The boss, with his voice paused, glanced towards the break room with a confused expression.

Felix's gaze followed suit, but instead of heading over, he continued to scrutinize the data in his hands.

"Make the changes. I don't want to hear any 'what ifs."" "Sure, sure." His presence was so commanding that it silenced any potential rebuttal.

Passing the report across the table, Felix glanced at his watch, and realized it was tfor the meeting on this floor.

He stood up and strode towards the conference room.

Inside the break room, Nathan stared at the shattered coffee mug on the floor.

The milky coffee was spreading everywhere, and his collar was still warm from where Carol had pulled him close, leaving a fleeting kiss on his cheek.

how to react. When Carol stepped

you another one, right away," he stuttered, fumbling with

a subtle shade of lipstick that morning; she stood

cup of coffee and, with his hands trembling,

to head to a meeting on this floor." He grabbed a mop and started cleaning up the

prefer a hand- ground

you make mulled

sapples and a bit of orange peel." "Will do." Nathan's mind was a whirlwind, as if he could hear the sound of blossoms unfurling. After cleaning up and washing his hands, he rushed off to the conference room. The meeting had started three minutes ago, and his

he pushed open the door,

table, gave detached look, and his gad on the faint trace of lipstick on

"Sorry for being late." Knowing Nathan was Felix's friend, the

his back. Content belongs to ŚwIt was a mix of guilt and the lingering excitement from Carol's kiss that made his heart race, almost to the point of

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