When I arrived at the office, it was already 9:30 in the morning. I was glad that Sir Michael has not arrived to his office just yet. I ducked my head as I went to my area but Nick gave me a long face."Hey Stella, Sir Michael hates people who attend late in work. You need to explain yourself once he arrives!"I knitted my forehead in confusion. "How does he know I am late though?"Nick sigh. "You have to be honest Stella, I really understand that we are both drunk yesterday evening but we should be responsible enough to be punctual to work!"This is the very first time Nick scolded me. Although, he became more handsome when he is making a solemn face.I gave him an apologetic grimace. "Sorry Nick, I was not able to wake up earlier!"I opened my computer and put my password when Nick suddenly placed his mouth next to my ears."Let us talk in chat! I wanna know what happened yesterday evening!"As soon as my computer's screen showed, I immediately went to my emails. So far, it was stil
Damn! I almost forgot that I posted that one public. It was supposedly among my friends. Sir Michael seemed to be curious about me that he stalked my timeline. And since I was kind of expert at lying, I make no exception this time."Actually that is one of the movie lines from the movie I watched. It's nothing personal sir!""Would you mind if I asked you another personal question?"I looked in Sir Michael's eyes. I know he is trying to caught me lying but I am way smarter than he thought. I leaned on my chair."Sure Sir!" I replied with a grin of my face."I have never seen a picture of your father in your profile. Where is he?"As expected, Sir Michael would ask such an intriguing question like that. For me, it's easier to say a lie to him. I cannot afford to expose myself because I have not even started my revenge just yet!"Sir, my father has died a long time ago!" I took a deep sigh as I continued my story. I need to make up a story with a convincing drama in order to remove the
Yet in spite of my messages, he just seen them and did not respond. I tried stalking his account again and I saw his old photo with Hailey in one bed before. And I think the photo was taken when they were still in college.Now I realized that Hailey is a liar. It really takes one to know one. I wonder why she has the audacity to say such a lie to me.At exact 6:30 p.m. in the evening, Nick and I decided to log out from work together. As we walked in the parking lot, he suddenly invited me to a dinner."Hey Stella, there is a newly opened restaurant inside the mall. I am tired eating food inside my house. Also, I owed you a lot yesterday evening!""Owed what?" I asked."Because you carried me back home. What else should I be thankful for?" He answered, smiling at me.I don't see nothing wrong with Nick inviting me for a dinner so I agreed. After all, it is kind of rude to decline a blessing."Sure!" I replied."Alright, thank you so much Stella!""How about Hailey, I think it would be
"Why are you avoiding looking at me? Did I do something that upset you?" asked Hailey who looked annoyed with Nick.Now, the smile on my face suddenly vanished. I don't think it's just a petty matter to be taken for granted.Nick looked at me and asked. "Are you comfortable sitting here? We can find another place to eat!"Damn! In as much as I'd like to exclude myself from their verbal fight, it seems I am trapped between two options I did not want.I smiled. "The more the merrier! According to Sis, Sir Joseph is also coming to eat. It would be rude if we avoided our boss whom we never talked to!"Nick just smiled bitterly as if he has no choice but to stay."It's okay Stella... if Nick is upset with me, you should stay with him. I seriously don't like to ruin your date. He might not enjoy his food because of me!"Finally, Nick looked at Hailey and raised his voice. "What is the matter with you? If you want to eat on this table, then you may do so!""What is going on here?" Justin ask
I was stunned for a while. I was confused with what is going on. Nick's words have deep meaning for me."Y-you don't have to do that Nick, I can handle myself!""No! I mean it, Stella! I don't like someone to take advantage of you. I will protect you no matter what happens!""No Nick! I cannot trust a guy like you to look after her. If there is someone who can look after her, that's probably me!" Hailey said. "She's my dear sister and it's very common that we can for each other!"I feel so damn special right now! Having Hailey and Nick to protect me is already too much. I cracked a joke as the situation is getting intense."My mom is still alive and she is the only person who looked after me for how many years!"Hailey said, "You might be right, but I think your mother does not know what is happening to you outside the house!"Suddenly, Hailey phone rang so we shut up for the meantime when she answered her phone."Hey dad? Are you already on the way?" She asked.She put her phone on a
I looked at Nick as I am very proud of him."So where did you work?""I am actually a fresh graduate Sir Joseph!""Okay, so how was your life in school?"I find it very intriguing that my father asks such questions. I can actually see the attitude of Sir Michael to him. So I just did the same thing, I tell him the story in a humble tone of voice."Sir I am not trying to brag or anything of that nature but I was a consistent honor student when I was in college and high school!"Sir Joseph's eyes widened in shock when he discovered that I am a consistent honored student. He smiled as if he was proud of what I have accomplished academically."Really? If I know you right before you became my employee, I would never hesitate to give you a scholarship. I know my money won't go to waste!"I feel like he was referring to Hailey. I looked at her and she seemed to be offended by what she has heard."Well, it's too late now! But Stella, keep in mind that working is very far from schooling. Durin
Justin blurted out something about the food as he obviously wanted to avoid talking about the past of my father."The food is really nice. I feel like I am inside the Japan right now!""Have you been in that place?" I asked Justin."Yes! I went there several months ago. I really love Japan, especially the Mount Fuji. I also like the Sakura season and the people there. The people are also nice!""Would you like to go to Japan?" asked my father."Sir Joseph, I think we all dream of having a vacation abroad. I just need to save more money so I can go there with my mom!""Is that so? Then I can send you there together with Hailey for job purposes. All the expenses are covered by the company. You can bring your mom if she wished to!"Hailey looked at her father as if shocked by what he said."Dad, I thought you wanted me to go there alone? I am not against the idea, but I can talk to our investors by myself!"My dad shot her with a serious look. "No! I can see Stella has a potential as wel
"So now, you wanted to win her back! Is that the main reason why you are dying to go to Japan?""That's too shallow! I wanted to go to Japan together with my friends. Nothing more and nothing less!""But you are not friends with Hailey anymore. Besides, you heard that it was not a business trip!""Yes I know that it's a business trip. I was listening attentively to Sir Joseph the entire time!" he grinned. "For sure Hailey won't miss the opportunity to travel in Japan if there is a time. Please try not to disagree with my idea. I won't tell her that I informed you about this!"I can really feel that Nick is eager to go to Japan so I just supported his idea."Alright, if you insist on going to Japan, then I swear not to utter a single complaint!"Nick gave me an appreciative grin. "Thank you so much Stella, I cannot wait to travel with you!""I am just wondering if Hailey still feels the same way? I mean, since you have a past romantic relationship with her, I think both of you have a c
"What the fuck is going on here?" I asked in wonder then I slapped Nick' face."Sorry Stella... since you are no longer having sex with me and I am so fucking obsessed with Hailey's body, I have sex with her many times!"I slapped Hailey's face as well but she fought back with a slap."What the fuck are you doing? I am in a relationship with Nick again and I fulfill his needs as a guy! You took everything away from me, Stella so it's unfair if I do not return the favor!"I looked at Nick seriously. "Mark my words, I am not breaking up with you!"He tried explaining to me but I ignored him.The following days, neither Hailey nor Nick were present in their works and it makes me curious if they are still together. Then I went to my area when Nick suddenly called me. As the ex-girlfriend, I think that I should let him go and I need to find another guy that I will love for the rest of my life. But Nick is such a persistent guy and he does not give up calling me so I answered him once and
Tomorrow morning when I woke up, I quickly took a shower when I heard my phone ringing again. I thought it was not an emergency so I just continued showering. When I got out of the damn comfort room, I took my phone and guess what? I was shocked when I heard from Sir Michael a bad news. "Stella, can you come to my office? It's about Sir Joseph! He suddenly collapsed on the floor and he was rushed by Hailey at the hospital!"I really thought it was just another fake news so I called Sir Michael. "Hello? What happened?" I said the moment he answered my call. "As I said on the chat, Sir Joseph is now in the hospital. I know that telling you about this does not make any difference but you need to go to the hospital!""What is the findings?""I really don't know about that but you should come to the hospital and update us about what happened!"In as much as I would like to go there, I know that Hailey will not allow me to come because we are still not in speaking terms. "Sir, you are r
"No thanks! I am tired and all I wanted to do is to rest!"Nick did not answer me and he just waited for me silently. I know that he is upset so I no longer talked to him. Now I have come to realize that he is probably having an affair with Hailey but I need to confirm it with my own eyes, to see is still to believe! At 6:30 in the evening, I went to my father's office and talked to him again. "So what is your final decision?" he said, looking at me with serious eyes. "Because honestly, I am going to be very disappointed if you leave your position so I have realized that I need to revise your contract if that's what you really want. I will make your salary twice with how much you earned today!"I was not illuminated by the money he is going to offer me and I will stick with my decision to resign. "I am so sorry Sir Joseph but I have already made up my mind. I think that this is the right time for me to resign. Again I am so sorry but I have already made up my mind!"He let out a fr
"Don't worry Stella, we only talked about a few things and you should not worry yourself about a lot of stuff!""How can I not worry about a lot of stuff she is like a leech that follows you wherever you go?""Don't look at me like that. It's not even my fault if she is trying to seduce me again. More importantly, would you like me to take order for you or would you like to order on your own?""I wanted you to order for me. The same food and please order me extra rice!""Okay, I noticed that you are gaining weight because you are taking too much rice so I won't buy extra rice!"I frowned. "And now, my weight is already a big deal to you? Are you going to break me up if I became obese?""Of course! Although, do not get the wrong idea. You need to discipline yourself and control your weight because it will indicate whether you are healthy or not!""Nick... only boys have an issue like that with women. How about me? Even if you gain weight, I will still love you because of who you are. I
I quickly defended Hailey from my dad's rant. "Please Sir Joseph, this has nothing to do with Hailey! I swear... my decision is not something to do with her or with anyone. Later after my shift, I will pass my resignation to you!"Sir Joseph looked dismayed with what he has heard from my mouth. I expected that he would do something to stop me from stepping down as the Chief Marketing Officer. "But what could possibly the reason of your resignation? Is it personal or you've been assigned to do a lot of works? I hope to get your true answer regarding this!""Well... I really am still navigating to do my job as the Chief Marketing Officer and I have come to realize that it is more stressful than my previous job. So I think I am too young to be stressed out that is why I am resigning from this position!""But, isn't it too soon decide on this matter? I believe in your potential, Stella! I know that you are capable of making a better decision on this matter. I know that it's so damn stre
"Is that so? But why are you acting that way? I am very sure that Nick said something to you that makes you really sad. I wonder if he's losing interest in having a relationship with someone as immature as you are. Seriously, having a boyfriend like him does not suit you well... bitch!"I've really had enough of Hailey being a bitch to me so I returned those words back to her. "Well... I would rather be a real person in front of a bitch rather than being a fake like someone in front of me!""So you want a trouble again? Are you being so arrogant now because you are in that position? Because you stole Nick from me and broke our promise?""First of all, I am not starting a trouble here. I just want you to know that you are getting in my nerves and I know for a fact that you are the ones manipulating Nick to do something against me. I don't even think that it makes me arrogant if I'm being rude to someone who does not show me respect!"She looked at me as if she is confused. "What the f
Tomorrow morning, I went to my office at exact 6:30 a.m. The lights on different departments are still turned off so I went to office's cafeteria in order to have some coffee. Until this very moment, I still could accept the fact that Nick is upset with me!When I got my coffee, I quickly returned to my office and I was shocked when I saw Nick sitting on my table and looking at me with a serious face. Then he tilted his mouth to speak. "Are you surprise that I am here, Stella?" "Why are you here? I thought you were upset with me?""I told you already... we need to talk... heart to heart while nobody is around. In that way, we can assure that we have no future problems!"I closed the damn door and went to my area. I put my coffee on the table and leaned on my chair. "And what would you like to talk about?""I believe you still remember our previous chat!"I crossed my arms over my chest. "If this is regarding me stepping down to give way for Hailey, Nick... that ain't gonna happen!"
"But when I confronted him earlier about this, he does not want to talk! And I am afraid that this is not the first time it will happen!""I understand where you are coming from, but it really needs a teamwork in order for a relationship to work. Try to talk to him if that what makes you comfortable!""How about you, if you were in the same position, are you going to confront the person who is flirting with mom or are you going to talk to her directly?""I will choose to talk to both of them since they are doing it together. However, I trusted your mom because she is matured enough to handle a relationship. This is totally different in your age, Stella. Your boyfriend is handsome and I know that there are many women who will try to steal him from you and it's gonna be challenging to trust him! But as I said, as long as he is not cheating with another woman or a gay, you need to put your trust in him!""Thank you, Peter! I know that you've got problems on your own but you still choose
When I went back to my house, I quickly played the recording on my phone and I have concluded that Nick and Hailey planned to meet tomorrow after the work. It really pisses me off knowing that he is going to betray me like this. I am the one who only owns my boyfriend and Hailey is just a nightmare throwback for Nick. However, in as much as I would like to confront Nick, I know that he would still deny that there is something going on between him and Hailey. And because I am now superior to Hailey, I need to act more matured than her so that Nick will still choose me over to her. I am willing to forget about my friendship with Hailey if that is the only way I can be with Nick for the rest of my life.While I am eating in the middle of the night, my stepfather suddenly came out. "What's with the long face?" He asked me. I smiled at my stepfather, "there is something to worry about!""Would you mind if I sit down? I just want to talk to you personally!"I don't see anything wrong wit