24th July (Under Constructive Editing)

Chapter 12

I sat on my swivel chair, twirling the edge of my hair, I was done filing up the papers that was given to me by Eric. I leaned my head back at the back of my chair, as memories I have been keeping in my head, popped up again.

Kyle have been keeping distance from me for the past two weeks, we barely see. He either sends message on my laptop or he sends Eric to me, when he needs something from me, I haven't forgiven him yet after all he said I was just a 'stupid mere secretary'. Jerk.

Jason is still invading my thought, whenever I try to sleep or work, thought of him invade my mind, urgh. I regret talking to him that way after the incidence at home, he neither call nor text. Gosh, why are this two giving me an attitude? it wasn't my fault anyway.

I heard a loud thud on my table, bringing me out of thought as I flinched from the sound, my mouth agape. It was Eric, his hand was on my  table in a fist ball. "Oh. My. God, Rick you scared the shit out of me!!!" I yelled touching my chest.

"Ella, for some weeks now, you don't concentrate on your work. Is something really bothering you? You can share it with me". He sit on a chair next to me.

"No, not at all" I lied. "How is your sister?" I changed the topic to avoid questions.

"She is doing great, she will be discharged from the hospital today and that's the reason am here" he said pouting and clutching a file onto his chest. wait a minute, let's this not be what am thinking. "Please, help me this time, I really need to go to the hospital. I promise to make it up to you" he said biting his lower lips, popping his eyes out that I was afraid his eyes will pop out of his socket soon enough.

"Okay, what am I to do? "I asked putting my head on my palm as he open the humongous file, setting it on my table.

"This is big but easy, just put a stamp on each of these, then.....you go give it to boss, please..... " he begged putting his mouth in a thin line. Like seriously?.

"Am not going in there" I pointed at the direction of Kyle's cabin. "I will put a stamp on it but you can take it to him when you return" I trailed off my sentence in an alarming way.

"Come on, he won't eat you,this file is really urgent, please do this for me"he begged with pleading eye. "Okay" I accepted. He looks so cute like a baby, if not I would have declined. He gave me a quick peck on my cheeks and whispered 'Thank you' to my ear before exiting my office. He's just so cute.

I was done with the work Eric gave me, it wasn't tiring anyway , I left my office about to hand it over to my boss. Am standing in front of his gigantic cabin door, I adjusted my dress and knock on the door, in few seconds I heard a 'come in'. I was already fidgeting as I slightly opened the door, forcing myself in. cool down Ella, he won't bite.

I cleared my throat, ready to speak "Sir....umm... I have...here is the file you demanded from Eric a while ago" I stuttered. Why Ella, why are you embarrassing yourself?. I was waiting for his remark but it didn't come, all  this while, I was looking at the floor, I looked up to know if he was listening at all.

Lo and behold, my boss was on spectacles, with his drown hair combed so damn neatly, his biceps ready to shove out of his black suit. He looks as if he was about to model in a....

"When you are done 'gawking', place the file on my table" he said looking at me intensely, smirking . Silly me, he caught me checking him out, that's so embarrassing.

Gently, I walk up to his desk, I was not ready to embarrass myself the more by tripping. "Here" I placed it neatly by the left side of his table, about to leave.

"Wait!" I stopped at my track, turning to hear what he was about to utter.
"You will be having lunch with me by 3:00pm and... "I cut him off.

"Am sorry sir, I have an appointment with a friend and it's really important..." I lied.

"Do I look like I care?" I looked at him furiously as he smirk, I knew their was no arguing in this session, only if eyes could kill, he would have been dead long time ago. 

After a few seconds of silence, I gave him a curt nod "Nice outfit you got" butterfly erupt in my stomach, I couldn't stop blushing how stupid of me. I said a faint 'Thank you' leaving his cabin as fast as I could.

Whoa, did he just compliment on my outfit? what has gotten into him, that's unlike him. I was on lacy peach knee length gown, hugging my curves tightly with a beige wedge heel shoe....all thanks to Lucy.

Am sitting next to kyle in his black Audi car, his leg crossed. His driver was on the steer and I turned to him, only to see his brown orb fixated on my green pair with a plain face. He was staring at me as if am a lost child in the jungle, isn't he acquainted in smiling or at least be nice. Gracious lord, this man is out of ordinary.

I shifted my gaze sideways, looking through the window as the car came to halt in a beautiful but cozy restaurant and we left the car.

Kyle did not inform me that it was a business lunch. Two men, one with a beard in his late forty's and the other on a wide spectacle, possibly in his late twenty's were sitting opposite us. We exchanged greetings, the waitress came and we ordered.

"Nice beautiful lady you got here, Mr knight. Am John and this is my son David" he said to me with a twelve inches smile on his face.

"Am Miss Waltz, secretary to Mr knight" I said as I shook hands with him and the young one.

He held me with a firm grip and I was feeling uneasy with his lustful eyes. Oh gosh.  "You are remarkably beautiful, Mr knight must be lucky to have you as his secretary and... "

"Aren't we here for business, Mister? " kyle said with so much severity as they behaved themselves, within some seconds our order arrived.

Yum, am dying of hunger and I can't wait to devour these. If Eric was here, I shouldn't have been stuck up here.

I ate in silence while they continue with their businessmen talk, urgh..am not interested, it's boring. The steak here is tasty and delicious, I should be coming here more often but sadly it's too expensive and.....

"Only if she will go on a date with my son" that was what brought me out of my thought and I look up at the three set of eyes, staring at me.

WTF, I have not used this word before but someone wanna steal my first date, oh my goodness you might think am silly but am not....I've not been on a date before that's unusual for a 22 years old lady but I want my first date, first kiss, first everything to be with someone special, not with some perverted strange specie, shit am sorry.

"Mr John, I think you have overstepped your boundary and am not in any position to tolerate your depraved moral. So with all due respect Mr John  it seems you are not liable to invest in our company, therefore we may take our leave" kyle spoke straight away with his legs and arm crossed.

"I can see you are not interested but let me make it clear to you that you will loose the opportunity to get billions in this investment. Come on, Mr knight can't you just let my son date your... " oh my Goodness, billions?, and kyle is saving me for just a date. 

He cut him off "No, not interested!!" He said at once and faced me "let's go" he grabbed my hand and guard me out.

"Thank you" his eyes lit up, it was not cold but warm this time and he gave me a nob, he is being generous, how cute. I blushed at my thought as we drove off. 

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