Chapter 5
Adira still hadn’t gotten over the sudden promotion she received. She didn’t have any qualifications to even work here, but all of a sudden, she had been promoted to be the boss’s personal assistant. She looked around her and sighed lightly. All of a sudden, she had so much to do. She had to find out if they were any important plans prior t her promotion, schedule the boss’ daily activities and do some file work.
The pay would be worth it, she told herself and put on a light reassuring smile.
She used her palm to sweep the folders on her desk closer to her and she picked up one file.
She didn’t know when she subconsciously dropped the file again as her mind drifted to when she met the boss’ earlier. His hair, his eyes, his face, everything was perfect.
The way he stared at her was goddamn sexy even though it didn’t last more than a few seconds before he looked away and walked past her.
Adira blinked and scolded herself. Sheesh, she has a boyfriend and a lot of work to do so why was she daydreaming about someone who didn’t even know her to care one bit?
Lucian walked back to his office with an irritated look on his face. Just because there was some kind of truce between him and those humans didn’t mean that they get to talk to him like that. With disrespect.
It was even worse that he had one who was constantly clinging to him as if he was her life source.
He hit the button for his floor as he stood in his private elevator with his right foot slightly crossed over his left foot.
The elevator dung and he walked out into his floor as the doors hissed open. He ignored everyone who walked past him and greeted him.
Lucian was about to get to his office, but he suddenly stopped walking. He paused for a while before slowly looking left at the office next to his.
The door was half open and his mate was sitting at the end of the room behind her desk.
She was smiling to herself and seemed to be thinking about something that she had no clue about in his presence.
She was muttering inaudible words to herself and smiling that he didn’t know when a light smile also formed on his face.
”Go talk to her,” Eros suggested. He gulped, unsure if it was okay to do that now.
He didn’t want to create a fuss yet and he still needed to have this figured out.
”Come on, she’s alone now, just ask her if she has faced any problem,” Eros urged him.
Lucian finally decided to go in, but as he attempted to take a step, the elevator opened and Greta walked out of it.
Moons! What was she doing here now? What does she want again this time? He sighed on the inside and watched as she walked towards him with a wide smile on her face.
”Lucian, I missed you so much,” her tiny voice echoed on the walls of the hallway. That was apparently enough to snap Adira out of her thoughts and she looked up.
She had no idea her door was half open and she was surprised to see her boss standing there. Her eyes met his for a second, but Greta tugged on his shirt to make him face her.
Adira didn’t have any idea who that woman was although she has seen her come here sometimes.
”I said I missed you,” Greta said with a pout and Lucian rolled his eyes.
”I heard you before. I just saw you a few hours ago,” he replied monotonously
He glanced into Adira’s office again and she immediately looked away, pretending to be focusing on a file on her table.
The file was turned upside down, but she thought that he might be annoyed if he thought she was eavesdropping.
She didn’t want to lose a job she had just gotten or leave a bad impression.
Greta looked in the direction of Lucian’s eyes and saw Adira who was trying her best to look away.
Immediately, Greta moved closer to Lucian and wrapped her hands around his neck. Lucian froze.
What was she doing?
”Lol, you’re so funny. I’m your fiancee so there’s no reason to be shy,” Greta chuckled and she leaned in, kissing Lucian on the cheek before he could even react.
Adira who had looked up when she heard the word, Fiancee saw Greta cling to him and kissing him.
Lucian pulled away from Greta and she glanced into Adira’s s office again before going to close the door herself.
”What was that for?” Lucian asked, wiping his cheek and Greta frowned slightly.
”Nothing. Are you busy? No. Let’s have lunch together,” Greta said quickly and she walked past Lucian.
He stared at the door of Adira’s office for a while before following Greta.
Adira sighed and leaned back into her chair. She didn’t know that he had a fiancee.
What was she thinking? She tried to return to her work, but she sighed again as she thought about that woman clinging to her boss. Why did it feel like it hurt?
Does she even have the right to feel hurt? God! He was engaged and she had a boyfriend for goodness sake!
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Adira climbed down from the cab as soon as it pulled up in front of her workplace and she paid the driver.
She held on to the cup of coffee in her hand and reached for her phone to check the time.
She was five minutes late and hoping that Mr. Lucian hadn’t arrived yet.
”Good morning,” she greeted the receptionist quickly as she passed by. She hurried towards the elevator so she cool gets in, but she was too late.
Someone inside the elevator suddenly stopped the elevator with his hands and Adira sighed before walking in.
”Good morning,” she looked up to see who it was and she realized that she recognized him from yesterday. He was Leo.
He smiled at her.
”Good morning,” she replied as she dropped her phone in her bag and pressed the button to her floor.
”So, what do you do here?” He asked and she looked up at him.
”I’m Mr. Lucian’s personal assistant,” Adira replied and she wanted to ask him too, but the elevator hissed open.
She was late, maybe some other day.
”I have to go,” she excused herself before walking out and Leo smiled as he watched out.
”See you,” he muttered to himself.
Adira went to Mr. Lucian’s office quickly and she stayed in front of his door, praying that he wasn’t inside.
She knocked on the door and winced as she heard a voice telling her to come in. She hesitantly grabbed the doorknob and she walked into the office.
Lucian looked up as she walked in, he had sensed her presence since she walked into this floor.
He looked at her hand and saw her holding a cup of coffee.
”You’re late,” he said and Adira gulped nervously.
She looked at his desk and saw that he had a cup of coffee on his table. She looked at the one in her hand and became even more scared.
”I’m sorry,” she apologized, but he ignored her and looked at the file on his table, going through it as if she wasn’t in his office.
He continued going through the file, sipping his coffee and ignoring her for several minutes while Adira remained standing.
She wanted to feel upset, but she couldn’t, especially since watching him focus so much was good to watch..
Lucian was looking down, but he could feel her staring at him.
All of a sudden, he looked up and asked, ”Do you find me attractive?”