Chapter 173

Theo frowned slightly, but he did not say anything.

The girl quickly apologized. "I'm sorry, Mr. Grant. It’s lunch break now, so I thought you wouldn't be

in the office anymore. I bought a few books to put in your bookcase for you."

Looking like she felt a little awkward now, she placed all the books on the bookcase and gave me

an uneasy look before turning around and leaving.

After she left, I scanned the office's surroundings and said, "How alive and vibrant! This all looks

pretty nice."

He put down his cutlery, put a frivolous look on his charming face, and pulled me into his arms.

"Hmm, why do you sound so jealous?"

I shook my head slightly. "No, I just think you and your office have changed so suddenly recently.

Both feel much warmer now. It really is a pretty good change."

He smirked as he held me in his arms. "These are all indicators of life. They're really resonating with

your current state, aren't they?"

I did not say anything. Although I knew what he meant by that, it did not cheer me up. There was a

fear hidden within the depths of my heart, though I was

not sure why I was feeling that way.

After lunch, Theo needed to go out to attend a meeting, so he asked me to take a short lunch break

and rest in another room. There was no bed in my office, so I accepted his suggestion and went in

straight away to lay down for a moment.

Not long after I fell asleep, I was awoken by the sound of somebody moving cabinets coming from

outside the door. I got up, walked out, and saw the girl from before moving the bookcase to a new

position.

When the girl saw me, she was stunned before she quickly put on an apologetic expression. "I'm

sorry, Mrs. Grant, I didn’t know you were here. Did I wake you up?"

Mr. Sherman had introduced her to us when we met last time, but I could not remember her name

now, so I asked, "Your name?"

"I'm Nadia Sherman, Mrs. Grant. Thanks for giving me that encouragement back when we met last

time. You gave me the confidence to not give up and finally join Grant Corporation as Mr. Grant's

secretary."

Although I was curious about the process of Theo hiring her as a secretary of his, I did not ask her

about it, and I merely nodded slightly. I looked at the lily and asked, "Were you the one who

arranged these?"

Theo had rarely had any greenery in his office, let alone flowers. 2

She said with a smile, "Yes, Mr. Grant is a busy man who spends long hours in the office. Also,

considering his cold temperament, the office's previous style was not conducive to a relaxing

atmosphere for recharging. Hence, I sought Keith's permission and redecorated the place. I added

a sofa to the room so he can improve his mood as he relaxes."

I nodded, not saying much. Rubbing my sore glabella, I said, "Very well done."

I then left the office.

I returned to my office and began another busy afternoon. Although Theo had told me not to handle

the commercial endorsement, he had not said anything about the acquisition project, so I still

needed to go forward with the preliminary work.

I wondered how Xander was doing now. At home, Theo refused to tell me; at work, Heidi was no

longer around. It would be inappropriate for me to seek the answer from anyone else, so I could

only keep the question in my heart and wait for a reply.

When it was about time to get off work, Theo sent me a text informing me that he still needed to

attend a social event, so he was not going home with me. He told me to eat outside before going

back home.

I was often alone, so I was already used to my own company and did not think too much about it.

When I remembered that no one was around to prepare meals for me at home, I ate dinner near the

company before going home.

As soon as I got back to the villa, I realized that the lights were on. I was a little surprised. Theo had

said h e was attending a social event, no?

I rushed forward and pushed the door open; Miss Woods was down on all fours cleaning the floor.

I was extremely surprised. Miss Woods had said that her daughter-in-law had just given birth and

that she needed to go back to take care of her for a month, right?

"Why did you come home so soon, Miss Woods?" I quickly asked.

Miss Woods looked up and pounded on the back of her waist, saying, "I’m old and useless now, so I

was rejected by them. Might as well come back and take care of you, then."

The fraught relationship between a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law was an eternal issue.

Fortunately, I did not have to deal with such an issue.

I went up to help her up, saying, "We have cleaners to d o this job. You've just come back, so you

should be resting. I'm so glad you're back now. Theo and I have had nothing to eat while you

weren't around the last few days, and we've ordered takeaways every day. You have no idea what

torture that was! I’m so close to throwing up just speaking about it."