Chapter 107: Me Too

She turned to give Grim a nervous and apologetic smile before rushing over to the two and stopping them from making a mess of themselves. A few demons were already walking by and casting the two struggling against each other curious and weird glances. Some were almost in irritation or dismissive.

They froze and tensed at the sight of the serpent’s glares on them and quickly apologized with a head bow before getting lost out of his sight.

’’Ahhhh,’’ Lin cried out when the little monster he was trying to hold back bit him hard on his hand and used that opportunity to be freed from his hold and rush towards the golden elevator again and began to slam hard on the gold and silver buttons. Desperately calling for the elevator.

But it didn’t answer her call nor did it open for her.

Out of desperation, the little employee was already hurrying towards the stairs when Berry’s commanding voice was enough to halt her in her tracks.

Stylie froze and thought their leader was too distracted flirting with the divine–looking freak.

Her heart stuttered in an irregular beat, her eyes tight shut as she had no other choice but to obey the call or risk getting fired.

She turned around slowly, giving Berry the innocent yet desperate look. The same one she gave them that same night they left this building. And she was so desperate to make them stay back a few minutes after Grim left because she thought Boss wanted to escape from this place.

The Boss that was busy recovering from a serious heart attack and had been taken away by Grim this morning for another check up and wouldn’t be back until noon.

’’What are you doing?!’’ Berry asked in complete confusion. It was visible in the way she stared at Stylie like she was indeed losing her mind.

Or maybe she was and she was the only one who couldn’t see it.

Berry’s brown gaze fell on Stylie’s blue ones heavily for answers to her strange behaviors lately. She was either too restless or too calm. Too noisy or eeriely quiet and jumpy.

Grim noticed how the girl took a step back the moment he walked close enough to stand beside Berry. Lin stood with a bruised finger from her bite, staring at their first employee to be slowly losing her mind!

’’Fucking crazy bitch!’’

’’Lin!’’ Berry snapped at her hardworking bean in disbelief at his crude words towards their intern. It made Stylie even more sensitive as fresh tears welled up strongly in her eyes. It made her grip around her finger tighten as she felt bad with the way she had been stressing everyone lately.

She also couldn’t understand why she was behaving this way.

Maybe it could be because...

A sharp rise in her heartbeat as she slowly raised her head and found him already watching her underneath those intense eyes of his. It made her stomach do multiple flip–flops. And all the more reason she wanted to get her Boss out of this place or regardless check if she was alright!

’’She bit me.’’ Lin bit back at Berry’s unfair scolding.

’’And you curse her out just like that?’’

Lin rolled his eyes in disbelief. Exhaustion showing strongly in his face, it wore him out so much. His hand moved along the soft strands of his hair as he tried to stay calm and hold back his anger.

’’Honestly,’’ Berry started a little calmly but angry at the both of them. ’’What in the world is wrong with the both of you? I thought we both agreed on you waiting in the car as I come in and talk to Grim?’’

Grim blinked. His eyes moved on his team mates in quiet assessment of the situation and rising tension.

’’Yes,’’ Lin hissed. ’’But Miss I think Boss is in serious danger over here and ran out of the car like a crazy person. Raising my blood pressure thinking something bad might have happened!’’

Stylie turned to Lin with murder in her glossy eyes.

They would never understand what it means to be a...

The truth about her reality burned more than Lin’s cruel words at her. It led her almost to tears and the sight of it tugged at the strings of Berry’s heart and moved Grim to wonder why she has been behaving like this. It made them all genuinely concerned about her.

But Berry was determined to handle this situation more maturely. She figured if they do not address this matter soon, they would hate to have to deal with the side of Stylie. One they didn’t even know she had and it was strange and unusual. As if they knew nothing of her and meeting her for the first time.

’’Stylie, why did you leave the car when I told you not to?’’

Stylie turned to the only person ready to hear her out without being mean to her.

’’I..just wanted to check up on Boss...’’ It showed in her voice that she was this close to breaking down in tears. Lin hated how it made her feel bad and guilty for being a little too harsh on her.

But no one should blame him when she was behaving this way.

’’You wanted to check up on Boss? But why? Is Boss in any danger?’’

She could not say anything. And it made her even more restless.

’’Boss is not currently here at the moment dear. We can come back by noon and check up on her later and once she is back from the doctor. Right now, we have much more important things to do than to be a nuisance here,’’ she said, hinting at the story they were supposed to convert all into a word document in a few hours and submit before the deadline.

A...nuisance?

Hot tears streamed down Stylie’s face as she stared at both of them. At lin, at Berry and finally at...

She gulped, shaking her head before deciding to leave.

Lin stared at her retreating form in surprise and disbelief.

Then he followed after her causing Berry to be nervous about it while assuming they were probably going to fight or argue outside.

’’I am so sorry Grim,’’ she apologized quickly while facing their new intern.

’’I better go sort out whatever this is. We will be back by noon, as promised. Thank you!’’ She greeted, pointing at the document in her bag. Grim nodded in understanding and turned fully to watch her race towards their retreating figure out of the building.

The smile on his face faded.

I don’t like that blondie.

It hissed and stirred within him.

Grim’s eyes remained until Berry disappeared through the main entrance. His gloved hands slowly easing inside his pants pocket as he thought it through.

Me too.

’’So, you will be keeping my friends from seeing me as well?’’