Love, Trust & Revenge (IKMP Series #4)

Chapter 19

Ana's POV:-

"So, you both know how to handle this now?" Derek looked from me to Lora and back at me with a soothing smile.

I smiled back nodding at him.

"You should get going now then" Derek spoke again looking at Lora as we both stood up. Her face had a flash of hurt in it but it quickly dissolved into a perfect smile as she looked at me and then at Derek.

"Umm.. Iliana, just a minute. I had few other things to discuss with you, if you don't mind?" Derek said smiling at me as I looked at Lora's surprised face and back at him.

"Of course!" I smiled back and took my seat as I sensed Lora walking out behind me.

"Yes, Derek?" I smiled at him when he kept looking my way without saying anything.

"Oh, nothing important Iliana" He smiled at me, coming out of a somewhat trance, "I just wanted to know how is everything going?"

"It's.."

"I mean, Mr. Ryder is treating you well?" He looked at me with concern and then clarified, "I meant, how is he with his employees, do you know if he is being liked by all or not?"

"I mean he is okay" I shrugged, "He will never be as good as you, trust me" I smiled assuringly at Derek and I could feel his eyes twinkled at what I said.

"Yeah? Is he still that bad?" Derek smiled cockily as I rolled my eyes, if only he knew!

"You have no idea.." I started, suddenly feeling too psyched up to tell someone about the Dikchead's actions, "Well first he made me do all sorts of work together at a time, kept me working late till night and then suspended me for not filing something correctly which later turned out to be not my fault, so he brought me back to Office.."

I was talking too much when I realized Derek kept staring at me in amusement.

"Derek?" I asked getting conscious of myself as he smiled and blurted out
"You are beautiful, Iliana"

My posture quickly stiffened and I realised that for a few seconds I had let my guard down. I didn't expect him to say what he said but how could I have forgotten that few days back he had told me about his feelings.

"Derek.." I smiled nervously but was interrupted midway by an annoying noise behind us.

A quick knock on Derek office door which was surprisingly open and in came striding in his perfect corporate suit- Mr. Dikchead about whom I was blabbering about earlier.

"Look how nice and cozy you people are getting" Snarled in Noah as he strode to the desk we were sitting at.

Derek looked up as Noah looked from me to Derek and back at me every five seconds and plastered a big, fake smile on his face.

"But if your meet-cute is over, please go back to doing some actual work, Ms Scott" Noah looked sternly at me.

I rose up quickly giving a 'what-the-hell-is-his-problem' look at Derek to which he shrugged a 'don't-know' look at me. I nodded back at Noah, "Yes, Boss!"

He walked out infront of me as I followed behind him slowly.

"Iliana.." Derek called behind me just as I was about to leave the room.

I turned around and smiled at him enquringly.

He scratched the back of his neck nervously and smiled at me, "Um.. wanted to know.. Will you go out to dinner with me tonight?"

My smile faded a bit as I stood there and saw him explain.
"I know.. it's just a dinner.. not here though, I want to take you somewhere outside of this hotel.. somewhere nice" he smiled at me hoslnestly.