They ate in silence, until Leigh couldn't take it anymore, she said "Hmm.. Ken.. are you okay if I eat at another table with my friends?" she looked with anticipation at Kendric's face. Would he allow her to eat freely at another table, without having to feel the awkwardness between them right now.
For a moment Kendric just stared at her silently. He scrutinized Leigh's facial expression, wanting to see what she meant, he grinned widely "You mean I'm not your friend?" he answered in a teasing voice. Luckily only Leigh could hear his voice.
Leigh's heart stopped beating for a moment. "No..no...that's not what I meant" she thought since when did they decide to be friends? Since colliding with him in the elevator, they've only glanced at each other in the meeting room, then he invited her to eat in his private dining room, and now that she's stay in his room. So far there's been no agreement if they're friends. Then how could he easily corner her like this? "You're my friend, I mean, I want to eat with my other friends, if you don't mind" she tried to answer with the answer she thought was most acceptable to him. She didn't want any misunderstanding between the two of them, especially now that she was stay in his room. She didn't want any awkwardness between the two of them if they were alone in his room. Of course, such a situation was very, very unpleasant for her. Don't know for Kendric side.
Kendric digested every word she said, he knew exactly what she meant but he wouldn't give her what she wanted "Why don't you just invite them over, join us for a meal here, instead?" he answered lightly, his voice flat, not seeming pushy, but forced. His eyes flickered briefly.
Leigh sighed heavily. Her simple hope has been dashed this morning. wanted to eat quietly without any pressure from the man who was now sitting across from her. His intimidating gaze made her body tremble, a chill swept through her body. Her palms sweaty.
"I think, we better eat alone" her words sounded cold to the ear. In the end she ate without saying another word. until they finish eating and the bell rings, the training session will be begin.
Kendric only smiled slightly at Leigh's answer.
One by one the participants left the dining room by glancing at the table in the corner of the room. To certain two pairs that caught full attention this morning. everyone looked at Leigh with disdain, jealousy, and reproach. But the moment their gaze fell onto the man in front of her. Their eyes immediately softened, as if it saw a tart with a unique decoration, beautiful and delicious on the tongue and if when eaten it would taste sweet on the tongue to the tip of the inside of the tongue, they would reluctantly swallow the sweet taste. they planned to keep tasting that sweetness, on and on.
"I want to go to the meeting room, the training session is about to start" she said softly, leaving no hesitation in her voice, which sounded almost choked if she didn't manage her voice well.
"Sure," answered Kendric curtly, standing up from his seat. He tried to match his footsteps with Leigh's, so he could walk together by entering the meeting room.
On the other hand, Leigh clenched her fists, holding the nuclear blast in her chest, which was ready to launch and burn down the target. But she couldn't let out her annoyance, not in front of this man. she stroked her chest slowly behind the data she held in front of her chest.
And they entered the room together, with Kendric opening the door gently like a gentleman serve the lady fist and letting Leigh in first. And he followed behind her.
All eyes turned to the two. Especially to Leigh, to them, wasn't enough of the unpleasant atmosphere she had created in the dining room and was now behaving the same way even in training sessions. They booed her in silence.
The second Leigh walk inside with wide stride entered the room. sHe hurried to her seat beside Vhaken, who had been waiting for her with a dark gaze at the man who always made his blood boil every time he looked at him.
He could see clearly that he was trying to get attention from Leigh, and he didn't like that. he hasn't had a chance to ask Ezra yet because he always seems busy pacing back and forth. As for Farley, his form had not been seen since the commotion last night. So, he was still holding back his emotions.
"Hey... Good morning" said Leigh breathlessly, like she had just finished running a few laps of the field.
"Hey... morning, how was your sleep, good?" he asked directly, he couldn't sleep last night, thinking that Leigh was within his reach. made him want to punch his fist against the wall, if only he wasn't in a 5 star hotel of course.
"Good" Leigh replied curtly as she put her bag and the data, she was carrying on the table "What about you?" she asked back, smiling stiffly at him, after all she was still catching her erratic breathing.
"Fine," he replied, smiling back, but not the stilted smile that Leigh did, but the sweet smile he always wore in front of her, whenever he spoke to her.
Leigh just nodded her head. She was just able to sit with relief, she took a deep breath and exhaled.
"Hmm Leigh, can we go for a walk at lunch time, after last night's failure due to the commotion. And hopefully there will be no more distraction for us to go out together, again" he said with determination, he didn't want to lose another chance. and at the end of his sentence his voice sounded a little off level because he felt, he was pushing his will too much. All this time he had never been pushy in her presence, he had allowed Leigh to decide every single one of their conversations. But here he was, after a series of events starting with an accidental incident in front of the elevator, making his closeness to Leigh, seem to be getting separated by something they didn't expect.
"Sure, why not?" Leigh replied excitedly and enthusiastically. After that she leaned closer to Vhaken and whispered to him. "When the session is over, we better get out of here right away" she said with a mischievous smile and a giggle.
"Okay" Vhaken exclaimed closing their deal. It's ridiculous isn't it, just to go out for a walk around the city, only delayed a few times, and now they have to act like elementary school kids. Which will immediately scatter out of the classroom happily as soon as the study session is over.
And the training session begins.
Without them knowing. Kendric was sitting in the corner of the room, grinning mischievously with a sharp and dark look in his eyes, a gleam in his eyes. After hearing Leigh's whisper to Vhaken.
The bell rang and both Vhaken and Leigh rushed to pack their things. And the second they get up from their seats. Turn around. In front of them, a familiar face appeared, smiling and embarrassed.
"Miss Leigh" Ezra just called Leigh's name but was immediately cut off by Vhaken.