Chapter 48

“I am fine” I said my voice barely above a whisper.

It was around 5 pm, and I was getting bored and tired. John had been running around all day, attending to countless people and tasks. I was about to drift off to sleep when John called me over, his voice urgent.

"Hey babe, I need your help with something its work related though," he said, his eyes pleading.

I raised an eyebrow, my voice low and firm. "I don't know anything about this work, John. I'm not exactly qualified to be the one for this, just pick one of your workers for it."

John sighed, his expression frazzled. "Help me just this once, please? My personal assistant isn't feeling well, so I excused her. I need someone to talk to this potential client about a project."

I glared at him, incredulous. "You expect me to interact with your clients? I don't even know the basics of office work, John. I've never done this before."

John shrugged, his eyes locked on mine. "Just pretend, okay? You'll be fine. Just smile, nod, and agree w