Mr. CEO and I

Chapter 21: Worried

"Well. Uhm." He paused and thought for a moment. "How are you feeling, Natouch? Is there anywhere else that still hurt?" He muttered while scanning me closely.

Did I hear it right? Did my boss just ask me if I'm alright? And how did he know that I am here?

"Yes. You heard it right. And yes, I am asking if you're alright. And how did I found out? Well, Boun told me that you're here. He is working here, remember?"

I quickly hold my mouth. Did I blurt it out loudly?

"Natouch?"

"I'm feeling better now, Sir. Nothing to worry about. And thank you for checking up on me, Sir." I replied with a hesitant smile."

I saw him curled his lips. "I am worrying, if you were able to hand the catalogs to Mr. Tantachj. And I did not come here for you, Natouch. I came here to..." Suddenly, he stops speaking as if he were thinking of what is next to say. "... visit my cousin. Yeah. To visit Boun."

"Oh yeah." I laugh awkwardly. At this very moment, I want to vanish into thin air. Really. This person, Mr. Thitiwat, will never be nice or at least be nice for a short period of time. How did I forget that? I inhaled, before I continue, still trying to compose myself. "The catalogues are now in goods hands, Sir."

"Good. Uhm... Doctor Noh said you can rest at home. No need for you to stay here."

It was a relief, hearing that I can rest in the comfort of my apartment. It was not long ago too when I was stayed here. I nod and smiled at him as my response.

"So. How are you going to go to your apartment then?"

"I'll take the cab S- What are you doi-" I wasn't able to finish what I wanted to say. What's with this man? He suddenly picked my things from the side table and turned to me.

"Move, I'll drop you off at your apartment."

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Ohm's POV

I silently walked my way to Natouch, who's lying on his bed with a bandage on his head. His eyes are shut, his nose wrinkles, his lips are slightly raised, visibly he is in pain. I suddenly felt a sting in my chest, and it's slowly getting heavy. Do I pity him? Is this guilt?

Natouch has been working for me for some time now, and during all this time he never complained. He does his job diligently, follow all my orders even the non-office work related I asked him to do, he will muster to finish anything in his power, everything on time. But when he collapsed because of the fatigue, all because I was too hard on him, I know for myself I crossed the line. Me, being not so good at expressing myself in words, mustered up all the courage I have to apologize to him. I know that one sorry is not enough. So I think of ways to at least make up to him without me being notice. After he was discharge to the hospital and came back to work, every day I send him food for lunch, I made sure he will not skip his meal again. Somehow, it became a routine for me to send him food every day. I enjoy watching him from the CCTV being confused and puzzled every day as he looks adorable asking everyone if they knew where all these meals came from.

Not long after I was in front of him, I can't help but stare at him... At his angelic face... Wait!? What am I even doing! I straighten up when I noticed he slowly opened his eyes. Our eyes met, I must admit he has some pretty doe eyes too. This is the first time he looked at me directly.

"Well. Uhm." I paused and thought for a moment. "How are you feeling, Natouch? Is there anywhere else that still hurt?" I muttered as I scanned him closely.

He didn't answer me, but I heard him mumbled. Loud enough that I heard everything he said.

"Did I heard it right? Did my boss just ask me if I'm okay? And how did he know that I am here?"

I did all my best to stop myself from chuckling, I don't want him to get offended. Cute.

"Yes. You heard it right. And yes, I am asking if you're okay. And how did I found out? Well, Boun told me that you're here. He is working here, remember?" I answered casually as possible. I wonder if it sounds casual, though.

I saw him hold his mouth and mumbled again. "Did I blurted it out loudly?"

It's hard to act normal if the person in front of you is acting all adorable, so before I lost all my composure I called him out. "Natouch?"

He smiled awkwardly. "I'm feeling better now, Sir. Nothing to worry about. And thank you for checking up on me, Sir."

Me worrying? No, I am just making sure he can come to office, as a CEO, it is hard to not have a secretary who will do the errands for me. I curled my lips. "I am worrying, if you were able to hand the catalogs to Mr. Tantachj. And I did not come here for you, Natouch. I came here to..." I stop speaking and thought of the next to say. "... visit my cousin. Yeah. To visit Boun." Yeah! Very nice Ohm, you got it!

"Oh yeah." He laughed awkwardly. No, did I offend him? I sighed. "The catalogues are now in goods hands, Sir." he continues.

"Good. Uhm... Doctor Noh said you can rest at home. No need for you to stay here." Before I could enter the room, I spoke to Dr. Noh to ask how serious Natouch's injury. Good thing it's some minor bruises and stitches. He said he can rest at his home.

"So. How are you going to go to your apartment then?" I speak again.

"I'll take the cab S- What are you doi-" He wasn't able to finish what he wanted to say. I picked his stuff from the side table and turned to him.

"Move, I'll drop you off at your apartment."