" Cook." he cut her off and turned back then left the kitchen. She thought she could escape his sight? ' hehe'.
Clara stared at his back and sighed helplessly then went inside the kitchen. The counter was very neat with two stools by it's sides and a basket of fruit was lying on top of it. She walked on the white floor while her gaze darted around the large kitchen and noticed that all the appliances were new. ' did he have all these prepared yesterday? ' she wondered and stopped in front of the fridge.
She opened it and stared strangely at the different vegetables inside. " well, he didn't mention what he would like to eat." She picked random kinds of stuff and opened the cabinets where she found some spices that mostly looked the same. She picked them all and started putting the ingredients together.
After some minutes, she stared at the food with a satisfied grin. " Hehe, this is the best pasta I've ever made.".
She served it on two plates and quickly put away the utensils then walked out of the kitchen and into the bedroom.
When she reached the office, she noticed Carl staring at his phone and giggled inside ' Wow, every posture he takes just makes him look more handsome.'
Carl sensed her walked in and he instantly looked up. ' Is she done already? ' his brows knitted and he sat down straight.
Clara carefully placed the plates on the table then moved it closer to the couch. " Here, all done." She smiled and slowly uncovered the plate in front of him while marveling at her work.
" Mm, " Carl nodded and stared at the food which was also decorated perfectly and the enticing aroma wafted through his nose. He glanced at her as she was about to open the other plate then a thought came into his head and he smirked.
" Feed me, " he muttered coldly with a stoic expression.
Clara looked up with a gasp and closed her plate again. Did she hear him right? " W..what did you say,? " she asked and hoped that she had heard him wrong.
" My hands are tired from typing, which is obviously your fault. So you have to feed me." He taunted and watched her dumbfounded expression.
' Huh? how was it my fault, and I'm also starving for God's sake. . .'. She sighed and slowly nodded then took the fork and started feeding him.
Carl opened his mouth and took the food while hiding his smile, but paused instantly. His face twisted as the strong taste of pepper and salt hit his tongue and was that a hint of sugar? he looked at the girl who had fetched another portion.
" Wait." he forcefully swallowed it and stopped her.
" Yes? " Clara inquired innocently while wondering why he had asked her to stop.
" Water, " he muttered while trying to control his breath. ' If she can't cook, why didn't she say so earlier.' He breathed out hastily as she ran to the water dispenser and came back with a glass of water.
" Here." Clara sat down and gave him the water, then dropped the glass after he had drunk almost half of the cup. She picked up the fork and started fetching another portion again.
Carl watched with an increased heartbeat as the food neared him again and he looked at her expression then sighed inside.
After feeding him the whole plate and five glasses of water which she noticed he loved to drink a lot, she opened her plate but was stopped by him again. ' Urgh, what is it again.'. She turned to him and felt the hunger in her increasing with each second. was he going to starve her to death?.
" Feed me the rest." He watched her angry expression and chuckled.
" Carl! " her eyes widened and she quickly lowered her voice while controlling her anger. " Ehm, isn't that enough? hehe, don't worry I promise to cook more next time. please let me__"
" Feed me, " Carl ordered and sighed inside.' he was obviously trying to save her life.'
" O..okay." She quickly nodded and fed him the whole plate while going back and forth to fetch water again. She felt her vision blurred from hunger and quickly stood up after she finished feeding him then quickly went to his desk and pressed the remote and ran out of the office, not caring about anything as she felt she could faint at any moment from the intense hunger.
Carl didn't have the time to be surprised at her sudden action as he also rushed toward the bedroom after she left, with a hand splayed on his stomach. 'this girl.' He groaned painfully and quickly typed in the password.
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Clara strode toward the elevator not caring about the secretaries' gossips and pressed downstairs which would lead her to the cafeteria. ' Argh.' She didn't know that apart from being cold, he would also be wicked to this extent. She held her grumbling stomach and impatiently tapped her foot on the floor as the elevator went down.
She went inside the cafeteria which was almost empty as most employees had returned to their works and spotted Derek sitting alone on a chair then went toward the counter and ordered food.
Derek glanced around and his face brightened as he spotted her coming toward him with food. His twenty minutes of waiting was worth it.
" Hi, Derek." She sat down quickly and dropped the plates then started devouring the food.
" Easy." Derek gave her the glass of water and smiled lightly. He watched amusingly as she gulped down the food.
After some minutes, Clara heaved a sigh of relief and rubbed her stomach after she finished eating, finally regaining her senses.
" How's your first day as the CEO's assistant?" He asked calmly with a smile.
" Chaotic!" She subconsciously muttered and quickly added, " I mean great, it was great."
Derek sighed and shook his head. " Did the CEO gave you a hard time?"
' Of course, hard is a small word to describe it! ' she shouted inside but controlled herself, not wanting to badmouth the CEO and losing her job in return as someone might hear her which can reach the CEO'S ear at any time.