She entered the elevators of the splendid building of Levisay international. The first fifteen floors were used for hotel purposes and then the sixteenth to twentieth floor served as office space.
As soon as the elevator doors opened on the twentieth floor, a lady was waiting for her outside with a pleasant smile.
“Abigail Mason?” She moved towards Abigail for a handshake as soon as Abigail nodded. She just could not wait to share the news with Molly.
Throughout the night she kept dreaming about her accommodation, or the food she could put on her table, the clothes she could shop and wear.
That same pencil skirt had become trash. The suit she was wearing today was arranged by Henry. He insisted her to wear it for today and she could pay him later after getting the job.
The aloof man who did not seem to know how to smile or laugh or even carry conversation proved to be so considerate.
“Here. This way.” The woman’s voice sliced through her thoughts and she opened a door that had a nameplate of Ethan Hanks (Vice President).
She entered the office and was impressed by the Ocean Blue décor. A man was sitting behind his desk who immediately stood when he found her entering the office.
“Abigail Mason? I am Ethan Hanks. Nice meeting you.” Abigail was surprised to find a young man with a charming personality.
She was expecting someone older with one or two specs of grey hair at least on his temples. He seemed to be in his mid-twenties.
“Hello, Ethan.” Abigail gave her best smile while returning his handshake. Though she did find it a little odd that the Vice President left his seat just to greet her.
“So Abigail. After going through your CV we kind of … could not bring ourselves to hire you for the former position. But I assure you. For this position, you will enjoy working with us. We need someone who is competitive and can handle our upcoming coffee shops where we will employ female managers and waitresses.
In short all-female staff. This is going to be our baby and we need everything best for it.”
Abigail’s heart was drumming excitedly. She could not wait to start working.
He pushed a file towards her, “Here is the contract. Go through all the rules, Ms. Mason. Everything is written there in black and white. But let me tell you one thing. The last condition states that if you plan to leave us before two years duration then you will pay us two billion dollars or you could be sent to jail.”
Abigail’s heart skipped a beat. Ethan Hanks continued, “We are putting so much effort to facilitate our staff that we can’t think of all our finances and energy going to waste. So we will be needing some kind of guarantee or assurance.”
Opening the file when she did not pass any remark, she heard him again, “For your comfort, you can talk to any lawyer you want. But we are quite popular in the market and would never go against our word. Our employee’s self-respect does matter to us.”
Abigail did not need to talk to anyone. She had heard a lot about them from their customers and their employees as well.
A few months back she was interested to work for them because of the handsome salaries they offer their workers but Kyle was against the idea and she could not get the chance.
After the job, she would be financially stable. More stable than Kyle and Chloe combined. She could afford to file a case against them to get back her apartment and her workspace.
They never allowed her to take her stuff from the apartment or her furniture pieces from the private workshop.
She had got a handsome hunk beside her. Now she wanted to test the depth of waters.
“I am in, Mr. Hanks.” She had made the decision but why did she feel as if Ethan Hanks let out a sigh of relief?
Oh! She must be imagining it.
Without a second thought, she signed the contract. Ethan took back the file and stood from his seat, rounding his desk he came towards her and again offered his hand for the handshake, “Congratulations Ms. Mason. Welcome on board.”
“I hope Mr. Hanks that I prove myself worthy of your judgment.”
“Please call me Ethan.”
“In that case.” Her face had started glowing suddenly, “call me Abigail.”
“Nice meeting you, Abigail.”
“Same here, Ethan.”
Ethan called his assistant Mrs. Amanda and asked her to give Abigail a detailed visit to the office. She was supposed to start her job after the weekend.
The moment she left the office with Amanda, Ethan ran towards his phone and dialed a number, “Hunter. The impossible is done. She has signed the contract. Now don’t forget. You owe me what I asked for.”
There was a pause on the other end then his heavy voice appeared through the speaker, “I know. Don’t worry.” He was about to disconnect the call when Ethan spoke again.
“And oh, Hunter?”
“What is it now?”
“She is beautiful, man.”
There was again quietness on the other end and then Ethan heard a hissing sound which made him laugh, “You better stay away from her, dude.”
***
When she reached home, she was in high spirits and hugged him tightly, “Oh, Henry. This goes for dinner and a toast. I am taking you tonight. You won’t believe this.”
Hunter had a small smile on his lips. She opened her mouth to say more when her phone started ringing. She saw the caller ID and started grinning, “It’s my friend.”
She stayed in the living room and Hunter headed to the bedroom, giving her some privacy.
“Oh, Molly. Oh Gosh. I am so happy to hear from you. But first, tell me about Angela. How is she?”
“Mom is doing well. It was a minor heart attack. They are discharging her this evening but I will be there by tomorrow. Because you know? Commitments!”
“Yeah. I do understand, Molly.”
“What were you telling me, Abi? Spill it! Please tell me that Kyle and Chloe committed suicide”
“Oh.” Abigail laughed rolling her eyes, “Now come on, Moll.” Then looking around she whispered in her phone, “I got a handsome job at Levisay international. They have hired me as state head for their upcoming project.”
“What? Woah, Abi. It is a dream come true. You always wanted to work with them.”“Yes. They are giving me accommodation, a car with a chauffer, handsome salary…”
“I am so happy for you, Abigail.” Abigail could feel that her friend was on the verge of crying. She was also getting emotional while talking to her.
“This is because of you, Molly. You lifted me up and arranged a groom on such short notice. You were right when you said that he is smoking hot. But oh. So bad that he is gay. And …”
“Abi!” She was not able to finish it when she heard Molly’s alarmed voice, “What are you talking about?”
“I am talking about Henry, silly. The one who was supposed to meet me at Sasha’s Diner …”
“OH.MY.GOD! Abi where are you?”
“Why? I … I am … at my apartment, naturally.” Abi tried to laugh it off.
“Honey. Run. Get away from that place right NOW!”
“What do you mean by that? And why do you sound so angry?”
“I am not angry, silly. I am concerned. Henry is my friend’s friend and he had an accident that morning when he was supposed to meet you. I came to know late about it.”
“Molly. How is it possible? It can be a minor accident too and …”
“Don’t be stupid, Abi. He was injured and admitted to the hospital. He is still in a coma.”
Panic was filling her senses now. She was now looking towards her bedroom door in a state of fright, “M… Molly!”
“Honey. Don’t worry. Calm down. Ok? Just get out and run away. He is not Henry. He is someone else.” Molly was still speaking but Abigail was standing there with her body going numb.
The phone fell on the floor.
Henry never reached there. And she married a stranger who was living with her but also enjoying meals made by her.
That son of a b*tch!
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He nuzzled his nose in her neck making her giggle.“Stop doing that.” She laughed again enjoying his touch against her skin.“Oh yeah? Didn’t you like that last night?” He kept on doing his business. But now she had pushed him a little away.“I told you to work on those ownership papers. What happened to that?” Chloe raised her eyebrow questioningly putting on her gown.Kyle rubbed his head with one hand. He was not much taller than five-eight, his left arm covered in tattoos. “Kyle. I am asking you something.” Chloe did not want to let it go.“Geez, Chloe. Stop. Ok? I am trying.” The expressions on his face were enough to tell her that he did not like the topic but she was Chloe and she had set her mind to get it done with.“Seriously Kyle? You are trying? What if your Ex comes up with a lawsuit against us?” She wanted to get it done with.She had what
She was coming out of the building when someone held her by her elbow.“What are you doing here? Have some shame Abigail and never show your face. Ever!” Chloe was furious like anything. She was the one who got the job at Levisay International. How come Abigail even thought to set her foot there?“Don’t you dare touch me!” Abigail kept her cool while freeing her arm from her grip, “You don’t own the building, now. Do you?” She shrugged and turned to leave when she heard Chloe’s evil laughter.“I would.” Abigail stopped when she heard Chloe’s absurd remark.“Excuse me?” Abigail frowned a little.“I said. I would.” Chloe stood in front of her with her chin up, shoulders square.“One day not only this building but also this Levisay group might belong to me because…” She brought her face closer to Abigail, “The CEO of the comp
“I am Abigail Mason, your head manager for the program. This is just an introductory meeting so that we can get acquainted with each other. We all are here to work together as a team. Whatever you are working at, I would love to hear about it tomorrow at noon. Right here in this meeting room.”She smiled looking at their faces, “You have a problem? Come to me right away. I am sure we will sort it out.” Around twenty-five women were seated in the conference room listening to her intently. It was the first official meeting for the empowerment program.Abigail was sitting on the head seat of the meeting table. Ethan was there on her left.All the program participants were there except one. A single chair on her right was empty and she knew who it belonged to. Abigail had to start the meeting without waiting for that person because she did not want to give her team the impression that she was not punctual.During the last week, she had
“Oh my God! Is this your apartment?” Molly was surveying her place which had spacious rooms having branded furniture. “Like it?” Abigail smiled. Molly had at last returned from her home trip and the first thing she did was to pay a visit to her friend as promised. She had red hair with a pixy cut which made her personality even more impressive.“Are you kidding me? I am in love with it!” Molly rolled her eyes making her friend giggle. “But are you sharing this space with someone?”“Sharing? No. This is assigned to me.”“Are you sure? Because the structure…” Molly sounded confused.“What? What is it?” Abigail frowned. Something was bothering her friend.“No. Nothing. I am happy for you.” Molly shook her head smiling and went forward to hug her friend but unexpectedly was pushed away.“Molly! Tell me.&rdq
“I will kill her! I want to murder her! How dare she! How dare she!” Chloe was screaming at the top of her lungs. Kyle was trying his best to handle her but she was getting out of control.The pieces of ceramic plates were lying in the living room. She had broken most of the table wear, glass wear, delicate deco pieces.When Kyle could not take it anymore he pushed her towards the couch with full force, “STOP IT! I SAID STOP IT!”The moment he shouted, she became quiet. Silent tears were running down her cheeks. Then abruptly she stood up and headed towards the door.“Hey. Where are you going?”“I am going to kill her.” She wiped her face with the back of her hand when Kyle held her by the waist and hugged her tightly.“Shh sweetheart! Shh!” He was saying sweet words in her ear and she was standing there in his embrace without uttering a single word. Her shoulders were shaking sligh
They both were at Molly’s place and Abigail was just sitting there on the living room couch. Molly was sitting beside her. Her arm was draped around Abigail with her head leaned on her shoulder.“I am such a dork, Molly. How can I do this shit?”“Come on, hun. Now stop blaming yourself. None of this is your mistake.”“No. Seriously. I was so stupid that I went to him and …” Abigail’s head fell on her hands, “I am a bit*ch”“Hey, Abigail. Stop it. OK?”“No. I won’t.” She stood up and picked up her purse. “That son of a bi*tch did not even look at me. He was acting as if he did not know me at all.”“Are you angry because you married a CEO by mistake? Or is it because of the non-chalantness you are receiving from him? Isn’t it what you were looking for?”Abigail stopped dead in her tracks. She frowned a little, l
Executives of ‘Levisay Group’ were here from Manhattan for this important meeting. Hunter Levisay was heading this top-notch meeting in the conference room. The environment of the room was quite tense.Abigail was there as a departmental head. It had been ten days since she found that he was the CEO. After that, they had countless encounters. Countless OFFICIAL encounters! But not once he tried to look at her or talk to her.He always acted as if they both were strangers. As if she did not exist!The problem was with her. She wanted to believe she was happy with the arrangement. Totally contented that he treated her with cool courtesy just like any other employee.Now she remembered he had always been like that even before she got to know that he was not Henry.Cold!Callous!She was the one who tried to chat. He was always there as a listener. But later he had started warming up to her. He was becoming friendlier. He even use