The CEO's Seductive Doll-Chapter 117: The Colleague’s Tip to the Doll

J only removed his hand from her wrist when they were finally standing in front of the elevator. He pressed the ’up’ button on the elevator, and they waited for the arrival of their lift.

"Where are we going?" Eternity asked, heaving as she tried to catch her breath after being dragged around.

J looked at her in confusion.

"To the executive’s floor, of course." He said it as if this were supposed to be obvious. "We were told in the orientation to head to our respective divisions as soon as the orientation ended."

Eternity was about to ask how he knew that she was assigned to the executive division, but she then realized belatedly that they were both sitting in the executive division’s assigned seats earlier in the conference room, so it was a dead giveaway where she was assigned.

"Ah, right." Eternity replied lamely.

"So, D," J began, before pausing abruptly. "Oh, you don’t mind me calling you that, right?"

"I don’t mind," Eternity confirmed.

"Anyway," he continued, returning to the topic at hand. "Where were you specifically assigned? I mean, I know you’re under the executive but under who?"

"Evan," she blurted out unconsciously, realizing a bit too late what she had done.

J gave her a look of amazement and burst out laughing.

"I didn’t know you were on a first-name basis with the CEO himself. Even dropping the ’sir!’ You’re mighty bold, aren’t you, D?" He said but his tone was evidently in a joking manner.

Eternity almost felt nervous for a second.

"Sorry," she lowered her head, scratching the side of her face as she reasoned out pathetically. "I was about to say his whole name, but you know, it’s quite long."

"I heard his full name is Evanescence Holz," J said, nodding in agreement. "Like, who names their child evanescence? Like, the band?"

"I think he was named after the word itself, not the band." Eternity found herself defending Evan from fake news. "You know, its synonyms are ’fleeting’ and ’ephemeral.’"

He snorted.

"That’s even worse!" He said. "It’s like an ominous warning that he’ll have a short, fleeting life!"

She knitted her eyebrows together. "Don’t say that."

"Oh, sorry, that was kind of rude to say, wasn’t it?" He said, looking around to make sure that no one had heard him.

Just in time, the elevator made a ’’ding!’ sound, signaling that it had already arrived at their floor. The operator door soon opened, revealing no passengers inside except the elevator operator.

Usually, Eternity, openly admitting this certain observation she had of herself, was quite unperceptive. She wasn’t quite aware of her surroundings, and was very slow with details.

Evan tried to pacify her, saying that it was because she was still getting used to the outside world, and maybe he was right about it.

But at this weird moment, Eternity oddly noticed the liftman’s appearance.

He looked like he was of South American descent. His eyebags were deep, and he had a look like he was perpetually tired. His chin looked slightly scruffy, as if he forgot to shave his stubble this morning.

Generally, he looked like a mess.

But for some reason, when she glanced at J, his chocolate brown eyes were as wide as saucers, and his expression seemed like he saw the most stunning man he had ever seen.

"Miss?" The operator asked before shifting his attention to J. "Sir, are you entering the elevator?"

"Y-yes," she replied in an embarrassed, high-pitched voice, tugging on J’s sleeve to snap him out of his reverie. "We are."

It seemed like Eternity’s tug was effective because he entered the elevator before her. She lowered her head as she follwed him inside, feeling secondhand embarrassment at what she just witnessed.

They stood inside the elevator in complete silence before the operator cleared his throat.

"What floor?"

"O-oh," he stammered awkwardly, and beside him, Eternity wanted to facepalm. "On what floor can the executive offices be found?"

"... Are you two new here?" The elevator operator asked curiously as he punched on the topmost button: the top floor.

"We are," J confirmed.

"Huh," he exclaimed. "Didn’t you have an orientation this morning? They should’ve told you what floors are occupied by which division."

"I guess we weren’t listening well," J replied nonchalantly before turning his eyes suggestively at the liftman. "But I’m sure if you were the one speaking earlier, I would’ve listened better."

The operator’s cheeks turned slightly red. He looked away coyly, trying to hide the smile that was forming on his lips.

"I’m not from HR," he said stiffly. "I can’t possibly lead the newcomer’s orientation."

"Still," J shrugged, looking straight ahead as a look of satisfaction covered his face like a mask. "I would’ve preferred you."

If it was possible, the operator’s face turned even more crimson.

"What’s your name?" J asked, taking his chances.

"... Esteban," Esteban replied.

"Cool," J said.

"Cool," Esteban echoed.

Meanwhile, on the back of the elevator, Eternity shifted her weight from one leg to another, feeling awkward watching this public display of flirting.

Just in time, finally freeing Eternity from the horrible fate of being a third wheel, the elevator made a ’ding!’ sound again.

"We’ve arrived," Esteban announced.

"What a shame," J shook his head in regret. "I guess we’ll see each other soon."

"As long as you use the elevator instead of the stairs, I’m sure we’ll see each other often." Esteban joked.

J’s brown eyes widened in surprise that Esteban was openly reciprocating his flirting. He smiled and headed out of the elevator, waving at Esteban.

"See you,"

"See you." Esteban smiled.

Eternity nodded at Esteban and muttered a thank you as she exited the elevator. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Once the door closed behind them, J started giggling madly as he grabbed both of Eternity’s hands.

"Oh my gosh, D!" He said, literally jumping up and down like an excited child. "He’s like, totally into me!"

"Y-yeah..." Eternity nodded, unsure of how else to respond.

Once J had calmed down, he let go of her hand, and he motioned for Eternity to follow him down the hallway.

So she did.

"Where are we going?" She asked, quickening her steps to match J’s pace.

"To the CEO’s office," J said calmly. "That’s where you’re assigned, right? I’m down the other hallway, to the CFO’s office."

By CFO, he meant the chief financial officer. Eternity couldn’t help but knit her eyebrows together.

"How did you know the floor’s layout if you didn’t know this was the executive’s floor?"

"I know this is the executive’s floor," he said in a matter-of-fact tone. "They showed the building’s map and layout of each floor during the presentation."

"You told Esteban you weren’t listening properly during the orientation..." she pointed out.

"Wait, you seriously weren’t listening back then?" J gasped, literally halting his march in disbelief.

Eternity accidentally bumped his back.

"So you lied to Esteban?" She frowned, rubbing her nose, which collided with J’s broad back.

"Don’t say it like that," J frowned. "Just think of it this way, D."

J spun around so they could talk face-to-face. He grabbed her shoulders, forcing her to listen closely to what he was going to say.

"Men like it when you act dumb."