Chapter 287

"It was a huge hickey, too! Mr. Howell's girlfriend sure knows how to leave a mark!" said one of the two ladies. "Or it could be that Mr. Howell just really turns her on," her friend supplied. I stared at them speechlessly. They seemed rather well-acquainted with bedroom matters. I laughed dryly as I commented, "You two must be very observant." "It wasn't so much observing as Mr. Howell parading it in front of us. I mean, he had his top two buttons undone. It was hard to miss!" One lady nudged the other as she prompted teasingly, "Right?" "Yes! We weren't the only ones who saw it. Even the married ladies, newbies in the other departments, and the janitor ladies saw it, too!" I fell silent once more. "Mr. Howell has always been a private person. He never leaves his post from the moment he shows up at work. Don't you think it was unusual of him to pace around today?" one of them asked. "You're right. Maybe he was trying to show off his hickey," her friend suggested. "It's possibl