Maria stared at Rosemary resentfully as Roo insisted on her departure. With a heavy heart, she turned and left.
"I’ll get you a new mug later," Rosemary comforted the man before her.
"Could we get a few more?" Roo bargained with her. "One just won’t do. Put it on my card."
The cleaning lady, Celina, entered the office to tidy up and was taken aback to see Roo cradling a woman and speaking to her softly.
She had been cleaning at McMillian Corporation for almost a decade, and it was the first ti she had seen Roo so intimately close with a woman.
This woman must be one lucky lady.
Seeing Celina picking up the shattered pieces of the mug, Roo promptly said, "Celina, I still need those."
"You still want them, even though they’re broken?" Celina looked at him in surprise.
"Aren’t we getting you new ones?" Rosemary thought there was no need to keep the shards.
"We could make a picture fra or a small piece of wall art," Roo explained to Rosemary, then turned to Celina. "Sorry for the trouble."
"No trouble at all," Celina smiled. "Seems like this mug holds a special place in your heart. I see you using it daily. It must be a gift from this young lady here. At your level, you could have any mug you want. It must be from soone special that you still value it even when it’s broken."
At her words, Roo affectionately looked at Rosemary. Every gift she gave him held a special aning to him.
"This young lady is very beautiful. She’s just as lovely as you. You two are a perfect match," Celina praised as she cleaned up the shards.
"Thank you for your complints, Celina," Rosemary replied gently. "Take your ti. Don’t hurt yourself."
"Ah, alright, alright." Celina found Rosemary very gentle and down-to-earth, despite being with Roo. She instantly took a liking to them.
"Shall we go to the cafeteria for dinner?" Roo asked the woman in his arms. "Let everyone see how beautiful my fiancée is."
"No, I should head back," Rosemary checked the ti.
"Join for dinner." Roo, who rarely got to see her, was not going to let her leave so easily. After much coaxing and with Celina’s help, Rosemary finally agreed.
It was quitting ti, and McMillian Corporation was bustling with people, most of them heading toward the cafeteria.
Roo and Rosemary walked hand in hand, attracting a lot of attention as soon as they stepped out of the CEO’s private elevator.
"Oh my god, is that Mr. McMillian? He has a girlfriend? Since when?"
"She looks so young and beautiful!"
"He’s actually holding hands with a woman at McMillian Corporation. Are they going public?"
"My god, am I hallucinating or dreaming? Soone pinch . My dream man is actually smiling—and at a woman."
Many employees were surprised, their eyes fixated on the couple. The sight of Mr. McMillian in love, approachable and handso, left them entranced.
"Who is that woman? Isn’t Mr. McMillian’s fiancée Serena from the Collins family?"
"Right, Serena even ca to our company to find Mr. McMillian. Haven’t seen her in a while though."
"Did they break up? Does Mr. McMillian have a new girlfriend?"
"This woman is much prettier than Serena, and her aura is not sothing rich girls can match."
"Does anyone know who she is?"
Everyone shook their heads. They would have rembered such a stunning face.
All of the employees who passed by Roo and saw him whispering sweet nothings to the woman beside him were dumbstruck, forgetting even to greet him.
Those who managed to snap back to reality just in ti to greet Mr. McMillian found it impossible to take their eyes off the couple.
This was the first ti Roo had so publicly introduced a woman in a public place, not even attempting to hide his affection and love for her.
The rumors once circulated that Serena was his fiancée, but the two were rarely seen together—let alone in intimate monts like this.
When Roo, hand in hand with Rosemary, walked into the cafeteria, the hundreds of employees on the first floor were stunned, unable to believe their own eyes.
"Are you satisfied with this reaction, Mr. Roo?" Rosemary knew exactly what he was thinking.
Roo didn’t hide it, smiling at the girl next to him. "If I could, I’d announce it to the world, let everyone know that you’re all mine."
"Mr. McMillian."
"Good day, Mr. McMillian."
"Mr. McMillian, you’re dining in the cafeteria today?"
With every step Roo took, quite a few people greeted him.
He nodded in response, turning to the girl beside him. "You’ve never been to this cafeteria before. What do you think?"
Rosemary’s eyes scanned the surroundings. "The environnt is quite nice. The variety of dishes is also abundant. Looks great."
Suddenly, she felt the layout of her company’s cafeteria was too small. It needed so improvent.
"Let’s get so lunch." Rosemary approached a counter, just about to pick up a tray when Roo beat her to it.
"I’ll get it. Just tell what you like."
The trays were a bit greasy. He didn’t want to dirty the girl’s hands.
This was a self-service station. They could take whatever they fancied, as much as they could eat.
"This one, this one, and this one." Rosemary pointed out the dishes; Roo took care of grabbing them.
The employees sitting not far away were once again flabbergasted.
Mr. McMillian was actually serving the girl himself.
Soon, Roo’s trays were filled to the brim. He asked the girl to hold onto the hem of his shirt as he led her up to the second floor.
This area was usually only accessible to executives, with few people. He purposely chose a table where the employees on the first floor could look up and see them.
Rosemary noticed his intentions and couldn’t help but laugh. "Really?"
"Of course. It’s rare that you co here. I want everyone to know that you’re the most important one. Wait here for a mont."
Roo personally wiped the table and, after putting down the food, he wiped her chair as well. Only then did he pull out the chair for her. "It’s ready."
Rosemary chuckled. "I just rembered I haven’t read those love letters your office colleagues wrote you."
"Don’t read them," Roo imdiately said. "There’s nothing worth reading. It’s all nonsense. You eat first, I’ll go grab so more."
"This is enough." Rosemary was afraid they wouldn’t finish it all.
"It’s rare that you co here. Try a few more dishes."
Everyone watched as Mr. McMillian went to several counters to get more food, then carefully placed each dish in front of the girl, thoughtfully picking out the bones from her fish.
They were green with envy.
When did Mr. McMillian ever show such a tender side?
This girl was so lucky!
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