Never Again
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“Hate is a terrible thing. It's a wasteful, stupid emotion. You can hate someone with all your heart, but it'll never do them a bit of harm. The only person it hurts is you. You can spend your days hating, letting it eat away at you, and the person you hate will go on living just the same. So, what's the point?”
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•E V E L Y N•
Sitting outside the office of Mr Walker, I waited for him to arrive. Despite my protests, Kat didn't let me wear my old clothes as I was dressed in her floral color pencil skirt and black button-up shirt, I looked really decent and professional. And finally the heels, which she stubbornly made me wear. I applied some natural makeup on my face and let my strawberry hair down so they reached my waist in light waves.
It was already fifteen minutes past eight in the morning, and I had no idea what I was supposed to do and where to go.
Time passed as it was exact nine in the morning, when I watched Mr Walker walking out of the private elevator, wearing a light green two piece business suit.
He passed me his radiant smile as he walked towards me, taking off the shades. "Good Morning, Mr Walker." I greeted him, tiptoeing behind him towards his office.
"Save the pleasantries, Evelyn. You can call me Chris." He said, entering inside his office, ordering me to sit on the visitor's chair.
"Why haven't you reported Mr Knight?" He asked, while sitting in his chair.
"Yes, I wanted to talk about this, why am I appointed as his secretary?"
"Because, we are working together on our recent project. Plus, he wanted an excellent negotiator." Mr Walker said, winking at me.
"Oh, Okay." I replied, giving him a small smile.
"Have you seen your office?" He asked.
"No." I shook my head.
"Damn, I told Maya to give you a tour of the floor once." He sighed, while standing up from his seat and picking up the coat that rested on the chair. "Come on." He said as I trailed behind him.
There was a door that connected the room to the hallway. We exited his office as he knocked at the door that was facing the door of Mr Walker's office.
"This is the office of Mr Knight. You met him during the interview, right?" He asked which I nodded.
When we heard a subtle 'come in', Mr Walker opened the door and barged inside.
My eyes fell on the figure sitting, Xavier, who was engrossed in the huge pile of files in front of him. When his eyes flicked towards me, his smile turned into a frown.
"Evelyn! Meet Xavier Knight. He's our partner in the recent project. You'll be assisting him." He introduced us.
Talk about irony.
Xavier smiled at him without even acknowledging me. He wore a well-tailored black business suit. I couldn't believe my eyes that he was the same man I used to know five years ago.
"Xavier, brief Evelyn about her job?" Chris asked.
"Sure, mate." Xavier forced a smile on his face and after Chris left, he stood up and walked towards me.
The air between us was so thick that you could cut it with a knife. Xavier walked past me as I followed him.
There was a door on the back of his desk. It led to a small joined office, with a small desk in the middle and walls painted in bright baby blue color. There was a huge collection of pens, highlighters, notes.
We stepped into my office, "Your job is filling all the important documents, arranging them in specific order, receiving the calls and direct important ones to me, corresponding all the information to our clients and receiving all the visitors."
While he was explaining the job, my eyes wandered to his face which stayed focused on the wall behind me. It deeply hurt me, that he wouldn't even look at my face once. Who could blame him?
"Understood?"
"Why did you give me this job?" I asked the question that had been bugging me for the last two days.
Xavier immediately looked at me as his jaw clenched. He stepped towards me, and I took a step back. I hadn't noticed how tall he was before he was towering over me as I was caged between him and the wall.
"What did you just say?" His gaze was so damn piercing that I had to lower my head to avoid his eyes.
Mustering all the courage, I looked at him, and asked, "W-Why did you hire me as your assistant? Is this some kind of revenge?"
His arms slammed into the wall on either side of me, caging me in, cutting off any avenues of escape. Dark forest greens, churning with the rage of the ocean, bored into me.
"Don't give yourself such credit, Miss Williams. You aren't worthy of any revenge." His words pierced right through my heart. "But now, as you've suggested. I would really like to play that game of yours, Evelyn."
His lips didn't curve into a derisive smile, but even without that, I could hear that cold venom he put into my name.
"If it was up to me, Miss Williams." One of his hands slid away from the wall, caressing my face in a move so caring, so gentle, it almost took my breath away. But what he said after that had left me in tears. "I would not even let you work in any of the company in New York, let alone my office. It was Chris who gave you this job, not me."
After that he walked past me and angrily stomped out of my office. Guilt clouded my senses after listening to his words.
Never Again 🌷 “The beauty of life is, while we cannot undo what is done, we can see it, understand it, learn from it and change so that every new moment is spent not in regret, guilt, fear or anger but in wisdom, understanding and love.” ~•~ •E V E L Y N• “If it was up to me, I would not even let you work in any of the companies in New York, let alone my office.” Those painful words kept ringing in my ears, stealing me of my peace of mind. I was already swimming in the pool of guilt, hearing those words from his mouth had left me in a puddle of misery. For years, I have been running from my past, facing the difficulties, but his face has brought me back to the place from where I started. To zero! "Damn! Babe!" Kat's yelling pulled me out of the trance. Turning my face towards her, only to find har staring at her laptop's screen with 'puppy- dog eyes'. "Why the hell didn't you tell me your Xavier Knight is the living Greek god?" "He's not mine, and secondly why on earth are y
Never Again 🌷 “We each begin in innocence. We all become guilty.” ~•~ •E V E L Y N• Quickly turning away from the sight, I followed Kat through the crowd, hoping that he didn't see me. Not knowing why, but I looked back and we locked gazes. I couldn't look away, he was staring at me intently like a lion watching his prey. Feeling a tug just as I lost my focus on Xavier. Kat was already pulling me with her. We then arrived at our booth, so I could take a seat. "You wait here. I'll locate Mason and will get our drinks." I nodded and she strutted off. As she left, I observed the crowd was dividing itself into half and was dispersing to their respective sides, making a void in the middle of the stage. A handsome man walked down the aisle with a drink in his left hand, looking right into my eyes. And to my surprise, the man was none other than Xavier Knight himself. What was he trying to do? I thought. Xavier was standing in the middle of the stage, while the DJ announced, "Ladi
Never Again 🌷 “Sometimes life has a cruel sense of humor, giving you the thing you always wanted at the worst time possible.” Lisa Kleypas ~•~ •X A V I E R• Would you call it bad luck or the worst timing, if you end up working with the same person you spent five years hating? Evelyn Rose Williams, the girl that I loved with every nerve fibre in my being. But now, I despise her the most. Immature, materialistic narcissist who just cared about herself, who played with each and every person's emotions as they were pawns in her life. The girl who could stoop down to the lowest, if it benefited her in any way. The girl once ruined my life, and I'd never let that happen again. After five years of messing with my head, why the hell was she back? Why couldn't she just leave me alone?! The frustration that was stirring inside me was driving me damn crazy. I saw her getting appointed as my secretary, all thanks to Chris. And after getting appointed as the secretary of the CEO of a mult
Never Again 🌷 “True love will triumph in the end-which may or may not be a lie, but if it is a lie, it's the most beautiful lie we have.” John Green ~•~ •E V E L Y N• Wishing that Sunday didn't happen because unfortunately, I had to face Xavier today at work. It was a Monday and I planned to avoid him like the plague. I wasn't going to indulge myself in his business until he apologized for his behaviour the other night. If he even remembered, I thought. I arrived at work at an earlier time, so I started to sort out all the files that needed to be signed and reviewed by Xavier. Engrossed in work, I didn't even notice him entering the office. He didn't usually bother addressing my presence, so today was no different. After a while, my phone started ringing. Looking up from what I was doing, answered the unknown number. Before I could even greet the person on the other end, I heard, "In my office, along with all the important files." And then he cut the call. Way too quick, M
Never Again 🌷 “Just ask how I'm feeling, I want to say. Just ask and I may tell you. But no one does.” Melina Marchetta ~•~ ~FIVE YEARS AGO~ •E V E L Y N• Ever since I knew about the dreaded agreement between Williams and Knight, I had cried myself to bed every night. Seeing as Marc wasn't here to comfort and change my mood, I was left on my own. After I ate, I took a nice warm bath and retired to bed early. Never had I ever imagined that for the rest of the week after I agreed to meet Xavier, I would have to handle a lot of my school work to complete it early. As Xavier Knight would arrive from New York to here in California on Monday, I also had to finish off my school work for the next few weeks. Trying to smooth out everything by myself and by Friday night, I finally let out a breath I didn't know I was holding all week. My weekend flew by so fast. I didn't even get the chance to relax my nerves. I had to divert my mind from him as I kept dreading for Monday. Waking up a
Never Again 🌷 “To hurt is as human as to breathe.” ~•~ E V E L Y N• Engrossed in our previous memories, I haven't heard Mr Walker entering my office. "What are you doing inside your office during lunch time?" Mr Walker's voice reached my ears and I immediately turned towards him. "Mr Walker actually-" "Didn't I tell you to call me Chris?" She asked, smiling as I nodded in yes. "Yes Chris, I just finished reading our new project." I told him and he sighed, leaning in front of my desk as he placed his hands on it. "We don't work like that here, Evelyn. Besides lunch hours are prohibited to our workers, using it for work. Now, come on." He motioned her to follow him. "But Mr Walker… sorry...Chris wait.." before I could say anything further, he had already gone into Xavier's office through the joined door. Sighing, I dragged myself up from the desk and trudged towards Chris' office. The sight of two people greeted me who were sitting in front of his desk, one of them was Xavi
Never Again 🌷 “It was never my intention to cause you pain. Whether you feel strongly or very little, that does not excuse thoughtless behaviour.” Jacquelyn Frank ~•~ E V E L Y N• Everyone was already in the limo when Xavier and I reached there. As we went in Chris asked, "What were you doing so long?" At that moment I felt a bit awful that I was also making everyone wait longer. And to rub salt in my wounds, Xavier laughed cruelly and replied, "She was being a woman, they always take time." "Well, she cleans up nicely." Chris chuckled and commented. "Thank you." I smiled. I hadn't realised that Chris' secretary, Lucy, had also joined us until she complimented me, "You look lovely." "Thank you Lucy, you too." I replied genuinely to which she smiled and started reading the file in her hand. Suddenly the vehicle stopped at this large building, it was so different from any I've ever seen, it's upper structure protrude outwards and it was magnificent. Everyone exited the li
Never Again 🌷 “Like a movie scene in the sweetest dreams, I've pictured us together.” Jennifer Lopez ~•~ •E V E L Y N• If I had to explain what type of person Xavier Knight had become, I couldn't. The way he was looking at me felt as if it was real but it wasn't. All these emotions, the manner he spoke to me usually were in contrast to the manner he was speaking to me right now. "What happened to you?" He asked and kept me locked in his arms. "Mr Knight, I.." Not caring about his pretence, I just wanted to tell him about this unbearable itching and pain. The odd unpleasant feeling of passing out in the midst of the event started to haunt me. This tormenting feeling inside me was growing stronger and stronger minute by minute. I had to get the hell out of this party, before the situation got out of control. As Xavier was about to walk away, I stopped him, "Xavier, wait." "What's wrong with you, Williams?" His face turned a bit irritated at me for keeping him waiting. Sudde