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.

to react. When Carol stepped back, she flicked to the

right away," he

stood to the side, clutching her purse with an air

with his

I've got to head to a meeting on this floor." He grabbed a mop and

"The coffee beans here aren't the best, and the machine is only semi-automatic. If you prefer a hand- ground brew, I could set that up at home." She didn't really enjoy the office coffee, so

you make mulled wine?"

do." Nathan's mind was a whirlwind, as if he could hear the sound of blossoms unfurling.

he pushed open the door,

of the table, gave detached look, and his gad on the faint trace of lipstick on Nathan's cheek. S It was barely

as Nathan apologized, "Sorry for being late." Knowing Nathan was Felix's friend, the boss didn't

were on fire, especially under Felix's intermittent scrutiny, which caused a cold sweat to breakout on 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

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