Uncle 347 confesses: Come and like me

Sussie Lopez stared at the window for a few seconds, and Declan Saunders asked with concern, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"I'm fine, thank you for taking me back."

"It's what I should do."

"I'll need to trouble Brother Saunders with work matters."

"We are so familiar, you don't need to be so polite with me." Declan Saunders smiled at her and asked if she needed help to heat the water.

Lopez was well aware of his feelings toward her, but he had never confessed.

"Tomorrow is Christmas, do you have any plans?"

"I'm being discharged, going home."

"Staying at Junior President Payne's place?"

"I don't want to bother my senior."

"Just you alone at night? Want me to stay and accompany you?"

Lopez smiled faintly, "We are just colleagues, it's not proper for a man and a woman to be alone together."

Just colleagues?