After Serena finished taking the photos, she didn't bother disturbing the little flirtation happening in the pantry.
Two grown adults flirting with each other… There was nothing to make a fuss about.
She wandered back to the couch, drained the last half of her coffee in one lazy gulp, and figured that if she couldn't get any rest today, she might as well have Chris send over the documents that needed reviewing.
Just one door away, inside the pantry, Ava was laughing as she leaned into Cole's arms.
"Mr. Cole, aren't you supposed to be entertaining guests? How do you still have time to fool around with us?"
"Entertaining guests and fooling around… They don't have to be mutually exclusive," Cole replied with his deep gaze carrying a casual sort of tenderness.
Once he stepped outside this door, he would have to call his beloved "Aunt Serena" in front of everyone. The thought was unbearably bitter.
But here, with only a thin door between them, he could sneak glances at Serena as she sat quietly outside—beautiful and serene—while still enjoying Ava's warmth in his arms.
It helped vent his pent-up frustration and desire. What else could have been better?
Of course, Ava had no idea what was really going through his mind. She simply nestled closer, eager for his affection.
They flirted for a while, until the sound of a door opening echoed from the conference room.
Ava jumped, startled. "Why's someone else here?"
Before she could pull away to see who it was, the pantry door was suddenly thrown open with a loud bang.
Sarah stood in the doorway with her face twisted with fury. When she saw Cole's arm still around Ava's waist, her eyes practically sparked with rage.
"You bitch! Do you even know your worth? How dare you seduce a man right here in the office?"
"W-Who are you?" Ava stammered, completely caught off guard. Her voice trembled with a mix of confusion and anger.
Cole raised a brow. Why was Sarah here?
Outside, Serena hadn't expected that one simple photo would provoke Sarah into storming straight into Larson Group.
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