"Why would I?"Hannah pinches me. I furrowed and turn to her then to the people around us. They were all stunned. David chuckled while Hailey is giving me a death glare.Shoot, did I say that out loud?! You and your big mouth, Yelle! Did I just talk back with my boss right? Shocks, am I getting fired?!I look carefully at James to check his reaction. But to my surprise, he just smirked at me. He then went closer to me. "May I remind you that I'm your boss now?" He said naughtily. I bit my lower lips and wanted to slap myself. This is so embarrassing, now people will be curious about me and James. I saw in my peripheral vision that Hailey's not liking everything that is happening. My brow crease. Wait, speaking of Hailey, I thought they are in a relationship or something. Why isn't she doing anything to make James from making fun of me? Killing me with her stares will not make James stop his scheme. I look at him and just nodded. Talking back will not do me any good. I might los
"I am not! I'm just worried because I know how much she loves you. And I kind of see myself in her." I don't understand why James can't love Hailey back. Except for her rage a while ago, Hailey is a good and competent person. I'm sure every man will like her. "Don't worry about Hailey. Soon she'll realize that the love that she felt for me is pure platonic." James said with full confidence.I look at him intently. How can he be sure that Hailey's feelings for him are not romantic? James smiles warmly at me. It was the first time he smile like that to me. He grabs my hand and squeezes it lightly. "As I said, Hailey is like a sister to me. I will never do anything to hurt her. You too will soon realize that what Hailey felt for me isn't romantic. There are different kinds of love, and it's not always romantic." I nodded. His words are so sincere, and I can't find myself disagreeing with him. "Why did you call me here in your office? You told me it's for business." I said to break t
"So you work in JDLI as an Interior Designer, and you finally got your first project today after a month of assisting your colleagues, and yet here you are drinking, I bet you feel a bit pressured and anxious since it's your first project." It was Kyle, the guy who went to me and introduce himself a while ago. I was surprised at how smoothly our conversation is going. I thought that his agenda was to hit on me like inviting me to a hotel for a one-night stand just like the common thing that guys in the bar do. But he was respectful and friendly. It feels like he was not here to flirt but to get to know me. "You can say that, but also I got some personal problems that I can't share with you for now," I said. I told Kyle the reason why I decided to move here and where my current job is. I didn't tell him about my problem with James and the chaos that he brought into the office which is the main reason why I'm here. I know that sometimes it's better to share your problem with a stran
"Is that so? Then let's call the love of your life." James pulled out his phone, his brow creased as he was searching for his brother's name. He was angry, I can sense it. But I can't understand why. He knew from the start the feelings I have for his brother. He knew that aside from pursuing my dream, I went here to move on. "Are you serious?! You will really call Andrew?! For what?!" I said panicking. He ignored me. His attention is on his phone. After three rings the video was on. I saw Andrew's face on the screen. "What's up?" Andrew greeted him. "I'm with Yelle. Are you having lunch?" He said casually. I froze on my sit. I don't know what to do. Will I greet him back or what? "Yes, I'm having lunch with my wife," Andrew said then I saw him looking at his wife full of love. My heart hurts, as always. But I was used to it. Moving on is not easy. I thought that once you accept the fact that you are not meant for each other, moving on will come out naturally. There are times
"Are you okay, girl?" I nodded and smiled at Hannah. "Hangover," I whispered. Hannah nodded and went back to work. I massage my temples. I feel like my head was about to explode. I badly need coffee, that's my best remedy for my hangover. I forgot to buy a caffe macchiato at Starbucks because I will be late for work. James is acting really weird. I can't believe that he made an effort to go to my unit just to remind me of how in love and happy Andrew is with Mara. As if I don't know that fact. After all these years, he still considers me a threat to the relationship between Mara and Andrew. Maybe because I'm very vocal to him about my feelings for his brother. But I never failed to assure him that I have no plan of stealing Andrew or ruining the marriage that Mara and Andrew has. Aside from my genuine love and care for Mara, I love their daughter so much, and I consider Tanya as my daughter. I will never do something to hurt Tanya. I will always choose to protect her. And if I
"I can make that happen."Hearing those words makes my heart flutter. Last night while I was drinking beer, I made a decision that I will need someone to help me to move on because some say that sometimes finding new love can mend a broken heart. I smirked at him. "Really? That's not gonna be easy." He looks at me intently and smiles. "It won't be easy but I know you are worth it." I bit my lower lip when I felt like my tears wanted to come out. Hearing those words from him warms my heart. I was so down last night after the video call with Mara and Andrew. I needed these words to regain my self-worth. Our food arrived just in time. We decided to eat first before we continue our conversation. "But before that, I need to tell you something," I said a bit nervous. If I want to open my heart to someone, I should tell him first about my situation with James. And yes, I decided to give Kyle a chance.He gave all his attention to me. "I'm ready."I heaved a heavy sigh before I start to
"The pasta is almost done, can you prepare the table?" "Sure," James said then he went to the kitchen cabinet.I raise my brow when I notice that James knew where the plates and utensils are placed. Then I remember when he was enjoying his coffee the first time he went here... take note, he prepare it himself in my kitchen without asking my permission.I place the creamy pumpkin and mushroom pasta on the dining table, James was already seated. James was about to get some pasta when I place a bowl of pumpkin soup in front of him. "I prepare a pumpkin soup for you, you should eat that first since it's passed dinner time," I said. James smile at me and nodded. He obediently eats his soup."I didn't know you can cook," James said after he finished his soup. I put the pasta on his plate and mine. Though I can't eat much because I already had dinner with Kyle, I still decided to eat with him. "There are many things you don't know about me," I said as a matter of fact and smirked. Jame
"I just followed the instruction given to me by the management."Hailey glared at me. She was fuming mad and I understand where she was coming from. But I was just following what the CEO told me to do. "Instruction? Do you think I will believe that petty excuse of yours?!" She said.I almost rolled my eyes. It sucks to be an employee. You are becoming the punching bag of the higher-ups. It's not like I can freely talk back, there's still a limitation in talking back to your boss. I'm proud of myself for not acting like that when I'm leading the marketing team in our company. I would say that I'm a cool and sympathetic boss. I never power trip our employees. "It's true! You can ask James about it." I said in a respectful true. "What did you just call our CEO? James?! Didn't I tell you to address him right?!" She said raising her voice. I bit my lower lip to control my emotion. "Sorry. You can ask SIR JAMES about it. He was the one who gave the instruction." She was about to say s