Eliana...
I turn around to a very familiar voice.
Andrew Williams.
There he is standing in his black suit. Looking handsome like he always does.
"Why do you have my keys?" I ask with one eyebrow raised.
He leans forward his ocean blue eyes piercing in mine. The calmness in them contrast from the way he is. I can smell his perfume. The same he has been wearing since years. I can hear my heart beating faster as he speaks, "They came to me asking for you."
My hands are trembling with nervousness. This is how he has been. Always flirting. Always in my personal space. I hate people in my personal space but, I hate him more so I do something courageous. I kick him in the shin with my heels.
"Ouch" he stumbles back.
"Don't get too close again." I warn him. I can see shock written on his face because the Eliana he knew would never do this. I take the keys from his hand and start walking towards the car.
"Eliana" he catches up with my stride. "Can we talk? It won't take long." he says but we are already reached to the car.
"No. I don't think we have any business outside the office sir. " I reply looking right in his eyes. That's what it is I don't have to. I turn around to get in the car.
" Okay lets talk later." he surprisingly gives up.
"There is nothing to talk apart from the work sir. I would like to keep it that way. I have no personal business with you what so ever so please lets keep this within the limits. You wont like it if I tell this to your father." I say with a little smile.
" Are you threatening me that you are going to rattle to my dad about me?" he says in disbelief.
"If that's how you want to think, Sir." I want to leave quickly. He is in loss for words or maybe doesn't wants to say anything. I decide it as my cue to leave.
He stands there hands tucked in his pockets as I drive away. I can see him from the rearview. He has been quiet all these years but what's wrong with him now? Why now of all the years? He didn't talk to me all these years. Never tried to bring up the past again. Then why now?
Amidst all the thoughts I don't know how I reach home. Its been a very long and exhausting day. The new projects are very hard to handle. They are taking everything in me but we have a deadline to meet and with I have my whole team working alongside me.
I have been an overseas project manager since last three years in Global businesses. And even when I knew it belonged to Andrew's father, I decided to work there because I choose my career instead of my past. Because of my multilingual quality, I was the youngest manger in the company after working for two years as an assistant. I have always wanted to be in business and travel countries. Working at one place is not my thing. I like challenges, the new things that come with work, visiting different countries, knowing about their culture, their way of handling things and how they work.
The house is empty like it always is as I enter in the living room. I live in a one bedroom apartment. Just a ten minutes drive from the office.
I kick off my heels and decide to take a shower before getting in the bed.
The past few days have been quiet. With loads of work and avoiding Andrew as much as possible. I have been basically living in the office and going back to just sleep at home.
"Ms. Loren" Anna, my assistant knocks on my office door as she enters hurriedly with a large file. "This is the revised contract Mr. Williams asked for. You need to recheck it in bring it to his office as early as possible." she tells.
" What about the revised budget?"
" Mr. Smith is coming up with it." she says before leaving. I nod taking the file to check it.
We are launching our first branch of skincare in Italy and the everyone is busy working for it. Even though we do business in Italy this is the first skincare branch we are launching outside the country and everyone is excited about it.
As soon as I get the budget file I get ready to go to the Director' s office. Mr. Edward Williams is the father of Andrew Williams and the director and founder of Global businesses. He is a kind man in his 60s. Always looking for his employees. But when it comes to business there is no one as ruthless as him. And the same goes with Andrew. When he does business he does it with all. Okay lets not talk about him.
I knock on the door twice before I enter. His office is in the top floor of the building with a large glass window and has the best view of the city.
Mr. Williams is at his desk on a call when I enter but he nods towards the sofa asking me to wait there. I turn towards the sofa to have a seat that's when I see him. Andrew Williams . He has another black suit today. So much for avoiding him I sigh sitting down.
I preoccupy myself by opening the files and reading through it as I wait for Mr. Williams to join us. I don't know why Andrew is here today. He doesn't attend these meetings usually. I can see him looking at me but I decide to avoid him.
"Sorry. It took time." Mr. Williams apologizes as he joins us. "You can start Ms. Loren" he says. I nod and start with the explanation.
The next hour goes in the explanation of the project. And I can see Andrew being very attentive. When it comes to work he is fully devoted to work.
"This one is better. Your team is the best as always", Mr. Williams praises once we wrap up the discussion.
"Thank you sir." I say proud of my team. Its all their hard work and overtime that we could come up with a good plan, contract and budget.
I am about to leave but his next words make me sit back in my seat.
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