AFTER NEVER (Charlotte's Story)

Chapter 22/94: Secret Event

Sorry for a bit of delay! Welcome to the 'Secret Secretary' arc!
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"Hey, did you hear?"

"It's tomorrow!"

"Holy, yeah! The president is quite secretive about it this time as well!"

"Yes! I wonder who he'll take with him for it!"

"Hmm, but he never takes his private secretary ever, does he?!"

"Well, he's weird, and never explains anything about himself!"

─I had to agree about that, actually. He's too weird to be true, I know.

I strode between the rows of tables in the cafeteria of the first branch of the Ellington Company, carrying my tray of food while searching for an empty table.

Just as you might suspect from my previous words, yes, I'm back.

I've been back here for about a week, and pretty much, things were back to normal.

Though I bet, I should've known better than to think a whole week of my life can pass smoothly, without any trouble.

Chatters from all around through the cafeteria continued to echo all over.

"I wonder if he'll take the new recent private secretary, what was her name? Yeah, Thorne or something like that!" ─Why, thank you for recalling me so properly.

"Man he should take her, like, it's about time he has some common sense!"

"I agree about so, too, he should take her as his private secretary. After all..." I focused over that particular statement.

"It is the one and only Secret Secretary Annual Event."

Huh? Secret secretary?

I frowned, as I headed to a table, and started having my food casually.

"Hey, Charlotte Habibti!" Sarah Dowell slumped beside me, and I almost chocked over my food.

**Habibti: Darling (Lebanese)**

I smiled, as I swallowed my spaghetti.

"Yo, dear." I chewed another bite of my plate, and looked around the still-crowded cafeteria, "Hey, what's up with all today?"

She took a sip of her juice, "What do you mean?" She arced a brow at me.

I swallowed what I was chewing, "Everybody's talking about some kind of event tonight." I mumbled.

She licked her lips, "Oh, you mean the Secret Secretary Event?"

I blinked, "And it is?"

She crossed her hands before her chest, "Gah! I don't even know what it is! Rickard never takes me there! And Leonard is not much interested in it, either!" She huffed.

I pouted, "Isn't it something we're involved in?"

She took a moment to think, but then shook her head, "Not as far as I know, I believe RickRick and Leo always attend it on their own."

I bit my lips, and saw on my phone that the time of break has finished.

"Okay then, I'll go now, Sarah!" I smiled.

"See ya, Char!"

As I headed to the Golden employees elevator, I sighed.

Secret Secretary event, huh?