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.

top floor, with Lazio’s office near the resting

prepared for

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

me with a smile covering his lips. In response to him,

faintly.

the matter? Why are you

inside out for the

locked.” She complained, still looking

I asked Mr. Oliver to lock it. She will be

arm around my

This was the most romantic thing

though it was more of a forced

a problem, Miss Valerie?” He asked while

was hearing in his

playfulness.

your office. You get to make the

a sad tone. It irked me the way she stole

The sweetness

it at the

coffee,” he ordered, and he walked

office, he

back.

secretary, you

cold now that we were

I asked, looking around his big

He had made his office a little home. No wonder

his time in the office these past

notice what?” He put the file down to look my

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

his face

know what you are talking about. Did she look

but it didn’t seem normal. There was a hint of curiosity, and

know from me what Valerie

close.

know.” The topic no longer held interest

probably helping him in

you can ask

of work on

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