Keira was on her way to her car when Mr. Watson approached her.
“Ms. Keira, I came here to give you the program for the party. Please be guided accordingly when you will be needed to go up the stage, and may we request you for a speech?”
Keira smiled at Mr. Watson, the one person that she and her Nana trust completely.
“Okay, thank you for this, Mr. Watson.”
Manager Leo passed by the two and gave them a dirty look. Keira knew what he was up to; he was relentless in finding a fault about her but as always; he fails. Keira decided to play along because she wants to embarrass Manager Leo at the company party.
“Mr. Watson, thank you for getting along well with my grandmother, and helping me with my promotion.”
Mr. Watson scratched his head, thinking why Keira was suddenly doing this, bu
(Stephen’s POV)Stephen’s happiness resonated through him, he is seeing the love of his life; the love he thought he already lost, it felt like it was almost too much happiness he deserved. He saw her walking towards him, his limb felt weak; he could not fathom how gorgeous ghosts could become.“Keira! Keira!”Keira heard Mr. Watson call her name, she looked in his direction; he gave her the sign that she should get ready to come up on stage.Stephen heard his father call Tara with the name Keira; it broke his heart realizing he still hasn’t moved on, he misses Tara so much that he saw her in another person, it has been almost a year since her demise, but his feelings for her are just the same.“Wait a minute, is she that Keira?”He fought himself deciding if he should follow
“Keira! Keira!”Keira heard Mr. Watson call her name, she looked in his direction; he gave her the sign that she should get ready to come up on stage. As much as she wants to go to that man who looked like Stephen; the speech she is about to give is much more important. She went back to the venue as Mr. Watson was waiting for her.Keira was so uneasy that the words her Nana is saying were just flowing from ear to ear; she could not understand a thing, but she noticed the crowd went completely quiet; then her Nana looked at her and encouraged her to get up the stage.“Thank you, Nana, good evening ladies, and gentlemen; I would like to introduce myself to all of you again. My name is Keira Greene; and not Gray; I started working as a rank and file employee last year to better understand how the company works from the smallest employee to a managerial level. I would lik
“Please don’t torment my son, I beg of you Ms. President”Mr. Watson tried to joke with Keira, his demeanor changed as if he really did not like Keira for his son even if it was just a joke.“Well then, you’re missing out on having the best daughter in law Mr. Watson.”Both of them giggled, Keira really wants to make Mr. Watson feel better because of the long years he worked for his father; he is like family to her.“Ms. President; we should get going, the meeting starts in ten minutes.”Keira nodded, she took a deep breath as she stood up and prepared herself for the meeting. The whole board room was quiet as she stepped inside. There are familiar faces and new ones as well; the board of directors is complete today eager to hear the very first meeting the new CEO will preside.
Keira could not believe her eyes, the person she wanted to confront for the last seven years is now standing in front of her. She could not be mistaken, he was that Stephen!The only guy who she gave a chance to know her on a personal level, the one who had access to her on a physical and intimate level; also the one who disappeared on her and dated her best friend.“Why does he act like he does not recognize me? Did my face change that much? Or is this jerk just acting it out?”Keira clenched her fists as resentment thrummed through her veins. She let out a deep sigh and took the courage to ask him again.“Did you just say your name is Stephen?”“Yes, but I am more comfortable with my second name; Clarke.”Keira nodded and smiled as she plotted her revenge on this egotistical jerk.
“Give me the keys, I’m driving.”Keira asked for her keys as she walked towards her car, while Clarke was trailing after her. He looked confused, thinking if Keira was serious earlier. Nevertheless, he complied and sat on the passenger side.“Ms. President, where are we going?”Clarke asked in a low voice, he does not want to appear like a scared little girl in front of a powerful woman like Keira.“I told you earlier, I’m going to take you home.”Keira told Clarke as she giggled at his reaction. He just nodded looking very embarrassed.“Don’t worry Clarke; you don’t have to take everything I say too seriously. It is our temporary office that’s why I am taking you there.”Clarke sighed with relief, Keira felt insulte
Keira made sure to get a reaction from Clarke, but he was so dense or incredibly stupid not to get the hint that she is that woman.“Same here, I drank that day but when we did it I was sober. It was everything that I’ve ever wanted.”Clarke seemed serious as he gulped his beer.“This prick does not really recognize me… You are going to fall for me real hard and I will make sure to stomp all over you when you’re down”Keira murmured as she made it clear to herself that Clarke really deserves to be punished. They both finished two bottles each, and both of them made clear their alcohol limit is not even one can consider average.They were laughing as they were sharing stories; however, Keira felt his genuine loneliness whenever he talks about the love he lost. His words felt like a dagger to her heart
“We have just started dating and we want to start exploring our relationship first before talking about marriage.”Keira was taken aback by what she heard from Clarke who was trying to save her from the situation.“Ms. Elisa, we can’t let them get married, my family has nothing to offer to yours we will be a shame to your lineage. Please, reconsider.”Mr. Watson was begging the family matriarch to let go of his son. It further fueled Ms. Elisa’s anger.“I am disappointed with you Mr. Watson, you know my family very well and we never compare any family as inferior to ours. So no, I won’t accept your reason.”Clarke stood up and talked sincerely to Ms. Elisa.“Please let our relationship take its normal course, I would like Keira to experience it all, a grand p
“What was that for?”Keira asked Clarke in a low voice, she felt bad when he stopped and left her wanting for more. Clarke instantly hushed her lips with another kiss and then whispered in her ear.“It seems like your Nana will really not let us go, look at the door.”Her Nana was there with another elderly woman.“I’m sorry did we interrupt you two?”Ms. Elisa was smiling when she walked closer to them.“Not at all Nana, I’m sorry you had to see too much today… By the way, I thought you left already.”“I figure out you need help around here so you two can focus on your work and other things.”The old lady was ecstatic with her anticipation of Keira getting married.