Dane opened his plans wide before Henry. "Can you please tell me what triggered the change I'm seeing in you that I just can't explain? I know you are sad that things ended up between you and Eve but the last time I checked, Mira..."Dane was still speaking when Henry sharply cut in. "I went to her apartment.""You went to her apartment?" Henry acknowledged with a nod."After Mira confronted me, I decided to see Eve in her place and gloat over the fact that her plan to expose me before my wife went down the drain but then she turned the tables around." He replied.Dane shook his head in disagreement. "She didn't turn the tables around boss, she fulfilled your wish."Henry darted his gaze from Dane to the table. He proposed the separation and now that Eve had ended things between them, he was losing his sanity."Is it because she went against your policy or is it because you like her?" Dane asked.Henry gave his forehead a delicate scrape and began to stammer. "Like her? Me...I..Dont.
"Come in!" Phil responded from the inside and continued scribbling down his notes. He didn't take his eyes off the manuscript.The door to the office was pushed open and Eve walked in, hanging a handbag around her left arm."Hey, Phil!"He lifted his head and allowed the pen to slip through his grasp. He sighed in relief and threw his head back. "Thank Goodness Eve!"She smiled and settled on the chair opposite him. She cast her gaze on the messy table and noticed the littered files and papers."Did you miss me?"Phil arched a brow. Of course, he missed her. Her absence for the past two days had proved to him that two heads are better than one."Where the hell have you been?"She crossed her legs and cleared her throat loudly. "Fixing myself. I've been fixing myself."Phil stared at her with a blank expression. "Fixing yourself?"She flashed a quick smile. "That's by the way. I'm back now and that's what counts."Phil began collecting the files from the table. "You know what? The boss
Dane gave a smile and extended his right hand to Henry. Henry shook him."Get rid of all your anger and be nice to your staff. They know you as a kind boss, not some grumpy dude." "I'll take your advice and I'm sorry for yelling at you earlier," Henry replied.Dane waved his hand down. "Don't worry about a thing boss. It's called mood swing."Henry chuckled."I'll take my leave now," Dane concluded and turned around to leave.Dane shut the door behind him and heaved a deep sigh. Henry can go ahead and deny it for all he cares. It was obvious that he was in love with Eve and wasn't willing to admit it due to some policies that guide his bachelor lifestyle. Whatever the case, Dane was certain that he had established a concept in Henry's mind. The concept spells out that he was madly in love with Eve and she was driving him insane.Henry shut his eyes and opened them almost immediately. He began to wonder. Were his feelings toward Eve so obvious that Dane could read the signs? Hasn't he
Chapter 96Eve grabbed the menu card and began to rove her eyes around it, seeking a meal. The men kept whispering and when she lowered the card to her chest, they all went mute.She dumped the card on the table and Greg turned to her with a sheepish grin. "So what will you have for lunch?""Ummm, just pasta and salad." She replied and lifted her hand, calling the attention of any of the waitresses around.Gregory slumped on his chair like a pack of cards. "I'll have pasta and salad too." He turned to his friends. "And you guys, what will you have?"There was silence from their end. Eve's eyes were fixed on the counter as she was trying to get the attention of the waitresses.Greg's friends motioned to him to turn left and when he did, he froze.Eve was already getting exhausted. She had no idea where all the witnesses in the cafe had gone and the one beside the counter was going through her phone rather than discharging her duties. She turned to the men and noticed how timid they ha
"You said we needed to review the agenda urgently sir." She reminded him and turned to stare at the couch."Give me a moment!" Henry said and continued fiddling with the pages. Should she take a seat? Pondered Eve. To prove to him that she needed him to address the matter urgently, she dumped her bag on the table, folded her arms across her chest and was waiting for him to finish playing with the documents because as far as she was concerned, he was playing with the papers not going through them as he claims.He dropped the document and began to clear his messy table.Eve arched a brow. First, he spent about two minutes pretending to check a document and now he was clearing the table."You said the meeting is in an hour, sir!" She hinted.Meanwhile, Phil had earlier informed her that the arrangements for meeting with the clients were already set after they shared responsibilities which resulted in her drafting some documents.Henry sat and positioned both his hands on the table. "Wel
Eve covered her mouth with the back of her left palm to prevent a loud gasp from slipping out."Do you realize what you are saying, Olivia?" She managed to ask.The phone speaker filtered Olivia's giggle to her ears. "Oh come on Eve. Don't be such a bore. I'm setting you up on a blind date, not some shady stuff."Eve began to swing her head from left to right in filial objection as if Olivia was in the restroom watching her. "This is a terrible idea Olivia and right now, I don't think I'm in the mood for any blind date or...." She was still speaking when Olivia sharply cut in."What's the matter with you Eve? When was the last time you went out on a proper date?" Eve shook her head."Cut the crap. You are going for this date and I'm not taking no for an answer. Trust me, I've got you on this so there's nothing to worry about." Olivia said.Eve knew that convincing Olivia to drop off the decision will be an impossible endeavour so she surrendered after a sigh and mumbled a "Fine.""Th
Eve cast her gaze to the entrance. She saw a man by the door lifting a phone to his face. Could he be her mystery man? She wondered and lowered the phone to her chest.Meanwhile, the man also lowered the phone to his chest and kept roving his eyes around the area."Pick the damn call!" Eve muttered under her breath and began taking strides toward the glass door.The man finally picked up the call and when he turned around, she froze.He placed his perfect set of dentition on display by flashing a bright smile. "You must be Eve?"She nodded repeatedly.He began taking steps toward her, maintaining the illuminating smile. He was devilishly handsome and was dressed in a gas-blue suit. Eve looked into his forest green eyes and darted her gaze to his expensive shoes. Olivia was right. The man was damn classy.When he got to Eve, he extended his right hand and ran his left hand through his blonde hair. "I'm Darcy."She remained rooted to her spot. She wondered whether she should smile, spea
"Come in!" Henry responded from the inside and shut the file before him.Immediately after he lifted his head and realised that it was Eve who just walked into his office clinging to some documents, he lowered his head and opened the file he had shut earlier.She walked up to his desk. "Phil said you needed the transaction details of the cost of production for the week." She said without staring at him directly.He continued fiddling with the pages of the document before him. "And why didn't Phil obtain the document from the accounts department? Wasn't he the one I assigned the task to?" he asked without lifting his head.From that statement, Eve could tell that Henry wasn't expecting her and on the other hand, she didn't want to be in his office but she had to bring the report because Phil had a couple of other things to do."He's busy. You asked him to plan the annual meeting with the branch managers and also draft invitation letters." She reminded Henry.Lately, he had stopped assi
"I never thought you would show up!" Dane remarked the moment Olivia slapped her purse on the round table. "We are talking about preparations for my best friend's wedding here. I wouldn't mind seeing your annoying face." She replied and sat opposite him. Dane chuckled and crossed his legs. Henry and Eve broke the news of their engagement to them a week ago. Dane was to serve as Henry's best man while Olivia, was the chief bridesmaid. It's two weeks to the wedding and preparations were already heating up. Dane had invited Olivia that evening to the cafe so they could review their plans for the wedding. "Do you want anything?" He asked and pointed to the menu card. Olivia waved her hand down. "I'm good." Dane reclined on the chair. "You'll rather starve than have a drink with me don't you?" She broke into a laugh and grabbed the menu card. "You know what Dane? You have a way of cracking me up even when I'm being a tough girl." He sat up and blinked at her. "Maybe I was created
"So what's your plan? Staying all day in bed without a job till you have the baby?' Mrs Bloom raised her voice at Eve.Eve was sprawled on the bed, facing her phone. She was having a video call with her mother."Eve, if you don't want to get a job then at least you can tell Henry about the baby. He should have thought about his marriage before putting the baby there.""Come on mom!'"I'm serious, Eve. Child support is necessary. Meanwhile, I'm not happy with the fact that you planned to raise this baby alone. I didn't raise you alone so my grandbaby deserves a father." Mrs Bloom went on ranting.Eve sighed and stroked her forehead. "I have enough funds in my savings account that can cater for the baby so you don't have to worry about that and about speaking to Henry, I'll do that when the time is right.""You better do so.""Have you told dad about it?"Mrs Bloom arched a brow. "Didn't you say you'll do that yourself?"Eve gave repeated nods. "I'll come home mom and I'll tell him ever
Dane pulled his sports car to a halt at the entrance to the parking lot and quickly stepped out."This better be good." He muttered under his breath and charged toward Olivia who was standing under a lemon tree, a few meters away from the park entrance.It was a few minutes past 6 pm and about fifteen minutes earlier, Olivia had called Dane and asked her to meet with him, stating that they needed to speak urgently.He got to the spot she was standing and instantly flashed a smile at her. Why the hell was he grinning like a clown Olivia wondered and quickly turned away after a smirk.Dane cleared his throat loudly and gave his forehead a delicate scrape. He was not the kind of man who was used to putting his perfect set of dentition on display and he couldn't tell why he got excited and had to smile at the sight of Olivia.Olivia adjusted the leather bag hanging around her left arm and began taking steps toward Dane. He remained rooted to his spot and felt like the ground was going to
Eve took sluggish steps toward the door. She had been avoiding them for quite a long time and she knew that the sooner she faced them, the better for her sanity.She stood by the door for several seconds and tried to keep her breath in check. She didn't see who was banging on her door but she could bet that it was either Olivia or Jen.After exhaling twice, she opened the door and saw the ladies standing outside. She flashed a quick smile at them and before she could usher them into the house, they flew in.She slammed the door behind her and turned to face their inquisitive faces. They were both folding their arms across their chests and staring at her like an owl."And why the hell was your phone off for two days?" Olivia flung the question at her.Eve sighed and moved to the twin couch."Some ladies from your hate club had been blowing up my phone. I don't even know why I gave them my phone number in the first place." Jen lamented.She moved to the couch and settled next to Eve by
Eve was glad that she had spoken to her mother. She was feeling a bit relieved and was glad that her mother didn't judge or condemn her. Mrs Bloom was sensitive enough to realize that at that moment, Eve needed all the support and comfort she could get.*****"I'm so happy to see you!" Phil declared and almost pulled her to the floor because he had immersed her in a tight hug. Eve smiled and hugged him. If she had her way, she would have pulled him away because she woke up that morning feeling edgy. She attributed the sudden feeling to pregnancy hormones."I never thought you would show up today," Phil commented after they broke off the embrace. "You need rest Eve. You can count on me to handle things while you are recuperating. Remember, health is wealth." Eve gave a warm smile and folded her arms across her chest. Who would have thought that she could get along with Phil? Two weeks ago, they could barely stand each other."Thank you so much, Phil." She replied. She was going to mi
Eve shut her eyes and opened them immediately. Just when she thought that she was hallucinating, she realized that the doctor was still standing by her bed.He kept the file he was holding next to her on the bed and left after flashing a bright smile.Even grabbed the file with trembling hands and her gaze instantly fell on the result after she opened it. She shut the file after a gasp and quickly turned away.She was fucking pregnant!"Damn it!" She muttered under her breath and squeezed the bedsheet. Her head began to spin in circles. She was carrying Henry's baby. According to the report, the doctor handed it over to her, she was three weeks gone.Whether she was three weeks gone, a month or two months gone, it was certain as death that the baby she is carrying is Henry's.He was the only man she had been with and on countless occasions, they had been together without using protection even though there were times she took pills, there were a few times she skipped the pills.She th
The continuous ringing of Eve's phone caused her to open her heavy eyes.She picked up the call."Hey!""Hey, baby. How is my gorgeous damsel doing this morning?" came Darcy's voice.The statement didn't provoke a smile on her face and neither did her cheeks turn red. She was even shocked at her reaction."I'm doing great Darcy." She replied and rubbed her drowsy eyes with the edge of her left palm.Did she just say, Darcy? She cleared her throat loudly. "How are you doing babe?"The phone speaker filtered Darcy's chuckle. "I'm good. You are having a work-free day?"Eve arched a brow. "A work-free day? It's not weekend.""And you are still not at work?"Eve glanced at the wall clock hanging above her. Her eyes widened in horror."Jeez!" She screamed. It was a few minutes to 9 am and she should have been at the office by now."I need to go now." She said and quickly hung up before Darcy could give a reply.She went through her phone and realised that the alarm she had set to awaken he
"Come in!" Henry responded from the inside and shut the file before him.Immediately after he lifted his head and realised that it was Eve who just walked into his office clinging to some documents, he lowered his head and opened the file he had shut earlier.She walked up to his desk. "Phil said you needed the transaction details of the cost of production for the week." She said without staring at him directly.He continued fiddling with the pages of the document before him. "And why didn't Phil obtain the document from the accounts department? Wasn't he the one I assigned the task to?" he asked without lifting his head.From that statement, Eve could tell that Henry wasn't expecting her and on the other hand, she didn't want to be in his office but she had to bring the report because Phil had a couple of other things to do."He's busy. You asked him to plan the annual meeting with the branch managers and also draft invitation letters." She reminded Henry.Lately, he had stopped assi
Eve cast her gaze to the entrance. She saw a man by the door lifting a phone to his face. Could he be her mystery man? She wondered and lowered the phone to her chest.Meanwhile, the man also lowered the phone to his chest and kept roving his eyes around the area."Pick the damn call!" Eve muttered under her breath and began taking strides toward the glass door.The man finally picked up the call and when he turned around, she froze.He placed his perfect set of dentition on display by flashing a bright smile. "You must be Eve?"She nodded repeatedly.He began taking steps toward her, maintaining the illuminating smile. He was devilishly handsome and was dressed in a gas-blue suit. Eve looked into his forest green eyes and darted her gaze to his expensive shoes. Olivia was right. The man was damn classy.When he got to Eve, he extended his right hand and ran his left hand through his blonde hair. "I'm Darcy."She remained rooted to her spot. She wondered whether she should smile, spea