Exes' Baggage And More

Chapter Three

(Marcus at the top)

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"What do you think, Andrew?" asked David.

Andrew glanced at his cousin slash manager who is currently driving. They had just finished a meeting from St. Haven, which will be responsible for publishing Andrew's three novels. They didn't discuss much, especially Andrew because he was very satisfied with the work of the editor team. This is rare because he is not the type who is easily satisfied – especially when it comes to his novels. At every publishing office where he worked, Andrew always had complaints with the editorial team. He is that picky.

But this time, it was completely different.

When Macy Cruz, the editor-in-chief, gave an explanation of how they would be handling Andrew's novel, they worked and produced results that were beyond his expectations. Even though David slightly forced him to choose St. Haven, it didn't feel wrong.

However, Andrew still feels that there is something a little odd about Macy.

"Hey, do you have any complaints? What do you think? Do I need to call St. Haven to arrange another meeting?"

"No, that's not it. If I had something to complain about, shouldn't I have said it earlier?" said Andrew who then sighed. He glanced out the window and saw other cars speeding along with his car. "I have something on my mind," he admitted.

"About?"

"Macy Cruz," said Andrew briefly.

David's brow furrowed. "Editor Cruz? What's with her? The result of her work is very good. Do you have any complaints about her?"

Andrew leaned back and snorted. "David Lee, can you not make assumptions without listening to my explanation first? You're always like that. Let me talk."

His cousin chuckled. "Hahaha... Sorry. Forgive me. But it can't be helped if I work for you, Andrew Coangco. But tell me, what do you think of Editor Cruz?"

"Well, I don't know how to say, but the atmosphere of the meeting we had earlier..." Andrew turned to David. "Don't you feel that the atmosphere was so awkward? It was as if there was an invisible tension."

"You mean they're having trouble?"

Andrew shook his head. "Not them, but Editor Cruz. I realized that the employees who attended the meeting sometimes paid attention to it."

"And... that is weird because?"

Andrew became silent for a moment. He just can't understand why he is so interested in his editor's maybe personal problem? That was their first time meeting. It felt nothing so special. So what is he feeling now?

Andrew took a deep breath. "No. Of course, it's not strange."

*****

Macy smiled and waved her hand. A bubbly child laughed and ran towards her. His backpack shook violently as the boy ran with all his might. Macy then squatted down to match her height with the child's height. Then the boy came to hug her tightly.

"Mommy. you are finally here!" the boy exclaimed out of happiness.

Macy smiled sweetly at her son. She looks at him lovingly. Her hand then rose to touch her son's head. "Of course, I will be here. I promised you, right?"