Compared to Edward Woods's impatience, Rusell Henris appeared exceptionally composed. He stood up, picked up his laptop, glanced at Howard Coleman, flashed him a smile, then turned around to follow Edward out of the room.
In the vast meeting room, in an instant, only Howard was left.
He sat alone at his seat for a long time, slowly blinked his eyes, and came back to his senses.
She was coming back... The woman he loved was finally coming back...
An indescribable emotion, whether excitement or shock, crawled over his entire body, devouring every cell within.
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The next day, at ten o'clock in the morning, when Edward received Madeleine's call, he told her about the farewell dinner. Madeleine nodded with a jovial smile, seemingly thrilled at the prospect of reuniting with the people she was closest to after three and a half years, but nobody knew that beneath her smile, threads of nervousness and discomfort were beginning to surface.
