Chapter 248. Soft Feelings.

Alaric turned around to look at Evelyn's worried face. “So, Miss Evelyn, why do you have that face on you?” He asked, walking closer to her.

She was a bit anxious, seeing that he was moving nearer to her.

“I… um… I d– don't know… sir,” she stuttered.

“I have told you, young lady, not to get anxious in front of me. Don't think of me as your boss when I walk towards you. You know what you can think of me as?” He asked.

Her bulby eyes blinked severally. “W-what?” She asked, calmly.

“Your pretty boy best friend,” he said, and in the next moment, drew closer, and planted a soft peck on her cheek.

In a moment, brief yet long, Evelyn stood in shock, as Alaric went back, and sat on his desk.

“That was a shocker, wasn't it?” He asked and smiled. “Well, be prepared for more shockers, young lady.”

Evelyn stood frozen on her feet, her mind reeling with disbelief as she thought about how Alaric's lips left a feather-light kiss on her cheek. Shock surged through her veins like a lightning bolt