Abandoned by All I Took It All Back novel Chapter 222

By the end of the day, all she wanted to do was lie down. Who would want to exercise? That was just torture.

Finch just smiled, unfazed. "Don't be afraid of working out. Just stick with it for a few days, and you'll grow to love it."

He added, "If you don't like running, you could try yoga. Stretching your body will ensure you don't have back or leg pain in the future. Not only will you feel younger, but it can also help with depression."

When Wendy heard that last word, she suddenly understood why Finch had suggested exercise.

Her behavior at the crosswalk must have made him think she was depressed.

"My feet can't handle running. As for yoga, those poses look painful. If I were ten years younger, maybe I'd consider it, but at my age, I can't take that kind of strain," Wendy joked.

"How old are you? By that logic, I must be ancient."

"Men are in their prime at thirty; it's different for women. Besides, my back isn't great. I can't do high-intensity workouts."

They chatted and laughed the rest of the way, growing closer. Wendy's mood had noticeably improved.

The next day at work, as Finch passed Wendy's desk, he placed a back brace on it. "Ms. Clifford, this is a pretty good back brace. You should try it."

Wendy froze for a couple of seconds, then repeatedly tried to refuse.

Her relationship with Finch was nowhere near the point of exchanging gifts.

"Just take it and use it. We're colleagues, don't worry about it. It's not expensive, and I've given them to other friends too."

With that, Finch walked away, acting as if it were just a casual little trinket.

Wendy didn't think much of it. As the boss's secretary, she was used to colleagues trying to win her favor. Besides, it was perfectly normal for colleagues to give each other small gifts.

However, at lunch in the cafeteria, she overheard some gossip.

At the table in front of her, a female colleague leaned toward another and whispered.

"Did you hear? This morning I saw Manager Finch take a gift to the secretarial office. When he came back, his hands were empty. He's my office crush, you know. I wonder who he gave it to."

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