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 back, she flicked to the spilled coffee with a

ruined." "I'll make you another one, right

she stood to the side, clutching her purse

with his hands trembling, handed it to

meeting on this floor." He grabbed

he explained, "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

make mulled

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

he pushed open the door, all eyes

and his gad on the faint trace of

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

Nathan took his seat, he felt as if he 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 to the point of

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