The waiter's face gleamed with a bright smile as he stole a glance at Mirabel. "Please, make your order."Mirabel pointed to a dish on the menu. "I'd like to have this one?" The waiter nodded in acknowledgement. Turning to face Zachary, he asked. "What about you Sir?""I'll have my usual."The waiter nodded his head before leaving.Zachary lifted his face to meet with Mirabel's glare. Furrowing his brows, he asked. "What? Why are you staring at me in that manner. Have I done something inappropriate?"Mirabel's glare turned to a sneer, throwing Zachary into more confusion. "Will you talk to me? Or am I putting on my shirt wrongly?" Zachary scanned through his outfit. Ofcourse, there was nothing wrong with it. It was the same outfit he wore to the office.Zachary kept pushing her to say something before she finally spoke. "You told me that you don't like the food here. How come you already have a usual."Zachary lowered his face his embarrassment."So much for someone who hates the meal
Mirabel froze at the confession. Just when she thought that things will gradually fall into place and they were shattering. Her face instantly went pale.Tilting her face, Mirabel remained calm for a while and Zachary kept wondering what was going on in her mind.Still trying to catch a glimpse of her facial expression, Mirabel lifted up her face and their eyes met. She had an indifferent face which reverted into a forced smile. "It's fine. I cannot force you to love me back and can't also force myself to stop loving you. However, what you just said won't make me stop chasing after you so long as you're not yet with anyone." Mirabel made her point straight and smiled. "Alright then, thank you for your time.""Thank you Zach for this little time. It was worth it."Zachary sorted out their bills and they started towards the door together. Opening the door, Zachary almost bumped into a lady. "Sorry," they both apologized to each other at the same time. Zachary recognized her immediately
"Duncan?" Zachary muttered from under his breath. He pretended not to have noticed him and went to another side of the bar. However, Duncan kept blabbering about with his fellow drunk colleague."You see, It was my girlfriend who took away his scholarship but now I'm suffering because of it. However, she's still working in his firm. I don't get it." Duncan lamented and his colleague patted his shoulder."Well, I guess it happens, but then you don't have to worry yourself too much. Let's just drink away our sorrows."I even had to catch my wife with my best friend. It's just so strange why something like that has to happen to me. Humph.""I know right. Sometimes I wonder if there's something wrong with me. Why am I so unfortunate. My father would always call me a fool despite all I do. Am I really that stupid?" Duncan asked his drunk colleague who just shook his head. "A smart man like you couldn't possibly be a fool. Anyone with a good head for alcohol is smart."They both laughed at
Duncan stood before him. He was clearly drunk as the alcohol stench enveloped him. Surely, he didn't mean that. Zachary thought that the words came out wrongly. Duncan ought to have learnt his lesson by now. However, he was actually right. Duncan was only acting on the influence of alcohol. Surprisingly, he fell down on the ground. "Zachary. I didn't mean to do what I did. Please forgive me. It was an act of stupidity.Shocked, Zachary stared down at him. He wasn't expecting that Duncan would find him at the corner where he went to be on his own. Throwing a glance around, Zachary saw that the people's attention was now on him. Damn, this was the last thing he wanted right now. "Please Zach, have mercy." The man on the floor kept pleading.Turning on his heels, Zachary quickly exited the scene without a word, leaving the people in a perplexed situation. As soon as he got to the car, he hastily opened it and entered. "Let's go home."Stone started the car and zoomed off with the bodygu
"A business trip?" Zachary was perplexed. It was his first time hearing it. He didn't expect that he would have to travel out to another state for a business meeting with some clients. Well, he was inexperienced after all. If he hadn't gotten to inherit some businesses, he would still be a complete novice in the business world. Maraya was really doing a great job mentoring him. He had learnt a lot of things about running a business, all thanks to her.Zachary was so grateful for the presence of his secretary at the firm. If it weren't for her, he'd still be a complete novice. Narrowing his gaze, he stared at the lady who was sitting opposite him. A serious expression was evident on her face. Zachary was anxious and nervous at the same time. He wanted to experience the feeling of going out of town to another state and on the other hand, he was anxious about meeting with the clients who had insisted that they come to their state for the business deal. "Sir, we have no choice but to tr
Emily, who had also come to the restaurant for lunch bumped into Mirabel and they started chatting. It was as if the restaurant was now where everyone wants to come and eat. The food was nice but the price was quite on the high side. However, the restaurant has some kinds of dishes for the average person."Tell me Em, what's going on with you? Is Zachary still threatening to sack you guys or has he changed his mind?" Mirabel was curious, she wanted to know if Zachary rejected her advances because he was planning on getting back with Emily. What was Zachary's reason for still letting them work in his company? She was somewhat confused.Tousling her head like a confused person, Emily let out a sigh before opening her mouth to speak. "I don't know what is going on in his mind. He's just getting us worried with his mischievous attitude."Tilting closer to Mirabel, she whispered so that no one else would hear her. "I even tried to seduce him at his office the other day but it backfired on
Following her gaze, Emily scanned the place and enquired "Which Zach?" She was unable to catch a glimpse of the person Mirabel addressed as Zach."Did you see Zachary leave?" She enquired and Mirabel shook her head. "I'm not sure. He looked somewhat like Zachary. However, he was swift so I couldn't place a finger." Mirabel replied with a serious face. She was very sure it was Zachary and his friends leaving the place. However, she had lied to avoid answering more questions."Hmmm… Ok… Uhmmm, I'll be heading back to the office now. Until next time." Emily said as she stood up to leave."See you later then."***It was 6pm when they arrived at New Mexico, Maraya and Zachary alighted from the plane and searched for their ride. They didn't search for long before Maraya's eyes finally fell on a placard that boldly displayed their names.Tapping on Zachary, Maraya directed his gaze to their names."That's our ride." They hopped into the car and it Zoomed off.The ride was a quiet one as the
Zachary looked forward to seeing the girl again. This business trip was definitely worth it as the place might just be where he gets to meet the one. Or maybe he has already met her.The excitement he was feeling at the moment was overwhelming and he could not wait to explore the city. Wow! Life is so good when you have money. Zachary was grateful for the opportunity of a lifetime he got. Not everyone gets this fortunate in life. Kelvin came into his life just in time and everything turned around. He got anything he wanted because the money was no longer an issue.Zachary slumped on the king-sized bed. Letting out a deep sigh, he took out his phone to make a call. Sliding through the screen of his phone, his hands fell on Stone's number and he decided to give him a call The call was picked up almost immediately. It was as though Zachary's SA had been waiting for his boss' call."Sir. I hope you had a nice trip?""Yeah. It was great. I called to find out if everything is in order? And