"You need to visit consulate to get your business visa stamped by Friday.You are flying there in next week.On-boarding team will prepare your temporary accommodation, Air tickets etc.Don't forget to submit your current laptop at IT help Desk.You will be provisioned with another laptop from client after you reach Client office.Also, Collect sufficient currency from Forex office.Global travel team will brief you on other details and instructions. I have meeting coming up. Do you have any questions for me?"
" No Mark, I am good. I will reach out to you if I need anything ."
Christine was in daze.Somehow, She managed to find her cubicle and switched on her desktop.Mark's words seems to have cast spell on her mind.Her mind was only thinking about On site trip and nothing else.
Sandra found out that Christine has returned to her workstation.Her Cubicle was next to Christine's.She dragged her chair to Christine's Cubicle.
"What Mark wanted to discuss with you, Christine?" Sandra asked this question to Christine twice but there was no response from Christine.She seemed to be still in daze.Sandra pinched her hand.
"Ouch, What are you doing, Sandra? It hurts."
"It was not my intention to pinch you but you were totally clueless about me talking with you."
"Mark was talking about on site role.He has finalised my name for one of the role.I need to report to Client office by next Friday."
Christine sighs and explains to Sandra.
"This is still confidential so don't mention this to anyone just yet. I am not ready for this opportunity and still thinking about how to reject this offer.You know how many people in our team are interested in this kind of opportunities.Nothing is finalised so I do not wish to engage in fights with people here. Even if I tell them that I am not interested then also they wont believe me."
"Don't worry. I will keep my mouth Shut."
Sandra promised her that she won't be a blabbermouth.She will keep this news as secret between two.
"Christine, I am your best friend. I know your difficulties.You do not want to stay away from your family. If you had a choice,you would not have rented a place in city and would have preferred travelling from your suburban home. But, it's really far away.You can't be travelling 4-5 hrs daily in traffic or in locals.It will be too hectic.You are still visiting aunty and uncle almost on every weekend.Only exception is on the weekends when we are working."
" I know they are not young anymore. You want to get married to a guy of their choice. He has to be from this city. So that, you can regularly visit your parents home.Now, your parents are in good health by god's grace. They can take care of themselves.However, You need to explore world.You will have some restrictions when you will get married.You need to consider your parents, husband and in laws opinion before you take any decision.Why don't you think about yourself just once? Think about the work experience that you will get by working along side our seniors and clients at onshore.That kind of knowledge and work experience, you won't get even after working for 5 years at offshore. You will be working on key assignments, will be part of team who will take critical decisions in war room resolving production issues."
"Can you please think about this thoroughly?Frankly speaking, I am very happy for you.I want you to go there and make your personal growth.Have you ever thought about the person who is junior to you in this project going to on site? Do you want to work under such person ? You can always come back after your visa is expired and can find yourself job in MNC. Then, you resign from this company.Don't you think that your market value will be increased when you return from on-site?"
"Alright, let's discuss on this topic in our lunch break.Sean is assigning work for active Iteration. Let's go and check with him on our assignments."
——Meantime, In Mark's office——
Mark unlocked his phone and texted to unknown foreign number-
" I have done what I had promised to do.Don't you dare to leave Company."
"As long as she comes here, I will do whatever you say." He got quick reply from other side.
Unknowingly, Marks lips turned upwards. He admired this guy's perseverance.However,
That lady in his team is quite stubborn as well.She must be still thinking about refusing this role.He can't let that happen.
Sean's Cubicle was in another corner of the project bay.One would meet all annoying colleagues on the way.On top of that, Ray's Cubicle was next to Sean's Cubicle.You can't talk non sense when you are talking with Sean in his cubicle. Sean is a great supervisor who understands all of his subordinates very well. Sometimes, He feels helpless in front of Ray. Ray thinks of various ways to torture his team. Ray is a typical manager who takes credit for all good work and blames his team when he receives any escalations.Luckily, Ray was not in his cubicle when Christine
At last, Cloud9 team reluctantly agreed to let Cletan go but they thought of of giving him a big farewell party on this last day. Sam promised them that he will plan out all the events and inform them by mid next week.
He will ignore Ray's pings for next few days. He does not have time to deal with this annoying person.Next, Cletan replied to Sean's message."All
"Miss Sandra, That's at least 3 months away. We will grab all opportunities to get closer to Sam and will show off in our WhatsApp group.Also,did you thought of Sam as some casual guy who will go on date with just any girl? You are thinking too highly of yourself."Sean was trying to conceal his emotions quite well. When this silly girl would realise that he likes her."I did not meant
"Come and Sit down next to me, Christine. Child, you should have informed me earlier. I have only prepared three simple dishes for today's dinner.Tell me what do you want for supper tonight. I will prepare it for you.""Mumma, Don't tire yourself.You have also returned from office after long working hours. I am fine with these dishes.Look, you have already cooked Pomfret Fish fry and Prawns curry for me."
Half an hour later, Lisa found out from someone that Christine has arrived in the office.Yesterday, She had gone to Ray and Mark to tell them about her grievances.Ray said he is doing his best to convince Mark and Sam.Truth was that he was a coward. Does not he know what Mark and Sam are thinking ? They clearly do not want to give this chance to anyone else other than Christine.They did not even take his recommendation into consideration while finalised other names.He is not brave to fight them head on.He did asked Cletan but he also ignored him.
"I dare you to say that again." No one knew When Ray had arrived. Sandra quickly shut her small mouth and hide behind Sean."Christine, Lisa and you two follow me to Mark's office." Ray pointed to Sean and Sandra while saying this.
"Did she caused any trouble for you or for anyone in the team?" His sweetheart would never go overboard, She might be troubled over on site role and would have done or said something.Mark may want him to find solution to resolve the issue."Sam, Someone bullied Christine today and I have already punished them for you.I assure you that this won't happen again in this project."
"Christine...Please don't cry anymore, Princess. You are so close to me at this moment but you are still crying. This is not good for your health. " Sam tried to wipe her tears with his thumb."Sam... Don't ever push me away from you. I have stopped thinking about myself. As long as you are in good shape then I would remain happy and in good health." Christine replied to him."Look at me, Christine!!! You were alright when I left for the office in the morning. What happened to you out of sudden? Did Anna told you something about me?"Christine did not dare to make the eye contact with him. However, Sam had noticed her action."What did Anna told you?" He had warned Anna to not share anything with this girl. How could be Chr
"Should I have announced my itinerary to all?Did you inform my brother?" He asked coldly."No Sir... He has gone to his office and won't be back until the evening." This minion took bags from his boss and loaded into the car boot. He opened the front passenger door for his boss to get into the car but his boss pulled open the back door and got in. The minion could only close the front door and take a driver seat."Good...Please stop near florist shop. I want to buy flowers for my dear wife." Rob's eyes softened. His baby would be super happy when he would surprise her with his sudden arrival. Rob's subordinate immediately started the car. After some time, he noticed that his boss is changing his appearance in the back seat. He immediately averted his eyes. Woah..So scary.
Tom massaged his temples. He regrets his decision of not telling his family at that time. He was scared of his father, he thought that his family would disown him. He would lose his wealth, power. If he get a chance to reverse his actions on that day, he would do it without hesitation. He is constantly fears that his family would found out his little secret and their happy family would be destroyed.On the other side, Tiffany was fuming with anger. Her Dad was still not willing to back her up for CEO position. Her father was no longer getting scared with her threats. She has to do something else she would be again sidelined."Hello Aunty, Long time No see." Tiffany called someone from her cellphone."Hello, Who are you ? Sorry but I do not have this number saved in my phone." A middle aged lady replied from other end.
Christine returned to her apartment first. She did not start packing immediately. She sprawled over the sofa in the living room. She opened the popular food delivery application on the phone and ordered some dishes for lunch. Certain someone would arrive at her home anytime soon.She heard doorbell after 10-15 minutes. She peeped through peephole, Sam had arrived at the doorstep. She opened the front door for him. Sam observed her appearance from top to bottom. After making sure that she looks fine, he narrowed his eyes dangerously and pulled her into his arms. He did not give her any chance for resistance. He put his burning lips on her lips, forcefully pried open her teeth and entered his tongue in her mouth. He was so angry that he bite her lips with his teeth again and again, he could taste her blood in his mouth.Christine did not expect him to be
"Anna, I won't come back for Lunch at home. I will go and look for Christine." Sam hanged up the phone. Anna burst into laughter.I knew that you would not sit idle after knowing that she has gone home, thought Anna. How she wish to see Christine succeeding in her plan with her own eyes. Never mind, she would ask them sneakily when they return home.Rick was surprised when he saw Sam coming to the office in the morning ."Sam, How could you come to office? Where is Christine? Did Hospital gave her a discharge to home?" Rick pulled him in the corner and asked in the low voice."She is at home. Hospital did not find any thing worrying about her body so doctor gave her discharge
"Big Sister Anna, I have never blamed you. It was me who misunderstood such a pure friendship. You should not apologise to me. You have opened my eyes. I was in internal turmoil. Sam loves me and cares for me. I saw how he was worried about me. When I saw the injury on my knees, I knew that I would not be able to walk till home from the scene. At that moment, when I wanted to contact someone for help, his name popped up in my mind. Earlier, I was trying to run away from him because I was afraid that my actions would hurt my parents feelings. I was also worried because I thought Once I get into relationship with him , I would never be able to come out of it. I was not ready to take that final step or make commitments to him.""Sam would never forget about me. He would never give up on me. Sooner or later, I would not be able to resist his charms. Why should I waste this time with the fear that this relationship might not work because we are worlds apart in social sta
"Christine, I am sorry if I have hurt you by hiding my relationship with him. It was never my intention to hurt you or your feelings. I wanted to disclose it from the very first time when I spoke with you.You found out about our relationship before we could tell you. He might have not clarified all of your questions. He has his reasons for withholding certain information. He was afraid that you would hate him.You just said that he cares about my health but I can tell you that he cares about you more than anyone else. I can imagine how much distressed he would have been when he saw you lying unconscious on the hospital bed. He has always tried to protect you from the day he has accepted his feelings for you. However, he might be blaming himself for failing to protect you when you both are in the same city. He might have been sad and hurt knowing that he could not protect you. He would have told you about how he fell for you but did he told you how much he has suffered in these seven
"Christine, You are injured today. If it was any other day then I would have pinned you down beneath me and would have made love to you. My little brother is familiar with you so I am not in hurry to take the next step. Why would I sleep with any other girl when I have my own wife at home?" Sam winked at her."You...when did I become your wife?" Christine blushed and asked him angrily."You will soon become my better half...After all , you have to take responsibility of my little brother. He is only familiar with you and no one else." Sam argues with her."You forced me to help you. Why would I take responsibility for that incident ? " Christine did not want to spend a night at his house. Sam did not listen to her protests and took her to his apartment.He keyed in password and entered the apartment. Anna was waiting for him in the living room. She was surprised when she saw him coming
Did she had any choice other than calling Sam? Ryan's house was in the different direction. It would take some time for him to arrive for her aid. She took out her phone and called Sam.Sam had just returned from office and was talking to Anna on her health. He was astonished by Christine's sudden phone call. They both had ignored each other in the office. His heart stopped when he heard Christine's crying voice on the call."Sam, I am sitting on the bench near Cosmos apartment. Could you please come and fetch me? " Christine was never been embarrassed like this. Yesterday , She fought with him and refused to move with him. Today, She was requesting him to pick her up. Sam sensed her embarrassment , nervousness in her shaking voice. He agreed to her request without any hesitation. He informed Anna that he is going out and would be back home soon.