"I-I …."
"Go ahead, why stop?"
"Stop looking at me like that, you're scaring me."
"Ah sorry, I'm just wondering how you could... Forget it, let's tell me now!"
"Alright if you want to know. Em … actually when they hit me in the basement back then, I actually didn't faint. I'm just pretending to fool them. On the way to the shelter, I pressed the police number on my phone for help. Then I left my phone in the car. So I guess the police are looking for the location of the car that ended up coming here to help us."
"Wow I don't think you'll be that genius." Eric was impressed with Cassandra's thoughts.
"Sir...!" Cassandra called out to Eric, looking at her intensely.
"Ehmm," Eric said, as if not paying attention to Cassandra.
"Wait for John a minute and then I'll take you home."
"O-okay," Cassandra was awkward with Eric's attitude and gazed that she thought was unsustainable.
"Do you feel uncomfortable?"
"A bit," Cassandra pulled, dam wagging her wet shirt.
Eric felt the heat of his body increase because he saw Cassandra's chest, which looked transparent. He feels a little uneasy because of the scenery next to him as a normal man.
Eric took off the suit and gave it to Cassandra. "Wait a minute, temporarily wear this."
"Thank you, sir." The smell of masculine perfume swelled Cassandra's nose. There was a sense of calm when Eric's expensive suit covered her wet body.
Cassandra pretended to close her eyes while leaning against the wall to avoid the awkward atmosphere. Eric sucks but being close to him always makes her misbehave. Especially if Eric shows his warm side makes Cassandra's feelings uncertain.
Eric thought Casandra was fast asleep. Slowly his hand wanted to scatter some of the hair on Cassandra's face. 'Very soft.' Eric touched Cassandra's hair.
"Boss...." John called Eric.
Instantly Eric pulled his hand. "What did you take so long inside?" Eric pretended to be angry
"I...."
"Faster, tell the driver to get ready! My body is achy and it feels sticky." Eric loosened his tie.
"Yes, boss!" John smiles in his mind and laughs at Eric, who is screwed because of a woman.
"Miss, Miss Mckenzie, wake up." Eric patted Cassandra on the shoulder.
Cassandra knew Eric was touching her hair. To hide her shame, she refused to open her eyes.
"Casie, Casie...." Eric whispered in Cassandra's ear.
Cassandra felt her hair sticking there and had a strange feeling that made her heart erratic.
"Boss, the car is ready." John stood behind Eric while noticing his behavior that, again, looked funny when hiding his interest in Cassandra.
"How do I wake her up?" Eric pointed at Cassandra.
"Let me carry her, boss. She is very pitiful, she must be exhausted from having saved your life." John deliberately teases Eric.
"Take this." Eric handed the tie to John. "Let me carry her. She's tired of saving me. So I should have returned the favor by carrying her."
John looked at the tie in his hand with a tingly feeling. It's really funny that his cold boss acts like a child.
'Oh my God …! Why would he want to carry me? I'd better wake up so that he will undo his intentions. 'Cassandra wants to open her eyes, but it's too late. Because Eric deftly grabbed Cassandra's body and carried her. Cassandra's face stuck to Eric's chest. Cassandra's calm face and sleeping eyes made Eric's heart begin to err. 'Beautiful.' Eric smiled happily.
Cassandra could hear Eric's heartbeat. That was in tune with her heartbeat. Cassandra was swept up in the comfort of Eric's chest field as if to take her flying into nirvana. She has never been in a relationship with a man or been a close friend. Eric was the only man who was intimately close together as she is today.
"John," Eric whispered and pointed at the door with his eyes.
John opened the car door.
"Very carefully, Eric sat Cassandra down. He placed Cassandra's head leaning against a small pillow. When Eric finished, he spoke softly, "let's go; what are you waiting for?"
"Yes, sir"
"John, what are you doing?"
"I just …." John smiled awkwardly, knowing Eric's intentions, ordering him to get into the car immediately.
"Drive slowly."
The car was running slowly at Eric's command.
"17 Kenswick Street." Eric mentions the address of Cassandra's apartment.
John's lips were drawn sideways to see Eric's facial expression through the car's rearview mirror. His boss still remembers Cassandra's address well.
The calm atmosphere in the car made Cassandra even more afraid if they heard her loud heartbeat. Eric's deeply caring attitude made her fearful that her heart would fall in love with him. 'Please, please don't think that much.' Casandra breaks her heart in silence to see reality and stop in her dreams. Eric is a wealthy young CEO with and high social status. It wasn't good for her to expect Eric's love. How might Eric like her?
Eric reflexively touched the back of Cassandra's hand. But he immediately pulled his hand back. 'What's wrong with me?' Eric is like losing his mind; he always wants to be with women who, from the beginning, he didn't like, but now? 'Oh God, am I crazy?'
Arrive at the address Cassandra stayed at. Eric orders John to open Casandra's bag. "Find the key to her apartment!"
"Oh no …, I have to wake up. My heart can't stand it if Mr. Williams carried me to the upstairs.' Casandra pretended to open her eyes slowly. "Ekh... Where is this?"
"Are you awake? We arrived at your apartment, just now you were asleep."
"Thank you sir, for taking me back to my home."
"It's okay, I owe you a lot. You saved my life, I should be the one who should be thankful."
"Excuse me, sir; I have to go upstairs. My body feels all sticky." Cassandra wants to get away from Eric.
"Oh go ahead, my body feels the same way." Eric rubbed his chest.
"Good night sir." Cassandra got out of the car.
"Miss Mckenzie...!" Eric poked his head through the car window. "See you tomorrow."
Cassandra smiled and waved her hand.
"Boss …."
"Let's go." Eric didn't give John a chance to tease him.
***
The next morning in the Williams Corp building.
"Cassie …!" Sally came to see Cassandra, who had just sat in front of her desk.
"Sally..., I miss you so much." Cassandra hugged Sally.
"Me too, how is your job, no obstacle, right?"
"So far it is safely under control."
"It's good that I'm afraid you can't stand it because of the sharp tongue of our boss.
"Not really; he's good too, just a little annoying because of his mouth.
"I know you will quickly adapt to Mr. Williams."
"Ehmm …," Eric appears with John from the elevator.
"Good morning Mr. Williams, Mr. Meyer. Answer them both at the same time.
"Morning, Miss Mckenzie, later in the afternoon after office hours we will go to the restaurant to celebrate our success winning the Casino development project with our team."
"Yes, sir."
Eric walked into his room; before opening the door, he turned his head and said, "Miss Adams, you must come with us too."
"Me...?" Sally was surprised, beyond her expectations.
"Let's just say I thank you for teaching her how to work as my secretary."
"Yes, sir, thank you."
"Hm...," Eric walked into his room with John.
***
In the afternoon, at a famous restaurant and pub, Eric rents a VIP room to celebrate his success with his team. Eric is very royal and does not hesitate to spend much money to please his employees. A wide variety of delicious dishes and drinks filled the large table they used to gather to enjoy a meal while chatting. The room is also equipped with a projector screen to pamper visitors to be able to sing a song.
"Excuse me," Cassandra permitted him to go to the toilet. She came out of the room in a hurry. In front of the toilet door, a man blocked her way.
"Excuse me, sir!"
The man turned his body. "Miss Mckenzie long time no see."
"Mr. Wolf...!"
TBC