He jerked to his feet the instant her hand touched him. It was as though he was electrocuted.
"It might take me the entire day to finish working on the documents and replying to the emails so how could you say you would stay with me?" Amos' eyebrows creased as he stared at the woman standing in front of him.
"And I am not complaining so get to work already. Who knows you might be able to spare your evening for us if you are fast enough," Joanna replied.
The way she was able to counterattack his points showed she was fully prepared for him.
Their argument continued but no matter how hard he tried to talk sense into her and make her change her mind, the persistent Joanna refused to be moved by his words.
"Since you are hell-bent on doing what is on your mind, suit yourself then," Amos finally conceded defeat.
He sat on the chair and tried to continue with what he was doing.
At that moment he regretted choosing this option to chase her away.
"Now you are talking Joanna remarked. A triumphant smile appeared on her face as she returned to her seat.
With Joanna's intense gaze glued on him, Amos had a hard time concentrating on his work just as he had predicted.
For a long time, Joanna and Amos sat at a spot without walking about.
He was typing on the keypad when he let out a dry cough.
"Are you ok?" Joanna asked as she put down her legs.
Ahem!
Joanna jumped to her feet when he coughed for the second time.
"Wait while I get you water," Joanna said. She started walking away before she even finished speaking.
"You don't…," She was already out of sight before he could finish saying a complete sentence.
[She is a nutcase but why do I love seeing her this way?]
Amos smiled as he stared at where she disappeared to.
Joanna returned with a glass cup in her hand. Despite not feeling thirsty he still collected the glass of water from her and took a sip.
Joanna continued to attend to his needs even without him having to ask her for anything.
When it was time for lunch Joanna stood up from where she sat.
"Wait while I get you blood from the refrigerator…,"
"Joan, that is enough already," Amos said. He stood up and grabbed her hand, not letting her leave the sitting room.
"You don't have to serve me. I am already feeling uncomfortable that you had to run errands for me. You don't have to keep this up," Amos said in a calmer tone.
"You are used to getting served. I am sure you must have a hard time adjusting to having to do everything by yourself so I just wanted you to have the feeling of getting served. I did this of my own accord so you don't have to feel bad or uncomfortable…,"
"Indeed, I am kinda used to that kind of lifestyle but that doesn't mean I will let you serve me. Besides you are not my maid or guard so why should you do that?" Amos refused to be convinced.
"Is it only your maids and guards who can serve you?" Joanna demanded meekly. She didn't stop looking at his face as she talked.
"Of course not, but your title is way too important…,"
RANG! RANG!
The loud sound of the doorbell disrupted what he wanted to say.
"Audrey!!!" Amos' eyes widened as he shifted his gaze to where the main entrance was located.
"What the hell is she doing here?" Amos questioned with widened eyes.
"Are you trying to say the one at the door is Drey?" Joanna asked in disbelief.
She was about to ask how Audrey knew he residing here when she recalled that she was the one who disclosed these facts to Audrey.
How could she be so stupid to do that when meant his identity was at risk of getting exposed?
"Yes," Amos shook his head.
"What... what…," Joanna was speechless.
Amos picked up one of the files and scribbled something on the white paper which Joanna hurriedly read.
"Let's pick whatever will give away my identity as King Kayden Greyson from the room. We will think about what to do next afterwards," Joanna read the text on the sheet of paper.
"You are right. Let's get to work now," the panicking Joanna hastened and carried the documents lying on the table.
As she was busy doing this Amos tried to take down the picture frames hanging on the walls.
"Anna, I know you are in there so get your ass out of there?"Audrey shouted after running out of patience waiting for them to open the door for her.
"My original scent lingers in the apartment because I reside here so let's do whatever it takes to make sure she doesn't enter my house ok?" Joanna nodded after reading the words Amos scribbled on a different white paper.
Amos and Joanna took a long glance at the room to make sure that they had removed all that shouldn't be there at the moment.
They made their way to the entrance afterwards.
"Hey, what kept you in there for so long?" Audrey complained bitterly the moment Joanna opened the door.
She tried to push the door open properly and enter his apartment but surprisingly Joanna stood in her way.
"What are you trying to do huh?" Audrey's frown deepened as she moved back from the door.
"Don't tell me, you are going to drive me away from the door?" Audrey asked but Joanna didn't say anything. Instead, her grip on the door tightened.
"Tell me, I am wrong, Anna?" Audrey said despite already guessing this much.
Audrey tried to push Joanna out of the way but Joanna, who had expected this much, didn't budge.
"Hey!" Frustrated, Audrey shouted angrily.
"Is he the one who puts you up for this? Call him out of…,"
"He didn't say anything," Joanna cut in not letting her guard down for even a second. She knows her best friend too well to know what she is capable of.
"And it's of free will that I don't want to invite you into the house but it's just that we were in the middle of something. The house is kinda dirty…,"
"How dirty could it be that you will not let your best friend into the house huh?" Audrey interrupted, not allowing herself to get fooled.
"You must be…," Audrey's eyes suddenly widened and her mouth dropped open just before she could finish her sentence.
"OMG!" Audrey exclaimed making Joanna a little taken aback by her reaction.
Eager to know what made Audrey suddenly react like this she slowly turned to look behind her.
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