After two days of back-to-back diligent brainstorming and working, Mrs. Edith and Jeanne were finally done with the report as well as the presentation for it.
“Pheww, finally all done!” Said Mrs. Edith happily and gave Jeanne a high five. Jeanne was also relieved as they were able to meet the deadlines despite her being still a greenie in the business.
“3 more hours before the meeting started,” chuckled Jeanne nervously.
“Rest assured, Jeanne. You will be just fine. I trust you,” said Mrs. Edith calmly, trying to reduce the nervousness of the presenter of the day which was Jeanne.
Time passed without Jeanne noticing and it was finally time to start the meeting. Jeanne and Mrs. Edith went ahead of time to set up the meeting room with the report on th
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Andy was really here! Jeanne rushed to him. Finally, they met.“What are you doing here?” Jeanne straightforwardly asked him at the side of his car. Andy just smiled at her question.“I'm serious. Let's talk somewhere else.” She asked Andy. Of course, she did not want Aaron to see this. This would create another spark of fire in her relationship with Aaron.“Okay, sure.” Andy opened the door for her and Jeanne quickly got into the car.From afar, Jeanne did not know that she was being observed.Then, they went to a cafe nearby.“May I take your order, please?” One of the waitresses approached them with a mobile phone in h
In a few days, it was the day for the AET Company collaboration with Aaron's company. The representative of AET was waiting for Aaron and Jeanne in the designated room.Aaron and Jeanne walked together to that room as they were from their office room.Little did Jeanne know that someone who was waiting for them was someone who once made her sad the most.Aaron opened the door and Jeanne walked in.As soon as their eyes met, both women seemed shocked to see each other. Jeanne was filled with hateness and rage seeing the woman while the woman looked at Jeanne dirtily. Aaron could feel the tension as the women stared eye to eye with a resentful face for a long time.Aaron felt familiar with the woman in f
Jeanne then looked at her watch.“Oh my... It's past five already!” Said Jeanne.Aaron also took a look at his watch and said to Jeanne.“You want to go back now?” Asked Aaron.“Yeah, I have something.”“Alright.”Then, Jeanne woke up from the chair, leaving Aaron. She took the cups during their discussion and took them to the pantry. She then washed the cup and wiped it to put on the cabinet.After that, she went back to her table and started cleaning her table. There was a mug on her table.“My oh my…” Si
A few days later, they were still busy with the project as usual. There was impressive progress from day to day and they were still on track according to Sara's plan.Thanks to Sara, it was all going well.It was almost lunch that Aaron suddenly appeared at the doorstep of the room.“So, how is it going, team?” Asked Aaron promptly.Jeanne, Dita, Rex and Cara who were full hand with their work startled at Aaron's sudden appearance but not Sara.Sara quickly stood up and went towards Aaron to have a closer conversation.“Umm… Well, we are still on track. Dita and Cara are almost ready with the phase 1 marketing strategy while Jeanne and Re
Days passed and Jeanne kept on repeating her routine. Morning to the evening at the office whilst evening till night on the road.Without Jeanne realizing it, her nonstop routine started to kill her body inside. She felt extra tired and fatigued. However, she decided to keep going, for her life as well as Ma. Now that her saving was almost enough for Ma, that fact made her relieved the most. She casted away all the pain and tiredness.“Ma, morning,” Jeanne had her breakfast with Ma and Annie.“Morning, honey,” said Ma and gave Jeanne a kiss on the cheek.Jeanne took the strawberry jam and put it on her pancake. That day, she woke up a little bit early so she had the time for some chit-chat.&ldqu
Aaron was shocked when Jeanne suddenly came in. Meanwhile, Sara was feeling accomplished as she expected that Jeanne would appear at that door.Aaron stood up and tried to explain to Jeanne.“Oh God, Jeanne! This is not like what it seems at all. Let me explain!” Said Aaron nervously while trying to approach Jeanne.“Stop! You stop there!” Cried Jeanne. Tears did not stop from rolling out, it went non-stop like a waterfall, making her views blurry.Sara, who saw Jeanne in that situation quickly took the chance to undo her shirt and messed up her hair behind Aaron's back, to make it look like they were doing something for real.“Jeanne...” Aaron approached Jeanne closely.
Knock, knock.The second knock made Ma get up from the sofa and went to the front door.“Oh, Aaron,” said Ma, quite startled with Aaron's presence at her doorstep during the hour.“Umm… Evening, Mrs. Heard.”From Ma's view, Aaron was not looking quite good as he looked drunk. She looked at Harry, who was behind Aaron with a raised brow. Harry just shrunk his shoulders, not knowing their intention of coming here.“Umm... Can I meet Jeanne?” Asked Aaron politely, trying to stand still even though his head and body were still aching from drinking too much.“Well, I'm not sure about that.”
“Fuck, what am I thinking?” Said Aaron, now that he became sober with Jeanne's slap.He looked at her face in front of him. Jeanne's face was reddened as anger fuelled her and her tears were almost falling and she held it as she did not want to pour a single tear on someone who had destroyed her without her knowledge.Aaron realized that he had said what he should not say. Aaron corrected his trousers and tried to walk to Jeanne again.“Get out of my house!” Shouted Jeanne loudly and clearly this time, not trying to uncover it anymore. The shout was clear and it quickly attracted Ma and Annie. They quickly ran upstairs as they were afraid that something unexpected might happen.As they arrived, Aaron was already outside of the room, lo
The next morning was the final day before d-day. Jeanne and her team were busy setting up the location and did a test run with the technical team. Jeanne was busy checking everything, making sure that tomorrow went smooth as silk. After a moment, Aaron arrived, coming to see the place as the higher-ups. “How is it going?” Aaron asked Jeanne. Jeanne then explained everything. Throughout the explanation, Aaron felt grateful that Jeanne had planned everything so well. He could not be more proud than this. This woman was indeed a perfect all-rounder. And, this product would surely be a hit together with the vineyard. “Hello?” Jeanne called Aaron after Aaron did not seem to react after she finished explaining. Aaron was daydr
After the paternity test results were finally out, Andy did feel the disappointment but he somehow already felt that he did not belong there. Not to mention that Aaron and Jeanne looked so perfect together…'When will my life be able to settle down?' Asked him alone.Andy wrapped his hands around his head. Despite everything that happened, Aaron and Jeanne were able to forgive him and by giving forgiveness, it seemed like their life became a lot better and calmer.Suddenly, Andy realized that maybe he should be like them. Forgive and forget. That way, his heart could be a lot calmer. Andy continued to think again. Yes, there was someone that deserved to be forgiven. And that person was…. Sara.***That eve
It had been a week since Jeanne was in the hospital. Luckily, both she and the babies were getting better. When she was feeding the baby,“Surprise!” Shouted Rex, Dita, and Cara were at the doorstep steps with all the excited smiling faces and gifts.Jeanne felt so happy and excited with their presence.“OMG! Look at these two plushies. So cute!” Said Dita who was always a fan of babies.“Look at those small hands. Only 1 week old but looking so fat already!” Teased Rex to the babies.All of them laughed hard.“Sorry that we cannot come earlier. Well, you know why?” Asked Cara to Jeanne.
Aaron nervously accompanied Jeanne to the operation theatre.“Hang in there, honey!” Cried Aaron while holding her hands hard.Jeanne's eyes were closed and she breathed with the support of the ventilator after the medical staff CPR-ed her in the ambulance.Jeanne was directly brought to the operation theatre and their hands loosened.Aaron felt at his wits end, crying so hard. He could not afford to lose Jeanne and the babies in this situation.Shortly after that, Andy arrived with Ma. Ma seemed so miserable as it could be clearly seen that she must have cried a lot.“How's Jeanne?” Asked Ma while sobbing hard.
“Would you look after her when I'm not around?” Asked Aaron humbly for the sake of Jeanne.“Of course I will, even though you did not ask for it,” replied Andy.Aaron then thanked Andy for his willingness and walked towards Jeanne.***It was their first day at the vineyard to shoot the promotional videos. Jeanne and her team, whilst the model's team and production team were so busy and always worked around the clock.Luckily, she had formed a professional team, be it from models or production. Everyone was so committed to their work.For the first day, they covered the vineyard warehouse. The models, especially Andy, were so meticulous and profession
Jeanne stayed quiet in the ward while eating the hospital meal.Aaron arrived at the doorstep but Jeanne seemed unbothered.“Can you eat that? I bought you some sushi rolls,” said Aaron cheerfully, trying to liven up the mood. He started plating the sushi rolls and put the soup bowl on the side.“Yes,” replied Jeanne short while continuing to eat. Actually, her mouth could not accept the food but she just went for it as she was too hungry.“Bluu, bluerkk!” Jeanne was caught, feeling like throwing out. Aaron quickly reached for the bin and let Jeanne throw it out in the bin.Jeanne wholeheartedly threw up to the last bit of the food. Then, Aaron passed the water and tissue for her to clean u
Few months passed and Jeanne successfully managed herself.Even though at first she struggled a little bit, somehow she managed it well. After a while, she somehow felt that she is better off without them.Andy and Aaron often saw her at work but they tried their best to not disturb Jeanne for the sake of her and the babies.Aaron once tried to clean the air, sending sushi rolls, lunch boxes and bouquets of roses, but Jeanne ignored it and lived life in her own way.***“That looks great,” said Jeanne. That day was the final fitting for the models and Andy was also there, but both of them kept it professional.The meeting of the final fitting went well and finally, it
Jeanne was so grateful that Ma was finally admitted to the hospital and could focus on her treatment. That day, Jeanne went in the morning to visit Ma, not like usual whereas she would come in the evening.“How are you doing, Ma?” Asked Jeanne as she visited Ma at the hospital.“I'm good, never feel better,” answered Ma cheerfully.Jeanne became so thankful that Ma was looking happy.“How are you, dear?” Are you okay being alone at home?”“Yeah, I'm okay. It's better this way,” answered Jeanne while smiling.After Jeanne got out of the hospital, she asked to be alone as her mind became so miserable with
The atmosphere was dull and depressing in the ward. Jeanne was in the bed. Still unconscious. Andy was on her left side while Aaron was on the right side. Harry, who now acted as a referee for the two guys, sat on the sofa. All of them were immersed in their own thoughts.Suddenly, Jeanne shook her head unconsciously and held her aching head. Both of the guys awoke from their own thoughts and gave their full focus to Jeanne.Jeanne then slowly opened her eyes. From afar, she could see Harry at the tip of her foot. She blinked her eyes and saw both Aaron and Andy beside her. Both of their faces looked worried.“Andy…” whispered Jeanne but loud enough to be heard by them. Andy smirked at Aaron, feeling that Jeanne looked for him first. Aaron's face became reddish, feeling annoyed and irritated with