The news of Damian turning down Veronica on their blind date was no longer a secret. How it circulated around the public was something no one could give an explanation to. Angrily, Veronica closed her laptop after reading the comments under the news. People were mocking her for being rejected. She was a beautiful lady whose shoulders were always up and though people don't say it,it was always obvious that they were jealous of her. The news of Damian turning her down was satisfying for people who didn't like her.“I'm very sorry ma,I'm trying my best to bring it down on the internet” her Secretary quickly apologised when she saw how infuriated she was.“It's fine. Everyone would think it's true if we bring it down” She closed her eyes “They should all wait till our marriage would be announced. No one can turn me down”. The door of her office opened and the sound of someone chuckling and clapping disrupted the silence in the room.“Do you have an appointment? You can't be here i
'`Do you want everyone to see you as a lout?’ Mathew's voice stopped Nathan as he made another attempt to punch Damian ``Apologise to the President now!” He said authoritatively. “But Dad…” “I'm not your father when we are at work! How many times should I tell you that? Now apologise!” Nathan clenched his fist in anger and bowed his head in shame. “I'm sorry sir” he said as he bowed,but Damian just walked out on him. “I'll kill that bastard!’ Nathan yelled inwardly. “I'm sorry you all had to see that” Mathew apologised to the directors that were with him in the elevator. Nathan managed to keep his anger to himself till the directors got out of the elevator. “Why would you make me apologise to that bastard? I was only trying to defend you!” “Those directors are the most stupid people I have ever known.They might switch sides because they believe you are nothing but a troublemaker. You should behave better in other’s presence. No matter how provoked you are'' —------- Ashle
“If you will excuse me then” Ruby quickly collected the jacket from Damian and rushed out of the office. “I heard you like someone” Veronica said as she approached Damian who was returning back to his seat. “Is she the one? I saw the way you were looking at her” She placed her bag on Damian's desk and folded her arms across her chest. “Obviously you did and that is how I would have looked at you if you were my assistant that needed help” Damian said. He dared not give Veronica clues that the woman he liked was Ruby. It would be a bad thing for Ruby. “True. What was I thinking? That you would choose someone like her over me?” She scoffed “I guess I might as well be your Assistant for you to be nice to me” She said,her voice barely above a whisper. “Yes. Because she is better than you are” Damian replied inwardly “Why are you here?” “I'm here to tell you that you are free to like anyone and have sex with them if you want,but don't ever think we are not getting married because you re
Damian kept stopping Ruby from helping out and insisted his driver and him would do the work,but when Ruby insisted,he let her carry stuff that weren't heavy through out the time they moved Javier's property. “If you don't mind,I'll make tea for you both” Ruby offered and Damian checked his wristwatch. “No, it's fine. We need to be on our way before the rain becomes heavier” “Thank you very much for today then. I really appreciate it” Ruby said and Damian smiled. She waved at them as they both walked out of her house. The first thing Damian did when he got back into the car was to sneeze because he had been trying hard to suppress it,so that Ruby wouldn't be worried he caught a cold. “Why aren't you driving?” He asked after noticing that the car just remained on a spot for minutes. “I have been trying to start the car sir,but it's not starting. I don't know what is going on” “What do you mean it's not starting?” “I'll try again” the driver said and tried to start the car aga
Ashley was very angry after getting the information she needed from the workers that she couldn't wait to get to Damian's office and fire Ruby. She couldn't believe the reason Damian turned down Veronica was because of his Secretary. But fortunately for Ruby,she wasn't in her seat when Ashley came in,so she just entered Damian's office instead and slammed the door behind her. “What the hell?!” Damian got scared with the way Ashley entered. He spat out the toothpaste in his mouth and rinsed his mouth. “What are you doing here?” “So it's really true. Judging by how you are just brushing your teeth” “What do you mean?” he asked as he stepped away from the basin in his office. “I heard you slept over at her place. Your Assistant,I mean” “Yes,I did,so why are you angry?” “Why I'm I angry? Really? You are choosing someone like her over McLaren's daughter? What good can she do for you or the Company? She is just a lowlife girl,who was lucky enough to be your Secretary! This wasn
“Am I in a movie? Or is he practising his lines with me?” Ruby asked herself inwardly. She stiffened. If that was a confession,then she was taken back by how sudden it was. Since when did Damian Stevenson fell in love with her? There was nothing special that might make him fall in love about her. And even her heart was racing in a usual way but she wasn't still believing it was her liking Damian. “I think you need to rest sir” she broke the silence lingering in the atmosphere and ignored the weird feeling she had. "You must have said that because of your tiredness" “I just told you I want to make you my woman. Is that all you could say? I just made a confession” he asked and Ruby hiccuped again. “I'll pretend I didn't hear this sir,and I hope you won't put me in a tight spot by saying something like this again next time. I'll appreciate it if you don't use me to get on your mom’s nerves” Ruby said and the elevator door opened “I'll leave first,then” she excused herself and got o
Ruby’s eyes were focused on the screen in front of her when Damian got out of his office. He walked over to her desk and leaned up against it. Through her eye lashes,she looked up at him seeing him look down at her. Ruby held her breath immediately when she saw how close their faces were. “It's time for lunch,” Damian finally said. “Did you make any reservation?” “Oh,yes I did make a reservation for you” Ruby said “Then let's go” he said and moved away from her desk while Ruby quickly finished her work and saved it They both walked out of the Company,but not without people staring at them. There was already a rumour that they were dating and that hasn't been cleared yet,so they all believed they were. Damian opened the car’s door for her, which has never happened. It was always her who opened the door for him everytime. After driving for a few minutes,the car stopped in front of the restaurant and Damian got out of the car. She also opened the door by her side and walked ove
Ruby remained in her seat and kept sipping the wine Damian had ordered. Though he told her to order food too,but she didn't. “He wants me to be his woman? When he has a fiancée? That liar”She scoffed loudly. For some reason,she found herself being jealous of Veronica. She was sure she didn't have any feelings towards him,or she made herself believe that,but her heart was unnecessarily aching. After taking her time to enjoy the wine,she went to pay the bills,tipped the waiter that attended to them earlier, and left the restaurant. Her heart dropped in disappointment when she saw there was no sight of Damian and she would have to go back to the office alone. She stopped a cab that took her back to the Company. “Is it really true? I heard you are dating Mr Stevenson. I thought we were friends before you became his Assistant. So why didn't you tell me? Esther,who was Ruby’s coworker before she was made the CEO'S Assistant, asked as soon as she sighted Ruby. “Because it isn't true,” R