The waiter's face gleamed with a bright smile as he stole a glance at Mirabel. "Please, make your order."Mirabel pointed to a dish on the menu. "I'd like to have this one?" The waiter nodded in acknowledgement. Turning to face Zachary, he asked. "What about you Sir?""I'll have my usual."The waiter nodded his head before leaving.Zachary lifted his face to meet with Mirabel's glare. Furrowing his brows, he asked. "What? Why are you staring at me in that manner. Have I done something inappropriate?"Mirabel's glare turned to a sneer, throwing Zachary into more confusion. "Will you talk to me? Or am I putting on my shirt wrongly?" Zachary scanned through his outfit. Ofcourse, there was nothing wrong with it. It was the same outfit he wore to the office.Zachary kept pushing her to say something before she finally spoke. "You told me that you don't like the food here. How come you already have a usual."Zachary lowered his face his embarrassment."So much for someone who hates the meal

"Duncan?" Zachary muttered from under his breath. He pretended not to have noticed him and went to another side of the bar. However, Duncan kept blabbering about with his fellow drunk colleague."You see, It was my girlfriend who took away his scholarship but now I'm suffering because of it. However, she's still working in his firm. I don't get it." Duncan lamented and his colleague patted his shoulder."Well, I guess it happens, but then you don't have to worry yourself too much. Let's just drink away our sorrows."I even had to catch my wife with my best friend. It's just so strange why something like that has to happen to me. Humph.""I know right. Sometimes I wonder if there's something wrong with me. Why am I so unfortunate. My father would always call me a fool despite all I do. Am I really that stupid?" Duncan asked his drunk colleague who just shook his head. "A smart man like you couldn't possibly be a fool. Anyone with a good head for alcohol is smart."They both laughed at

"A business trip?" Zachary was perplexed. It was his first time hearing it. He didn't expect that he would have to travel out to another state for a business meeting with some clients. Well, he was inexperienced after all. If he hadn't gotten to inherit some businesses, he would still be a complete novice in the business world. Maraya was really doing a great job mentoring him. He had learnt a lot of things about running a business, all thanks to her.Zachary was so grateful for the presence of his secretary at the firm. If it weren't for her, he'd still be a complete novice. Narrowing his gaze, he stared at the lady who was sitting opposite him. A serious expression was evident on her face. Zachary was anxious and nervous at the same time. He wanted to experience the feeling of going out of town to another state and on the other hand, he was anxious about meeting with the clients who had insisted that they come to their state for the business deal. "Sir, we have no choice but to tr

Following her gaze, Emily scanned the place and enquired "Which Zach?" She was unable to catch a glimpse of the person Mirabel addressed as Zach."Did you see Zachary leave?" She enquired and Mirabel shook her head. "I'm not sure. He looked somewhat like Zachary. However, he was swift so I couldn't place a finger." Mirabel replied with a serious face. She was very sure it was Zachary and his friends leaving the place. However, she had lied to avoid answering more questions."Hmmm… Ok… Uhmmm, I'll be heading back to the office now. Until next time." Emily said as she stood up to leave."See you later then."***It was 6pm when they arrived at New Mexico, Maraya and Zachary alighted from the plane and searched for their ride. They didn't search for long before Maraya's eyes finally fell on a placard that boldly displayed their names.Tapping on Zachary, Maraya directed his gaze to their names."That's our ride." They hopped into the car and it Zoomed off.The ride was a quiet one as the

He could not imagine that their paths would cross yet again at the same night. Wow! The universe really wanted them to meet. Secretly, he stole glances at the table to make sure the girls were still on seat. Lifting her head, Maraya noticed how strangely her boss was acting. "Are you okay? Why do keep looking that way? Are you expecting anyone?" Maraya was curious.Zachary flushed in embarrassment. "Umm… No one, I'm just admiring the place. Don't you think it's lovely here." Zachary tried to divert her attention to something else and it worked. Maraya concurred. "Yeah. I like it here and the meal is great." Maraya ate with gusto. At first, she didn't want to eat anything more but decided against it when she saw the menu. There were a lot of new food to try. Being a physically fit person, She watched what she ate and the time she eats. Anything that would cause her to add weight, she completely avoided it.However, trying out one meal won't hurt. If she succeeded in adding a little w