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Chapter Thirty Eight: Uneasy

UPON waking up the following day, Ruby finds Adam still beside her, his hand encircling her waist as he remains sleeping peacefully. She slowly removed his hand, but to her surprise, Adam tightened his embrace.

"Good morning," he softly greets with his eyes still closed.

"Adam, I need to get up. I need to go to the office."

"Come on, I'm your boss. So, I'll decide if you're going to work or not," he insisted. "Adam, I don't want other employees to talk about us. They might wonder why we're both absent," she exclaimed.

Instead of acknowledging what she said, he embraced her again, burying his face in her chest like a child. "You still haven't answered my last question from last night. You fell asleep without giving me an answer."

"Huh? W-what question?" she feigned ignorance. Suddenly, he looked up. "Ruby, I know you know what I'm referring to."

"Adam, let me go, I need to take a bath. I need to go to the office. And you…you should go back to your condo and rest."

He chuckled. "I'm
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