It was Felix’s voice, so Leo turned and gave him a stern look. Felix only grinned in return as he walked up to them.“Hello, Ellen. How was work today?” Felix said to Ellen as he ignored Leo.“I didn’t know I became invisible today,” Leo said sarcastically.Turning to look at Leo, Felix said, “Dear cousin, you’re not as fine as the beauty standing in front of me; that’s why.”“Oh, I see,” Leo replied, raising his left brow playfully.“Hello, Mr. Albert.” Alex said from his desk as he stood up to go.“Hi, Alex, see you at the hotel tomorrow,” Felix told him.“I’m invisible right now, Alex; Felix made me so because of Ellen, so good night, okay?” Leo said as Alex left the office, laughing.Ellen felt her cheeks color at their banter. To cover her nervousness, she quickly said, “I need to go home to my mom.”Tapping his forehead as if in remembrance of something, Felix said to Ellen, “That’s right, how is she now?”“She’s better; thank you so much; it’s all because of you,” Ellen replied

Ellen stared at the closed elevator door, her eyes glued to it, as she realized what just happened."F*ck,” she whispered as she pressed the button for the elevator. Just then, she pictured Leo’s face when he told her a while ago not to allow any interruptions to the meeting.“Who the hell is this lady? She is going to complicate matters for me,” Ellen muttered as she entered the elevator, mentally wishing it would move up faster than it was moving.As soon as the elevator opened, Ellen saw the lady with the guard. Relief washed over her.“Thank God,” she whispered as she walked towards them."Ma'am, you can’t be here. I told you this earlier.” Ellen said it politely, trying not to anger the lady.“I had to stop her from going in because you didn’t inform me anyone was coming upstairs," the guard told Ellen.“Yes, thank you for that.” Ellen replied to the guard as he went back to stand by the elevator doors.“Okay, I’m here now; I’m not going down to the lobby. I’ll wait up here till

“Ellen, will you..."Felix saw the doubt in her eyes. He paused, trying to rephrase what he was about to say. Ellen pulled out her hands from Felix's grasp as she waited for him to spill his gut.“Ellen, relax, okay? I’m not about to ask you to marry me or something,” Felix said, laughing drily.Ellen’s voice was small as she replied, “Oh, I’m sorry.” She had no idea what she was apologizing for.“You don’t need to be sorry. I like you a lot, Ellen, but I don’t want to rush you.” Felix told her.“Okay, Felix I appreciate your thoughtfulness. I’m just not ready for anything right now,” Ellen told him, smiling kindly at him."Alright, Ellen, we’ll take it one step at a time. I just wanted to let you know my stand,” Felix replied.“Okay, thank you for that,” Ellen told him.Smiling sheepishly at her, Felix said, “Well, now I can let you out of the car; I wouldn’t want you to choke on your nerves now.”Ellen burst out laughing. “Oh, Felix, now the real you is back,” she said.“That remind

Sandra looked at Leo; he seemed to have forgotten she was standing close to him. There was a longing in his eyes, like he was looking at something he wanted to have. Sandra turned back to look at Ellen, and then it struck her."Leo, you like Ellen!" Sandra exclaimed. Her face had surprise written all over it. Who would believe that the almighty Leo had fallen for such a girl? Sandra thought, looking at Ellen with disdain.The statement jerked Leo out of his trance. He had been captivated by seeing Ellen. She had taken his breath away. Ellen was the most beautiful woman he had ever laid eyes on that night.Turning to face Sandra, Leo raised a brow and asked her, “What nonsense are you spewing again?”"Well, you tell me, you just had that look on your face,” Sandra told him. She felt threatened by Ellen. Oh, this isn’t going to be as easy as I thought, Sandra thought, shooting lasers with her eye at Ellen.“What stupid look are you talking about? If you are going to keep saying nonsense

Ellen was confused as to why Leo would get so mad at what Sandra had to say. It was no secret that Sandra got on Leo’s nerves like every other lady who sought Leo’s attention—maybe more than the rest, actually.“Hey,Leo, don’t get pissed off. I don’t think there is any reason for Ellen not to know,” Sandra said, purposely drawing out the suspense for Ellen.“Is there something?" Ellen tried to ask Leo.Sandra cut her off by saying, "I, my dear, am Leo’s ex-girlfriend, who he can’t seem to get over.”The sound of a heart beating like a drum, raging against its rib cage, filled Ellen’s head. She looked at Leo and noticed he was enraged as he walked back towards them.“I just thought you should know, now that I’m back and all,” Sandra said, smiling wickedly as she turned and headed back to the party.The color on Ellen’s face drained. What in the world was going on? Why did I lose my heart to my boss in the first place? Ellen thought.“Ellen, let’s get the hell out of this place,” Leo sa