Ufortably Close


    Why is she here?


    “Elizabeth wanted to drop by to congrattion us on theunch. Unfortunately, we were no longer in


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    the office. I didn’t think that she would really turn up here to join us,” Ace exined to me casually


    before turning his attention back to Elizabeth.


    I was still too stunned to say anything as I watch the two of them conversing. Ace pointed something in


    themercial out to Elizabeth and she looked quite impressed as they both watched themercial


    on the screen together. As for me, I couldn’t stop wondering why Elizabeth had to turn up here.


    Was it normal for her to drop by to congratte her mainpetitor on theirmercialunch?


    So many wild thoughts ran through my mind as I stood glued to the spot with my eyes staring at their


    backs. I had no idea what was really going on or perhaps I was just over reading into everything.


    However, the way the two of them talked together made them appear to be closer than before. It was


    like any rivalry that existed between them before hadpletely disappeared and in its ce was


    something akin topanionship. I cocked my head to the side as my brows slowly drew together into


    a frown and then my eyes narrowed suspiciously.


    What is really going on between them and what is their rtionship really like right now?


    Elizabeth knew very well that I was dating Ace, but she didn’t seem to have any problem turning up


    here although she knew that we were together. She also didn’t seem bothered at all when she saw me.


    I didn’t understand what was going through her mind and it did ur to me that perhaps she didn’t


    even think like a normal person in the very first ce.


    “Rina…Rina…”


    I snapped out of my thoughts when I realized that Ace was calling my name. Elizabeth gave me a


    curious look and I felt anger boiling up inside of me. I had no idea how she could act so unbothered like


    this. The fact that she acted like she belonged at Ace’s side almost made me lose it.


    “Umm…what is it?” I asked.


    “Do you want to exin to Elizabeth the concept behind themercial and also the idea behind the


    marketing n? After all, it was your idea,” Ace asked as he waved for me toe closer to them.


    “Umm…sure…” I replied as I tried to act as natural as possible.


    Of course, I didn’t think that I seeded at appearing natural at all and thest thing that I wanted to


    do at that moment was to exin the work that I had done to Elizabeth. I had no idea why Ace was


    getting me to do something like that. He was right that it was my idea that was behind themercial


    and the marketing n; however, I didn’t see why I had to exin that to Elizabeth.


    “Thismercial is really interesting. I see that you’ve made some adjustments to the storyboard


    in my mind. I’m sure you all worked hard and that Ace must have trained you up a lot,” Elizabeth said


    before smiling my way.


    If she was someone else, I might have appreciated herpliments and the smile that she shed my


    way. Perhaps I was being too on guard, or I was just paranoid because it was her. Another possibility


    was that I just in straight hated this woman.


    “Thank you. There’s not much behind the concept that differed from the story that Ace told the


    that I saw that I thought would make themercial connect more emotionally with the audiences,” I


    exined as briefly as I could.


    “I can see where you’reing from, and I have to say that that approach sounds very much like


    something that Ace would do. I guess it’s only natural for a team member to think like her boss. Is that


    right, Ace?” Elizabethmented with a smallugh before turning to address Ace.


    The way she drawled her voice when she spoke to him made me want to gag. If they were all alone, I


    wondered if she would have thrown herself all over him by now. That thought shed through my mind


    and I felt pain stinging the palm of my hands and realized that I had dug my fingernails into my flesh


    from clenching my hands too tightly into fists. I bit down hard on my inner lower lip before taking in a


    deep breath and holding it.


    Anger management…anger management…


    “Should we head back to the office?” I suggested while trying to sound as cheerful as I could.


    If I can get Ace to agree to head back to the office, then Elizabeth probably won’t follow us.


    Unfortunately, that was the only idea that I coulde up with to get rid of her and I hated myself for


    myck of options to dispose of her.


    “I thought we were going out for dinner. Do you still want to go back to the office instead?” Ace asked


    calmly.


    It was true that I wanted to go to dinner with Ace; however, I was more than willing to give that up if that


    meant that I could get rid of Elizabeth. Ace also acted so casual around her now, and that made me


    feel even more ufortable than before.


    What is Kyle doing now of all times? Why can’t he keep his wife at home or under surveince?


    “We’re going to grab dinner. Do you want to join us?” Ace turned to ask Elizabeth.


    My mouth literally dropped opened and I wanted to pull on my hair and scream. The thought of the


    three of us going out for dinner together was worst than any nightmare that I could have dreamt up.


    --To be continued…