Chapter 3: Misunderstanding

　　 　　 　　Bram nodded and quickly responded, "Alright, just wait a moment." 　　 　　After a while, Bram returned to the office with several documents. 　　 　　Michael glanced through the documents and couldn't help but read aloud, "Caroline..." 　　 　　Bram respectfully asked, "Is there anything wrong, President?" 　　 　　Michael pondered for a moment and said, "Nothing." 　　 　　He couldn't shake the feeling that the name Caroline sounded familiar to him. 　　 　　"Bram," Michael thought for a moment before continuing, "There are three candidates for the president's secretary position. Selena will be leaving next month, and as for the new secretary, I need to consult with you." 　　 　　Michael lightly tapped the table and added, "I have an idea about this matter. Let's observe them for a few days. I'll give you an answer later." 　　 　　Bram left the office in response. 　　 　　Meanwhile, Caroline was standing in the pantry, patting her chest with some relief. 　　 　　"Oh my God!" Mary's voice appeared behind Caroline, "Dear, when Bram asked you to report to the office just now, I was so scared for you." 　　 　　Caroline took a deep breath, "I was just as nervous when I was reporting." 　　 　　"Did everything go well?" Mary asked with concern. 　　 　　"I managed to finish without any problems," Caroline replied, "I was thinking, if I made a mistake, I would have lost the job I just found." 　　 　　Mary and Caroline exchanged a smile. 　　 　　Just as they were about to change the subject, a sarcastic voice interrupted them, "I didn't expect you to be so lucky. It's just that our president has a good temper and didn't blame you. Otherwise, do you think you'd still be standing here enjoying snacks?" 　　 　　Caroline shoved the remaining cake in her hand into her mouth and retorted, "Mr. Lauren, I didn't expect you to pay such close attention to my every move." 　　 　　Lauren sneered and continued, "You're being presumptuous." 　　 　　Caroline and Mary exchanged a glance, both seeing complex emotions in each other's eyes. 　　 　　"I'll remind you," Lauren didn't let up on Caroline, "I don't know what underhanded methods you used to get into the president's office, but don't be too pleased. The position of the president's secretary will never fall into your hands." 　　 　　Mary couldn't help but frown, "Lauren, isn't that a bit too much?" 　　 　　"What's too much about it?" Lauren persisted, "Did I say anything wrong? This woman just joined the company and she's already in the president's office! I've been working diligently in the company for five years just to get to where I am now." 　　 　　Caroline sensed resentment in Lauren's tone. 　　 　　Considering that she had just joined the company and had been promoted to the president's office by Bram, Caroline knew that it wasn't wise to confront Lauren at this point. 　　 　　Caroline didn't say anything and quietly left the pantry. 　　 　　As the end of the workday approached, Michael received a call from his grandmother. 　　 　　"Michael, I heard you're back in the country? Since you're back, go pick up your wife and bring her home. You're a married couple after all, what's with this long separation?" his grandmother urged anxiously. 　　 　　Michael leaned back on his chair tiredly, "Grandma, I just got back. This matter doesn't need to be rushed." 　　 　　"Why isn't it urgent?" his grandmother retorted, "You got married with your new wife just a year ago, and you immediately went abroad. In the end, you owe her." 　　 　　"Okay, I got it. I'll go pick her up after work, alright?" Michael conceded. 　　 　　His grandmother finally smiled satisfactorily, "That's more like it." 　　 　　After work, Michael drove to the apartment complex where Caroline lived, relying on his memory. 　　 　　He took out his phone, intending to call his wife, but suddenly realized that he had forgotten her name. 　　 　　Michael couldn't help but laugh at himself. 　　 　　He wasn't very attentive to his wife, after all. 　　 　　Without much thought, Michael dialed his grandmother's number instead. 　　 　　Instead of admitting that he forgot his wife's name, Michael mentioned that he forgot to save her phone number. 　　 　　His grandmother complained as usual and then sent him a string of numbers. 　　 　　As the evening approached, Michael looked at the beautiful sunset outside the window and inexplicably felt a sense of nervousness. 　　 　　Two minutes later, Michael decided to dial the number. 　　 　　After waiting for twenty seconds, the call was finally answered. 　　 　　To Michael's surprise, a man's voice came from the other end, "Hello, may I ask who's calling?" 　　 　　Michael's eyebrows furrowed. 　　 　　Why was a man answering the phone? 　　 　　Seeing Michael remain silent, the man on the phone seemed to continue asking, but at this moment, a gentle female voice came through, "Dinner is almost ready, what are you doing over there?" 　　 　　"Ah... darling, I'll be right there." The man quickly hung up the phone. 　　 　　Darling? Michael's expression turned cold. 　　 　　So, his newlywed wife had already hooked up with another man and was living with him? 　　 　　The driver in the front seat didn't understand his boss's mood at the moment. He tentatively asked, "Boss, do you want to go upstairs now?" 　　 　　Michael quickly composed himself and said, "Let's go home." 　　 　　The driver didn't hesitate any longer and drove away quickly. 　　 　　Meanwhile, Caroline had just come out of the bathroom. 　　 　　Her friend, Angie, had set the dishes on the table and said to Jack, who was standing by the window, "Darling, what are you staring at? I called you just now, didn't you hear? Come over here." 　　 　　Jack put down his phone and said, "Caroline, your phone rang just now, so I answered it for you." 　　 　　"Oh? My phone rang?" Caroline walked over quickly and picked up her phone, seeing an unfamiliar number. 　　 　　"It was your private number," Jack added. 　　 　　"Did they say anything?" Caroline asked. 　　 　　Jack shook his head, "The person didn't speak, I think they dialed the wrong number." 　　 　　"If it's the wrong number, then forget about it," Angie said with a smile, "There are a lot of scam calls online now, be careful not to get cheated. If someone has something to find you about, they'll call you again." 　　 　　Caroline thought Angie made sense and tossed her phone onto the sofa, saying, "Alright, let's eat first. It's rare for us to get together..." 　　 　　The three long-time friends enjoyed their meal heartily. 　　 　　The next day, Caroline went to the company early. 　　 　　She knew the importance of her job and was determined to give it her all. 　　 　　Michael was a workaholic, and shortly after Caroline arrived at the company, his car also parked downstairs. 　　 　　"Boss, good morning." Caroline and two other colleagues were already waiting at the entrance, and when they saw Michael, they greeted him respectfully. 　　 　　Michael's face didn't look good, and he glanced at Caroline and the others before expressionlessly entering the building. 　　 　　Bram approached Caroline and her colleagues, and Mary whispered softly, "Mr. Bram, why do I feel like the boss isn't in a good mood today?" 　　 　　"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask," Bram couldn't help but reprimand, "Focus on your own work and put more effort into it. That's how you'll get a raise quickly, understand?" 　　 　　Mary quickly shut her mouth.