chapter 6: The ideal plan

Xander's pov

I was sitted in my sitting room after getting back from work late at night ,while consistently pondering on the possible ways to put my plans in motion thereby making it effective,I knew I had to thread carefully as any decision I made was enough to ruin me as well as my business, but I felt I needed to do this to clear my head so as to give myself closure and enable me to move forward as regards other things.

After delebrating on several ways but constantly deciding against them I decided to put a call across to Andrew, as I knew he always had the craziest ideas as regards things like this.

" Heyyy Xander....what is it you want from me this fine evening" he said as I rolled my eyes while looking at the the frame of my whole family picture hanging on the wall of my sitting room, just near to the flat screen television hung up on the wall next to it.

Andrew and the guys,as well as my brothers always claimed I only tried to place a call across to them when I needed their help for something, so I was not in the slightest bit surprised at his sarcastic accusations.

"A good thing you already know I need you for something, I don't have to cut through corners........I need your suggestions as regards some things that has been currently bothering me" I replied quickly getting straight to the point.

" And what could that be asides Diane and Richard's betrayal?" He said mockingly not even trying in the slightest way to hid the fact that he was openly mockingly me ,away from me.

" Okay.....if I told you it was as regards that, would you come over to my house now to discuss it?" I said hurriedly before I changed my mind regarding asking his opinions.

" Ohhh.....this should be interesting, I should appear at your house say in the next 20 minutes" he said obviously curious of whatever it was I had to tell him.

" Very funny.....are you trying to fly over here" I inquired in the most sarcastic way possible, knowing very well that there was no way Andrew could get over to my house in 20 minutes as regards the fact that his house was like an hour drive from mine.

" Ohh About that..... I was actually close to your place already"

"What! We're you planning on showing over at my place unexpectedly and uninvited" I exclaimed totally surprised at his revelation.

" Yeah that partly, asides the fact that I also had to get some groceries from the store not very far from your house" he replied like there was nothing wrong just wanting to bump into my privacy without telling me ahead of time.

" See you in a bit" I heard him add as he hung up the phone before I even got the chance to reply what he had said.

Shortly afterwards, I heard someone press the bell of the house, while I stood up to go answer it, knowing it was Andrew as regards the fact I knew he was coming over.

"Heyyy man.....what is the problem?" He said while pushing the door as he made his way into the house without even giving me the chance to do it own my own accord.

I took a look at Andrew as he went to the mini bar in the house while taking a glass and a bottle of wine, as he poured some wine into the glass cup.

" So what is it you wanted to talk about?" He said finally casting me a glance as he took a sip of the alcohol in his hand.

" So I finally taught through the (Advice) you gave me at the club the other day, and after pondering on it properly,I decided to take it" I started as a casted him a glance before I continued to explain my self further.

"And you were right, that would be the only thing that would help me get my mind of Diane and bring me back to reason normally" I finished while looking at him intently, waiting to hear his opinion.

" What advice?" I heard him start while taking a break to have another sip of his drink before he continued further.

" Wait a minute..... before you talk,If it's an advice I gave you when I was drunk then we both know that can't be good" he completed as he laughed lightly.

" Yeah, I agree you were drunk but it actually brought some ideas I can't get rid of into my head"

" Okay....go on" he said with confusion clearly laced in his voice and expression as it was obvious he was trying so hard to remember whatever advice he had given me that had left an impression on me.

" The one about getting a girl to spite Diane" I answered sharply while tapping my fingers against the table hoping he wasn't too drunk to actually remember.

" Ohh, about that.....I think I remember" he said after few minutes of obvious thinking.

" But that doesn't make any sense.....I really do give the craziest ideas when I'm drunk" he said while chuckling lightly.

" You can't do that man.......I mean except you are trying to get a girl to sign a contract to be your girlfriend for the time being, and we both know you don't want that, cause you don't want her ending all clingy and ending your career like we see in the movies" he said while laughing dryly as he took another sip of his wine.

" Well I'm planning on getting a girl, but nobody needs to sign a contract...... I mean it's not even possible signing a contract when the victim doesn't even have to know" I said hurriedly while rushing between words.

" You have got to be kidding me" Andrew said not obviously taking me seriously as he thought I was joking.

"I'm serious Andrew....you know me too well to know I don't joke about things like this"

" Wait! so you would go as far as hurting someone just to get back at Diane and Richard?"

"Someone who doesn't even know whatever happened between you, Diane and Richard" he said while laughing humorlessly as he looked at me like I had grown two heads.

"Ohh Andrew.....you really don't have to make it look as complicated as that"

" I mean it isn't that deep" I completed while throwing my hands in the air wondering why he was taking it to seriously.

" Come on man.... it's a person's feelings you are actually planning on trampling on while talking about it like it's something less important" he said through gritted teeth while trying to get his point into my head.

"Look Andrew it doesn't have hurt if she doesn't know about it.....I mean we could just depart separately without anybody getting hurt by it"

" Plus I don't plan to take the act on for long..... Just planning to put in effect considering the time Diane would be able to come back to her senses" I finished while looking at Andrew who had not uttered anything since a moment ago when I started explaining.

" So you plan on hurting another girl to get the attention of someone who supposedly left you for your best friend" he uttered finally ,still obviously surprised at my sudden revelation.

"I told you already Andrew..... Nobody has to get hurt" I said again totally frustrated at his constant repeated questions.

" Okay if you say so.....but if I finally agreed to help you out with this absurd plan of yours,whom do you have the mind to use as a victim?" I heard him say as he stared at me like he was waiting for me to drop another "surprising bomb".

"Anessa copper...."

"Okay and who is that if I may ask" I heard him ask before I got the chance to finish what I had already started to say.

" My new personal assistant" I completed while I stared at an obviously shocked Andrew as to what I had just revealed.

" Ohh okay man....you have definitely lost it"

" I mean isn't that the girl Renna referred to you and also her best friend" he continued while looking at me as I nodded my head.

" Whaaatttt.....I mean asides from the fact that you are going against office policy to date your personal assistant just in the name of some stupid revenge plan"

" You are planning to make your cousin's best friend the victim....woah" he exclaimed while chuckling dryly.

"Are you going to help me or not " I said through gritted teeth suddenly getting very irritated.

"Chill out man....at least give me some time to process all of this, it's a little too much" he replied as he took another sip of the drink in front of him which he had left untouched since he heard about my supposed plan.

" Okayyy.... even if I agreed to help you, how on Earth do you plan on making her like you, considering the fact that you have been nothing but rude to her ever since you met her" he added as I heard mockery come back into his voice.

"You think I don't know that Andrew?, you really don't have to point it out to my face" I said while glaring back at him.

" Woah... it's fine dude, take it easy man,I really don't want your fist connecting with my face at this point" he said while grinning maliciously.

" I get all your plans and everything,but I still do not understand how you need me to execute them?..... being that it looks like you already have everything planned out" he said while giving me a very confused look.

"Okay so I need you to plan several dates or pricisely anything that could make a woman head over heels in love with a man" I said totally confident of the perfect plan I had mapped out earlier in my head.

"Wait a minute.....you re...ally think a girl is just goi...ng to hop and fall in love with you, by just a couple of kind ges....tures and bu....nch of flowers?" He said while trying hard to complete a statement between series of broken laughter as I looked at him wondering what was funny.

" You can't be serious right" he said while looking at me hoping to get amusement or form of humor from my expression but got nothing.

"No wonder Diane left you for Richard, you definitely don't know the slightest thing about how ladies feel" he muttered under his breath almost inaudibly but not too low for me to get what he had said.

"Okay if you feel that is not going to help.....do you have a better plan" I said while staring at him and waiting for him to voice out his opinion.

" I may not have the perfect plan,but I do know you need to start with apology first, considering how you had treated her before now.....then we can talk about working something from there" he said firmly while staring back at me.

"An apology?" I scoffed, knowing I was very bad when it came to making apologies not excluding the fact that I didn't think I was rude as I was only behaving like a boss should towards his employee.

" Is that hesitation I sense?" I heard Andrew voice out snapping me from my little train of thought.

"Of course not, I mean if it would take a little apology to get this plan in motion then I'd do it......as long as it helps me eliminate this emptiness I feel inside me" I said while feeling totally convinced on going through with the plan.

"I guess there are somethings that can't change right?"

" I was beginning to think you changed your mind there for a second...... okay fine I'm in but remind me never to say weird things when I get drunk"

" Don't want you to keep getting weird thoughts to your head" he murmured but I wasn't listening to him any longer as I brought my phone out of front pocket, while scrolling through the internet.

"Really do not a good feeling about this though" I heard him say again faintly.

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Aneesa's Pov

I looked at the time on my watch,as I continued to fondle with the Hem of my dress over and over again, it was usually something I did when I was either tensed or nervous, and I obviously was at this point considering the fact that I had not had personal contact with my boss,ever since I encountered Williams in his office the day before.

I looked over to the door of his office repeatedly, while I waited for him to notify me of the fact that I had gotten fired, when I suddenly heard the intercom buzzed, indicating that he needed my attention.

With trembling hands and my body slightly shaking,I made my way into his office as I wished against all odds that he would not do anything really harsh this time around, as I stood up while going to the front of the door and knocking to ask if I was to be allowed in.

" Come in miss copper and please lock the door behind you" I heard his say while wondering if I heard rightly considering the fact that it was the first time I heard him use the word "please" being that was he always very rude.

" So miss copper I called you here to...."

" I'm sorry about the incident from yesterday,I didn't mean to disrespect you like that while talking to someone like you weren't in the room.... when you were just sitted right in front of us" I said rather hurriedly,not expecting anything less from his insults as I looked down at my blouse while fondling it again.

" It's okay miss copper, that isn't why I called you here" I heard him started.

"I mean,I just wanted to apologise for how I have treated you this past few days,due to the fact that I have not been in my very best behavior" I heard him say ,as I stared at his intently, wondering it I had heard it wrongly.

"It..s fi...ne , you are boss after all" I stammeru while still in shock of what I had just heard him say.

"Thank you very much for accepting my sincere apologies.....I hope we get off well as friends, that being said you could go back to your desk" I heard him say,but not still totally sure if I had heard rightly as I made my way out of his office.