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.

floor, with Lazio’s office near

had prepared for

you like the building?” Lazio appeared after finishing the

me with a smile covering his lips.

faintly.

matter? Why are you two standing here?” he

inside

She complained,

I asked Mr. Oliver to lock it. She will

around my back and standing pretty

thing he’d done in a

it was more of a forced

there a problem, Miss Valerie?” He asked while

what I was hearing in his voice, but it rather

playfulness.

your office. You get to make the decisions here,”

tone. It irked

you my office.” The sweetness in Lazio’s

question it at the

ordered, and he walked me with him to

office, he unwrapped his

back.

my secretary, you should stay

that we were

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

his office a

the office

what?” He put the file down to

acted when you touched me?”

and watched his face

you are talking about. Did she look

seem normal. There was a hint

know from me what Valerie gave off when watching

close.

longer held interest to me. I

him in some

problems, you can ask me.

going to dump a lot of work on you. Just

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