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Chapter 963

Author: Trina Duo
last update Last Updated: 2023-09-20 19:22:48
During lunch, Marilyn called her and asked, "Larissa, what are you doing right now?"

Larissa swallowed her food and replied, "I'm having lunch. What about you?"

"I'm having lunch too." Marilyn sounded sad. "I miss you so much, Larissa. I'm so lonely without you at the company. No one's eating with me or chatting with me during lunch anymore, and there's no one to slack off with me at work by surfing the forums. Ahh …"

Larissa felt a little regretful too as there were fewer chances to meet up with Marilyn. But she did not want to dampen the mood, so she gave Marilyn a pep talk. "You can eat with other people."

Although the presidential office had new people now, it was not hard for Marilyn to make friends with these people based on her personality.

Moreover, there were a few people who were close to Marilyn in age in the new batch. They would definitely find similar interests to talk about.

"But they're not you." Marilyn sounded unhappy. She sounded like she was close to crying.

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