Chapter 69: Their Secrets
(Karsten)
After speaking to her I went to sleep but woke up needing some water. Slipping out of bed I made my way to her kitchen. I knew she would be sleeping by now and I would quickly grab a glass of water and return before being noticed by her.
But as I turned around, my body almost froze, finding her standing behind me trying to hold her laughter. Her eyes shimmered with the mischief of a teenager who had just found their teacher in their underwear and that too such an ostentatious one.
She was trying not to laugh out loud, but I could see this troublesome girl was not going to be able to hold it in much longer.
My eyes narrowed, and for the first time, I felt scrutinized under a female’s gaze. Her hand flew to her mouth and she doubled over as she burst out laughing so hard seeing me half naked and only wearing that ostentatious piece of garment.
"What?" I snapped at her with my eyebrows burrowed, but her guffaws only grew louder, not caring in the least that I was her boss.
That was the simplicity of Arata; she didn’t cower in front of me like other women. She certainly knew how to make moments light and revel in small joys, even if it included lending her clothes to her boss and then laughing her heart out seeing him look like a cartoon.
Taking gigantic steps forward, I towered over her, ending all the distance between us until I could inhale her flowering-scented perfume. My hands went to my hips, in an effort to look intimidating.
"Insane, we will never speak of it. If I hear you gossip about it with anyone and I mean anyone. Miranda, Chan, Ranold or anyone else, this won’t end well." I raised my finger and threatened her in the most threatening voice I could muster.
She quickly straightened and zipped her lips like a mime artist, and in that instant, I noticed the set of her flaming hair cascading all around her like the phoenix she was.
She must have taken off her wig and not expecting to find me, she had also walked out in her silk night suit without her glasses and fake black hair.