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.

the top floor,

prepared

building?” Lazio appeared after finishing the meeting.

his lips. In response to him, I

faintly.

are you two standing here?” he asked Valerie,

bag inside

complained, still looking around for

She will be in my office with

arm around my back and

the most romantic thing he’d

smiled, though it was

He asked while tilting his head.

exactly what I was hearing in his voice, but

playfulness.

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

It irked me the

my office.” The sweetness in Lazio’s voice sounded fake, but

question it at

bring us coffee,” he ordered, and he walked me with him to the

his office,

back.

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

cold now that we

looking around his big room. There

his office a little home.

time in the office these past

put the file down

when you touched

and watched his face

talking about. Did she look jealous?” He

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

me what Valerie gave off when watching us

close.

The topic no longer held interest to me. I denied

probably helping him

any problems, you can ask me.

to dump a lot of work on you. Just do

done,” He said, gesturing at