Then she read it aloud, doing her best to keep her voice steady.
"How long is your boyfriend?"
A beat of silence.
Her ears instantly turned red.
Heat rushed to her face as she sat straighter, trying to maintain composure.
It was the kind of question she had heard before—but never in a room full of colleagues watching her every reaction.
And everyone clearly knew it.
They were enjoying it far too much.
Alicia cleared her throat lightly.
"Twenty centimeters."
A second of silence—
Then the room exploded.
"Really? That long?" someone asked immediately, laughing in disbelief.
Laughter erupted all around the circle.
Whistles, teasing comments, and playful nudges filled the space as the employees reacted to her answer.
Alicia remained composed on the outside—
But her ears stayed faintly red.
Across the room, Alexander's gaze lingered on her for a brief moment before he looked away, his expression unreadable.
A few cards were left.
