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Gabriel hummed a song as he walked through the corridors of Luke's company. He had no plans of joining the company and taking things seriously. So here he was, to bug his best friend.
Gabriel saw that Luke's secretary was holding a cup of coffee as she came out of the pantry. He walked directly towards her, “Is that for me darling Madeleine?” He asked her.
Madeleine was a twenty something girl and she had been working as Luke's secretary as recently as four months. She was good enough for the job and Luke was in dire need of a secretary as he had fired the previous one because of a certain reason.
Madeleine looked up at Gabriel. She gave him a million dollar smile and said, “I am sorry to say this. But this is for the boss. If you want coffee then I will ma
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Ruby came to the kitchen. She had been in her room since she had come back from the college. She wanted to bring Mia along with her just to show her the place. But Mia seemed to have other plans and she promised ruby that she would visit her very soon.Ruby saw Rosa collecting good potatoes. Ruby had grown to love Rosa's cooking. In fact she loved the fact that someone is here to cook for her and she did not have to worry about anything else.“Are you preparing for the dinner?” Ruby asked Rosa as she sat on one of the barstools near the aisle. Rosa turned around to face Ruby and smiled, “Yes, I was thinking of making Beef and mushrooms with smashed potatoes. It is very healthy for you and the baby. What do you think? Do you want anything else?” She asked.
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Luke was arranging the files in order. He had gone through them all and was done with it. He had sided his anger from the Anna situation and concentrated on office work. This was equally important. He had tired out his secretary, Madeleine as well. “I think your secretary has run away,” Luke up from the files when he heard Gabriel's voice. “I won't be shocked if she did. Because I have made her work the most today than any day,” Luke said and got back to his file. “She was not there in her seat to welcome me,” Gabriel said, taking a seat opposite to Luke's. Luke sighed, shaking his head. Gabriel chuckled and handed the medium sized bag that he had brought with them. Luke took it and raised his brows, “What i
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Anna’s next agenda for the day was to convince her husband, David to not give his approval for Luke’s relationship with Ruby. She was quick to be on her feet and look for her husband. David was in his closet getting ready for the day. He had planned to pay a visit to the company. "Oh.. you are getting ready. Where are you going?" Anna asked her husband. She did not know his schedules and David made sure of it. "Just a visit to the company," David said and carried on with his clothes. Anna waited for a few minutes in silence. David sensed her silence and turned to face her. "What happened? Do you have something to talk about?" He asked her. Anna nodded her head as yes. "Yes, it is about Luke," Anna said. Sh
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