"I don't understand the plot." Harry commented after the film that he and Taylor watched was over.
"What didn't you understand about the plot?" Taylor asked in surprise. Harry shrugged his shoulders.
"I don't understand the whole story. You know what, just forget it. Never mind." Harry rose from the sofa and looked at the clock hanging on the wall. Harry turned to Taylor who was turning off her laptop.
"You have fifteen minutes for lunch and after that, come back here again." Harry stated which made Taylor's eyes widen a bit.
"What? Only fifteen minutes? But usually I have lunch for almost a full hour." Taylor says as she closes her laptop.
"Look at the time." Harry told her and Taylor looked at the clock and grunted in annoyance.
It's already twelve forty-five, which means that, Taylor was supposed to have lunch forty-five minutes ago, but instead she spent her time watching a movie with Harry.
"But I promised to have lunch with Liam. Gosh, I forgot. Why didn't you remind me earlier?" Taylor asked.
"You made a promise to have lunch with Liam?" Harry asked, raising an eyebrow. Taylor nodded her head.
"He's my only friend in this office. Look, I have to go. I hope he's still in the cafeteria. See you later, Harry." Taylor hurried to the door and walked out of Harry's room before he could even say anything.
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Taylor walked into the cafeteria and looked around. Taylor smiled when she found Liam sitting at the table where he and Taylor usually have lunch together. Taylor approached Liam and pulled a chair in front of him. Making Liam snap out from his current daydreaming.
"Hi, Taylor." Liam greeted as smile appeared on his lips.
"Hey, Liam. Sorry to keep you waiting." Taylor said. Liam nodded his head.
"It's okay, Taylor." Liam said as he intertwined his fingers on the table.
"What would you like to have for lunch?" Taylor frowned at Liam's question.
"Have you had lunch already?" Taylor asked as Liam shook his head.
"Of course not. Didn't we promised to have lunch together? I'll only have lunch if you'll have lunch with me."
"But break time will be over soon, Liam. You should eat first, you don't have to wait for me. You're probably hungry after work." Taylor reached for the menu and her eyes skimmed through each of the dishes they were serving for today.
"You are too." Liam replied Taylor's words earlier. Taylor glanced at Liam from the menu in front of her, to see him smiling at her. Taylor sighed. Liam's smile always looks sincere. In fact, at first, Taylor thought Liam would be the same as Harry. The same Harry who's arrogant and can be aggressive at times. But Taylor learned that she shouldn't judge people that quickly.
Taylor placed the menu on the table.
"I'll order some sushi. What are you going to have for lunch, Liam?" Taylor asked.
"I'll have the same as yours." Liam answered quickly.
Taylor nodded her head and stood up from her chair and walked to the counter to order their food. Liam continued to watch Taylor as she was placing their orders, until Taylor walked back with a tray filled with sushi and sat on her chair.
"Hey, Liam. I haven't thanked you because you accompanied me yesterday. Sorry if I just left like that. I know I shouldn't have done that." Taylor said, breaking the silence. Again, a smile formed on Liam's lips. Liam nodded his head.
"I understand, Taylor. It's fine with me. And I also have to thank you for making my Sunday a lot more fun and enjoyable." Taylor smiled back.
"And would you mind if I take you out for a walk next time? And there will be no interruptions next time." Liam asked, hopefully. Without thinking, Taylor nodded her head.
"Of course, Li. I would love to go with you again."
"Li?" Liam raised an eyebrow when he heard what Taylor called him with. Taylor just called him 'Li'. In fact, no one really called him that before.
"Yeah, to make it shorter. I can call you Li, right?" Liam chuckled.
"Of course, Taylor. Or should I say, Tay? Can I call you 'Tay' to shorten it too?" Liam asked and Taylor nodded her head.
Both of them laughed as they had lunch together.
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Harry was in his room when he heard someone was knocking on the door. Harry pressed a special button to open the door under his work drawer. The door opened and he didn't looked up to see who it was because he was expecting it to be Taylor, so he just continued with his work.
"Harry." Harry paused when he heard a familiar voice, he looked up and squinted to see who had just entered his room. Harry closed his eyes briefly and took a deep breath and slowed himself before rising to his feet.
"What do you want?" He asked.
"I want to talk to you." She said and without even waiting for Harry's offer, she pulled out a chair and took a seat.
Harry's gaze was sharp, aimed at the Latin-faced girl who was in front of him at this moment. Jasmine Lime.
"I didn't offered you to sit down." Harry said coldly.
"I want you to come back with me." Jasmine said all of a sudden. Her eyes focused on Harry, who was also doing the same thing.
"Tell me what made you come back." Harry said in a bland tone. Jasmine placed her hands on Harry's desk.
"I want to be with you." Jasmine cooed, her tone sounding very serious but Harry shook his head.
"I know that's not the reason why you want to see me. Tell me, how much money do you need? If I give it to you, will you completely stay out of my life for good?" Jasmine was quite surprised when she heard Harry's words. Jasmine narrowed her eyes.
"Gosh, Harry. Is that really what you think about me all the time? I'm not like that! I know I left you for my modeling career, but I never asked you for money!" Harry looked down for a moment.
"Then tell me the real reason why and what brought you here." Harry repeated his question. Jasmine smiled before nodding her head.
"All right. I know, you're smart and hard to fool, so I'll explain to you what I came here for. Look, I came here just to ask for your help to become a sponsor of my wedding with Louis." Harry rolled his eyes the moment she explained herself.
"Why didn't you tell sooner? We could've saved a whole lot of time." Harry muttered and Jasmine chuckled.
"Sorry. I just want to see your expression if I dropped something like that. Turns out, you're still the same, Harry. You're still the same emotionless man I knew." Jasmine leaned her back on the back of the chair where she sat. And Harry went back to sit down on his seat and did the same.
"So, you're going to get married? To that man?" Harry asked, his tone not as cold like he used earlier and Jasmine nodded.
"Of course. I love him. He loves me. He dares to commit to me. Not like you being a coward." Jasmine grinned as she said the word 'coward'.
"Whatever." Harry commented.
Jasmine straightened up her sitting position. She intertwined her fingers and placed them on the table and her eyes seemed to shine against the light.
"Hey, I saw the girl you were with at the festival yesterday at the cafeteria! But, she's with another man. I thought she was your girlfriend." Harry shook his head.
"She isn't my girlfriend. She's only my personal assistant." Harry answered calmly. Jasmine smiled broadly.
"Well, since she's just your personal assistant, do you mind if I bring her to my agency? My agency needs a new model and it seems like she'd be the perfect type to be a model. Harry, out of all the women who I've seen in the Styles Enterprise, she's the most beautiful and has the future of becoming a model! " Jasmine said and Harry shook his head again.
"She's my personal assistant. She will not join your modeling agency."
"I'm not asking for your permission, Harry. It's up to her if she wants to join my agency. Maybe she'll agree on my offer and she'll quit working as your personal assistant. I mean, I'm honestly shocked that she hasn't quit yet." Jasmine said as folded her arms in front of her chest. Harry squinted at Jasmine.
"I said no, and that's my final decision. Have you forgotten that I control everything? I won't allow her to enter your modeling agency." Jasmine chuckled at Harry's expression.
Harry almost looks angry just because Jasmine wants to invite Taylor to her modeling agency.
"Take it easy, Harry. I won't be keeping her from you. Calm down."
"Enough. Your time is up. Can you go outside and let me finish my work?" Harry smoothly evicted. Jasmine chuckled and began to stand up. Jasmine folded her arms in front of her chest.
"All you ever do is work, Harry. I won't be surprised if she'll join my modeling agency, if you're being like that." Harry closed his eyes at Jasmine's last words before she left Harry's room.