"Knock knock knock..."

"Come in."

Chloe opened the door and served the coffee on the coffee table. She dared not to look Christopher so she turned and wanted to leave in her little high heels.

"One second." Christopher raised his head and looked at Chloe. He was up to something and want to play a prank on her.

She made a sudden U turn and almost fell over. Just when he was about to make a sarcastic comment about her clumsiness in walking, his phone rang.

It was Vincent. Christopher squinted and cursed him secretly for having chosen the best time to call in. "You don’t have to knock every time you come in."

"OK, sure." Chloe escaped out of the door as quick as possible. I won’t live as long if I keep living in such terror.

Christopher picked up the phone and swiped to answer, his thick cynical eyebrows were beautiful, even he was frowning with displeasure now, "Hello, Vincent?"

"Christopher, about that girl you’ve asked me to look into, I’ve got most of the info. Chloe Elwood, 22 this year, graduated from USC, both parents are teachers, grandparents were peasants when they were young, and there are several uncles, aunts and a few cousins. She is the only child in her family. I’ve looked further but nothing impressive was found. She is just an ordinary girl, more than ordinary. Other details like height, blood type, horoscope etc. were sent to your personal email. Call me if you need any more info. Oh right, she’s got a boyfriend, but the beau is cheating on her and she’s still kept in the dark." Vincent reeled off his report and made a grimace at his phone, rambling how a piece of cake this task was for him, how it was an insult to his profession and expertise, nothing spicy except for the boyfriend.

"OK, I got it, the money will reach your account in a second." After hanging up the phone, he opened his personal email and gave another glance at Chloe’s information. It was what he’d imagined, he liked to manipulate a person like her.

There was still ten minutes before off work, Christopher opened the door of his office and found Chloe dosed off on her desk.

"Chloe! Chloe Elwood!"

"Yes! I am here! Wanna coffee?" she woke up with sleepy eyes. Seeing Christopher’s face looming so close, She suddenly flinched away and shrank against the back of the chair. After having thought through what had happened, she stood up instantly and bowed.

"I’m sorry Mr. Cleveland, I, I didn’t do it on purpose. My work today is done, and, I was really tired... I just fell asleep..." Chloe explained in a fluster, never dared to look up.

Christopher picked up the files on her desk. He flipped through them, laid down and walked before Chloe. At the thought of the last time when he held her chin, he still found it amusing.

"OK, I don’t blame you, but..." Christopher remembered that he needed a date at the charity auction on the weekend. "This weekend, come to a charity auction with me, just prepare for that. If you refuse, I promise I‘ll post the photo of you sleeping just now, in the most conspicuous place in the company, and that is not a good photo, do you think..."

"I’ll go with you, Mr. Cleveland!" I won’t argue! I’ll just go with you! Chloe felt the need to go to the church this Sunday. Bumped into the president when she was almost late for work, got transferred to the president’s door to serve him coffee, now got caught dozing off during work by the president!

She really needed a crying jag to get it all out!

"OK, we’ll go together." Christopher left when he finished his words, the smile at the corner of his lips was very obvious, only that he didn’t take the photo.

On the afternoon of the auction day, Christopher took Chloe with himself from the exclusive elevator and the girls were like so jealous. Chloe buried her head low and didn’t want anyone to get it wrong, they were just going to a charity auction.

"Ouch!" Chloe cried out because Christopher who was walking ahead suddenly stopped and turned, and she just ran into his firm chest, yes, firm.

"I’ve an outfit prepared for you in the car, where are you planning to get changed?"

Now everyone was off from work and leaving the office, so lots of people walking out of the company peeked and eavesdropped, or pretended to be not looking but peeked out of the the corner of their eye, let alone that Christopher was not standing in a quiet place. Chloe felt very awkward.

"Can I change when we arrive there?"

"Not likely. You can change in the toilet or in the car. I won’t look, you can rest assured." Christopher looked serious but he was holding back the smiling.

"Then I’ll go to the toilet..." Chloe said as she followed him to the car. Christopher opened the car and took out two boxes and handed to her. He himself went in and waited.

Chloe rushed back to the company in the full stare of everyone.