The Cafe was a walk away from the company and was frequently visited by the employees during lunch time.Axel ordered an ice americano, while Lisa settled for a chocolate smoothie.Axel took a sip, then gestured at her blouse. "You wore that last Friday right?""How did you know?" Lisa glanced at the black chiffon top she was wearing then asked. "Do you lack clothes?" He said straightforwardly, and she shifted in her chair uncomfortably."Yes—no—i mean, I do." She coughed taking a drink from her smoothie. "I do have clothes.""Let's go." He stood up, walking to the door."What?" Lisa grabbed her smoothie, looking between him and the waiter behind the counter. "The bill, we aren't paid the bill.""Leave it." Axel threw back only two words.Lisa weighed the pro and cons. The worst that could happen was that they would be stopped at the door.And fortunately she was spared of the embarrassment.________________________"I don't like how you dress. My secretary can't wear clothes of unkn

"If you want to come, why not come yourself? Do you have to drag me along?"Chris murmured under his breath, glaring at Axel. "It is the company's field day. Showing up proves your dedication. Take it that I am helping you." Axel's eyes were fixed on Lisa, laughing about something with the research team manager and the others, and he didn't hear Chris scowl. "Says the person who was totally against it before." 'She is wearing shorts.' Axel thought and couldn't help but think about the first time he saw her. She was wearing a short skirt, exposing her white legs, which was really too attractive for her own good. He watched as the relay race began, and Chris, who was complaining earlier, got totally into it. Infected by the crowd, he was yelling at the top of his lungs. "Hypocrite." Axel snorted. His eyes narrowed when one of Lisa's pig teammates fell, and he couldn't take his gaze away as she jumped and shouted, looking completely mesmerizing. At the end, they managed to come in

Lisa was sitting at her desk and typing away on her computer when her phone rang.It was an unfamiliar number, so she hesitated a little before picking up the call."Hello, Lisa speaking.""Come to the rooftop. Now." Five words, and the line goes dead.At once, she knew who had called.'Ah, that jerk'She pulled on her hair, glancing at the pile of work on her table.'what now?'She quickly tidied up her table, then grabbed her phone before heading to him.She had just pushed open the rooftop door when she heard his voice."You sure took your time.""I am sorry, I had to wait for the elevator." Lisa stated.Axel doesn't give her a reply—instead, she is struck dumb by a loud whirling sound.Strong breeze, wreaking havoc on her hair."An helicopter?" She muttered blankly, her mouth hanging wide open.When she recovered, it had already landed, and Axel started walking towards it."Get in," he said to her."Are we—are we going somewhere?” She asked reflexively. "But my bag?""Get in." Axe

"Ah, achoo!" Lisa let out a loud sneeze, rubbing her red nose.She felt another sneeze coming, reaching for the tissue box Carol had handed over to her. Her nose was already clogging up, and she became sure that she had caught a cold.'It is all because of that damn jerk.' She gritted her teeth, grabbing another tissue.Unable to bear it anymore, she stood up to make herself a cup of hot tea. Maybe that would help.But it didn't."You don't look fine. Are you okay?" Manager Hans asked worriedly. He felt her forehead with the back of his palm, and a frown climbed up his lips. "You are burning.""I am?" Lisa also checked and realized it was true. She hadn't thought it was this serious."Did you take any medicine for it?" He looked at her, and she shook her head."No, not yet.""You should." He turned around, circling his desk.He grabbed his keys. "I will go with you. Let's go to the pharmacy.""What?" Lisa shook her head. "No need. I can go myself.""I will drive. It will be faster." M

Lisa walked into the bar, taking a while to find Karen, who was sitting at the corner booth in the conspicuous corner.Karen looked up as she walked over and said, "You came straight from work?"Lisa couldn't care to explain, humming lightly. She slid into the leather seat opposite her. "What happened to you? You look like you haven't seen a good day in a while."Karen drove her hand through her dirty blonde hair, then said, "Do I look that bad?""Did something happen?" Lisa replied with the question."It is nothing." Her best friend muttered in a low voice. "Just that Sienna came back, and the house is starting to become noisy, as always."It was the beginning of December, and many schools were starting to go on holiday. Sienna was Karen's eldest sister, the apple in the eyes of her parents, and there was a very noticeable difference in the treatment of the two.Her parents even asked Karen to drop out of school just so her sister could go to university, and even if it was reasonable