“Elena Morris huh" the man sitting on the seat in the presidential office said, a slight smile across his face as he stared at the red head.Elena smacked her lip together, shaking her head she said.“Morning Mr” she paused hoping he would finish the sentence“Fred Carl, sit Elena” Fred said gesturing towards the chair in front of him, smilingElena sat down and said“thanks Mr Carl" “oh call me Fred, I think we’ve past the title stage when you stuck your tongue down my throat the other day" Fred said waving off the title of MrElena’s face turned red and her freckles became more visible, she had hope he wouldn’t bring that up again or perhaps a miracle will happen and he would forget everything from that night but judging by what he just said, it was still vividly imprinted in his heart, shaking her head she swore quietly“This is not how I pictured the interview to go"Fred who was studying her file which was on the table in front of him raised his head and asked“what’s that"“n
John Benson was ready for work, he stood at the centre of the sitting room adjusting his tie when Mr Benson rolled his wheel chair into the sitting room, his beard was slightly grey from old age and there were wrinkle’s on his face. Mr Benson became crippled sixteen years ago when he fell down the stairs in the Carl's mansion.“John” his voice boomed as he called out to his sonJohn who was backing his dad knew he would ask of the plan again and drill him about getting it done fast, he had been scheming against his best friend for years now all on his father's instruction but he couldn't tell Fred any of this cause he couldn't bear to bring any more suffering to his family.“are you sure this plan will work"He asked looking pensive“Yes Dad, Mr Jem told me he sent someone with no experience, am sure she can’t find any loop hole, besides I’ll be supplying her the information so I’ll sieve them before handing it over to her” John said grabbing his bag as he took his first step“well,
Elena sat in the seat opposite Fred in his office, she watched as he scanned through the files on his desk, his hair kept falling on his face from time to time and Fred would swipe it off with his hand and continue reading only for the hair to fall again unable to bear it any longer Elena said.“you need a haircut"“Hmm" Fred said raising his eyes to meet Elena’s eyes.Pursing her lip and twitching her nose, as she cursed herself for her honesty.“I said you need a haircut"She said and pressed her lip together knowing she shouldn’t have said that especially when Fred smiled seductively at her the next moment, he used his index finger to move the lock of hair from his face and said.“would you like to do the honours” His voice was raspy, it sent shivers down Elena’s spine. his eyes shining with mischief as he said those words.Elena knew he did that intentionally.But she couldn’t fault him because she started it by saying something personal, she pressed her lip together forcing h
Fred watched the whole scene on the CCTV, a slight smile grazing his face as he watched how Elena stood up to Clarissa, he was happy to see Elena’s reaction.“looks like you care about me after all"He said stroking his bare chin gently like he was stroking an invincible beards.He had be looking for a way to test if she has any iota of feelings for him aside from the obvious sexual attraction between them, as luck would have it, Clarissa had helped him out by showing up today.When Elena came across documents regarding mortgages she paid extra attention to them, noticing most of the properties would be ceased from the owners soon according to the documents with her, most of the people seems to be way behind in their payment, wondering if those people were been cheated out of their properties or it was a fair deal, she noted a few things down before scrolling through her phone to send John a message.“We need to talk" John didn’t respond to the text and she was almost going to look
A week after the document had been sent out, Elena went to the location on the mortgage document following her instinct to check how things played out with the letter.The garage was called Owenkays.Elena didn’t have to knock, she went into the garage and saw a pair of long legs in a baggy dirty Jean under the hood of a car, assuming it was a man she said“excuse me Mr"The person rolled out and it turns out it was a beautiful blonde lady.Taken aback by her slender, perfect shape and beauty hidden behind the oversized clothes she was wearing Elena stepped back a bit but before she could stop herself she said the first thing that came to her mind.“You’re too pretty to be under the hood of a car"The blonde shook her head, wiping her hands with the rag she picked on the floor she said.“And I believe you’re too smart to be gender biased when it comes to jobs or maybe you just look smart"Shaking her head Elena quickly said.“Am sorry I didn’t mean it that way, I just meant it as a com
By 5:00pm Elena was packing up her things to leave when Fred walked out his office, heading straight to Elena’s desk he said.“Let’s go"Elena stopped when she heard his voice , raising her head up with wide eyes she asked“go where"“out of course, to talk about this" Fred said pointing to himself and Elena.Not getting what he meant, she kept looking at him with one raised brow and a questioning look.“there’s chemistry between us and we need to sort this out"“chemistry” Elena scoffed but didn’t get to finish her sentence as Fred dragged her with one hand and grabbed her bag with the other.Everyone around just starred at them with open mouth, no one has seen their president behave that way before. The rumour spread fast around the whole office, some took pictures and other made videos and posted it on their office gossip page on WhatsApp where Clarissa found the news.Clarissa had made sure to be friends with Natalie, knowing she couldn’t always hang around Fred to chase away
Fred walked towards Elena, his steps firm and steady like he had a purpose, his face stoic and eyes cold, his jaw clenched and unclenched a few times before he stood right in front of Elena.“Who do you think you are"He asked through gritted teeth, his voice was low but audible enough for her to hear every word.“Am not some luggage that can be passed on as you wish”He squint his eyes and raised a brow, bending his head a little he said.“you’re right, we’re not compatible"He straighten up after saying those word and turned around, walking back to his office as Elena gawk behind him.Elena went to her desk and sat down, her head hung low.“I knew this mouth of my will cause me trouble one day"She muttered, shaking her head she looked up to see the ladies she was talking with earlier at one corner laughing.Her eyes dimmed as she stared back at them with daggers in her eyes.“Hmm" She sighed.“what’s the point, I just hope he doesn’t kick me out before I finish my task"She muttere
“Come to the office Elena”Elena heard me Jem said when she picked up.“Good, I was hoping to speak with you also”She dropped the call and rushed to her desk to grab her bag.Stepping outside the office, she was hit by the hot air the sun was emitting, so she used her hand as a shade for her face and squint her eyes so she could see.She saw a cab approaching and quickly waved the cab.“Lingdon Street, number twenty” She told the taxi man who nodded and Elena got in.Looking out the window she thought of how she would put the matter to Mr Jem so as to persuade him, but she felt confident that he will believe her after all he has known her the longest in that work place in fact she wouldn’t have been there if Mr Jem hadn’t recruited her.Elena remember all those years ago when she lost her father, Mr Jem had helped paid for her tuition and he recruited her into his company right after she graduated from College, he had been lenient with her all these years, after she lost her D