The food was perfectly arranged on the table and the mere sight of it made Naina salivate. There was a variety of meal from western cuisines to traditional dishes.
Shyam reached her bowl. Naina was surprised when he cut her steak into pieces. She looked at him, but his face was revealing no expression as usual.
"Eat" Shyam motioned as he dropped the plate in his hands before picking out some other food from the table onto his plate.
"Thank you" She told him, before lowering her head to eat. Naina pounced on the meal like her life depended on it, totally throwing all caution to the wind and forgetting the presence of her boss again.
She ate while Shyam watched with amusement. She raised her head when she noticed his awkward gaze. She was stunned when she saw Shyam's eyes intently focused on her. She cringed when she realized she had just openly embarrassed herself in front of her boss.
"Director, Is it not good?" Naina asked. She was slightly embarrassed but she didn't want to show it.
"No, it's good" Shyam replied. He then took a mouth full of the noodles.
Eating quietly for some time, Shyam spoke up, "How's the work? Is everything fine?"
"Yes, Good".
"Tell me right away if someone is bothering you" Shyam declared authoritatively earning a meaningful gaze from Naina.
"Why don't you answered it?" Shyam looked at the girl who was sitting with an unsure expression on her face.
"Okay. I got it" Naina replied with a bitter smile. "What's with that serious expression?" Naina chided in her mind.
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"Then please take care" Naina said politely.
"What about you? Are you not going back?" Shyam asked. "I will drop you off" Shyam spoke without giving her a chance to say anything.
Naina thought for a while and reculantly nodded her head. "Come on!" Shyam had already opened the door of the front seat for Naina, gesturing her to come inside.
Naina silently sat inside the car.
"Your seatbelt" Shyam commented, already reaching out as this slightly surprised Naina feeling his arm graze on her skin as he got the seatbelt from her side and buckled her instead.
"I'm sorry. I was only worried since you didn't put your seatbelt on," He immediately explained.
With them still staring each other straight in the eyes, Naina then felt conscious, already averting her gaze as she immediately and awkwardly settled herself back in her own seat, already looking out the window.
Shyam was about to say something to her when Naina's phone started ringing. "Aren't you going to take that?" He asked as he glanced at her phone briefly.
She looked at her boss who looked like he was paying attention to the road before she picked up her phone.
"Hello, Evan". The moment she answered the call, her smile reached ear to ear as she put her phone against her ear to listen to her.
"Alright," Naina said before she ended the call.
Shyam who had been watching every expression passing through her face when she was on the call asked inquisitively, "Who is it? Your boyfriend!" Both of his hands tightening on the steering wheel.
"No...He is not" Naina replied casually, shaking her head to disagree.
"Then, Who is it?" He asked under his breath.
Naina's eyes slightly widened in surprise when she heard his unfriendly voice.
"He is my just.. my friend" Naina said, stammering on her words at the same time.
At the same moment, they had already arrived. Shyam stopped the car outside her apartment's building.
Naina stepped outside and turned back, "Thank you".
"Okay! Now go inside." Shyam said. He only drove away once he saw her enter the building.
When the traffic light showed the red light, he stopped driving for a while. "I almost lost cool today" He mumbled himself.