Leap OF Fate novel Chapter 52

Cough!

Serene felt shivers run down her spine at the sound. Oh no, is it Justin? Having experienced Justin’s jealousy when she and Rich were running tests, she developed hyper-awareness of the space between her and members of the male species. Justin could be narrow and closed minded when possessed by the green monster.

Her head snapped towards the door expecting a tall, long-haired man standing by the door with a brooding expression. She let out a sigh of relief when she saw Al instead of Justin.

“You’re here!” her excitement was evident in her voice.

“Yes. Justin and I discussed the next phase of the project. How are you guys doing with the codes?” He walked towards the table where they worked and took a quick glance at her monitor. He squinted his eyes as he quickly scanned a few lines of codes they have written.

“I think we fixed it. We’ll just ask another test to see if the data will post and not spit out errors.” Alex answered his question.

“That’s good!”

“I’m just waiting for Rich or Leo to perform the tests,” Serene answered, craning her neck to see if either men were back from their meetings.

“OK. By the way Shen, Justin’s waiting for you to come up for lunch,” Al informed her, then gave her a wink.

Serene excused herself and went up to Justin’s office. She smiled at his secretary, who opened the door for her. She had been coming up to his office regularly for lunch, everyone in this floor knew him and her relationship to Justin.

Upon entering the door, she saw him seated on the couch and in front of him laid the lunch she prepared for them. Stir-fried beef and rice for him, and chicken caesar salad for her.

She approached him with a smile, gave his lips a quick peck, then sat on the space beside him. Just like most of the meals they shared, they ate in silence. Justin finished his meal first. He wiped his mouth with a tissue and put aside his cutlery.

“Al said your project is approaching completion,” he asked.

Serene wiped her mouth and took a sip of water before she answered, “Yes”.

“When did you plan to tell me about it?” his brow arched up and his tone a little cold.

“Well —”

“well, what? You did not intend to let me know and would rather have me learn about it from another person?”