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<President's office>
Nina sat lazily on the sofa and observed as he Charlie worked She never really took a look at him before.
She had to admit that Charlie was a very handsome man even though he was in his forties, he had the air of a matured man when working and his crooked tid added a bit of unruliness to his charm. He was like fine wine that had matured and gotten better with age.
"Looked enough?" Nina didn't know when finished his work but he was now watching her with an amused tinkle in his charming grey eyes.
Nina rolled her eyes at him and said mockingly,
"Are you that handsome? Why would I look at you? I was just wondering how a lazy person like you managed to look serious when working"
Charlie got up from his chair and pretentiously held his chest as he walked towards her up to her.
"Ah! You hurt my fragile heart again. Although I am not as handsome as that jerk with letter J, I still top the most eligible bachelors list every year" He said while plopping himself down beside Nina.
"Is that something to be proud of?" She rolled her eyes at him again.
"Of course it is something to be proud of. I am already in my forties but I got on to a list that mainly has men in their twenties and thirties. What do you think that means? It means am charming enough!"
Nina suppressed the urge to roll her eyes at her shameless manager and just directly went straight to the point.
"What did you call me for? Better hurry up, I don't have time to waste here with you"
Charlie sighed and looked disappointedly at her,
"Always straight to the point, aren't you?. You are seriously no fun."
Nina raised her eyebrows at him and asked indifferently,
"You gon' talk or not"
"Talk. I will talk" Charlie gave in at last lest she really leaves. "I wanted to ask you about your future plans, you have already been modeling for years already so i was wondering if you are still planning to continue modeling or switch to another career" He asked in a serious tone.
Nina looked lost in thought after his question and kept quiet.
He was also in no rush to hear her answer as he knew it was not an easy decision to give up something you have been doing for years so he went ahead to pour tea for himself and slowly sipped on it.
After a while, Nina looked up reverting back to her calm look.
"Actually, I already had plans to give up modeling. I just never had the chance to put it into action yet. You asking me kind of propelled me to make a decision"
Charlie sat up right curious to hear what she had in plan.
"I want to be a writer"
Pfft! Charlie spat out the tea in his mouth and gaped at Nina with his mouth open as he asked incredulously,
"You... want to be a writer?"
Nina who had just narrowly avoided being doused with tea and was subsequently disdained used her hands to cruelly smack his head.
"Don't look at me like you saw a ghost, alright? It is my childhood dream!" She felt annoyed at the fact that he was so surprised and felt like he looked down on her.
Looking at her annoyed face, Charlie knew that he had been misunderstood and was quick to clarify.
"Boss, don't be annoyed. I was just surprised that out of all other occupations, you chose to be a writer. Actually, I was kind of hoping you would take over my duties as the CEO."
Nina gave him the side eye as she answered coldly,
"In your dreams. I already told you I have no plans of being the CEO at least not now so stop with your delusions!"
Charlie sighed resignedly as he said,
"How could you be so cruel, Nina? Ah, my poor heart. Being hurt twice in a row."
"If that is all you have to say, then... I have to go" She said as she picked up her bag and walked over to the door.
She stopped at the door with her hand holding the door knob, her head tilted to that side,
"Did I forget something?" She whispered.
Charlie who had been watching her all along felt an urge to laugh when he heard her whisper.
"You forgot your dear assistant!" He answered Nina amusingly.
Nina glared at him feeling embarrassed at having forgot her friend.
"Where is she? I haven't seen her since she brought me in"
Charlie answered airily,
"She received a call from you-know-who and went out to meet him"
"Why did she not tell me?" Nina asked unhappily
Charlie rolled his eyes at her as he answered matter-of-factly
"She is dating Ryan and he is Justin's friend so she just didn't want you to be uncomfortable"
Nina felt warm in her heart. She knew that Selena might seem sloppy sometimes but she was someone who paid attention to details, just like today. Worried she might feel uncomfortable so she resorted to meeting her boyfriend secretly.
"But... I wouldn't stop her from seeing her boyfriend just because he is his friend. That would be unfair to both of them"
"She just didn't want you to remember unwanted memories and you were bound to if you saw or heard Ryan's name."
"Al..right. I will be going now" She was already out of the door after she spoke.
Charlie shook his head at her back and whispered gently,
"Still awkward at receiving care, I see"
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The Walters' Mansion A maid rushed in towards the elegant woman who was sitting in the living room and said respectfully but excitedly "Madam, Miss Sophie is back!" The elegant woman blanked out for a while and looked lost. She turned and asked the maid again, "Sophie is back?" "Yes, madam! She is just outside and about to come in" The maid confirmed. The woman stood up agitatedly and rushed towards the door but before she got to the door, an excited and sweet looking girl ram towards her and screamed,
Nina's and Selena's apartment The abrupt ringing of a cell phone sounded in the living room. Selena who was busy watching a K-drama turned to check if it was her phone ringing. When she realised it was not hers but Nina's, she raised her voice towards the kitchen and called out, "Nina, you have a call!" Nina shouted from the kitchen asking who it was. Selena went to pick up the phone but paused when she saw the caller ID. Realising there was no response after a while, Nina walked out from the kitchen and looked towards Selena who was behaving weirdly
Nina and Selena were the one who arrived first at the Walters' mansion. The maid excitedly brought them inside the house. "Madam, miss Nina and miss Selena is here", She announced happily the moment they were at the door. "Nina is here?" Sophie's excited voice asked from the living room. Before Nina could even make sense if what is happening, she came barreling towards her and hugged her tightly. "I missed you so much!" Nina looked helplessly at Selena who also shrugged indifferently. Her expression which seemed to say, 'Its your problem, not mine' Nina turned to look at the woman in her arms who still can't stop acting like a child and said helpl
"Your sister?" Justin asked incredulously. "Yes, Nina and Selena are my sworn sisters. We came from the same orphanage but we are closer than real brothers and sisters anyway." Brian replied calmly. "Seems like she didn't tell you. You are not that close after all." He sounded happy at the end. Justin turned to look at Nina and asked incredulously, "You didn't cheat?" Selena rolled her eyes at him and said furiously, "Of course, little darling would never cheat. I was the one who came up with that plan to mislead you to think she cheated. She only agreed because of how much she was hurt. YOU are the one who cheated, not her!"
Three months had gone by in a blink of an eye since Nina started living with the Walters. She was now six months along, her stomach had swollen to a considerable size although she still looked almost the same. The difference was only in her bosom which were obviously fuller, swollen stomach and waist that had gotten thicker. After vomiting for the third time that morning, she weakly trudged to the living room and plopped down under the watchful eyes of Selena and Sophie. "How do you feel now?" Selena asked worriedly. "Terrible. There is nothing in my stomach so I have been vomiting bile. Ah! being pregnant is such a chore" "It must be the baby. Do
Walters Mansion It was already afternoon when the ringtone of a phone broke the peaceful atmosphere in the living room. "Nina, it seems like it's your phone ringing", Selena looked up from the TV series she was watching and pointed Nina's cell phone on the couch. Nina's head snapped up from the TV series, impatience clear on her face. She snatched up the phone and looked at the caller only to see it was an unsaved number. "Who is it?", Sophie asked curiously. "I don't know. It is an unsaved number." "Answer it, darling. It might be important", Mrs Walters pointed out. &nb
An hour later, a black Lamborghini made his way to the entrance of the mansion. Donning dark shades, a very handsome and gentle-looking man wearing a casual white shirt, dark pants, and leather shoes stepped elegantly out of the car. Nina, who had heard the sound and guessed who it was, came out with the other curious women just in time to see him close the door. Selena and Nina were beyond shocked to see the man in front of them, His jet black hair was cropped short exposing his seductive brown eyes, he had a friendly smile on his face as he looked towards them and opened his mouth, a mellow voice capable of seducing anyone with weak will flowed out. “Are you that shocked to see me, love?”, He chuckled good-natured as he admired the shocked look on their faces.
Selena looked curiously at him, probably questioning what made him act out of character, before answering coolly, “She went out about half an hour before you came in” “Went out? Where did she go?”, He asked, the surprise evident in his voice, as he wasn't expecting the answer he got. “Her friend came, and he took her for a drive. He was a really handsome one!”, Sophie replied provokingly. “Her friend? Was it Charlie?”, He asked turning to Selena as Nina's agent and CEO of her company, Charlie was the only male friend he could think of close enough to bring her out for a drive. “No, it wasn't Charlie. It was Ty”. Color drained from Justin