Chapter 591

“Mr. Lacroix?”

It was true that Charlize could no longer remember what happened back when she was in her first year of junior high. It was a long time ago—almost twelve years. She was not even twelve years old back then, so how could she remember the details?

Nevertheless, that was nothing important. What was important at that moment was the elevator door had opened, but Spencer had yet to come back to his senses.

She had already called him twice. The elevator stopped on the seventeenth floor, where his office was. How could she call him by his name here? After hesitating for a moment, she ultimately chose to call him Mr. Lacroix as usual.

The familiar term of address finally brought him back to reality, and he glanced at Charlize with a glint flashing past his eyes.

He grunted in acknowledgment before stepping out of the elevator.

That morning, news of Charlize being with Spencer had spread across the office.

When it was lunch break, Charlize went to the restroom. A few women came in, and they were talking about her and Spencer.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk. The cool CEO and the soft-hearted secretary. My, the very idea of that sounds so exciting!”

“Let’s be real. Ms. Johnson is so cute. If I were a man, I’d be enamored with her too.”

“Stop dreaming. Ms. Johnson belongs to Mr. Lacroix. I’ve already guessed this outcome when she came to work on her first day.”

Her words shocked the others, and they quickly asked, “What’s going on? Do you have some secrets to share with us?”

“What secrets? I’m just a little more observant than the rest of you. Didn’t you notice the changes in Mr. Lacroix’s hairstyle and tie when Ms. Johnson came to work? And the planning department said that they couldn’t finish the proposal in time, but Mr.

Lacroix didn’t lose his temper! He only urged them to get it done this afternoon!”

“Damn, you’re right. Now my memories are jogged. When I went to the finance department to apply for a large sum of operating expenses, I bumped into Mr. Lacroix and Ms. Johnson! Ms. Johnson’s heels were too high, and she stumbled when she exited the elevator. Mr. Lacroix actually reached out to give her a hand!”

“Stop it! This is too sweet for me to handle. Weren’t our company going to work with Palscan last month? We even drafted the contract already. It’s a project worth more than thirty million, but they suddenly canceled the collaboration. I thought Palscan wasn’t interested in working with our company, but I think I know why now.”

“Quit keeping us in suspense and just tell us!”

“I heard that the owner of Palscan likes to have his way with his secretaries, and you know how our dear secretary Ms. Johnson is...”

“Oh my, oh my, oh my! Did he lose his temper for her?”

The women’s voices drifted off as they walked further and further away from the restroom. It was only when Charlize could no longer hear them that she finally emerged from the cubicle with a red face.

She had thought that she would hear nasty remarks in the office after confirming her relationship with Spencer, but thus far, most were only talking about how the man had finally dropped his cold demeanor now that he had a girlfriend.

Most of her coworkers talked about how cute she was and how Spencer was blessed to have her.

Charlize knew some of the things that the women had talked about earlier, but some were new knowledge to her.

She knew that Spencer, with his never-smiling face, had slicked his hair back and put on a dark red diagonal-striped tie on her first day of work. Charlize found her heart skipping a beat every time she talked to him.

Spencer looked unreachable yet seductive, and a shallow woman like her simply could not stop fawning over his looks.

However, Charlize did not know about the change in the proposal. She was not Spencer’s only secretary, and it had only been a year since she came to the company. Most of the time, Spencer would leave important matters to Mika while she worked on more trivial matters for Spencer.

Charlize had no idea she was the reason the collaboration with Palscan had failed.

On the day of the negotiation, Palscan’s representative had said rather uncomfortable things to her as he stared at her, but Charlize knew that insulting words could not be avoided at a business talk.

Although she was uneasy and unhappy about the remarks, she had said nothing about it, for it was a project worth over thirty million.

Spencer had cut off the other party’s words, but the other party had been drunk and had even tried to touch Charlize after that.

Things did not go well at that time, and Spencer had taken her away after the incident.

Later on, Charlize heard from others that the collaboration with Palscan was off the table. She had thought that it was because they had offended Palscan, but as it turned out, Spencer was the one who decided not to continue.

Charlize dried her hands before heading out of the restroom. Just as she returned to the office, Mika said to her, “Ms. Johnson, Mr. Lacroix is looking for you.”

Without doubting Mika’s words, Charlize nodded at the other secretary and knocked on Spencer’s office door.

“Come in.”

She only entered after hearing Spencer’s voice.

It was lunch break, and there were a few takeout boxes on the coffee table. Spencer was seated on the couch.

The fragrance of the food wafted into her nose before she even went over.

As Charlize had been on a diet recently, she had a salad for lunch.

The smell of meat from the takeout boxes made her feel as if she did not have her lunch at all.

She was still hungry.

“Come here,” Spencer said when he saw her enter. Then, he opened one of the takeout boxes.

The fragrance was stronger when the lid was removed.

Charlize walked over and saw the delectable ribs and T-bone steaks. Her mouth watered.

“Mr. Lacroix, have you not had lunch? Do you want a glass of water?”

“It’s lunch break. Come here,” he said, patting the seat beside him.

Charlize hesitated for a second, but she still went to him.

“I’ve already had my lunch,” she said, fearing that he would ask her to eat.

Spencer gave her a glance. “Then have some soup.”

As he spoke, he opened the lid of the thermal food jar.

The aroma of corn and carrots nearly made Charlize lunge at the jar. Experts have said that drinking soup doesn’t matter as long as I refrain from eating meat.

After a short second of contemplation, she reached out for the soup.

“Careful. It’s hot,” Spencer said as he slowly put on a pair of gloves.

After taking a sip of the sweet soup, Charlize felt even hungrier.

Spencer was peeling the prawns. The garlic butter prawns looked downright appetizing, and Charlize couldn’t help but gulp. She hastily looked away.

The next second, however, Spencer brought the peeled prawn to her lips. “Try it.”

Charlize shook her head. “I’ve already had my lunch.”

I’m on a diet!

“I want you to have the first one.”

He lowered his head and looked at her with his usual expression, but the words that came out of his mouth seemed flirtatious.

Charlize’s heart was racing. She could not bring herself to reject her boyfriend’s request. “I’m trying to lose weight.”

She looked like the poster child of misery. Her watery eyes made Spencer’s heart skip a beat and his Adam’s apple bob. “You won’t gain weight from eating just one,” he said, his voice hoarse.