Nora held up the food container in her hand and said, “I know you have no time to take care of my man. So I brought him breakfast. And…”

She lowered her voice and whispered, “… And I came to see if he is alright.”

I winced at this display of affection and nodded gingerly. “Great, you go and check on your man. I need to go clock in. I’ll contact you in the afternoon.”

I scurried past the office entrance and felt relieved to get in finally. After settling down at my work desk, I caught my breath.

Linda saw me. She handed the bread in her hand over to me. “It looks like you have not had your breakfast. You’ll just have to make do with this. According to scientific findings, not eating breakfast is as bad as eating poop. In conclusion, eating bread is still better than eating poop. So eat up!”

I looked at her with befuddlement.

“But why do I feel like you don’t really want me to eat it?”

She smirked, “You’re overthinking it. How was last night? Did you sleep well?”

Linda was asking in a very suggestive tone.

Nora must have told her about my night. I shrugged and replied nonchalantly, “Oh, it was just normal.”

It was working hours, so it was not prudent to keep prattling. She asked me out for lunch later.

And I said okay.

to let Armond sign some documents from yesterday. After

entering, I knocked at the door. The deep and serious voice of a man

front of his

told me piqued my curiosity.

documents need your signature,” I said, placing the documents right before

I noticed the container that Nora was holding earlier. Ah,

looked up at me. Then he asked weirdly,

answered, “No, it’s

intimidated. He said, “Trying to set up your boss, Ms. Stovall?

about last night’s events. Also, you saw me going after Linda toward the end. She had drunk too much. If I had let her leave on her own, it

I reached that part, testing the water, I

into a

to asking if he had gone to the doctor to check if there

indifferent glance and asked coldly, “Why would my

Um…

asking further. I smiled pleasantly to conceal my embarrassment. “No, no. Your body’s great! Always in

Fuller Corporation are coming over for a meeting later. You are the person in charge of the project. The meeting is at nine.

a file. His outstretched hand was bandaged. I

hand impassively and replied

So…

blood was not

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