Chapter 7: Slap me back?

**Third person**

Lucas turned to glare at him, shrugged, and continued walking.

Valerie stood with her head poking out of the restroom, watching Lucas and the dirty looks he got as he strolled by. Her colleague’s obvious infatuation with him made her cringe.

How could anyone be so captivated by someone they barely knew?

Just then, Lucas ran his thick fingers through his jet-black hair. His side profile was striking, with a chiseled jaw and pointed nose.

She swallowed hard.

It seemed like he was deliberately drawing attention to himself.

If only they knew how condescending and arrogant he truly was.

“You sure look at him like you want to fuck him.”

Valerie flinched and spun around, startled by the voice.

She clutched her chest and released her breath when she saw the face. “Why did you do that? You scared me.”

“I’m Tessa. I work in that office,” she said, pointing to the project design department.

“Hi, Tessa. I’m Valerie.” She shook Tessa’s outstretched hand and moved toward the water