"What? What do you mean?" Alex asked, a little bit confused about what Jayden said."Andrea is my cousin.""No!" He slapped his head, "I mean, I'm happy Sir Peter found his family. I'm talking about Annabelle Morrison, your secretary and best friend," Alex said, still not understanding Jayden.Hearing Alex call her his best friend made his expression to darken, which did not go unnoticeable by Alex."You're so dumb! The secretary of Fernando's Int'l, Annabelle Morrison is the same as Andrea Peterson, my cousin. The two of them are one and the same, Alex!" He stressed, then continued, "and she is not my best friend!" His expression darkened even more."Wait, what?" Alex exclaimed.He was shocked. He looked like he needed clarification, so Jayden took it upon himself to clarify him."Why are you surprised? Is she not a woman? That gender doesn't surprise me, anymore. They are full of lies!" He spat."Jayden! C'mon, don't say that. You just haven't met the right person, yet," Alex said,
Natalia and her twin sister, Natasha had arrived at their house. As they were busy with the arrangements, Natasha suggested that they cancel their date, and fix it some other day."Hey, Nat. Why don't we fix our date, for another day? We have to unpack our stuff, and we might get exhausted before dusk," Natasha suggested."Yeah, you are right. I will call Andrea, now." She took her phone, and dialed Andrea's number."Hey, girl!" She said, "Just called to tell you that the date is cancelled, till next week," she continued, without wasting time.She heard Andrea exclaim, from her end."Chill, okay? It's nothing serious, we just might get exhausted, after unpacking. You know we just moved in to Texas, after spending some time in LA. I bet you are doing same. I heard you moved in to Uncle Peter's house," she said, almost rapping, as she rushed her words."Yeah, you are right. We just moved in, and I'm just entering my room. I have stuff to do, too. Maybe, we should fix the date, next week
She needed not to be told that she was in trouble. Even she, didn't understand what had happened—how she lost the document, and how it had gotten into their hands.As she heard him call her her name, she could feel the anger in his voice. Alex did not understand what really happened in there, but he was sure that Andrea had nothing to do with it."Yes?" She replied, nervously. They had already gotten to the car. Alex knew how hot tempered Jayden was, and losing something he worked hard for; he would not spare anyone involved."Hey, Jayden. Calm down, please. Let's just get to the office," Alex said, trying to talk son sense into his head.It seemed like he was not having it. He was hellbent on unleashing his other side."You don't want to embarrass yourself out here, and have the paparazzi sell you out to the media," he added. It was the only thing that made him stop. He inhaled deeply, and got into the car.Alex drove out of the building, in an average speed, which only made Jayden
When Andrea had left her office that day, for the security man to lock it, as usual; Nathan had told the man to go lock other offices, that he would help me out, starting with Andrea's office.He had not found anything suspicious about Nathan trying to help him out. He had thanked him, and left.It was easy for Nathan to find the files, because 'Crescent City' was boldly written on it. As he took it, it clicked on his mind that she might look for the file.Rather than make things complicated, he took out the document, and replaced it with another. He locked the office, and took the keys to the man.Before he left, he had gone to the security room, and cleared every trace of him in the footage.Hearing that Andrea had resigned, or fired, rather; he was happy. Part of his plans was to make Andrea leave the company, so he could bring someone else in.They—Nathan, Jane, and Charles—had it planned out, and to their best of luck, it worked.Jayden went back to his office, and stood by the w
Alex had planned on seeing Andrea, before going to have lunch. He heard her speaking with someone over the phone, so he waited outside. When he didn't hear her speak again, he assumed that she had ended the call.He walked into her office, at it was slightly opened, so, he pushed it a little. He found it rather confusing to see her smile, happily. Was she not just fired from work, some minutes ago? Did she not leave Jayden's office with a sad face? Were those tears…fake? His mind had been bombarded by so many questions, which he had no answers to.She didn't even notice him! What could have made her smile that way? Was Jayden right about her? Was she smiling in victory, that they had lost? No! Andrea was not like that.The only way to be sure that she was happy for a different reason, was to ask her."You just got fired, and you are…happy?" He didn't know how to put forth the question, but he had to ask, anyhow.She was taken aback, when she saw him. She was not expecting anyone to b
Alex was sure of what he had seen. Was this a coincidence, rather? That they bore the same name? Could it be that it was a sheer coincidence? Or, were they one and the same person?Andrea took a quick look at Alex's stunned face. She instantly knew what was going on in his mind.She slowly picked up the phone, and swiped right, taking it close to her ear."Hello?" She said.Her heart was beating fast. She was expecting him to call, but not so fast. "Hello, Andrea."That voice was as charming as it had always been. She swallowed hard, tongue-tied; unable to say anything."Are you busy? Can we talk, please?" He said, in a pleading tone."I'm still at work, now. I will call you, once I get home," she replied, trying to hide the excitement.Though she wanted to talk to him, at that moment, she didn't want to speak with him in front of Alex. Not that she did not trust Alex, she did, but it was her private life. She didn't know what Mikel wanted to say to her."Alright, then. I will be wai
Alex had been thinking. He needed to find away to get evidence that Nathan was behind the misplacement of documents.Alas! An idea struck in his mind like a chord. His only hope now was that it works out.Andrea gave him an inquisitive look, itching to hear his idea."Here is what we are going to do," he leaned closer, "we are going to set him up, and have him steal the next business document. What I mean is, the business plan for the next meeting with the Jacksons should come in two forms—the original document, and the fake one. We'll make him steal the fake one, thinking it's the original, while we hide a camera to record him," Alex explained, while Andrea just listened, and nodded.Two heads are better than one. This was the situation they were in, at that point. Alex's idea was good, but they needed a perfect plan, if they wanted to push through, successfully."Nice idea, Alex…but how is that possible, when I'm no longer the secretary?" She asked.That got Alex thinking, again. Sh
Andrea had already packed up her stuff, ready to leave. She hoped that her parents were not at home, as she was trying to avoid any questioning.As she picked up the brown box, where she had packed her stuff in, she heard a knock on the door.Having her back to the door, she ushered the person in, before turning to face who it is.She was surprised to see Carina. Why was she in her office?"Hi, Ms. Bartholomew. Please, come in. How may I help you?" She asked, politely, wearing a smile."Hi, Ma'am. Thank you," she walked in, "nothing really. I don't need any help. I just came to say goodbye, and that I will miss you. I really hope you have a good reason for leaving," she said. Her voice was calm."Thank you, Ms. Bartholomew. I really appreciate your kind words," Andrea replied, beaming with joy."I would appreciate it, if you call me Carina," she said."Alright, Carina. Call me Andrea," she said, then suddenly, she realized that no one in the company knew her by that name."Andrea?" Sh