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Chapter 57: Friendly lunch
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Veronica's pov
5: 47 pm
I stretched on my seat, spreading my arms and legs as I tried to unbend my stiff muscles. As I stretched, my eyes went to the clock on the wall and I saw the time.
Shit! I forgot to have lunch.
I cursed when I realized that I had forgotten to eat lunch again. I didn't like that, especially when I was supposed to eat more. Taking a deep breath, I searched all over the table I was using in the conference room for my phone, realizing I hadn't gone on the thing for hours. When I couldn't find it, I knew I had left it on my desk in my office. I really wanted to find out Diana was doing, even Cynthia. Diana was my primary concern though because she left my office still feeling sad, all I tried to do to cheer her up failed miserably. If only I could send someone to help me get it because I was so tired I could probably sleep in the conference room that evening. Expelling a deep breath, I decided to finish up the account since I was
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