“I’ll be reassured if you stay this calm and composed when dealing with matters,” Estelle always treated Paige as her younger sister, hence she was proud when Paige improved.Paige worked hard for quite some time and even though her efforts started paying off, she was not conceited. Instead, she replied earnestly, “I will. Estelle, you’ve taught me enough for the day. As for the rest, I’ll look into them myself and if I come across anything that I don’t know, I’ll talk to you again then, okay?”“Sure, I’ll be waiting for your call,” This was the first time someone learned from her. Hence, Estelle was unwilling to end the call as she was worried that her pupil still had questions to ask.With a fruit platter in his hands, Skyler waited for Estelle to get off the call for quite some time while he sat on the sofa next to her. After Estelle got off the phone, he walked towards her and said, “I’m guessing it’s Paige again? She seems to have changed a lot, hasn’t she? She sounded composed
Estelle felt her cheeks turn red as she replied, “Well, you should be careful not to hurt the baby.”Skyler felt as if he was on cloud nine when Estelle agreed. Just when he was about to lean in closer to kiss her, the phone rang.Estelle’s dress had pockets and when she was being carried into Skyler’s arms, she picked up her phone and put it in her pocket. However, she did not expect it to ring at this time. Estelle quickly cleared her throat to break the awkward silence. “There, there, let me answer this call.”She was just about to reach for her phone but Skyler who finally had the chance to be intimate with Estelle was being interrupted out of the blue. Hence, he was annoyed. Skyler took the phone from Estelle and answered the call grumpily, “Yes?”Paige was on the other end of the call even after getting off the call with Estelle right before that. Realizing that it was Skyler at the end of the line, Paige sensed the annoyance in his tone and said apologetically, “Just a smal
“So, that was roughly what went down. If it was some other sport, I would’ve bitten the bullet and gone with it. But, it’s a swimming competition and everything would be exposed if I were to show up that day,” Paige said frustratingly before adding, “Estelle, Director Flynn, I think that this is a trap.”Upon hearing this, Skyler said faintly, “There’s no doubt that this is a trap. Zion isn’t the type who’d spend a large amount of money on something useless. It might be possible that he’s trying to test you with this swimming competition.”Skyler and Estelle exchanged a look and both of them immediately thought of Paige’s identity.Paige was most worried about her identity being exposed as well. She buried her head in her arms and said, “Am I done for good now? If he suspects that I’m a fake, I’d still be exposed either way if I show up or not!”She would need to be in swimming attire for the event. Paige was only able to disguise herself as a man with the shoulder pads and all but
Before Skyler could say anything, Paige immediately ended the call. She could not care less that she interrupted their flow. Skyler, on the other hand, was not bothered at all. He tossed away Estelle’s phone and laid her down on the bed again.While the lovebirds spent intimate time together, Paige, on the other hand, felt as if she walked on thin ice.She had a strong intuition that Zion was indeed on her tail but it was not about her identity. Paige was worried that Zion might have caught on to something that she was not aware of.After racking her brain, Paige finally decided to adopt Skyler’s suggestions. She started to carry around a box of tissues with her in the office to pretend that she caught the flu. She made sure to put on her best act when Leon and Zion were around.During one of their meetings, even before Zion even started giving his speech, Paige sneezed out so loud that it disrupted the solemn mood in the meeting.“Director Fabian, you should be drinking warm wate
Zion came up with the idea of having a swimming competition as most of them would be less covered up and some things would be easily noticed.In the blink of an eye, the day of the swimming competition arrived. Even though the competition was set for noon, most of the staff started feeling excited in the morning.With Zion’s approval, most of the debt collectors that were gathered at the main entrance dispersed and the employees were able to exit and enter the building more easily. Hence, most of them were in a good mood. Aside from Paige who hid in her office, most of them were in the middle of preparing for the competition.The swimming pool was a ten-minute walk from the company. Zion called Madison over just as they were about to leave. He asked gently, “Did you sign up for the competition later?”“I sure did. I learned to swim back in school,” Madison replied with a bright smile.Zion then added, “I have a task for you but it may be a bit tricky. You can say no if you’re unco
“Alright then.” Seeing how Yoel reacted, Zion knew that he managed to trigger Yoel. He then turned around and left the room feeling pleased.Paige, on the other hand, regretted her decision. She pulled her hair frustratingly as she was mad at herself for acting impulsively, but in any case, she could not take back what she said. Plus, Skyler was yet to track where Yoel was. Hence, she had no other option but to bite the bullet and show up for the competition.She reassured herself that she just had to show up at the swimming pool and did not have to go into the water. Paige decided that she would stay in the audience seat and she knew Zion would not have someone throw her into the pool.At the thought of that, Paige instantly felt reassured. She checked her outfit in the mirror to make sure that the shoulder pads and restrictive bandeau were in place before heading to the swimming court.By the time she arrived, most of the employees were already there wherein the contestants chang
“Yeah, how would you know how it feels when you’re not even close?” Someone else added.The ladies had their eyes fixed on Yoel who dressed awkwardly for a swimming competition. They doubted that Yoel might have been a slim and pale young lad as he was always dressed in long sleeves. Hence, the ladies assumed that Yoel was simply making a passing comment.Paige did not expect that her comment would arouse the ladies’ curiosity. She cursed at herself for making a useless comment and now all the attention was on her.“I’m just guessing,” Paige started coming up with excuses, “in either case, we’re all men, I’m sure it’s pretty much similar.”One of the female staff studied her skeptically as she insisted, “I don’t think that’s the case. How would guessing and reality be the same? Director Fabian, it’s not like you’ve seen Manager Zion’s body before.”All of a sudden, the ladies kept quiet as they were suddenly reminded of how Yoel showed his affection for Zion.Paige, who felt awkw
Everyone was well aware that Yoel was a pro swimmer. There was a year where he came in first place in one of the swimming competitions organized by the company.That was the first time Paige desperately hoped that her brother was a complete loser instead of someone who got unnecessary attention because Paige did not know how to swim at all. She was in deep trouble.“I’m not competing against you! I’m sick and there’s no way I can defeat you. So, congratulations, Zion! You’ve won!” Without any hesitation, Paige decided to accept defeat.The audience who looked forward to a showdown between the both of them were disappointed and tried to convince her to take part.“Friendship comes before winning. Director Fabian, you should have a lap with Manager Zion. We’re all one of your own and no one would tease you if you lose,” The girl had a crisp and clear voice that no guy would bear to turn down her suggestion.However, Paige was a lady after all and she was interested in only good-look