Never Tired of Mr. Leon's Love

At Life Story Company, the planning team was huddled together, whispering words of comfort to a young woman sobbing uncontrollably. Just ten minutes earlier, Hudson had given her a severe talking-to, and she could not help feeling utterly wronged. She was now crying out loud in the office. "Mary, what's wrong?" they asked. Mary cried even harder, her words interrupted by sobs. "Mr. Xender... got mad at me for a small mistake at work. He said if I mess up like this again, I might as well pack up and leave."

One of her colleagues chimed in, "Mary, did you mess up a report or something?"

Mary nodded, tears streaming down her face. "It was a brand event. I mixed up one of the rules... and Mr. Xender really let me have it when he found out."

Another colleague shared their feelings of regret. "Mary, you were in the wrong this time, and it's not fair to blame Mr. Xender for how he reacted."

"I know, but why did Mr. Xender get so... scary?!" Mary was still rattled by Hudson's recent fury. She never knew Hudson had such a big temper. Everyone at work said Hudson was known for being super nice. He would even joke with the team without acting all bossy. The female colleague reconsidered. Hudson was not the type to get angry so quickly.

"You're right, Mr. Xender has never acted like this before. Once, when I messed up a spreadsheet, Mr. Xender realized it but didn't scold me. Instead, he comforted me and told me to be more careful next time.

"Since then, I've been extra careful at work because I don't want to let Mr. Xender down."

"Exactly..." A male colleague agreed. "Mr. Xender doesn't seem like the type to lose his cool. What's up with him today?"

The secretary chimed in, "You might not have noticed, but when Mr. Xender came back today, he looked really upset. I've never seen him like this before. He's usually so laid-back and never that serious."

"Now it makes sense. Maybe he had a bad meeting with a business partner or supplier and got really mad. Mary just accidentally caught him at a bad time."

"I don't think that's it," whispered the woman at the next desk, her eyes twinkling with the thrill of a juicy story. "I've never seen Mr. Xender this mad about work stuff. Maybe he got turned down by someone he likes."

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"Oh, you think you've got it all figured out, don't you?" another person chimed in.

The boy across from her, who had been listening in, just shook his head. He thought that she was letting her imagination run wild.

"What do you know? I saw Mr. Xender's assistant bring in a big bouquet of roses today. What else could that mean if not that he's trying to woo someone special?"

"Is that so?"

"Did Mr. Xender finally find someone he likes?!"

...

The employees were supposed to be comforting Mary, who had just

gotten chewed out, but instead they

all got caught up in the latest gossip.

Hudson had just stepped out of his office and spotted the group buzzing with excitement. They were clearly not discussing work.

"What's going on here?"

At the sound of his voice, everyone quickly scattered back to their desks.

With a scowl, Hudson retreated back to his office.