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After forced laughs and grins that made Mia's cheeks hurt, Donald finally left. Grandmother saw Donald off to the parking lot while Mia muttered some excuse about pending work and lack of time so she could stay back in her office. She just wanted to put an end to the advances her grandmother kept making toward the poor young man on her behalf. After the first time, she was sure that Donald had also noticed. She was so mortified that she wanted nothing more than to disappear from his presence. About a quarter of an hour later, when she was certain that Mrs. Perry would be back in her office, she left her office and stomped to Mrs. Perry's.She met her in a conversation with the head of the administrative staff. Mia could bet that she was complaining about the employee's lack of ‘agility’ or ‘efficiency’ again. She was never satisfied.Mia fully stepped into the room. The sound the door made as she closed it around her got the lady's attention, and she turned back to see Mia. “Good m
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Mia blinked, her anger suddenly dissipated.“Why will you give me those options?” she blubbed.“Because you have refused to listen!” Grandmother bit out, her eyes shooting daggers at Mia.Mia had no idea what to do as she stared back at her grandmother in shock. She knew that grandmother wasn't the type to crack jokes or give empty threats, so if she said she'd do something, then she'd do it.“Grandmother, I can't possibly—”“Make your choice, child. I need a sensible granddaughter, not a moron who stands by a man who has no respect for her,” she bit out bitterly. “If you need time to think, get out of my office and give me a response within thirty minutes.”“Grandmo—” she began, curling her hands into fists.“Get out, Mia.” Grandmother's voice was definite.It was evident that grandmother was angry. Though she couldn't tell if it was because she refused to go with her plan or because she stood up for herself, either way, she was determined to stand her ground and not dance to her dom
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Once Kevin received the credentials of the applicants, he began to go through them.He was so invested in them that he didn't hear the knock on his door until it came a second time, soft and patient. He shot his head up when he heard it.“Come on in!’’ He called out, his gaze on the door, ready to see who would walk in.“Weldone, boss,” Jake greeted as he walked inside."Jake, how's your day going?" Kevin answered as he gestured to one of the seats across his table.“I've come to seek your permission on an issue, boss,” Jake started as soon as he was seated.“What's that?" Kevin leaned forward, giving him his full attention.“I want to ask when I can leave for the Falcone estate.”He caught the frown on Kevin's face and instantly added. “When I was coming here from Falcone state, I didn't know I was going to stay this long at all,” he said, remembering his uncertainty as he had journeyed to Penia city, wondering what repercussions his actions had cost him. "So I didn't bring many thin
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Mia, with her grip tight around her phone, made a detour to Morris’ suite in the company. The dumbass! Ever since he got the shares, he's never even attempted to attend a meeting. All he does is lock himself in that room and lavishly spend and live life like a spoilt brat! She marched through the halls and stairs, allowing her anger enough time to brew. She needed it so she could give him a good piece of her mind. If he saw how angry she was, he'd know that he'd really passed his boundaries, and perhaps, he could come back to his senses. That is, if there ever was any sense in him before.She finally stopped before the door. She didn't hesitate to bang on the door. For once, she didn't care if it disrupted the company's peace. “Morris!" Yet, even as she pounded her fist on the door, Morris, her wonderful cousin, did not think that the issue might be urgent; thus, he needed to hurry to answer the door as fast as he could manage. Mia could almost picture him: the roll of his eyes be
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Kevin's brows hiked up when his gaze landed on Alessia. He had just stepped out of his room and bursted out into the hallway. Alessia had been walking through, fastening one of the buttons on the knee length blazer dress she had on.“All ready?" He asked as she fell in step with him.“Ugh, I think so?” She let out a frustrated groan. “I think I ordered a smaller size. I'm finding it hard to fasten the button.""Ordered?""Yep. I didn't plan to crash the night here so I didn't have extra clothes with me. I had to quickly do something as I have a meeting in less than an hour.”Kevin nodded. "Smart thinking."“Except I was too hasty and I probably put in the wrong size," she sounded like she'd cry. "I'm just glad the boots are my exact size. That would have been worse.”Kevin briefly turned to look at her. He eyed her, his gaze moving from the blazer dress to the knee length boots she had on. The dress looked perfectly okay to him. “I think it's the right size,” he commented. “Besides,
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“Hello?" Kevin's gaze travelled to the digital clock on his desk. It was a few minutes to 12 PM.“It's almost time for the call with the engineers, boss. They're all set. I've prepared everything so it would be a video call like you wanted.”“Alright, Gideon,” Kevin said as he began to stack the files on his desk on top of each other. “Thank you for the heads up.” He had been so focused on his work that he had forgotten to keep track of time.“My pleasure, sir. So I didn't know if you'd prefer to have the video call happen from their residences or have them at the company, and it was too late to make an inquiry about that. So I chose to go with the latter. I placed them each in different offices and set up their cameras. They wouldn't be able to hear or see each other, but you'd have the right to hear and see each of them at the same time.”“Oh, that's actually a very well thought-out move, Gideon. That's brilliant.”"Thank you, boss. So, you should expect the call any minute from now
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Good. Now, I'm convinced that you're both qualified for the roles. All that is left that I want from you is your cooperation. Cooperation between each other, between your coworkers regardless of their department, and most of all, cooperation with me. I need you two to be the best in the company.”“Noted, Mr. Kevin,” Leo voiced, and Stone muttered something along the same lines.“The equipment you will need would be made available. Now, one of the important themes of the company is the quality product we'd always produce. To achieve this, our equipment needs to be top-notch, so every piece of equipment needed will be imported.” Then he added, "Our cameras must be different and unique.”“Alright, boss,” they chorused, and Kevin could see the light in their eyes as though they couldn't wait to get to work."I personally have a list of some equipment; I'll forward it to you two. There, you can both go over it and decide which one to be added and why.”“Alright, boss."“Thank you. You shou
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“Come on, boy, drop whatever message you've got and leave.”Kevin couldn't believe his ears. What was he supposed to do now, play along? Well, he'd be damned before he does that.He briefly wondered if this was another of her unnecessary bickerings or if this act was simply because of… His thoughts trailed off as his gaze slid to the man's bowed head. His question was answered when Mrs. Perry turned to the man, a sickeningly sweet smile on her lips. “I'm sorry, Donald. This dinner was supposed to be perfect.”She shot Kevin a glare after the last word."Oh no, please, Mrs. Perry, don't be sorry,” he smiled. "I promise it's all fine. He's not intruding." She sighed, and Kevin struggled to recognise the woman speaking with the man he now knew to be Donald, all soft-spoken and nice. “Oh, Donald, you're so understanding.”Then she fully turned to him, showing her true self. “You!” She pointed her finger at him, "Complete your errand and leave before I call security.“You asked me to co
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“Come on, Lisa, let's go," Howard called out to Lisa from the doorway where he stood, waving at the taxi driver that just arrived.“A minute, daddy,” Lisa called back. “Thank you, Mom,” she said to her mom as she took the paper bag that contained the cookies she had made. She carefully tucked the paper bag into her sling bag.“Bye, Mommy," she called out. But she stopped when she reached the kitchen doorway. "She hurried back to her mom. “Let me take one more for Dad," she said as she picked up one piece of cookie from the bowl. “You can have the rest. Bye.”“That's so sweet of you, sweetie. Bye. Have a nice day. Send my regards to Mr. Kevin,” Irene rushed out after her daughter.She picked up a cookie and munched on it. She sighed and closed her eyes, savouring the burst of flavours on her tongue. Her daughter had gotten significantly better at making cookies.She had woken up so early in the morning, her spirits high because of her impending visit to Kevin, and announced that she wa
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Kevin had thought it would all end with the divorce, but it didn't. He had placed his phone on the ‘do not disturb’ mode. He had been surprised when he unlocked his phone and saw his ex-wife's number top the list of the calls he had missed. She had called him over a dozen times.At first, he was irked but worried. Why would Mia call so many times? It was unusual. She certainly wasn't the type to call so many times. The highest she'd do was try to reach the person a couple of times before she'd let it go.All this was why he hadn't been able to shake off the thought that something might be wrong. Eventually, he called her back.She didn't really sound like herself. There had been a plea in her voice that Kevin could not just ignore.He sighed again as he got into the taxi that would take him to the address. He opened the location-sharing app where she'd shared her location with him and read it out to the driver, directing him once in a while.Eventually, he got to the place. The bar lo
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Mia wondered how far out she had driven. Did Kevin lie when he said he'd be there? Was he going to ditch her like Donald did too?She turned on her phone's screen to check her call log to see how long it had been since their last call. She blinked when she took in the time displayed on her phone's screen, and her mouth formed an ‘O.’ It's just been three minutes.She sighed. She needed to just chill.Even when Kevin allowed himself to be used as a house boy, he was always unapologetically honest. She knew that if he said he was going to come, then he surely would. She just needed to remain patient.While she waited for Kevin, she sipped her water. Though she still yearned for a drink, maybe something to make her feel bolder, she concluded that it would be better if she was sober when he arrived. She didn't know what turn the conversation would take, or if she'd ever get to see him again; she didn't want to ruin this opportunity.As she sipped her drink, her mind wandering, she vaguely
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Mia heard Kevin let out a long sigh. And she couldn't help but wonder what he thought of her. Clingy? Pathetic? She sure sounded like one. But she didn't care. At that moment, at least. She just wanted to see him, talk things out with him, and have that tranquillity she suddenly believed that she deserved.“Kevin, are you still there?" She bit her lips when he let out another sigh.“What do you want to talk about, Mia? What do we have to talk about?” He still sounded exasperated like he had sounded since he picked up the call, but there was the hint of concern in his tone. And Mia latched onto it like a lifeline.“Don't you think we have to talk? I understand that you already signed the divorce papers, but it can't just end like that. Please, let's meet even if it's the last time.”A brief silence. Then, “Which bar are you at?”Mia frowned. Her gaze went to the entrance and then around the bar, but there was no name or address anywhere inside.“I'm not sure,” she told him, feeling dum
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Mia had always known that her grandmother never cared about her or anyone at all. She uses people for her gain, but, somehow, she fooled herself into thinking and believing that her case might be different. After all, she has given her life to the company she so cherishes, working tirelessly to keep it in the limelight, thus allowing her grandmother to keep her shoulder high… but it meant nothing to her. Perhaps her grandmother thought she was so mighty that everyone had to worship her.But just for once, couldn't she have pretended? Mia thought. Mia had never allowed herself to get this mad or show emotion like this. It was a telltale of how angry and saddened she was, yet her grandmother disregarded it like it was nothing.Mia regarded her grandmother for a while, wondering what would ever make her see anyone other than herself as a human with emotions.“What use are wishes if they don't get granted?” Mia spat at her grandmother, not bothering to keep the anger and distaste from her
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It's only been about ten minutes, but it felt like twenty hours as Mia repeatedly tapped her feet on the floor.The stares had begun to irritate her, and she couldn't stop herself from turning to the restaurant's entranceway, hoping that her date would step in.“Good evening, ma'am,” another table attendant with a practiced smile similar to her colleague's stopped by her table. "What would you like to have?”Mia, despite the growing anger in her, managed to offer her a smile. "Water,” she grinned. "Sparkling water would do," she finished, her smile still intact. She was not interested in anything, but she couldn't allow the fourth attendant to walk up to her again.The lady's eyes fell on the table, and Mia followed her gaze. When she saw the crystal glass pitcher filled with water and the flute glass before her, she muttered, “Of course," and pressed her lips together. That was what she had told the first table attendant that she wanted. It was still untouched.Her cheeks flushed wi
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The voice at the other end hesitated. Then he cleared his throat. “Mia. How are you?"“Fine."Mia felt a bit guilty. Donald wasn't a bad man. At least, compared to all the men her grandmother had tried to pair her with, he was a good man, but she just couldn't help it. He could have refused the date unless he got her consent, but then grandmother could be cunning whenever she wanted to be. But still… she couldn't soothe the raging anger in her. She couldn’t help but be mad at him. All of these were happening because of his presence.“Okay. So, my driver will be at your villa to pick you up."“Okay," she said, and before Donald could utter another word, she ended the call.It was with even more annoyance that she returned to the vanity mirror to continue dressing up.A while later, a knock came on her door. She stared at the door for a while. Could it be grandmother again? She wondered.On the third knock, she walked to the door and unlocked it.Her anger grew when she came face to fac
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After a hectic day at work, Mia usually liked to shut down in every way she could and just have time to herself. Half the time, she's unable to enjoy the rest because her mind would either wander about the ways to make the company better, or something work-related would come up.Today, it wasn't work that was on Mia's mind as she paced her room, nor was it rest.She hissed as she walked back to her chair and dropped into it. The document she had opened on the laptop on the desk before her, a spreadsheet that showcased the employees that were contributing to the company's growth and how they contributed, was the last thing she wanted to deal with right then. She had decided to go through it, hoping she'd get her mind off what happened, but she couldn't get her grandmother's words or Kevin's out of her head.She found it hard to believe that Kevin had been made to sign a divorce paper, and worse, he thinks she was in on it.She couldn't believe she was really divorced. Grandmother had m
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Kevin had begun to clear up his desk, getting ready to retire for the day, when his phone vibrated on his desk.He peeked at it before he crammed the phone between his cheek and shoulder. “Hello, Gideon,"He said as he gathered the scattered files on the desk, stacked them together, and carefully placed them in the top drawer.“Good evening, boss,” Gideon answered.Kevin could hear the soft rustle of papers in the background as he waited for him to speak.“So, boss, I sent out the vacancy post and put it up, and so far, I have about ten people that have indicated their interest for the post.”“Oh wow. That was fast.”“Yes, boss. There are quite a number of Landary Province residents that are in need of a means of income. I'm pretty sure that there will be more interests before the day ends. Should I keep the vacancy up or interview these ones for now?”“Let's interview this one first and see if they'd qualify,” Kevin said as he relaxed in his seat. “Alright then. The interview will c
