Chapter 99 Oof, That’s Just… Embarrassing

Pleased, Ted nodded and feigned another few coughs again, this time as a hint to Zayn to refill his drink. Seeing the man ignoring him altogether annoyed him, but before Ted could squeeze in a few stern words, his phone rang. When he pulled it out and glanced at the screen, a smile blossomed on his face. “A-ha, looks like my superior has decided to give me a call. He must be thinking of promoting me.” With that, Ted turned on the speaker and let everyone hear his conversation. “Hello? Sir? Oh, what a coincidence! I was just about to call you!” Ted was grinning from ear to ear, obviously extremely pleased with himself. He even managed to find a window of time to raise his eyebrow at Zayn just to squeeze in a moment to gloat. A middle-aged man’s voice boomed from the other side, “Are you free to talk? I have an important matter I need to discuss with you.” His words were a shot of vim and vigor. Ted was so galvanized that he could not stop his voice from quaking a little. “Oh, of co