The whole strands of hair on Matilda's body stood on all ends, it felt like the organs in her body were throbbing all by themselves.Jaden grabbed her waist with so much intensity and passion, his hands were on her like he actually owned her. Matilda could not even look in his direction, her body might fail her.Everything the old man was saying, she could not hear any of it. Her mind was on Jaden's hands on her waist. She was so close to him that she could smell his cologne.She had never felt this way before, there was a load of emotion inside of her, waiting to burst out.Jaden noticed she was not paying attention, he used his index finger to poke her side. The action made Matilda make a little jump, Jaden grabbed her closer again.“The chairman is saying hi to you”Jaden whispered into her ears, and she jolted back to reality. Matilda looked at Jaden then at the chairman, who was already extending his hands towards her.With both of her hands, she shook the chairman who also place

Matilda pulled Niki into a tight embrace, he wept heavily on her shoulders. Drops of tears fell from her eyes too, but she dabbed the tears to avoid bringing down Niki's confidence.“Niki, read my lips. Your surgery will be a success, and you will not die”All Niki could do was nod and clean his tears, he developed an hiccup and Matilda patted his back.“You are one of the strongest people I know, you are even stronger than I, your older sister. I'm proud of you”.A warm smile spread across Matilda's face, and Niki smiled weakly in return. She pulled him into another embrace, and kept patting his back.She released him and they continued walking and stopped when they got to their doorstep.“What would you like to have for dinner, my little pumpkin?”Niki rolled his eyes as he went through the door, Matilda laughed so hard.“I'm 12, stop calling me that”“Then you should be aware that your shoes do not belong on the couch”.Matilda pointed to his shoes he placed on the couch, he picked

Matilda's mouth was open in bewilderment, her eyes almost popped out of their socket as she stared at Tiana who was kneeling in front of her.Jaden scoffed and ran his hands through his hair, he knows the kind of person Tiana is and he can never fall for her tricks.He looked at Matilda, her expression had changed. He could see she was almost falling for Tiana's trick, he was moved to warn her but he restricted himself.People passing through their headquarters could see what was happening, they gossiped amongst themselves as they walked by.Tiana's head was down, she could not look at Matilda. She closed her eyes and squeezed her dress in her hands. She had never done this before, going down on both knees for someone.Matilda was still fixed in that position, she looked around and saw few people staring at them, and even Jaden was there.“Why…why are you doing this?”Matilda's voice almost sounded like a whisper, her voice shook as she spoke. It was so hard to hear her.Tiana sighed

Tiana blinked so fast, like there was chaft in her eyes. She looked at Tom then at the system, she took it closer to him and was pointing at the screen.“What…what is this Tom?”Tiana's lips were shivering, she tucked at Tom's shirt lightly. He sighed and held her hands, but she yanked them.“Tell me what this is Tom!”“Tiana, calm down. From this picture, it seems like they may be…a thing”Tom stammered as he spoke, he could see the pain in Tiana's eyes. She was tearing up, yet the anger she felt was very visible.“Matilda and Jaden are a thing? They are going out?”She threw the laptop on the bed and Tom rushed to hold it, it almost hit the ground but Tiana cared less.She pulled at her hair, while pacing around the room, tears were already streaming down her face.Tom went to meet her to cajole her, he hugged her but she yelled and pushed him off.“Why will…why will Jaden choose a mere secretary over me? That's not possible”.Tiana's voice cracked as she spoke, she sounded like a l

Matilda held Jaden's hand and tried to free herself, but the grip was too intense. His eyes were bulgy and the veins on his forehead were protruding.“You won't answer me, huh?”The grip got more intense, Jaden's voice was quiet but it had authority and threat in it. Matilda wiggled her hands, but nothing helped. Jaden pulled her closer to himself, she could feel his heart beat as their chest made contact. Matilda's voice shook and cracked as she spoke.“Why are you doing this, sir?”Jaden tilted his head to the other side and laughed, he looked at her as the laughter disappeared, Matilda was still trying to push him off.“I asked you a simple question, all you had to do was answer”“I feel you have no right sir, I don't want to speak about it”Jaden stared at Matilda, she didn't move her eyes away. Their eyes locked for minutes, and there was silence but the heavy breath of Jaden could be heard.He held her hands so tight and squeezed his jaw, he let out a loud groan as she pushed h