“Sir, I–” Autumn stuttered, staring into the emotionless, ocean-blue eyes of Kol. He held up his right hand, stopping her from saying anything else.
He looked her from head to toe, before staring her right in the eyes, “You changed your clothes.” His statement earned him surprised looks from the employees that were discreetly watching them, and eavesdropping on their conversation.
“Well, sir–” She started to say again, her cheeks red with embarrassment at being called out for lateness on her first day, and her eyes filled with anger at the fact that the culprit responsible for it was the one calling her out. The unfairness was maddening.
“What is your excuse for coming late?” He asked.
“Well, you –”
As expected, he cut her off sharply, “I got you wet, and you had to change
