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Victoria gulped. Mr Smith was standing so close to her that it made her heart race faster than normal. Whenever he was close to her, she had mixed feelings and often fell short of words.She didn't know how but somehow he had a power over her in ways she didn't expect and she wondered how.Me Smith placed both of his hands on his back. "Answer me Ms Perkins." He asked firmly and sternly. Victoria felt shivers down her spine hearing his deep husky voice.Even when his voice was cold or harsh, his accent managed to make her feel different about his attitude. She was startled a bit but recollected herself."Do you feel you are not worthy? Do you feel there are others who are better?" He asked, making emphasis on his every word.She knew she was worthy and she knew she was capable of the responsibilities but for the sake of peace she was willing to sacrifice this opportunity that could help her grow more. It hurt her because after all this year, she was finally at the place she wanted to
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Elizabeth tossed and turned on her bed. For nights she has been unable to sleep without thinking of her last encounter with Mathew. She never expected that she would be able to take such bold moves although it came out better and perfect than she expected.While having dinner, they were able to speak little about themselves although she mostly did the talking while he listened attentively. He also asked questions every once in a while. She was glad that the night had not gone bad as she expected.He didn't touch his phone all through and listened to her, asked about her plans and encouraged her. It felt different with him like it didn't with others. She felt so comfortable around him and liked it. At the end of the day, he brought her back home.As a means of appreciation, she leaned to kiss him on his cheek taking him by surprise but instead turned around, an act which was not deliberate and her lips landed on his.It was for a short second but that second was like hours in her end.
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"Victoria." Rebecca called getting Victoria attention who was about to leave the conference room after the meeting.It's been over a week since Victoria told Elizabeth all that she has been going through and doing just as Elizabeth suggested, she ignored and remained herself.She spoke to Vivian anything they could speak and has come to accept she can't force a relationship with everyone."Yes." Victoria answered, turning on her heels so she could be facing Rebecca.Victoria has decided to keep her opinion to herself every time they are having a meeting for their new project. She badly wanted to let them know of it because she knew it was a good idea but she didn't want the meeting to end soon as her presence didn't sit well with them. She would listen to them and after being able to create a new part, they would come into conclusion for that day. She has never been one to watch and not do anything but she was starting to learn it for the sake of peace. Rebecca cleared her throat as
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Victoria didn't know why she had expected Mr Smiths to take her to just any restaurant. He had brought her to a french restaurant to get food. She had never tried French cuisine before in her life.She sat down on the seat, her emotions all over the place and she knew it was all because of Mr Smith's presence. Why was he being so nice to her, she thought to herself but then she thought of it again; he had never been bad to her other than him warning her of things he could do if he found her not fit for the company.A young man approached their table with a smile on his face. "What can I serve you sir, Ma," He spoke to them respectively as he placed the menu on the table for them."Thank you." Victoria said to the waiter who smiled at her in return."What do you want Ms Perkins?" Mr Smith spoke formally even though they were not in the office. Victoria wondered what she expected when he had asked to take her to eat. She didn't know why she was hurt by his words. They were not on a date
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Victoria was surprised to have not been told by anyone that Mr Smith was looking for her or that she had lost her job. Last night she had found it difficult to code the other parts of the software but now that she got to the office and wasn't told of any news, she quickly got to work.She was worried that she might not be able to finish on time as they were to show it to Mr Smith this evening.The day went painfully fast for Victoria as each time she checked the time, an hour seemed to have passed. She has deprived herself from lunch as she wanted to code the software before six in the evening."Victoria." She heard a familiar voice call her name. She sighed as she creaked her fingers. Thankfully she had just finished coding the software and was ready to transfer them to the flash drive."Yes." She answered, now looking at Rebecca."You have five minutes more before we show it to Mr Smith. All other parts have been completed." She informed her.Victoria was taken aback by the tone Reb
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The entire room went silent again. It was not that Victoria didn't believe Rebecca, she didn't want to believe her.She believed Rebecca was trying to convince her into thinking she wasn't the one whereas she was. Even if Rebecca wasn't the one, it was someone close to her that had done this to her, she thought to herself."Ms Steele." Mr Smith called Rebecca."Yes sir." She replied."You are the one in charge of this project right?" He asked."Yes sir." She nodded her head in confirmation."Everything was supposed to be in order first before I came into the picture so why is it this way?" He asked, still trying to keep his temper at bay.Everyone in the room wondered why Rebecca was the one being challenged and not Victoria, the one who had messed up. "He's not going to hold his girlfriend responsible." Flora, a member of the new programming whispered to her friend beside her."I know right. Well who can blame him. He trusts her after all." Kira, the girl beside her reply."Yes sir.
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An unexpected betrayal from a close one can be damaging mentally. It gives you so many doubts about yourself as you begin to find flaws in yourself that demand such betrayal.It hurts no matter what. You try to act cool but you can't. It hurts that you get scared to approach them even when you want to. The fear of hearing something about yourself that you have not thought of before invades your mind.Victoria preferred knowing her enemies and staying off than not knowing them. She had pointed accusing fingers at all her enemies with not thought of Vivian being a part as she considered her a friend of hers.As Victoria followed Dylan and Rebecca to go meet Vivian, the pain she felt in the pit of her stomach worsened. Her stomach churned as they walked closer to where Vivian was. She was fighting hard to not cry because any little thing at this moment would. Vivian watched nervously as Rebecca, Dylan and Victoria approached her. She wiped her palm on her skirt as she took in a deep brea
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Victoria ran after Vivian when she saw her leaving. She had fone after her to ask for answers. She wanted to know if Vivian wanted to punish or the entire company.She wanted to know what it is she has done to deserve such an act from her. "Wait!" She shouted.Vivian quickly wiped the tears on her eyes as she halted. She already knew who had stopped her. She hated Victoria the most as she had lost her job because of her.Acting bold once again, she turned around. "What is it you want?" She asked."Why?" Victoria said the same words she has been saying from the moment she spoke to Vivian.Vivian scowled. "Why?" She hissed."Yes, Why Vivian. I thought we were friends. What did I do? Where did I go wrong?" She asked."Friend's?" She scoffed."You are so delusional to ever think we were friends!" She spat out."You don't have the right to be questioning me Victoria! You went wrong from the moment you stepped into the company!" She spat out with disdain breaking Victoria's shattered heart
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Victoria's eyes widened as the folder in her hands fell on the ground. Her boss was kissing her for the second time and for a reason she didn't know of.Immediately, she got a hold of herself, she pushed him away from her not in a forceful way and she wiped her lips with the back of her palm. She glared at him."Tonight at eight, meet me at the hotel. Be there on time." He tells her before leaving his own office for her. Victoria staggered back a bit. It was after he left everything dawn on her."Did he just ask me to meet him in a hotel?" She felt insulted by that statement. "Does he think I am a hoe desperate? Oh my goodness? He wants to sleep with me because he thinks I would be comfortable with it?" She felt so insulted as she thought of the obvious reasons he had asked her to see him in a hotel.He was her boss yet she felt insulted. She couldn't believe the man she looked up to for years would think so low of her and it hurt her more because she actually felt her heart flutter u
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"The launch date is set and everything is in order. Mr Marcos from Hightech will be available on that day." Rebecca informed Mr Smith."Okay." Mr Smith said. All the while Rebecca spoke, he looked at Victoria who looked at the folder in her hands in an attempt to avoid meeting Mr Smith's eyes. After his conversation with Elizabeth, he thought of many things he could do to make it up to Victoria. He had taken what Elizabeth suggested into consideration and now he had searched on the internet the best place to take a woman to."That's all for today." Rebecca informed him."Okay. You may leave." He tells them. They both turned to leave when Mr Smith stopped them."Not you Rebecca, you can leave. Victoria, wait behind." He told her. Victoria's heart skipped that very moment he asked her to wait. She had been avoiding him for days now and now she was going to be stuck in the same room with the man that hurt her feelings."Me." She pointed at herself wanting to be sure he had insisted she
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If happiness was a person, then that would be Elizabeth. She had left work earlier than her supposed time as she had told her director of an emergency which she had to attend to.All through the day, aside from her little argument with Victoria, she had a good day. She had totally put the issue with Victor behind her as she didn't want to have a bad day. Every once in a while, she'd remember Victoria and sigh. She was expecting her best friend to be by her side today and help her out with her clothing and accessories but her best friend has decided to be so suspicious of her new found relationship. She gets baffled everytime she thinks about it.Victoria was always suspicious of her relationship in the past and truly they ended badly as Victoria predicted but she felt Mathew was going to be different. She threw the accessory on her hand on the bed as she groaned in frustration. "Don't do this Elizabeth. You are supposed to be happy. This is supposed to be your happy day. Get behind m
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Victoria kicked her shoes off once she was back into her apartment. Tears filled her eyes all through her journey back. It hurts in her chest so much that she wondered why her stomach ached too.His words weren't supposed to have much effect on her yet it did. She had walked away from him and acted like what happened between them never happened.She walked into her room, praying Elizabeth wasn't awake yet as she didn't want to start explaining the situation to her. That night she had not been able to sleep as she tossed and turned on her bed."Oh my goodness!" Elizabeth exclaimed as she stared at her best friend looking like a mess in the morning. "Did you sleep at all? What happened to you? Your eyes are swollen." Elizabeth spoke as she walked towards her friend with concern on her face.She placed her hands on Victoria's eyes to see if she was sick or showed any sign of fever. She touched her forehead to feel her temperature."You seem fine Toria. What happened? You had a nightmare
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"Yes." Mr Smith answered without hesitation."Hmm. I see. Do I know her? Who is she?" Landon asked. Mr Smith at that time decided to dig into his food. He wasn't going to talk about who had his feelings all messed up."Let's dig in. The food is almost cold." Mr Smith said dismissively, making Landon roll his eyes at him. "So are you down for my earlier suggestion?" Landon asked."What did you say again?" Mr Smith questioned as he couldn't remember what Landon had suggested they do."Let's go out. To a bar, club, anywhere. Just to get rid of the tension earlier today. The truth is, it's been a long time since I had any woman feel my..." He cleared his throat hoping his signs alone were enough to give the hint he wanted to show his friend.Mr Smith shook his head. "You are always horny. I thought you liked Victoria? Suddenly you want to jump on another?" Mr Smith brows raised in a questioning manner. When he doubted Landon's affection for Victoria, he knew he wasn't wrong and now Lando
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Mr Smith said nothing as he looked into the eyes of his friend. He wondered why he had thought that he had feelings for him. He wanted to burst into another fit of laughter but decided against it. He decided to piss Landon off instead.His facial expression changed as he leaned closer to Landon making Landon wary. He grabbed Landon's hands on the table, making Landon's eyes widened."What...what are you doing?" Landon stuttered as he suddenly felt his mouth go dry.Mr Smith swallowed the lump in his throat. He was struggling not to laugh because Landon's facial expression was killing him. "How is it that you are just realising?" He had managed to say without laughing. He wanted to pee on himself just by looking at Landon.Landon removed his hands from Mr Smith's hold and kept it to himself. "Oh my goodness!" He gasped for air."You..." Landon pointed his index finger at himself and then at Mr Smith."You like me?" He asked, wanting to be sure he was hearing his friend well.Mr Smith n
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Mr Smith shook his head. "She didn't have any phone call that I am aware of and besides we were fine so I do not understand anything." Mr Smith explained to his friend who didn't seem to believe him.Landon rubbed his eyes with his index and thumb finger. "Fuck!" He cursed as she sat back down on his seat. He had gotten up from his seat when he had offered to drive her back home."Her friend Rebecca told me she was in a bad mood today. Said it had something to do with a relationship. I do not know what to think but I feel she has feelings for another." Landon tells his friend."Rebecca?" Mr Smith questioned wanting to be sure it was the right name he had heard his friend say."Yes. She is a colleague with Victoria. She said Victoria's mood has been down all day and she said it has to do with Victoria's love life and she mistook me for the guy who was supposed to be the cause of her sad mood." He explained to his friend as he sighed deeply.He wanted to doubt that she had interest in s
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Landon got up from his seat. "I will be back soon. I have to use the restroom." He informed Mr Smith and Victoria who nodded their heads in response.As soon as Landon left, it became awkward for both Mr Smith and Victoria. Both looked elsewhere except themselves. Mr Smith was tempted to speak to her, to clear the differences between them but he couldn't man up and do it. It was unlike him and he knew it.He was still angry with her that she had left in the middle of the night without letting him know. The waiter came to take their order. "Good evening, Sir, ma'am." He greeted them again respectively, placing their orders on the table. Both nodded their heads in acknowledgment. "You may go for now, we will call you when we need you again." Mr Smith tells him and the waiter nodded his head I'm understanding before leaving them."Victoria." Mr Smith finally called after gathering enough courage and setting his pride aside.He was going to be on good terms with her for the sake of his f
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Victoria froze on spot as she seized her breath. The person she had been trying to avoid and also the person who had invaded her thoughts since yesterday was now standing behind her. Her heart began to beat faster than normal. Her palms become sweaty again. She swallowed an invisible lump in her throat as she suddenly felt her mouth go dry."It's okay. We just got here." Landon tells his friend.Mr Smith had not seen Victoria yet as she was backing him. He looked at her hair and shrugged before taking a seat. It was when he sat down that he noticed Victoria beside him. His eyes widened once he saw her, he could tell she was avoiding him as she refused to look his way to see who it was. He guessed his voice had given him away.Landon cleared his throat. He noticed that Victoria wasn't trying to look at Mr Smith and he thought it was because she was caught by surprise having to have dinner with her boss. He expected such a reaction from her but he didn't know why Mr Smith was shocked t
