''I am not rich! Those cars you saw me with belong to my boss. I am a driver.'' Walden said and almost cracked up when he saw the face of Alison.
''You… you are a driver? Then… all those cars, you were showing off? Whoa!'' Alison chuckled and hit Walden's shoulder.
''Hey! You should pipe it down. I almost took you for a rich person. Whoa! How could you get into your acting bag so well that you forget to be yourself? You are lucky you met me. Tell me, where do you work? Let me tell you, I am the assistant secretary to the owner of Kenji Motors.'' Alison said proudly.
Walden chuckled. He felt that there were many layers to the woman in front of him. Her attitude totally changed to a more relaxed one when he told her he was a driver.
''Let me tell you, my position in the office is higher than yours. My salary is decent.''
''If your salary is decent, why are you a cleaner for your boss? Does your company not treat you well?''
''Aye! That… my boss is a clean freak. He has a fetish which makes it difficult for him to cope with other people. He has a lot of rules. It is difficult for people to keep up with them.''
''So, you are able to keep up with his 'fetish'?'' Walden asked.
''Well… I was asked to do the cleaning because I am trustworthy. The pay is different from my salary so I decided to take it.''
''Why do you need all that money for?''
''If you ask me all the questions there will be nothing to talk about when we meet the next time. You still have my number, right? You know, the accident at the cemetery?''
''Yes, I do…'' Walden nodded his head.
''Call me when you close from work. We can gossip about our bosses together. A little advice, stop wearing the suit everywhere. People would think you are the boss rather. If your boss is cranky like mine, you might lost your job one day.'' Alison patted Walden's back and started walking down.
''What is your name?'' Walden asked.
''Alison. You?''
''Walden!''
''Okay, Walden. I will see you around!'' Alison said and walked away.
Walden stood at the door and watched Alison until she was out of sight. He shook his head and smirked before going.
….
Next day…
Kenji Motors.
''Alison, how did it go?'' Ali went into the office Alison was using and asked.
''It went well… I guess. What did the boss say? Did he have any complaints?'' Alison asked curiously.
''No. He commented on your food. He said it was okay.''
''That's a relief. Then, again. I am Alison. I would have being surprised if he found anything wrong with my cooking. I am quite confident in my cooking, you know.'' Alison said proudly.
''I see. I'm going for lunch. Care to join?''
''Lunch? I haven't gone to the workers' canteen before.''
''Why? Don't you eat from the canteen?''
''Not that. I just didn't feel comfortable eating there. They are always sitting in groups. I am a loner.''
''Not anymore. Come with me!'' Ali pulled Alison up from the chair.
Inside the canteen, a lot of the workers sat in groups, others according to departments. This was the first time Alison was going into the canteen to eat. She felt a little out of place and nervous.
Since transferring to another department, she hardly came in contact with her former coworkers from the Sales and Marketing department.
When she entered with Ali, they attracted a lot of attention. One was that, Ali wasn't someone who chatted with the female workers. He was extremely strict to the secretarial department. It was a rare sight that he was accompanied by a female worker.
''Ali, I think this is a bad idea. Look at the eyes on us?''
''Do you care about what others say?''
''Not exactly but rumors are deadly.''
''Not mind what others say. As long as you are doing your work well, it doesn't matter what others say.'' Ali said and walked to the counter. He picked two trays and gave one to Alison.
Alison took the tray and followed behind him. At the top of the building, Walden stood close to the wall and looked at Alison.
He chuckled as he watched how she was acting timid. She looked like a scared cat trying to look for a cover.
Walden's eyes roamed the hall carefully and his gaze turned cold when he saw a man walking towards the queue.
Walden's eyes turned red and he scanned the man whose true form was a serpent. His head was dangling as he walked towards Alison.
''Here, give that to me.'' Ali took the food and gave it to Alison before taking the tray in Alison's hand. He suddenly heard a voice that spoke to him.
''There is a serpent demon coming towards you.'' Walden's voice came into Ali's ears and he turned immediately and pulled Alison to the side.
''Alison…'' Ali called and stood in front of Alison.
''It is just a matter of time before you die…'' The man stood in front of Ali and spoke.
Suddenly the building became silent as everyone stood frozen to the spot.
Ali looked at the serpent demo and asked. ''How dare you try to attack the woman of the boss?''
The serpent demo laughed. He stretched his hand and got caught in a shackle. He turned and saw Walden walking towards him.
''You have a lot of nerves coming here to attack someone under me.'' Walden said.
''Liam sent me here. He said as long as I can bring the human girl, he will grant me a human body. This body that I am using is getting weak.''
''Well, you won't be getting a new body because you will be perishing.'' Walden said and strangled the man's neck and he turned to ashes and disappeared.
''I wanted to bring the Miss out because she seemed lonely. Next time I will be more carefully.'' Ali said and bowed.
''It's alright! Take care of things here. I need to go and see Liam!'' Walden said and disappeared.
A few seconds later, everything was back to normal. Ali took his tray and walked with Alison to the table.