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When they arrived for the meeting, the room was already filled with those from other departments. The meeting room had a layout with an inner circle of seats for the CEO and the department heads of the company, and an outer circle for their respective aides. There was also some sort of balcony above the meeting room, partitioned by a glass window, where some old men dressed in blacks, looking all gloomy, and grumpy were seated.
Alex guessed that they must be the board members here to gauge the progress of the company.
Leaving Alex behind, Karen sat on the seat which read 'PR head' in the inner circle. Alex, on the other hand, found a seat in the outer circle along with others. He was the only man among the other aides present there and one of the two men in the room.
Chapter - 44After everyone who was a nuisance had left, Jessica gestured for Karen to continue. Getting the green light from Jessica, Karen, in turn, gestured for Alex to come forward.Alex stood up, and with the USB in hand, walked up to the presentation screen. He plugged in the USB and was ready to go when commanded.Seeing that the unpleasant man who was staring at her throughout the meeting was with Karen, Jessica was surprised. She bent a bit towards Karen, who was sitting beside her and whispered, "Who is he?""You don't remember him?" Karen was surprised by Jessica's inquiry, "You were the one who passed him during the interview a few days back. He is interning in my department," Karen told Jessica.Now Jessica knew why she felt that Alex's face looked a bit familiar."So, is he the one who is going to do the presentation?" Jessica asked, certainly not believing i
Chapter - 45** Ding!!The elevator door opened, and a handsome man donned in a colourful patterned suit, wearing sunglasses and a cowboy hat on his head, was standing in front of them with two bulky men, dressed in black on his either side.Alex was no expert in brands, but he could feel that the man was possibly carrying thousands of dollars over his body.The man, on seeing Karen, pulled his glasses down his nose and gave a slow, meaningful wink to her. He waited for Karen to get all excited from that wink and hop into his arms, jumping in joy, but Karen stood there unmoved. She didn't even give the man a second look. Soon the elevator doors closed, and the elevator was on its way up.
Chapter - 46Leaving Theation, Alex didn't hurry back home. He had something else to take care of on priority. Zooming past the traffic, Alex soon parked his bike in front of the city's biggest hospital, 'Eleanor First Hospital'. His mother Martha works here, but today Alex is not here to meet her. He is here to meet her friend and his doctor Rachel, Rachel Brown. Alex got to know Rachel during his stay here after his accident. After that, she became his permanent doctor, and he would visit her at the beginning of every month for his regular check-up. There was still a week left for his check-up, but he had to meet Rachel and talk about a few things.Alex walked straight to the Neurology department. He jolted down his details for the appointment, got a number and sat there in the lounge, waiting for his turn. Alex didn't really like the hospitals. Maybe because he was himself battling between life and death in this very hosp
Chapter - 47"It's what we call 'Over the top-hyper imaginative-boredom' syndrome," Rachel told Alex, "It's quite new in the market.""Is that so? Imaginative- boredom syndrome. New in the market," Alex seriously nodded to everything Rachel said before he was struck by a realization. He looked at Rachel with confusion.When Rachel saw Alex looking at her, she could not stop herself from bursting into laughter. Alex didn't need to be Einstein to figure out that Rachel was messing around with him. Rachel left her chair and walked in front of Alex. Dressed in a red one-piece dress barely up to her knees and black high-heeled shoes, Rachel sat on the desk, crossing her legs. Her white, fair, smooth legs were slightly rubbing with his. If not for the white coat above her dress, anyone who saw her would believe it was party time.Alex gulped, looking at those smooth legs and with great determinati
Chapter - 48When Alex walked out of the hospital, it was still far from getting dark outside. He was in no hurry to get back home when none of his parents would be there just to bicker with Mrs Flores. Instead, he made his way to the supermarket near their home. He called Mrs Flores and got a list of things she needed him to buy.Alex was done with his shopping pretty fast. Dumping all he needed in the cart, he made his way to the billing counter and stood in the queue waiting for his turn."Alex!" It was not long before he heard a familiar voice. It was Margaret. This was the third time they had met coincidentally, and Margaret had called out for him.Twenty percent surprised and eighty percent faking it, Alex looked behind, "Miss Cole? What are you doing here?" He asked.Hearing him address her as 'Miss Cole,' Margaret was annoyed. With a stern look on her face, her hands on h
Chapter - 49Alex's was relieved to hear that. He was excited to have Margaret ride the motorcycle with him, but more than that, now it won't be a hassle for him to carry the groceries back home. Alex handed his grocery bag to Margaret and went to get his motorcycle.While Alex was gone, Margaret hurriedly called her driver, who was waiting at a distance, confused as to why his madam would ask him to stop."Don't come here. Just follow me back home," Margaret told the driver and hurriedly ended the call when Alex stopped his motorcycle in front of her."C'mon, hop on," Alex said.Margaret was not shy about it like Karen. She sat behind Alex without a word, and the two of them drove off while the car followed behind, maintaining some distance between them.The ride was smooth, well, most of the ride, unless, 'unintentionally', Alex had to apply breaks all of a sudden. And since Margaret was not holding on t
Chapter - 50 Alex was standing in front of Margaret's door in less than ten minutes since they parted ways. He could have been here earlier, but he didn't want to look desperate. So after his rushed makeover, he waited for some time at his house before coming over. He rang the bell and waited for Margaret to open the door. His heart was beating like crazy, and this is the case, not just with Margaret. But nowadays, in the company of any beautiful lady, he would feel like this. But right now, maybe because it was his first time, that his heart was ready to burst out. Well, not that first time. He has already done it with Susan. It was his first time to be with Margaret in her house, 'Home Alone.' Inside, When Margaret heard the bell, her heart skipped a beat. She stood up and walked to the door. Nervous, she looked outside through the peephole and found Alex pacing to and fro in front of the door nervously, 'So I am not the only one losing it,' she thought. With that, Margaret brus
Chapter - 51"Mrs Rutherford?" Margaret was in a cold sweat as soon as she heard the voice. She took the phone off her ear and nervously looked at the caller ID. On the screen, in big letters, it showed 'Mom,' with a heart sign."Margaret? Why is Alex's phone with you? Where is he?" Martha inquired from the other end of the call. Her motherly instincts kicked in, and her imagination began to run wild."He is here, at my house". Margaret replied meekly, cursing her fate. There could not be anyone worse on the other side of the phone."What is he doing there? And with what thing is he so busy that he cannot even answer his mother's call?" Martha asked suspiciously. Every mother is on the edge when it comes to their innocent sons. They are wary of every vixen trying to seduce their cub and take them away from the den."Umm... About that... Mrs Rutherford, you see... I picked up his