Elliot's heart sank as he stared at his phone after Avery hung up. It wasn't that he was upset over being scolded by Avery, but the fact that someone had sent her roses.

If the bouquet was from Mike or Eric, they would have signed the card; so who was it? Who was trying to pursue Avery in secret?

"The rest of you go on!" Elliot said, before storming out of the meeting room.

He told the managers to carry on and leave, when the scheduled meetings on Monday were meant for the others to report to him; who else were they supposed to report to with Elliot gone?

Elliot went straight into his office and closed the door behind him after exiting the meeting room.

His secretary stood outside the door, red-eyed and terrified. It was the first time she had made such a horrible mistake for the years she had worked there. Though the coffee was not boiling hot, it had spilled all over her boss's phone, hand and clothes. Even if Elliot did not blame her for what happened yet, she felt like he woul