Philip said after which he went back inside the conference room. He met Ethan discussing with his lawyer.“I’m really sorry about what just happened.“It’s fine.” He shrugged it off like it was no big deal!”,“Really?” Philip said, surprised, truly not finding any trace of anger on his face.“It’s fine, Mr Philip.”He tucked his hands in his pocket, “Thank you for understanding.”“I’m sure all documentation will be done in due time and you will be notified of the next meeting so you can be properly introduced to the board and other members of the company.”“No problem. Thank you for seeing me on such short notice.”The duo exchanged a handshake with Ethan smirking at Kelvin who stood by the door.The moment Samantha stormed out of the conference room, she went straight to her office, ignoring the greetings of the few staff she met on the way.Once she got into her office, she went over to her desk, dropped the tab, and picked up her phone.With shaky hands and glossy eyes after she pi
He sighed when Kathie was out of sight. He shook his head in disbelief, wondering what sort of life he had been living for the past few days over here.Back home, nobody dared to mess with Kelvin or talk to him in a disrespectful manner. They could hardly even look into his eyes but it was not the same here. Almost everyone had zero respect for him and treated him like s****t. He could not believe he was facing all of these humiliations because of Samantha. Sighing, he tucked his hands in his pocket, then proceeded to her office.Kathie was discussing something with Samantha but she stopped when he entered the office.“I will see you later.” She picked up a file from Samantha’s table and proceeded towards the exit, giving Kelvin a stern look as she made her way out.“You want to see me?!” He smirked, taking steps towards her desk area.“Sit!” She gestured to the visitor’s chair opposite her.Kelvin obeyed, comfortably taking his seat.“You sent Bessie to harass me, didn’t you?”“I see.
Samantha was speaking at a go but stopped midway, reaching for some tissue on her desk to wipe the corner of her eyes.Things were silent between the duo for a while.The look she saw on Ethan’s face was really disturbing. Samantha saw that he looked pained and really confused.“But still, you moved on.” He said, bringing her out of her thoughts.“What do you mean? You expect me to keep moping around? Agreed that your marriage was forced, did you not move on with your life too?”“Your mom almost ended my life then. It is a miracle I am still alive and you are here blaming me for f****g moving on?”“Even if your mother had not chased me away, I do not think we were ever going to work. It was going to be a disaster in the end. You were getting married and I would not want to be the other woman.”“It was just going to be for a while until I found a solution. I am sorry about everything but I am deeply hurt too and disappointed. Even the d****n people I call my family are the major people
Ethan rolled his eyes and exited her presence, walking in the direction of where he parked his car, which was just opposite the building. He got into the driver’s seat and did a few breathing exercises.He started the car and took out his phone from his pocket, with the aim of buckling his seatbelt afterward, but he was distracted by the missed call notification he saw on the face of his phone. He had put it on silent mode while he was in the conference room.It was his elder sister who called, so he decided to FaceTime her back.Fedora picked up immediately, her face coming into view.“Christ, Ethan! Where the hell are you?”“What do you want, Fedora?”“What do you mean by what do I want? You have been away for days and no one knows where you f****g are!”“Where the hell are you? When are you coming back?”“I don’t know!” he answered nonchalantly.“You look lost, what the hell is going on, Ethan?”“Can I call you back? I need some time alone,” he said, already regretting calling her
Ethan rolled his eyes, not believing his elder sister was starting to make this be about herself again.“It is fine! I’ve got this. I will talk to you later.”“Okay, bye!”He waved, then ended the video call. The engine of the car was already on so he drove out of the parking area to the direction of his lodge.The moment Ethan was out of sight, Samantha rose to her feet, reached for some tissue from the tissue box on her table, then made her way towards the window, wiping tears off her eyes and at the same time trying to avoid her mind lingering on the conversation that she just had with Ethan.Samantha was brought out of her thoughts when a knock came through on the door.She turned around, hoping it was not Ethan. But again, she thought that if he was the one, he would probably have barged in and not knocked.“Come in,” She answered with a cracked voice.The door opened and her bundle of joy ran in.“Mommy!” The little girl ran towards her where she stood and hugged her legs tightl
“So what is the way forward now?”“Wait, you said you saw the little girl? Did you approach her or something?”“No, I did not. I could not move my body or breathe well when I saw her. I can’t explain the feeling that came over me. I suddenly felt weak and numb.”“I am glad you are feeling all the emotions that you hardly feel. Hopefully, it is going to bring you back to your senses.”“Your action sucked, you f***d up! What is going to be the way forward?” Greg asked again.“I do not know!” He answered, filling up his glass cup with some more wine.“I know that tone in your voice but I want to believe that I am mistaken.”“You are going to work things out, right?”“I do not know, Greg. You should know me by now. I am really f***ed up. I try to mend situations but I end up ruining them.”“Ethan!!”“What?” He groaned.“You do not want to apologize. That is why you are coming up with these silly excuses.”“Stop making up stories, Greg.”“I am not making up stories. I know you and I know w
“You all need to stop taking my love life seriously. Kelvin and I ended it and please do not ask me why. Or wait, I will just give you a brief summary so you do not think I am being too irrational.”“There is this girl. I think a receptionist on the ground floor. Holy sh*t, I can’t believe I am already into office gossip.” She massaged her temple, making Lara chuckle.“I don’t even know her or her name. I just discovered her today. Apparently, she is into Kelvin. She heard about our date last night and came to warn me to stay away from him.”“Unfortunately, she met me sitting on Kelvin’s lap so….”“Holy sh*t, that must be so bloody!”“You cannot imagine!”“I am so sorry about that. And what did Kelvin say?”“He was really pissed! I told him the whole thing is over and I want nothing to do with him.”“And before you start supporting him, you know how triggered I am by office drama? I really want nothing to do with him anymore and I made that clear already.”“That is so sad. I was serio
Once Gloria left, Samantha shut the door, locking it from behind after which she heaved a long sigh. She could not believe that she was having the whole weekend to herself. She missed Princess already but she was rest assured since she was going to be with her brother and sister-in-law. The people she trusts most in her life.Deciding she was going to make this weekend worthwhile, Samantha made her way to the bar area, and reached for her favorite bottle of wine and a glass cup.With the items in her hand, she proceeded to her bedroom and went directly to her adjoined bathroom.She positioned the bottle of wine and glass cup by the counter, and prepared a bath which took a few minutes because she wanted the right temperature. Once that was all set, Samantha undressed, put her clothes away, opened the bottle, and poured some wine into the glass cup, putting both items by the stand beside the bathtub.Remembering something was missing, she dashed into her room naked and reached for her t