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Chapter 72 - Surprised

As the scent of food tickled her senses, Melanie rubbed her forehead, frowning slightly. Had she left the window open? The delicious aroma made her stomach twist with hunger, reminding her that she had skipped lunch.Sigh. She needed to finish quickly and get home.

Just as she was about to push the thought aside and decisively work, a light knock sounded on her open door, pulling her from her thoughts. She looked up in irritation but then lifted her brows in surprise. "What are you doing here?"

Her gaze dropped to the takeaway boxes in his hands, and she let out a quiet sigh as realization dawned. "So, this is where the scent was coming from?"

The man standing before her raised his hands in mock surrender, and grinned widely at her. "Yep. I wasn't sure what you'd like, so I got a variety of local snacks. Figured you might be hungry." He glanced at her desk, then back at her. "As for what I'm doing here—well, I work here, remember?"

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