"Thank you," Eugene said as they were walking down the hallway from David's office.
"For what?" she asked, looking straight ahead. "I did not do anything."
"You acted as a mitigator but most importantly, you kept me from making a fool of myself. Things would have gone differently if you weren't there."
The talk had been fruitful. At the very least, they have gotten to a desirable outcome for both parties. She thought they would never reach an understanding,
“It’s nothing—” she replied to Eugene.
“It is not just nothing, Freira. Don’t demean yourself when you are such a great value to me, most especially.”
She glanced at him and saw that he has stopped in his tracks and were already looking at her. “I guess I just wanted to ease some of your burdens.”
Eugene took a step forward towa
