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

prepared

building?” Lazio appeared

with a smile covering his lips. In

faintly.

are you two standing here?” he

bag inside out for

office is locked.” She complained, still looking around

She

around my

was the most romantic thing

Valerie smiled, though it was more of a

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

what I was hearing in his voice, but it rather

playfulness.

It is your office. You get to make the decisions

It irked me the

my office.” The sweetness

question it

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

instant we entered his office, he unwrapped

back.

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

now that we

you notice?” I asked, looking around his big room. There was a small bar

He had made his office a little home. No wonder he

the

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

you touched

watched his

don’t know what you are talking about. Did she

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

from me what Valerie gave off when watching us

close.

held interest

probably helping him in some

can

a lot of work on you. Just

said, gesturing at me