Forbidden Heat novel Chapter 409

“I guess you’re right…” Reiner replied, clearly not looking forward to the dinner with the client.

“Good luck with your work and don’t worry about me,” I quickly said to reassure him.

“I’ll pick you up. Same place. Same time,” Reiner said a little sternly.

“Sure. I’ll wait for you,” I replied with a smile.

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It was an ordinary day at work and our project was making decent progress. A big thanks to Charles and his advice. That reminded me that since running into Reiner that day, I haven’t seen much of Charles. I wondered if he would turn up to the bar sometime soon. Perhaps he was just busy or perhaps that encounter with Reiner created a bigger rift between Charles and I than I had anticipated.

A long sigh escaped my lips when I was forced to admit that I had to have a proper talk with Charles about everything. He didn’t exactly confess to me, but I guess after all that he’s done for me, I owed him a huge thank you along with some apologies. Honestly, I never knew that turning down a guy would be this difficult. That might be because I have never had the unfortunate opportunity to turn down such a great guy.

After leaving the office and a very worried-looking Reiner, I headed to the bar like usual. The traffic was surprisingly light, and I arrived a little ahead of schedule. That being said, I was once again the last person to turn up to work at the bar. Everyone was already there and preparing for the night’s opening. Kat waved to me with a big smile when she saw me walk into the bar.

“Welcome baby girl!” Kat called out loudly.

“Glad to be here…” I replied with a smile.

After getting changed, I started helping Kat with the task at hand. I glanced over at Kat as she stood next to me behind the counter bar. With everything that had been going on with Reiner, I didn’t have that much time to catch up with my dear friend.

“My birthday is coming up,” Kat spoke up with her eyes still on the utensils in front of us.

“Oh, really? When?” I asked.

“This Friday. Will you be coming?” she asked needlessly.

If it was her birthday then of course, I’m going to come by. I better not turn up here empty handed, though.

“Of course! I’ll definitely be here,” I said enthusiastically.

“That’s a promise,” Kat said with a bright smile.

“No more guy troubles?” I asked.

“No guy means no guy troubles. You?” Kat asked.

“Hmm…things are fine now…I guess…” I mumbled a little shyly.