Steve and Kim were waiting for Dana when she arrived at the Steve’s consulting rooms.“I will leave you two to it then?” Steve smiled as he got up.“Have you eaten?” Dana asked Kim as Steve left the room.Kim was still looking around unconvinced “How can you be hungry after having breakfast at 10:30?” She looked at Dana with a bored expression as though she expected her to reprimand her, however Dana never played according to rules.“Aha…. The joys of being a child!” Dana sighed twisting her lips with a hint of jealously.“You mean you are not going to lecture me?” Kim asked in surprise.“Nope….but I really do want to …” Dana nodded with a serious expression and then added with a deflated tone “However, I am not qualified. But don’t worry, if you are sad about it, I can definitely let Lara have a chat with you any day.”“Ha…. Ha… ha… Is this that friend of yours who came the other day?” Kim asked animatedly “Do you often get lectured?”Dana nodded pitifully and pointed to her ears “I

“It’s fine… come… let’s have lunch. Mr Adalase, General Addison, please join us.” Steve invited everyone into the kitchen. Dana ignored Ben and Lara and walked in following Steve. Ben and Lara followed guiltily while Shadow followed trying to hold his laughter. Although he didn’t know the specifics, he knew Boss had messed up big time.Steve played the perfect host, ignoring the previous episode. However, Dana didn’t seem to want to let go, she glared shifting her gaze from Lara to Ben “Don’t you two have something to say?”“Eh?” Lara lifted her head guiltily “Steve, I am sorry. I thought…”“Don’t worry. It’s forgotten.” Steve smiled.Dana glared at Ben.“Ahem…” Ben cleared his throat… this was more difficult than anything he had done.Shadow watched with a face full of schadenfreude. He didn’t miss to message Frank and Ed “You have missed an epic moment- Shadow.”“Steve, I am sorry.” Ben wrinkled his forehead.“No… no… you two don’t embarrass me.” Steve waved magnanimously.“Steve, t

Dana went to set the table while everyone was drinking tea.“What the hell is this?” Lara looked curiously at the items on the table.Steve and Kim also looked curiously at the items.“Let’s create our masterpiece, eh?” Dana rubbed her hands excitedly. She felt a little heartache at a small corner in her heart. She wanted Ben to be here. She shook her head at the little thought that popped up and turned to look at Steve, Lara and Kim.Steve, Lara and Kim looked like deflated balloons; all their curiosity had been washed away. They didn’t know how to paint.“Can you paint?” Lara asked even more curiously.“Kinda” Dana shrugged.“Those paintings we have at our place” Lara asked slowly as if she was enlightened “Did you do them?”“Um. But this is something all of us can do.” Dana added enthusiastically.“Have you seen me draw? Even kindergartens would start laughing if they saw mine.” Lara twisted her lips in disdain.“Mine too” Kim rolled her eyes.“I had to outsource all my lab records

Dana smiled and toasted.“Want to see them spewing fire?” Lara laughed mischievously; Dana nodded.“Ask you fiancé to cooperate with me.” Lara spoke with an insidious grin.Dana didn’t take much note of Lara’s tease, she turned to Ben who had his lips curled up in a smile. Although he was conversing with Ed and Frank, his ears were tuned into Dana’s side. He had heard Lara, but what made him happy was Dana did not refute.“Ben” Dana leaned close to Ben.“Um” Ben turned his head, leaning down towards her.“Lara wants to make mischief. Can you ….” Dana pursed her lips upwards; she couldn’t actually say the rest. ‘How awkward?’“Do you want me to?” Ben whispered. He was sure the candidates could not see his intimate action from the angle they were at.“Um”“Okay.”Dana looked at Lara and nodded giving her the ‘all okay.’Lara smiled seductively as she stood up and walked over to Ben “Mr Adalase, let me toast our friendship.”Dana had her head down, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably.E

“Thank you all for coming at such short notice. I will inform your managers if you are successful. Please feel free to stay back and enjoy our hospitality.” Shadow announced as the audition was completed.The participants wanted to curry favor with the big bosses; they circled their way around socializing. Ed sat with Dana in the corner, he hated the hypocrisy of these occasions. Lara came fluttering like a butterfly towards them. Ed watched Lara coming over as lively as spring’s first breeze, his lips curled up subconsciously only to be disappointed, he wasn’t the target of her attention. He looked at Dana with a slightly resentful gaze.“Bored??” Lara asked as she pulled a chair close to Dana.“Nope” Dana was still reading an article. Lara pulled her phone out with a pout “What are you looking at when you have such beautiful company?”“Puchi…” Dana pursed her lips into a lopsided grin “What’s that got to do with me? Here, perhaps you two can bicker.” She pulled Lara’s chair closer