Curiosity got the better of Annie. Seeing that they were alone in the elevator, she could not help but ask, "Miss Xante, do you like Sunny?"
Xante's expression remained neutral. "What do you think?"
Annie gave it some thought. "Umm… I think you at least don't dislike him. Knowing you, Miss Xante, you would've ignored him if you didn't like him. Though, I feel like the man just now is more suitable for you because Sunny is just too immature."
Xante smiled lightly. She did not give any comment on what Annie said but instead asked, "Are you here for Aaron?"
Annie's face contorted unnaturally at the mention of Aaron. She then shook her head and said, "No, I'm here for Marcus."
Ding! The elevator door opened.
Xante walked out of the elevator and said, "Alright. Go ahead, then."
Annie was slightly annoyed that she could not extract any information out of Xante.
Xante might seem unapproachable at times, but she was not cold-hearted. For example, she might have behaved impassively when Annie asked her questions, but she at least responded with a smile despite not answering outright.
Annie admired a strong, independent woman like Xante. It was as if nothing could ever faze her. She, on the other hand, could not even let go of a man who did not like her for a guy who was crazy about her.
She walked in the opposite direction where Xante was taking to arrive at Marcus' desk. Seeing him busy typing on his keyboard, she took a deep breath before approaching him.
"Hey, Marcus."
Marcus turned when he heard her voice. His shock was overtaken by a sour expression. "What are you doing here?"
Annie frowned. 'He obviously knows I'm not here to see me, yet he still says something like this.'
"No, Mister Aaron, I'm not here—"
Aaron interrupted her by patting her head and saying, "Why are you up so early? Are you not tired? You did sleep around dawn after all."
Marcus got up to take a document to photocopy when he overheard their conversation. Before he left, he gave a curt nod toward Aaron as a greeting. He knew he could not afford to cross his boss, but he could at least avoid him. After all, out of sight, out of mind.
Annie knew Marcus must have misunderstood them when she saw him leave.
"Why did you have to say something ambiguous? You know that I'm not here to see you!" said Annie angrily.
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