65 - Monica, you have to come back

"Monica, do you have plans for lunch?"

Monica stopped in her tracks at the sound of Bernard's voice. Threads in her brain began to link up, trying to process what he meant with those words. She wanted to turn but her feet felt too heavy. Just when she was about to speak, "Bernard's voice rang again. "Just to conclude everything and to know each other as business partners. If you can wait for a while, I will have my secretary prepare the requisite documents for us to sign," Bernard said, rather casually.

Monica condemned herself internally for having a negative thought about Ben's invitation. Why did she have the feeling that it was something more than lunch because Bernard didn't show any suspicious behavior. He was rather calm and exhumed an aura of dominance. "That's very thoughtful of you, Mr. Bernard P-" Monica turned around and was about to mention his full name but he beat her to it.

"Ben, call me Ben," he said softly. He was not attracted to most ladies because they proved shall