Chapter 333

Miriam responded cheerfully, "I'll give you three days off. Take care of yourself and come back to work only when you're fully recovered. Otherwise, someone might accuse me of being a capitalist who exploits you."

As she said this, Miriam glanced sideways at Pierre.

"I never said that," Pierre quickly replied.

Miriam teased him, "You may not have said it, but didn't you call me to complain that the work I assigned Calla was too exhausting and that I worked her to the point of getting sick?"

"You took that joke seriously?" Feeling a bit awkward at being called out, Pierre reached up to fiddle with his tie.

"When have I ever not taken your words seriously, Mr. Lawyer?" Miriam laughed.

Calla noticed the light-hearted banter between Pierre and Miriam and couldn't help but ask, "Do you know each other?"

"We—" Pierre began to say.

"Know each other?" Miriam cut him off, quickly interjecting. "We're old friends! Right, Mr. Garland?" She looked at Pierre, a slight smile playing on her l