That little drama didn’t affect my work with Josh, and we didn’t finish until well past midnight.
Myra was so tired, she could barely keep her eyes open, yawning incessantly. <ol><li> on the other hand, had no idea what was going on with me today-I wasn’t even remotely tired. Josh, as usual, was full of energy, like an unstoppable machine. </li></ol>
“You and Josh really are a perfect match,” Myra said on the way back, her words carrying a suggestive tone.
I shot a nce at Josh, then snapped at Myra, “You’re delirious. What are you saying?”
“I’m not joking,” she said, clearly half asleep. “You both work nonstop, and I feel like I’m about to copse.” She slouched in
her seat.
“Even if you copse, you’ve got to power through. We’re almost done,” I said, ncing at the remaining areas of the venue. At this rate, we’d be done in about ten days.
“How much longer?” Myra groaned, like she couldn’t bear to think about it.
I nced in the rearview mirror at Josh, then answered, “About ten days.”
“Ten days…” Myra sighed dramatically, as if her life were over.
By the time we reached the hotel, Myra had fallen asleep in the car. I tried waking her up a few times, but she was out cold. Finally, I leaned down to her ear and whispered, “If you don’t wake up, I’ll have Josh carry you in.”
“Sure, carry me,” Myra mumbled, her hand reaching out sleepily.
I couldn’t help butugh, tugging her to her feet. “Come on, let’s go.”
She let me pull her into the elevator, her eyes barely open. Just as we reached the hotel room door, Josh, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up. “Zoe, I need to talk to you.”
My heart skipped a beat. “Okay.”
Myra, nowpletely out of it, stumbled into the room without a care, but I stayed behind and turned to Josh. “What is it, Josh?
“I’ve already talked to thepany. I’ll finish up the work here,” Josh said, his tone serious.
I wasn’t surprised. If he left, I really would walk off the job.
Even though the lighting adjustments would continue without me and Josh, the deadline would definitely slip.
And most importantly, the final results would be different from what we were working on now.
I also suspected that Alvin wasn’t ready to let me leave thepany yet. He hadn’t put pressure on Josh’spany to rece him, probably because he feared I’d actually follow through on my threat to quit.
“Okay,” I simply said in reply.
“Are you nning to start your ownpany after this project ends?” Josh’s question took me by surprise. I hadn’t expected him to figure out what I was thinking.
“Yes,” I admitted without hesitation.
He nodded slightly. “We can speed up the process.”
“Huh?” I didn’t understand.
Speeding things up meant more overtime, and while Josh and I could handle it, Myra definitely couldn’t.
“We don’t need overtime. We can finish earlier without adding hours,” Josh said, sounding serious.
“Josh, are you joking?”
“No, I’m serious,” he said, his face unwavering.
I pressed my lips together. “Actually, there’s no need. We’ll finish on time as nned.”
“Don’t you want to leave? Then let’s get it done earlier,” Josh’s words stopped me in my tracks.
But I quickly recovered. “No need. Even if we finish early, I can’t leave sooner. I have to wait for the park to pass its inspection, even the grand opening.”
Josh’s gaze deepened, but I didn’t offer an exnation.
I didn’t n on getting involved with him, so there was no reason to exin myself.
The next day, when Myra and I arrived at the amusement park, Josh was already there working. I asked the park management and found out that he’d been there since 5 AM.
It looked like he was pushing to finish the adjustments early, working overtime on his own without involving Myra or me.
“Morning, Zoe.”
“Morning.” I responded out of habit, but as soon as I said it, something felt off.
I turned my head, and there he was-Philip, dressed in work gear and wearing a hard hat. I froze for a moment.
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