Salted

Honest Opinions

ALTHEA

It has been days since that happened and for the cold and heartless person I claimed to be, I could not even call Daniel and ask him to meet.

What would he say?

What does he think of me?

All those questions swam in my head as I made my way to work. I had a meeting with Alexander that I was dreading with all my heart because honestly speaking,

The man sucked the energy out of me.

I parked and stepped out, striding into the building and waving at the new replacement of the past receptionist. She displayed some attitude towards me and I fired her.

It was that simple.

Heading to the elevators, I rode up to the top floor and made my way to my office. The sound of my heels seemed to brighten up my mood and help me retain my indestructible facade.

I opened the door and stepped in only to find Alexander by the glass window. He turned to face me as his eyes traveled darkly over my body awakening a sickening emotion in me.

Stop that Althea!

You have many problems to deal with that to be seduced by your nemesis' gazes.

I was wearing a lilac pantsuit without a shirt underneath and a matching satin scarf that was classically wrapped around my neck.

There was nothing exposing which made me wonder just what made his eyes go dark. I shook my head as I focused on the matter at hand.

"At this point I cannot even say make yourself at home so what can I help you with, Pierce?" I asked as I walked over and took my chair.

He walked over and took the chair opposite me in which he seemed uncomfortable in. I guess he was used to being the one on the CEO chair.

"Mr Curtis never received the papers we worked on so he wants to cancel the deal we had with him" he said and I stared at him bored.

"Just have a meeting arranged with him and we can personally explain what happened" I said and lazily and he glared at me like I had insulted him.

"I already did that. I am here to inform you that he wants to see us in Dubai in two days so start packing your bags" he said and I stared at him wide eyed.

"I am not leaving. You can go and if you want some company, I am sure your brat ass fiancèe would be thrilled to accompany you" I said and stood up to get some file.

"Keep my fiancee out of this and she is not the one I am in partnership with. If we lose this deal, then we might as well say goodbye to our most valuable investor" he said and I rolled my eyes.

"Well I have important clients and if I cancel on them then I would be putting my business into jeopardy so I'd rather not" I said walking back towards my chair.

"Listen here. Either see you at the airport in two days time or I'll take it as tour resignation of power in that company. Make a wise choice because even though you and I do not see eye to eye, I would really hate to lose you as a business partner"

He said and stood up from his chair before he did a once over on me with a cold look in his eyes and headed towards the door. I scoffed at him and withheld the many insults in my head.

How dare he scan me like I was some piece of goods?

The sheer audacity!!

Anabelle stepped into the room and scanned me before she broke into a smile. I raised a brow at her as she moved towards me.

"What?" I questioned.

"Your attitude levels are high and Mr Pierce just passed me in the hallway. Should I even ask?" Anabelle asked with a small smile on her face.

"Just give me the contract please" I said and she chuckled at my irritation as she handed me the contract and turned to leave when I stopped her.

"I met with Sage and his family yesterday" I said and she paused as she turned to me with a worried look. She hurriedly walked to take a seat and prepared herself for the tea.

"And what did he say? Did you tell him about your amnesia?" She asked but I shook my head no.

"He didn't notice anything but Daniel found out and even confronted me about it" I said and she sighed.

"It was only a matter of time before he found out. The man loved you so much that he knew absolutely everything about you so it was inevitable" she said and I glanced at her.

"What were we like before?" I questioned.

"Uhm I have no idea where to start. You were the closest people ever. You shared almost everything with him. He knew about your crushes, boyfriends and exes and vice versa" she mentioned.

"Your families knew and even went to accept that you would never separate. I recall you were so heartbroken when you found out he was interested in Athena. You refused to eat for days and only started to when you found out it was all a false rumour and he was actually into you" she said and took a breath.

"You both loved each other so much and we all had hopes that you would grow and even marry each other someday but life meddled and ruined everything. Though Daniel stayed clear from relationships for the past decade as he had hopes that you would come back"

She said and I felt a tug at my strings. The man had sacrificed so much and it seemed like lately, I hurt him whenever we were together.

He stayed loyal to our memories and hoped that one day I would return back to him but I just treated him like he was nothing when I came back and that made me the bad person.

"What do you think I should do about this?" I asked Anabelle because she had been my advisor lately and all that she advised me about seemed to work out.

"I do not think I am in the right place to offer my opinion so if you will excuse me" she said and turned to leave when I stopped her.

"Just tell me" I ordered.

"Is that an order or a request? Because if it is a request then I am afraid I refuse to answer but if it's an order then I will have no choice" she asked and I sighed.

"I order you to tell me your honest opinion" I said in a more strict voice and she took another breath before she turned to face me.

"I think you should give him a chance and see where this actually goes. I know that you lost your memory but you didn't lose your feelings. So my honest opinion is to give him a chance because I think you owe him that much" she said and left the room.

I walked towards my file cupboard when I felt a sharp pain hit my head. I cowarded with a groan and held my head as the mixed version of my memories played like a cracked CD.

I heard my name being called and turned towards the door to see a blurry Anabelle before I felt myself go down and everything become dark as I lost consciousness.

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Ohh poor Daniel!

The guy seems nice and even his story sounds very beautiful but will he ba able to handle the version of this Althea?

Read and like more to find out ❤️