Joseph was stumped. His anger flared up. "Didn’t you do this too when you flirted with me in the past?"
"I did this? Oh please. Have you run out of ideas, Mr. Joseph? You keep repeating the same lines. Aren't you tired of it?" she mocked.
She did not wish to waste any more time with Joseph, and more importantly, she should not provoke him any further. She decided to end the charade and dashed off.
"Chloe!"
"Goodbye, Mr. Joseph."
*
When Chloe stepped into her office, she found Noah sitting inside and her desk laden with her favorite dishes.
His gaze fell on the takeaway box in her hand. He chuckled. "There’s no need for you to go out and buy lunch from now on. Just let me know what you want to eat and I'll get my assistant to take care of it."
"That's too troublesome. Getting food from downstairs is more convenient."
"That works too. Let's go together from now on. I'll come look for you during lunch break."
"Okay."
Suddenly, Noah noticed something. He paused for a few seconds on her red lips and frowned. "Your lipstick’s smudged. Do you want to touch up your makeup?"
Chloe instantly blushed. She replied in a soft voice, "Oh, okay… You go ahead and eat first."
She rushed off to the restroom. Looking at her reflection, she saw that her lipstick had smeared. For some reason, she felt caught in a compromising situation and felt inexplicably embarrassed.
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