Chapter 1322: Second date
[Miller’s Company]
Open invitations lay scattered across Haines’s desk, his face grim. He had opened them only because they came from Penny’s "legal team." Assuming they were important invitations Penny needed him to attend, he checked them all. But alas, they were just birthday invitations.
There were a total of thirty.
"Uh... Haines." Just then, Charles’s voice reached his ears.
Charles was holding the door open, seven invitations in his hand. "Do you happen to know what these invitations from Gracie are about?"
"..." Haines glanced at the invitations in Charles’s hand and compared them to the ones on his desk. Charles had received far fewer. "How many did you get?"
"Seven," Charles replied with a nod. "All of them are birthday invitations from Gracie. Is this some kind of prank Penny came up with?"
"It must be," Haines said, his voice colder than usual as he gathered the invitations on his desk, intending to throw them away later. "Just ignore them, Charles."
Charles furrowed his brows as he took in the sheer number of invitations on Haines’s desk. "Why do you have so much junk on your desk? Did Grace send you all of those? How come you got more than I did?"
"If you want them, you can have them, Charles."
Deep lines appeared between Charles’s brows as he noted the deliberate coldness in Haines’s tone. Although Haines was generally quiet, he was rarely this cold. Not that he was the friendliest person, but something was clearly bothering him.
"Is everything alright, Haines?" Charles asked, his concern evident. "You seem... off."