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
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
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