When I reached my company the following day, my secretary came into my office with some reports and a contract." Hello, Sir!" He greeted me before saying, " Here's today's schedule." He handed me the documents alongside the contract." What's this?" I asked, confused. I should have known what it was that was handed to me but as of recently, I wasn't paying that much attention to work as my focus wasn't there.The secretary looked at me and said in quite a serious tone. " You need to get your act together, Sir!" " This is the contract offer for the design company that contacted us for cooperation, remember?" As he said that, I seemed to remember something like that happening a few days ago." Was there anything else you needed to tell me?" I asked as he wasn’t leaving my office even after handling everything he needed to give me. " Well, the thing is, Ms. Tina is here and she's been waiting for you for a while now."" Tina's here?" I was a bit surprised to learn of this. Could she hav
I woke up to the sound of my phone buzzing continuously. I was stunned when I saw a response from the design company I applied for." D. W. Corporation responded to me? I sat up straight on the bed to read the response to the job. The description of the job went like this, " Ms. Alexandrine Claire, we saw your designs and appreciated your creativity and passion. It's with immense pleasure that we accept your application and welcome you to D.W. Corporation. We'll be expecting you tomorrow to fill up all the necessary paperwork. Welcome once again!"I was delighted just reading the response alone. I couldn't believe that I got accepted into such a famous and renowned company. My life was going to turn around after this for sure, was what I was thinking as I read the components of the email sent to me by D.W. Corporation over and over again.The following morning, I headed straight to D. W. Corporation after having breakfast. I was welcomed by a middle-aged woman named Doriane who invite
" Alright; We'll celebrate the news of you finding a job another time." Estrella showed her understanding as she hung up the phone from her side.As I hugged the phone, I looked for a taxi to head to my parent's place. It took a while for me to find a taxi as the road was crowded for some reason. On my way to their place, I thought of what I was going to tell them. I hesitated whether I should tell them the whole truth or just half of the truth. The decision wasn't easy to make." Miss, we've arrived at your destination." I got out of the taxi and paid the driver for his services. As the driver drove away after getting his money, I slowly headed toward the door.Before I could knock on it to signal my presence, my father opened it for me. " Welcome home my dear daughter!" He greeted me gently and affectionately." Yes, I'm home, Father." I greeted him with the same courtesy he showed me. " How did you know I was at the door just now without me even needing to knock?" I asked.My fathe
“ It has to be a man that’ll make our Alexandrine happy throughout her life. Do you have someone in mind?”I was rather awkward about this situation but I couldn’t say anything and just observe. As if taken by impulsiveness, Johnson muttered, “ There’s no need for any of you to concern yourselves over Alexcandrine’s happiness because she already has someone in her life, someone that completes her.”I didn’t know what to think of Johnson’s interference, whether to be upset with him for meddling in my life or be grateful. Grandmother looked at me and asked joyfully, Did what Johnson said just now true? " Do you have a boyfriend?”I couldn’t say anything except nodding back at her. “ Congratulations, my dear, you deserve what’s best.” My parents threw suspicious stares at me. I knew what those stares meant but what could I do? I couldn’t tell Grandmother that she was mistaken and that I didn’t have anyone in my life currently.Besides, it was for the best that Johnson continued to believ
The following morning, as Alexandrine was having breakfast with her parents, Alexandrine's father exhaled strongly upon reading the newspaper. There was something in the newspaper that left him in shock." What is it, Father? Why did you sigh?" I asked my dad who hid the newspaper behind his back. My mother looked at him suspiciously and asked straightforwardly, " What is it you're hiding, dear? Show it to me!"" It's nothing, really! You guys shouldn't see it." My father was reluctant to show the newspaper to my mother, but my mother wanted to see the contents of the newspaper at all costs. She muttered confidently, " I insist on seeing it, so show it to me!"With no other choice but to give in, my father handed the newspaper to my mother. " What got you startled inside this newspaper that you were almost petrified?" My mother muttered as she opened the newspaper to read the recent news.She turned the page over and over but didn't come across anything concerning. When she reached th
As the applause erupted in the room, my eyes were fixated on my ex-wife who I could no longer recognize." Is this the same Alexandrine I knew?" I subconsciously thought. In front of me, in the conference room was standing a woman dazzling with confidence. She used to be a lily but now she has become a red rose right after leaving me." That was truly impressive, Ms. Claire." One of the men involved in the collaboration praised her for her excellent presentation, but there was something else to him, there was something more." Thank you, Sir!" Alexandrine was happy to be praised and she thanked the man from my team of accountants. Her smile was enchanting that I was almost captivated by her. She was just so beautiful than even me in my dreams would have ever imagined." She mentioned she had a first love that couldn't be fulfilled." I thought of that sentence she mentioned in the conference room and wondered who that first love of hers could be. " Who could have been so blind and stup
I felt Johnson's breath close to my neck. It was reverberating and pleasing. I haven't felt this close to him in a very long time." Are you alright?" His voice resonated like a boomerang. Hearing him up close brought up so many memories to the surface. Those were memories of all the time we spent together since day one. Memories I wished I had forgotten." Is everything okay with you?" His repeated questions brought me back to the reality of the situation. I looked around me and saw the elevator alongside the people aside.I saw Johnson staring at me with loving eyes. Seeing his irresistible gaze upon me, it was difficult to resist but I managed my emotions. " I'm fine, Mr. Santos," I muttered in a low tone.Johnson was offended that I kept addressing him so formally and asked, " Why are you behaving with me as if we've never got acquainted with each other in the first place?"Before answering that question of his, the elevator arrived at its destination and opened its doors. People
" Is there something you're hiding from me, Alexandrine?" Johnson's question struck me like lightning. What was that question supposed to mean? Did I get found out?I looked at Johnson who expected an answer to his question. What exactly was I supposed to tell him? Not understanding what exactly he meant by " hiding something", I asked him, " What exactly could I possibly be hiding from you?"Johnson looked at me suspiciously and muttered without a second thought, " You hid lots of things from me." He stared at me. " For starters, I didn't know you were a talented designer until today. Why did you hide it from me?" Johnson's eyes had a strange look in them that I couldn't quite grasp.As he kept staring at me, more questions were coming my way. " Why did you give up your dream? For what reason did you give up everything and for who?" The remaining two questions saddened me as he was related to them, but how could I tell him that? It's not as if he would believe me even if I were to re