CHAPTER 72

  She poured him a glass of peach juice and offered it to him before rushing to put on the TV so the place doesn’t sound boring. The movie she was watching the last time continued playing and it was an erotic scene which made her panic. She quickly fumbled with the remote, trying to change the channel but every channel seemed to have a plan of airing something mature as the channel was showing a pool kiss scene.

  “I should check my present” she stuttered and ran to grab the present bag.

  She managed to empty the contents on the table without spilling them on the floor and a file dropped down with the box containing a silver necklace. “What is this?” she mumbled as she picked it to open it.

  She screamed as she saw the content and didn’t know when she jumped on Tom to thank him. She burst into tears as she clutched the letter to her hand in happiness, it was the notice of increment in her salary as a regular employee.