Chapter 38CADEN"And without Lauren?" He added and I almost spat out my coffee.He looked at me in confusion. "What is it? Is anything the matter?" Mr Rons asked with a raised eyebrow but I was quick to shake my head."Nothing sir." I gave him a small smile to cover up my nervousness.I had thought Lauren had gone back home but it was obvious now that she was not home and her father does not have any idea too.My phone rang and I immediately answered it."Hello?" I answered."Are you Mr Caden, Mrs Lauren Holtons husband?" The caller asked. I nodded my head as if the person could see me. I quickly realized I was on the phone. I was just too anxious and scared."Yes, this is me." I replied. For no reason, my heart beat suddenly increased.The next thing I heard made me drop my phone on the floor in shock.With my hands covering my mouth, I gasped in shock. I quickly picked up my phone back and fortunately for me, the screen was not broken."Why? What is it? Is something wrong?" Mr Ron
Chapter 39CADEN"Lauren? Are you in there?" I knocked on her door softly."Come in." Her tiny voice answered. I smiled and opened the door.The sight before me was breathtaking. She was dressed in a jumpsuit and her long hair was let down and it ran down her shoulders."What do you want?" She asked coldly. I ignored her question and made her sit on the bed.I opened the box, squatted at her height and brought out her leg while she watched me in surprise.I slipped her legs in the high heels and her eyes widened in shock."This was the reason I wanted you to leave those for Tessa. Hope you don't mind?" I beamed at her and stood up."Of course I don't! Thank you so much Caden. I've always wanted them and I can't believe I'm wearing them right now. Really, thank you," She said in a brittle voice.I smiled back at her. She looked at the shoes and then at me. With a smile, she threw herself on me in a hug and we both fell on the bed.We both stared at each other without breaking the eye c
Chapter 40LAURENI finally got discharged and mom took me to our hotel suite, where will be staying for the mean time.She does not know how long we were going to stay back here in Korea. So, she said she was going to rent an apartment for us to stay until my operation is done and successful.I definitely agreed with her. It was better than staying in the hospital.A chaffeur came to pick mom and I from the hospital. I was so happy. I was finally able to breathe in some fresh air properly.It was no longer the air from the hospital. As we got into the back seat of the car and the chaffeur drove off, I could not help but smile.There was no longer the smell of hospital, the smell of antiseptic. I breathed out a sigh of relief.Mom held my hand and squeezed them softly and gently. She smiled at me and nodded her head. I smiled back at her and placed my other hand on our hands.I rolled down the window and waved my hand outside as the air brushed pass my face. It was so cool and refresh
Chapter 41LESLIEThe look on Tessa's face made me smile even more. She was very angry and her eyes were blazing with anger.She should know where she stands. Even if I allow Caden to have an affair, it should not and will never be Tessa."You are welcome Mrs Holtons." A taller girl smiled. I laughed and shook my head."There is no need for the formalities. You can address me as Lauren. And I look forward to working with you all." I replied.They smiled and applauded me except Tessa. I could tell she was becoming more angry and tensed. If looks could kill, I would probably be dead from her long and hard glare."Wow! Your shoes!" Anna gasped as her eyes trailed down to my legs and other eyes followed."Wow!" They all started to gasp."Are these not the new limited shoes? I heard there are only two that has been made. The first lady already got one and Lauren got the other one too." Another girl informed and they all gasped even louder.I smirked and looked at Tessa."Yes, it is." I gri
Chapter 42 LESLIE We walked away from the models dressing room. "No, not all. I did not get fired and I still get to work for sir Caden. I still get to work as his personal assistant too. You do not have to worry about me." He replied. "I'm sorry that I did not put you into consideration. I'm glad that you did not get fired because of me." I told him. "No ma." He smiled. We continued to walk and I would confess that the company was huge. We took the elevator and Chester pressed the tenth floor button. We got inside the elevator and it started to move. Few seconds later, the elevator became faulty and I was super scared. The lights in the elevator went off and everywhere became dark. It was my first experiencing something like this in an elevator. Chester quickly called the emergency repair unit. The elevator shook again but this time, with more force. I did not know when I jumped into Chester's arms and held him very close that my body pressed hard against his. He held me tig
Chapter 43PAULINETessa took her bag and stood up. I could tell that she was already angry and I could not think of a way to calm her down either."When you are sure, you can come back to talk to me. But for now, I will be on my way. You are definitely not ready and I'm not ready to work with you too. Show me proof and I will decide whether to work with you or not." She told me and angrily walked away.I sighed and sipped from my iced coffee. I thought of what to do to prove that I was not just insinuating nonsense and I was not lying too.The way Lauren had spoken to me the day I met her, I was pretty sure it was Leslie. I have not met with Lauren before and I do not know how she looks like or talk like.I think I will have to find out. I'm not going to allow Leslie to be happy. I can't believe Larry compared me to her. I thought he loved me but it turned out that he used me.I'm not just going to let Leslie be. And if I truly confirm that she is the one married to the CEO of C&H en
Chapter 44CADEN"Wait." I called him back softly. His hand left the door knob, he turned to look at me."Yes sir?""Do you want to perhaps grab a drink with me later today?" I asked him."I'm sorry sir but I have an appointment later today. Maybe this weekend?" He replied politely."It's okay."He bowed again and left.I sighed and started going through my mails in my laptop. Lauren is supposed to be doing this but I do not want her to feel burden just yet. It's her first day at work and I do not intend to over work her.I would allow her do the ones she can but as time goes on, she would have to do the tedious works.Even after what happened between us few minutes ago, I can't help but still be considerate to her.I moved the unimportant mails to spam and replied the ones that were important.Work was tedious as usual that morning, it was more tedious since I have been away for a month.I had lots of things to work on and Chester helped a lot. Lauren did not come into the office eve
Chapter 45 AIDEN "The investors withdrew from the project because of how you handled it! Do you know how much we lost? This is all your fault!" Dad yelled angrily at me, with his finger poking at me. He was red with anger and he was breathing heavily. I know it took everything in him to hold himself and not hit me. Dad has always be disappointed with me no matter what I did. I was never good enough no matter how hard I tried. "This is the second time in a month that this is happening. The stock prices are falling and we are losing millions! With this attitude, do you really think you deserve the position as a president when I resign? I don't think so!" He added. And that was all it took for me to get angry too and start to think badly about myself. Dad always has a way of attacking me and making me feel bad. "You know I did not do it on purpose dad! When it comes to your business and succeeding it, I'm your only son!" I retorted back with boldness. "What? Is that what you have