"Alright."
Ashton Heath picked up the wristwatch on his desk, stood up and said, "I'll go down and wait for you now."
"There's no need, I can just come up to find you later. You have your work to do, no need to..."
"I'm free now." Ashton Heath walked towards the door of the office, speaking in a tone that didn't allow for refusal, "This is it, I'll wait for you downstairs. See you later."
After hanging up the call, Ashton Heath opened the door and left his office.
As he passed by the work area of several secretaries, his cold face and the low-pressure atmosphere around him scared the secretaries to the point of holding their breath.
Only after Ashton entered the elevator and the elevator doors closed did the secretaries huddle together and start a low-voiced curious discussion.
"President Ashton seems in a bad mood today — could it be because of the scandals about his girlfriend?"
