Chapter 1292

Cecilia glanced at the time and said, "Lora, it's almost time for work. We should hurry. Else, we'll be late."

"Oh, right," Lora replied, moving toward the door reluctantly.

"Henry, can we contact you next time?" she asked.

"Of course!" Henry said.

"If you run into any trouble, just call me."

"Thank you, Henry!" Lora responded gratefully.

Cecilia smiled and, feeling bolder, said, "Thank you too, Henry!" She envied Lora's familiarity with him and wanted to address him similarly.

Henry was a little surprised but nodded in acknowledgment.

The two women left with smiles. They were clearly in better spirits, though running a little late.

As they arrived at the office, they ran into the manager, Keith Dickerson, who frowned and said, "What's going on? You two just joined the company. Yet, you're already late!"

"Sorry, Keith. We ran into an old acquaintance and got held up," Cecilia quickly explained.

Keith was the senior who had introduced Cecilia to the company. He was in charge