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.

on the top floor, with

prepared for

building?” Lazio appeared after

lips. In response to him,

faintly.

is the matter? Why are you two standing here?” he asked Valerie,

inside out

locked.” She complained, still looking around for

Oliver to lock it. She will be

arm around my back and standing pretty close

This was the most romantic thing he’d

it was more of a forced

a problem, Miss Valerie?” He asked while tilting his head. I

I was hearing in his voice, but it rather seemed

playfulness.

to make the decisions here,” she responded

a bit of a sad tone. It irked me

my office.” The sweetness

it

coffee,” he ordered, and

office,

back.

secretary, you should stay in my

cold now that we were

notice?” I asked, looking around his big room. There

made his office a

in the office these

He put the file down

you touched me?” I sat down

watched his face change

you are talking about. Did she look jealous?” He

There was

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

close.

held interest

him in some

any problems, you can ask me. Since

a lot of work on you. Just do the typing, fill in

then you are done,” He said, gesturing at me to sit at my desk