Chapter 97

MARCUS

"Sir, are you looking for me?" I was startled when she came in so abruptly, her expression was unreadable and I slowly dropped the ID card. Her eyes shifted a little to see what I was dropping back but it seemed she didn't know yet.

"Yes I was looking for you, since the time I went on a trip with Nicole, you've been unreachable, care to explain?" Now it was my turn to cock brows and her Express turned into one of confusion.

She slowly exhumed her phone and pouted, "there were no calls sir, and it was strange because I got worried and tried to call Miss Nicole, but it kept saying unavailable. Must be a signal problem." She slid it back in her pocket, "I didn't know you were interested in my things?" She closed the distance between us and I was a bit tense.

There was something about mis that was strange, almost unreal.

"No, apologies, I shouldn't have. I thought you had gone back to your home town or something." I tried to deflect it but she smiled sweetly.

"You've become my fami