They went back to her unit to shower and get a change of clothes for the next day.
While she’s doing her business, Daniel freely roamed around when a pink album caught his eye.
“Our Wedding” he read the title in confusion.
The more he browsed the pages, the more confused he becomes.
Is he suffering from any amnesia?
The photos are not as he remembers it to be.
“Convincing, right?” Celine appeared in her pink cartoon pyjamas.
“I edited most of the photos so if anyone wanted proof, I could easily show this one”
“No one could tell since everything was made seven years ago” she winked at him proudly.
She has really covered her bases.
After keeping the album in her desk drawer, they prepared to leave when her door bell rang.
“Hide” she whispered to Daniel who quickly went inside her room.
“Baby girl!!!” Linda Lopez hugged her as
“What did you say?” Brendan stood from his seat ready to attack.“I said you’re a snake” Daniel stepped forward provoking Brendan.“Enough!” Linda interrupted.“Grant, we’re dating” she admitted to stop both men.Daniel scoffed.“What, you couldn’t get Celine, you went after the best friend? Classic snake” Daniel clapped annoyingly.Brendan’s fist was fast and it landed partially on Daniel’s cheek.Daniel’s quick reflex prevented him from getting a knock-out.“At least I’m not a hypocrite. Going back to your true colours now?”“What happened to the loner-geek persona you created for Celine?”“Did she find out you’re a star athlete who doesn’t need glasses?”“Classic hypocrite” Brendan clapped back at him.This time it was Daniel’s fist
“Your what?” Oscar asked after a complete silence.He wasn’t dreaming, was he?“Just send the details in my email” he said not wanting to repeat what he said.“Another thing, I need a new house with a swimming pool and a garden”“We’ll move in once she gets better” he said casually.After a few more instructions, they ended their call.Celine spent the rest of the morning sleeping.She only wakes up to have soup or water.Oscar called again at lunch time to give a briefing.“I think you scared the secretary on her first day. She didn’t show up today”“She’s also not picking up her phone. What a model employee you hired” Oscar said sarcastically.“She’s here with me” Daniel just said.“Ohhh” Oscar doesn’t buy it.Will the prima donna secretary work in a hospital?
“With who?” Daniel came from outside.“That’s not a very decent advice, isn’t it Linda?” he asked in gritted teeth.“Don’t listen to her. Only you can decide when you will be ready for that kind of bullshit”“And you have to tell me if you meet someone you like, you understand?” he commanded.“Scratch that, you cannot like anyone without my approval”Celine could only look at Linda for support.Linda shook her head.She was forced to nod in agreement.If Daniel started talking like this, no one in their right mind would even dare make a sound.After confirming Celine is ready for discharge, Linda went back to the Yates Holdings.“D, where’s my surprise?” she asked once they were back in his flat.“Rest first. I’ll bring you there tomorrow” he planted a kiss on her forehead then went to work.
“Britney Smith will come to office tomorrow” Daniel informed her while they were having dinner.“Yeah, Oscar asked me to block her so I gave away the snacks she sent this afternoon”“She also sent a note” she added while taking a note from her purse.“How do you want me to handle it?” she asked for his opinion.Daniel just looked at the note and furrowed his eyebrows.‘I hope you enjoy the snacks as I enjoy your company. Remember the good times – xoxoB’She looked at Daniel to see if there’s any excitement.When she read the note, she felt a prick in her heart.It seemed they kept in touch while Daniel was abroad.Good thing she only saw annoyance in Daniel’s reaction.Very good.She’s been thinking on how to avoid Britney since afternoon.She cannot decide since she doesn’t know Daniel’s relation
“Boss, Ms. Smith of Smith Group has arrived for your lunch” she said smiling to the CEO.Daniel’s eyes turned murderous.Didn’t he tell Oscar and her to block social meetings?“Hi Daniel, I dropped by early so we could have a little chat. It’s been a while” Britney tried to approach Daniel but the man stood from his seat to maintain a safe distance.“Apologies Ms. Smith. Didn’t my secretary tell you I’m not available?” he looked at Celine meaningfully.He wanted to know what is going on in that brain of hers.“I did, boss. It’s BS Smith, right?” Celine asked Britney innocently.“BSmith, why would you put an extra S?” she wanted to tear this little witch to pieces.“Apologies Ms. Smith. I’m still new here. It won’t happen again” she said still maintaining her innocent look.Britney remembered Daniel is i
Celine could only shake her head.When he’s in a bad mood, you better not get in his way.Just follow his orders.She immediately sent an email postponing the meeting then open her personal laptop.When the boss is away, Celine will play.‘Heaven’s Gate’ she opened a document.Location – check.Payment plans – check.Room capacity, facilities, no. of staffs – all check.Her project proposal is complete.She just needed funding.She decided she will not welcome Minerva or Clint to her ‘Heaven’s Gate’ because of the struggles they put her through.Oh, how time flies when you’re busy.It’s almost 5pm.When she checked her phone, she missed a call from Brent.“Hi Brent. Sure, I’m free for dinner? Who’s joining? And can we have pizza?” she smiled widely feeling excited to have pizza.
“Are you kidding me? Maybe you heard wrongly” she dismissed the idea.“My boss is hungry. I better go now or I will get fired” she left a hundred-dollar bill at the table then left.Brent Hardwood could only smile bitterly.Still not a date to her, just as always.“Daniel, the food is just outside. Why didn’t you pick it up?” she said in annoyance.Did he call her so she can pick it up herself?Isn’t he too much?When he didn’t answer, she started looking for him.“Daniel!!!”“Can you put your clothes on?” she immediately closed her eyes when she saw Daniel walking naked with only towel covering his private part.She suddenly remembered her dream of a naked man taking a shower.She could not shake the image in her head.And whenever she sees Daniel naked, she’s feeling awkward.She could feel her cheeks heating
Sylvia looked around to check if anyone heard her.“Celine, it’s not nice to ask that” she reminded her.“Oh? Sorry, I’m gathering statistics for my project” she apologized sincerely.Why is it wrong to ask death counts in a facility for old people?That’s inevitable.How could she estimate the turn-around of residents in her ‘Heaven’s Gate’ facility if she couldn’t get actual data?She doesn’t understand it.But if Sylvia says it’s not nice, then she will refrain from asking again.“I won’t stay long, Sylvia. I’ll see you next week” they exchanged their goodbyes.***She took her shower in her unit before going back to the penthouse.“Hi sweetheart, I made us lunch” Daniel greeted her with a gentle kiss.She squinted her eyebrows trying to figure out what is happening.“Rela