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than a banquet partaken in anxiety . "

- Aesop

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*Click click*

The sound of keyboards tapping reverberated throughout the office floor of the Human Resource department . Soft voices talking on the phone could also be heard as the atmosphere grew lively at every minute .

It was a busy day for the Kang Company as they have just signed a new project with one of the banking companies in the country . The Kang Company will be conducting cla.s.ses and seminars for the bank employees, which will last for at least two months .

With the new employees coming in; they too became involved in the project . However, even if Delilah was not involved directly, she still gives a hand when it comes to helping with some of the tasks . One of the tasks was to write the inventory report of what will be used during the project time . Although it was not under her JD [1], she got used to doing it so she did not mind this time .

She was too engrossed in writing her reports that she did not notice that the soft voices around her were getting giddy and a bit louder . She kept typing while rereading what she wrote to make sure that it sounds right when Aubree knocked on her cubicle wall .

At first, she did not notice nor hear Aubree as she continued typing . Until Aubree gently tapped her on the shoulder . "Delilah?"

Delilah turned and looked up in surprise . "Aubree . Hey . Is there something wrong?" Aubree hardly comes over to her cubicle unless she needs something or has something to give to Delilah .

Aubree grinned cheekily as she grabbed an empty seat from the cubicle next door . "Hey, hey . Did you hear?" she asked excitedly .

Delilah frowned, confused . "Hear what?"

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"Seems like Isaac is dating Ally!"

Delilah's eyes widened in surprise . "Didn't he like Amy? How did he end up with Ally? Is it because of their names?"

Ally was one of the HR officers; a colleague of Delilah . She was a quiet but cute young lady . She has this determined and no-failure att.i.tude which made her good at her work . Especially when it comes to pus.h.i.+ng people to work . Delilah was not that close with her but they were cordial towards one another . To be honest, Delilah was a bit intimidated by her because she doesn't like to lose in an argument, which may seem tiring for Delilah . And they don't really talk with each other much .

Aubree shrugged . "Amy probably rejected him and so, he went to Ally . "

Delilah's eyes narrowed in suspicion . "What is this? A rebound???"

Aubree shrugged again . "I don't know . Though, I texted Amy and she told me about Ally admitting to their relations.h.i.+p and apparently, they have been together for over a month already . "

Delilah's mouth formed a wordless 'wow' .

Just then, the said person just walked past them . She saw Aubree and Delilah talking in Delilah's cubicle and gave them a smile . "h.e.l.lo Aubree, Delilah . "

The two of them immediately went silent and looked up with an awkward smile . As if they got caught talking bad about the person . Though, they did, actually . "h.e.l.lo Ally," they echoed .

With another smile, Ally continued on to her cubicle, which was three cubicles away from Delilah's but nearer to Aubree's .

"Shoot . Do you think she heard us?" Delilah hissed, turning back to Aubree .

Aubree waved away her concerns . "Nah, I don't think so . Anyway, I'd better get back to my cubicle and work . "

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Delilah nodded . "Okay . See you later . "

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Days have pa.s.sed by after the little gossip that Aubree had told Delilah . The company was still busy with their new project, hence, it was still a bit hectic at the office . Only a few people were left to manned the office, which included Aubree, Delilah and Ally .

During that time, Delilah was working on some papers to be given to the new employees for their first monthly a.s.sessment . Their supervisors had handed the reports of their evaluations of the new employees to Delilah . So, as the one who was in-charge of the training, she acted as the middle-person where she will reviewed the reports and take note of them . And then she will have to write the reports of their evaluation, together with the training recommendation .

As she was writing and evaluating the reports, she heard footsteps coming her way . She stopped and looked up . She then saw Aubree silently stomped over .

The latter grabbed an empty seat from the other cubicle and sat down . She sighed while silently fumed . Her arms were crossed over her chest, her mouth in a pout .

Delilah had long noticed Aubree's mood when she first came stomping over . But Delilah had kept quiet as she continued checking the papers to ensure that there were no mistakes .

Once she was done with one part, she turned around and c.o.c.ked an eyebrow at Aubree who was still quietly watching her .

"What's wrong?" Delilah asked . It would be better for her to ask Aubree what was wrong before she could continue her work . It felt unnerving when you have someone staring at you while you are trying to do some work .

"I'm getting irritated," Aubree said, a look of annoyance on her face .

Delilah tilted her head in question . "About what? What happened?"

"Don't you notice how often Isaac has been coming to this floor?" Aubree asked . Isaac worked in the Finance Department where their office floor was on the next floor above the Human Resource Department floor . Although their floor was only a floor apart, it does not seems strange that Isaac would stop by . However, he never has any reason to stop by their floor .

Delilah tapped her chin with a finger . "I'm not sure . I don't really look at my surroundings . "

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"Well, probably because your cubicle is far from us . "

"Hey, it's not my fault that I was placed here . "

"So, anyway, I'm annoyed by how much Isaac has been coming to this floor and keep asking, 'are you okay' at Ally? Like, bruh, there's this thing called a mobile phone . "

"He's probably adhering to the rules of no mobile phones while working . "

Aubree gave her a look of 'Are you serious?' .

Delilah shrugged . "You'd never know," she said .

Aubree sighed . "I can't concentrate on my work with him constantly appearing in the cubicle and asking this and that . It's like… I don't know…"

"Clingy?" Delilah suggested .

"Yes! I mean, I know I shouldn't be too bothered about it . But her cubicle is near to mine and their voices are not that quiet . It's irritating me to hear those mushy words . "

Delilah laughed . "Leave them alone . It's still their honeymoon phase . It will all blow over later on . "

"I know but…"

Delilah quickly turned around to her computer and saved her doc.u.ment . She then put her computer to sleep, instead of switching it off since she will continue working on it later . She then grabbed her purse and phone and turned to Aubree who was staring at her in confusion .

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"Come on, let's go . I'm bringing you to lunch . "

Aubree looked at her wrist.w.a.tch and was surprised that it was indeed time for lunch . She then told Delilah to wait for her while she grabbed her purse and phone as well .

Few minutes later, the two women were in a restaurant . It was a restaurant that has designs of using woods all over . The place looked quite modern with its wood and leather design on its chairs and tables . One wall was painted in matte grey while the other walls were covered with wood wallpapers . The atmosphere was soothing and relaxing so it was easy for both women to lighten up a bit .

Delilah had already placed their orders . Apparently, you have to go to the cas.h.i.+er counter to place the order and immediately pay for the meal . It was not the typical ordering system where the waiter or waitress would go to your table to take your orders .

While waiting, the two women got into a light conversation; talking about the news that has been happening in the office and whatnot . And a few minutes later, their food arrived .

Both women had ordered a cottage pie each and an iced lemon drink . The cottage pie looked freshly baked as steam was still coming out from the dish .

When Delilah started to eat the pie, her spoon could easily dig into the soft mashed potatoes and beef mixture . It was still hot when she ate them that she had to fan her mouth because of the heat .

The potatoes were soft and tasted rich, b.u.t.tery and creamy in her mouth . Together with the beef mixture, it became more savoury and fulfilling . The beef mixture was thick and smooth . It has bits of mixed vegetables and mushrooms in it, making it more flavoursome . The burst of many flavours sends happy tingle in Delilah's taste buds .

Shortly after, the plate was liked clean, together with her iced lemon drink, which was refres.h.i.+ng . InDEEd, eating this pie in peace, while ignoring the stress at work was satisfying and nice .

And that was what she had said to Aubree, who also enjoyed her meal and agreed with Delilah .

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