Kate sat at the driver's seat, her hands tapping the steering wheel, her mind deep in thought. “Was she doing the right thing by avoiding Charles”, she wondered, a conflicted look on her face. The pained look on Charles' face flashed in her mind, remembering how she rejected him. She didn't do anything wrong, she was just trying to protect herself. Charles was engaged, she getting into a relationship with him, will be a scandalous affair, neither did she want any more drama in her life. Dealing with Rose, Kyle and Andrew too was enough for her, she didn't want to include Charles to her list. Kate signed, her life had just been one big roller coaster since she arrived at City S. She looked out the window, she missed her old life, there was no worry, or stress just she and her family, and Rose but it all changed in one night. Kate fought the urge to cry, she still had nightmares about that night, wishing it never happened but it did. Her lines of thought were distracted when
“She could break off his engagement with Rose, so they can be together”. The thought made him grin, he was tempted to voice it out but knew it would earn him a disapproving sign from Vincent.“So what do you suggest I do?” Charles asked, rubbing his forehead.“Talk to her”, Vincent answered.“You can't be serious”, Charles hissed arrogantly. Taylor rejected him again, there was no way he was going to talk to her first.“If there was anyone that was gonna start the talking then it's Taylor”, he concluded in his mind“Still arrogant as ever”, Vincent thought with an eye roll.“This time you've got to put your pride down and talk to her man”, Vincent urged.Charles creased his forehead. “ Let down his pride, never!” He thought. “She rejected him, why should he be the one to talk to her”, he grumbled.“You want Taylor don't you?” Vincent added, sensing his friend didn't want to listen to him.“Of course I do”, Charles answered immediately.“That can only happen if you talk to her. Give he
Iris didn't miss the sudden change in Ariana's mood. “Her phone couldn't possibly be the cause of it, could it?”, She wondered.And this was why, models weren't allowed to have their phones or have any connection with the outside world until they were done with their work. So has to avoid any distractions which could influence their performance during work.Iris was Ariana's manager, she had decided to give Ariana her phone as the latter had been working really hard and was currently on a short break.She didn't expect giving Ariana her phone would cause her to want to go home. “This was bad”, Iris thought.“I'm asking you something Iris” Ariana shouted, frowning. There was nothing sweet about her voice now.“Calm down Ariana”, Iris coaxed, cautiously approaching Ariana, seeing as the latter wasn't calm.“How could she possibly stay calm?”, Ariana thought, not wanting to believe what she had just read was true.“Take deep breaths”, Iris instructed and Ariana followed suit.“The thing
“First of, I'd like to say congratulations in signing the contract with us' “, Kate started, mirth dancing in her eyes. “Sure”, Rose said, through gritted teeth. “About the contract some changes will have to be made to it”. “What do you mean…changes?”, Rose asked, raising her eyebrow. “The contract will be for a period of 5 months and not 6”, Kate continued. “And why's that?” Rose demanded, trying to stay calm. “As you know Miss Andino, this contract was supposed to be signed weeks ago but due to an unpleasant incident it didn't”, Kate explained, stressing on the words unpleasant incident. “This month is about to end, and TAC Limited won't take responsibility for your action of not signing the contract when it was due. So yes, the contract will be decreased to a period of 5 months”, she added, with a shrug at the end. Rose stared at Kate tongue-tied, as she couldn't come up with a proper comeback and could only nod her head with a forced smile. “Sure, I understand”, Rose nod
Catherine Hart, Cat, had first met Kate at TAC Limited. Catherine had come for an interview for the job of a secretary at the Chassis department. She and some others had been waiting patiently for their turn; there were still 10 people to Catherine's turn. Catherine was about to give up, she was really tired and hungry, and the interview of the woman who had just entered was taking longer than expected. Remembering how much she really needed the job she decided to wait some more. Finally the woman stepped out, making everyone let out a sign of relief but was shocked to see their employer right behind her. “Thank you everyone for coming today, but your presence won't be needed anymore you may all go home now”, the man announced, gesturing at them to leave. They all stood up, staring at each other dumbfounded, the confused look on their faces not missed. “Go home, but they haven't been interviewed yet!??” Were the thoughts on their mind. The man hissed annoyed, seeing as they sto
Charles glanced at his wristwatch, an hour after lunch break and still no sign of Taylor. “Was she still avoiding him”, the thought made him annoyed, “but that couldn't be right, Taylor wasn't the type to let her personal life interfere with her work”. “Stella, tell Miss Miller to come to my office immediately”, he instructed over the intercom. “Yes Sir “, Stella responded, before the line went dead. A knock was heard on the door, followed by the clicking of the knob, as Gracie stepped in, closing the door behind her. “You called for me C….”, Gracie said, wondering why her cousin suddenly wanted to see her. “Where's Taylor?” Charles interrupted her, tapping his fingers on the desk, his back relaxed on his chair. “I don't know....”. “Gracie!....” Charles groaned, in a warning tone. “Where's Taylor?...”. “Isn't she back yet”, Gracie answered, with a raised eyebrow. “What do you mean back, did she go out?..”. “Yh, she did”, Gracie nodded, walking towards Charles.
WEDNESDAY It was the last day of August. Kate was going to present her first design to Charles and all the other Heads of Departments. She had taken the rest of the day off on Monday to help Catherine settle in, and told Jack she would be coming in late on Tuesday morning, as she had followed Catherine for her first day at work. By the time she had gotten to the office that day, Charles wasn't at the office nor did she see him for the rest of the day. Jack had told her, Charles' schedule was busy for the day so he won't be able to come to the office but Kate didn't believe him. “He was probably avoiding her, because she had been avoiding him too…. childish”, she thought, but their hide n seek game ends their. Kate stood beside the stage, as she watched the technical team set up the projector. The meeting was going to start soon, as the heads of departments arrived one after the other. Soon everyone was present except one person in particular. Kate checked the time on
BACK AT DONOVAN CAR ENTERPRISE, “The end”. The slide stopped playing, and the room became bright once again. Kate took the seat at the end of the table, opposite Charles. “Excellent”, thought the heads of departments, as they all had approving smiles on their faces. “What do you think Mr Donovan?” Kate asked, turning to Charles. Since she had started the presentation, he hadn't said a word, just occasional nods. “Wasn't he satisfied with her design?” she thought, getting nervous. Everyone else turned to Charles, patiently waiting for him to speak. Charles relaxed in the chair. “I must say Miss Cosgrove, I'm impressed”. Kate felt butterflies in her tummy from Charles' praise as a proud smile formed on her face but soon turned to a frown hearing his next word. “But…”. “He just had to add a but…”, she grumbled, in a low tone. “But what Mr Donovan?” Kate asked, trying to maintain a calm expression. “The cost and materials to make the car…..”, Charles pointed out in his