Bounded Proposition

CHAPTER 7

"Come in." I spoke.

Andra's head popped out of the door and glanced at Rhandall who was now acting as if he wasn't going to leave anytime now, and then to me.

"Uh, Ma'am, you left a cup of coffee on the coffee counter earlier." she stated with a timid smile.

"Oh, yeah. It's for Mr. Delmont." I smiled. "You can put it on the center table." I added.

For a moment, I thought she was tense, but then she opened the door wider and confidently walked towards the center table.

She placed the cup of coffee on the center table. "Here's your coffee, sir." she said and flashed her timid smile again.

Rhandall just nodded and didn't even take a second look at her. Andra also nodded and walked out of the room.

Poor girl. I don't think she has a chance on this stone-cold brute. Well, considering his type, ─namely Coreen─ of course.

I heaved a sigh and went back to what I was doing.

When I felt that it was too silent again, I looked up to see an empty room. Rhandall was nowhere to be found.

How in the world did he do that? I didn't even hear a thing.

I checked the time and it was already lunch time, so I went out of my office. There, I saw one of the men I just met earlier turn his head to my direction.

What was his name again? Marcus? Or was it Marco?

Oh, I don't know. All I know is that it starts with M.

I nodded to him and was about to walk away when he talked.

"Are you going to the restaurant, Ma'am?" he said, pertaining to the hotel's restaurant. I heard his footsteps getting near me.

I looked back at him and spoke, "Yes, are you going there, too?"

"Yes, Ma'am. Do you know where it is?" he asked with a friendly smile on his face.

"Uh, no, actually. I was planning to just ask around. Good thing, you're going there, too." I laughed.

"It's nothing. It's not even hidden," he joked.

We both went to the restaurant located on the ground floor of the building.

I didn't notice it when I first went in here because─ well, you already know what happened the first time I set foot in this building.

We saw Andra and our other co-workers on one of the tables, so we sat with them after we ordered our food.

They asked me some questions─ work related─ the moment we sat with them and thank God they didn't ask anything about Rhandall's sudden trip to our department.

After our lunch we went back to work. For the rest of the day, I just read some papers and went home.

*

For next two days, nothing really happened, Rhandall didn't come yesterday either, but surely, he will later in the afternon, that is according to the plan.

When it was almost five, Rhandall really did appear in my office. This time, his secretary was with him.

The brute didn't say a single word and just went directly to where he sat on the last time he was here. His secretary on the other hand, just nodded, acknowledging my presence and went on his way on to sit on the sofa.

Tsk. Don't these people know how to greet properly? Oh, whatever.

I checked the time and decided to finish what I was doing.