CHAPTER 16

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Ian
  
"I will  not accept your resignation Miss Matthews." I had said.

It didn't sit well with me that she wanted to resign,that too out of the blue.

Was it me?Did I push her too far?

I was losing it and needed answers right away.

So I called her into my office. If she wanted me away,then I would stay away from her however much I hated it.

I just couldn't stand her being miles away.I could bear her distance at office because I would get to see her. But if she resigned,then I wouldn't get to see her and some other creep would take her away from me.

"Yes,sir?"

"Please have a sit Kayla. We need to talk."

"Ok,sir."

"Please don't call me sir,you know I don't like it."

She nodded and sat down.

"Why did you want to resign Kay?Is it something I did?"

She took her dear time responding. She seemed hesitant, but I was going insane with the suspense.

"I don't like what we are doing,Ian.I am becoming someone I don't want to be. So over the weekend,I thought it over and decided to resign,but you still didn't allow it."

That explained everything. We were different in all ways and that could not change.

She had different principles and I had to respect that, however much I was attracted to her.

"If we stop what we have been doing and keep our relationship strictly professional,would that change your mind about resigning?"

I hated the idea but I had to go for it. Maybe,my infatuation with her would stop after all she is just a woman.

A woman I have never met.And the first one to reject me.A woman I have been this infatuated with.

"Yes.As long as we keep our distance
I will be ok."

"Strictly professional,then. Thank you for your time,Miss Matthews."

"Ok,sir."

As she left my office,I had to stop myself from pinning her onto the wall and kissing her one more time.

Our agreement was going to be hard but I believe it will all seem like forgotten story soon.

But to achieve this,I needed a distraction and I knew just the person.

"Hey, Audrey!!"

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Kayla

Only I knew how hurt I was when accepting the preposition.

Staying in the office with him like nothing had happened between us was going to be hard but I welcomed it.

Atleast I still had my job.And my self respect.

I hope everything will go back as it was and my feelings for Ian will die down.

But it wouldn't be so soon, atleast not this soon.

Ian had jumped off to the next available woman only minutes after I got out of his office.

How do I know this?

Maybe I might have eavesdropped on his conversation, something I regret doing because it brought me more pain than I already had.

Audrey.The name kept haunting my thoughts. Much more than I liked.

I kept wondering what she looked like.What she did.

Did he like her?

Was he serious about her?

Was he waiting for me to bail out so he could move on with her?

Was he already going out with her when he was with me?

Was he.....

But wait,we were barely together.We were not even together.

A lot of unanswered questions.
I needed a distraction.

And I knew just the thing.

Food and reruns of  Vampire diaries.

Atleast  fate was on my side today.As I looked at my watch,it was time to go home.The day was over.

There's one thing I would regret by the end of the night and that is not sleeping in time on a working day.

But atleast my depression will dim.

Fingers crossed 🤞.

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