On the day of the dinner party or the company party a lot of things had been put in place, many different activities ranging from auctioning, to making portraits or modeling and painting, most of which were out in place for the purpose of fundraising. Many investors and clients both old and new attend the party and most of them enjoyed it, many were more interested in the spectacle and some were entranced by the food while others remained strictly formal and business minded, among those who remained business minded was one Mr Griffin, Mr Griffin was a very wealthy investor who had heard about the party from a few of his colleagues, employees and even shareholders, he was very passionate about his work and planned to be there only to meet with the head of the company and possibly solidify some form of relationship with the head of the company one way or another. Not only was he familiar with the company, but he was also familiar with a few employees in the company and also with Anton
Leonard tried to remain standing, as stoic as he could, but the pain in his heart quickly developed into jealousy and into a quick feeling of contempt towards the person Emma had brought with her to the party. "Emma, would you please come with me, I have a few questions to ask you regarding the reports you handed over to me earlier, " Leonard said, racking through his mind to find any possible reason to call her to himself and have a word with her privately. He then hurried back to his office before anyone could ask him any questions. In his mind he wondered Why he was feeling like that but he decided not to bother too much about it and tried to force down whatever feelings he had that seemed to be developing towards her. "Isn't this supposed to be a party of sorts? I mean that's what you told me, " Emma's friend asked and turned to face her with a rather confused expression on his face."I do not understand why your boss could possibly need you to attend to business or another lik
Before long there was a knock on the door, and then three successive knocks followed after. "Come in, " Leonard said, as he assumed it to be Emma who was at the door, but then he was surprised to see someone completely different walk into his office, she was the lady dressed in a peplum blue gown, he hadn't really focused much on her but he knew who she was, the lady who had really strike an impression on him and the one that Antonio had introduced him to along with her father Mr Griffin. She was Alicia, but why was she here? He asked himself inwardly, "Alicia? What are you doing here? You should be at the party enjoying yourself or is there something that you need? "Little beads of sweat began to form on his body as he thought back to what his sister had said earlier. "No actually, I am here for a different purpose entirely, " Alicia replied rather vaguely. "And what purpose is that? " Leonard asked, he was gradually feeling more and more uncomfortable and began to wonder exactly
Emma walked down from Leonard's office with a downcast expression, her mind still thinking about what she had witnessed, and she wondered if there was really anything going on between both of them, the girl whose name was Alicia and Leonard. She wasn't exactly sure why she was even concerning herself with him however, and she couldn't fathom the feeling she was having even at that moment, but she couldn't help it. "Hey, " her friend said and ran towards her when he saw her, pulling her out of her reverie and back to reality, "are you alright? ""Yes I'm fine, " Emma replied tersely, "but maybe just a little bit tired and weak. "Her friend held her gently and led her back to her vehicle, "it's probably because of how much work you've been doing since the start of the day, don't you think that perhaps you are overworking yourself even a little bit I mean you still have to go and take care of your sister's daughter Ava again when you get home. ""No it's alright, I'll be fine, " Emma
On the morning of the first working day of the following week, Alicia walked into the compound with a smile on her face and walked up the stairs to Leonard's office. She had put on her best attire and had gotten there as early as she could. "Come in, " Leonard said to her when she knocked and greeted her warmly with a smile as she walked into the room, "Alicia, I am glad to see you today, you look ready to work. ""Thank you sir, I want you to know that I take this very seriously and I intend to put in my very best into any work you wish to assign to me, " Alicia replied solemnly. "That's good, because I am going to be frank with you, I have got a lot of work for you to do today, but don't be alarmed it's just how it is, as a newbie there's a lot you need to learn regarding the job regardless of how long you wish to continue the work, even if you are only going to be working here till the end of the year or less there are things every intern must know, " Leonard replied, "I believe
Three Days later, Leonard walked into the office with a swagger in his step and he headed straight into his building. He sighed immediately as he pushed the door open because he was about to launch into the business world. He had been so consumed by work that he had barely had time to rest. He contemplated taking a nap before anyone walked in. That should be enough to make him feel rejuvenated and ready for the day. Alicia pushed the door open just as he was about to rest his head on the table and he sighed softly. Oh, wow, this was an issue on its own. " Good morning, sir." She greeted him with smiles adorning her face. Leonard groaned softly as headache assaulted him and he was almost tempted to tell her to leave but the enthusiasm on her face made him stop. He nodded in response, "morning, Alicia. How's everything going?" He replied. Alicia noticed that his usual cheerfulness was absent and decided to be wise about it. "Why don't I come back later sir? I'll just be in my off
"Oh, I'm sorry sir. I'll just come back later." Emma replied and shut the door gently before marching straight to her seat. This was ridiculous. Had he suddenly forgotten her so soon? Was that how people behaved? Well she had finally been scared, maybe now she would finally become sensible? An ecstatic Estelle approached her brother's office when she heard that the financial issues had been resolved, all thanks to the infamous Alicia.She had passed before returning to Emma's desk when she noticed that the lady didn't greet her which was quite unusual.She tapped Emma's desk making her jump in fright. "I'm sorry, I didn't see you there, Miss Estelle." Estelle stared at Emma carefully. Her eyes were a bit watery, her cheeks puffy not from overfeeding but...had she been crying? She wondered. Was something wrong with Ava? If something was wrong, Leonard wouldn't be here, so it couldn't be that. She concluded."Are you okay?" Emma nodded sharply, "Yes, I am. I am okay just that someth
"Where are you going?" Leonard inquired from Emma when he saw her crossing the threshold. She was supposed to wait for him but this time around, she didn't even say anything. Emma swiveled immediately and stared at him, " Oh, sorry I didn't want to stress you seeing that you have been a lot busy these days." She apologized and he stared at her wondering the meaning of her words. For all he knew, there was nothing that was stopping her from waiting for him or telling him that he wanted to go home."That has never stopped you before has it?" He responded.Emma rolled her eyes, sgd didn't want to have this conversation with him and she hoped that he understood her. "I'm sorry about that. I want to go home early today so that I can play with Emma a bit before she sleeps. It's nothing serious." She replied with a bite in her voice.Leonard didn't understand why she was acting that way. He figured that she might be on her period that was why she was acting that way but that didn't mean tha