The moment Alexander Clay stepped into the office building, he remembered that there was a probability that he doesn't have a Secretary anymore. Up till now, he couldn't wrap his head around his conversation with Emma yesterday. The moment he stormed out of her sight and went back to his office, he had expected Emma to come crawling, begging for forgiveness, pleading with him not to fire her but that was not the case. The last time he saw her face was when he demanded that she get the hell out of his office building.
"What do you want from me?" He whispered, his voice and eyes were filled with desire."What do you mean?" Arianna asked innocently with a very cute face which turned Alex on even more.
Arianna had no idea what Clay Senior said to his son, Alexander, but their conversation lasted for a while and when the old man took his leave, he strolled out of Alexander's office with a stern face that made it difficult for Ari to even bid him goodbye.After he left, Arianna was drowned with work and so was Alexander. Even though he had a very evil personality, Ari was amused to see Alex so engrossed with work. That was the onl
Ari didn't like the attention she was receiving from Alex. While eating his food, his eyes never left her as she ate. "Please stop staring at me as if I'm your favorite meal; You're making me uncomfortable," she said, bringing her glass cup to her lips."I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. You're just so irresistible not to look at. I've never seen anyone so beautiful while eating."
Things between Alexander and Arianna had been awkward since the lunch date. Alex hardly made eye contact with Ari, neither did he engage in conversations with her that were not work-related. The duo had been buried with work and since there were no further distractions from Alexander Clay, Ari was able to focus on a lot of things. Being his secretary gave her access to a lot of information about his company so she had started going over every valuable information to see the best way in which she could strike back.
"I can't believe I'm doing this. I'm obviously not in my right senses." Arianna said over the phone as she stared at her reflection in the mirror. She was all dressed up for the so-called dinner/Emily's party. She settled for a casual party dress and matched it with a pair of fancy sandals. Ari planned to put her hair in a bun but for some unknown reason, She decided to leave it down."Yeah, I can't believe he's making you do his
Soon enough someone opened the door from inside. It turned out to be a familiar face, a good looking woman in her very late forties who Ari recognized to be Martha. Arianna swallowed painfully."Good evening ma'am" Ari greeted, trying her best to sound so confident. She noticed Martha had a strange look on her face, something close to that of disappointment. It was as if she had expected someone to be at the door but it turned out
"You've delivered your message so what are you waiting for?" Denise directed at Arianna.Ari was about to speak but Denise interrupted, staring at her suspiciously. "Are you sure you're my son's secretary?"
"Why is she so quiet? Is she always like that or she's just in a bad mood today?" She referred to Kaylee who's attention was still on her book. Her back was turned against Beatrice and Arianna."Kaylee always keeps to herself. She could go on for days without talking to anyone; not even her younger sister." Beatrice said with a sad look on her face. "She prefers keeping herself busy with her books or watching cartoons on her iPad."
Epilogue (Cont'd)Entering the house, Ari and Alex were welcomed by Emily and Kaylee. While Emily got her father's attention, Kaylee hugged Arianna. The duo got really close over the year. Now that Kaylee was six years old, She was even more mature, a bit taller, and more beautiful. She was no longer using her glasses too."How are you, my love?" Arianna returned the hug, then kissed her forehead."I'm fine. How was work?" Kaylee asked Ari as they pulled away from the hug."Pretty stressful..."
Epilogue.One year later!Today turned out to be one hell of a busy day for everyone at Ari Mills. Even the Boss, Arianna Greece wasn't left out. She had been from one meeting to the other, attended to important calls and even reviewed documents.The last meeting for the day was with her staff ( the head of various Departments in Ari Mills.) The meeting lasted for about an hour and it ended at 5 pm on the dot.Ari dismissed everyone once the meeting was over. They all exited the conference room, leaving Ellie and Arianna behind.
"Ari!!!!!!!" The call of her name was followed by tight hugs on her legs. She chuckled, then crouched down to greet the two most adorable little girls in the world."Hello, sweethearts!" She pulled Emily and Kaylee into a joint hug. Pulling away from the hug, She kissed their cheeks. "I missed you both. You girls are looking very pretty.""Thanks. We missed you too. Daddy picked out our outfits and Beatrice braided our hair." Kaylee grinned."Oh really?" She asked the little duo, taking a glance at Alexander who was watching them with nothing but a proud smile on his face.
Arianna left work at exactly 5:30 pm, She stopped by the supermarket for some shopping and the restaurant to pick up the food she ordered earlier.Getting home, Ari changed into something comfy, then went back to the kitchen. She started by putting away all the stuff she bought, then she went ahead to make appetizers and desserts. The whole thing took about forty minutes after which She did the dishes and set up the table. Ari didn't have a high chair in her home. She had no idea if Emily was going to be comfortable sitting alone on an adult's chair so she decided she was going to place little Emily on her lap and feed her.After ensuring everything was in place, Arianna went for a long shower. She dried her body when she was done a
"It's a miracle that your cheeks aren't aching," Ellie said."What do you mean?" Ari asked, taking a seat opposite Ellie. The duo were the only ones in the break room. They were having a late lunch."You literally haven't stopped smiling since you arrived at the office."Arianna blushed. "That's not true""Oh really?" Ellie smirked.Ari shrugged, reaching for the bottle of coke on the table. She put the straw in her mouth and took some sip. She and Ellie decided to have
"What the hell is fucking wrong with you, Alexander? Let go of him!" Ari said at the top of her voice as she tried to separate the duo."Don't you ever come close to my girlfriend you fucker!" Alex said with gritted teeth before finally freeing Ken.Arianna had no idea what came over her. She had tears in her eyes and when Alex left Ken alone, she approached him and started hitting him against the chest."Who gave you the right to call me your girlfriend after abandoning me for two weeks? Why do you care so much that another guy was kissing me? Who the hell gave you the right to be jealous? I hate you.... I hate you..." Tears rolled down her c
Usually, Arianna would stay back at the office and do some work till midnight but since she was feeling a bit under the weather today, She decided to leave early for her house.Gathering her stuff, her phone rang beside her. She reached for it on the table and took a glimpse of the caller ID. She sighed upon seeing that it was Ken. After allowing the phone to ring for a few seconds, she answered the call."Hi!" She said to the other side with a very tired voice. She has done nothing but bury herself with work in the past two weeks and it was already affecting her. She hardly had up to 5 hours of sleep in a day."Heyy, I'm glad you answer
Alex heaved a long sigh and buried his face in his hands the moment Ellie exited his car. Bringing back his head up, he ran his left fingers through his hair. He reached for his phone right beside him, went to his contact list and stared at Arianna's contact. He had saved her name as "wifey". Even Natalie didn't earn that title in his life, heart or contact list.He had saved her name as "mystery girl" at first but he changed it to 'wifey' after a few days he discovered he was starting to like her. He had no idea why he chose wifey among all pet names but he had never felt the need to change it.Staring at her number for a while, Alex couldn't bring himself to dial it. Thinking about leaving her a text message, he went to the message board but everything he typed didn't seem to make sense. He typed and deleted for about f
Two weeks later!"Sir, are you sure you can handle them on your own?" Beatrice said out of concern as Alexander buckled Emily up in her car seat."Of course, Beatrice. I have to start doing this on my own and you should be glad for me that I'm taking a bold step." Alex caressed Milly's cheek, then placed a kiss on her forehead before gently shutting the door of the back passenger's seat."I'm glad for you Sir, I just want to make sure you're okay handling both of them on your own." She said, referring to his girls who were all dressed for school in the car.Alexander smiled. "You have no idea how much I look forward to spending time with them and most importantly, taking them to school. You've always tag