Chapter 171

"Serena!" Patricia ran over and patted me on my shoulder. I was still lost in my dilemma, and the sudden jolt startled me. My hand twitched, and before I knew it, I had accidentally hit the send button. Staring at the screen which showed that the message had already been successfully sent, my mind went completely blank. I turned to Patricia with a forced smile. "Patricia, you'd better have a really good reason for this. Otherwise, you're gonna get it from me." She froze. "W-Well… It's nothing urgent. If you're busy, I… I can just ask someone else." I heard the notification for a new message. I picked up my phone and saw that it was from Alex. He had accepted my invitation. Instantly, my mood flipped from stormy to clear skies. When I looked at Patricia again, my expression had softened into one of benevolent kindness. "Alright, maybe it's not that serious. What did you need?" "Oh." She eyed me cautiously as she handed me some documents. "It's just this data here… I don't really