Chapter 48: Boss, there is a message

Winter's pen hovered over the file in front of her, but she hadn't written a single word in the past ten minutes. She could feel the weight of his gaze pressing into her like a physical force, burning through every layer of composure she had carefully built.

Her fingers tightened around the pen before she finally sighed, snapping the file shut.

"Is this all you're going to do now?" She asked, lifting her head to meet Kalix's unwavering stare. "Just sit there and watch me?"

Kalix didn't flinch, didn't even blink. His expression remained unreadable, but the intensity in his eyes made her skin prickle.

"Who said I'm just watching you?" He corrected smoothly, leaning back in his chair with a lazy smirk. "It's called admiring, Angel. Remember, I told you I would observe you attentively."