Eleanor's POV I grew nervous immediately when I saw Sebastian. I couldn't forget how he treated me in his office a few days ago. I was unable to forget the sensation of his warm breath on my ear.I kept wondering what the top management would think of him when they found out about his other side he hides under this professional and serious demeanor. Will they still happily work for him?As I tried to keep his coffee down, the cup slightly slipped out of my hand and hit the edge of the table. It made a loud noise and some coffee spilled."Ouch, fuck” I mumbled, waiting to be shouted at.The management stopped talking and gave me a stern look. I felt like hitting myself for the mistake.I just get flustered whenever I'm around him.“Why were you so careless, weren't you raised properly? Go and make another one”.While I was about to answer, I heard Sebastian's cold voice.“Learn to mind your business”His finger reached for the handle of the cup. He grabbed it and took a sip.The manag
Eleanor's POV I placed my shopping bag next to my feet and held on to the door handle for support.I was lost looking at people's reflections from the glass panel of the taxi. Everyone was different yet familiar.As I was staring blankly at my reflection, my mind flashed back to what my colleagues said the other day.She is my mother, whom I haven't seen for ten years. Suddenly, she reappeared, I never expected to meet her this way.I never wanted to see her again after the way things ended between us.I remembered how she treated me while growing up. I would swear she doesn't have any iota of love inside her heart, but the way she protected Zoe back there made me overwhelmed with sadness.I clutched my hand tightly around the door handle, and my knuckles and fingertips turned white.When I got home, I sighed and took a deep breath before I opened the door.“I'm home…”“Mummy….” My kids shouted, running towards me.They all wrapped their hands around my legs while Robert climbed on m
Eleanor's POV I looked at Wendy and I clenched my jaw tightly.I kept wondering if I should be grateful for the harmonious environment lately in this secretarial department.However, I'm the only one shouldering all the pain.With all the beautiful ladies in this company trying to sleep with Sebastian Donovan, none of them were ready to deal with his mood.I had no choice but to go to the pantry to prepare his coffee. I thought of adding salt to it, so he would no longer ask me to make his coffee. I searched everywhere but couldn't find any salt.I opened the refrigerator but only saw ice cubes. My mind immediately went to his relationship with his family, and Selene in the picture also made the situation worse.The secrets were beginning to weigh on me and if anyone finds out….I stopped and froze when I noticed Sebastian was standing behind me and looking at me.I gave out a startled cry and moved backward.“Mr. Donovan, what are you doing here? “What are you looking for? He aske
Eleanor's POV I sighed helplessly because I wanted nothing to do with Selene. However, I couldn't hurt the innocent girl who was also a friend to my quadruplets.I had mixed feelings as I looked at her. She was the same age as my kids, how would she be able to understand such a complicated issue at her young age?“Yes, but don't call me sister here in the skyline group, okay? I said.I knew Selene was behind all this, else how could she have known who I was?“Why? Zoe asked with a runny nose. “Let's just say it's a secret between us, okay? “Yes. I want a secret, let's make a pinky promise”.I looked at her chubby hand as age stretched it toward me. Her eyes were bright and shiny, and she somehow looked like my kids.Anyway, it was obvious they are related but to me, though.Zoe felt better after we made the pinky promise and I left quietly, immediately I saw her driving searching for her.It was raining when I got off work. I ran in the rain because I had no umbrella with me.I mad
Eleanor's POV The nanny entered the bedroom holding a bucket of honey water, and she saw the kids all over me.“What are you drinking? She asked.“Aren't you the one who asked the kids to bring me the honey water? I asked curiously.She laughed as she realized what had happened.“The honey water was meant for soaking your feet.”My stomach lurched as I looked at the cup I was holding, and I fell back to the bed.“Oh my goodness, I just drank the water meant for feet soaking” I exclaimed.The kids looked at me with puzzled faces.“Luckily, it's just honey and peppercorn. It's not harmful.” The nanny said, still laughing as she took the kids out of the room, so I could soak my feet.After they left, I seized the opportunity to call Ethan.“Mr. Ethan, I will be there soon. Something urgent came in that I needed to attend to, I will be there in an hour.” “Alright, just remember there is a meeting at 2 pm.”“Yes, I do. I will be there before the meeting”.However, I overestimated my body
Eleanor's POV A white Roll-Royce Phantom pulled up in front of me after an hour.To be honest, anytime I see his car, my heart skips a beat.I couldn't see through his tinted windows. His bodyguard came out of the car and opened the door for me.The last time I was in his car, things didn't go so well.“Do you want me to come carry you inside the car? He asked.I composed myself and got in. I kept my hands on my thighs and sat straight with my back pressed against the seat.I tried composing myself to act calm, but my heart kept erupting like a volcano.We drove away from the hospital space and I started to get relaxed.I saw Michael looking at everything and his expression changed.“I'm sorry, Mr. Donovan, I needed the sick leave. I had a cold and needed treatment. I will resume work tomorrow, I feel better now.”“Take your time, don't be in a rush.”“What about the deduction of salary? I carefully asked.He looked and I paused without saying a word.I felt embarrassed mentioning it
Eleanor's POV It turned out that a few days off was what I really needed. I took time to feel better and also spent quality time with my kids.When I resumed work the next week, I went back to my old self.During his meeting in the afternoon, Sebastian was in his usual unapproachable mood. I found it strange how we were completely opposite.He talked for a while, but I didn't follow along. But it was obvious he wasn't impressed with the performance of one of the departments.“Dismiss,” he said and stormed out of the meeting room.“What use is this meeting if we can't reach a solution”.The top management said as they looked at Sebastian leaving the meeting room.I was shocked too because his meetings usually last more than an hour.I waited for everyone to leave the conference room, so I could tidy it up.“Don't forget…” Ethan said, walking up to me.“Yes, Mr. Ethan. As soon as I'm done here, I will take his coffee to him.”“Your off seems fantastic” he nodded and smiled.As I took t
Eleanor's POV “Your mother has told me a lot about you. You are just as beautiful as she described.Do you know my happiness right now? He asked and chuckled.“You are Selene's daughter, which also makes you my daughter. Don't hesitate to come to us whenever you are in need, don't be shy.”“We can keep talking while we eat. Let's have dinner first” Selene interrupted when she saw how silent I was.“Al… Alright"They were so kind and welcoming towards me, and it was impossible not to be drawn to such affection.I was served different dishes, including beef and chicken.“Ele, why not have beef? I still remember you used to love beef a lot” she said.“Wow, I love beef as well. What a coincidence” Gabriel said.I was so surprised at how different Sebastian and Gabriel were. I thought he would be as cold and ruthless as Sebastian. However, we got along so well.“Since Zoe found out about you, she hasn't stopped talking about wanting to play with you” Gabriel chortled.I laughed but hoped