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Amber. Chapter twenty-two
For days Jen noticed the way Todd acts, he would call Amber into his office and everything would seem great, she could see Amber was gaining more confidence but whenever they were in the public he treats her shabbily, Jen decided it was time to get closer to Amber for information, she had been working with Todd for five years now, she even met Todd before Sarah, his ex wife, she felt she deserves to be with him more than anyone else, she always thought Amber was a pushover, she had never imagined she could be a competition which was why she told her about the interview in the first place, now she has to compete with Petra and Amber and God knows who else. She decided to spend her lunch break with Amber but just as she was opening her office door, Amber was about walking out“Hey Jen, how can I help you"Amber asked surprised to see Jen at lunch break, usury Jen would have gone for lunch “Well, am here to take my best friend out for lunch, is that a crime"Jen side looping her hand w
Amber. Chapter twenty-three
Friday evening few minutes after Amber got home she heard knocking on her door, she opened the door and was faced with Jen“H hi, Jen, wow"Amber said trying not to sound so surprised“well, it’s been so long we hung out and am so eager to so I went home straight after the close of work to get a few things and here I am" Jen said sounding so excitedAmber didn’t want to spoil her excitement so she said“yay, it’s going to be a wonderful weekend"“you bet, I have it all planned out, we’ll do each others nail while gossiping as usual, we’ll watch bad movies with pop corn, sleep and lazy around, sing karaoke like we use to, you know all the good stuffs"Jen said walking in to drop her bag in Amber’s room“Great" Amber said with a slight frown on her face as she thought of how to make the weekend go smoothly without hurting her friend’s feeling or causing trouble for herself with her boss.“You know that bald chubby man that cleans on the first floor, what’s that his name"Jen said lookin
Amber. Chapter twenty-four
The weekend went by quickly and work soon resumed on Monday, Todd focused on working and Stanley focused on finding the two guys whom Ann had described.For the next few weeks Todd was busy chasing investors to invest in his new project, the Architects were done with the proposed design and the 3D, they were currently working on the modelling of the design of a 500 unit estate design, the Estate was design to be smart buildings, Todd had series of meetings and Amber went along with him for all of it, gradually he began to show his soft side to her though not publicly but Amber was beginning to believe that he may like her.Todd and Amber went for a meeting at the Hilton corporation, as Todd stepped into the elevator Amber tried walking in, she missed a step and broke her heel, Todd was fast to hold her from falling and he bent down to inspect the damage, seeing the she felt a slight pain on her ankle, he quickly carried her out of the elevator and building, he dropped her in his car
Amber. Chapter twenty-five
Amber noticed Todd was becoming nicer to her as time goes on, she didn’t know how to respond to that and couldn’t tell her friend for fear that she might be spreading a wrong information. She had been working with the company for months now and Todd had never called her to come to his house so it came as a shock to her when one bright Saturday morning her phone rang and Todd told her to come over to his house for work.She thought he might be sick and couldn’t make it down to the office so she stopped by the market and picked up some fruits, she also bought some sweets for his daughter, she had heard from someone that he had a daughter.Ring! Ring!! Sounded the door bell and a black woman in her fifties opened the door, looking at Amber in a confused way she asked.“who are you looking for"“am here to see Mr Anderson" Amber said, checking her phone to be sure she has the right address“Okay, wait here while I go confirm he’s expecting you" Donna went back into the house and came back
Amber. Chapter twenty-six
Todd dropped Amber at home and asked if she had plans for tomorrow to which Amber said no, he paused for a while then said.“Good, I’ll pick you up for dinner at 6pm” got into his car leaving Amber gawking behind him as he drove off.Amber got into her apartment after he left but was furious, she would like to give him a piece of her mind but she couldn’t because she couldn’t muster up the courage to do so, she wished he had at least asked her like a normal man would do but instead he chose to act like a boss offering his staff a meal, if it was a date, he should have asked if she would like to have dinner with him but he didn’t, well maybe it isn’t a date after all she thought“maybe am thinking too much" she told herself, her legs were wobbling slightly, she had drank just two half filled cups from the wine served, she shouldn’t be feeling this dizzy she thought, though she wasn’t completely drunk and can still walk on her own, she knew she had to sleep it off, so she went in and wi
Amber. Chapter twenty seven
A week later at the office, Todd called Amber into his office.“morning boss"Amber said when she walked in“Morning Amber" Todd said looking at her with a smile across his face, he had discussed with Amber about his feelings for her but she hasn’t given him a concrete answer yet but they had decided to conceal their relationship from the office staff so whenever they were at work they maintained a working relationship and nothing more.“looks at this"Todd said stretching a card to her, she opened and read it, it was an invitation to a fund raiser.“It’s an invitation” Amber said, stating the obvious Todd rolled his eyes and said “I know that Amb, what I want to say is, I’ll like you to go with me"He said looking at her in an affectionate way.Amber could feel her tummy quivering and her legs felt weak, the look he was giving her was making her feel all mushy and she wanted nothing more than to hug the almighty CEO who has brought himself down to love and cherish her and as even b
Amber. chapter twenty-eight
On their way, Todd glanced at Amber and could see she was worried, he patted her on the lap and said“what’s wrong" this got Amber’s attention as she faced him immediately, she said“Nothing, am just a little worried, cause I wasn’t ready to tell Jen anything about us and it looks like the cat is out of the bag already” “hmm" Todd said breathing he asked“can you do me a favour”Amber turned to him again and asked“what favour"“I know Jen is your friend but tell her, it’s just work, no matter what happens, don’t tell her anything about us" he said and turned slightly to see if she understood what he had just said.This sounded strange to Amber so she asked“but Jen is my good friend, I don’t see why I can’t tell her beside I didn’t want to tell her before because I wasn’t ready for her question and constant prying”“okay, Amber, am going to be really honest with you here, am not sure of who killed my wife but I think it had to do with someone who was jealous of our relationship, this
Amber. Chapter twenty-nine
Amber and Jake danced and though she kept stepping on his toes once in a while he didn’t complained, he would bite his lip to contain the pain and smile at her, Amber didn’t notice this, if she did, she said nothing about it, Jake held her firmly like she belongs to him, his eyes searching out Todd, when he found him, he gave him a sly smile suggesting, he’s in control.Todd couldn’t help but scoff, he returned his smile with a cold stare with both men not backing down and Amber not knowing what was happening tried engaging Jake in a conversation “Hey do you remember the river we use to go play hide and seek when we were young, remember that big oak tree by the side where Ann scrapped her knee one day and you had to carry her all the way home"“yes, I remember, she was so heavy and I was so skinny back then, I remember trying really hard to hold on, I didn’t want to embarrass myself in front of you girls, wanted you to see me as a macho man" Jake saidAmber laughed really hard, throw
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