escorting the woman and leaving with pride.

After dialing the floor number, Jessica noticed the cold elevator wall next to her. If it's Hans, then he will take Jessica up to her apartment unit and will only go home after seeing Jessica enter her apartment safely.

But that day Hans did not step in the slightest as if swallowed by the earth. Jessica grabbed her cellphone again and opened the status bar. There are only a few incoming emails and a weekly training notification.

Where is Hans? What was he doing in the S City so that he didn't have a chance to contact Jessica even once?

The woman spent the rest of the evening doing her weekly training.

Hoping the training can tire him out so he can fall asleep faster. However, Jessica stayed awake until midnight. The woman was waiting for a message from Hans.

"Miss, you got up early today." Jessica almost fell out of her chair when a waitress greeted her that morning.

It was six o'clock sharp, the maid would come to Jessica's apartment to prepare breakfast and tidy up the apartment. Usually, Jessica would wake up at half-past seven and have breakfast at 7 o'clock with Hans. But it will be a different day.

"Yes, I woke up too early today." The truth is Jessica had a hard time sleeping that night.

Jessica could only sleep for a few hours, waking up just to check her cellphone and fall asleep again, until morning.

"Please make me an egg omelet and sandwich."

"But it's not your menu today ---"

"Forget my diet for today. I need more energy today, so make as I ask." Jessica got up from her recliner.

"But what if Mr. Hans gets angry?" the maid returned to her voice timidly.

"Hans won't come today so no one will scold you. If he dares to scold you in the future, tell me right away."

"Yes, miss. I will prepare your breakfast."

"Oh, make it for two servings of breakfast. My secretary is coming over to eat."

"Isn't Mr. Hans your secretary, miss?" The innocent maid looked confused because Jessica had said Hans would not come but her secretary was coming.

Jessica wanted to laugh at the little maid's question. Jesica rarely interacted with the young girl who was his servant and she just found out that she had such an innocent maid.

"Hans is indeed my secretary, but I have another secretary because Hans will soon be resigning. Meet my new secretary later. Ok!"

Jessica went up to her room, once again peeking at her cellphone screen for incoming message notification. But until that morning nothing appeared, Jessica finally rushed to take a shower.

At ten to seven when the bell rang, Jonathan was already behind the door. Meanwhile, Jessica had finished two pieces of sandwich and half of her omelet.

"Is this what you usually do in the morning?" The man looked at the woman in front of him in disgust.

Yeah, it still early in the morning. Just what does she doing?

November 27th, 2020