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She looked at Damon , wearing glasses as he read the documents with Arnold standing beside him , aiding him .  He held his long white hair in a numb using a pen . His muscles under the black shirt , loosened up a bit on the chest area and his pale skin made him a feast for the eyes . Daphne froze for a second when his blue eyes focused on her .

‘ His eyes…..Like a deep ocean of mysteries……befitting the beholder’s character . ‘ thought Daphne to herself .

Arnold noticed Damon staring at the door and noticed that Daphne was standing there .

“ Good morning lady Daphne ! “ said Arnold .

“ Good morning… “ said Daphne wondering why he decided to call her lady , a term used for aristocrat women .

Thanks to him calling her , she was able to get out of that daze she was in . Daphne placed all the books and files on the table and handed over the finished report file to Damon .

“ I finished organising and extracting the data of all of them . “ said Daphne with a proud look on her face smirking .

Damon tried his best to hide his surprise but was had as he had never seen a human be so fast before . Arnold on the other hand didn’t bother hiding his surprise at all . His shock was quite evident in his face .

“ Excuse me but…..Did you receive help from your friend ? “ said Arnold looking at her doubtfully .

He just couldn’t believe that she alone was able to finish all of that work .

“ Even the good students at the imperial academy would require to do this much work in teams if they have only a day to finish it off .  Yet you finished all of these in a single night ?!……I really find it hard to believe lady Daphne . “ said Arnold .

“ You mean Lion ?….I was too focused on finishing it all yesterday that I didn’t even go to the library today .  “ said Daphne .

Damon nodded his head pleased to hear that she didn’t even meet with Lion in the morning .

“ ….It’s amazing if this really is done all by you alone . “ said Arnold .

Daphne smiled pleased as she looked at Damon .

“ I had to show to a certain someone how wrong he is and what type of person is standing in front of him . “ said Daphne .

“ Oh…..So what type of person is standing in front of me now ? “ said Damon with a smirk leaning on his chair looking at her .

His handsome smirky just made her feel even more annoyed .

“ The type of girl who is the total opposite of the girls you have known so far . “ said Daphne .

“ You are trying to pick my interest since none of the typical girls I know have . “ said Damon .

“ No , I am trying to make you realise that not every girl is crazy about you . “ said Daphne with a calm smile .

“ Those girls are normal but you are the one who is not normal . “ said Damon .

“ Heh ! I like the way I am . And I am not thinking of changing . “ said Daphne .

“ I like you too lady Daphne . “ said Arnold smiling .

Arnold felt the cold stare of Damon that made him chill to the bones .

“ Now that I think about it , I have to go check on the kitchen staff to check if they have everything for tonight’s dinner . “ said Arnold immediately running off , leaving the two of them in their war like atmosphere .

Damon looked at the report carefully and he couldn’t help but admire her work as it was precise , neatly and clear . The most important information in all those documents was all summarised in one single file .

“ You are so competent that I want to make you my assistant . “ said Damon .

Daphne laughed forcibly as that was the least she wanted .

“ Thank you for your offer but I politely refuse .  I have to get back home once this trip is over . “ said Daphne .

Despite the fact that he felt intrigues by her , he was quite amazed by her work speed . With all the work that he had to do lately , just him , Arnold and Daria weren’t enough to finish everything . If Daphne joined them , the work would be finished on time .

“ I can play you quite handsomely . “ said Damon .

“ I still refuse . “ answered  Daphne immediately .

“ You don’t like the money ? “ asked Damon surprised as no none had refused to work for him before .

“ I don’t like the boss . He is quite a creep . “ said Daphne with a polite smile .

“ You’ve got guts . “ said Damon .

“ You told me , you preferred this way of me speaking better . “ said Daphne with a clueless look on her face .

Damon laughed lightly as he indeed preferred this way of her talking rather than those polite and flirty tone he was used to hearing from girls . This even made him wonder if there indeed was something wrong with his taste .

“ How about I pay you thirty thousand dollars per month ? “ said Damon .

Daphne opened her eyes wide in surprise as she couldn’t believe her ears . Even the best assistants with years of experience in the field received eleven thousand a month and he had just given her double the price . Even thought it was quite tempting , she knew she had to keep her composure and think things straight .

“ Make it sixty thousand and we have a deal for two years . “ said Daphne with a serious look on her face .

“ You want sixty thousand ?….Don’t you think you are asking a bit too much ? I gave you a reasonable offer . “ said Damon .

Daphne sighed as she sat down on the chair in front of his desk .

“ I am pretty sure I will suffer significant psychological damage from the pressure and threats I will receive in the future so I deem it as fair compensation . “ said Daphne .

“ Pressure and threats ? “ asked Damon .

“ Pressure , you being my boss and I your employee who has to bear with your annoying temper . “ said Daphne .

“ You don’t know me that well to think that I am annoying . “ said Damon .

“ The chance of me getting threats from your fan girls would likely be high . “ said Daphne .

Damon laughed looking at her with a smirk . Daphne felt annoyed when seeing him smirk as she thought that he looked very handsome .

“ Well , you will be honoured to work with an excellent , handsome and rich person like me . “ said  Damon .

“ Exactly ! Being your assistant will be quite exhausting and just the thought that I have a sixty thousand dollars monthly salary can help me to continue forward .  “ said Daphne with a serious look on her face .

Damon laughed again shaking his head helplessly .

“ Alright ! I agree . “ said Damon .

Daphne looked at him surprised that he was willing to agree to give her such a high wage .

“ What ?….Well , I was just kidding . I never thought that you would agree to it . You also said that I don’t know you…….True I don’t and I don’t need to know you that much because I have to go back to my country at the end of the week . “ said Daphne .

Damon was reminded that they indeed wouldn’t be staying long , meaning that Daphne would be leaving and never come back by the end of the week .

‘ She just entered my world for a short period of time……and will disappear like she had never been here in the first place . Daria is right , I shouldn’t pay too much attention to this fleeting curiosity . ‘ thought Damon to himself .

The atmosphere felt a bit awkward with Damon silently staring at Daphne without saying a word .  Just his serious gaze focused on her .

Daphne kept thinking about what she could say to break that unbearable silence around them .

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