Of course, without Gai, I had to handle a two person workload by myself. After last night and the drama of today, I was mentally and physically exhausted. But I pushed through it. During Alexander’s afternoon nap, I let him sleep more than usual so I could finish my work in peace.

Around three in the afternoon, I got him his daily cup of green tea. But I noticed that he was in the meeting room with a few people. From their serious expressions, it seemed like they were having an important meeting. I didn’t want to interrupt, so I put his tea on his desk and got back to work.

When I was wrapping things up at the end of the day, Ava called me.

“Hi,” I said, my voice sounding tired even to my own ears.

“Hey! I was wondering if you wanted to have dinner together?” she asked.

I was about to say no because all I wanted to do was sleep. But my stomach was growling from skipping lunch and it would be really nice to see my best friend.

“Yeah, that would be fun,” I said.

“I’ll text you the details!”

Relief flooded through me as I walked onto the elevator to go home. But my body immediately tensed when I saw that I was sharing the small space with Alexander and Gai.

At least Gai seemed like she was feeling better. She did look more

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exhausted than me, though.

plans tonight?” Alexander asked

answered, trying to have the same relaxed tone as him. “I’m

that I didn’t understand. What was

*Olivia*

Alexander asked, his voice clipped and his hand

know, maybe,” I

Didn’t I make it clear I didn’t want Gai to know about us yet? This wasn’t appropriate for a boss to ask his subordinate. He sounded like a boyfriend. To make matters worse, a

still staying at her house?” Alexander said through gritted teeth. “I don’t think it would be very appropriate for you to spend the night in

my reply was lost in my mind. Was he acting

thought Aiden already went back to college. Well, that changes things because I think Ava only has one guest room. So,

cool, but I noticed the tension leaking

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