A persistent psycho.
A persistent psycho.
She did feel bad about the way she had spoken to Leo earlier that day but she just needed to get it off her head and she was still slightly hurt that he didn't want her to stay with them.
"She has been inside the office since noon. I doubt she has eaten anything." One of the male staff told Jeremy who was working that night.
"Really?" Jeremy asked with a worried look on his face as he looked at the direction which led to her office upstairs.
"You like the boss don't you?" The guy asked looking at Jeremy suspiciously.
"I do." Jeremy answered honestly with a nod. He didn't see any point of denying it when it was clearly obvious. A lot of the staffs were already talking about how he asked for her number the previous day and she hadn't fired him.
"You're a tough one aren't ya? Everyone's looking for a way to get away from her and you are falling in love with her? Or is it for her money? She's super cute and rich. That should be it right? You won't be the first golddigger to approach her, trust me." He said with a wink.
"Stop saying nonsense." Jeremy said with a frown before walking away.
He passed by the counter where they sold cookies absentmindedly and stopped in his track as his eyes landed at one.
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Chloe raised her head when she heard a knock on her office door. That's weird. Who was that? She wondered with a frown.
"Come in." She said without raising her head from her desk.
Jeremy slowly entered inside with his hand behind him.
"Hi!" He said with a nervous smile.
"You again." She said with her head still down.
'At least she remembers my voice.' He said to himself.
"Yea.. me again." Jeremy said as he got closer to her desk.
He didn't bother to sit and stretched his hand to give her a small nylon bag which obviously was from the mall.
"I got you this. I figured you've been in here for hours."
She looked at the bag with a blank expression before raising her head to look at him.
"What's in there?" She asked indifferently.
He quickly took out a box of cookies and a small bottle of juice with a straw. "Something to eat." He said as he placed it in front of her.
"You sure you didn't just pick it from the store?" She asked him as she looked at them.
"I paid for it." He said trying not to sound annoyed by what she was implying.
She picked them up to check the prices.
"How many hours do you work?" She asked.
"Sometimes three, sometimes five."
"The prices for these should be equivalent to what you earn after working for four full hours." She noted.
"And you're using it to get me this?" She asked sounding annoyed.
She didn't like people who spent money carelessly especially when they didn't have much.
"Return them and ask for a refund." She said before waving him away.
There was a deep frown on Jeremy's face as he remained there without moving.
"Why aren't you leaving?" She asked raising her head to look at him.
"I got it for you. At least you can see I worked for four hours just to get you something to eat. Can't you see I'm being sincere about getting to know you?" He asked with a frown.
"This is what you call sincerity?" She asked in derision as she picked up the things he had bought.
"Look, this is the kind of person I am. I don't care about anyone or their false sincerity so leave and make sure you ask for a refund for these." She said before placing them inside the bag.
"I won't." He said resolutely making her look at him with disbelief written all over her face. He was too stubborn for her. She wished she could just fire him.
"You aren't afraid I may fire you?"
"I am not."
She sighed and closed her eyes while she massaged her temples with both hands.
"Stop being so persistent. I won't like you." She said firmly.
"That's not what is important right now. I just need you to eat something. And since you were not in the first class today, I wanted to know if you already have the notes or you want me to send them to you via email?" He offered.
Chloe looked at him with a blank expression. She really wanted to say something but nothing was coming out.
"Why are you doing all of this? I already told you not to expect anything just because I gave you my phone number. I'm done with the male folks." She said with her hands up.
"I know you are done. But I'm just starting and fortunately... I hope to start with you." He said in a small voice causing her to scoff before laughing dryly.
"So you want to keep bringing me snacks and be my bodyguard and send me notes..." She said sounding amused.
"Guys shouldn't act this way. You are supposed to be tough and act indifferent not trying to woo me in these absurd manner. It's going to make ladies take advantage of you." She lectured him.
"I don't have the time or energy to play hard to get. For now, I do not intend to woo you. I just want you to be okay and get to know me." He said with a small smile before turning to head towards the door without giving her a chance to speak.
Immediately he opened the door, he turned to look at her.
"And I liked the dress you wore today. We wore similar colors and it made us look like a couple when I sat beside you." He said with a wink before leaving her office.
Chloe looked at the door in amusement and shook her head as a laugh escaped her lips.
This one was definitely a persistent psycho!
She said to herself as she began to munch on the cookies.