BENEATH HIS MASK

CHAPTER 23

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This chapter is dedicated to@Enchanted_Boo

I can't remember the time i slept in late in the morning. ever since i met damien, i had always been alert which included me waking up early in the morning no matter how late i slept the night before. i examined myself in the mirror examining myself. I was dressed in a pair of black jeans which were slightly ripped at my knee and a turtle neck white sweater. It looked causal but yet dignified. Damien told me that i could dress however i liked and it wouldn't completely be a professional meeting. i see a car pulling up the driveway but i don't recognise it as damien's. I was going to step back when i saw a familiar face come out o the car.

"Edward." I exclaimed happily as i give him a hug.

"hello Ms Rebecca. it's lovely to see you." he says with a kind smile as he hold the door for me.

"it's great to see you too. " i say smiling. I look around and find that damien wasn't in the car and i find myself feeling a little disappointed. It was as if Edward could read my mind that he interrupted my thoughts.

"damien is attending the meeting with master Alexander and the others."

"ok but i wasn't wondering about him anyways."

"really now?" he asks me in a ragging tone and i found a familiar blush creeping in on my face as i turned the other way and felt the need to change the topic.

"so do you know who the investors are?" i asked clearing my throat.

"well, they are the initial investors of the company and are all vital parts of it."

"i am starting to get a little nervous. I feel a little out of place though."

Edward waits a little before he responds " i was a little surprised that you got invited to this because you see this is a closed circle of the people who are responsible for the roots of the company even when it was just a small and measely start up. they have worked with damien and Alexander because they could see their vision even when no one else could."

Well that did it. If i wasn't panicking about making a good impression before, i was definitely starting to now. Edward who turned to face me when he stopped at the car at a stop signal, gave me another one of his kind smiles.

"but i am so happy and pleased that he involved you in this. You see it is a closed circle of trust and the fact that he involved you in this at a time like this means that he is placing his trust on you and for someone who can't trust easily, let me tell you that it is a lot. He has come a long way. I'm so happy that he is putting his faith in the right people now." He says calmly and i could sense the happiness in his tone. I couldn't help but feel warm as i heard those words. I didn't know what damien thought of me nor did i know how he considered me but the fact that he trusted me made me happy probably because i trusted him too.

"but if you don't mind me saying this Rebecca, i know he can be really complicated but he really is a good person. He just didn't have many people to stand by him when he really needed. But i really believe that having more genuine people like you in his life could help him open up more." He says with a smile. I smile at him, he may act stiff around damien but he really does care about him.

"we are here." he said as he turned off the engine.

I was expecting to see an office building when i stepped outside the car but i was stunned when i found that i was standing in front of a lavish hotel. Edward walked me to the entrance where i saw damien leaning on the side of the wall talking to someone on the cell phone. He was dressed in black jeans which hung on his toned body perfectly and a grey shirt paired with a royal blue blazer which fit him perfectly accentuating his broad shoulders and well defined muscles. I just stared at him for god knows how long and i would have probably continued to do had not Edward cleared his throat causing both me and damien to look in his way.