After a big fight with Karl, Anna went back to her office and worked through the night. She couldn’t stop yawning when she woke up early the next morning. Then, Jasper called her and invited her to breakfast.
It was only 7:30 a.m., so most of the people who would have bought breakfast at that restaurant were not up yet. In addition, no one would be sitting around eating breakfast as leisurely as Jasper and Anna.
Jasper placed a peeled poached egg on the little dish in front of her after noticing how drowsy she appeared.
He asked with concern, “Are you tired, Anna? Didn’t you sleep well last night?”
Anna waved her hand while yawning once again. She replied, “I didn’t sleep at all! Well, actually, I slept for a while at five o‘clock. The office is not a good place for sleeping, and that couch is uncomfortable. In fact, I had already woken up when you called me.”
“If you want to run a business, you must take your time. Anna, you don’t need to work so hard or use so much energy at first.” As someone who had started a business before, Jasper gave Anna advice.
However, Anna tole him the truth, “That’s not true! When I worked as a cleaning lady in your company five years ago, you often worked overtime. And, I’ve never seen you not work overtime for once. Sometimes, the lights in your office would remain on all night. That’s why we gave you a nickname, ‘Work Machine”
Jasper smiled and didn’t didn’t appear to mind that Anna had mentioned something embarrassing that happened in the past.
He said, “But even robots have to be charged. My personal experiences can be used as a bad example. Even though I worked very hard, my business was still on the verge of bankruptcy. If you hadn’t saved me in time, I’m afraid I’d be asleep in a subway station in New York right now.”
Anna took a sip of her latte. Despite her bad mood, she joked with him, “It seems that there might be a lot of geniuses there. Well, I’ll visit there some time and try to find a talent like Warren Buffett.”
Jasper looked at her, smiled gently and said, “Hey, you’re in the mood to joke with me! Anna, you don’t seem to be as worn out as you claimed. Are you wondering why I called you at such an early hour of the morning?”
“Why?” Anna asked casually and didn’t seem interested.
Her attitude didn’t appear to bother Jasper at all. He said calmly, “Actually, I think you can spend more time with Peace these days. You know, in a few days, she and I will be flying back to America. You won’t see her frequently in the future.”
In shock, Anna put the glass in her hand and asked, “Wait, what? You’re taking Peace back to America? Oh, my goodness! Who said yes to that?”
After a big fight with Karl, Anna went back to her office and worked through the night. She couldn’t stop yawning when she woke up early the next morning. Then, Jasper called her and invited her to breakfast.
It was only 7:30 a.m., so most of the people who would have bought breakfast at that restaurant were not up yet. In addition, no one would be sitting around eating breakfast as leisurely as Jasper and Anna.
Jasper placed a peeled poached egg on the little dish in front of her after noticing how drowsy she appeared.
He asked with concern, “Are you tired, Anna? Didn’t you sleep well last night?”
Anna waved her hand while yawning once again. She replied, “I didn’t sleep at all! Well, actually, I slept for a while at five o‘clock. The office is not a good place for sleeping, and that couch is uncomfortable. In fact, I had already woken up when you called me.”
“If you want to run a business, you must take your time. Anna, you don’t need to work so hard or use so much energy at first.” As someone who had started a business before, Jasper gave Anna advice.
However, Anna tole him the truth, “That’s not true! When I worked as a cleaning lady in your company five years ago, you often worked overtime. And, I’ve never seen you not work overtime for once. Sometimes, the lights in your office would remain on all night. That’s why we gave you a nickname, ‘Work Machine”
Jasper smiled and didn’t didn’t appear to mind that Anna had mentioned something embarrassing that happened in the past.
He said, “But even robots have to be charged. My personal experiences can be used as a bad example. Even though I worked very hard, my business was still on the verge of bankruptcy. If you hadn’t saved me in time, I’m afraid I’d be asleep in a subway station in New York right now.”
Anna took a sip of her latte. Despite her bad mood, she joked with him, “It seems that there might be a lot of geniuses there. Well, I’ll visit there some time and try to find a talent like Warren Buffett.”
Jasper looked at her, smiled gently and said, “Hey, you’re in the mood to joke with me! Anna, you don’t seem to be as worn out as you claimed. Are you wondering why I called you at such an early hour of the morning?”
“Why?” Anna asked casually and didn’t seem interested.
Her attitude didn’t appear to bother Jasper at all. He said calmly, “Actually, I think you can spend more time with Peace these days. You know, in a few days, she and I will be flying back to America. You won’t see her frequently in the future.”
In shock, Anna put the glass in her hand and asked, “Wait, what? You’re taking Peace back to America? Oh, my goodness! Who said yes to that?”
“Technically speaking, Peace’s boyfriend didn’t say yes. But he did ask if I could help.”
Anna asked as she was even more surprised, “Really? Karl called you and told you that he had decided to let Peace go to America for treatment?”
“Yeah.” Anna then felt speechless.
Is Karl a masochist? I had calmly suggested this to him earlier, and not only did he ignore me, but he was also furious. But, after I went to his house and yelled at him, he suddenly changed his attitude. Anna thought to herself.
“When are you leaving?” Anna asked after coming back to her senses.
Jasper said, “Well, just before the end of the month. That way, you’ll have time to say goodbye to her.”
“To be honest, Karl wouldn’t even let me be alone with her those days.” Anna said calmly, biting into her eggs.
Jasper smiled teasingly and asked, “Are you talking about Karl? No, that’s not it. In fact, he’s planning to go to America with Peace.”
Anna was utterly shocked and opened her mouth so wide that it seemed her jaw dropped. She asked, “What the hell?! Really?”
“Of course! He asked me if he could stay with Peace in that mental institution.” “He’s planning to stay in the hospital with her?”
Anna thought to herself, when I mentioned this to Karl the other day, he looked frantic. He said that people shouldn‘t stay in mental hospitals and rehabilitation centers at all and that even normal people could become psychos there. It seems that he would do anything for Peace.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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