Rhoda scoffed in disbelief. "Weren't you all taught some ethical manners before you all were employed here?""I don't know where your husband is, Please take your leave, I've got work to do!"Rhoda's eyes met with a glass of water on Melissa's table. She reached for it and splashed it against Melissa's face, drenching her body.Mel instantly rose to her feet. There were splashes of water on her laptop and even some of the documents that she was working on."What the hell?" Mel shrieked, wiping her face with her hand. She was also trying to hold back tears. Today was already a rough day for her even before Rhoda's presence."That's for being rude to me and thinking you could come from nowhere to take my husband away from me.""You should be ashamed for forcing yourself on a man that doesn't give a damn about you." Melissa had no idea where she got her confidence from but she was determined not to show her weakness before this psycho."Wow! You've got so much confidence for a mere slut.
"I don't know what you are talking about," Melissa said, then turned her attention back to the table. She wiped her laptop with the dry clothe, closed the device, and put it in her handbag."What are you doing?" Betty asked. "You can't avoid all situations by staying quiet or walking away.Melissa heaved a deep sigh, turning sideways to look at Betty. "It's been from one thing to the other. Yeah, Damien and I are not on good terms but I thought I could manage to work here regardless but it seems really impossible as each day goes by.""I come here every morning with a positive mind but something tries to kill my mood every time. If I don't get into a heated argument with Damien, then it's something else. Only God knows what Rhoda is going to do to me next when she corners me alone. Maybe it's time I quit!""I can't believe she would come in here to ask for Damien's whereabouts especially when I don't know where he is. I've been trying to reach him too since last night and Please don't
"What would you have done if you were in my shoes?" Melissa said to Emily as she cuddled closer against the pillow.Emily sighed, taking a seat on the bed, and facing her younger sister. "I think I am proud of you. For someone who is gentle, you stood up against Rhoda and I'm glad you did.""Well, if I were to be in your shoes, of course you know I'm not gentle so I would have done something nasty. Probably hit her in return for splashing water on me but again I understand you were in a work environment and I commend your patience.""It's probably good that you only talked back to her because that bitch is psycho. She might have gotten you arrested if you laid a finger on her.""I honestly didn't think about all of these then but it's something she can do. I'm glad I didn't lay a hand on her." Melissa mumbled."I'm sorry all of this is happening. I know it isn't your dream to marry a dude who had a wife in the past but are you going to let that prevent you from being with the man you
The sachet was still as good as new, with no pill missing from it. She probably had an illusion that She took them when in reality she didn't take anything."Gracious goodness!" Melissa mumbled. She dropped the pill sachet on the counter, brought her hand to her forehead, and massaged her temple, mumbling incoherent words.The door to her bathroom flung open and Emily strolled in. Seeing Melissa's reaction, she suddenly had an idea of what had taken place. She took a glance at Mel, at the sachet on the table, and then back at Melissa whose eyes were suddenly filled with tears."I swear I don't understand why this looks untouched. I thought I took the pill. What the hell is happening?"Emily placed her hand on Melissa's shoulder and gave it a light squeeze. "Please calm down, Sis."Melissa shook her head. "What the hell am I supposed to do now? How could I have been so stupid that I didn't even take the pill?""Worry wouldn't solve anything, Mel.""Then maybe I should just shoot myself
"I don't know Em. My emotions are getting to me that I've got no idea what I am doing or how to even make proper decisions.""Try to stay strong and in the meantime, forget that you had a throw-up episode earlier today. At least until you confirm it.""You said you and Damien left off on bad terms so the first thing should be trying to clear the air with him and to also talk about Ryan.""Let your heart lead you and please do not be stubborn.""Okay, thank you, I'll let you know how it goes.""Yeah, I'm rooting for you. Take care!"Melissa heaved a deep sigh, dumping her phone in her bag. She nervously sat on the chair behind her desk and powered up her laptop to finalize the presentations for the meeting that was coming up in a couple of minutes..............................Damien was typing away on the laptop when the sound of someone barging into his office caused him to look up from what he was doing.He came face to face with Betty and strolled in like someone on a mission.Dam
Damien's voice took over the room, then the meeting started in full force.Presentations were made and then it got to Melissa's turn.She rose to her feet, linked her laptop to the projector, and started the presentation. Halfway through her slides, Mel started feeling funny but she managed to pull through by talking a bit slower.There were two more slides left when Melissa's sickness took over her. She brought her hand to her mouth and ran out of the conference room.Damien rose to his feet. Jackie did the same, excused herself, and ran out of the conference room...............Damien's eyes were on Melissa's body the moment she stepped into the conference room. He noticed how she was avoiding looking into his eyes and he also noticed that there was something off about her that he couldn't quite lay his hands on.Dam instantly rose to his feet the moment Melissa ran out of the conference room. Even though Jackie went after her, he still wasn't calm."Please let's all take a short b
Melissa's heart started racing. She looked away from the window and faced Damien who was about to unbuckle his seatbelt."Wh....why are we here?"Damien unbuckled his seatbelt and turned his attention to her. "What do you have to say to me?"Melissa stared at him . "I don't know what you are talking about.""Don't start with your secretive ways, Mel. I've had enough of you leaving me out on important things.""I don't know what you are talking about. You wouldn't tell me why you dragged me here. If you were worried about me, then there's no need anymore. I just had a little stomach upset. Probably because of what I ate. But I'm all good. Can we go back to the office now?""You think I'm a fool, right? You think I can easily be manipulated?""I don't understand you. Why are you acting so cold?""Why do you have that damn test in your drawer?"Melissa's eyes went wide. She parted her lips to say something but words failed her."You saw my drawer? What were you doing in my office?" She f
"Have you taken anything today?""No, I don't have an appetite."Irene nodded, writing something down."Dizziness, weakness?""I only experienced both today.""Soreness or any form of pain in your nipple area?"Melissa felt embarrassed. The fact that Damien had his eyes on her as she answered all of the questions."It's fine, we would just do a general test, including the pregnancy test. Please come with me." Irene rose to her feet. Melissa followed suit."Can I come too?" Damien voiced out. "You can wait for her at the reception. She will join you shortly."Damien nodded, rising to his feet. They all exited the office. While Mel and Irene made their way to the laboratory, Damien was stuck at the reception. He took out his phone from his pocket and sat down. There was a missed call from Roland.He sighed, calling the number back."Hey dude! Thought you were still in the meeting, that's why I didn't call again. How is it going? Have you spoken to Melissa ?"Damien sighed deeply, not k