When lunchtime was over, I decided to go to the design team to call Nathalie for a meeting. I know that I can just call her to go to my office, but I wanted to see Yelle. It sounds crazy that I still miss her even though we were together this whole morning for the meeting. I wanted to see her face and also her reaction when she saw how Nathalie and I were close to each other. She only knew that my close friends were Hailey and David. Nathalie is more like a daughter to me than a friend, even though we are the same age. She was my scholar. We went to the same school. She was my classmate. They are not well-off. She was a scholar at our school. We became close because we share the same passion for designing furniture. When she told me that she would not go to college because of financial problems, I immediately asked her to come with me to the US to study. I will shoulder all her needs and she will be allowed to do part-time jobs in the US to send money to her family in the Philippine
"Have you heard about the Zobel group of companies?"Nathalie's eyes widened. "She's connected with them?"I smirked and nodded. "She's the only daughter of Arielle and Lincoln Zobel, the owner of the Zobel group of companies."Nathalie's jaw dropped for a few seconds, then she glared at me. "Don't tell me you hired her here because of her family? I told you I hate people who only get what they want because of connections, especially if it's because of their parents!"I know that very well. The reason why I didn't meddle with Yelle's application to the company. I just let David decide whether to pass her or not. But I'm confident that she'll pass. Yelle's past projects will speak for her. "I'm not the one who hired her. It was David," I said as a matter of fact.Nathalie was about to say something, but I cut her off before she made another wrong assumption."I did not do anything nor tell David about Yelle's background. And you know David, he never looked at people's background or co
A message suddenly appeared on my phone. It was from my brother, Luther. I took out my phone and check his message.My eyes widened after reading his message. My brother is here in the US, and he wants to see me after work. Oh my gosh! I miss him! I immediately agreed and told him where to meet. I can't wait to see him. Hannah nudged me to get my attention. I turned to her and asked, "What is it?" She pointed out my phone and said, "Your line is ringing." Referring to the company phone that was designated for me. "Oh!" I answered the phone.It was Bradley. James wanted me in his office. I grabbed my notebook and pen, and I was ready to go to his office when I saw Nathalie and Hailey go back to their respective places. I assume that they just got back from James' office. Bradley saw me, and he opened the door for me. I said thank you to him and went inside.James asked me to sit on the couch. I nodded and followed him. "I'm sorry about Nathalie's attitude earlier," James said th
"And who the hell are you?" I raised my eyebrows and looked at that bratty girl from head to foot. "Me? I'm James' wife," I said with full confidence. I saw Nathalie's shocked face. I winked at her and mouthed 'Trust me'The bratty girl and her dad took a few seconds to recover from their shock. "I didn't know that Mr. Feria is already married." The old man said. "We got married in the Philippines before I went here to the US," I said, which is true. "And I think you guys should call him Mr. Ottave because Feria was my mother-in-law's maiden name," I said. "Are you some kind of delusional or what?! James isn't married yet! How come no one knew about it!" Ruby said, a bit hysterical. I smirked. "I guess you are not that important to him for you to know. You can ask David and Hailey about it." "Ahhh!!! That is not true! James is mine!" She started to scream. I looked at her with disgust. She was acting so low just because of a guy. Ewww. She glared at me. "You are not his wif
"After I'm done with my work here. And speaking of James... What's with you and him?" I almost choked myself because of my brother's question. "He's my boss?" I said like he was asking a stupid question.I saw in peripheral vision the curious look on Nathalie's face. I guess she has no idea about my marriage with James, which explains her shocked expression when I said that I was James' wife. Well, that's great! The fewer people know about my problem with James, the easier I can solve it. "I heard what you said earlier." My brother said in a serious voice.I cleared my throat. "I-I just said that to irritate her!" I said, I almost stuttered."She has no right to bully someone simply because she can't win a guy! That's so low!" I added it to make it more convincing. "That's good then. But I never thought you would say that, knowing how you two hate each other." Then he chuckled. Nathalie's eyebrows furrowed. "They hate each other?" "Yes! They are like dogs and cats. Always banter
Ellie and I agreed that she would be the one who would discuss the project with the team. Most of the people in JDLI didn't know about my connection with Zobel. As much as possible I don't want the employees from JDLI to know about my background. I know that I am just being paranoid but I don't want them to think that I got the job because of my background. Surely, they will also question my promotion. I went here to prove something for myself. I'm so done with people thinking that all the things I have achieved are because of my background and that my career is going smoothly because I am the daughter of Arielle and Lincoln Zobel. "Cheers to the JDLI and CIC partnership!" It was James."Cheers!" Everyone looks so happy. The event was successful. All of us were looking forward to the new partnership."I have good news for everyone," Ellie said.Everyone turns to her with great anticipation. "I just called Luther from ZGC, they will have their very first Zobel Mall here in the US.
Tonight I will drink like there’s no tomorrow! I'm glad that Mara, my best friend found herself a man who will love her for the rest of her life.I can now leave this country with a peaceful mind because Jana is out of Mara and Andrew's life. I don't need to worry about Mara and her family anymore. Leaving the country is always in my plan. My initial plan was to leave the country after Mara's wedding, but I can't find myself leaving her knowing Jana's existence in their lives. My instinct is telling me that Mara's marriage life will not be peaceful because of that girl.Jana was Andrew's longtime girlfriend. They only broke up because Andrew need to fulfill his duty as Ottave's heir, and that is to marry my best friend, Mara. The break up was so smooth which doesn't make sense. How can you let go of the guy you love just like that? Why will you not fight for that love if you know that you are the girl that he truly loves? And they are in a relationship for years for God's sake!I kn
Think Yelle... Think! How the hell did you end up with James?! Yelle calms down. Inhale... Exhale...I was at the bar last night as my despedida for myself since I'll be leaving for the States. Then James came and approach me. We argued a bit then I confess to him that I am in love with his brother. And then...My eyes widen when I finally remember what happened next.Oh my gosh, Yelle! What did you do?! Why did you agree to marry him?! Is our marriage even legal? I tried my best to remember everything that happened. The mayor Oh, shoot! We f*cking signed the document! Our marriage is legal!"Ma'am we're already here." The cab driver announced.I nodded and gave him money then I went out of his car.I will just think of a solution later. For now, I need to shower and get ready for my flight. I looked at my watch and I know that I will not make it on time. I rebooked my flight. Hell no that I will be staying in this country for another day, especially with the crazy thing I did last