Kathleen pov"Enough guys." Lora said, her tone wasn't obviously harsh but it did sound like that. "I have had enough of derek name for tonight and I am okay with that.""Then I will stop talking." Lizzy gave up and focus more on her food.Lora rolled her eyes and dropped her food on the table. "Okay we should make deal, Kath.""Hmm." I dropped the spoon that was half to my mouth. "Deal?"She nodded. "I will go with Derek and probably give him a chance if you agree to have a birthday party. This time it would be what you want and how you want your birthday party."No way....."No way, I don't want a party for my birthday." I admitted seriously."That's a good deal, Kathleen you should take it." Lizzy added."I thought you said you won't utter a word." I said to Lizzy.She smiled. "I obviously didn't mean it.""Take the deal Kathleen, stop trying to leave in the shadows of the past." Lora blurted."Shadow of the past?""We know you don't want a birthday party because of it had always b
Jason pov When I open my office door, I met Kathleen and Derek in my office. They were the last people I wanted to see this morning. I know Kathleen wasn't preventable. "What going on here?" "Good morning, Mr knight." Kathleen said. "Hey dick head." Derek greeted. I ignored both our greeting and walked to my chair. "I made you coffee." Kathleen informed. I glanced at the coffee. "Leave us, Ms snow." She turned and left my office. "What the fuck is wrong with you?" Derek snapped as he stood up with the cup 9f coffee in his hand. What wrong with him?I stared at him confusingly. "Do you have any idea how worried I was, even Kathleen was?" "You were? "Yeah I was but I didn't want Kathleen knowing that. I stayed calm when I came and I didn't see you in your office. Thanks for Kathleen coffee, it worked a little." I stared at the coffee. "It did?" "Stop acting oblivion." Derek snapped. "Why are you yelling?" Derek asked. "Don't ask me that, Jason?" I raised my brow. "Why
Kathleen povI leaned back on my chairs after three hours of typing on my laptop keyboard. I had to review some reports before lunch.I finished it on time for lunch, I wasn't going to miss lunch today.My phone beeped.I picked it up and saw a text message from Lydia."Right on time." I murmured and texted her back.I dropped my phone on the desk and went ahead to send the reviewed report to Jason email.He was in his office with Derek, so I guess he wasn't coming out for lunch.He hardly go out for lunch."Well I quite starving." I said as I stood up. I stretched a little and picked up my phone."I am craving donuts." i thought.I smiled. I should probably grab donuts on my way home.I walked out of my office to the elevator.As I came out of the elevator, I met Lydia. She waved at seeing me. She was holding a small box at her right hand. I smiled and walked to her. "Hey Lydia."She smiled. "Nice to see you, Kathleen." she tugged my hand. "I brought some glazed donuts for you, Kath
Jason pov "So Tony dated Kathleen for five years, and when his parent brought the deal of getting married to your cousin, he dumbed her and went ahead to get married to your cousin." He nodded and crossed his hands. "Now why the fuck is he here?""He is down the first floor so you can go ask him yourself." I replied rambling through some papers on my desk."Yeah I will if I could." I gave a deep sigh. "Getting you to tell me all this has made me hungry."I scoffed."So which restaurant are we heading to?" Derek asked as he brought out this phone."You can go ahead without me.""You're not having lunch? Why?"I glanced at him. "The meeting would be in two hours so be fast with whatever your doing.""Okay let have lunch here in you office. What do you want to eat?" I asked.I tossed a glare at his side and went on with the reporters. I got the email from Kathleen."I will just order burger and pizza for the both of us." Derek said."I didn't say I was eating." I said taking the iPad Kat
Kathleen pov"Hmm this is strange." I murmured as I kept on staring at my phone screen."What?" Lydia leaned across the desk to see what I was looking at.I pointed my phone screen to her."Hmm, I guess you're lucky today." She said and went back to her position. "You should go ahead and have fun. Today is your today.""I know but it usually. This is the first time having to leave work early today.""I know." She shieved a sigh. "I wish I can get that too.""Hmm. Should I go to him and comfirm it or......""You think it was a mistake?"I nodded. "Yeah I mean he wouldn't tell me to leave even if there wasn't anything to do.""He sent the message from his phone so do you think he would have sent it mistakenly. He could have his reason for telling you to leave so why can't you just accept the one good thing that has happened to you in this company."I smiled. "Yeah I have a lot of stuff I want if I get out of work early in the morning.""I know you do." She grinned. "Is one of them looki
Jason povSince I told Airel that she won't be joining us for the meeting, it has being one hour of silent and anger.Not that I care if she was angry. She wasn't going to join us for the meetings and I am not talking my words back.She sat down quietly on the couch, holding a bottle of whisky and a tumbler."You should have taken my offer trying out the pizza, than drinking." Derek said.I was going through some reports on the guest for the meetings.Among the guest, there stood my most wanted enemy but who?I went through each files filled with their details and everything I got from their movement, I couldn't get what I was looking for.They all stayed low knowing I was watching their movements.It being five years now and I haven't gotten anything on them. Not even the men who assaulted Ariel and left her to die.They all vanished in thin air"Jason!" Derek called bringing me back from my thoughts into the reality that I have to deal with the both of them in my office."Yeah I am l
Kathleen povGiving the opportunity to leave early happens...... never when working for Jason. I don't know what had gotten into his head for him to give his permission to leave early without asking for it.The last time I left work early was when I went to see Tony, he found out that I had laid about my mum being sick and here we are, on another early leave without stressing.I grinned happily. Wait to see the look on Lizzy's and Lora's face.I took a taxi home after grabbing a bucket of ice cream. That would be what I will be doing today."Hello homies." I shouted so they could hear me from the door.I threw my purse on the on the couch and went to the kitchen. I dropped the bucket of ice cream on the counter and took off my jacket.I dropped it on the edge of the chair.I went to take a bolw and scoop."Kathleen?" Lora walked into the kitchen with her laptop in her hand.I smiled. "Hey girl.""What are you home?" She gasped. "Did Jason fire you already?"I shook my head quickly. I k
Kathleen pov"So......" Lora began."So what are you going to wear on your first real date with Derek?" I said redirecting the matter to her.She didn't say anything a while but just stared at me. "I haven't set a date.""What are you waiting for? He told me you decided to give a chance by going on a date so why are you taking so long to fix up a date." I said."Well today I am business, probably this weekend we could go out." She suggested. "What about you? You aren't saying anything on your party.""Ohh I got that taken care off. Lydia said she would set up a beach for the party." I said placing the empty bowl of ice cream on the floor."Lydia?"I nodded. "Yeah she is a friend of mine at the company. Don't worry I will introduce you to her on Saturday.""Wait what about Hannah, isn't she the only friend you've got at the company?""That before she left. I didn't mention that Hannah left the company a month ago.""I don't you did but good for her, she saved herself from that hurrible
Kathleen povA knock on my bedroom door woke me up early on Saturday morning. I had set my alarm clock to 10 am in the morning so I could get enough sleep when I hardly do during week days. "Kathleen, get up." I heard Lora voice as she entered my bedroom. "Why?" I slurred. "You have an early visitor, that the reason you need to get the fuck up." She said as she walked to the window. Visitor? Who? She spread the cotton allowing the morning the reflection of sun on my face. I quickly took the pillow to block the reflection of sun." Can you stop? ""Your weird friend is here to see, remind me her?" I took the pillow of my face. "Lydia? " Yeah that's lady."She replied. I remembered giving her the address to my place when I got home yesterday. I invited her for lunch not breakfast. "Well she's waiting for you in the sitting room. You should get up and see her before going back to bed. And don't you dare think of sleeping for another hour before going to see her." She said and wal
Jason pov"Come and take sit." I offered when I saw her enter my study she stood at the door.She walked to front of my desk and sat down."The investor coming today, did you reschedule the meetings?" I asked."Not yet, your schedule on Monday is tight and I don't know if you're taking the trip offer to Australia.""Ohh that? I had forgotten about that." I turned on my laptop began type. I wanted to get more information on the trip. I saw it wasn't a meeting with an ordinary investors. It was an important one. History Known by the names "The Honoured Society", L'Onorata Societa or La Famiglia to Italians but more simply as the Mafia to most Australians, the 'Ndrangheta has controlled Italian-Australian organised crime all along the East Coast of Australia since the early 20th century.My family got involved in them when we had business to take care of in Italy. Loranso was the one who pulled off the deal with the Ndrangheta. So we have being partners since then."I am going for the t
Kathleen povI dished out the soup into two bowl and placed it on the counter. Ariel and Jason sat down at the counter waiting for Nina to come try out."Okay, I still don't get it. Why did Kathleen have to prepare soup for Nina to have a taste? Is some kind of recruitment training or what? I thought Kathleen doesn't have any business here so is she here."Ariel asked Jason.Jason avoided her question as he kept on scrolling through his phone.I knew Jason doesn't want Ariel knowing so I kept quiet.Nina walked into the kitchen." Sono qui, signor cavaliere. "Nina said. (I am here, Mr knight) " Siediti e mangia. "Jason Instructed as he placed his phone on the counter. (Sit and eat) She nodded and sat down. I offered her a spoon and she took it. I watched her as she took her first and nodded. "Continue."Jason said. She continued eaten. " Okay if both of you don't want to say anything, I will have the second bowl. "Ariel said and took the second spoon from my hand. Jason didn't s
Kathleen pov"You did have to check the cctv camera to figure that." She walked to me. "You did well, Kathleen." I nodded. "But I shouldn't have lied.""Well don't feel guilty of doing that. It's just a lie, it won't kill you." Ariel said and tapped my shoulder.She walked to the fridge and opened it. "Something smells nice, is it what Nina is cooking?" She asked.Ohh the soupI hurried walked back to where I was cooking."Uhm, Kathleen are you the one cooking?" Ariel asked as she slowly closed the fridge while glancing back at Jason and I."Yeah I am....""It none of your business, Ariel." Jason said, stopping me from explaining to Ariel.She smirked. "You obviously didn't notice, Kathleen now is part of your life whether you want or not" She opened the bottle and drank from it.I glanced at Jason, he was glaring at Ariel. I decided to focus on the soup I was preparing.If this was the reason why he wanted me here, then I wanted to be done with this and leave this house."Where did y
Kathleen pov After having lunch with Jason, I found myself in the kitchen making soup.I can't believe Jason thinks I drugged him. Why on earth would I do so?I began preparing the soup while Jason sat at the down, working with his laptop.Nina wasn't in the kitchen, probably doing something else."Did you see Ariel on your coming here?" Jason asked.I remembered Ariel telling me not to inform Jason that she went out."Uhm," I shook my head. "No I didn't." I started starring the soup vigorously. Hoping he didn't figure that I was lying."Ms snow." Jason called.I stopped starring and held the spoon tight, I turn around to meet Jason gaze on me. "Yes, Mr knight.""Come take a look at my computer screen." He said.What? Why would I do that?I stood at my position without making a move."Don't make me repeat myself, Ms snow." He said, his tone was cold and deep.I nodded. "Yeah sure, I will."I dropped the spoon in a bowl and went to where he sat down." Take a look. "He pointed at the sc
Jason pov "Ms snow." I called. I saw how she spaced out while I was asking her questions relating to the report she sent to me. "Yes Mr knight, did you need anything else relating to the reports?" she asked like she paying attention to me. " You weren't paying attention to what I was saying so don't pretend. You zoned out, do you mind telling me what in your mind?"I asked. She opened her mouth to deny but had a second thought. She did know I knew when she decides to lie. "I was th......" The knock on the door didn't let her finish what she was about to say. "Yeah come in." I said and the door opened. "Signor cavaliere, il suo cibo è pronto nella sala da pranzo." Nina said as she stood at the door. ("Mr knight, your food is set in the dining) "Ci Sanremo." I replied (We will there) Nina nodded and left my study "Food is ready, Ms snow. Let go eat." I stood up from my chair and walked to the door. Kathleen did the same and followed me out of the study. We walked to the di
Jason pov"I want you in my house now." I instructed and hung up.I threw my phone on the bed after I hung up the call.Her soup couldn't be the reason I slept and woke up late right?I shook my head, yeah it can't be.I felt so relieved, it being a long while since I had this feelings. If it was the soup which it couldn't, I did want to know what she had add into it.I went to the bathroom to freshen up and get ready to see Kathleen.After few minutes later, I had freshen up and gotten dressed.What I need now is my breakfast.I went down stairs and saw Kathleen with Nina, she was trying to speak English so Nina could understand.Doesn't she know Nina doesn't understand English, even if she tried it was a waste of time."What going on here?" I asked on my way down the stairs."Ohh uh, it nothing, Mr knight." Kathleen said as she faced my way."Devo prenderle il servizio da pranzo, signore?" Nina asked. (Should I get the dinning set for you, sir?) "Sì Nina, impostalo per due." I re
Kathleen povI haven't seen Jason all morning and I haven't heard from Derek when he left my office to his. I I had to cancel his appointment in the morning thinking he would be late today but not this late. I wanted to call Ariel to check up on Jason but I changed my mind.It was lunch hour and I had made plans to meet up with Lydia for lunch.As I was about leaving, Derek came into my office with a confused look written across his face."Jason isn't in his office, has he being here this morning?" He asked.I shook my head. "Nope not even a call or message from him. I am staring to get worried, Mr Derek."He sighed deeply and shook his head. "I have to hear from Ariel."He brought out his phone from his pocket and dialed ariel's number.She didn't answer the call at first but called back a second."Jason hasn't been to the company this morning, Ariel." Derek informed. And I couldn't hear what her reply. "What? He is fucking sleeping by this time of the day? Are you sure of what you
Kathleen povI arrived at the company three minutes earlier, sure Jason won't be here before me.I went to my office to get Jason scheduled ready for today.I placed my pruse on the desk and went to make a cup of coffee for myself.After making the coffee, I starred it but almost got in on my clothes when I got startled by the knock on my office."Ohh sorry, I didn't mean to startle you like that." Lydia said as she walked into my office."Ohh don't worry, I didn't get my clothes stained." I said and walked to my desk. "Coffee?""Yeah please, I really need it." She said and sat down. I when back to make coffee for Lydia."So how are you doing?" She asked.I nodded. "Am good. You're early today.""I am always early if you haven't noticed it." Lydia said and crossed her legs.I brought the cup of coffee to her and handed it to her."Is Mr knight in his office?" she asked."Nope I don't think so." I replied."Hmm, I kinda of thought he do come early to work everyday.""He is the boss, he