Elena smiled at her mother's response. She was glad Sloane was free—and that she had cleared up her misunderstanding with Massimo.
"Anything else you need me to do today?" Elena asked her boss.
Massimo hadn't looked up from his computer since she entered. Whatever he was doing must be very important.
"No, that will be all," Massimo replied. "You are dismissed."
Massimo didn't need to tell her twice. Elena nodded and left the office. After all, with work being so busy, there was another person Elena hadn't gotten to talk to as much as she liked.
But as Elena pulled up Max's contact, she received a text message from him! Elena smiled at the good timing.
"Are you free to hang out soon?" Max asked.
"Definitely! I'm free after tomorrow," Elena replied.
Max took much longer to reply. "Th
