Adrian walked to the reception and asked for Sophie. The answer he received was, “Mrs. Beckett is in a quarterly review meeting. Is it urgent? I can try to relay your message, Mr. Beckett.”
Quarterly review meeting. Sophie ran it more seriously than Adrian thought.
“No, it’s okay,” he said. “I will just wait here.”
He watched the employees move about. Just like how Sophie set up a system at home, she had set something up here as well. They moved in a coordinated manner, restocking and replacing displays. He then had a talk with one of the people from management, and he just showed Adrian a few reports with very few resistance.
Sophie really never planned to hide anything from him. He just didn’t bother asking.
When the clock struck twelve, the elevator chimed with a ding. Sophie walke
