Chapter 49 TESSA "I have not seen Lauren today. Is she finally staying in Caden's office or is she not at work?" I asked an employee that stays in the same office as Lauren. "No, she is not. Caden said she was not feeling well and he made her stay at home to recuperate." The girl replied. My lips curved in a smile. It was just the answer I was looking for, Lauren not being at work. Since it was lunch time, I knew he was eating with Chester in the cafeteria. With a smile, I went to the cafeteria. I trailed my eyes to his usual seat in the cafeteria but I saw only Chester. I looked around the cafeteria but I did not see him. I decided to ask Chester about him even if I was not close to Caden. "Hey." I called out his name. I placed my hands underneath my boobs and stared at him. I was standing in front of him. "Yeah? What is it?" He asked nonchalantly. I guess the feeling is mutual. We both did not like each other and we never spoke to each other except it was about work. "Where
Chapter 50CADEN"What was that between you and Tessa?" Chester asked as I sat down on my desk. I loosened my tie a bit from my neck and took in a deep breath."Huh? What do you mean?" I feigned ignorance."You know what I'm talking about Caden. I'm not talking to you as your secretary but as your friend Caden. You look nervous and unsettled, I know that behaviour, it's when you are nervous," Chester said. I cleared my throat repeatedly and removed my tie.I was acting like a teenage boy that just got caught cheating on his girlfriend.I thought I was able to pull it off and deceive Chester into thinking nothing happened but I guess I was wrong. Chester was rather sharp and observant."Well...uh...you see..." I scratched the back of my head as I stuttered, it was embarrassing. I did not even understand why I was behaving that way towards my friend."I thought you did not see what happened." I sighed and stood up from my desk."I actually did not exactly see what happened but with the
Chapter 51 LESLIE I decided to prepare a quick lunch to take to him in his office. It was my own way of saying thank you to him for letting me stay at home. I packaged everything and placed them inside the lunch box and made my way out of the house. Just as I was about to open my car, I stopped and sighed. I looked at the lunchbox in my hand and sighed again. I suddenly thought about what Caden might take up from this kind gesture. He might think I like him and I was doing it because I wanted us to be close. He might think of this as a display of my affection and I did not want that. I noticed how disappointed he was when he realized that I was not the one that made the hangover soup. I did not want him to think about this as something else so, I changed my mind. I walked back into the house. I took the lunchbox to the kitchen. My phone buzzed in my back pocket trouser where I kept it. I took it out and there was a message from an unknown number. I was hesitant to open it beca
Chapter 52TESSATears welled up in my eyes and they ended up pouring out.I wiped my tears before it will ruin my makeup. The door opened and Tacha, my friend came in.She was not really my friend, she was more like my puppy that follows me wherever I went to and ran errands for me.She likes me and sees me as her role model. She is a newbie and I took advantage of her. "Here you go ma'am Tessa." She smiled as she handed me my phone. I smiled and took it from her."Good job." I praised her with a fake smile. She smiled sweetly like a child; she is actually pretty young. She is nineteen years old and very cheerful."You can leave now." I dismissed her."Yes!" She answered sharply, bowed and left the room happily. I wonder why she is always happy.I smirked as I opened my phone and texted Lauren. I actually got her number from the group chat that everybody in the office is in.I edited the video that Tacha had secretly taken of us. I edited the part where Caden pushed me off his body
Chapter 53LAUREN "Lauren! Lauren?" Mom called out to me but I ignored her. I got to my room and slammed the door hard and crouched down on the floor and sobbed.I miss Caden, so much.I sobbed even more harder and huddled knees and bent my head on them.I really wanted to see Caden so much and be with him even if it's just for a little while. But I guess it's impossible.This heart problem is making me feel worse every day. Even if I was already out of the hospital for a while, it still felt like I was trapped. I was more scared because Leslie was taking my place and we are just as identical as each other.We are both very pretty and I was afraid of Caden falling in love with her. I have no problem with Leslie falling in love with him no, I actually do have a problem with it but not as much as I do for Caden.Leslie already knows her place. But Caden does not know that she is not who he thinks she is and if he falls in love with her, he might know the truth and be forced to choose b
Chapter 54 CADEN "What do you think about the J empire to invest on our upcoming project?" I asked Chester as we both walked to the company's lobby. It was my short break, a break I usually take in between work when I'm tired. "I think they are good but they are not very competent because the project we are working on, we really need to be fast about it and because of that, we need a competent company." Chester replied and sipped from his coffee. "Alright. Set a meeting with them tomorrow. I would talk to them and see how it goes." I told him. "Okay sir." Chester replied. Suddenly, someone ran up to where Chester and I were standing and drinking coffee. He got to where we were and tried his best to catch his breath as it seems that he has been running. "S...ir..." He stuttered trying to catch his breath. "What is it? Calm down and talk to me." I replied calmly. "Sir. Sir Aiden is in your office and he wants to see you." The guy finally spoke up. "Huh? What?" "Aiden is in my
Chapter 55LESLIEI got dressed in a blue jumpsuit, I put on some light makeup with a lipstick and made my hair fall down my shoulders.I curled my hair a little. I wore my heels and carried my Dior handbag. I told the chef that I was stepping out for a while.I left the house and headed towards the hotel that Rose texted me.I got to the vip bar and met Rose and Randy already drinking and laughing. They noticed my presence and stopped talking. They turned to look at me and smiled.With a smile, I waved at them and walked up to meet them happily. I was so happy to see them.I went to meet them and sat on the reserved chair beside Randy. "Best friend, I missed you so much!" Randy squealed enthusiastically and hugged me with his side. I smiled and hugged him back."I missed you too best friend." I chuckled. Rose looked at us and smiled."Hi there Rose." I smiled at Rose. She nodded her head and smiled."When did you arrive that you did not bother calling me?" I asked Randy with a pout
Chapter 56LESLIEI squinted my eyes opened and the ray of light flashed through my face and it made me close my eyes. I groaned and held my head that felt like it was going to split into two.I held the duvet and sat on top of the bed properly. I finally opened my eyes and my head was aching terribly. I was having a terrible hangover and it felt like my head would split into two.My eyes suddenly trailed to my clothes scattered on the floor. I gasped with my hands over my mouth. I looked under the duvet and I was naked.My eyes widened in shock and more loud gasps escaped my throat when I recalled what happened last night.Fuck!The door opened and I quickly ducked my head under the duvet and curled up my body."I know you are awake. Stop pretending to be asleep." Caden's teasing voice broke out. I still refused to come out because I was totally embarrassed. I could not face him right now.There's no way I could face him not after what I did yesterday.I did not hear any sound or mo