Owned By The Possessive Alpha, Bounded To My Mate novel Chapter 152

Chapter 152

Denise POV

Andrea came to my office with two cups of coffee and a paper bag during break.

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She dropped one of the cup before me. “I got them from the other diner. I couldn’t stand Ratoe Diner lighting.

“What’s wrong with the lighting?” I looked up with a smile.

“It makes everyone look like they’re reconsidering their career choices.”

“Is that so?” I saved the document I was reviewing and picked up my bag.

It was becoming a routine, Andrea showing at break with snacks and coffee to talk about office gossip.

She was a regular at the office which gave our dynamic a more ordinary feel.

Walking out of the building, she observed. “Your dress suits you very well.”

“Why thank you, I suppose.”

The sandwich place on the corner had a table near the window that Andrea claimed whenever it was available. She had chosen the table because it gave her the perfect angle to watch people while pretending she wasn’t.

We ordered and it arrived quickly. She ate faster than normal which told me she was hungry. She told me about the unexpected end to the analyst meeting they had earlier in the week.

“The Stone Consulting woman is very composed.”

I remained still. “Yeah She is.”

Andrea looked at the street. “If you ask me, too composed.”

I looked at her. This wasn’t Andrea gossiping this was her making an observation she had noticed over time. There was no humor in her this time as she spoke.

She continued. “I know we are supposed to be professionals. We are because we don’t care but she’s trying to be professional because she does care. I don’t know if I’m making sense.”

I ate. “I think I understand what you are trying to say.”

“I noticed she doesn’t look at Kieran at all. Most people look at him and ignore him but she doesn’t meet his eyes at all. You can’t totally ignore a person except it’s deliberate”

I nodded and asked her about her sister which she answered.

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She spoke up after a few minutes. “I’m not implying anything. I’m just telling you what I see.”

I looked at her and nodded. I understood because Andrea did the same thing I would have done.,

We walked back after eating. I was staring at a document that had been in my hands for almost thirty minutes when Alyssa cross the corridor heading toward the project workspace with her assistant.

I observed her carefully and slowly realized Andrea was right. It was there if you knew what to look for.

We met again at half past four near the executive coffee station; she was done for the day and I had some time before my class started.

We stood with our coffees and I was trying to decide whether to say what I was about to say.

“I heard something strange happened in the elevator this morning.”

Andrea looked at me. I decided to go with it. “Someone in the building told me. Alyssa and Eli were coming in together last week. He pointed at Kieran’s portrait and said Papa.”

Andrea was very still but her eyes flicker with surprise.” What did she do?”

“She said he always called tall men that and she got him to say building instead.”

Andrea put her coffee down on the counter. “Eli is her son.”

She looked at me. “Does Kieran has a child?”

My silence was loud enough. Alyssa remained quiet as she tried to process the whole situation. She looked up after a while. “How long have you known?”

“Not too long ago. Still working it out”

“Since when?”

“The hospital.”

She took a breath. Andrea had the expression of someone who was trying to figure out the best way to approach a delicate situation. ” How much do you know?”

“Enough to know what it is what.”

She picked up her coffee again and didn’t drink it. “Do you want me to look it?”

“No.” The word came out too quickly.

We both noticed it.

I sipped my coffee and made my voice flat. “No. I’ll handle it.”

She nodded and just shrugged her shoulders.

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know she wasn’t convinced by my response but there was nothing I could do. We stood silently with our

n thoughts before she broke the silence.

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