Chapter 1123
“Yes, I just started my internship yesterday.” Ruka couldn‘t contain her smile as she spoke, “But I‘m late
on my second day of work.”
“It‘s fine. You‘re just an intern. You‘re not involved in any important task, so they won‘t blame you for
being late,” Elijah comforted her.
Ruka hoped so too, but she knew that she deserved to be criticized for her bad behavior.
“Oh, by the way, Miss Singed, your birthday‘s coming up soon. Is there anything particular that you
want?” Elijah suddenly asked.
Surprised, Ruka asked, “How did you know that my birthday was coming up?”
Elijah responded with a smile. “I was the one who sent off those presents from Mr. Husson in the past
by courier.” Elijah had just finished speaking when Ruka‘s eyes widened in surprise. She suddenly
realized that quite a while ago, she would always receive a mysterious gift every year on her birthday.
There was no sender information–name and address–on the present, and it was merely labeled ‘Happy
Birthday:
Could those mysterious gifts be from Ren?
“Did you select that necklace as my birthday present last year?” Ruka probed him by asking..
“Oh! I wasn‘t the one who selected the present. Mr. Husson did that personally. He
usually selects the present for you every year, and I‘m just the one to courier it to you.” Elijah didn‘t
realize that Ruka was probing for information, so he revealed everything to her frankly.
Meanwhile, Ruka, who was seated in the backseat, was quite stunned and in shock. So it‘s true that all
the mysterious presents in the past years came from him!
For a moment there, she felt flustered, and yet she couldn‘t contain her joy. It felt wonderful to be cared
for without even realizing it.
She couldn‘t help recalling the kiss from last night, making her blush shyly at the thought of that
moment. Inside the quiet car, she could practically hear the frantic thuds of her heartbeat.
The car arrived at the Translation Department, and Ruka immediately rushed into her office. However,
she realized that the office was empty and that there was not a
single staff member to be seen. One of the cleaners currently cleaning the corridor reminded her kindly,
“They‘re in a meeting.”
“Okay, thanks.” Ruka hastily ran off in the direction of the meeting room, and she knocked before
pushing open the door.
At that moment, Victoria was seated in the main seat while the other permanent staff and interns were
seated to the sides.
“I‘m sorry for arriving late.” Ruka immediately found a spot and took a seat.
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