Chapter 5 (2/2)

Silenced overtook the office once again, a few chatters, but everyone turned serious Jhing was actually surprised that Miko was busy too There are ti beside him, asks him questions but most of the time, Miko's focused

Focused on working?

Uh… Not so sure especially when Jhing saw his screen

It was an accident

She went to the washroo accidentally swept her eyes towards Miko's cubicle because of his laughter…… she saw thewebsite

It was not on purpose!

A few hours after, it was already dark outside Everyone's already tired at this point, and a few of the because of the deadlines

Jhing was idling because she doesn't want to go ho to do at home anyway and… she likewise doesn't want to face her novella manuscript for a moment

Especially when that Mikong is sitting a few cubicles away from her

This is seriously the reality

Jhing was playing Candy Crush on Facebook when an email popped up

And her heart wanted to pop out the second she saw it

An email from MJ Crux

Jhing looked at Miko with hesitation but he was not looking at her way His head was lowered so she couldn't see his expression She looked back at her screen and Jhing became even more nervous because the subject was simply:

Riona Jayne Blanco, Hi!

And thepart?

The e

Hi :)

Her eyes turned dangerous

Jhing doesn't want any expectations but… fuck

Thatto do

She ignored the email

Jhing was replying to other emails fro if that person is going to walk away or not but after a few seconds, that person was still standing behind her

She spun her co fro felt sorry… not until she saw that the person she hit was actually Miko

She just looked at hi, as Miko held his storeat pain

“E-Erunted

She did not say anything

What does this guy want? Reply to his 'Hi'? With what? Was it his intention to ? What the hell does this guy actually want to do with her?

“Hey, Miko” Miss Vams walked closer to their direction She frohen she saw thehis stomach, “What happened to you?”

Jhing did not even flinch On one side, Miko just shook his head and even tried to srimace

“Anyway, Jhing? Did you send it to Miko?”

Jhing was confused “Po?”

“The manuscript”

“Manuscript?” Jhing turned to the ive it to Miko? Is he also an Editor? “Do I need to—”

“Yes He'll be the one illustrating it”

Jhing nodded at her words, still quite unsure

During theknows that the cover will be required early… but not this early She's still in the initial editing so why are they asking for the manuscript already?

“Okay po, I'll send hiets anxious from his eyes, but it's a bit better than before

She even wanted to laugh because thathis stomach

“That's good, we can finish your novella early”

Wait… what?

“Po?”

“Your novella,” Miss Vams said “The manuscript?”

Her heart…

“What do you—”

“Miko, did you not ask for her novella? You need to read it so you can get the gist of what to illustrate”

… Jhing's heart exploded

“I did, ah, but she didn't reply to my email so I just spoke to her directly”

Jhing’s eyes widened So that was the purpose of that weird ‘Hi’?! She wanted to coe then!? You should’ve told me directly!!!!!!

But… but… the novella? Miko will read… the novella… she wrote?

“Ha?” She screa in front of her shock

Jhing's neck started aching fro up at the both of them, but that was the least of her worries for now Her novella? To be read by…him?!

“Why him?!”

If Miko was offended, he did not show it

“It's me ah,” he said with a smile “Unfortunately?”

Jhing wants to run and hide in a cave or so “Miss Vams, why not Facio—”

“Facio has a lot of work to do He and Miko split the work ast them—”

“I can't—” Va and it’s not helping her a lot “Isaid

She looks at Miko and saw theto bloo looked away

“I still need to fix the ending You told ht?”

Miss Va “You eth—”

Jhing cut Miss Vams when she stood up and almost shouted, “Ah!” which made a few heads turn to her direction

Jhing even wanted to faint because she also saw Miko s at her, his hands are leisurely inside his pocket

Vae from her reaction

“I-I' said

She abruptly sat back down and quickly saved what she needed to save before shutting the co She was in a panic as if a bear was chasing her so she almost hit the jar that was filled with pens on her table

”I' looks at her phone as if she was busy

“Wait, Jhing—”

She ignored hi' two feet didn't even pause for a bit as she shouted towards Miss Vams, ”Don't read it! Bye!”

She ran to the elevator, repeatedly pushi+ng the down button while her head was spinning and her heart was pounding 'Pathetic, Jhing Pathetic'

When the door opened, she quickly entered and pushed the close button

Jhing doesn't want Miko to be with her on the elevator Alone

No way

She almost broke the button when she heard the voice of Miko shouting, ”Elevator!”

But when the man reached the elevator, he did not try to open the door He si her a smile as the elevator door closed between the two of them

The second Miko disappeared fro leaned on the ith closed eyes

Oh boy, what the hell should she do?