Julissa quickly checked her face with the shiny silver cutlery, feeling embarrassed and smiling a little. “I didn’t notice.”
Because they were sitting close, Scott could clearly smell the sweet milk scent in her breath, mingled with a faint warmth from her body, making him momentarily dazed.
Suddenly, he recalled the sweet, alcoholic taste from that night.
A wave of heat surged through Scott. He quickly shifted his gaze away.
At that moment, Julissa’s phone vibrated. She looked at the screen—it was an unfamiliar number, and the location was from Elfhedge.
She raised an eyebrow in confusion and said to Scott, “Excuse me, may I take this call?”
Earlier, she’d told him to introduce her as his assistant, so to keep up her assistant persona, she had to ask permission first.
Scott nodded.
