59.“Where is Roland?” Sasha asked after Annabel returned to Olivia's room.“He should be gone by now.” She sighed and sat down on Olivia's bed. The little girl played, got tired and fell asleep.“What were you two talking about?” Sasha asked.“Isn't it crazy?” Annabel chuckled sadly. “He told me he loved me,” She said.Sasha's eyes widened. “Wow! What did you say?”“I told him I was engaged.” The excitement on Sasha's face dimmed. “You said what? Why? For what?” She couldn't believe Annabel. “Why would you lie to him that you're engaged?”“To keep him as far away from me as possible, Sasha. He needs to let me be!” Annabel answered.Sasha couldn't believe it. “And what if he finds out you lied?”“He should live with it.” Annabel rolled her eyes.Sasha shook her head. “That's not cool at all. If you keep behaving like this, I don't think it makes you any different from him,” Sasha said and Annabel swiftly turned to look at her, surprised. “I'm your friend, Annabel and I'll always tell
60.Annabel entered the office the next day but was shocked to see that Roland was not in the office. She wondered what happened because he was always the first to come to work before her.She sighed and sat down, thinking he must have gone to attend a meeting of some sort. She went through his schedule for the day but there was nothing like that.“He can come to work whenever he likes, I don't care,” She scoffed and went to do her work for the day.2 hours later, Roland wasn't there yet. She didn't know why but she became worried about him. This was very unusual of him. When she waited for another hour and didn't see him, she stood up and went to the secretary. “Have you seen Mr. Roland today?” She asked, forgetting to greet.Sandra looked up at her, a smile forming on her lips. This was the first time she got to look at Annabel upclose. The girl was indeed beautiful like the other employees said.Annabel furrowed her brows, wondering why Sandra was smiling at her. She cleared her
61.The day seemed to be quite slow, and Annabel prayed it would end soon. She didn't like how she felt after Roland told her that. She had no idea what he meant either and it seemed as if everywhere suddenly became hotter than normal.She couldn't concentrate on the files she was working on and would look at Roland from time to time to see if he was affected by the hotness as well. Roland's eyes were fixed on the laptop he was working on, and occasionally the employees would come for him to review their work and also sign some papers.Annabel admired how hard working he was and sighed, ruffling her hair. She looked at the spot where his water dispenser was and remembered the day he had taken her to his private suite. She suddenly started craving for that ice cream but had to control herself.She turned to look at Roland again and this time around, he had his hand on his forehead, his face scrunched up in pain. Annabel didn't want to ask so he wouldn't tease her again.She glanced his
62.“Is he okay?” Annabel asked after the doctor checked on him.When Roland fell asleep, she slowly stood up and ran to Ashton, informing him about Roland's condition. Ashton phoned Doctor Bella, Ashton's private doctor and she came immediately. They moved him to his bedroom before she attended to him.Doctor Bella looked at Annabel with a smile on her face. “Yes, he's fine. He's just over stressed and didn't rest as he should,” Annabel facepalmed. “Just make sure he takes his medication and let him go off work for a week. He'll be fine after that,” She suggested and they nodded. “I'll be on my way now.” She smiled at them and left.Annabel sighed as she looked down at Roland. She hadn't seen him looking so pale and weak before. She sat beside him on the bed and placed her hand on his forehead. The heat was reducing and she sighed in relief.Ashton smiled as he watched her. If she cared about Roland like this, then was she really engaged?He massaged his temple as he thought of tha
63.After work that day, Roland insisted Annabel stayed with him.“I do have things to take care of, you know right?” She asked.Roland sighed. Spending time with her today has been one of the best things that's ever happened to him. And he didn't want to lose that. “I know but…” He trailed off and sighed. He should just be appreciative of the time he had spent with her today. And he was going to cherish this day.“I'll go call Ashton to come take you home. The doctor asked that you stay off work for a week so you can rest well. Please, do not disobey her.” She warned.“But how do you expect me to stay at home all day doing nothing?” He folded his hands.“Doctor's orders and you have no choice but to accept it.” She glared at him and walked out of the place.When she got to Ashton's office, she met him working on some files.“Aren't you going home? Work hours are over.” She smiled at him.“Yeah, but I need to get these files sorted out before tomorrow morning. I think I'm going to w
64.“Where are you?” Annabel asked, standing up to pick her bag quickly.“At the airport, duh. Where else would I be?” He chuckled and her face lit up with smiles.“Stay right where you are. I'm coming to pick you up.” She ended the call.“Where are you going?” Roland asked when she attempted to leave.“A friend of mine just returned to this country. I need to see him!” She exclaimed.“Him?” Roland asked.“Yes. Goodnight, sir.” She smiled and skipped out of the house, leaving Roland wondering who that person is. Why did she smile so brightly on hearing that he had returned?“Who could this “him” of a guy be?“ He massaged his temple as he thought hard.With a sigh, he laid back down on the table, flashing back to the kiss he had with her a few minutes ago. A smile found its way to his lips but the smile faded the moment he realized that she just went to meet a guy.He quickly sat up. “Should I follow her? No, that'd be too weird,” He massaged his temple. “Should I stalk her then?” He s
65.Annabel got to work the next day feeling excited than usual. It was a Friday and she wondered if it was because Carson was around or because she'd be going off work early that day to spend some time with him. He had promised to take her, Olivia and Sasha out that night, though Sasha declined since she'd be working late, she asked Annabel to bring back goodies for her.She entered the elevator and just as the door was about to close, Lucinda entered as well. Annabel sighed, wondering what the heck was wrong with this model.“Go on, aren't you going to press the floor you're headed? I'm pretty sure we're heading the same direction.” Lucinda smiled at her.Annabel rolled her eyes and pressed the button that'd take her to the last floor. “So how has life been treating you?” Lucinda asked.Annabel didn't answer her. The least thing she wanted today was drama and she wasn't in the mood for Lucinda's trouble either.“Hey, I'm talking to you.” “Last time I checked Lucinda, we aren't fri
66.The day went by faster than usual and before Annabel knew it, work hours were over. With a smile, she switched off her laptop, arranged her desk and set to leave when she remembered that Roland was still in the suite.She facepalmed and opened the door. She found him asleep on the couch.“How is he even comfortable like this?” She asked no one in particular and stood, looking at him. She tapped him. “Hey, get up. Work hours are over,”He didn't budge. She sighed and ran her hands through her hair. What exactly was wrong with him? He was asked to stay off work but the disobedient dude still came to work today. She wondered what he was trying to prove. “Roland,” She called but he didn't answer. She bent to his level and placed her hand on his forehead. He wasn't hot or cold. She sighed in relief, at least nothing serious was wrong with him.She stared at his sleeping figure, wanting to look away but it just wasn't working for her. He was just too cute to look away from. She didn't