Zachary and Maraya arrived at the airport to find Stone waiting outside the car. Scanning around the place, he was relieved that his bodyguards were nowhere in sight. With a cheerful smile, Zachary beckoned on Maraya to follow him. "Come on." Maraya followed him to the car, after which they zoomed off immediately. Settling on his seat, Zachary looked through the mirror and saw his bodyguards following behind. 'I thought as much.'They'd never give him any chance to breathe, as long as he was back in Texas."Welcome back Sir. Miss Maraya." Stone cheerfully greeted the duo. "Thank you." They both responded in unison."I hope your trip went well?" "Of Course. Thanks for your concern." Zachary acknowledged the man's sincere care towards him. "So, what did I miss? Or should I say, what did we miss?""Nothing important Sir. Everything is just as you left it."Zachary nodded in response. "Oh! Ok.""How's my Grandpa doing?" Zachary probed further and Stone nodded. "He's doing pretty well. He
Lowering her gaze, her eyes scanned the papers dispersed on the floor. Doing her best to avoid gazing at Zachary, Emily gradually tilted herself but could feel Zachary's cold glare on her. It seemed as if it was boring holes into her skin. The stare was intense."I hope not to be seduced again in my office." His words came out cold and devoid of emotions. Emily swallowed hard and gradually rose up. If she had known that something of this sort would occur, she would have worn trousers. Of all days, it was the day she chose to wear a skirt that this happened. As she scanned her outfit, she carefully thought of a way to gather up the littered papers without being labeled a seductress.Gradually, she lowered herself in a squat and began picking the papers up. Her feet ached from the heels she wore but there was nothing she could do. She had to endure the pains and do what her boss had asked her. After gathering up the papers that were initially scattered on the floor, she took the file cl
"Miss McDonalds, there better be an explanation for this else, you'd have to tender your resignation immediately." Her immediate boss, Mr. Liam barked angrily causing Emily to almost freeze at a spot. It was still so early and her day had gone this sour. 'What the heck!'Emily only said that in her mind, she wouldn't dare to say it out, else she's in for serious trouble. Glancing at the door behind Liam, Emily saw the gossipers' prying eyes. They were competing for the one who would see things clearly. Since they didn't want to leave the door ajar, they slightly opened it and poked their eyes at the little opening. That's it. How much embarrassment would she take for just one morning. The morning Zachary come back from his trip.The previous day he didn't come to work, she had been as free as a bird. "Sir.""Don't you dare Sir me. I asked a question and demands that you answer me in all honesty because you'd be done for if I find out that you lied. I don't care if your father is the G
Confused, the lady asked. "Really?""Yeah." Zachary responded with a blush on his face. He could also imagine the expression on Chloe's face. She must be smiling and blushing."Tell me, what medal did you just win?" She questioned him, anticipation evident in her voice."Youuuu…" Zachary stressed the word. He knew the effect it might have on Chloe. However, he was not there to see her reaction.There was silence at the other end of the line. Chloe was lost for the right words to respond Zachary with. "I'm sorry Zachary, I have to go and attend to a client. Talk to you later." With that, the call came to an abrupt end.Zachary fell into an uncontrollable laughter after the call ended. He was sure Chloe had lied to excuse herself from the awkwardness she felt. Zachary's word had caught her off guard. She wasn't expecting anything like that. Zachary thought that that was a crazy thing to say to a lady he was planning to woo.Placing his phone into his suit pocket. Zachary slid back into
"Come on. Let's go." Zachary called to his friends who followed behind. However, Stone refused to tag along. Turning to the man, Zachary asked, "Is anything the matter? Why are you refusing to come along?""Nothing Sir, I just want you and your friends to have some time for yourselves. I don't want to be a third party." Stone replied. After some probing, Zachary decided to let him be. As they approached the executive suite, his friends could not help but giggle like children who have been handed with a pack of lollipop. They could not get a grip of themselves as the excitement was intense and obvious. They hadn't in their life ever imagined coming to such a place and a seven star hotel for that matter, how much more having access to their executive suite.This was one of the times they were grateful for treating Zachary kindly. If they had treated him poorly, they'd never in their lives enjoy such benefits. He got them a well paid job at his firm, now he was treating them to lunch in
"Why do you keep disturbing my line? Are you that dumb that you don't get when someone does not want to talk to you?" Emily blurted out and swiftly ended the call without letting the person utter a word."What nonsense." She barked and let out a deep sigh before continuing her work. Taking one glance at her phone, a call from the same person came in again and she quickly ended it. She decided to do what should have been done long ago. She blacklisted the number.It was a colleague of hers who had been asking her out. However, Emily was not interested but he kept pestering her. She had warned him several times to desist from disturbing her, but he wouldn't listen. Emily saved his number because he had initially presented himself to be a gentleman on the first day they met outside the company. It was on the close of work when Emily exited the elevator and was on the way to her car. They bumped into each other outside and her bag fell on the ground with her things scattered everywhere.
Zachary faked a smile at the lady before him who noticed quickly his discomfort. "Are you okay?" She asked him, concern evident in her voice. "You seemed to be perturbed and looked so uneasy. Is anything the matter?"Smith and Johnson excused the two as they stepped aside, giving room for them to freely have a conversation."I… Ugh… I'm fine." Zachary stammered. Directing his gaze at the place where he first saw Mirabel, he saw that the man was still on seat."Uhmm… Why did you leave the gentleman all alone? I thought you were busy over there?" Zachary spoke calmly and carefully chose his words. He didn't want to speak out of context or say something that he shouldn't.With furrowed brows, Mirabel glanced at the man and returned her gaze back to Zachary. She unconsciously let out a snicker and apologized afterwards. "Sorry about that." Perplexed, Zachary asked her. "Did I say something funny?"Mirabel shook her head. "Not at all." She threw one last glance at the place she was coming
"Is anything the matter? Or is there something you want to tell me?" Chloe was gradually nursing feelings for Zachary. However, she wasn't sure on Zachary's side. She thought it happened so swiftly. How could she fall for a guy so easily? It was unlike her.She was wondering how it happened. Chloe had been so choosy in her relationships. She only had one boyfriend during high school and they broke up after graduation. Chloe never bothered to try again because she was afraid of another heartbreak. Moreover, she didn't see her kind of man in any of the guys in college."I was wondering if we could talk more on video calls. I mean, it's fine if you don't want to. We can just continue with the normal phone calls." Zachary said the words carefully. He wasn't sure if the lady would give in to his demand. He just wanted to see her face more often. Maybe it would help him not think about Mirabel. Especially after having to see her again.Chloe let out a chuckle before replying to him. "Sure,