Revenge and Redemption: Aaron's Tale of Resilience

Chapter twenty eight

The moment she arrived, Helen headed over to the breakroom in search of a cure for her sleeplessness.

She loaded her mug with an unhealthy dose of caffeine and stood in the silence of the room, leaning against a corner with her phone in hand to discourage anyone from speaking to her. She needed this few minutes before the workday began to pull herself together.

It didn’t work.

“Helen!”

She pretended not to hear Alvin's overexcited call, but it was impossible to ignore.

“Helen!”

She turned to face him, a smile on her face as Alvin walked towards her, and was a bit stunned by how unusually dressed up he looked.

He wore a blue suit with a white shirt, complete with a tie, and his usually wild, curly hair was cut short and slicked away from his face.

She was confused. “What’s going on?”

Alvin beamed at her observation. “I look good right?”

“Umm, why are you dressed so formally?”

“We have a new boss. In short, this is an entirely new company except we’re keeping our name because we’ll be p