Lia's POV“Good evening, I'm a friend of Elie Jenner,” I carefully said, despite her unfriendly attitude."Is that the whore who lives in 305?" She retorted.“Y-Yes,” I replied hesitantly.“What do you want?” She was irritated.I said, "I said, “I haven't been able to contact Elie lately, so I went looking for her. I know her boyfriend lives in this room."Immediately, the grumpy old woman closed the door.“Wait wait wait,” I hurriedly pushed the door back to prevent it from being closed by the woman. But she wouldn't give up. I tried my best to stop the door from closing. “I have something for you. I have something for you.”"What?" that woman's voice was grumpy.“I want to buy your news. I'll buy what you know about Elie,” I said hastily.The woman's gaze scanned me from head to toe, I felt uncomfortable but couldn't say anything.“What do you want to know about?” She said she didn't want to close the door anymore.“I want to know where she is,” I said.“Give me the money first,” sh
Lia's POV I finished my flight and picked up my luggage. I went out of the airport and opened the phone that I had bought from the mother of Elie's boyfriend. I frowned when the location showed Elie had moved to a poor California neighborhood. Only last night, she was still staying at a hotel in California. Did Ivor's subordinates go to California, and she had to run away? I rented a cab, and I went to where Elie lived. It was a shipping container house in a poor neighborhood. I pursed my lips, looking at Elie's location again to confirm that she was here. I approached the house and knocked, but no one opened the door. I knocked again, but nothing changed. I frowned. What was going on, after all? Was Elie not here or did she not open the door because she was on the run from Ivor's pursuit? I pressed my ear against the door and hoped I could hear something inside the house. Fortunately, I heard the glass falling on the fur carpet. There was someone in the room. It must be Elie. I l
Surveillance footage?What do you mean?I doubt it.Mark laughed and said, “Well, today, I just got a USB stick, and the person who gave me that USB stick judged its content to be interesting.”I frowned, feeling his story was bullshit and he was trying to waste my time. But I still can't hang up. My hunch said something bad would happen if I did.“Do you want to find out about it?” Mark asked, his voice playing.- How do you mean? Are you saying I'm interested in the contents of the USB?” I asked, my voice grumpy. “Stop wasting my time, say what you want to say.”That is what I am doing. I'm saying what I want to say,” Mark countered. “And – why do I feel you're being mean to me. What did I do to make you hate me? - What's her reason?I'm upset. He's got a lot going on. I tried to make my voice as friendly as possible, “Well, maybe my voice hurt you. I'm busy-vusy that is why! So can you tell me about the surveillance footage you talked about?”I heard his sarcastic laughter. Mark sai
I was discharged from the hospital that evening and returned to the company the next morning. I worried that Ivor was still angry with me. At the same time, I was worried Mark would send that surveillance tape to Ivor to intimidate him, so I asked him not to send it to Ivor for the next 7 days. Of course Mark said yes. And he also urged me to make a quick decision because Ivor's investigative team found him holding the surveillance footage.I walked out of the elevator, got greetings from my colleagues. I tried to be happy and responded to them. Just God knew how worried I was. I still didn't know how to face Ivor.I walked quickly back to my office and hoped I wouldn't see Ivor.But as soon as I touched the door handle of my office, I heard a familiar voice.“Good morning, Lia,” Ivor's voice spread from behind my back.I pursed my lips, turned my head, and saw Ivor. I tried to give him a wry smile, “Good morning.”I carefully observed Ivor's expression, but I still couldn't predict h
I know it was an evil thought, but I couldn't stop myself from thinking about it. If Ivor could see the surveillance footage, he might fire me. But I didn't believe in the plan I just came up with by chance.I looked at Ivor's desk. A lot of material was placed on it. However, documents of Ivor's plans were kept in iron cabinets, which were placed inside desk drawers.Those lockers were equipped with modern electronic locks. But for me, it was never a worry, because I was one of those people who knew the code.I approached the desk drawer, sitting on my hunkers, opening the drawer. I saw the cabinets stacked neatly inside. In order, the company's latest plan document was in the top cabinet.I could feel my heart beating very fast. My hands were sweaty too. I reached out towards the cabinet. But just before I could touch it, an alarm sounded in my mind. I remembered the reason I knew the code to open these iron cabinets. Because Ivor trusted me.I was startled and pulled my hand back.
Ivor's kiss was a sugar-coated bullet. I felt sweet but also anxious, as I had not yet got an answer from Ivor about his action and about our relationship. But those thoughts couldn't stop me from going to the company the next day. Ivor still couldn't solve the trouble that Mark was causing him, so Lola was still busy and I made a cup of coffee for Ivor. I wondered what would happen if I met him. "Lia, is something happy going on?" Coco's voice startled me. As soon as I saw her, I smiled shyly, "Why are you here?" “I just wanted to find you, we haven't talked in two days,” Coco said. “And look at you, what has always made you keep a sweet smile on your lips?” "What?" I was amazed, answering instinctively. “Have I always smiled?” “That's right,” Coco nodded, as she approached me, I stepped back. "What happened? Can you tell me?” I was confused, not knowing how to avoid her question. But Coco had always been a trusted friend of mine, and she had proven it by making a smile and sa
Of course, I still wanted to make coffee for Ivor. This job gave me more time to meet him, although when he was no longer busy and we would have more time to meet.It took me 5 minutes to convince Lola to let me continue making coffee for Ivor. I brought him coffee.“Lia? Is that you again?" He asked when he saw me walk in with a hot cup of coffee, then he focused on his work.What did he mean? He seemed cold to me. Maybe he was busy.Oh God, I felt jealous of his work. Sometimes he made me feel like I wasn't as important as it was.Well, I didn't mind waiting for him to change his habits.I put the coffee down on the desk but didn't leave immediately. I'd like to have lunch with him. It had been two days since I had had lunch alone.“Ivor,” I called and expected him to look at me.“Go ahead,” Ivor said, but still focused on his work.I bit my lip, “Ivor, can we have lunch together today?”Ivor was paused for a few seconds, and then he said, "Sorry, I can't, I'm leaving the company be
He kept his brown eyes glued to me for a few minutes. I also looked into those brown eyes and suddenly realized they were incredibly beautiful. The way he looked at me was as if he were judging me and thinking about something.“It's my pleasure,” he said and laughed.My face blushed, and I felt sweet. His every move and the way he influenced me proved to me that he was more special than any man. No one can make me shy with just one look.I bit my lip, looked away, “Mm, I'll send you the address of the restaurant and the appointment time by text.”“Ok,” Ivor nodded.“So, I have work to do, see you later,” I said and then left Ivor's office. Although I wanted to spend more time with him, I was not used to such a sweet and shy feeling.Man, I hadn't been on a date in a while. But how could I date another man who's not Ivor?Wait, was this our first date tonight? We had lunch together, but those lunches didn't look like a date, at least to me.I couldn't help myself and kept a smile on my