The Taste of Seduction

Chapter 13 - Never Know

Friday. So far so good. Meredith didn't think she would survive a week working for Atlas Martini but here she was.

These past few days had been a marathon. She had been busy booking reservations, sending emails, taking minutes, and making coffee for her boss.

She just finished going through some figures. Atlas suspected someone was stealing from him and he wanted her to cross check payment slips of the workers. Meredith was very good with numbers so less than 2 hours she found where the problem was.

Someone had been embezzling the company funds. She looked at the clock and saw that it was 12:30pm. Time for lunch.

She walked to his office door and knocked on. Meredith didn't hear anything for a long time. She was about to knock again when she heard him.

"Come in."

Meredith walked in and stood in front of him. He looked stunning in his fitted black suit. He wore a black shirt underneath with no tie and had left two top buttons opened. He looked at her with his striking blue eyes.

"I'm done sir. I have seen where the problem is."

"I'm glad. Do you mind showing me?" Atlas said as he beckoned her to come closer with his hand.

Meredith went to stand beside him. Atlas opened the data sheet on his laptop and pushed it closer to her.

Meredith swallowed and leaned closer to the desk. Her heart hammered in her chest as his cologne hit her nose.

God, he smelled so good. A shiver moved through her, followed by a heated ache between her legs as she imagined her kissing him while running her fingers through his hair.

She bit her lips to keep herself focused as she moved the cursor across the screen.

"Here." She suddenly said clearing her throat.

Meredith felt all on the hairs on her body standing up as he moved closer to look on the laptop screen. It took all her strength to focus on the sheet ahead of her than the sexy dangerous male beside her.

"Someone had inputted the wrong figures and manipulated the results of the calculation, properly to cover their tracks." She explained as she highlighted the figures.

"Hmm. I have to admit you're good. Miss Rossi." He complimented her slowly pulling back.

"Thank you." Meredith blushed as she straightened up and took a step back.

"Erm, do you want me to do something for you again? I want to go for lunch."

"No. Enjoy your lunch, Miss Rossi." He said while looking on his laptop screen.

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On her way to the cafeteria Meredith bumped into a strong chest. Before her butt could make contact with the ground, strong arms wrapped around her waist helping her regain her balance.

She looked up and saw that she had bumped into a familiar face, Albert.

He smiled down at her and asked, "Are you okay princess?"

Meredith rolled her eyes and pulled away from him. She didn't know why he called her princess. Her looks were too average for someone to call her that.

"Yes, I am and will you stop calling me that?"

Albert shrugged, "No. I like calling you that. Also, I'm hurt you didn't come to look for me. I thought we were friends?"

"Sorry, I have been busy."

Albert nodded, "I will accept your apology if you buy me lunch."

"Okay, let's go."

Meredith liked Albert for some reason. He was really nice and carefree. Someone she could be herself with without fearing she would be judged.

They walked to the elevator pressing the 1st floor. Just across the street there was a diner there. Meredith was obsessed with the food here after the first time she came here. They entered and sat at a table. Meredith picked the menu looking at different choices of what to eat.

"What do you want to eat?" She asked Albert who was busy on his phone. His brows knitted in concentration.

Albert looked up from his phone and shrugged, "Surprise me princess."

"Are you sure?" She asked him.

"Yeah."

The waitress came to collect their orders and return a few minutes later with it.

Albert put his phone in pocket and grinned when he saw what she had order. He doesn't remember the last time he ate chicken wings with fries and coke. "I didn't know you were a chicken girl princess. Shouldn't you be ordering salad?" Albert said surprise written all over his face.

All the girls he had went out will always order salad when he took them out. He didn't understand why they starved themselves or maybe they were trying to impress him? He didn't know. It was nice to see a woman eating junk food with a dreamy look on her face.

Meredith chuckled while she popped her fries in her mouth. "Sorry to disappoint you but chicken is so delicious especially the one at this diner for me to order salad. Try it."

Albert nodded and took a bite of his chicken. He had tasted better food but yeah, this chicken wings were delicious.

They began eating and started making a conversation.

"So, is Atlas easy on you?" Albert asked while raising his brows.

"Yeah actually, I completely messed up on the first day but Mr. Martini gave me a second chance." Meredith told him then shrugged her shoulders.

Albert stopped eating and looked at her. "He gave you a second chance? Atlas Martini?"

Meredith gave him a confused look. "Yeah, he did. He told me he is giving me a second chance so I shouldn't mess up."

Albert's eyes widened while his mouth opened.

"As far as I know Atlas didn't give second chances. Forgiveness wasn't even in his vocabulary and he made an exception for you?"

"Maybe he sees my potential?" Meredith chuckled. Even though she was thinking about Albert's words. Why did he give her a second chance?

"No. there are lot of people with more potential princess."

"So why do you think he gave me the second chance?"

A glint passed through Albert's eyes while his lips curled into a smile.

"Guess we will never know"