Chapter 15. Coffee Poison

Aria Anastasia

Zaiden was taken aback at my question. I knew that it was an unexpected question, but I had to ask to be clear, because he was acting differently and so was I in some matters. What was going on with us? If he wasn’t my friend, then what were we?

Somewhere in my heart, I wanted him to answer what was going on in his heart. Also, I didn’t want him to answer because I was afraid of hearing it.

Sucking in a deep breath, Zaiden leaned closer to me, his arms still blocking me from both sides as his chest rubbed against my back. He said, “We are just two different people, working together with the same motive, which is to work for the welfare of the company.”

Feeling deja vu at the approximate closeness, I managed to get out of his cage and pushed a few strands of my ginger hair behind my ear before facing him. “You could’ve said that normally instead of creating suspense,” I mumbled.

“Then where would be the fun which I am now getting just by s