Kevan's fingertips had calluses on them, probably from long-term typing. When they brushed over Larissa's skin, electricity raced through her body from that point of contact.Larissa's face was so red, and she could not help but move a bit.Kevan thought that he wanted to pull her leg away, so he quickly grabbed her ankle. "Don't move." He lowered his voice. "The medicine is not absorbed into your skin yet. It'll rub onto the sheets."Larissa stilled at once. She was very stiff as she replied quietly, "Okay." Then, she looked down and unknowingly picked at the sheets, causing deep wrinkles in the cloth.Kevan gazed at the top of her head as he controlled his urge to touch it. He changed to a lighter topic. "How was your first day at Blue Star? Okay?""Yeah, it wasn't bad." Larissa's fingers moved from the bed to her back. She rubbed at the place that ached. "It's just that I sat for the whole day, and it didn't feel so good."She used to work in a hotel, so she rarely sat down fo

Larissa stood there as she thought about it for two minutes. Eventually, she still walked in with her cup.A group of women were having a little meeting in front of the coffee machine in the pantry.Larissa asked politely with a smile on her face, "Could you guys excuse me for a bit?"The chattering stopped at once.The women let her pass while looking away from her or touching something else. They could not have made their guilt more obvious.Judy studied Larissa's expression carefully. Seeing that there was nothing odd about her, Judy simply assumed that Larissa did not hear anything."The coffee's not ready yet, so we're all waiting here." Judy took the initiative to talk to Larissa. Her voice was sweet, like they were friends for many years."Oh," Larissa politely responded. "Then I'll come by later." She was about to leave when Judy grabbed her arm."Is the coffee for yourself, or is it for Mr. Logan Junior?" Judy stared at Larissa's mug. A flash of jealousy appeared in he

Marilyn shoved the remaining crackers into her mouth while turning her head. She was avoiding Lewis' question.Compared to Marilyn, Larissa felt more at ease with him. She said calmly, "The cafeteria is crowded. I don't think I can wait in the long lines, so I brought Marilyn along."He looked at her before telling Marilyn, "Order four meals from tomorrow onward. You can eat upstairs."Marilyn hurriedly nodded. "Okay."She hadn't swallowed her crackers. A few crumbs slid into her throat while she was talking. She began coughing because of it.Frowning, he handed his credit card to Larissa. "Your lunchtime is extended for another two hours. Grab something at a nearby restaurant. It's on me."Although she turned the offer down, she accepted the suggestion for the extended lunchtime.…Blue Star Tower was located in the prosperous area of Westonia. There were a lot of restaurants in its vicinity.Larissa chose a restaurant from Marilyn's suggestion. They occupied a table that

Larissa glanced at it and placed it in the drawer.Marilyn exclaimed, "Larissa, why are you blushing? Is something wrong with the drink?"Larissa touched her burning cheeks. Given that Marilyn didn't know the reason behind her red cheeks, she nodded, "Yeah."Marilyn said, "That's weird. What can go wrong with orange juice? I can never understand you Caldorians."…Larissa finished reading the reports from Lewis in the afternoon. She concluded the data, planning to present a slideshow to Lewis tomorrow.When she was halfway through it, Judy approached her. "Larissa, our printer is out of service. Can I use yours?"There were two printers in the shared space in the presidential office. One of them was the latest version. Anyone could use it because it had all the needed functions.The other one had basic functions only. According to Marilyn, it was once discarded but Gary didn't want to throw it away. Thus, it was placed on the only desk available.It was Larissa's desk, so sh

"What's with the commotion? Are you guys out of work to do?" Lewis warned coldly. Everyone froze. They were agitated for one second and went totally silent the next.Lewis walked over while everyone scattered away from Larissa and back to their seats. They buried themselves in their work, fearing meeting his eyes.Judy was flustered too. She wiped her tears off and slightly lowered her head. She sniffed loudly, drawing Lewis' attention.He frowned and questioned Larissa, "What happened?"She took a deep breath and kept her cool.She had never thought of catastrophizing things from the beginning, let alone letting Lewis and Gary find out about it.Otherwise, things would go out of hand."Judy and I had a disagreement about work. It was a small dispute." Larissa tried to make it sound as trivial as possible.However, the others took her compromise as a sign of guilt.Judy dipped her head lower wordlessly. Tears flowed down her cheeks again.There was a pool of tears on her de