Chapter 19 – The Deadly Sins

(Cal’s POV)

I had been watching the orientation of newly hired employees on the screen from the CCTV camera in the HR conference room. There were ten, seven of whom would be assigned to shopping mall stores across the country, while three, including Eve, would stay in the office.

Eve looked tired but attentive. She wrote notes every time the HR personnel flashed a new slide in the presentation. Whenever she furrowed her brows, I wished I could know what she was thinking.

“You want popcorn? It’s always fun watching movies with popcorn and soda,” Bob smirked as he entered my private office, placing a pile of folders on the incoming tray.

He glanced at the screen but did not bother coming closer. Instead, Bob sat on the couch, picked up his drawing tablet, and continued the design he had stopped doing when he saw Bethany with Eve.

“I can’t wait to have her around,” he said, his eyes on the screen of his tablet. “It’s not that I don’t want to follow you around, Cal, but I want to focus on