“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
At Jade resort, “Don't tell me you're still annoyed at my cousin because of what he did”, Gracie said, laughing. Kate rolled her eyes at Gracie, crossing her arms over her chest. Charles had canceled her date with Kyle for the day, not allowing her to speak before dragging her away. Yeah! she didn't like going on dates with Kyle, but she certainly didn't need Charles' help to deal with Kyle either. “D*ckhead”, she muttered, as eyes searched for him in the room and they found him, sitting lazily, away from everyone else, a tumbler in his hand, casually swirling it. The sleeves of his shirt rolled to his elbow, showing off his muscular arms, his hair slightly disheveled with some strands at the side. His chest hair could be seen due to the first three buttons of his shirt left undone. He had a carefree aura around him, sexy and yet powerful. “My cousin is hot, isn't he? A fine species of men”, Gracie whispered in Kate's ear. Kate turned red in embarrassment, caught red-handed by
“Where are we going?” Kate mumbled, as they got into the elevator. Charles pressed the button to the underground parking lot where his car was parked. “Home”, He answered, sternly, as he watched Kate nod before nestling her head on his shoulder. The ride down was quiet, as none of them spoke. Until Kate started humming a tune while stroking the side of his neck. “Stop”, Charles groaned in a warning tone. Her humming didn't annoy him. It was her touch leaving a trail of fire on his skin, making him more hard than he already was."He needed to get her home fast". The elevator came to a stop. He walked over to his car. Opening the front passenger door, placing Kate in carefully. “Lie down”, he instructed, strapping her in before walking over to the driver's seat, buckling his own seat belt. “I missed you….”, he heard her say. Charles halted what he was doing, turning to Kate, her big sapphire eyes already staring at him. “I missed you”, Kate repeated, longing in her tone. “I w
Kate watched Charles walk towards her, crouching to her level. “Better?” He asked, concerned, stroking her back gently. Kate nodded weakly in response. “She shouldn't have drank so much wine”, she hissed, rubbing her forehead, feeling a headache. “C'mon let's get you sober”, Charles spoke softly, a teasing smile on his face. Kate nodded, allowing Charles to pick her up bridal style out of the bathroom. She didn't have the energy to protest anyway. He placed her gently on the bed in a sitting manner, placing the duvet over her legs, then gave her a glass of water from the night stand. “Thank you”, Kate muttered, handing Charles the cup back. “What time is it?” she asked, her voice coming out as a whisper. “It's 11 in the morning”, Charles answered. “The next day already! ”, Kate thought, shocked. “Work!?”. Charles could already guess what she was thinking, seeing the expression on her face. “Focus on resting today. Come to work tomorrow, okay”. “And you? Aren't