Rachel adjusted her dress and checked her hair in the small reflection on her screen to make sure she was looking ok before clicking the dial button.The call only rang once and connected quickly, and within seconds, four neat and well dressed faces appeared on her screen, each wearing their confidence as they sat upright and alert.Seeing them, it was clear they had been waiting for the call. Rachel nodded her head to appreciate their look and efforts.The Head of Finance, Mr. Gregory smiled politely and spoke first.“Good afternoon, Boss Rachel. It’s good to see you.”“Good afternoon, boss Rachel,” the others chorused and also greeted with a respectful voice.Rachel gave a polite nod and a small smile. “Good afternoon. Good to see that you all are on time and I can see you are all dressed like you are about to meet investors. I’m very impressed .” Rachel said and joked at the same time.They all laughed lightly, and Mr Gregory responded with a calm look. “When we meet with the CEO,
Rachel sat still on her chair, staring ahead, but her mind wasn’t really in the office. She was thinking deeply. Everything that had been going on in the company was starting to weigh her down. Things were getting more serious than she thought, and she didn’t feel comfortable keeping it all to herself anymore.After a few minutes of silence, she slowly nodded to herself. “I have to tell Dad,” she whispered because he needed to be aware of what was going on.She knew her father had always been a strong support in her life. He was someone she could always count on, no matter what. But then another thought came to her mind, “What if he wasn’t at the office today? She asked herself .She didn’t want to go all the way to his building only to find out he wasn’t there.Ever since she took over the company, his presence in the company has reduced a lot. He only comes around when he has a meeting or when he is bored.So she decided to call him first to know if he was around or not.She reach
Shortly after, Ilmelda returned to Rachel’s office, carrying a steaming cup of ginger tea. She walked in quietly and gently placed it on Rachel’s desk.“Ma’am, here’s the tea,” she said softly.Rachel opened her eyes and gave her a small, tired smile. “Thank you, Ilmelda.” She said,She then picked up the cup carefully and took a slow sip of the ginger tea. The warmth soothed her throat and brought an almost immediate calm to her stomach. She took another sip, slower this time because the tea was still hot, and she didn’t want to burn herself.As she set the cup back down, she looked up and asked. “Have you gotten the investigation report on Adrian?”“Yes, ma’am,” Ilmelda replied quickly, then added, “I’m sorry, I forgot to bring it with me. It’s still on my desk.”“Alright,” Rachel said and nodded her head.Ilmelda turned to leave, but Rachel’s voice stopped her just as she reached the door.“Hold on,” Rachel said, making her pause mid step.“Yes, ma’am?” Ilmelda turned around and a
Harris pulled into the office parking lot and stepped out as he quickly opened the door for Rachel. Her face was pale despite the light makeup she wore, and her body movement was really slow compared to how she moves in the morning. As they walked through the building, the staff who were all working paused their actions as they focused their attention on them.Their stares were mixed with surprise and curiosity, because they thought she had come since.Seeing her now made them realize that she actually came late.Rachel, who noticed that, didn't bother at all. She was trying to calm herself down while Harris also didn’t care. He didn’t even bother to use her private elevator because all that mattered to him right now was getting Rachel to her office comfortably.Finally, they made their way into the hallway, leading to her office.When they got there, she opened the door with her fingerprints .Once Inside her office, Harris shut the door behind them gently and turned to face her.
Across the table, Rachel had already dug into her plate with full excitement on her face. “God, this is too good,” she said, scooping eggs into her mouth. “How is everything tasting this amazing?” She asked with her mouth full of food.Harris chuckled softly as he watched her. “Because you are eating like someone who hasn’t had food in three days.” He said.“I feel like I haven’t,” she said, half laughing and half serious. “This food is hitting every part of my soul.” She added while greedily stuffing them into her mouth.Watching her eat, Freda gulped her saliva and pouted her lips in grievance.She too wants to have a taste of all these delicacies.Unaware of the people looking at her, Rachel reached for the butter and added more to her toast, then moaned slightly as she took another bite. “This is the kind of breakfast I need to have every morning.”“Don’t get me wrong, I just love it”. She looked at Harris and said.Without saying anything, Harris grabbed two more sausages and add
After the hugs, they all saw that Freda was now asleep.Although they didn’t have the heart to wake her up, they had no other option because they all needed to eat and she couldn’t be left aside.“Mum, has Rapheal taken his bath?” Rachel suddenly asked, since Rapheal was asleep when they came.“Yes, darling, he has. The maids bathe him with his grogginess,” Genevieve replied to her and glanced toward the couch where Freda lay while breathing softly. “Hilary, we will be waiting for you downstairs. Bathe Freda and come downstairs to join us, and make sure to be very careful.” She warned him and said,“Okay, Mum,” Hilary nodded his head and responded.Feeling satisfied with his answer, Genevieve leaned in to give Freda a gentle kiss on the forehead then softly said to Hilary. “We will leave her in your hands.” After saying this, Geneviev left with Mr Davis and Harris, while Rachel came over and touched Hilary’s shoulder and said softly . “If you need help, call me.”“I will manage,” Hila