Edward’s povI sat in my office drinking a bottle of one of my expensive drinks when the door opened after a quick knock.It was a board member.“What do you want?” I swirled my drink as the ice fell apart in the glass.“I’m here to see if you are still showing up for the board meeting,” he said as I groaned and shook my head.This was frustrating. Knowing that I had to deal with him as a person right now.“How about we deal with this later?” I said with a small smile.“As much as I would love to let you stay here and relax, we have so many things to do. We can’t just let this go. We need you for the meeting so that we can discuss the next step to take. We have to meet some investors who would love to step into our company. We need to check the staff and maybe hire more. This is a seven-star hotel. It needs the best of the best. We can’t do anything without investors.”I dropped my cup on the table with a bang as some amber liquid splashed out on the leather top.I was so mad I could
Eloise’s povThe moment the door closed, I started to pack up my things.“Where are you going?” Sandra asked as I looked at her.“Out of here.”“Why?” She asked. “Did anything happen? Did he threaten you?”“You can drop the act now Sandra,” I said with a stern voice. “I know you all are in on this. It’s Edward. I know him. You all work for him so it means you all are in on his plan to make it look like he didn’t hire you all to make me feel cozy and let down my guard while he slithers in to try to cut me down.”She looked confused. “What are you talking about? Did you know Sir Edward before?”I sighed. I didn’t know whether to believe that he was genuinely confused or if she was playing me this whole time.All I knew was that I needed to be out here and be on my way home. I had to call my lawyer.She needed to help me understand what was going on. It was that or I was screwed. I wasn’t going to be screwed for any reason.Picking up my bag, I looked at a confused Sandra. “I have to get
Edward’s povBeing in the same room with her made my heart thump in ways I didn’t expect it to. She was just in my grasp.Everything around me stopped. The only thing before us was the table and the food on it which, to be honest, I couldn’t wait to taste.Yet I wondered what she would do now. Would she leave without a care in the world? Or would she act like nothing happened between us?“Eloise,” I said as she looked at me wide-eyed like I was a ghost.“Umm…” she muttered as she blinked hard multiple times before looking down at the food.She looked around to see the other helpers and her assistant before looking back at me.“Excuse me,” she said before walking out of the kitchen.People started to murmur. They were confused about what had happened.The awkward stares between us had been a lot. No one was blind to not notice that.“Sir,” Bryan whispered to me. “What do we do?”I sighed and nodded. “I’ll be back.”“What?”But before he could ask me what I meant by that, I turned and w
Edward’s povI stood on the balcony as my assistant Bryan parked his car in the courtyard and walked up the stairs.I heard thumps before he appeared behind me.“Good morning sir,” he said as I turned to look at him.“Well, you’re up early. What’s got you in a hurry?”I sipped my drink as he nodded, “The new workers have been incorporated into the company. So that means that you need to talk to some of them. A special chef, Camille, is showing up today for the taste test.”“Does she know who I am?” I asked, a bit worried that the moment she would get wind of me, she would leave.”“No. She doesn’t know who you are yet. But if you show up today, she will know you.”I turned back to the balcony to look into the horizon. I didn’t want this to be too much on me or her. I just wanted her to know me as a nice person. I hated stringing people along. I wanted her to know I had changed. I coughed, and my cup shatteredingly fell to the ground.“Sir!” Bryan yelled as I held a hand to stop him f
Eloise’s povI got back to the office and sat down to look at a sleeping Selena. Sandra entered with a toothpick hanging from her lips.“That was… amazing,” she sang in a funny way. “I can’t believe I get to be your assistant and still have a way of going through these beautiful meals you make.”I gave a little bow. “Thank you. I’m so glad you like it.”I got up and stretched as I looked around the office.“I have to get home.”She nodded. “Sure thing. Don’t forget your contract.”“I won’t,” I smiled as I packed the book into my bag.I slung it around my shoulders and looked at Selena.“Say Sandra, do you know of any good schools around here?”She put a finger to her lips as she tried to think of an answer. “I do know one where my sister sends her child to. It’s a good school and they use visual cues to teach the pupils.”That sounded good enough for me.“I can show you today on my way home so that you can see the school,” she said as I nodded.“Well, I’m going home now. I don’t know
Eloise’s povI waited for a while before looking at my watch. Time was going and I was still here. It wasn’t like I was doing anything in this office anyway. Sandra knocked on the door and entered with a smile. She looked to see my daughter sleeping on the couch by the window.“Since she’s asleep, I was thinking we could tour the hotel. Make you see how we do things here.”I smiled and got to my feet.We then walked together as we made our way through the halls of the hotel.Everything was sparkling and bright and all I could do was gawk around.“No kidding,” I said. “The board that decided to make this must be really rich.”“Oh, it’s just one person who made all this.”“Must be a billionaire then.”“He is.” Sandra smiled. “It’s one of the best hotels in the city. Some people call it a crown of New York.” I nodded slowly. I could believe that. It indeed wasn't a building with rooms and restaurants, it was like a different planet or maybe world here. The air smelled of some expensive