Chapter 101

John pushed the document toward her. “Look at what I highlighted and cross-check the data again. There’s something wrong with it.”Stunned, Miss Allen went over to retrieve the document and looked over it carefully. In a soft voice, she said, “I’ve checked this before.”He scowled at her. “Do the calculations again.” There was a hint of impatience in his voice which Sophia found funny. He used to be impatient with me too, but he was still able to restrain himself and talk to me kindly. It must not have been easy.Miss Allen was fidgety. After apologizing for her carelessness, she took the document and hurried out of his office. Sophia smacked her lips and slowly shook her head. “Seeing you now, I suddenly have this feeling that you weren’t really that bad to me after all.”He was taken aback. Putting down what was in his hand, he looked at her in a serious manner. “Did I treat you that badly?”She grinned. “My dear, didn’t you know? Were you pleased with yourself thinking that you were good to me?”He did not think he treated her very well, but he did not think that he treated her that poorly either. Even though he did not like her, he had no intention of being hard on her. He gave her enough allowance every month, though she was never really a big spender; he never pried into her business and always gave her space; once in a while, he would even personally ask Mrs. Constance to stop bothering her. He felt like doing those things was good enough.