Relieved that she had already gotten out of the factory's gate and Petal didn't follow her, Lizeth change her pace. She walked slower and more relaxed since she also almost reached the bus stop.
So much that happened that day, she entangled with her boss in a very awkward position, slapped a friend and the threat to lose her scholarship. However, she was also pretty relieved that she had been able to settle things up before the day ended.
She wondered with her thoughts while with every step of the pavement to the bus stop when an annoying and blaring sound of a car horn distracted her and made her startled. She glared over the car which did focus on the driver's side. That was when she noticed the familiarity of the driver.
She abruptly changed her expression the moment she knew that it was her boss Xander. Of course, how dare she glared over her boss, even though he annoyingly buzz his horn on her.
Lizeth abruptly step away to the side of the road even a bit worried if she had blocked the driveway and reacted that way. But then, she realized that she was actually walking on a paved sidewalk and not on the driveway.
She looked back at Xander's car and noticed it slowing down to finally stopped in front of her. She stayed and gazed over it with curiosity until the window of the car opened up, exposing a not so smiling face of her boss. His brow isn't furrowed either, so it was hard for Lizeth to guess his boss's mood with his straight face.
"Get inside Lizeth, I have to ask you something," Xander commanded and that surprised Lizeth more.
She didn't know if she should be worried or feel proud and special. Lizeth was a bit hesitant to get in the car. She looked around her to see if someone she knew would see them. She wasn't wrong, she spotted a few of her co-workers and their eyes were surely on them.
There was supposed to be nothing wrong when a boss offered a car to his subordinates, it was just that Lizeth already knew what kind of boss Xander was. He was the kind of boss who was having an affair with his co-worker and she didn't want people to think that it was her.
Much more she didn't want Mrs. Callens to think that it was her, if ever she might know that her husband was having an affair.
"Lizeth, as your boss, I'm telling you to get inside the car." Xander scowled and this time Lizeth knew that she was starting to annoy him and he wasn't joking. He was still her boss and it wasn't a favour, it was an order, that was how Xander sounded .
Like a cat on a hot floor, Lizeth abruptly opened the door and get inside the car. Without a single word, Xander's car dashed off living dust on the nosy workers.
Lizeth wasn't familiar with the place were they parked. They never got out of the car but the car was parked in some vacant plot that was obviously off the road and off the public. They even parked the car behind the bushes. She wasn't that familiar with that place, however, Xander looked like he was too familiar. Even though the place was off-road and with bumpy, rocky and dirt roads, Xander seemed to be driving it easily like he was used to doing it.
'Probably this is his and his secretary's hiding or make out place.' She thought, but at the same time that thought made her shiver. She hated herself thinking that Xander brought her to his secret make out place. She even hate the sudden thought of picturing herself making out with Xander at that exact moment.
"Lizeth, I'm sorry to bother you. But I just have to make sure on something." Xander finally broke the silence.
Lizeth kept silent, she was thinking wrong. Her boss didn't bring her there to make out with her but to have some secret and serious conversation.
She wanted to slap her head on what she was thinking. Did she really consider being in the secretaries place? She simply laugh at herself with that thought. She knew it couldn't be real, she never wanted a relationship like Petal and Nil and she was pretty confident of it since her only crush that she could have it with was her boss and he would never like to be with someone like her. She didn't even have any similar traits as his secretary or wife. It was just some dream, some wild and fun dreams for her.
"Had you, by any chanced talked with my wife about my affair or to any of your friends or co-workers?"
Lizeth had anticipated that, she pitied him for being so worried. She may haven't totally known the risk but she could feel his worries after hearing his story. She knew that he had been needing some assurance of his safety and it was in Lizeth's hands.
She even felt guilty for threatening him to spell it to his wife.
"No sir, I haven't and I promised not to." Lizeth was pretty sure of what came out of her mouth at that moment, not anticipating what could come next.
The sound of Dua Lipa's 'Livatating' filled the car and cut off their conversation. It was Lizeth's ring tone. Nevertheless, what widened their eyes was seeing who the caller was.
It was Mrs. Callens' number.
"Should I answer it, boss?" Lizeth asked because if it was her decision and being in that situation where she was inside the car with Mr. Callens she would never dare to answer the call.
"Do it, Lizeth, I'll be silent and listening, don't worry," Xander nodded.
Lizeth wanted to roll her eyes if only she could. How could she not be worried about being in that situation, trapped with this couple and holding a secret between them?
"Hello? Mrs. Callens?" She felt and sounded so dumb answering that phone with her shaky voice while staring straight at the caller's husband Xander. She felt sorry for her lady boss but she could already anticipate that time that she might be giving her song and dance kind of conversation and she wouldn't have a choice.