Book Two: Branch Thirty Eight

"What do you mean by that?" he asked with a shocked expression on his face.

"Mean by what?" she asked not knowing if he did not understand what she meant or if he just wanted her to repeat it.

He was a highly intelligent and smart man so he usually made everyone marvel at him who came in contact with him by his charisma and wisdom, so she did not expect him to ask too many questions.

"That we go our separate ways?" he asked again.

"If we don't have feelings for each other like you said we have to go our separate ways or else we would have a hard time going back to our professional status" she explained.

"Only if we don't have feelings for each other?" he asked

"Yes"

"Then I guess that won't be happening," he said with a smug expression on his face and resting his back on the chair.

"Why?" she asked. Now it was her turn to be confused by what he said.

"Because you already have a thing for me“

"Is it because of what I said the last time?"

"Of course"

"That was a drunken mistake," s