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Our HR team announced that our new project leader would be joining us today. Everyone appeared diligent and focused on their tasks, but behind the scenes, private group chats were buzzing.
“Did you hear? The new project director is supposedly super handsome!”
“I know, right? Word is, he studied in Frankston, just returned, and he’s six foot one tall!”
Someone attached a photo.
“Just snapped this sneakily. What do you think? Handsome or not?”
I opened the photo. It was a candid side profile shot taken through blinds. His nose was tall and straight, and his skin was remarkably fair. That overly refined face seemed to make everything else in the photo blur into the background, leaving him in sharp focus.
I couldn’t hold back and commented, “He’s definitely good-looking. Just seeing that face could lift your mood. But what about his temper?”
“Exactly! If he has a bad temper, no amount of good looks will help. Let’s hope he’s a decent leader!”
Just as we were chatting, the office door swung open. The HR lady walked in with a grin that practically split her face as she announced, “Everyone, come meet our new project director.”
Behind her, a tall man in impeccably tailored suit pants that suggested a lean, athletic build, stepped in. His handsome face, adorned with rimless glasses, carried an air of refined elegance.
The man smiled politely as he spoke, “Hello, everyone. I’m Edward Scott.”
Edward Scott?
Hearing that familiar yet distant name, I froze mid-motion, unable to stand up.
I looked up and saw a face that had matured significantly yet still bore a striking resemblance to the boy I remembered.
For a moment, I stood frozen.
It was him?
Over by his side, our manager, Liam Murray, quickly stood and extended a hand.
“Mr. Scott, I’m Liam Murray, head of the Cost Control and Procurement Department,” he greeted, his tone brimming with flattery. “You’re so young and accomplished!”
As the deputy in the department, I hurriedly followed suit, stepping forward to introduce myself.
“Mr. Scott, I’m Yuna White, the deputy in Cost Control and Procurement.”
I wasn’t sure if it was just my imagination, but it felt like his gaze lingered on me for a moment longer than necessary before he quickly looked away.
