"Ofcourse I remember your name sir." She said with slight nervousness.
"Then why aren't you calling me by that?"
His pressed lips looked more relaxed now. Be it the frustration that he still felt distant from Ayana's world, but if the fact that she wouldn't even remember his simple English name, it would've been pretty upsetting for him.
"Because you're my senior and I am a junior. It's mutual respect." She boldly claimed.
Eric sighed upon seeing the sincerity gleaming in her eyes. It was a good thing to see such attitude in his company's staff, but this wasn't the time he wanted it for. She always marked the line and erased it whenever she wanted. Even though she herself was unaware of it, her dominant character was something Eric desperately wanted to overcome someday and get close to her heart for real.
'As a friend. Yes! As a friend only!' he emphasized the latter part loudly inside his brain and continued after a long pause.
