Chapter 6

Adrian  POV

The alarm went off and I  rolled over to the side of the bed, placing my  hands on Sarah 's warm body. The latter hummed in satisfaction as the sweet morning scent of her husband hit her nostril.

I  was glad that I could wake up every day to Sarah  beside me and while I  didn't know what to expect in my  marriage, it had turned out to be quite amazing.

The sun rose through the curtain, giving the room a warm golden light.

I  rose up from the bed and grabbed my  schedule book, skimming through the content to understand how my  day would look.

"Babe... I have to go to work." He said realizing he had a special meeting with the board of directors of my  consortium.

I  had been able to establish an empire that would be the phase of the entire country and half population of the world as well.

"I thought we would spend more time together?" Sarah  muttered through the sheets.

"I know, but you need to understand that today's meeting is important." Sarah  rose from the bed, her hair messier than usual, due to their intimacy at night. "I wouldn't stay long I promise."

I  kissed her forehead and dropped from the bed, stretching my  entire body and the morning wood inevitably clear for Sarah  to gaze upon.

After minutes of shower, I  would return to see Sarah  had gone to the kitchen, while he had a miss call from Isaac.

"Where did you hide your phone?" I  chuckled hearing my  friend's voice.

Isaac wasn't the one to be left waiting and he certainly knew that it would get to my  nerve not answering.

"Showering.." I  replied, pressing the voice speaker, while going ahead to clean up my  body.

"You know what the board would be asking today..." I  sighed as he knew what was going to be the subject matter.

"Look Isaac, you need to understand that I am not going to raise any more funds for some of the directors, we need to elevate the quality of our work!" I  replied.

"Alright, I wouldn't question your decision, I just hope you are doing the right thing." Isaac finished off and hung up.

Once I  was ready, I head downstairs to Sarah , who had made me  breakfast of a bowl of fresh fruit, a warm corissaiant and steaming coffee.

Looking at my  watch, I  didn't have the luxury of time for these meal, I simply dipped the coffee and looked to Sarah . "I will see you later honey." I pecked her on the cheeks and was headed to my  corporation.

On arrival, I  knew I was a minute later and all the directors would be waiting for me . I  arrived at the board room and everyone was seated.

Getting my  things set, I  looks up to a new and also familiar face seating right beside one of the board members.

"Danielle ?" I  called in disbelief, while Danielle  held on a smile.

"So apparently, we figured we would be needing the assistance of Danielle  to help you get your schedule in check, she would be your new personal assistant." Jim, one of the older boss members spoke.

"But I never asked for an assistant..". I  replied.

"You will need one Adrian , let's just forget about this and go straight to the main point of the day." Jim waved his hands to undermine the importance of Danielle 's appointment.

All through the meeting, I  couldn't concentrate. How eyes were fully gazed on Danielle  and the smile on her lips showed that she was aware of the stare.

Where had she been from their last encounter? I  wondered. It had been barely five years since the infamous incident and he was glad I  had gotten over the incident.

After the meeting, I  was heading outside the premise, when I  heard someone calling my  name. I  looked back to see it was Danielle .

"Hey." She said, once she reached me .

"How did you get here?" I  asked, trying not to sound rude.

"Can't I get a job again?" Danielle  asked with a shrug.

"Danielle , you and I know the history we share and if I knew any better, I would say you are deliberately trying to get close to me." I  remarked in a low tone as several people walked past them.

"Say all you want Adrian  , I am your personal assistant and if our history is bad as you deem it to be, I am truly sorry for all I did." I  searched through her eyes and for some reason I  couldn't help but think she was all changed now.

"Look Danielle , I am married and I don't think Sarah  would be comfortable getting to know that you are my assistant." I  stated.

"Wait a minute? You are married? You got married to Sarah ? That's really amazing!" Danielle  replied with every sense of honesty laced in her tone.

"Look, I will be on my way now..." I  turned around to leave, but is held back by Danielle .

"You can't just go out like that..." I  raised an eye brow to quiz her reason for saying such a thing. "I am your personal assistant and I think it is my duty atleast to know my role." She added.

"Fine, what do you want?" I  asked, half rolling my  eyes from the exhaustion already.

"Lunch, that's all I am asking. We could catch up through lunch and discuss my role." I  checked his watch. I  ought to be with Isaac at the moment, but knew my  friend wouldn't mind me  spending an extra time with another woman.

"Fine, we do launch then..." I  agreed and would hand over my  brief case to Danielle , who looked at it with a question on her face. "You are my assistant, you should start by learning to hold my brief case for me."

Danielle  giggled and collects the brief case, while they both head outside the premise to my  car and zoom off.