Chapter 10 Ten

• He did leave his door open when he was not in the office. Sophia smiled, entering his office with a bag filled with the items that she had gotten to add more color to the office. The space of the room never ceased to amaze her, and the view from the window was spectacular, if only he left the shades up. He had a closet beside his desk which was insanely cool, the sliding door was decorated with a dark leafy pattern. Sophia couldn't resist getting a peak. She pushed the door open, taking stock of the neatly arranged shirts, suits, shoes, and other accessories. He should move into his office, cause I don't see why he has a house anymore. She shrugged the thought off, bringing out a disposable smoothie cup filled with strawberry smoothie_just because she wanted to piss him off, but make him happy at the same time, she arranged his files, dusted the furniture then placed the small flower pot with a cactus on his desk. Why a cactus? Because he was a prickly ba... Sophia stopped herself from insulting him, cringing internally at how much energy it took to pause her words. She placed a note underneath it on how to take care of the poor plant_poor because she was sure he wouldn't even spare it a glance before tossing it into the trashcan. Sophia's gaze slithered towards the huge glass windows that overlooked the city, the sun was rising on the horizon. She walked towards it almost in a daze as she took in its breathtaking beauty of it. Sophia watched the cloud move, the light ray of the sun streaking through, creating a beautiful effect, she closed her eyes savoring the moment. The sound of footsteps echoed making her jump. Sophia looked at her watch, she had come early at quarter to five to be ahead of him, and do what needed to be done, yet he still caught up to her. Sophia looked around frantically in search of an escape, her heart beating rapidly in her chest making her dizzy. Where to hide, where to fucking hide, she chanted in her head, pulling at her hair in the process. Her gaze slipped toward the closet and she rushed towards it, sliding it open.
• Sophia rushed inside without thinking, then shut the door, willing her heart to beat at the normal rate. His scent enveloped her, making her inhale deeply, but the footsteps closing in on her had her heart pounding so hard in her chest that she thought she was going to have a heart attack. She took calming breaths, praying that he didn't have anything to do with the closet when he came in.
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