DAVINA'S POV:-
I noticed tears in his eyes while he said it.
Something's not right! Was he under pressure to sell the restaurants? A thought crossed my mind.
After the meeting, everyone began walking out of the meeting room, I followed Mr. Jones, who was walking towards the elevator,
"Mr. Jones!" hearing my voice he stopped and turned around, I smiled while I walked towards him, "Davina!" He smiled warmly,
"Hello, Mr. Jones! I... need to talk!" I said, he stared at me with confusion while nodding his head, I looked around and moved a bit closer,
"Somewhere private!" I said, he looked around,
"Please follow me, dear," He said, leading me to an empty meeting conference room.
"Please!" he signalled me to talk with his hands while sitting down on the chair,
"Sir, I know I shouldn't ask this and mind my own business but you're very close to me, you helped me in my dark times and I owe you my life..." I said, hearing my words a genuine smile formed on his lips, he grabbed my hands and squeezed them with happiness evident in his eyes.
"I know dear, please ask!" he said with a smile on his face,
"I.. noticed the way you said about the restaurant selling to Mr. Spencer... you were sad and I had a thought that this was not your decision... you're being forced to sell this!" I consciously said while I noticed his features changed when I mentioned Mr. Spencer.
"Sir, whatever it is!.. you can tell me," I said holding his hands, his face fell and he kept quiet for a minute not saying anything just staring at his own hands,
"Let me help you, Sir," I said, looking at him.
"Mr. Spencer is a very dangerous man, you can't help me!" he said, Still not looking at me,
"Let me at least try!" I said, he looked at me and took a deep breath,
"This matter should be between us, Davina!" he said, with a pleading look in his eyes.
I nodded my head at him, "A week ago I got an email from Mr. Spencer's assistant asking me to meet him, he scheduled a meeting with him the next day... in the meeting, he said, he wants to buy all my restaurants! I declined to sell them... actually he was interested in buying the new york branch, as it was very popular among the other branches! But in just a second he changed his decision and asked me to sell all the branches... he threatened me to expose all those dark secrets my family hid from the media, including... my daughter's affairs and my son's drug usage... If this comes out!" tears rolled down his cheek, he couldn't even say it!
Looking at his stage my anger rose and unknown hatred began forming for Mr. Spencer inside me, "It's okay, Please control yourself Mr. Jones!" I said while placing my hand on his shoulder and consoling him.
"I warn you, dear, be very careful with him, he's not the kind of man someone would want to mess with!" he said looking at me, I nodded my head while gulping hard.
As Mr.Jones walked out of the room after telling me what Mr.Spencer did with him, I stood there as many things ran through my mind! The situation in which he was in made me go back to the situation I was in when Mr.Jones helped me.
FLASHBACK!
I looked at the papers placed on the table with tears rolling in my eyes, I glanced at the pen and the people standing in front of me. I didn't know what to say! What to ask! My heart broke in a million parts and the pain was unbearable. Sometimes the pain crushes you- it leaves you incapable of everything. It leaves you broken- in and out. The tears won't roll down, and the screams won't escape past your quivering lips, this is what happens to me right now.
I took a deep breath and took the pen from the table, my fingers were shaking while I signed the papers without thinking for a second. After signing the papers I placed the pen on the table and turned around, "Have a happy life!" I said while walking out of the apartment without looking back.
Tears were rolling down my eyes but no sound was coming out of my lips, soft raindrops began falling on me with a loud thunder roaring in the sky. The rainwater washed away my tears but couldn't take away this throbbing pain in my chest. My shaking legs gave up, making me fall to the ground, I sat on my knees with tears rolling down my cheeks and falling on my hands.
"Why!" I whispered, my unbearable pain wasn't allowing my voice to come out, and all of the memories which we spent with each other began playing in front of my eyes.
"I loved you!" My thoughts fell into an endlessly repeating loop, "Why? Why? Why? Why?" With each whispered word... a piece of my heart broke.
"You said I was your sunshine, how could you!" I cried out lowering my head down, I cried and cried but this pain wouldn't disappear. It was cutting my heart and mind in half stinging with every breath I take.
It was intense and this heartache is like an insatiable fire that burnt all the oxygen in my body leaving me listless and empty. It doesn't just mentally hurt, it physically hurts, like someone stabbing my chest over and over again and these tears won't stop falling, it's extreme.
"Davina!" someone bent down in front of me as I was sobbing, tears blinding my vision, they wrapped their hands around me, pulling me towards them, I leaned my head over their chest while crying my eyes out!
"Please! Please make this stop!" I cried!
*****
I shut my eyes, making my tears stop, I don't want them to flow down, They say once bitten, twice shy, but I think for me it's more like forever shy. I can't see myself putting my heart out there again, I don't think it can survive another inferno. But the truth is, I'd rather forgo comfort than keep a lover who doesn't love. So instead I will let this heartache be my teacher and the reason to keep seeking one who can hear the playful calling of their own soul.
If Mr. Jones didn't find me there, I wouldn't be here now, he was my father's old friend, and he helped me with everything after that day. He offered me this job and sent me to this branch so that I could be far from Seattle, I owe him my life.
And now he needs my help, I have to try my best to get his restaurants back to him. I promised myself before walking out of the room,
**tub***
"Aww!" I hissed as I hit my head on someone, While rubbing my forehead I looked up to see those familiar hooded eyes looking down at me. I stepped back and that's when I saw his eyes, they were blue/green, so beautiful! There was a hint of both colours in his iris. I never saw this before, I didn't even know this type existed. I did hear about Heterochromia, but this was the first time I saw someone with it. I thought a person with heterochromia has two different colour eyes but I never saw someone with both colours in their iris.
It's mesmerizing!
"Excuse me," I said before walking past him, I could feel his eyes on me but I tried to ignore the feeling and stepped inside the elevator. I pressed the button and moved back, as I watched him standing there and watching me like a predator, his lips moved and his bodyguard moved to him, Mr.Spencer whispered in his ear without moving his eyes from me, and his bodyguard nodded his head before moving back.
As the elevator doors were closing, I noticed a smirk forming on his lips which made me nervous inside.
DAVINA'S POV."Hello, Mr. David," I took his hand and shook it, he smiled, looking at me while sitting down on the chair in front of me, "Hello Miss Ellis," he greeted, I turned towards the waiter,"Your order, please. Mr. David?" the waiter asked, "Just a cup of coffee please," he said, glancing at him.The waiter nodded his head and turned to me,"Make it two!" I said, he immediately walked off with the order.I turned to Mr. David, who was looking at me with great interest, "So, Davina, what do you want to talk about?" he asked, genuinely curious to know why I called him.I looked around before leaning my hands on the table, "I want to know about Mr. Spencer, CEO of Spencer Enterprises?" I asked, staring at his face and the changes on his features when he heard Mr. Spencer's name did not go unnoticed.I wonder why everyone has this reaction when they hear this name, "I want every single detail of him, what he does and where he lives! Everything! And David!" I took his hand, "You're
DAVINA'S POV:-The bodyguards just dragged them inside and made them sit on the sofa which was placed in the middle of the office. I looked at them with a blank expression on, Inside I was scared and tense but I didn't let it show on my face.I moved my eyes on Mr. Spencer who was watching me intensely, His unique eyes had an intensity in them which made me a bit intimidated but I tried hard to mask my face, his eyes were roaming on my face making me very nervous inside."Take a seat, Miss Ellis," He said without moving his eyes from me, I raised my left eyebrow up! He does realize he's standing in my office right?I said nothing but still had that expression on, I stepped towards the chair and sat down on it and looked up at him, "I discovered that you want to know more about me! Miss Ellis," He said, leaning his back against my desk while folding his arms over his chest.He looked at me with blank face, I didn't say anything, just stayed calm and waited for him to say what he wanted
DAVINA'S POV:-I didn't understand what to do or what to say, I just stared at him, terrified and scared as my mind took his words in. He stepped back while that stupid smirk playing on his lips,"Good day," he responded and began walking towards my office door. It took me a few minutes to calm down, I took deep breaths as I let myself relax a bit.What he said a minute ago played in my mind, "He didn't sign the divorce papers?" I whispered, what happened that night has played in front of my eyes, dragging me back to that horrible day of my life.FlashbackDavina's POV:-As I was cleaning the kitchen, I heard the doorbell ring, I placed the bowl on the kitchen counter and moved towards the door,***ring**"Coming!" I yelled as I reached the main door, I opened the door and saw a woman standing there, she was beautiful, with her strawberry blond hair and blue eyes, and she had a supermodel body."Yes!" I asked if she looked inside like she was searching for someone.Her eyes finally l
DAVINA'S POV:-"What!" I whispered, I clearly understood what he was doing right now, but I didn't know why?"I'm not going to repeat myself, Miss. Elis, I want all those financial files on my desk in five minutes," he ordered while placing his left leg up on my desk and placing the right one over it.His action made my temper rise and I know I can't do anything right now as he is the boss, but that doesn't mean I will be his personal assistant. I tried hard to control my anger and be calm because, in a situation like this, he can use my one wrong move against me.I took a deep breath while closing my eyes and turning around,Calm down, Davina...I walked up to my assistant's office and saw her typing on her computer, she immediately stood up as she saw me walk towards her,"Darcy... I need financial files," I said, she nodded her head,"Please sit Miss. Ellis, I will bring them to you!" she said and walked away.I sat down on the chair and waited for her to bring those files to me, a
DAVINA'S POV:-"Excuse me," I said while I immediately turned back and rushed out of the room, I tried to calm myself and take a deep breath, but I was angry, "How dare he!" I fumed with anger. The way he was fucking my assistant on my desk while bending her down and griping her hands on her back played in front of my eyes, and her moans and his grunts made me feel disgusted. I can't believe his guts, he was fucking her right over my desk, where I work, where I spend half of my day.I couldn't explain how angry I was, I had to clean the whole room completely once he left my office. I must replace that desk; I can't work on it after what I saw,Eww! How can he do that on someone's desk? He's disgusting.I was shaking with anger; I wanted to pull him from my desk and punch him in his jaw but I know I can't do that and instead, I was pacing back and forth in front of my assistants' desk. I want him to leave but I know he won't and I'm sure he will make my office his and make me sit at th
DAVINA'S POV:-The next day, I did my best to ignore Arthur the whole day, I didn't allow myself to waste my energy on him and tried to stop thinking about him and made myself busy with work. I was on the ground floor checking the kitchen and other things, I asked Darcy to arrange my things neatly in my new office and didn't talk much with her as what she did with Arthur flashed in front of my eyes whenever I saw her.I was walking back to my office, "Miss Elis," I heard someone calling me from behind, I stopped and turned around. Darcy was rushing towards me and I could see the panic in her eyes."Ma'am there's an issue," she said, stopping in front of me,"What is that?" I asked calmly,"Mr. Spencer has invited his business partner to have lunch with him and the business partner has found a bug in his dish," she said,"Bug?" I asked, shocked, our kitchen is very neat, I make sure of it, no one till now had complained about a bug in their meal ever and today's complaint has made me a
Davina's POV:-Son of a bitch..."You!" I said while gritting my teeth in anger, I fisted my hands and was badly trying to control my temper."Yes," he said, smirking at me, I closed my eyes and took deep breaths and tried to control myself.I should not react to his cheap tricks, don't react, calm down Davina!I opened my eyes and caught him staring at me with a calculating look on his face, I smiled at him and tried my best to not climb on him and punch him in the face, "Mr. Spencer..." I smiled,"If this is what you want to talk about, then I would like to leave since I don't have time for all this," I said while turning around,"And thank you for the compliment sir, have a nice day," I said and stepped out of his office with a proud smile on my lips.if you want to fight, then, we will Arthur... I will make everything right and I will not give up.I promised myself and began walking to my office. While I walked back to my office, I saw Darcy waiting for me outside with a cup of co
DAVINA'S POV:-I unlocked the door and stepped in, as soon as I stepped inside, I saw Dulo running to me,"Meow!" he stood in front of me, I bent down and took him in my arms while smiling at him."I missed you too, Dulo," I said while closing the door, I walked inside with him in my arms. I placed my handbag on the couch and looked around for Bella, "Bella!" I called but she was nowhere. I was about to turn, "Hello Davina!" she said, her sudden voice making me jump, I placed my hand over my chest and took deep breaths."Oh my god! Bella, you scared me," I said looking at her, she smiled at me in return, "How was your day?" she asked, walking towards me from the kitchen."It was good!" I replied while sitting on the couch, Dulo got up from my lap and jumped down. I stretched my hands and yawned, Bella, took the magazine which was laying on the coffee table, "I'm going to my room, call me if you need anything!" she said while walking to her room, which was located near the kitchen."Ok