Xander's POV
I greet the guards out as I get into the building....
I see mark following me as the others wait outside.....as we got closer to the elevator everybody got into the other spare elevator....
Mark pressed the button and we start waiting.
" here are the agreement papers..." mark handed me a folder ready to attend my meeting with the chair holders of the company....
People were already taking a seat to make their selves comfortable as I got in....
The chattering around disappeared as they start noticing my presence......
I took the head seat at the end of the table and took us about 3 hours with 45 min break included to wrap everything in place....
mark followed me out....
If u haven't noticed, he is my body guard....he is also the head of all my other bodyguards....
The others stay a little bit far away while he goes everywhere I go....including to the rest rooms....but of course he waits by the wash....
I like him a lot and trust him.....he rides in the same car as me...but people insist that I have a personal Driver..
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I have somethings I gotta do before I head out to home....
My office is big as an apartment. It has my desk with all the necessary equipments around it.
In the middle of the room, I have a big couch with it's matching coffee table.
That is usually where mark stays when am working.
He keeps himself busy reading magazines or chatting with his girlfriend Elizabeth.
We also have a little kitchen counter at the end of the room with a refrigerator....whenever we need snacks or drinks, we don't have to even bother going anywhere.
I love how I have decorated my office....it feels more like home...
The view of the city across the window is amazing...you can see the whole new York city from right here...
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Mark Sat on the couch as I went to do some paperwork.
My assistant Martha came in right after we took our seats...
" would you like anything sir?" She asked me eyeing mark on her way...
I feel like she has some deep feelings towards him....
I can always sense her brightness when he is around and the sad frowns when he smiles talking to Eliza.
I mean you can't blame her....he has a great personality, fit body, handsome face and always looks good in his black suit....
" No thank you Martha. I just came in to do some work...but I would love it if you would arrange a meeting with Tyler Scott at 10:00 in the morning."
" sure sir. How about you mark? Would you like anything?" She takes the chance to speak with him.
But I really don't mind...I love my employees.
I am in a state of friendly and work strict at the same time with them.
" no thank you Marty! I will let you know if I need anything...or I could always help myself out!" He winks at her giving her his cocky smile she can't resist blushing at.
" sure, just press the button and I will be here."
She practically ran away to hide that tomato face of hers...
I let out a chuckle at their childish acts...
I shake my head and try to speak as she got out.
" why do you give her false hopes mark?"
He looked up from his phone and smiled. We are very friendly that he is the only true friend I got...and the only person I can trust my life with.
" well are you gonna ignore my question?" I ask again as he didn't make a move to answer the first one but rather he looked distant in thought.
" I really like her! I know it's wrong because I am in a relationship with Eliza, but things with me and her right now are a mess. She has been off to me lately. Am not saying I don't love Eliza anymore...am just saying I am not sure about my feelings to both of them... does that make sense?" He looks at me probably waiting for me to answer that....
I smiled at the thought of my Assistant and personal bodyguard being together...
I have never been in a relationship of course I might have had a thing or two with some women but it never lasts more than a night.
I am not a player but I surely am not a keeper either.
Maybe it's probably because I still haven't found my other half.
" you can't keep being with Elizabeth if you have feelings for Martha. Martha really likes you...even a blind man can witness this. Now that I think about it...you guys look perfect together. But I don't want you to double time them because I don't want Martha getting hurt....am telling you again..if you break her heart, I will make sure I ruin that pretty face of yours too..." I chuckle " but yea....you guys will probably match like hands and gloves do."
I sigh and try speaking again. " but you can't break Eliza's heart either...you gotta discuss things with her and sort things out."
" I think I will probably do that." He looks at me once again before smiling and speaking. " you know you're the best man ever right?"
" hahaha....hilarious....I thought I was the mean boss?"
" don't answer that....am just joking.... ur the best guy too..." I was already done and packing my stuff together.... " so you're admitting you have feelings for Martha?"
" umm...well....it's just...I don't..." he was finding words to explain his love for her to me....
" for God's sake just speak up....you Look like a lost puppy right now..." I laugh really hard right now...
By the look in his eyes, I bet he just wants to hide right now...but am not stopping, am just gonna keep on...
" look, it's easy....just repeat after me....I mike William, have feelings towards Martha...and am confessing this to Xander lance in his office..." I let a loud laugh after I was done with that...
" hey hey...this looks like a wedding ritual...am I getting married or what? I just like her ok...that's all and that's done.!" He literally shouts at me....
Mark stays 24/7 with me, which makes it hard difficult for him to spend time with Elizabeth, maybe that's practically the reason they are quite off right now.
But I know he will clearly be happy with Martha, they can spend time here together at work.
We got into the elevator and start heading down...
Mark's phone buzzed and he starts tensing up...
" hey Xander, you gotta take a look at this...!" Handing me his phone....
I started reading the article written.....
Once I was done...I was shocked...I just kept silent...
The elevator opened, bringing me out of my thoughts...
" do you know this girl Xander?" Mark asked me..
" no I have met only few women in my life and she isn't one of them....and I have never been to UK either." I took a look at the article again.
" so this is one of the usual lies again..." He looks less concerned right now....but I was very much concerned...
Who would speak of me like this?
I was more than angry right now....
Especially this time of my life? Where everything was successful..here and there...who would speak of me like this???
" mark, find this model right away. I wanna know who she is, where she works, what she is doing right now...her plans...every single detail....and most importantly i wanna know what her intentions were..."
" am on it right away sir." He called his men and started his duty...
I didn't feel good about this....
You know where sometimes things smell fishy???
Well, I feel exactly like that right now.
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