he office felt even quieter than usual. Heidi spotted

ing on?" V

. No one knows what happened, but he showed up here

n he left her at the hospital. What could have happene

n work. The last thing I need is f

ropes. Heidi trusted she'd be able to manage the office and keep Mr. Mac

her looking more rattled than before. The last time, Vasti shot her a questioning look, silently asking w

finally left her desk and walked over to Heidi's

b some lunch?

boss already in a terrible mood, losing her job felt like a real possibility. This time, he'd actually have a legitimate excuse to fire her, since t

ahead," Heidi said

u? Aren't you

y about me. I'll go

ger didn't do justice to how empty she felt

ad just erupted behind her. If it didn't concern her, she wasn't abo

shadow loomed

Vasti thought. Still, Vasti didn't know everyone in the buildin

of her purse. Just as she reached out to hit the button for the ground floor, someone's han

s said, his voice grave.

e should ask what set him off. "He'll tell you himself, Vasti. Otherwise, he wouldn't have called you here," she told herself.

glint in his eyes and narrowed

thing today," Vasti replied, forcing her

y eaten-with your littl

im, puzzled. "What..

, Adônis took her wrist-firm, but not rough-and steered

ng bossed around, so she dug in her heels. Adônis let out an exa

d, "This better be worth it." Without anot

what that was all about? Wh

hands, closed his eyes, and drew

an with you at

process. What man...? And

ing the person I went

?" Vasti felt a bit confuse

ff by his tone. Was h

She straightened up and looked him in the eye. "With all du

l me-are you two

he point of dragging this out? If he wanted an answer, she'd give him one

ot seeing that man. Not

expression softened, growing much more at ease. He reac

close to him," he admitted quie

something out, then brought it to his li

ted like he was only after sex, then he seemed to genuinely care about her, then he'd suddenly g

o sense, since we don't have that kind of relationship!" If she had to

owe you any explanations," she replied, her vo

's lips, and rested his forehead against hers.

r curiosity. She always managed to land herself in trou

"That conversation was wildly inappropriat

ling his seatbelt. He set one hand on the ste

you want to

. Honestly, I j

irking. Vasti stared at him, half-ann

ike that, the tension vanished. Suddenly, he was the same Adô

dônis decided to take her out for something he ab