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Chapter 18

Calla had no choice. She didn’t dare to ignore Mercer’s summon.

She entered Mercer’s office uneasily after a few minutes. He was seated in his chair and looking at a document. It was like he didn’t even notice she was there.

Calla took a deep breath as she looked at him. She tried to remain calm as she said, ” You were asking for me, Mr. Garland?”

She immediately gave him an unnatural smile when he raised his head. He was

probably very angry because she’d slapped him the day before.

She figured he probably called her over to exact revenge or to fire her.

Although she didn’t like him at all, she needed the job very badly. She composed herself. and decided to admit defeat. After all, she was desperate.

His gaze was sharp and icy as he scrutinized her from top to toe.

It was the same gaze he had the day before. It annoyed Calla a little. It caused her to think about their night together, which made her blush.

But she could only hold in her displeasure.

She thought to herself, ‘Does he think he’s a big shot? I’ll get back at him one day!!

But she knew the chances of her becoming extremely rich were extremely unlikely.

Mercer was amused by Calla’s submissive attitude. He put his pen down and leaned back on his broad leather chair.

After a few seconds, he pointed at the coffee table next to the couch and said in a commanding voice, “Go eat up all the food in the meal box!”

What? Eat?

Calla turned around and saw that there was indeed a huge meal box on the coffee table.

Although she didn’t know what he wanted, her stomach was already growling from hunger.

She walked over to the coffee table hesitantly and opened the meal box. There were four layers, and they all contained delicious food. The last layer was some soup.

It was a feast, but could he have drugged it? There was even a freshly baked cream bun from Sunny Café.

That was her favorite snack!

Looking at the delicious bun, she had an urge to sink her teeth into it, but Mercer

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stopped her.

“Put it down. You can only eat it after you finish everything else.”

Calla pouted but proceeded to eat the food in the box. There were some red velvet cupcakes, garlic basil lamb chops, and cream of mushroom soup. They were all from Sunny Café and were very delicious.

These were all things she usually couldn’t bring herself to buy.

As she was eating, she would occasionally glance at Mercer, who was resting his eyes.

in his chair.

She didn’t know what he had up his sleeve. It didn’t matter if he wanted exact revenge or to fire her. She decided to eat her fill first. It might be her final lunch, after all.

Mercer would occasionally steal glances at Calla, who was wolfing down the food. His lips would unconsciously curve into a faint smile.

While she was eating, he suddenly felt the urge to smoke. As he took out his pack of cigarettes, he suddenly thought about something and put them back.

After a while, Calla finally finished eating. She stood up and wiped her lips with her hand. “Are you full now?” Mercer stood up and slowly walked toward her.

He was very tall. Calla had to look up to meet his gaze. He was quite intimidating.

“Do you remember me now? I didn’t mistake you for someone else, right?” Mercer approached her and dangled an employee tag before her.

Calla frowned when she saw it. No wonder she couldn’t find it after that night. So, he had it all along!

She instinctively backed away and stammered, “I… I remember now, Mr. Garland. That night was… just an accident. Let’s just… forget about it, okay?

“It’s my fault for hitting you yesterday. You can hit me back if you’re angry. Then, we can call it quits. How’s that?”

Calla was a little disappointed in herself at that moment. She was acting so weak.

But she didn’t have a choice. She was working for Mercer, after all. She didn’t want to end up jobless and penniless.