Chapter 6

“You seem to like her, don’t you?” Josh answered instead.

“She is the CEO of Lovelies Group of Companies,” Chris told him, and Josh stared at him in disbelief.

“Are you pulling my leg? Why would someone like her approach you?” he asked while taking a seat.

“How would I know that? She wants to work together with my company,” Chris answered, confused to see him get excited.

“Really? I can’t believe you got the mighty Laura to speak to you. She is known to ignore every guy and even rejected the little prince of the Brooks family.”

“She is that popular,” Chris murmured.

“But wouldn’t Mira get upset? Remember what she did to the last girl that approached you,” Josh queried, picking a drink for himself.

“She is not someone Mira can afford to offend,” he said nonchalantly.

“You sound like you know so much about her. Is there a secret you are not telling me?” Josh asked curiously.

“You said it just now — that she is the mighty Laura,” Chris reminded him.

“That’s true, but why would she care to work with you? I guess her company isn’t doing well, like the rumors say,” he muttered to himself.

“What about the company?” Chris questioned. He had tried not to concern himself with anything of hers, but couldn’t help getting curious now that she had approached him herself.

“Don’t you know about it? Everyone says that she is not capable and there are rumors that her stepbrother will soon replace her.”

Chris nodded quietly as he listened to Josh, understanding the reason behind her overjoyed act. That meant the contract meant a great deal to her then.

“Are you really interested in her? What about Mira?” Josh asked, seeing that he was lost in thought.

“I told you I am not in a relationship with her. I am leaving,” Chris replied, dropped the glass in his hand, and left the party.

As he stepped out, his driver waiting downstairs saw him approaching and quickly came down from the car to open the door. Chris entered and they drove off.

Chris took out his phone to look up Lovelies and was surprised by the information he saw online. He knew she was naïve but didn’t expect that she wouldn’t be able to handle the company well and even have her position threatened.

He placed his phone back in his pocket and rested his head, trying to catch some sleep before going back to the office to finish up some work.

Then his mind went back to his conversation with her and he smirked.

“Why don’t you try and merge the company together with us? they are a small company after all, they won’t reject if we offer them an irresistible price” Clara suggested but Laura immediately decline.

Now that she knows who the CEO is, offering to buy the company might not be a good idea to try

“Why don’t you try to speak with the CEO of MINES then? I heard they are close friends”

“Let’s approach him first and see if we can get vital information” Laura said and begins to think hard.

If she really fails to get funds for the company, he shareholder wouldn’t hesitate to close her mother’s life long brand and take the company away from her and she will end up losing it to Nicholas and his mother.

Over the years, Clara has been helping her along with Avan but she is just not good enough so the company keeps going down and now she needs to do something fast before the company sinks further.

“Ma’am, I have good news” Clara said and enters the room with a gold card in her hand

Laura turned her seat around and asked why she is excited

“The CEO of MINES is throwing a party this weekend and it seems the CEO of TT company is also invited” she said smiling and Laura immediately stretch her hand to get the invitation

“This weekend?” she asked to confirm again and Clara nodded.

“Prepare a dress that will make me look simple but also elegant and also bring me all the information we have on him and his company, something on any of his subordinate is also okay” Laura instructed and dismissed her.

With an opportunity presenting itself right in front of her, she has to make use of everything she can and ensure to get Chris on her side. At least till she gets what she wants from him even if it means blackmailing him.

“Beep”

She got a message from Avan asking her to meet up with him but she ignores it, deciding not to talk to him until he comes to her and apologized properly.

Chris entered the hall for the party and immediately looked for the CEO of MINES Company, Josh. The two exchanged pleasantries warmly and he took a seat beside him.

“I thought you wouldn’t be coming today. I specially asked your girlfriend to make sure she kidnaps you here,” Josh said as he handed over a glass of wine to him.

“I just don’t understand why you waste time organizing such parties. And also, Mira is not my girlfriend,” Chris replied and dropped the glass in his hand.

“Don’t tell me you are still playing with the girl’s heart. Everyone is totally shipping you two together, and she is a perfect candidate to be your wife.”

“Why don’t you marry her then? I’m sure your parents will be elated to hear about it,” Chris replied and sat down on the seat beside him while Josh quietly sipped his drink.

Laura arrived at the venue much earlier and had since been looking out for the CEO of TT Companies.

She had already rehearsed what to say and also hoped to see if they could at least work together.

After spending an hour without any sight of him, she was already getting fed up and decided to leave when she sighted the familiar figure sitting at the end of the hall with someone. She quickly made her way towards him.

Laura checked her makeup once again before getting closer and took a second to admire his navy-blue outfit, finding herself drooling at his handsome face.

Laura stared at him in awe, shocked at his transformation. Back in high school, he always dressed casually and had only one hairstyle like a little boy.

His pictures really didn’t do any justice to his looks.

Laura suddenly lost the confidence to approach him directly and hid beside a table to overhear their discussion first, before deciding whether it was okay to speak to him.

Laura heard Josh tease him about a girl and somehow felt relieved that he had also moved on. She relaxed, knowing he had forgotten all about her and their past.

After waiting a few more minutes, Josh stood up from his seat to attend to other guests, and Laura saw that as an opportunity to approach him as an idea popped into her head.

“Hey Chris,” she said as lovingly as she could.

Chris raised his head to see who it was, surprised to hear anyone besides his mother call him by his name after such a long time.

He was even more surprised to see the last person he could have ever expected to see tonight.