Nora’s brain worked quickly and she blurted out, “Who would pay the bill?”
Kingsley was stuck. He looked at her for a while and his expression became a little playful.
Nora observed him and it seemed his mood was not bad today, as it felt like he didn’t hate her as much now. Perhaps she could pull the string and asked him to read her company’s request for proposal.
Hah-hah…
With this thought, she added, “We could also just split the bill!”
Kingsley’s expression froze, his voice cool and clear, “Haven’t you just found a job and have money now?”
How could this man still care about her poor salary while he was so rich? She rolled her eyes, although feeling a bit painful for her wallet, regardless of the cost, she said, “All right, it could be my treat. However, Mr. Baxter, about our company’s request for proposal…”
Her chin was cupped by him before she could finish, while he looked at her, half smirking, “Where did you learn it?”
A faint smile appeared in his eyes. It was not sure if it was his mockery of her naivety that she wanted to cut corners through him.
Nora felt that she just made a big mistake, given that he should not like mixing life with work. But she was still a bit unwilling to reconcile, with so many companies participating in the bidding, it was still a question of whether their request for proposal had the chance to be sent to him!
His fingers tightened slightly, and the smile on his lips widened, “You think you are so significant that a meal with you is enough to have me pull the string for you? Do you know the rules of business?” His eyes lingered on Nora’s breast. He laughed roguishly, “Why don’t you book a room tonight, dress more sexily, and then invite me?”
In front of others, Kingsley was always cold and indifferent, but when he was with Nora he became a beast dressed in good suit, roguish and frivolous.
Nora’s face was flushed red, just like a cooked tomato. Those gossips about him suddenly came to her mind. Would he be like this with other women, or had someone already done such kind of thing to him?
Somehow she felt a bit uncomfortable at the thought of it and slightly looked away. Suddenly a knock on the door came. It should be the secretary!
Kingsley shifted his gaze away from her. He went to open the door to take the shirt, and handed it to her, “Put it on!”
It was an Armani blouse which was handmade and expensive.
Nora felt nervous and unease as she took it and thought to herself, “Am I really going to change my clothes right here?”
She hesitated for just a second, while the man’s deep voice sounded over her head, “Do you want me to help?”
“No…I don’t.” almost without thinking, she blurted out.
Kingsley’s eyes darkened. He looked at Nora’s vigilant face, feeling it interesting yet irritating, and eventually put on a poker face, “The bathroom is over there!”
Nora got up immediately and flew over there.
Locking herself in the bathroom, she pressed her hand on her chest She took out her phone and found a text.
It was from Shawn which said, “Nora, you can go back if you are not feeling well. You don’t have to stay here with us.”
She patted her forehead and knew it must be Kingsley’s idea.
At this moment, she felt a sudden sharp pain in her stomach which caused her to bend down involuntarily at once and gasped for breath.
She glanced at the toilet bowl, and she was dumbfounded…
Dear menstruation, how could you show up right now?
Kingsley sat on the sofa, checking the time and it showed that twenty minutes past. How could she take such a long time to change clothes?
Knitting his eyebrow, he got up and went to the bathroom door. He knocked, “Not finished yet?”
Her voiced seemed flustered, “Not yet, one minute!”
Kingsley’s hand rested on the doorknob, his eyebrows raised, looking dissatisfied . He thought to himself, “What trick is she playing now?”
But just for a moment, her shout sounded from the bathroom, “It seems like…my monthly period just came…”