Chapter 63 : Secret Crush


    “Here’s to our new beautiful manager. Let’s drink tonight until we drop! Let the party started! Cheers!”


    The eldest, but the most gregarious manager proposed a toast with a prolonged resounding voice.


    “Cheers!” Resonating voices were heard in the room followed by an invigorating party sound.


    After 3 months, she did party again. At this time, Arabe was happilyughing and Bill didn’te


    across her mind. Being with the new good people made her feel satisfied with her process of moving


    on.


    “Hey guys, let’s make a game. Director Zimmer are you in? ” Lizzy with tipsy voice and cheeks flushed.


    She was a typical shy girl, but with the help of the alcohol, she said it aggressively.


    “Hmm… As long as everyone agrees to it, then count me in.” William said in wearing his cute yful


    expression.


    All the managers expressions were stunned. Their director had never been present to any parties like


    the one they have now. He only showed up in major parties like thepany’s anniversary. The fact


    that he was the one who organized the wee party for Arabe and seeing them came in together


    made them think that Arabe had an internal connection with the Director and with that, they couldn’t


    afford to offend her.


    “Ms. Jones, are you in?” The tipsy Lizzy asked Arabe.


    “Sure. Let’s y.” Arabe already drank a couple of vodka sses and she had felt game for


    everything.


    “Okay then. Let’s gather together.” Lizzy started the game. “Since it’s your party Ms. Jones, please hold


    this bottle.” Lizzy then gave her the empty bottle of champagne. “You have to spin the bottle in the


    center and you can ask one question to whom the bottle points when it halt spinning. Then that person


    would do the same.” Lizzy ended her exnation excitedly.


    “What about if the person didn’t want to answer the question?” Someone from the group asked.


    “Come on guys! Remind me why we are here again? To have fun! So, don’t be such a kill joy.” Lizzy


    blurted out. “Well, if you choose to be such a pussy, then you have to do our punishment.” Lizzy added


    naughtily with a blink in her eye. One couldn’t imagine Lizzy’s face when she’s sobered and


    remembered herself tonight.


    Right after Lizzy’s exnation, the real game started. Arabe with the bottle on her hand spun it on


    the center of big round table.


    Everyone was holding their breath until the bottle had stopped. The atmosphere got more intensely


    thrilled when the bottle had pointed to Director Zimmer. Arabe hadn’t expected the oue from the


    her spun. William frowned in disbelief that of all people who gathered around, he was the first chosen


    by the bottle, but , he let go with a yful smile.


    “Woahhh!” The crowd shouted in excitement. Their handsome director had never been opened with his


    life in thepany. They only knew him a little through hearsays.


    Before asking her question to William, Arabe took a shot of liquor from her ss. She actually didn’t


    know what to ask, but she had something on her mind that she was curious about.


    “Okay. So, here’s your question. Director Zimmer, are you in a rtionship right now? ” Arabe also


    with the help of the alcohol uttered. As handsome as him, she knew all his staff wanted to know the


    answer directly from the horse''s mouth.


    Hearing Arabe’s direct questions, William folded his arms in front of him and held his chin like he was


    thinking to answer or not while his gaze fixated to Arabe. He knew everyone was all waiting for his


    answer that made him purposely took his time in not a hurried way to give them more suspense.


    “Director Zimmer?” Arabe raised her two hands pointing him and slightly tilted her head on the side


    to follow-up his answer.


    “Okay, sorry for the suspense.” William slightlyughed a little. “I don’t have a girlfriend and I am not


    into any romantic rtionship right now.” He added calmly and raised his head to look at Arabe with


    a smile on his face.


    After hearing William’s answer, somedy managers giggled and others couldn’t help to p their


    hands in excitement. They had felt some hope for chance flirting with their undeniably handsome


    director.


    Arabe smiled seeing he co-worker’s reactions. She was satisfied and felt her curiosity had been


    answered.


    Now it was Director William Zimmer turned to spin the bottle. Unexpectedly, it pointed to Arabe.


    Everyone was dumbfounded. As if the bottle were ying only the two of them. Since Arabe was a


    new face, her co-workers were also excited to hear something from her.


    On the other hand, William was satisfied that the bottle had cooperated with him. Targeting Arabe


    was merely his intention.


    “I think the table had turned.” William smiled at Arabe, who almost spewed out her drinks from her


    mouth due to her unexpected turn.


    “Okay. I’m ready for your question.” She quickly wiped the sides of her mouth with a white tissue and


    prepared to answer his question.


    “Hmm… Since you were curious about my romance. Let me ask you then the same question. Do you


    happen to have a boyfriend?” William smiled to his cutest, but he’s expecting Arabe’s answer would


    be to his advantage.


    “I don’t have a boyfriend.” Without further ado, Arabe instantly answered. All eyes of mennded on


    her after hearing her answer. They couldn’t believe such a beautiful as she, was single. They felt


    suddenly excited to work with her in the samepany.


    All words uttered by Arabe were like music to William’s ears. His smiled was not leaving his face.


    The night got deeper and their game still continued. Many got punished and got drunk. Then they


    decided to spin the bottle for thest round. It was Lizzy’s turn to spin the bottle. The drunk Lizzy stood


    up and spun the bottle. For thest round, everyone was still excited. Then the bottle pointed to


    Director Zimmer again. Everyone stopped and all eyes and ears to him. Holding their breathes, the


    room became quiet and full exhration.


    “Director Zimmer, if you have to choose between the people inside this room to kiss. Who would that


    be?” Lizzy with a crazy smile asked, dropping the formalities while she giggled.


    William smiled, but he was speechless. His eyes looked at them one by one in the circle, spotting for


    someone as they were all waiting for him to spit out who was the lucky girl in the room who could go


    home like winning a major prize. Then his eyes stopped at the middle in front of him. The answer was


    clear in his mind, his secret crush from the elevator, but he was not that drunk to shout it out to


    everyone.


    “Do you still love your job, Lizzy?” With a deep, serious voice, William asked Lizzy and thetter got


    instantly sober. Everyone was flustered and they all felt very sorry for Lizzy. The Director got angry with


    the game now all their jobs were at stake.


    “Come on! I’m just joking. I am afraid I cannot answer that. So, I will take the drink as the punishment.”


    After hearing William, all heaved a sigh of relief, then they gave him a drink and he finished it in one go.


    All were already drunk and others were dancing madly on the dance floor like there’s no tomorrow,


    leaving Arabe and William on the sofa.


    “Do you have fun?” William asked Arabe, who was silent and just observing her co-workers dancing


    on the dance floor.


    “Yeah. I have so much fun.” Arabe answered and turned to look at William’s face. Instinctively, she


    needed to move closer to him and leaned her head a little so he could hear her since the music was


    too loud.


    “Why you don’t have a boyfriend? You are very beautiful.” William asked out of nowhere.


    Hearing him made Arabe ttered. His unexpected question caught her empty handed. She was not


    prepared to answer such question. How could she say that’s she didn’t have a boyfriend but she’s


    married?


    “Hmm… It’splicated. Maybe I am not just ready yet.” She blurted out with not so much of thinking.


    “When are you ready then?” William ‘s voice became serious. His red thin lips were very near at her


    ear as he was whispering and his warm breath enveloped her earlobe. Arabe instantly blushed and


    was instantly out of words to answer his direct question, fortunately, the drunk Lizzy went to them in a


    zigzag and immediately copsed in front. Lizzy was knocked-out. Arabe then stood up to help her,


    but William stopped her and got Lizzy up first. He then ordered others to help some arrangement for


    Lizzy to go home safely.


    “Okay… I… am going… home.. now.” After the party, outside the bar, Arabe bid her goodbye at


    William then she started to walk in zigzag to a different direction. It was too obvious that she was just


    forced topose herself not be embarrassed in front of their director but she felt her legs had


    be soft. In the next second, she tripped out and was about to fall, but a strong body caught her


    behind blocking her from falling.


    “Watch out!” Good thing, William was fast or else her fall would be a critical and a painful one. Then he


    pushed her a little to put back on her bnce, but Arabe was very unstable.


    “Oopsie! I’m… sorry.” Then she tried to gather her very sturdyposure, but the more she tried the


    more her knees became weaker.


    William walked behind her with an inch distance to support her. He was just observing her while he


    smiled at her eagerness to control herself not to stumble, but every second, she did and without him


    behind, she would probably crack her head on the concrete ground.


    “Come on. That’s enough now. I will take you home.” William put an end to her struggle. He quickly


    lifted her up and put her down inside the car. In her drunkenness, when she felt the soft seat, she


    instantly copsed to sleep.


    The next morning, Arabe woke up inside a stranger''s room. She then remembered how she got


    there. All she could think of was William sent her home, but that room was not hers. Her eyes


    wandered into the room, it seemed that she was in a guest room. Her clothes were intact asst night


    so she felt relieved. Could it be she was in William’s house? Running from the embarrassment that


    would cost her, she quickly grabbed her bag and strode outside the room nning to leave


    immediately, but she bumped into William who just woke up and had gotten out of his room.


    “Oopsie! Good morning Director Zimmer.” Arabe then froze, but managed to let go of an awkward


    smile. What caught her eye in her awkward position, William was in his pajamas and hair covering his


    forehead prevailing his handsome teenager look too different from his honorable director aura in the


    office whose hair was always stiff and clean.


    “Hangover?” William smiled at her.


    “I am just fine. Thank you forst night and good bye.” She said in a hurry. How could she end up


    sleeping in a man’s house? She hated herself for not controlling and made herself wasted.


    “Breakfast?” He asked.


    Arabe, who was about to turn her back got froze again and faced him.


    “Please don’t bother Director Zimmer. I’m really fine and Thanks again.” Arabe said while her


    awkward smile was not leaving her face. How could she disturb him again? All she wanted to do was to


    get out of his house right away, but when she was about to turn around, she lost her bnce again and


    directly shoved her body to William. He caught her in time and instinctively, he gripped her on her waist


    while Arabe clung her arms to his neck.


    “William my son, is she the one?” They both froze upon hearing the vigorous voice that came out for


    the opening of the door. Then, they fixed their selves in panic.


    “What happened to calling beforeing?” William frowned and smiled at her grandmother who


    appeared in front of them and caught them in such awkwardness.


    “Is this your new girlfriend now? You are so beautiful my dear,e!” Instead of replying William, Dr.


    Zimmer stretched her arms to embrace the newly met girl. She was more excited to see William with


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    another girl. Finally, it’s been 3 years she hadn’t seen him with another woman since the day his


    beloved girlfriend left him for another man.


    “So, is she the one? Are you the one?” Dr. Zimmer had no sign of stopping until she could hear the


    answer.


    “Yes! She’s the one.”