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

the building?” Lazio appeared after finishing the

with a smile covering his lips. In response

faintly.

the matter? Why are you two standing here?” he

bag inside out for the

office is locked.” She complained, still looking around for

Mr. Oliver to lock it. She will be in my office with me,”

wrapping his arm around my back

romantic thing he’d done in a long

Valerie smiled, though it

Valerie?” He asked while tilting his

was hearing in his voice,

playfulness.

to make the decisions here,” she responded to

It irked me the

sweetness in Lazio’s

question it at

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

his office, he unwrapped his

back.

and my secretary, you should stay in

cold now that we were

I asked, looking around his big room. There was

made his office a little home. No wonder

his time in the

He put the file down to look

when you touched me?” I

his face

you are talking about. Did

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

what Valerie gave

close.

no longer held interest to me. I

probably helping him in some

have any problems, you can ask me. Since you are new,

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

gesturing at me to sit at my desk and get