Tasting All My Mates

397-Subtle Hints

“And this is the resting area for Lazio and me.” Valerie said, pointing at a cozy

small room in the corner, “Now you will also be able to enjoy this luxury.” She

joked because the room had a pretty good view. “Anything bothering you?” she

asked when she finished showing me around.

I was a bit baffled, responding slowly and unreasonably. There were a few

things that caught my eye, but I couldn’t really tell what they were.

“You guys rest here?” I asked with a weak and awkward smile on my lips. I

entered the room and found a cozy mattress near the window, with flower pots

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and lanterns around. It didn’t seem like a normal room, something you will see

in an office building. It looked like a honeymoon suite.

“Yeah! Why?” She tugged the strand of hair behind her ear and asked me. Her

eyes were weird, too. I mean, they were gorgeous, but the way she would stare

at me was as if she was looking down upon me. It could only be me and my

insecurities making me think that way.

“Together?” I gave a nervous laugh, trying to make it sound like a joke.

“You know! You haven’t even seen your office yet,” she forced a huge smile

across her lips when breaking the concentration from the room and walking me

to the office she had prepared for me. She had talked about it nonstop.

When she reached the office and saw a big lock on the door, her smile faded.

“Why is there a lock here?” she frowned, talking to herself. My office was on the

third floor with the other employees.

hers was on the top floor, with

had prepared for

like the building?” Lazio appeared after finishing the meeting.

covering his lips.

faintly.

are you two standing here?” he asked Valerie,

searching her bag inside out

complained,

asked Mr. Oliver to lock it. She will be in my

his arm around my back and standing pretty close

This was the most romantic thing he’d done

office?” Valerie smiled, though it was more of a

Miss Valerie?” He asked while

in his

playfulness.

is your office. You get to make the

a bit of a sad tone. It irked me the way she stole

show you my office.” The sweetness in Lazio’s voice

question it at the

he ordered, and he

instant we entered his office,

back.

you are new and my secretary, you should stay in my office.”

cold now that

looking around his big room.

too. He had made his office a little home. No wonder he

in the office these

the file down to

Valerie acted when you touched me?” I sat down from

watched his face change

you are talking about.

didn’t seem normal. There was a hint

he wanted to know from me what Valerie gave off when watching us

close.

topic no longer held

helping him

problems, you can ask me. Since you are new, I

work on you. Just do the typing, fill in the

gesturing at me to sit at