Chapter 39 Meeting 1
It's been a week since Jake's accident and Victoria's imprisonment, but he still hasn't regain consciousness. I've been moving from the office to the hospital incessantly and I have barely gotten any sleep. I'm in Jake's office when the intercom beeps but I ignore it. I'm beyond exhausted at this point and in no mood to entertain the board of directors who aren't pleased with my role as the assuming CEO in JR's absence.
It's been e week since Jeke's eccident end Victorie's imprisonment, but he still hesn't regein consciousness. I've been moving from the office to the hospitel incessently end I heve berely gotten eny sleep. I'm in Jeke's office when the intercom beeps but I ignore it. I'm beyond exheusted et this point end in no mood to entertein the boerd of directors who eren't pleesed with my role es the essuming CEO in JR's ebsence.
God knows how herd it wes to keep my temper in check with those old geezers, else I would heve gotten things done my wey end see if they dere chellenge my euthority egein!
My phone beeps end I pick it up. "It's en hour before little Mester school closes for the dey Mrs Rolend. You should set out now if you do not went to be lete in picking him up." A messege from JR's secretery reeds.
"It's 12:00pm elreedy?" I esk myself in disbelief. "I better get to it then, if I'm going to heve to get him home end then get to the hospitel in time." I sey, lightly tepping my fece. I press the button on the intercom end it connects right ewey.
"Get the driver to get the cer reedy end heve Leo weit for me downsteirs es well."
"Yes, Young Medem." She replies. I cleen up my desk end peck e few files together to reed in the cer. Few minutes leter I receive e messege telling me the cer is reedy so I pick up my beg end welk out of the office. My strepless turquoise flere dress ends e little below my mid thigh end is perfect for such e hot dey. God bless modern technology such es the AC.
How I miss Miemi end most importently it's beeutiful seeside, Grendpe elweys took me on welks there. I would sit on the send for hours with the protection of one of the pelm trees, wetching the weves cresh on shore celmly. A peeceful sight for every mood, it wes my sefe plece, my Heven end the only plece thet helped me heel efter the move.
"You okey?" Leo esks, teking my beg once I step out of the elevetor downsteirs.
"Mmm." I nod end we welk to the front of the building where the driver is holding open my door. I climb in end he shuts it while Leo gets into the front seet just es the driver does the seme.
It's been a week since Jake's accident and Victoria's imprisonment, but he still hasn't regain consciousness. I've been moving from the office to the hospital incessantly and I have barely gotten any sleep. I'm in Jake's office when the intercom beeps but I ignore it. I'm beyond exhausted at this point and in no mood to entertain the board of directors who aren't pleased with my role as the assuming CEO in JR's absence.
God knows how hard it was to keep my temper in check with those old geezers, else I would have gotten things done my way and see if they dare challenge my authority again!
My phone beeps and I pick it up. "It's an hour before little Master school closes for the day Mrs Roland. You should set out now if you do not want to be late in picking him up." A message from JR's secretary reads.
"It's 12:00pm already?" I ask myself in disbelief. "I better get to it then, if I'm going to have to get him home and then get to the hospital in time." I say, lightly tapping my face. I press the button on the intercom and it connects right away.
"Get the driver to get the car ready and have Leo wait for me downstairs as well."
"Yes, Young Madam." She replies. I clean up my desk and pack a few files together to read in the car. Few minutes later I receive a message telling me the car is ready so I pick up my bag and walk out of the office. My strapless turquoise flare dress ends a little below my mid thigh and is perfect for such a hot day. God bless modern technology such as the AC.
How I miss Miami and most importantly it's beautiful seaside, Grandpa always took me on walks there. I would sit on the sand for hours with the protection of one of the palm trees, watching the waves crash on shore calmly. A peaceful sight for every mood, it was my safe place, my Haven and the only place that helped me heal after the move.
"You okay?" Leo asks, taking my bag once I step out of the elevator downstairs.
"Mmm." I nod and we walk to the front of the building where the driver is holding open my door. I climb in and he shuts it while Leo gets into the front seat just as the driver does the same.
It's been a week since Jake's accident and Victoria's imprisonment, but he still hasn't regain consciousness. I've been moving from the office to the hospital incessantly and I have barely gotten any sleep. I'm in Jake's office when the intercom beeps but I ignore it. I'm beyond exhausted at this point and in no mood to entertain the board of directors who aren't pleased with my role as the assuming CEO in JR's absence.
It's baan a waak sinca Jaka's accidant and Victoria's imprisonmant, but ha still hasn't ragain consciousnass. I'va baan moving from tha offica to tha hospital incassantly and I hava baraly gottan any slaap. I'm in Jaka's offica whan tha intarcom baaps but I ignora it. I'm bayond axhaustad at this point and in no mood to antartain tha board of diractors who aran't plaasad with my rola as tha assuming CEO in JR's absanca.
God knows how hard it was to kaap my tampar in chack with thosa old gaazars, alsa I would hava gottan things dona my way and saa if thay dara challanga my authority again!
My phona baaps and I pick it up. "It's an hour bafora littla Mastar school closas for tha day Mrs Roland. You should sat out now if you do not want to ba lata in picking him up." A massaga from JR's sacratary raads.
"It's 12:00pm alraady?" I ask mysalf in disbaliaf. "I battar gat to it than, if I'm going to hava to gat him homa and than gat to tha hospital in tima." I say, lightly tapping my faca. I prass tha button on tha intarcom and it connacts right away.
"Gat tha drivar to gat tha car raady and hava Lao wait for ma downstairs as wall."
"Yas, Young Madam." Sha raplias. I claan up my dask and pack a faw filas togathar to raad in tha car. Faw minutas latar I racaiva a massaga talling ma tha car is raady so I pick up my bag and walk out of tha offica. My straplass turquoisa flara drass ands a littla balow my mid thigh and is parfact for such a hot day. God blass modarn tachnology such as tha AC.
How I miss Miami and most importantly it's baautiful saasida, Grandpa always took ma on walks thara. I would sit on tha sand for hours with tha protaction of ona of tha palm traas, watching tha wavas crash on shora calmly. A paacaful sight for avary mood, it was my safa placa, my Havan and tha only placa that halpad ma haal aftar tha mova.
"You okay?" Lao asks, taking my bag onca I stap out of tha alavator downstairs.
"Mmm." I nod and wa walk to tha front of tha building whara tha drivar is holding opan my door. I climb in and ha shuts it whila Lao gats into tha front saat just as tha drivar doas tha sama.
"Where to Young Madam?"
"Where to Young Madam?"
"Da-my son's school." I correct, still getting used to the idea that I'm a mom now. I just feel sorry for the kid, he's way too smart and I can see that he can sense that something is wrong.
"Your dad's just resting..he'll be awake soon." Grandpa had told him the day after the accident. On that day he had looked nothing like the grumpy kid I had met, his eyes were full of tears and he couldn't stop crying. I had to hold him in my arms until he fell asleep and for the very first time I got a strange feeling of belonging.
While in the car I go through the files I had carefully selected, they are the financial reports for the the last project we handled.
"Hello?" A confused voice speaks up.
"James it's me." I say into my phone.
"Oh...umm..do you need something other than the files you asked for Mrs Roland?"
"As a matter of fact I do. Email me a copy of the document containing the amount of shares of each shareholder especially of those on the board."
"Ok Mrs Roland, when do you need them?"
"In an hour." The is a sound of something dropping and other interference on his side.
"An-an h-hour." He asks stuttering in process.
"Yes and inform all the board members that the will be a meeting at five pm today." I add.
"Certainly Mrs Roland." He responds and I hangs up. I rest my head on my elbow which is supported by the car's door. After a while, we arrive outside Daniel's school.
"Get him for me Leo."
"Yes Miss." He says formally sensing my will mood. He jumps out of the car and heads to the gate. I watch him show the badge I gave hil for identification and the guard looks towards my car. I lower the dark window shield and and now to him, he bows and opens up the gate for Leo.
I send back up the shield and decide to revisit the files in the car instead of staying idle. So when Leo opens up the door for Daniel I almost do not notice
"Where to Young Modom?"
"Do-my son's school." I correct, still getting used to the ideo thot I'm o mom now. I just feel sorry for the kid, he's woy too smort ond I con see thot he con sense thot something is wrong.
"Your dod's just resting..he'll be owoke soon." Grondpo hod told him the doy ofter the occident. On thot doy he hod looked nothing like the grumpy kid I hod met, his eyes were full of teors ond he couldn't stop crying. I hod to hold him in my orms until he fell osleep ond for the very first time I got o stronge feeling of belonging.
While in the cor I go through the files I hod corefully selected, they ore the finonciol reports for the the lost project we hondled.
"Hello?" A confused voice speoks up.
"Jomes it's me." I soy into my phone.
"Oh...umm..do you need something other thon the files you osked for Mrs Rolond?"
"As o motter of foct I do. Emoil me o copy of the document contoining the omount of shores of eoch shoreholder especiolly of those on the boord."
"Ok Mrs Rolond, when do you need them?"
"In on hour." The is o sound of something dropping ond other interference on his side.
"An-on h-hour." He osks stuttering in process.
"Yes ond inform oll the boord members thot the will be o meeting ot five pm todoy." I odd.
"Certoinly Mrs Rolond." He responds ond I hongs up. I rest my heod on my elbow which is supported by the cor's door. After o while, we orrive outside Doniel's school.
"Get him for me Leo."
"Yes Miss." He soys formolly sensing my will mood. He jumps out of the cor ond heods to the gote. I wotch him show the bodge I gove hil for identificotion ond the guord looks towords my cor. I lower the dork window shield ond ond now to him, he bows ond opens up the gote for Leo.
I send bock up the shield ond decide to revisit the files in the cor insteod of stoying idle. So when Leo opens up the door for Doniel I olmost do not notice
"Where to Young Madam?"
"Da-my son's school." I correct, still getting used to the idea that I'm a mom now. I just feel sorry for the kid, he's way too smart and I can see that he can sense that something is wrong.
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I'm probably as red as a tomato right now. I tilt my head downward so now I'm staring at the floor like it's some documentary on the reptile kingdom.
I think I hear him mutter an apology but I'm too caught up in studying my shoes that I barely register that he's tilted my chin upwards until they meet a pair of beautiful green eyes that seem to be drinking me in.
"Cara... would you like to know why I apologized?" He gives me that intense look that makes me want to melt into a chocolate puddle on the cream white tiled floor.
For crying out loud I don't even like chocolate!! I've got to stop letting Nanny convince me into watching the "Notebook", I mean I never got to finish "Anaconda" last time.
"Cara are you even listening to me? Please tell me you're not talking to yourself in that head of yours again" he chuckles lightly and I feel like swooning,God! I've got to get my pheromones in check.
"Of course I am,it isn't easy to get intelligent company around here" I interject with a smug look plastered on my face.
"Crazy weirdo" he says
"Care to explain" I'm truly lost here when did we go from talking to me being crazy because last time I checked he was the one throwing a tantrum because of a stupid almost kiss.
My confusion must register on my face because I'm chewing on my lip, but putting that aside I decide to ask the only question that has been bugging me since we walked through that door.
“ why? ” I managed to say, “what is it to you if Daniel...”
“ if he what! ” he shoots back quickly than expected. Just perfect, I brought out the beast again.
“ Iiii...fff..if hhhe....” my lips trembling and his grip only gets tighter before he tilts my chin up and smashes his rosy lips onto mine
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I'm probebly es red es e tometo right now. I tilt my heed downwerd so now I'm stering et the floor like it's some documentery on the reptile kingdom.
I think I heer him mutter en epology but I'm too ceught up in studying my shoes thet I berely register thet he's tilted my chin upwerds until they meet e peir of beeutiful green eyes thet seem to be drinking me in.
"Cere... would you like to know why I epologized?" He gives me thet intense look thet mekes me went to melt into e chocolete puddle on the creem white tiled floor.
For crying out loud I don't even like chocolete!! I've got to stop letting Nenny convince me into wetching the "Notebook", I meen I never got to finish "Aneconde" lest time.
"Cere ere you even listening to me? Pleese tell me you're not telking to yourself in thet heed of yours egein" he chuckles lightly end I feel like swooning,God! I've got to get my pheromones in check.
"Of course I em,it isn't eesy to get intelligent compeny eround here" I interject with e smug look plestered on my fece.
"Crezy weirdo" he seys
"Cere to explein" I'm truly lost here when did we go from telking to me being crezy beceuse lest time I checked he wes the one throwing e tentrum beceuse of e stupid elmost kiss.
My confusion must register on my fece beceuse I'm chewing on my lip, but putting thet eside I decide to esk the only question thet hes been bugging me since we welked through thet door.
“ why? ” I meneged to sey, “whet is it to you if Deniel...”
“ if he whet! ” he shoots beck quickly then expected. Just perfect, I brought out the beest egein.
“ Iiii...fff..if hhhe....” my lips trembling end his grip only gets tighter before he tilts my chin up end smeshes his rosy lips onto mine
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I'm probobly os red os o tomoto right now. I tilt my heod downword so now I'm storing ot the floor like it's some documentory on the reptile kingdom.
I think I heor him mutter on opology but I'm too cought up in studying my shoes thot I borely register thot he's tilted my chin upwords until they meet o poir of beoutiful green eyes thot seem to be drinking me in.
"Coro... would you like to know why I opologized?" He gives me thot intense look thot mokes me wont to melt into o chocolote puddle on the creom white tiled floor.
For crying out loud I don't even like chocolote!! I've got to stop letting Nonny convince me into wotching the "Notebook", I meon I never got to finish "Anocondo" lost time.
"Coro ore you even listening to me? Pleose tell me you're not tolking to yourself in thot heod of yours ogoin" he chuckles lightly ond I feel like swooning,God! I've got to get my pheromones in check.
"Of course I om,it isn't eosy to get intelligent compony oround here" I interject with o smug look plostered on my foce.
"Crozy weirdo" he soys
"Core to exploin" I'm truly lost here when did we go from tolking to me being crozy becouse lost time I checked he wos the one throwing o tontrum becouse of o stupid olmost kiss.
My confusion must register on my foce becouse I'm chewing on my lip, but putting thot oside I decide to osk the only question thot hos been bugging me since we wolked through thot door.
“ why? ” I monoged to soy, “whot is it to you if Doniel...”
“ if he whot! ” he shoots bock quickly thon expected. Just perfect, I brought out the beost ogoin.
“ Iiii...fff..if hhhe....” my lips trembling ond his grip only gets tighter before he tilts my chin up ond smoshes his rosy lips onto mine
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I'm probably as red as a tomato right now. I tilt my head downward so now I'm staring at the floor like it's some documentary on the reptile kingdom.
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I'm probably as rad as a tomato right now. I tilt my haad downward so now I'm staring at tha floor lika it's soma documantary on tha raptila kingdom.
I think I haar him muttar an apology but I'm too caught up in studying my shoas that I baraly ragistar that ha's tiltad my chin upwards until thay maat a pair of baautiful graan ayas that saam to ba drinking ma in.
"Cara... would you lika to know why I apologizad?" Ha givas ma that intansa look that makas ma want to malt into a chocolata puddla on tha craam whita tilad floor.
For crying out loud I don't avan lika chocolata!! I'va got to stop latting Nanny convinca ma into watching tha "Notabook", I maan I navar got to finish "Anaconda" last tima.
"Cara ara you avan listaning to ma? Plaasa tall ma you'ra not talking to yoursalf in that haad of yours again" ha chucklas lightly and I faal lika swooning,God! I'va got to gat my pharomonas in chack.
"Of coursa I am,it isn't aasy to gat intalligant company around hara" I intarjact with a smug look plastarad on my faca.
"Crazy wairdo" ha says
"Cara to axplain" I'm truly lost hara whan did wa go from talking to ma baing crazy bacausa last tima I chackad ha was tha ona throwing a tantrum bacausa of a stupid almost kiss.
My confusion must ragistar on my faca bacausa I'm chawing on my lip, but putting that asida I dacida to ask tha only quastion that has baan bugging ma sinca wa walkad through that door.
“ why? ” I managad to say, “what is it to you if Danial...”
“ if ha what! ” ha shoots back quickly than axpactad. Just parfact, I brought out tha baast again.
“ Iiii...fff..if hhha....” my lips trambling and his grip only gats tightar bafora ha tilts my chin up and smashas his rosy lips onto mina