CHAPTER 20

There were vendo machines in different floors so she quickly went there, trying hard to remember what they told her to buy. She bought a canned coke first and a chocolate drink that was in a bottle before putting the two inside the big pockets of her pair of slacks. Afterwards, she bought a cup of cappuccino and black coffee. She walked away from the vendo slowly so that the coffee wouldn't spill. She even almost dropped the cups when she almost bumped against a guy.

"Oops!" the guy said, surprised, before holding both of her hands to help her get a steady footing.

She immediately recognized his voice.

It was Kyle once more!

Why did it seem like it had already become normal for the two of them to have that kind of scene?

"That coffee is for whom? I don't think Zara will be here now because she has a project out of town," he said before slowly letting go of her hand.

She was about to reply when she felt her garterized slacks slowly slipping down, probably because of the weight of the coke and the chocolate drink that she placed inside her pockets. That pair of slacks was quite big for her as well.

Shit! She'd be naked in no time! Shit!

"Sir Kyle, can you please stop the garter of my slacks. It's slipping off, please, hurry!" Her eyes were even wider as she could feel her slacks slipping off down to her thighs.

Kyle's eyes dropped to look at her slacks even when there was a confused expression on his face. When the slacks had almost slipped off completely, the guy was quick to stop it from doing so.

"What the heck!" There was a hint of nervousness in the guy's voice.

He was already holding the garter part of her slacks while Natasha's hands were raised, still holding the coffee. Because of their position, it could no longer be avoided that her chest was already brushing against his body. She slowly looked up to look at Kyle's face. The guy looked down as well.

She swallowed before talking in a soft manner.

"Can you please get the contents of my pockets so my slacks would no longer slip off?" she shyly asked while she was still looking up at him.

His forehead was still creased, as if he hadn't really fully grasped what she just said. After a while, he tapped the contents of her pockets using one of his hands while the other was still holding off her slacks. He took the coke out of her pocket before pulling that side up. He also took the bottle of chocolate drink inside the other pocket before pulling that side of the slacks as well.

The both of them sighed in relief when she was already fine. She even stepped back when she noticed that they were already too close to each other. She saw that the guy was already looking at the drinks that he took from her pockets.

"Now, these are for whom?" His voice even sounded more confused.

Even when she was ashamed, she just let him accompany him back inside as the guy was holding the stuff that he got from her pockets a while ago.

She didn't say anything, and just remained silent as they walked towards the direction of the cubicle of those five people that she just met. She saw that there were also other employees in there who immediately greeted Kyle.

"So, this chocolate drink and coke are for whom?" asked Kyle as they stopped in front of the cubicles.

She saw the surprise in their eyes the moment they saw Kyle.

"T-Those are ours, Sir," one of the gays said in an ashamed manner. He quickly stood before getting the drinks from Kyle.

The other two didn't wait for Kyle to ask them the same question as they were also quick to stand before getting the coffee that she was holding before saying their thanks.

Kyle's hands were already inside the pockets of his pants as he stared at each person.

"Miss Policarpio is Zara's assistant. She's not your maid that you can just ask to buy you drinks, okay?" Even when there was a smile on Kyle's face, she could still feel a sense of authority in him.

She saw that the four looked down because of shame while Myla, on the other hand, was already smiling as she continued doing what she was doing.

"Uh, it's fine, Sir," she even said, but the guy just raised his hand to stop her from talking.

"What I said was clear, Tash. By the way, since Zara will not be here today, I want you to go to the conference room. I'm sure you already know where it is. We will have a meeting an hour from now so please check if everything's already settled upstairs," he commanded, looking at her.

Her face suddenly brightened when she thought that Clyde was probably there. The guy, once again, saw her reaction.

"Yes, my brother will be there," he suddenly said in a serious voice, but there was a look of amusement in his face as he looked at her.

She couldn't help but smile as she looked down. She no longer cared if Clyde's twin could read what she was thinking, and how she was feeling.

"You can go now, Tash," he said before turning his back.

She would've even jumped in glee, but she stopped herself from doing so. Her steps were fast as she headed towards the floor's restroom. She wasn't certain whether she had her own cubicle or locker. That was why she brought her small bag with her all of the time. The contents of it were just her cellphone, wallet, and the cologne.

She was smiling as she took the cologne.

This is the first step to your heart, Clyde!

She put the cologne with the spell at the back of her ears and her neck as well. She stopped when she smelled that the cologne didn't even tone down the strong smell of garlic and onion.

She looked at the mirror. She looked really plain, and because she wouldn't stand out with other girls who were really pretty, she really needed the help of the potion so she needed to endure the smell since it'd only be for a day.

What she needed to do was to let Clyde smell the perfume while it was still on her skin before she'd whisper the ritual when the guy's near, and that was it. She could already take the cologne off her ears and neck.

She smiled once again before pinching her cheeks for them to be redder.

Clyde, my love...

Soon, you'll forget about Claire once you fall in love with me.