CHAPTER 5

Its been two months, can't get my mind off her. Who is she to make me this uneasy? It's like am losing my wits(senses). Why can't I just forget about her? Since like forever I have always hated the ladies, why is this one so different?

Come to think of it, she is so beautiful, her grey eyes captivating, her lips as red as crimson, her eye lashes so long, her posture perfect. Her hair long and dark, gosh! She is my ideal woman. Won't let her slip through my fingers, hell I won't let her out of my sight, even though I know nothing about her, I don't care. Even if she turns out to be married, I will have her husband killed and take her for myself. She better be single, cause no one has made me this obsessed.

Eric picked up his phone and called his private investigator Lance, to find out all that can be found about the lady in question. Eric got off work early and went home, he was about to go up to his room when Betty stopped him by saying,

"You better come down here for lunch and tell me what's bothering you my boy."

Reluctantly, he turned towards the dining which was close to the kitchen and said,

"Betty, am losing my mind, there is this lady I saw few weeks back. I can't seem to get my mind off her"

While placing his hand on his face feeling lost.

Betty was surprised and came close to him sat down and placed her hand on his neck and asked

"Are you sure you are okay? You seem to be burning up."

"I am fine, very okay except the fact that I can't seem to forget that girl"

"Hmm... I am very shocked to hear this from you Eric, I mean you've never looked at girls before. This individual must be an interesting soul, I want to meet her"

"What? I have never even spoken to her yet, I don't even know her name. I can't even confront her, I am afraid I may scare her away with my attitude"

"Hmm... That's new, since when did you start paying attention to your attitude pushing someone away? Ahh I see what's going on here, someone is in love finally. Betty said while chuckling.

" In love? No way, I'll never fall in love.." He said grumbling, took a glass of juice and ran up the stairs to his room.

Seeing him acting like a kid, Betty couldn't help but smile.

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"For some days now I have a feeling I am being followed " Evelyn told Lee when they met at their secret hideout.

"What do you mean you are being followed? Lee asked getting more concerned and alarmed.

"Did you attract someone bad or what exactly?" Lee asked again.

"I don't think so, I think its Eric sending someone to watch me else I see no reason why am being followed stealthily. And this only happened after our encounter the day he came to the restaurant. When he was about to exit the VIP session he turned back to take a look at me once more before entering the elevator" Eve replied.

'I better be on the lookout and make sure nothing goes wrong' Lee thought.

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"Speak to me Lance, what have you found?" Eric asked over the phone while in his study at home.

"I found out her name, age, her status everything there is to know about her, even to her favorite colour" Lance boasted

"Are you going to tell me about them anytime soon?" Eric asked sounding impatient.

Lance laughed hysterically and said,

"Everything has been sent to you, check you Em..."

Eric hung up before Lance could complete his sentence , he hurriedly took his laptop and logged into his email.

Her picture appeared and he looked longingly at it, he couldn't take his eyes off his screen.

"Evelyn Morse... Evelyn Morse" He just kept mentioning her name many times subconsciously, he then scrolled down he saw her age, she was in his age group.

'She is just 24 while I am 26, perfect match' He continued scrolling down for more details like her marital status she wasn't married he then gave out a sigh of relief, not that it mattered to him since he was ready to kill her Fiancé if she were to be engaged, but somehow he was thankful he didn't have to get his hand dirty, just to get her. He kept looking at her picture all night until he slept off.

I would say he was overly obsessed.

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Evelyn went to work as usual, she could be seen at the receptionist desk. She was working diligently and arranging files and record books which was her daily routine when a bunch of flowers came for her.

It was delivered by a delivery man.

She was quite surprised to be sent that much roses, so she signed that she had received it after which the delivery man left.

While she was looking for the card attached to the roses, Eric and his guards came in through the elevator. So she had to bow and smile to welcome them, after all that was part of her job.

Eric saw the flowers on her desk and a faint feeling of jealousy aroused in his heart. So he ignored her and entered the suite.

'Who on earth gave her those flowers? Who has the guts to send her such affection? I won't spare them' he kept thinking to the point he went berserk.

He got angry took a glass cup and threw it against the wall it shattered making a loud noise.

A bodyguard and Elvis his Secretary and personal assistant, came in with worries written over their faces when they heard the noise.

He then told Elvis to call the receptionist for him, better still

"Tell her to get me a cup of coffee and bring it in here herself"

They were surprised at this but then it was an order, so they went to call on the receptionist.

Evelyn's POV

While I was busy with my job a delivery man came in with a bouquet of roses and a gift card and said,

"Hi ma'am am looking for a certain Evelyn Morse"

"Oh well, I am she"

"Okay ma'am this is for you, was told to deliver this"

"Thank you"

"Please sign here ma'am"

"Sure"

After signing he left, I was about to open the card when the elevator opened and he (Eric) walked in.

I bowed and smiled as usual, instead of him to look at me. His gaze moved from my face to the flowers on the counter, I could feel some burning anger from him.

He immediately walked past me, into his suite.

I then opened the card attached to the side of the roses and it reads

"HEY BEAUTIFUL, THIS IS FOR YOU TO MAKE

YOUR DAY A PLEASANT ONE.

I HOPE YOUR DAY IS FILLED WITH LAUGHTER

AND JOY."

Your secret admirer.

So while wondering whom could have sent these, someone disrupted my thoughts by saying,

"The boss wants you to go get a cup of coffee for him and bring it to him yourself."

I was dumbfounded for a minute, I mean come on am a receptionist now, not just that am Mrs Anders personal assistant. Why would I need to get him coffee, who does he think he is?

Before I could protest, he had already left. I then have no choice but to do his bidding. So I went downstairs to get the coffee.