Essence of my life

Chapter 4

Jackie felt so restless. He was going to take Caitlyn out for dinner and he felt nervous. Where in the world did this nervousness come from? He was fine until he met this woman; being his gentlemanly self, making women beg for his attention. But this extremely beautiful woman who was working in front of him right now was making him question himself. Was he losing his abilities?

"Mr. Baxter, I have a few files which you need to go through," Emma stepped in, unaware that he was lost in his own world. After a moment of realising that he didn't even notice her, she cleared her throat rather loudly. Startled, he looked up at her.

"Yes, Emma?" he flashed the smile which women went crazy for.

Her breath hitched in her throat and he sighed in relief. Well, at least he knew that his charm didn't disappear and that he had the same effect on woman like he did before. Then why isn't the only woman he wanted, falling for him?

"S-sir, I need you to g-go through th-these files," she stuttered, completely flushed, making him smile. She was a young, pretty and energetic lady, who was dedicated in her work. But when it came to handling him, she failed the task miserably.

During the interviews for finding his secretary, he saw that nearly all the applied people were women and that they were a little too... err... flaunting. They were least interested in working but more in seducing him. Ever since the word came out from Jackie's father that Jackie was single and was ready to marry, he began getting flocked around by women even more. Even older women didn't mind doing that and it was a little too disturbing for him.

"Give me those," he said politely, taking them from his hand. "And yeah, Emma?"

She was so happy that he finally decided to shower her with his breathtaking smiles and making her breath hitch and cheeks fluster. He was just the perfect man she ever saw and getting his attention was something very great.

"Y-yes, sir?" she batted her eyelashes.

Women are all the same.

"Could you call Miss Mackarren to my office?" he asked.

Her happiness felt like it was crushed by a giant ice queen, and that ice queen being none other than Caitlyn Mackarren. She felt so small in front of her. Caitlyn's presence was all it took for Emma to feel like she was shrinking into a deep dark abyss. She had a powerful personality and men were undoubtedly attracted to her. Her colleagues drooled over Caitlyn and even Jackie made it very clear by his actions. She was stealing it all from her. Emma was the prettiest woman there until Caitlyn decided to drop out of nowhere and steal her title. And to top that off, she was not considered pretty, she was considered beautiful! She stole her job, her title and her boss' attention which meant a lot to her. Why did this have to happen to her?

"Yes, sir." Disappointment was clear in her face and she walked out of his cabin, to face the ice queen herself!

Emma walked into Caitlyn's cabin wordlessly and stood there waiting for Caitlyn to acknowledge her presence. But Caitlyn, being her usual uncaring self, didn't bother to look up and waste her time. She was not the one to start unnecessary conversations.

Realising that Emma's presence was not even given a damn by Caitlyn, she groaned in frustration, a little too loud for Caitlyn's annoyance and making her wince.

Why did she have to be so perfect?

"Miss Mackarren," she sounded defeated, "Mr. Baxter is calling for you," venom laced her tone and she immediately stormed off.

Emma was behaving a little weird today and Caitlyn seemed to notice. But her concern right now was what Jackie wanted from her. And to think about dinner tonight! If it was going to be him and her alone, that meant that there were more chances of him stepping into her comfort zone. She really had to be cautious!