She was furious, who the hell did he think he was? She was done with her shopping, when she recognized the car that had splashed her ditch water.
Now he wanted to buy her off? Did he think he was going to offer her money and just buy her? Did she look cheap to him? Or he felt every woman could be bought with money?
She wasn't gonna lie, he was a really attractive man, but without manners! That's the problem with these rich guys, they never have manners. She hated his type, such proud, egotistic man. "What a rude goat!"....she murmured.
She was going to forget about him, he didn't matter. She hissed as she waved at a taxi.
She got home, made pancakes, then showered. She got into bed, took her laptop and began to work. She slept off on her laptop, she had a very important presentation tomorrow.
"Who was that little elf?" Hugo Galverra thought to himself as he drove, he had never apologized to anyone before, let alone a woman. He was the one who always received the apology.
She had rejected his money and had called him a moron! Everyone needed his money, he'd never met a woman who didn't need his money. She was the first. As much as he felt irritated by her, she surprisingly occupied his thoughts, he hadn't met someone like her before. A blunt woman.
His P.A. looked at him for a moment,
"Are you ok sir?"
"Yes Pat ..I'm gonna go home, you finish up at the office ok?"
"Alright sir".
He had dropped his P.A. at the office, and drove straight home. He lived in a very luxurious penthouse. He owned the building, so he had a private elevator for himself, that would take him to his doorstep.
He was welcomed at the door by his housekeeper. He gave her a weak smile. She was the only person he had smiled at throughout the day.
He loved her, she was an ageing woman in her mid fifties, but still very hardworking, plus she cared for him too much and always treated him like her son. She had been with him for eight years now.
"Hello Hugo" she greeted him with a kiss to his cheeks
"Hey Mrs Ricks, how are ya?"
"I am ok, welcome home"
"Thank you".
He walked towards his living room. Everything thing in his home spelt wealth, luxury and class. He walked towards his wine cellar, he never drank beer, it irritated him. It always made his mind foggy.
He took out a fruit wine, opened it and poured some into a glass. He downed it immediately.
"Something smells good in here", he told his housekeeper
"You must be very hungry, I made you pancakes with your favorite maple syrup to go with it"
He heaved a sigh of relief, he was truly hungry. He walked towards the kitchen, and saw the pancakes, sitted beautifully on the kitchen counter.
"Oh! heaven bless you Mrs Ricks"....he murmured as he bit into one of them. This was another reason he loved this woman, her home made meals were heaven to him.
He loved home made meals. He didn't grow up having all these. His parents died when he was five, leaving him to a very cold uncle.
He was provided for, went to the best schools in the country, but never understood what love meant. His uncle was never married, he only brought different women who never lasted with him. Hugo Galverra grew up to be really cold and always alone.
He was broken as a little child, he did everything to make his uncle love him as a son, always seeked for his approval, but never got it.
He did very well in school, got his master's degree from the best schools abroad. He didn't even keep friends, whatever close relationship he ever had with anyone was with his housekeeper and his lawyer.
After a while, he was done eating, thanked Mrs Ricks, and went straight to his room. He showered, when he was done, he'd called his secretary to confirm tomorrow's meeting. He also spoke to his P A., after he was done, he layed down on his back quietly.
He needed the rest. He closed his eyes, and then immediately her image flashed through his mind again. It was weird.
He wasn't one to really think about women, he was rarely interested in them. He seldom noticed them. To him they were like ants around sugar. They'd always come to him because he had money.
But not this particular one, not this one he had met this evening. She was a remarkable woman. She had turned him down, and carelessly spoke to him. No woman had ever done that!
A lot of women would have only seen his expensive car and want to have their way with him, or even jump at the money offer. They were always ready to please him.
She reminded him of a situation he'd encountered when he was younger. Most of his life he'd met only people who wanted to please both him and his uncle because of the wealth. He always felt irritated with all his uncle's women.
The old man loved the attention or whatever it was they were doing, but it irritated him a lot. Then a certain time they had gone out and bumped into a lady who had spoken carelessly to his uncle. He was truly amazed and intrigued. He immediately wanted to know who this woman was. Couldn't she see his uncle had so much money? And she didn't care? It was really a first.And that was it. She had lingered in his thoughts for years. He didn't care she was older than he was at the time it happened. He loved a challenge, and that was what made this particular woman so interesting. He always prayed he'd see her one day to tell her how good she made him feel. Now after many years, he's met someone who's reminded him of such encounter. It was like he wanted to make love to her confidence and boldness, and hear her moan in submission.He immediately noticed how far gone he was with his thoughts, what the hell was he doing, harbouring such insignificant woman in his thoughts? Well he was never going to see her again, she didn't matter.
There were like a billion women in this world, and he could get any of them if he needed them. It was easy!
For now he was going to get a good rest and sleep peacefully with no strange woman occupying his thoughts.
Evelyn was up the next morning. She had dozed off and hadn't done much last night. She hurriedly tried to finish up the presentation, and arrange her slides well. She was done, she quickly showered.She had no idea what to wear, at last she decided on a bright red colored body con dress. It was really pretty on her and settled well around her hips area. It showed a little cleavage, but she didn't mind. She needed to look very good for the presentation today. She needed to prove to her boss that she was the one for this job and be able to convince the French partners coming in today. She had heard that they were a tough nut to crack, well, they just had to wait and see how she'd convince them. The most important thing was that her CEO would be coming in today. She had never seen him before, but she knew a little about him. She knew his name was one Mr Hugo Galverra, and he was a Spanish billionaire who was very successful in the US. He might be some old bulging man with grown kids
Hugo couldn't believe any of what was happening. So this woman was a staff in his company. He hadn't been able to get her thoughts out of his head since his encounter with her. Here she was! Isn't fate just wonderful? As soon as he entered the conference room, he noticed a woman go limp in her chair, but he didn't see her face until now. She was looking so radiant, she was a true beauty. She had also recognized him, because she refused to look up since the meeting began. She had her face bent slightly downwards. He was going to watch and see if she had anything upstairs or she was just "all mouth and no brains". About an hour later, it was her turn to continue the presentation for the project. She delivered very smoothly. She wasn't just mouth after all, but also brains. He was particularly most impressed at how composed she was, despite the friction she felt. He had asked her some questions, to throw her off balance, but she answered all very smartly. She had truly done well.
Today was Friday. She was grateful for the weekend that followed. She prepared for work and left. She hoped for the best today. As soon as she got to her office, her boss requested her presence. She got to his office and greeted him."Hello Evelyn, please sit""Thank you sir""I want to congratulate you once again for a job well done, you really did well""Thank you sir" she smiled "Uhmm Evelyn, there is something I need to tell you"Her heart sank as she listened to her boss.This was it!! she thought to herself, they were going to fire her. The CEO was going to humiliate her this way? What a wicked man!! "Evelyn?....Did you hear me?"Uhmm..." She shook her head."I said you've been promoted Evenlyn."What?" She blurted out. A promotion? She didn't understand what was happening. This was definitely not what she had expected."Relax Evelyn, it's not much of a promotion but it's a good thing. I guess Mr Galverra was very impressed that he's asked that you work for him as his secretary
Evelyn didn't own a car yet, so she walks a little farther from the house until she reaches a t-junction and waits until she gets a cab.Immediately, she hadn't seen the vehicle coming...WOOSH! .....She shreiked in disbelief.The car had splashed dirty water all over her. The driver was gone and didn't stop. She looked at the direction of the car in anger, until it was out of sight. At that moment, a cab pulls up in front of her...."Great" she muttered "Hello ma'am ""Hi, to the gold-market please" she said, fuming"25 dollars ma'am ""Yeah".She'd shop real quick, and go home, she thought to herself, as the only thing she could think of was lying in her warm cozy bed. The audacity of whoever it was. She gritted her teeth as she rummaged through with her thoughts. Hugo Galverra was lucky he hadn't hit the young woman. It might have added to his problems tonight.He was really pissed. How dare those foreign bastards overwhelm him. He was trying to get a project done quickly, but