The client was now standing behind her, whispering in her ear. And HANDE Empsstarih, a tamonic, had been eavesdropping.

"Right, how dare he eavesdrop on her phone call!"

Bip, arevind, in novel. "Listening to someone else's phone call is rude and uncivilized? You're totally lacking in gentlemanly..."

Tvenime nodded slightly toward the soup in front of him. "Perand took my place at lunch, so I had to come down and get water myself. I didn't mean to overhear, Vespera, you were just..."

Vespera opened her booth and then shut it again. She squirmed in her seat. "It's working hours."

"It's break—"

"Lunch break was when people needed breathing space."

Ally turned her high stool to face him and looked at him seriously. "Am I allowed to chat with my girlfriend during my lunch break?"

Vespera suddenly remembered what he'd said the night before about mutual respect. He respected that she didn't want to take responsibility, but was treating her...

She stared at him silently, eyes wide.

Domenic lowered his gaze. "Don't tell me you're trying to back out now."

Peia licked her lips. "I'm not backing out, but can we just slow down a little? I still haven't recovered from the emotional rollercoaster of our sudden shift in—dyrum." He couldn't go from a drop tower straight to a swashbuckling pirate ship.

"Post-te worried about people finding out, aren't you?" Dominic said, easily reading the look in her eyes. Hot sare amthing, but the silent pleading in her eyes said it all.

"And give you time, but not unlimited time," Dominic replied, his voice edged with pressure.

"Two months, just two months!" Vespera declared without hesitation.

Dettunic considered it for a moment, then nodded. "Alright."

Vespera let out a breath. Taking advantage of the moment, she added, "During work hours, we're still boss and employee. No repeats of this morning, and..."

What he asked, his eyes fixed on her lips.

"What you're doing right now," Vespera said righteously.

Domand glanced at the hand that had somehow ended up resting on his chest. "So, I should be as innocent and well-behaved as you, huh?"

Then he kissed her deeply. He circled her waist, bent down, and swept her off the stool. His eyes locked on her slightly parted lips, still stunned. She struggled for a second, but the kiss was warm and surprisingly sweet, coaxing her to let go. Still, as she completely yielded to it, she came to...

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