Noah's eyes narrowed. With his jaw clenched slightly, his hand reached out. Noah's fingers caressed a strand of her hair.
"Do not think of yourself as insignificant, because you're not..."
Lara blinked. W-What?
Seeing the confusion on her face, Noah continued. "Don't degrade yourself, especially not in front of me. Because if you aren't important you wouldn't be here, sitting in my office, right now." He said, meaning every word.
Lara's heart hammered inside her chest. She couldn't help the gasp that escaped her lips.
Special?
Important?
She doesn't understand... Why does it feel like he's telling her something more?
"And to answer your question- it's quite simple, really." He added, the corner of his lips rising in a confident smile. "Starting today, you're going to work here as my new secretary in training..."
