" What the hell are you doing?"She jumped back from Derek who hid a smile. She glared at him. What was he doing? How dare he try to put out a narrative that wasn't true. They knew that nothing was going on between them. " Helping that man realize what he is missing." Derek replied without batting an eyelid and she became stupefied. " You don't mean that." Clara replied as she looked at him. " What do you want to achieve? Make me lose my job and become penniless?" She challenged him not understanding what his purpose was. " I do not need your job. However, consider it a friendly gesture." He winked and Clara grew annoyed and walked away. He was grating on her nerves. 'Stupid me, I shouldn't have followed him outside. I shouldn't! Now I have to explain what was going on.' She chided herself as she pushed the door open. She saw Henry and his girlfriend sitting beside each other and she decided to walk past them. She had almost made it up to the staircase when she heard her name. She

Henry remained in his position while Clara fidgeted and he clamped his hand down on hers. There was no need for them to hide like teenagers who were caught making out at the back of the car. "Over here!" He yelled back and they heard Aubrey's approaching footsteps against the grass leaving Clara worried." Let me go, sir." Clara said as Aubrey’s footsteps drew nearer. It wasn't as if she couldn't remove her hands forcefully. If she wanted to be truthful, she enjoyed the warmth passing from his hand to hers. Her body was like nerve endings which were easily charged. “ Here you are.” Aubrey said when she rounded down the pavement. Her eyes immediately went to their interlocked hands and she gave a forced grin. “ I was worried when I didn't see you inside.” She said without moving her gaze from their fingers. She saw the struggle between Clara and Henry and she looked up. Who would have thought that he would be like other guys? What was the big deal between bosses and employees? “ W

With the number of glares Clara was getting the next morning, she figured that she had probably pissed a whole village. That was an overstatement, but that was how she felt. “Good morning.” She hummed when she reached the table.“ Morning, Clara.” Grandpa Quentin replied as she drew her chair in an attempt to sit. Derek placed a hand over hers and drew it out instead. The glares intensified, and she felt like entering into the ground to save her. “ Thank you.” She murmured but was waved off. “A gentleman shouldn't allow a woman to sit so casually.” Derek replied and looked at Henry briefly. The meaning hung in the air. “ Let's begin our meal.” Pops said.As soon as she finished eating, she flew upstairs into the safety of her room. She had been uncomfortable throughout breakfast. She reached for her phone and dialed her brother's number again. They had not had the time to speak properly yesterday before the mishaps began. They needed the file today. As she was thinking, her p

Henry was ravished with worry when he didn't hear from Clara. He heard that her brother was rushed to the hospital, and his grandfather had not given him an updated version of the story. He didn't know that he was looking at his phone until Aubrey called his attention to it. “ I feel like I've been talking to myself all day.” She said with her voice laced with hurt," The phone is not going anywhere, is it?” she asked him. He put the phone down and gave her a small smile," You weren't even listening to me.” Aubrey complained. “ You are beginning a fashion show next week, but you might need to travel next month, and you will need some funds” He summarized. Aubrey was shocked," Oh, really? I thought you weren't listening to me.” “ I was, I multitask effectively.” He lied and she hummed. She lay on his bed while he sat on the sofa. “ So, what do you want me to do for you?” He asked her. He wasn't going to give her money if that was what she wanted. “ Like, you heard correctly. I wi

Henry fidgeted when Jackson dropped the call. “ What happened, sir?”“Aubrey was shot and is being taken to the hospital.” “What?” Henry replied, his ears not believing what he heard. “ When? How?” He stuttered. “ She was in her room a minute ago.” He said in surprise.“ Let's go check it out.” Jackson said, and they walked out of his office together. “ What happened here?” Jackson inquired from the guards on duty.“ She insisted on leaving, and before we knew it, she seized a key and drove off. She threatened to crush us if we didn't move away, so we had to let her go. “ Where was she taken to?” He asked further, happy that they were sensible enough not to wait for him before taking the right step. “ St. Jules hospital.” one of the guards replied. Awash with despair, Henry followed Jackson into his sports car, and they moved towards the hospital. On their way, he put a call through to his grandfather to inform him about the latest development. “ Hello, Pops. Aubrey and I had a