h,

tation was not her thing. It wa

f a year away. She needed to rai

e presidential suite and didn't even ta

cleaner came to

shockingly large, and sh

staff ca

as hung up, Barry

a cheque of such a great val

shed the meeting,

Tyrone, "President White, according to the

r the cheque and l

n was cut

d make the disciplined man los

man liked to play tric

he most were those who

ay attention to her thro

ur bonus this year." T

taying with Tyrone for so lon

for the afternoon, would you like to

"Bird's Tongue tea" (literally bird's tongue). It was made

ea" from the tea factory tasty an

ge it up." R

around four o'clock in the afternoon. In midsummer,

eather, the sala

ate?" The forewom

put on a special tea-drying uni

he Ancient Charm Tea Factory. Tea leaves would be shoveled an

thickly wrapped man walked u

her head,

sity. Both of them did part-tim

eling workers, he

en tea with a bamboo rake w

very uncomfortabl

she gritted her teeth,

n uproar among th

someone inspecting the t

y hu

r inspections. Wh

s so han

how could there be s

He is the president o

whispering wi

at the charming guy. Such an opp

comfortable. It felt like s

eak a word, she col