Chapter 26
Evelyn arrives at the office the next day with a sense of determination mixed with caution.
Even though she had acted all brave during her exchange with Michael the previous day, she sort of worried that Derek might back out of the interview if Michiel told him who she was.
She had no plans of letting him back out of their arrangement. Not after she had spent over a week doing his bidding and following him about the place like a puppet.
As the rode the elevator, she clung to the hope that Derek hadn't reached out to her since the previous day, so that had to mean that nothing had changed.
Working in Stone Corp was tasking in a lot of ways and she couldn't wait for the one month to come to an end so she wouldn't have to worry about seeing Michael or being seduced by Derek anymore. Once she got to Derek's office lobby, his secretary gestured to her to go in as usual and she took a deep breath as she stepped into his office.
"Good moming. Mr. Stone" she greeted when she saw him focused on his desktop
And she held her breath as she waited for him to look up. She was curious to know if Michael had said anything to him or not.
Derek glanced up
and flashed her a quick smile. "Good morning, Eve, I need a moment to respond to an email," he explained as he returned his attention to his desktop.
e didn't have any with him.
Seeing how busy he was, she decided to go get him coffee a usual since he di
"I will go get your coffee then, she said and without waiting for a response, she headed out to the coffee room, needing the mundane task to steady her nerves.
It seemed like Michael had not said anything to him. Why didn't Michael say anything? Or did he? Was Derek merely ignoring what Michael had said and choosing to honor their agreement? She mused as she walked into the coffee room.
the rich aroma of freshly brewed coffee. She poured a cup, added the exact amount of sugar and cream Derek preferred, and carefully
and Derek looked
on
reached out for Evelyn to hand it
A
from her, he let his fingers brush against hers, lingering just a moment too long as he
her flinch, and in her haste to pull away, the
Derek's lap and soaked some of the documents on his desk before the ground. cup
beat as a wave of anxiety washed over her. "Oh my, God! I'm so
exclaimed, quickly digging into
around Derek. How could she have momentarily forgotten that even though he had been on his best behavior the previous day, he was still very unpredictable and could
desk and dropped to her knees, dabbing at the coffee stain on his clothes, her
his face, curious to know why he wasn't even stopping her from fusing over the stain or making any attempt to check the damage done to
and teasing causing Evelyn's frown to deepen as she wondered why he would be smiling that way in
were resting on his thigh and immediately, she snatched her hands when the realization of how intimate
his desk. "I think I've cleaned it all ott," she said,
Before she could move further away, Derek's hand shot out, grasping her wrist. "I don't think so he said, pulling her closer, his eyes holding hers captive. "We are in your office. Anyone could walk in on us right now, and this wouldn't exactly tell well of either
have some coffee stains
Thanks," she said, looking flushed as she withdrew her hand from his and stepped
"I will t
myself. Thanks," she
my thigh is scalded he murmured as he rubbed his
sorry. Maybe you should go
coffee while I change into something else. I have some spare clothes in here," Derek said, shifting back to his professional mode when he saw she looked
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