"Alice, I don't think we can be together."
Alice's body twitched soon after she heard those words.
"Eh?" The smile began to disappear from her face which had already lost color.
"Well." Sam cleared his throat, seeing that his little joke was more effective than he thought. "To be more precise we can't date openly like a normal couple."
Even after that it seemed like Alice didn't understand what he was trying to say. Sam sighed, allowing her a few seconds to gather her thoughts. When she didn't appear to comprehend what he's going for he gave up and decided to just tell her.
"You're technically my superior, remember?" Sam said. "It would be bad for your reputation if people heard about us. Not to mention, I only got my job thanks to your recommendation so people would definitely start questioning my capabilities."
