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

had prepared

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

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

faintly.

matter? Why are you

inside

locked.” She complained, still looking around

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

wrapping his arm around my

most romantic thing he’d done in

smiled, though it was more

there a problem, Miss Valerie?” He

tell exactly what I was hearing in his voice, but it rather

playfulness.

It is your office. You get to make

bit of a sad tone. It irked

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

it

and he walked me with him to

instant we entered his office, he unwrapped

back.

my secretary, you should stay

that we were

looking around his big room. There was

He had made his office a

his time in the

put the file

way Valerie acted when you touched

and watched his face change

are talking about. Did she

normal. There was a hint

what Valerie gave off when watching us

close.

The topic no longer held interest to me.

probably helping him in some

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

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

said, gesturing at me to