“No, no, of course not. Please, have a seat.” She forced a smile.

The man scanned his surroundings. It was a simple office that still looked elegant even with its minimalistic design. Even though he found it lacking, he was glad to see that the office was tidy.

He found himself a seat and asked, “What are you looking at?”

“Things I have to do today. Looks like today will be a long day…” Nicole sighed. “Why are you here? Do you need something from me?”

“Not really,” he replied as he stared at her lovingly. “I just wanted to be by your side.”

Nicole instantly felt a chill run down her spine. Is this man delusional?

“There’s no need for that. It feels weird having someone here when I work. Please leave.”

She really hoped he could understand that she was chasing him out politely, yet, things went way different than she had imagined.

He ignored her, thinking she was putting up an act of indifference. “I have nothing else to do. I’ll just stay here for a while.”

and annoyance bubbled within her

a winery has nothing to do? Heck, how can you be

had been piqued, but it was rude to ask him about the

she

I chase him out? Seeing that he’d waited for a whole morning, Nicole decided to do that

we

drop the honorifics?” Levant

have

was going to chase the man out

touched when he had waited for her throughout

Nicole found a brightly lit spot and

hope the food suits your taste,” she

faintly. Is she going to pretend she can eat these unimpressive dishes and prove she’s

always eat your lunch here?”

usually eat here when I’m

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