Office Romance with a Werewolf - Chapter 109

“Why do I have to meet this bitch out of all the people I have to meet?”

She cursed internally while her expression kept up a bright and beautiful smile.

Nida just wanted to survive this supermarket interaction, but in Randell’s case, he would have to deal with it again when he went back to the office.

Nida really hated her nosy co-worker. When will they mind their own business?

“Are you two dating?” Marlyn asked maliciously.

There are multiple ways that you can deal with nosy coworkers.

One of them is to try to answer personal questions very briefly and then change the topic.

“No. We are not. Anyway, what happened to the procurement department lobby? Is it under construction?” Nida smoothly changed the topic and anticipated her success at escaping.

“Ah, yes. It’s to make it more spacious. However, Ms. Nida Did you two become close after Sir Randell was transferred to your department? May that be where love blooms?” Maryln knows that Nida was trying to change the topic, and as an expert gossiper, this technique wouldn’t work on her.

Randell and the guy with Marlyn took a step back as they felt the tension between the two ladies. They’re both smiling, but it is as if they’re in battle mode.

“Haha! That’s funny, Ms. Marlyn. We really don’t have any relationship. ”

Humor is a great way to avoid answering a question without making the situation awkward and will generally stop the person from prying further.

It’s the other technique Nida knows.

If you can’t think of a clever response on the spot, laugh gently at their question as if you thought it was a joke. This is what she thought was effective, but Marlyn has her own technique to keep frying.

“Oh, I am not kidding, Ms. Nida. But if you feel uncomfortable to admit this to me. It’s okay. I won’t tell any soul.” Marlyn acted as if Nida was the one making her uncomfortable.

Nida gasps internally, thinking she will lose her battle against this nosy lady.

“Hey, Nida. Just make an excuse and let’s leave. ” Randell whispered.

“Like what?”

“Just make up something.”

Nida frowned as she doesn’t like to make things up because telling lies will generally lead to unnecessary stress and drama. Telling one lie will often require you to tell multiple more.

“Can I use my dust on her?” She wondered and hesitated at the same time, because she doesn’t like to use her powers more often. She doesn’t want to rely on it.

“Oh, it seems you are the one uncomfortable with us. We will just leave. ” Nida said with a sorry face, copying Marlyn’s technique.

She hurriedly dragged Randell out of the supermarket and didn’t give Marlyn the chance to speak.

“W-wait! Nida! What will we do with our cart? ” Randell exclaimed, trying to stop Nida from walking. They left the cart that they worked hard to fill for an hour of meticulous choosing.

“Let’s go to your car first.”

“Are we going to wait for them to leave first before we enter again?”

“No, they will probably be staying there longer. They haven’t started shopping yet.”

“Then our cart might be put back again by the store personnel.” Randell expressed his frustration over the time they wasted on picking those items.

“Don’t worry.” Nida looked around first and also checked the CCTV camera. She ordered her dust to cover it and then she opened her spatial spell. She pulled out one random tikbalang from the spatial spell like it was an object.

“Master! I’m glad to offer my service to you! ” The Tikbalang respectfully kneel on one leg and submissively bow down toward Nida as if she’s the most important person in the world.

“Whatever. I’d like to ask a favor of you. ” Nida bluntly said. She sees the Tikbalang action as disgusting and unnecessary.

“Whatever it may be, My lady! I will follow your order!” The Tikbalang’s eyes sparkled as he felt delighted that he was the first one to receive their master’s first order.

“Do you know about grocery shopping? Paying at the counter? ” Nida asked as she snatched Randell’s wallet. Then she pulled Randell’s card out and handed it to the kneeling Tikbalang.

“Although we live in the woods, we are pretty knowledgeable about modern and city life.” Tikbalang stated confidently as he took the card in both hands.

“But you act very old-fashioned.” Randell interjected as he watched the tikbalang act as if he lived in medieval times.

“Fuck off, wolf.” The tikbalang’s tone became different once he responded to Randell.

“Hey, stop. What’s your name?”

“It’s Hidalgo, my lady.”

“Hidalgo? What a weird name,” she commented on Hidalgo’s old-fashioned name.

“Thank you for the compliment, my lady.” Hidalgo blushed and felt strangely happy at Nida’s words.

“Are you being sarcastic?” Nida frowned, thinking these creatures were just playing on her.

“Not at all, my lady.”

“Argh! Whatever. Just go to the cart we left inside, pay for it at the counter, and come back here. We left the cart at-”

“I know where it is, my lady.” He interjected and confidently puffed up his chest.

“What? How? ”

“I know your scent. My lady! ”

Nida’s had extreme goose bumps from what the tikbalang said.

“Fuck. Just go! ”

Neigh!

Hidalgo enthusiastically went inside the supermarket while Nida and Randell waited inside his car.

“That perverts!” Nida mumbled. She suddenly remembered how the tikbalang followed Daniel. It was because they could follow her scent to her underwear.

She felt a shiver on her body and didn’t wish to interact with the perverted race, Tikbalang.

“Will you be okay?”

Nida and Randell said the same thing at the same time.

“Okay with what?” They did it again.

Hahaha

They ended up lightly chuckling with their weird unison speech.

“You first.” Nida gives way to Randell because, even though they are saying the same thing, she knows that Randell meant something else.

“What I want to ask is if you’ll be fine using those horses. It must be very uncomfortable.” He awkwardly stated

“It’s beyond uncomfortable.” Nida said, with a grimace on her face. “But at least we can use them and just let them stay inside while consuming my power.”

“They consume your power?” He leaned forward and looked at her very closely, worriedly.

“What I mean is that I’ve got to keep my powers up to maintain them inside the spatial spell. It’s not life-threatening or whatever.” Nida shoved Randell’s face away from her.

“Ah, that’s a relief. How about you? What were you saying? ”

“Hmm, I wonder if you’ll be okay once you go back to the office. For sure, Marlyn will spread malicious rumors. She seems to enjoy keeping her nose in others’ business. ”

“You don’t have to worry. I’ll be fine. ”

“That doesn’t convince me that you’ll be fine.”

“Really, I’ll be fine. Thank you for worrying about me.” Randell smiled sweetly towards her.

Thump

Nida was shocked to find her heart thumping from just seeing Randell smile.

“Are you thumping because he is extremely handsome? Listen heart. He is a beast and an asshole, so straight up! ” She scolded her heart.

Nida just looked away and leaned on to the car seat.

“Concern your ass.” She said surly.

Randell just keeps his smile and feels warm even though both of them didn’t talk inside his car.

knock, knock, knock,

“What took you so long?” Randell asked Hidalgo. He just rolled down the window and didn’t help the Tikbalang with the pile of groceries and goodies to store in the trunk.

“Who knows?” Hidalgo answered curtly, which made Randell’s eyebrows twitch.

“You’re coming with us?” Randell asked with a frown after Hidalgo went inside the car.

“My lady is past asleep. Do you want me to wake her up so she can seal me?” Hidalgo said in a rude tone.

“Just behave there.”

“Whatever.”

Randell held himself from scolding the horse because he didn’t want to wake up Nida, who had fallen asleep from waiting.

ding dong ding dong

“Should I break the door instead?” Hidalgo inquired of Randell, who was carrying the heavily snoozing priestess. He ordered the horse to ring the doorbell so that Ranz could open it, but his brother was taking too long to come out.

“You know, this is Nida’s apartment. Just ring the door. ”

ding dong ding dong

“Finally, Ranz, what took you so long?” Randell said and walked past him because he badly wanted to take Nida inside because the night was cold.

“Ah wait!” Ranz shouted loudly, which made Nida wake up.

“Hmm? Are we home? You should have woken me up. ”

Randell gently put her down and then checked on his brother because he seemed to be worried about something.

“What’s wrong, Ranz? You look even paler.”

“J-just don’t enter yet.”

Hearing Ranz’s statement made Nida want to see inside even more. She rushed inside and was even pulled back by Ranz to stop her, but he was too weak to stop Nida.

“You motherfucker..” She blurted it out once she walked inside.