Chapter 55: Overtime

Chapter 55: Overtime
Giselle’s PoV
As the days passed, I still commuted to and fro to get off work normally, but my pregnancy was making it uncomfortable for me, especially in the early stage. The fear of being discovered by my colleagues was one thing while not drooling over my babies father was another.
Colton started becoming a constant part of my everyday life ever since he invested in Mr. Han’s company. I also had to endure my nausea every day, and as advised by my doctor, I had to walk too, but doing that with swollen legs was another pain to endure.
I particularly regretted why I did not do programming as a course, at least I would not have to worry about Tanneret research every day. After explaining the last item in the meeting, I went back to my office and collapsed, sitting in a chair while panting and rubbing my ankle.
“Knock... knock... knock!” I was shocked when I heard someone knock on my office door, and hurriedly sat down, “Come in.”
“Manager Miller, here is the plan that you requested for. I made all the changes that you requested.” Jane outstretched her hand that was holding the file towards me.
“You can put it down on my table, I will have a look at it before I clock out for the day” I turned my attention to my laptop.
Jane placed the file on my desk “Then I…I will get off work first?”
I looked at her cautious expression, and I suddenly laughed out raising my eyebrows, “Do you want to work overtime tonight?”
“No, no, then I will go first.” The girl shook her head and ran out in a hurry, for fear that I would suddenly change my mind. She walked to the door, suddenly stopped, turned her head and winked ambiguously at her “There is a handsome guy waiting downstairs, it looks like he will be waiting for you again.” She disappeared after speaking.
I was startled ‘Handsome guy?’ I went to the window and looked down. Before I could see clearly, my phone that was on the desk started ringing. It was dark, so I had to squint my eyes for a while, but I could not see anything clearly. I turned to my ringing phone and answered it “Hey, Tanner.”
“Giselle, are you working overtime tonight?” Tanner’s voice was laced with worry.
“No, Tanner. I am almost done with my work. I will be downstairs in a few minutes.” I tried to reassure him as I finished up my work and closed my laptop.
“Well, alright, I will wait for you downstairs.” Tanner’s voice was gentle and nice.
I was taken aback, “I didn’t know you have been waiting for me downstairs. Why did you come here today?”
“Zana wanted to see you. I also thought that it has been a while that we have seen each other, so I brought her here early after I got off work today.” Tanner hesitated and asked, “You… I hope I am not barging in on your time... am I?”
I smiled knowing how considerate he is “No, you are not barging in on my time, I am free tonight. I also wanted to meet Zana. I am almost finished with my packing, I will be there in two minutes” I smiled and began to pack the files that were strewn around on my table.
“Okay, I will wait for you.”
A few minutes later, when I went downstairs, I saw Zana in the car, I smiled and ran towards her while she ran towards me on her tiny legs “Zana, Auntie missed you so much.” I could not help but kiss her soft cheeks. The little girl did not speak, but cleverly nuzzled her face against my neck.
Looking at the scene, Tanner’s handsome face slowly showed a warm smile, “Let’s go eat.”
“Let’s go, let’s go eat!” I smiled and hugged Zana and walked towards the car.
My colleagues in the company just walked out and saw us and started whispering. Tanner is a handsome young man who drove to my company in a luxury car with his little daughter. I could see their eyes lit up instantly in envy “Manager Miller, your daughter is so old? Your husband is also very handsome, you must be very happy!”
Almost everyone in the company knew that I was married, but they had never met my husband, so no one knew who my husband was, and only a handful of people knew that I was divorced.
I was immediately embarrassed, and I tried to explain “You have misunderstood, this is my friend and his daughter.”
The colleague was also taken aback, and looked at Tanner Knight with an awkward smile, “We are so sorry sir.”
Tanner shook his head gently, “It’s okay.” Then he looked at me and opened the car door for me, “Come on, let’s go.”
“Yeah.” I wanted to nod to that colleague, but just caught a glimpse of her expression that did not quite look right to me, my heart sank immediately, and I got into the car without saying anything.
I guessed from her expression that by tomorrow, someone from the company will talk about me cheating or about my ambiguous relationship with other married man.
I originally wanted to eat out with Tanner, but my mother called halfway through, and she was only asking when she was going back at night. After learning that the father and daughter were also there, she immediately asked her to take the person. Come back home.
Of course, my mind could not comprehend what my mother wanted. I wanted to refuse, but it was difficult to speak while sitting in the car, so I could only take both of them home.
When I got home, my mother had just come back after shopping for the vegetables, and she had not even started making them. Tanner Knight took the initiative to help in the kitchen without saying a word.
I stood awkwardly in the living room, holding my forehead as I felt a headache coming on. I might have disliked using Tanner to cover up my pregnancy while it would have been better to come out with the truth! Though Tanner said that it is no big deal, I still feel a little uncomfortable.
After all, I promised him that I would consider the matter carefully. It’s only been so long, and I had not even thought about the matter clearly to come to a conclusion in order to make a decision. I could not imagine what it would be like to fall in love with Tanner Knight or even get married to him.
Just when I was thinking, Zana on the side pulled at my clothes. I was startled, turned to look at her, and asked gently, “What’s wrong with Zana?”
The little girl blinked her big eyes and looked at her, then pointed her lips to the TV opposite. I smiled and tilted my head, “Do you want to watch cartoons?”
When the little girl nodded, I had already picked up the remote control and turned on the TV, then put her in my arms, “Auntie will watch with you.”
Since I can’t think of my decision, I decided to watch cartoons with her to relieve the stress a little.