Chapter 4

"Ma'am, one Mr Christ is here to see you." Her secretary informed.

She relaxes on her chair, "Mr. Christ?" She asked with a raise brow.

"I don't remember having an appointment with a man named Mr Christ, but please let him in." Anna said, and she strode out of her office.

Seconds later, Christ strut into her office with a smirk etch on his face. She sat upright to see the figure. Her eyes widen as her gaze met his handsome feature.

How did he find her? Just yesterday she told him they would never meet even in their next life, but today he is standing in her presence with a smile on his face.

She composes herself, and sat properly on her chair, "please have a seat." She said, and he bow before taking a seat.

What nonsense, she thought. "How can I help you?" She asked with a straight face.

He noticed her demeanor and decided to play along.

"The question here is how can I help you?" He said, and she got perplexed.

What is he trying to imply? Who the hell is he to think he can help me? Anna thought.

"I'm sorry you heard me right Mr Christ, I'm not here for jokes, It's strictly business." Anna reminded him, he chortles.

He crossed his legs and rest his hands on it, "Neither are my here for jokes, I'm sure you need help right now, so I'm here to help." He responded, proud of what he just said.

This is unlike him, this woman he met just yesterday is making him do all sort of things, things he had never done and thought he probably would never do.

The cold-hearted Christ is sitting in a woman's office with a smile plastered on his face, he thought.

She stared at him, confusion contorted on her face.

Who the hell does he think he is to walk into my office with the zeal of helping me? What does he have to help me with? She thought.

She cleared her throat and kept a straight face, "who are you to think you can help me? Do I look like someone who needs help? If you're here to talk gibberish, I will advise you walk out of my office before I call the security to throw you out. And I'm sure you wouldn't want that to happen." She said confidently.

He smiled, this is the second time she's threatening him with the security.

The more she proves stubborn, the more he likes her. She's about to crumble and go bankrupt, but here she is proving stubborn, well, there's only one way to all this. "I'm sure you want to know who is behind what happened, you're not the type to sit back and do nothing while others destroy you." He said with a sinister smile.

His words just broke her more, yes she wouldn't sit back and do nothing. She wants to find out and make them pay for what they did to her, but where would she start from? There is no single evidence or trace of the person? If he was willing to help her, she's ready to listen to his offer, then maybe she might reconsider.

"Mr Christ I'm sure you didn't come here to tell me that, if you have something to say, say it and stop wasting my time. As you can see, I have better things to do than seat with someone like you."

"You're a fierce one, you're still proving stubborn. Well, I have an offer for you, and it all depends on if you're going to take it or just let your four years hard work crumble while you fold your hands and do nothing."

"Who the hell are you? And what do you want from me?" She yelled, stood up and hit the table. He stood up from the chair and lean closer to her, their breaths brushing each other, with their gaze locked together.

They stayed for what seems like forever, but it turns out to be for some minute. His eyes traveled to her open chest, a sigh slip through his lips. She noticed what he was doing, and quickly stood upright and sat back on the chair.

I pray I don't die over a woman, he muttered underneath his breath.

"Now listen, I'm not a nice person, I won't be here if I want to avoid helping, I saw the news earlier this morning, and I'm willing to do anything to find whoever was behind it, I just need you to Cooperate." His demeanor changed which got her a little scared, just now he was smiling at her, and now it's like his about to swallow her with those crystal blue eyes of him.

She won't let herself down, she will never show him those eyes of his makes her nervous.

"What is it you want?" She asked in the calmest tone she could muster.

A wide grin appeared on his face, what he just did worked on her, but he didn't do it to scare her.

"I want to invest in your company, write down any amount you want, and I will give it to you." He said, though he wasn't expecting her to agree.

"Mr Christ or whatever your name is, I don't need anyone to invest in my company, you can take your money elsewhere and invest in it." She blurted out.

"Okay, you're trying to prove stubborn, I like your kind of person, you don't easily give in, but I will put it this way, I want to lend you money, I know you lost quite a lot of Fortune, and it will be difficult for you to get what you want in the next six months, so here's my offer join hands with me and I will help you find whoever was behind it."

"I want to save your reputation from being ruined. You can't go to the bank for loan right now, the paparazzi are all after your company, whoever did that to you, I'm sure they are tailing you right now, any small mistake they will make billions by selling you to the internet, it's left for you to decide."

"Here's my card, you don't have to think about it, whenever you decide come find me and I will tell you what to do. Don't be foolish enough to do nothing about this. In this business world you need to know how to play the game, if not, you're going to be played and get kick out."

"I'm sure you're not the type that believes in karma." He finishes and threw the card on her table.

He turned on his heels and left her office. Immediately he closed the door behind, his smile disappears.

She sat down taken aback by what he just said. In this business world you need to know how to play the game. What does he mean by that? She thought. How did he know so much about her? Just yesterday after they met? Who is he and what power does he have? If she goes to the bank for loan, it will get exposed and that's another scandal. Whoever did this to her was tailing her, they have been looking for a way to sabotage her and after revealing her identify, this was the perfect time to go after her.

What if she takes his offer? It wouldn't be bad to work with him. But what if he's the one after her? He's the one who set her store house ablaze after what she did to him at the restaurant?

No, she shook her head to erase the thought. If he were the one, he wouldn't be here to help me, she thought.

Thousands of thought came creeping into her head and each time she considered someone to be her foe, she shook her head to erase the thought.

She was cut off by her thoughts when Khalifa and Romeo scurried in like they were being chased, breathing rapidly as they stood beside her desk.

"What happened?" Khalifa asked, still breathing.

She looks at them confused, "Why are you breathing heavily? And what do you mean by what happened?" She asked.

"We saw Christ stride out of your office, how did you get to know him?" Khalifa asked.

Christ they know him too, fascinating, she thought.

"I don't know him, he was the person I told you guys about yesterday at the restaurant."

"Oh no, the person you insulted, we're doomed." Romeo said.

"What do you mean? You know him?" She asked. Her face contorted with confusion.

"His the third son of Salvador's family, he grew up in New York after he lost his mother. His father took him to New York to stay with his grandmother, she thought him business, and after he graduated from University, he started a company in New York. He is famous in New York, his company ranks first in the business world. If you ever go to New York, ask for Cenzo Salvador, they will take you to the mansion where he's grandmother lives.

He's cold-hearted, and rumor has it that his a philanthropist, but you will never see him smile. But just as rumors has it, he's a good man, but you will never see a smile on his face." Khalifa informed her.

Her mouth was wide open, processing all the information he just said. Who would think someone like him is famous.

He doesn't look like a nice person, "Sis talking about New York, their's a bit of situation." Romeo said.

She looks up at him with a raise brow, waiting to hear what it was. "Mr White just terminate the contract, his secretary just called me minutes ago." Khalifa said.

"No." She yelled and stood up from her seat.

"He can't do this to me, not after everything we agreed on, he can't just terminate it because of the store house."

"I'm sorry sis, we can't do anything now, we just need to start afresh to be able to meet before our clients scamper off." Khalifa said.

She was getting furious, why is this happening to me? What have I done in my past life, she thought.

"Don't wait for me, when it's time for you to go home, go without me, I will head home when I'm done." She said and picked up her bag.

They just watch her stride out of her office without saying a word.

They knew better than to utter a word. At a time like this, it's better to let her be, than try to stop her, sometimes she can turn into beast.