Chapter 25 - Clingy (2/2)

Yera excused herself and went far enough to take the call, making sure her team couldn't hear her.

”Yes?” she simply said upon answering her phone.

Blood rushed to Xander's ears as he repeated Yera's indifferent way in answering his call, ”Yes?”

How could this woman be so uncaring even on the phone?

”What?” Yera asked curtly as she creased her forehead upon hearing Xander's upset tone.

Xander let out a long sigh and appealed, ”Darling… Could you please be a bit sweeter to your husband? Anyway, let's eat lunch. Where are you?”

”Oh, I'm already having lunch with my team at a restaurant nearby. We're just waiting for our orders.” Yera answered, still in an unsympathetic tone, which made Xander's shoulders slump further down.

'What the...? Didn't it even cross her mind to ask me if I wanted to have lunch with her or not?' He lamented before he replied in a dry voice, ”Alright, darling, enjoy your lunch and eat well. See you later then…”

Then he hung up. Yera frowned and wondered, ”What's with him and his voice?” She could sense a tinge of disappointment in Xander's voice. 'Was he disappointed because he didn't get to eat with me? But we can't eat together because it would look suspicious,' she speculated as she walked back to her team.

Rui was going to ask Xander for lunch but got startled upon seeing Xander's face when he entered his office. ”Yoofortable as he could sense what Rui was thinking.

Rui smiled meaningfully and confronted him, ”Tell me then, our dearest Dr. CEO… What kind of look am I giving you?”

Xander walked past him and hissed with an arched brow, ”Starving look! What else?”