All Chapters of The Secret Lover (CEO Love Story): Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

“The clock seems to tick slower when you’re anticipating, don’t you think?” Phoebe’s gentle voice broke the silence. I lifted my gaze to see her face more clearly. I was staring at the small digital clock on the waiters' station. “I don’t know, it’s not that I am anticipating anything anyways.” I gave her a little smirk. “Then why are you looking at the little clock so much?” Phoebe tilted her head a bit as she questioned me. “It eases my mind up from the thoughts that lingers inside my head. Kind of.” Phoebe looked at the floor and then back at me. Her smile was a little weary. I could see it clearly even though she tried to hide it. “You can always come over to my placeif you need some company, Ari, I’ll always be there for you. Remember? We are friends.” I gave her an assuring nod. I was not quite fitted with the idea, but I didn’t want to decline her act of kindness towards me. I did not want to seem like a shut-out because it might hurt her feelings. “Thanks for worry

The next morning, I woke up earlier than usual, although I still felt like I hadn't gotten enough sleep. My body was sore from all the cleaning we had to do the previous night, especially my back and legs, and for a moment I simply lay there staring at the ceiling while trying to convince myself that I really had to get out of bed. I turned my head towards Amy, who was still sleeping soundly beside me. She looked so peaceful that I almost felt jealous of her.“Must be nice to sleep like that,” I whispered.Amy only moved slightly before burying her face deeper into the pillow. I smiled to myself before finally getting out of bed. I had promised myself that I wouldn't be late again, so I hurriedly prepared breakfast while getting Amy ready for the day. My neighbor, Kanika, had agreed to watch her again that morning, although I felt guilty about relying on her too often. I knew she was kind enough to help me, but I didn't want to take advantage of her kindness. After preparing a simple b

The following days went by much more peacefully than I expected. After everything that happened with Elaine, I had been worried that working at Scalavatia would become unbearable, especially since I was still new and had already managed to get myself into trouble during one of the busiest nights of the week. Thankfully, nobody brought up the incident again, although I still felt embarrassed whenever I remembered the way I had fallen in front of everyone.My ankle was still a little sore, and I had already replaced my broken heels with a cheap pair of black flats. They weren't nearly as pretty, but at least they didn't look like they were planning to betray me in the middle of a restaurant. I had also started getting used to the rhythm of the place. Morning preparations, setting tables, checking reservations, serving customers, cleaning up after them, and doing whatever else the manager asked me to do. It was tiring, but there was something comforting about knowing what I was supposed t

After the incident, we did not immediately pack up and move to the hotel that Harrison told me to stay in. The hotel room which I will move to needed to be rearranged and cleaned up first because it was not used in quite a long time. Harrison said that it was not used quite often due to the fact that it had a smaller size compared to the other rooms. But as small as Harrison revealed it to be, I was sure as heck that it was much larger and more luxurious than the apartment that I was currently living in. Besides, comparing a cheap run down apartment located in the almost slum area of the city to a room of a large luxurious hotel which was owned by one of the richest families and located in the center of the city where most of the high rise buildings were located, would definitely be so far off the hook..We all needed some rest too, well, especially for me and Amy. Amy had just undergone the most traumatic experience in her life, so it would be best for her to catch on some rest for

Phoebe and I were having our lunch break. We were eating at the small diner across of Scalavatia, its name was Cabana Craves. It had been advertised here and there throughout the town, since it was a newly opened diner. However, the inside was not as pretty as it advertised to be on the outside. By now, we had already seen the most of it, but to be honest, the food tasted pretty good and quite worth the price. Well, Phoebe and I loved food, and she just enjoyed spending time with me when we were having lunch break. So probably we would spend most of the rest of our lunch breaks here, hopefully they will be open for a long time. .The waitress walked over to us with our food. .“Hi there, you girls want anything else special today?”.The two of us looked up at each other..“We're fine, thank you.” .The waitress left again without giving us another glance. We resumed eating our food in a comfortable silence. Just then, she returned with a small basket full of different types of bre