Loretta was certain the man across the table was the same man she had seen in the garden a few weeks before.
She quickly gathered herself and walked over to her boss with the paperwork in her hands.
Kendrick, on the other hand, was pleasantly surprised and impressed when he saw her again.
He feared he’d never see her again because he went back to the garden the next week to see if she was still there, but she wasn’t.
The meeting began, and everyone took part as they should have.
Kendrick appeared to be involved in the discussion throughout, but the truth is that he was only focused on Loretta without anyone noticing.
After 40 minutes...
As KR Enterprise and Shizells Group of Companies closed the deal, and had necessary documents signed, the room erupted in celebration.
The meeting came to a close, and everyone was relieved that the contract had finally been signed.
Everyone congratulated the CEOs of KR and Shizells as both company bosses shook hands.
Except for Loretta and her boss, Mr. Diego, everyone else left the board room right after that.
“We’re so glad to have you on this business voyage, Mr. Kendrick,” Mr. Diego stated as he shook hands with him.
He replied quietly, “I’m honored.”
“Please, excuse my etiquette... This is Loretta Wayne. She’s our Human Resource Assistant Executive. She’ll be in charge of delivering you all the important information you’ll need at any moment.”
“Alright, Miss Loretta, it’s a pleasure to meet you,” Kendrick extended his hands for a handshake.
She shook his hand and said, “It’s my pleasure.”
“I’ll be on my way now,” Kendrick stated calmly. “I have some other essential things to complete at the office.”
“Okay! Have a wonderful day ahead of you.” As they exited the boardroom, Mr. Diego sighed.
The remainder of the day went as usual after that. Loretta returned to her office, her mind swirling with images of Kendrick. “What a little, itty-bitty little world it is,” she reflected. “Who’d have guessed he’d be the one at this meeting, the same reason I haven’t gotten a good night’s sleep in a few days?”
Interesting.
Loretta had to send some paperwork to Mr. Kendrick’s mail, which she did as soon as she arrived home.
***
The next morning...
Loretta received a call from Lauren while she was getting ready for work.
Lauren exclaimed, “Hello baby girl!”
“Good morning, sweetie,”
“How are you doing?” Loretta had inquired.
“I’m ok, love,” Lauren answered.
“Hang on a minute! Guess what...” Lauren enquired of her buddy.
“You know how bad I am at guessing.” “Can you just tell me what’s going on?”
“I’ll be coming over this weekend!” Lauren stated, her voice full of assurance and anticipation.
“For once, girl, get serious.” “Are you serious?” Loretta inquired since she figured she was a clown the majority of the time.
“Yes, babe, I’m not joking.”
“Wow, are you serious?” “I can’t wait!” Loretta hopped around the room like a preschooler.
Lauren responded, “That’s correct, girl.”
“It’s now my turn... “Can you guess what?” Loretta had inquired.
“What?”
“Do you recall the guy I told you about who I saw at the garden a few weeks ago?” Loretta had inquired.
“I do, w hat happened?” she wondered.
Loretta stated, “He was at my office yesterday.”
“There’s no way! Are you certain it was the same guy?” Lauren was ecstatic.
“Hahaha, funny you. Babe, you know what? I’m going to be late for work. When we’re both back from work, I’ll give you all the details, okay?” Loretta remarked, knowing Lauren all too well.
“All good, baby. Have a wonderful day.”
“You, as well.”
She hung up the phone and rushed through her makeup.
***
Loretta arrived to the workplace all peng and cute.
She greeted one of her coworkers at her office, “Good morning, Stephanie.”
“Loretta, good morning. As always, you look ravishing,” Stephanie congratulated her on her appearance.
“Thank you, Steph,”
Steph smiled and replied, “You’re welcome, sweetie.”
Loretta was well-known within the organization due to her beauty and personality. She’s a really laid-back person who gets along with just about everyone.
Loretta was summoned by the HR Manager at 11 p.m.
“Sir, you sent for me,” Lauretta announced as soon as she entered his office.
“Miss Wayne, you are right. Take a seat if you don’t mind.”
“Thank you, sir,” she said as she drew out a chair and sat facing her superior.
He hands her a file and says, “Here; I’d like you to work on this file right away, and I’d need it sorted out as soon as possible.”
“Alright, sir,” she answered as she took the paperwork from him.
He continued, “That reminds me.”
“Make an appointment with Mr. Kendrick Robert. We need to update him on the project’s latest developments.”
“Will do, sir...” She said.
“Do it right now, and get to know his schedules and availability.”
“Copy that, sir,” she replied.
“For the time being, miss Wayne, that’s all I have to say.”
“All right, sir,” She got up and walked out of the office.
The Human Resources Manager was a cautious worker. It was this quality in him that drew the admiration of the employer, and Loretta shared it.
***
As soon as she arrived at her office, she sent a message to Mr. Kendrick Robert, who promptly responded by confirming his availability by 3 p.m.
Before the meeting, she provided him the brief and all he needed to know.
She left the workplace at 2.45 p.m. for the meeting location, and once again, he exceeded her expectations.
He had already arrived and was waiting for her.
“Good afternoon, Mr. Kendrick,” she said courteously.
“Good afternoon, Miss Loretta,” he responded with a smile.
Loretta apologized, “I’m sorry for keeping you waiting.”
He nearly instantly said, “No, you didn’t.”
“Alright then,” she replied and got down to business, suppressing her excitement of meeting him again.
“I’m going to go right to it. The project has taken on a new dimension, and you are entitled to be kept informed of the latest developments.
She continued to talk and talk, explaining every aspect to him while he stared at her passionately.
“That’ll do that for now,” she said.
“Alright,” he respectfully replied, “I’m fine with all the new advancements.”
“Alright, sir,” that’ll be all.”
“King’s Garden,” he said unexpectedly after a little gap of silence.
“Excuse me, what?” she inquired, unsure of what she had heard.
“A few weeks ago, in the King’s Garden...”
He inquired, “Black armless top; you were the one, right?”
“I was,” she said with a smile.
With a cute beautiful smile, he said, “It’s good to meet you again.”
“Same here,” she quietly said.
“My name is Kendrick Robert, and I’m the CEO of KR ENTERPRISE.”
“OK...” she mumbled, her face indicating, “I already know that.”
“My name is Loretta Wayne, and I’m a blogger and Human Resource Assistant Executive.
He gave her a sheepish look and said, “Nice...”
“Can we come back at a later date?” Not for work. If you don’t mind, I’d like to get to know you better...” Kendrick inquired in a gentlemanly manner.
“Okay. “That’s fine with me,” she said.
He handed her his card and said, “Here, that’s my card.”
“Okay.”
She took a lovely paper strip of the same size as his from her bag and offered it to him as well as a way of communication.
He grinned and said, “Thank you.”
“Alright, I’ll have to get going immediately, ““she told him.”
“Alright then”
“Be sure to look after yourself.”
“Alright”
They left in two different luxury automobiles.
Loretta was nearing the end of her shift for the day. Instead of returning to her workplace, she drove home and emailed the meeting’s outcome to her supervisor.
***
Loretta was expecting a call from Mr. Kendrick after that day, but he didn’t call.
She considered calling him, but after considerable deliberation, she decided against it. She didn’t want to come across as cheap or as if she was forcing herself on him.
She was startled at herself for being so receptive to a man, despite her high expectations. It was completely against her nature.
The rest of the week came to an end, and it was once again Friday. She made the decision to go to the grocery to acquire some goods.
She was picking up her groceries when she came across this young handsome man who was also trying to pick up groceries.
Loretta observed he was having difficulty locating certain items.
“Can I assist you?” she said of the befuddled man.
“I’ll be grateful if you can,” he remarked with a grateful expression.
“What are you looking for?” she inquired.
“I need to acquire groceries for a buddy who is in the hospital, but I’m not sure what to get her.”
“I see,” she said with a nod and assisted him in selecting a few items while he trailed behind her.
“If this is difficult for you, who has been doing it for you?” Loretta inquired.
I have someone who takes care of this for me. He explained, “It’s simply that she’s not around right now.”
“Oh, I see,” she said as she carefully selected everything an ill patient in the hospital would require.
They both went shopping, all the while chatting about his patient at the hospital; then came back to pay for their purchases.
“Please let me do that,” he stated gently as Loretta looked for her credit card to hand over to the cashier.
She said, “No, you don’t have to.”
“Please, please, let me... It’s merely a small token of appreciation for the assistance you provided me today.”
Loretta gave in when she saw he wasn’t going to back down.
She said gently, “Thank you.”
“No, I should be the one thanking you,” he answered with a smile.
They both left the store after he paid.
He grinned as he said, “Thank you for coming to my rescue in there.”
She shrugged and said, “That wasn’t such a huge thing.”
He extended his hand for a handshake and remarked, “By the way, my name is Roy Albert.”
“Loretta Wayne,” she said briefly as they exchanged handshakes.
“It’s nice meeting you.”
With a smile, she replied, “It was really a pleasure for me.”
“Please, can I have your phone number so that I can get to know you better?” he said softly, hoping she would not refuse.
She took his phone from him and replied, “Uhm, okay.” They parted ways after she entered in her phone number.
***
She returned home to find the door unlocked.
She was terrified at first, but that was before she met the weird personality who was laying on the couch watching TV.
“Lauren? Lauren, oh my gosh!” Loretta exclaimed with glee as her fear of the unknown dissipated. “You gave me quite a scare!”
“Yes, baby!” she exclaimed as she sprung from the couch to hug her.
“When did you arrive here, young lady?” she said of her insane companion.
“It was a couple hours ago. I didn’t call you on purpose since I wanted to surprise you. And, surprise, surprise...!”
“What more?” Loretta asked grudgingly, looking at her friend with one eye partly opened.
“I cooked your favorite!” she exclaimed, smiling.
“Oh, Lauren,” Loretta exclaimed, unable to believe what she had just heard.
“Alright, go inside and freshen up before coming down to the feast! I know you’re hungry,” she urged. “After that, you’re going to tell me everything there is to know about this mysterious man of yours.”
“Sure, darling. I’ll be right back.”
“Oh, you truly made us a meal. You’re a lifesaver, baby girl,” she said as she walked into her bedroom, a pleasant giggle in her voice.
***
Her phone abruptly begins to ring after she had just had a lovely warm shower, as winter was already setting in.
She discovered her phone was still in her bag at that point.
She took it in her hands with a lovely smile on her face. Guess who it was that was calling...
While she took the liberty of time to soak herself up in a tub full of warm water, her mind swirled with the thoughts of her encounters with Kendrick.Although she imagined a life of love and bliss with him, she wondered if he thought the same toward her.It was commonplace for wealthy men like Kendrick to use and dump any girl they desired now and then. Was this fantasy she played out going to be real or was this one too going to be the same as the norm of the rich in New York?“And the gentleman at the grocery store… hmm he seemed like a really nice guy, simple and yet looked like a real moneybag too just like Kendrick,” she thought to herself as she smiled mildly and rubbed her sleek body over and over with a white sponge.She got out of the tub and finished her bath under the shower. Not long after she stepped out of the bathroom, tying a white towel around her body and another
Loretta returned home late that evening.“How did it turn out? I'm sure my baby had afantasy world to reminiscence ontonight, right?” Lauren inquired, ecstatic that her girlfriend had a real date for the first time in what seemed like an eternity.“Of course, just like any other dinner...” she said.“That isn't a response...” Lauren gave her a sidelong glance.“Okay. Fine… I arrived before him and had to wait about half an hour for him to arrive.”“Okay…” Lauren prodded her friend for further information.“After he apologized, we had supper together. That's all there is to it.”“Okay…” Lauren prompted once more.“What exactly do you want to hear, Lauren, girl?” Loretta had inquired.
Cassandra’s apartment hosted an all-white dinner party... Loretta came at 8 p.m. after the banquet was supposed to start at 7 p.m.Loretta was dressed in a silky white dinner gown with a side slit. She was breathtakingly lovely. It was almost as if the event was centered on her. As soon as she walked in, everyone turned to stare at the person who had just walked in. There was only one person at the party whose attention andadmiration she commanded even more -Roy.Roy noticed her as soon as she walked into the room. It was almost as if he expected her to show up.He approached her as she was speaking with a group of people, presumably colleagues.“Hello, gorgeous,” Roy whispered, his voice seductive and his face lit up with a smile Loretta had never seen before.“Hey!” she said unexpectedly, having not expected to see him.
Loretta has been enjoying her leave for days now. All she does is sleep, eat, and chat, and repeat the very same process over and over again. She sure was having fun getting to know herself better.On Wednesday evening, she was in her living room watching a movie when she heard a knock at the door.She quickly put on her flip-flop and went to see who it was, only to meet Kendrick standing at her doorstep.“Hey,” he smiled sheepishly at her, more like an excited child.“Hey you,” Loretta said out of shock. She didn’t remember giving him her address.“How did you know where I live?” She asked.“Well, at least at least come in first?” he asked calmly.“Oh pardon my manners. Please come in,” she ushered him in.“Please make yourself comfortable,&rdquo
"Hey," Loretta said quite surprised."Hey" Kendrick replied.Roy noticed the way they both greeted each other."You guys know each other?" he asked."Yeah" Loretta smiled."Oh, that's great then," he smiled."Anyways, Loretta meets my friends," Roy said pointing at the three men standing.Loretta was like" friends?" that ringed in her head."Is nice to meet you all" She gave a charming smile."You're welcome beautiful," Castro said."You're very beautiful," Josh said to her."Yeah, she is," Roy said."Tell us bro, is she the woman who has been taking more of your time lately?" Castro asked."Alright guys don't be silly, this isn't the right time"Roy laughed trying to ignore the question.Kendri
Loretta got inside her apartment with a red flushed cheek.She didn't know why she was smiling but what she was sure of is that she loved the way she felt back there.It's been a while she had that kind of sensation from just a kiss. She tried to calm herself down and think straight.Kendrick on the other hand kept replaying the incident in his head. He was smiling like a baby that got gifted with candy."Now that he has gotten to this point, there is no backing down," he said to himself.He drove down to his Quarters.Kendrick stays at very exclusive quarters. He bought the house because of its exclusiveness.The view from the Gate is beautiful and from the inside, it's heaven. Among all his friends, he has the most beautiful and expensive home.He owns several properties across New York. Yes, he's that rich.
The dinner with Roy was going well. Loretta was having the best time she never believed she never believed she would be having a dinner date with a guy in a cave house not that she couldn't afford any classy restaurants it is just she hasn’t had a cave house in mind even if she did, she wasn't sure she would want to go there on her own."Hey Roy…" she called."How did you know was going to miss lunch this afternoon I mean that was a bit creepy because I'm pretty sure I told you nothing about how I've been missing lunch lately.”Roy smiled and said, "You didn't have to tell me I figured you worked a lot and I decided to save you the stress I mean I forget to have lunch sometimes so I know what it feels like.""Hmm, I see…""Yeah…"I wonder if that's the same thing Ken had in mind, she thought to herself while sipping from her g
After Loretta ended the call with Lauren, she called in sick at the office. Her boss Diego wasn't very about it. He wondered what would have made him sick on such short notice. And he needed her positive attitude that day. Her productiveness to the company is one of a kind. That wasn't something that happens all the time in large companies. Everyone else in the company was also effective, but there was just something about her that he couldn't quite explain. He called Nina, one of Loretta's front desk girls to his office. There was a knock on the door. “Yes Nina, come in please.” “Good day sir, you called me sir,” Nina said. “Yes Nina, I need you to check if miss Wayne's schedule is booked for today. She's called the office this morning said she's ill. I believe her because she sounded down. So, I've given her a week off to
I'm going to take Loretta into the gaming room right now. Are you planning to attend? Alex inquires."Yeah, I'll be there in a sec. Allow me to finish emailing this to my employer, Diego,""All OK, see you then."Loretta's favorite room in Alex's huge mansion was undoubtedly the gaming room, which she had discovered recently. They used it to play a variety of entertaining games. They most likely did it on a regular basis. Loretta had no idea, but they had been going in there every Friday night since she had started working there and having Olivia spin and fall on whatever game was on the game board to select what they were playing to determine what they were playing. They were now playing checkers, and Olivia had a good chance of winning. She appeared to be an adult trapped in the body of a four-year-old.Loretta wasn't actually on the winning side, and this was most likely due to the fact that she was preoccupied. She was glancing across the room a
"Loretta! Loretta!" yells the crowd. Lauren's voice may be heard in her dreams or her mind's ears. Was she in a coma once more? Was this something that was going to happen again? Lauren's speech was becoming clearer, so it didn't appear like she was in a coma; rather, it appeared that she was in a dream that she was now waking up from. "Loretta, get the heck out of bed."Her eyes pop up, and the first thing she notices is Lauren's face, which is near to her. Lauren doesn't hear her murmur a few words that she says."Can you tell me what that was? "Sorry, I didn't hear you.She expresses herself more firmly today."I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." She gets to her feet and assists Loretta in getting to her feet."Can you tell me what happened?" Loretta inquires."You had a fainting spell, which was strange. Since then, I've been attempting to jolt you awake.We encountered Stenz in a dream, and I'm not sure what occurred, but I'm sorry I'm
"Who the heck is that?" "If you don't mind, I'd be happy to do it once again." When she answers the door, she is greeted by the one person she did not expect; Lauren."Lauren? What... and why? "What the heck is going on?!"Lauren hugged her tightly, and you could tell it was particularly tight due to her pregnant belly.Laura, don't squeeze yourself so tightly, you're going to burst.""Come on, Loretta. You can do it." "I'm very sure that's not how it works; everything is working wonderfully.""What are you doing here, Lauren? What are you doing?" You've arrived at my friggin front door. I feel like I've been paid a surprise visit."I'm aware that I'm at your door, Loretta, and I was wondering if you would mind letting me in? The travel was lengthy, and I know you're aware that I'm expecting a child."Why didn't you simply take a plane or something?" says the other."Pregnant.""Who says pregnant ladies can't fly by plan
Lauren was dealing with Matt during the first week of December, but she was also thinking about a lot of other things at the time. It didn't appear to be much of an issue at first, but it turned out to be. When Matt returned, the first week of December had been a complete and utter disaster. She had just completed tidying up her flat in preparation for Lorenzo's arrival for supper at her residence. It had taken her hours, but she had finally completed her task. After then, someone outside pressed the buzzer.Loretta not only had a good doorbell, but she also had a good buzzer to go with it. It represented the word "home" for her. She assumed it was Lorenzo, but he had arrived far too soon for the time they had agreed on. It didn't matter whatever way she opened it; to her dismay, it turned out to be Matt.She closes her eyes, perhaps out of shock, but perhaps not out of shock. "Get out of here.""Lauren, come on, let yourself be seen. "Let's speak about it."
The knocks were soft on the door. Loretta thought it couldn't have been one of the nurses coming to check up on her because they'd knock once and come right in. Loretta's first guess was Kendrick, so she tries standing up to go check. She reached out for her crutches next to her when her mother said not to."Don't worry, stay where you are. I'll go see who's at the door.""Mom, it's my hospital room. I can get the door myself.""Yeah, strong head, when you don't have a broken leg, you can get your doors yourself. She walks over to the door, muttering, "I leave you to live on your own, and soon you will have an accident and land yourself in a hospital with a broken bone." This was why Loretta would never mention that she had just woken up from a two-week coma.She opens the door while Loretta tries leaning forward to see who's at the door. "Who is it, Mom?"Oh, it's just a nurse that just told me hi, a really attractive nurse.""Let him in, M
Sixteen hours had passed, and Kendrick still hadn't shown up. Loretta had to force herself to believe that Kendrick was OK, and he was either still asleep, which was very unusual but also expected since he was a zombie because he wasn't sleeping, or he was probably at home doing whatever. She was sleeping now. She had a big day in the morning. She had told her mother about her accident. She called her on Kendrick's phone, not because she wanted to, but because she had to. Now her mother would be in the hospital with her in the morning. Like every other mother, Loretta, too, didn't like to be late. Okay, not every mother, just a reasonable number of mothers, liked to be punctual. Loretta ate punctuality for breakfast, so she would be there pretty early. Sadly, punctuality eating wasn't passed down to Loretta, and no one else besides her, because she was the only child. Nurse Beatrice was a really good help, but sadly, she was a human being and she took
True Loretta had just told Kendrick that she was the said universe stopping their relationship, but she left out the most important part, the part where she doubted herself and she wanted not to let go, but as she'd been telling everyone to let go, no one told her to let go.To think of it, there wasn't much to let go of, except the fact that she felt no one could ever love her forever. It was actually in her past when her college boyfriend broke up with her for a really stupid reason. She couldn't believe it. While she was busy loving him, he was busy thinking of ways to leave her.Why would you break up with a reliable human being for some chick that said she would buy him the latest sports car? That was dumb and stupid, and Loretta felt every guy was just the same, dumb and stupid, and the last couple of years she's been asked out by that gender, they prove her right.Except for Kendrick, he somehow succeeded in proving her wrong, and now here she was with hi
Loretta was sort of happy that Nadine didn't see her in her terrible state, but also sort of wished she had because she could have told her exactly how she was without withholding. She would want to withhold, but Loretta would tell her not to, and she wouldn't hesitate to not withhold."Doc wouldn't let her, something about may not be able to stand seeing you. I think he needed just positive energy, which I found out she was the one with the most positive energy. For someone her age, she took it pretty well. ""What did she say? Did she say anything? ""She did say something. She said she'd talk to you when you woke up. That was pretty nice to hear, especially since I and Sebastian were freaking out. Mostly me anyway. Sebastian was too busy telling me to get your parents, but I told him I didn't know how to because I hadn't met your parents, and he was sort of disappointed that I didn't. He was pissed."Kendrick, how did you find me?" Loretta asks, and sh
Kendrick must have thought it was all a dream because it felt like it was, because jumping awake to Loretta saying his name, surprisingly loud, felt like he was dreaming. I mean, what are the odds that he would just close his eyes after his grand speech, and wake up to Loretta staring him in the eye?He reached out and touched her eyelids. She flinches. You can't blame him. He'd hardly slept in more than a week. For all he knew, she wasn't real.She calls his name again, but this time in a slow whisper, like she didn't believe he was there for real. "I remembered your name, Kendrick. I remembered." She reaches out for him and stops.Normally, in situations like this, all you could think of is calling a nurse in, or even calling a doctor directly, but Kendrick was stuck. He was confused and didn't understand what Loretta meant by remembering his name. He was brought out of his current confused state and placed into another. When her HRM started acti