NovelEnglish“Well, that makes two of us because | don’t understand you either,” | snapped and shifted my shirt back into
place.
Alexander bent down and began to look around the room for
something. My blood went cold when | realized that he was searching for the needle.
| rushed out of the room because if he was going to getback for accidentally stabbing him, | wouldn't make it
any easier by hanging around his office.
After | cleaned up and bandaged my small wound, | went into the break room and poured myself a cup of hot
coffee, and grabbed a granola bar. After | sat down, | took small sips from my favorite chipped mug, and the hot
drink slowly filled my body with much needed warmth. Finally, | could just sit here and think in peace.
But my solace didn’t last long. Soon, Alexander strolled in, making my hands grip the coffee cup so tightly | was
surprised that it didn’t shatter. | noticed that he had changed into a different white dress shirt since he had
probably bled through the other one.
“I'm surprised to see that you're still here after the stunt you pulled,” he told me, his expression unreadable.
| cleared my throat and sat up straighter. | refused to allow him to intimidate me. My plan was just to pretend
that the incident with the needle had never happened.
“Don’t forget about your blind date tonight,” | said in a steady voice.
Alexander narrowed his gaze. “You setup on a blind date?” he
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snapped.
“No. Your mother did. She calledand toldto remind you about it.”
“Ah,” he said and took a seat across from me. Even though we were a few feet apart, | could still feel the heat
coming off his body. | swallowed and shifted in my chair when | remembered how warm he had felt when his
body was on top of mine. “I am famous within my family for screwing up blind dates. I'm glad my mother called
you to assisttonight.”
| slammed my coffee cup on the table, and sof the hot drink splashed onto the surface. “What are you
talking about?”
“My mother told you about my blind date so that you could cwith me. You'll be my wingwoman tonight,
Olivia,” Alexander said, then winked.
| narrowed my eyes and opened my mouth to say that | would not be joining him on a blind date. Hell would
have to freeze over in order forto do that.
But Alexander must have noticed my angry expression because he held up his hand.
“As my assistant, it's in your job description to aidwith whatever | need...including accompanyto an
occasional dinner,” he said and smirked.
| leaned forward and frowned. “Joining you on a blind date is not in my job description.”
He crossed his arms and stared atdown. It felt like we were in the middle of negotiating a big deal. We were
far from discussing whether | joined my boss on a date because he twisted his mothers instructions
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| sighed in defeat as all the light left my body. “You're right,” | muttered, hating to admit it.
But just because he was right didn't
mean | had to sit here and stare at
his smug face. | stood from the table
and grabbed my coffee mug. With a
sigh, | went back toyng desk end'dat
down. Sadr) Mas immersed in my
work again. But | didn't even have the
end of the day to look forward to.
Because after | left the office, | would
still be on the clock joining
Alexander's date. How weird was that
going to be? Just the thought of
going made my stomach queasy.
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When it was almost quitting time, Ava called my cell.
“Hey, girl. How are you after that
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