"Thank you for your compliment, but how come you're back so early?" Hearing this familiar voice, Leonard Ethan set down his paintbrush and turned to look at Mary, who had hurried over, covered with dust.
"I thought you would come later with Joan and the others, since it's only 5 o'clock now, and usually over there the work doesn't end until 6 o'clock in the afternoon."
"Yes, theoretically that's how it should be, but I left early," Mary said with an elegant smile. "I have trained a group of capable people recently, and they were just able to finish the work at this time."
"Of course, more importantly, I pay them among the top 10% in our industry, so they should also reflect their value, like taking over my work when I want to rest."
To be honest, Mary wasn't an extremely diligent person, at least that's what the historical records show; her mentors always thought she was quite intelligent but rarely had that kind of long-term determination to learn things.
