Alyssa couldn’t believe her ears, but she couldn’t protest either since he was her employer. Nicholas grabbed her hand to stop her from going into the elevator with Darren.
“Oh, I’m sorry, Nicholas. I didn’t know,” said Darren, rushing into the elevator, eager to escape a confrontation with his boss.
The moment he was out of sight, Alyssa turned toward Nicholas angrily. “What is the meaning of all this? Why did you lie to him?” she demanded angrily, but Nicholas just steered her away towards his office room without answering her.
He closed the door and turned to look into Alyssa’s curious eyes. “Why did you lie?” she demanded again.
He walked slowly towards her, his ocean-hued eyes holding her gaze, only to stop inches away from her. Alyssa didn’t budge an inch from her place as she
