Chapter 4. Dangerously Tempting

The bench creaked beside her, and she opened her eyes to see Matteo sitting beside her. “Hey, Emilia! You can wait inside my office!”

“It’s too messy. I prefer sitting here.” Matteo smiled ruefully, fixing his X-ray stare back at her.

“It’s not that bad! Why don’t you help me arrange it? I might feel benevolent and reduce the repair charges.”

Amelia gave him a look of disbelief. Couldn’t he hear the rumbling in her stomach? How can someone focus on any work under such circumstances? Maybe under different circumstances, she would have considered his offer, but now all she could think of was food.

“I can’t concentrate on anything right now.” Matteo frowned, as if contemplating something. If he offered to take her out, she would decline outright. Then his glance fell on his stained, soiled shirt and he pinned her again with another dazzling stare, a brilliant idea hitting him instantly.

“I’m going home to change. Do you want to join me for lunch? I can off