Chapter 111
Natasha hiccuped, then turned her head abruptly to look at him, but he had already teleported back to his seat, relaxing on his chair and acting nonchalantly.
"Come in," he ordered.
Natasha's cheeks had already turned bright pink, he absolutely caught her off guard, and his sudden gesture made her heart race with excitement. That brief kiss had sent a shiver of arousal straight down to her core, the effect he had on her was just.... incredible.
Billy walked into the office, and Natasha quickly snapped out of it and resumed eating, she still couldn't help stealing glances at drogen, but he didn't glance at her side even once as he talked with billy. Their voices faded in the background because all she could look and think of was Drogen.
Now he had done it, why did he have to seduce her like that, she wasn't even mad at him anymore.
"Alright, I'll be on my way, we would finish the discussion we didn't round up yesterday," Drogen said sternly, his CEO mode already activated. Billy bowed respectfully and walked out, Drogen stood up from the chair, adjusting his suit.
"I have a council meeting with my executives, take your sweet time and enjoy your breakfast, you can get to work after you're done eating," Drogen said casually, then headed out of the office without looking back, leaving Natasha dumbfounded.
She didn't even know what to think at this point. After he left, she resumed eating, but she couldn't help but miss his presence.
Yeah right, when he was here, you ignored him and didn't speak with him, now that he has left, you Miss him? You're a very strange one Nat. She scolded herself.
After she was done eating, she got to work. She had a few documents to type and some other ones to review. It took her a lot of time to finish, she was so invested that she didn't realize how much time had passed. She even skipped lunch break.
After she had proofread the last document, she yawned and stretched backwards.
"Damn, that was exhausting." She mumbled, she looked down at the watch on her wrist, it was already past 1pm. If drogen was attending a meeting, what could be so serious that they were discussing for so long.
She stood up from her desk, wanting to go find something to eat, as soon as she opened the door and stepped out of the office, all eyes turned to her, and that was only when she recalled the earlier drama of her hugging Drogen in present of all these people. What now, how was she going to explain the situation, maybe it was best she came clean.
She awkwardly walked past the other employees, she could feel their eyes boring into her flesh, but she just ignored it and rushed out. Inside the elevator, she heaved a sigh of relief that she was finally out of sight.
But someone suddenly appeared in front of her as soon as the elevator doors closed, a female grim reaper in black coat. Natasha flinched in surprise, but quickly regained her composure, her brows furrowed in a frown.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Natasha asked in a firm tone.
"Whoa relax, I only came here on orders to get you, Drake needs to meet with you, he said you should come without letting Drogen know, so how are we going to do this?" The lady asked quietly.
Natasha's eyes tensed, she had been wanting to meet Drake, this was perfect. She already had an idea of what Drake might want to talk about.
"Can you wait till after I'm done with work, we'll meet at the nearest Alley, I'll have to inform him that I'm going somewhere, or he would panic if I suddenly go missing." Natasha explained, the lady nodded in approval.
"That's not a problem, I'll wait for you. But if you don't come before 4pm, I'll return to inform Drake that you refused to meet with him." As soon as they made the deal, the lady grim reaper disappeared and the door of the elevator opened.
Natasha stepped out, feeling nervous, her fist clenched. Deep down, she hoped Drake had found a way to prevent Drogen's death, because right now, she knew that Drogen would never agree to breakup, he was stubborn and wasn't easy to convince. As long as them being together didn't harm her, he was ready to take any risk to keep her.
She headed for the eatery to get some food, but she was absent minded the whole time, she was trying to think of an excuse to give Drogen before leaving. When she returned to the office, she found that Drogen had already returned.
"The meeting took longer than I expected," she said, going to seat on her desk, but Drogen was already behind her the next moment, his strong arms around her waist.
"Finally decided to talk to me? Did you miss me that badly?" He teased, holding her firmly, Natasha's cheeks flushed, her stomach fluttering.
"I missed you," she admitted, not denying it, her honesty surprised Drogen. It seemed like she was no longer mad at him.
"Natasha!" He called her name in a gentle voice, his tone turning serious, "I'm leaving on a business trip. Not a mission this time, just business."
She tried to reply, but the he continued. "If I return, can I get your reply by then? About my proposal." He asked softly, Natasha could feel his heartbeat against her back, she could tell he was nervous. Did her acceptance really mean so much to him to make him actually nervous.
"Drogen I...."
"Don't tell me now, tell me after I return." He quickly cut her off, the he leaned lower till his breath tickled her ear, "I love you," he whispered, Natasha's eyes fluttered, her heart beat accelerated instantly. This was the first time he had actually uttered those three words to her, and they sounded like the most melodious thing she had ever heard.