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Erick was lost in thoughts as he leaned back against his seat inside his office cubicle. After meeting Bastian, he immediately went straight to the office where Murray had given him another new task to tackle.
Usually he would quickly work on the new task that he had been given but instead, he placed them on his table and started to think about what Bastian had told him that morning.
'Vampires…' he thought. In all of his life, he had never met a single vampire. He knew that they exist but they were something that were hardly seen, especially in a land where it was filled with shifters. It was probably because shifters and vampires don't usually see eye to eye. In short, vampires were known to be the natural enemy for shifters.
The thing that made Erick baffled was how did they disappear and how come their killing method was found on the dead man when he knew that vampires would not venture into a shifter town that easily.
He was still spacing out when Murray came over and knocked on his cubicle wall. "You haven't started on it yet?" he asked in surprise.
Erick jumped, startled. He whirled around in his seat to find Murray looking down at him curiously as he leaned against the cubicle wall, his arms crossed across his chest.
Erick forced a smile on his face and apologized, "Sorry, I'll go straight to it."
"Are you alright, my man?" Murray asked, patting him on the back.
Erick nodded furiously.
"Okay, okay," Murray said as he turned around. "Be sure to throw some questions at me if you're confused about some stuff inside there," he ended before leaving.
Erick scratched the back of his head as he turned back to his table. He really could not afford to be careless right now. So many things were happening and he needed to focus.
He grabbed the brown folder that was handed to him when he arrived at the office and took out the reports from inside. He skimmed through the reports and went to work.
A couple of hours later before lunch break starts, Erick received a text message from Amber, asking whether he was free for lunch.
Even if he still has work to do, he definitely would not miss this lunch date with Amber, which was a rarity, since she's usually busy with the kid's mealtime. It was then he realized, what about the kid's mealtime?
Thus, he quickly asked her that exact question.
Amber promptly replied, saying that her colleagues will cover her shift, knowing that she had been taking over the kid's meal schedule for weeks already.
Erick then answered back, saying that he will pick her up in a few minutes.
Soon after, the couple was seen driving through the lunch hour traffic, on their way for a meal.
After parking his car at the designated parking lot, Erick guided Amber inside a restaurant where they served comfy good foods such as beef stroganoff and onion soup. It was not their first time coming to this restaurant as it was one of their favourite places to eat in.
Also, it was also where Roel worked.
At that moment, Roel was talking with a couple of waiters, telling them to serve the meals when he saw Erick and Amber entering the restaurant. The three of them noticed each other at the same time.
Amber waved happily at Roel while the two men just nodded at each other.
Without the help of the menu, the two of them had already known what to order and immediately placed their request. Once their hostess received their requests, Roel immediately took the requests and went inside the kitchen where he prepared the meals for them. Roel doesn't usually cook for the customers in the restaurants as he has his assistant chefs to do the cooking. But whenever Erick and the other Kendall packmates came, Roel would take the initiative to cook for them.
A few minutes later, their meals were done cooking and the waitresses helped to serve them to both Erick and Amber. They had ordered Matzo ball soup, chicken fried steak and chicago deep dish pizza. When the waitress placed a huge bowl of garden salad, Erick frowned at it and looked at the waitress. He then asked, "I did not order this."
Before she could answer, Roel came towards them, without the apron and the chef hat and said, "It was me." And without waiting for any invitation from the couple, he joined them, sitting between them.
A waiter, who had followed Roel from behind earlier, immediately set another dining place for Roel and discreetly left them, together with the other waitresses.
Erick rolled his eyes at Roel's uninvited presence. Amber, who got used to Erick's family butting in on their 'dates', ignored this as she got up to serve herself some of the food. Erick quickly patted her down, implying without words that he will help her, instead.
Roel, who was also used to seeing this lovey-dovey moment from them, just ignored as he served himself some food as well. He then passed the huge bowl of garden salad to Erick, who was giving him a cringed look.
"Eat," Roel ordered quietly.
Fortunately, Amber was the type who was not picky with her foods. So when she saw Erick was being hesitant, she frowned. He was already a grownup. And he was still choosy with the foods that he eats.
Together with Roel, the two of them 'persuade' Erick to eat his greens. Amber keeps feeding him by spoon feeding him the greens, which he can't reject since it wasn't always that Amber would do something like this. While Roel keeps handing the bowl of garden salad to Amber, adding them to Erick's plate.
After that little 'torture' was over, Amber excused herself to go to the restroom.
Once she was gone, Roel turned to Erick. "So, why is Bastian here?"
Erick pretend to look dumb as he stared wordlessly at Roel, not answerinng.
Roel rolled his eyes. "I have my sources here, Erick," he said.
Erick let out a sigh, fully aware that he can't beat Roel and probably the other two triplets when it comes to secret investigation. He then slowly told Roel about what he and Bastian had found out.
Roel's face turned grim the more he listened to them. He too had thought of the possibility of vampires appearing but like Erick, he also did not know how they came to town and why.
"Bring me to meet Bastian," Roel ordered.
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Erick was lost in thoughts as he leaned back against his seat inside his office cubicle. After meeting Bastian, he immediately went straight to the office where Murray had given him another new task to tackle.
Usually he would quickly work on the new task that he had been given but instead, he placed them on his table and started to think about what Bastian had told him that morning.
'Vampires…' he thought. In all of his life, he had never met a single vampire. He knew that they exist but they were something that were hardly seen, especially in a land where it was filled with shifters. It was probably because shifters and vampires don't usually see eye to eye. In short, vampires were known to be the natural enemy for shifters.
The thing that made Erick baffled was how did they disappear and how come their killing method was found on the dead man when he knew that vampires would not venture into a shifter town that easily.
He was still spacing out when Murray came over and knocked on his cubicle wall. "You haven't started on it yet?" he asked in surprise.
Erick jumped, startled. He whirled around in his seat to find Murray looking down at him curiously as he leaned against the cubicle wall, his arms crossed across his chest.
Erick forced a smile on his face and apologized, "Sorry, I'll go straight to it."
"Are you alright, my man?" Murray asked, patting him on the back.
Erick nodded furiously.
"Okay, okay," Murray said as he turned around. "Be sure to throw some questions at me if you're confused about some stuff inside there," he ended before leaving.
Erick scratched the back of his head as he turned back to his table. He really could not afford to be careless right now. So many things were happening and he needed to focus.
He grabbed the brown folder that was handed to him when he arrived at the office and took out the reports from inside. He skimmed through the reports and went to work.
A couple of hours later before lunch break starts, Erick received a text message from Amber, asking whether he was free for lunch.
Even if he still has work to do, he definitely would not miss this lunch date with Amber, which was a rarity, since she's usually busy with the kid's mealtime. It was then he realized, what about the kid's mealtime?
Thus, he quickly asked her that exact question.
Amber promptly replied, saying that her colleagues will cover her shift, knowing that she had been taking over the kid's meal schedule for weeks already.
Erick then answered back, saying that he will pick her up in a few minutes.
Soon after, the couple was seen driving through the lunch hour traffic, on their way for a meal.
After parking his car at the designated parking lot, Erick guided Amber inside a restaurant where they served comfy good foods such as beef stroganoff and onion soup. It was not their first time coming to this restaurant as it was one of their favourite places to eat in.
Also, it was also where Roel worked.
At that moment, Roel was talking with a couple of waiters, telling them to serve the meals when he saw Erick and Amber entering the restaurant. The three of them noticed each other at the same time.
Amber waved happily at Roel while the two men just nodded at each other.
Without the help of the menu, the two of them had already known what to order and immediately placed their request. Once their hostess received their requests, Roel immediately took the requests and went inside the kitchen where he prepared the meals for them. Roel doesn't usually cook for the customers in the restaurants as he has his assistant chefs to do the cooking. But whenever Erick and the other Kendall packmates came, Roel would take the initiative to cook for them.
A few minutes later, their meals were done cooking and the waitresses helped to serve them to both Erick and Amber. They had ordered Matzo ball soup, chicken fried steak and chicago deep dish pizza. When the waitress placed a huge bowl of garden salad, Erick frowned at it and looked at the waitress. He then asked, "I did not order this."
Before she could answer, Roel came towards them, without the apron and the chef hat and said, "It was me." And without waiting for any invitation from the couple, he joined them, sitting between them.
A waiter, who had followed Roel from behind earlier, immediately set another dining place for Roel and discreetly left them, together with the other waitresses.
Erick rolled his eyes at Roel's uninvited presence. Amber, who got used to Erick's family butting in on their 'dates', ignored this as she got up to serve herself some of the food. Erick quickly patted her down, implying without words that he will help her, instead.
Roel, who was also used to seeing this lovey-dovey moment from them, just ignored as he served himself some food as well. He then passed the huge bowl of garden salad to Erick, who was giving him a cringed look.
"Eat," Roel ordered quietly.
Fortunately, Amber was the type who was not picky with her foods. So when she saw Erick was being hesitant, she frowned. He was already a grownup. And he was still choosy with the foods that he eats.
Together with Roel, the two of them 'persuade' Erick to eat his greens. Amber keeps feeding him by spoon feeding him the greens, which he can't reject since it wasn't always that Amber would do something like this. While Roel keeps handing the bowl of garden salad to Amber, adding them to Erick's plate.
After that little 'torture' was over, Amber excused herself to go to the restroom.
Once she was gone, Roel turned to Erick. "So, why is Bastian here?"
Erick pretend to look dumb as he stared wordlessly at Roel, not answerinng.
Roel rolled his eyes. "I have my sources here, Erick," he said.
Erick let out a sigh, fully aware that he can't beat Roel and probably the other two triplets when it comes to secret investigation. He then slowly told Roel about what he and Bastian had found out.
Roel's face turned grim the more he listened to them. He too had thought of the possibility of vampires appearing but like Erick, he also did not know how they came to town and why.
"Bring me to meet Bastian," Roel ordered.
Erick was lost in thoughts as he leaned back against his seat inside his office cubicle. After meeting Bastian, he immediately went straight to the office where Murray had given him another new task to tackle. Usually he would quickly work on the new task that he had been given but instead, he placed them on his table and started to think about what Bastian had told him that morning. 'Vampires' he thought. In all of his life, he had never met a single vampire. He knew that they exist but they were something that were hardly seen, especially in a land where it was filled with shifters. It was probably because shifters and vampires don't usually see eye to eye. In short, vampires were known to be the natural enemy for shifters. The thing that made Erick baffled was how did they disappear and how come their killing method was found on the dead man when he knew that vampires would not venture into a shifter town that easily. He was still spacing out when Murray came over and knocked on his cubicle wall. "You haven't started on it yet?" he asked in surprise. Erick jumped, startled. He whirled around in his seat to find Murray looking down at him curiously as he leaned against the cubicle wall, his arms crossed across his chest. Erick forced a smile on his face and apologized, "Sorry, I'll go straight to it." "Are you alright, my man?" Murray asked, patting him on the back. Erick nodded furiously. "Okay, okay," Murray said as he turned around. "Be sure to throw some questions at me if you're confused about some stuff inside there," he ended before leaving. Erick scratched the back of his head as he turned back to his table. He really could not afford to be careless right now. So many things were happening and he needed to focus. He grabbed the brown folder that was handed to him when he arrived at the office and took out the reports from inside. He skimmed through the reports and went to work. A couple of hours later before lunch break starts, Erick received a text message from Amber, asking whether he was free for lunch. Even if he still has work to do, he definitely would not miss this lunch date with Amber, which was a rarity, since she's usually busy with the kid's mealtime. It was then he realized, what about the kid's mealtime? Thus, he quickly asked her that exact question. Amber promptly replied, saying that her colleagues will cover her shift, knowing that she had been taking over the kid's meal schedule for weeks already. Erick then answered back, saying that he will pick her up in a few minutes. Soon after, the couple was seen driving through the lunch hour traffic, on their way for a meal. After parking his car at the designated parking lot, Erick guided Amber inside a restaurant where they served comfy good foods such as beef stroganoff and onion soup. It was not their first time coming to this restaurant as it was one of their favourite places to eat in. Also, it was also where Roel worked. At that moment, Roel was talking with a couple of waiters, telling them to serve the meals when he saw Erick and Amber entering the restaurant. The three of them noticed each other at the same time. Amber waved happily at Roel while the two men just nodded at each other. Without the help of the menu, the two of them had already known what to order and immediately placed their request. Once their hostess received their requests, Roel immediately took the requests and went inside the kitchen where he prepared the meals for them. Roel doesn't usually cook for the customers in the restaurants as he has his assistant chefs to do the cooking. But whenever Erick and the other Kendall packmates came, Roel would take the initiative to cook for them. A few minutes later, their meals were done cooking and the waitresses helped to serve them to both Erick and Amber. They had ordered Matzo ball soup, chicken fried steak and chicago deep dish pizza. When the waitress placed a huge bowl of garden salad, Erick frowned at it and looked at the waitress. He then asked, "I did not order this." Before she could answer, Roel came towards them, without the apron and the chef hat and said, "It was me." And without waiting for any invitation from the couple, he joined them, sitting between them. A waiter, who had followed Roel from behind earlier, immediately set another dining place for Roel and discreetly left them, together with the other waitresses. Erick rolled his eyes at Roel's uninvited presence. Amber, who got used to Erick's family butting in on their 'dates', ignored this as she got up to serve herself some of the food. Erick quickly patted her down, implying without words that he will help her, instead. Roel, who was also used to seeing this lovey-dovey moment from them, just ignored as he served himself some food as well. He then passed the huge bowl of garden salad to Erick, who was giving him a cringed look. "Eat," Roel ordered quietly. Fortunately, Amber was the type who was not picky with her foods. So when she saw Erick was being hesitant, she frowned. He was already a grownup. And he was still choosy with the foods that he eats. Together with Roel, the two of them 'persuade' Erick to eat his greens. Amber keeps feeding him by spoon feeding him the greens, which he can't reject since it wasn't always that Amber would do something like this. While Roel keeps handing the bowl of garden salad to Amber, adding them to Erick's plate. After that little 'torture' was over, Amber excused herself to go to the restroom. Once she was gone, Roel turned to Erick. "So, why is Bastian here?" Erick pretend to look dumb as he stared wordlessly at Roel, not answerinng. Roel rolled his eyes. "I have my sources here, Erick," he said. Erick let out a sigh, fully aware that he can't beat Roel and probably the other two triplets when it comes to secret investigation. He then slowly told Roel about what he and Bastian had found out. Roel's face turned grim the more he listened to them. He too had thought of the possibility of vampires appearing but like Erick, he also did not know how they came to town and why. "Bring me to meet Bastian," Roel ordered.
