It had been almost a week since Nicole stayed at Alexander's house, and for her, nothing had really changed.
Her boss was still grumpy when it came to work, which was always softened by his affectionate behavior when it was just the two of them together.
She had only been absent from work for three days, as she had protested when Alexander told her she wouldn’t be working for a week, offering to just give her the salary for the days she’d miss.
For Nicole, that felt like a bit of an exaggeration and seemed inappropriate.
Luckily, Alexander understood what she was trying to convey and had no choice but to allow her to go back to work.
However, she had been avoiding him every time she entered the office, running out of excuses for when he would try to stop her in the hallway before she
