“My boyfriend is actually very, very jealous about you—”
Okay, fine, thiswasa slippery slope since she now couldn’t seem to stop herself from lying.
“So, out of respect for my, um, boyfriend, please keep your distance—”
“Why is he jealous?” Lyrius hadn’t slowed.
“It’s because, um—” Kyara slowly started backing away when her boss showed no signs of halting.
“Is it really because of how I look—” He stepped closer.
I’m loyal to Cyrus, I’m loyal to Cyrus, I’m loyal to Cyrus.
“Or how you’re looking at me?”
Her back hit the wall just as she realized he was purring again, and although he had finally stopped moving—well, it no longer counted since there was less than an inch separating them now, and if he moved any closer, they might as well be one, and wait...what was that he was asking again? Something about...oh!
Kyara could feel her cheeks turning red, and this time, there was no denying the truth behind the glint in his sky-blue eyes, and...and...
“I have no idea what you’re talking about, Mr.Havington.”
Shayla, I’m sorry.
And...and Lara, I’m so, so sorry, too.
I know I promised to be honest, but I just can’t.
Lyrius watched Kyara’s chest rise and fall rapidly under her blouse. She had never flirted with him.Never.But even so. Something was going on between them, and it was time to stop pretending neither of them never noticed it.
“Apologies,” Lyrius drawled. “I was clearly mistaken, and that’s a good thing, too—”
Kyara’s stomach started cramping as her boss’ tone went dangerously soft. Why did she suddenly feel like she had fallen—
“—since I’ll be needing you to accompany me to Vegas this weekend.”
—for a trap?
Chapter 2
KYARA COULDN’T BELIEVEshe was forcing herself to finish her pasta. This was her favorite dish, and yet here she was, struggling with every forkful like she was being asked to stab herself in the eye.
“What’s wrong?”
Kyara nearly jumped in her seat at Lara’s question. “N-Nothing’s wrong—”
Lara rolled her eyes. “You know you’re bad at lying, so why do you even try?”
Kyara’s shoulders slumped at the words, and Lara had to press her lips together to keep herself from smiling. Having worked for Lyrius for almost a decade, she had quickly learned to keep her distance from all the new employees because nearly all of them had not lasted. It was simply the easiest waynotto get too attached, and truth be told, she had thought this girl wouldn’t last either.
Obviously, she was wrong about that, and ever since Kyara had gone past the three-month mark, the girl had become like her little sister, and that was why she had even come clean the first time she had invited to Kyara for lunch.
You are the sweetest girl I’ve ever known, so will you forgive me for being such a terrible old witch to you?
And of course, Kyara had very sincerely protested this.You were never like a witch to me!
That was Kyara in a nutshell. Sweet, sincere, and well, just too, too nice overall, and that was why Lara had also taken it upon herself to warn the girl about their mutual boss.
All the girls before you had lasted less than a month, and that was, well, mostly his fault, but at the same time, not his fault either. Some of them left in tears because of his temper.The other girls, well, they left in tears, too, but that was because they had confessed their feelings to him, and he had responded by asking H.R. to deal with them.
