Ellen is still unaccustomed to going to work with the CEO. She's always taken an online taxi, and her appearance is always discreet, as she doesn't want to be mobbed by fans or haters while the scandal surrounding her is still heating up on social media. Now that the scandal has subsided, she's being treated like a queen by the CEO.
Several minutes had passed in the SUV, and she still hadn't said a word. The atmosphere in the car felt awkward, as she still couldn't believe that her longtime playmate was the CEO of the company she worked for. She held her head high, confident, even though she was nervous inside. In reality, all she had been seeing was the cityscape they were passing through.
Flint was actually very sensitive to his friend's continued silence on their first day of work together. He thought of a way to ease the awkwardness in the car. He took a moment to retrieve a box of mints from the glove compartment and handed it to his friend.
