It began with a kiss (Completed)

Chapter - 30 Meeting with Liam

Eva noticed 10 minutes had passed and that woman was still in Liam's office.

'What are they doing in there?' she wondered. This question was just not leaving her mind.

Just then the doors opened and Louisa came out and from the looks of it Eva  noted, the woman wasn't looking very happy. Something inside Eva tickled and she couldn't help but smile.

As the old lady saw Louisa coming out of Liam's office she said to Alex,"We will talk some other time. I am leaving now." With that the old lady and Louisa entered the lift. When the lift doors finally closed Alex turned to Eva and asked,"What's going on?"

"Nothing." Eva replied  absentmindedly. She still couldn't help but wonder about what happened behind the closed doors.

"Tell me honestly, Eva. What did you guys talk about?"

"Nothing in particular."

"Really? Last time you had said all those things and because of that I was interrogated by his grandmother. She even doubted me!"

"I didn't even uttered a single word this time. She's just planning to get Mr Richardson married." she said still looking at the closed lift doors.

"What!?" Alex was shocked to hear this. "To whom?"

"Not to you at least! So stop worrying."

"Great! that's a relief." Alex's shoulders now relaxed a little.
"Then who is the bride?" he asked.

"I don't know." Eva wanted to leave to the privacy of her small cabin as quickly as possible.

"What are your thoughts about his marriage?" asked Alex.

"My thoughts?" she looked at him frowning.
"Well I don't think my thoughts should matter. I am just mere employee here. So I'll just mind my own business. Thus I don't have any thoughts regarding all this. I have some work to do and I also have to review the files. A lot of work has piled up because I took a leave yesterday. If you need something then just give me a call."

"Alright." said Alex.

Eva headed to her small cabin. Finally she was in the safe reserve of her office. As soon as she entered the cabin she heard the phone on her desk ringing angrily. Without even needing to pick up the call she knew very well who it might be.

She picked up the phone and from the other side came the order.
"Bring me my coffee, Ms Rose  and this time make sure you use your own two legs to walk to my office. Don't send it with Alex or some other random person." With that he cut the call.

Eva looked at the receiver and shaking her head she put it down.
"Someone should tell Mr Richardson that too much of caffeine is bad and it can even affect his sperm count."

Nevertheless she headed towards the self help to prepare the coffee for soon to be married Liam Richardson.

She was angry and sad and the worst part in all this was that she had no idea why. Suddenly a thought struck her mind and she frowned.

"Is it that I have started liking him? And that's why I am feeling...No! no." she tried to shake all the thoughts aside but to no avail.

"But there isn't anything bad about liking him. He has all those likeable qualities in him. He is smart, intelligent, hardworking, mature, successful and caring..." She remembered how he took her to his house last night and had looked after her. He had been so respectful towards her. And all those good looks are a bonus, she acknowledged.

"It's hard not to like such a person but there is nothing more than that. I like him just like a fangirl would like a  celebrity and feel sad if he got into a relationship with someone else. So it's simple as that. It's simple liking and nothing else." as she finally decided on her feelings about him she placed the coffee cup on a tray and walked to CEO's office.

She knocked at the door before opening it. When she entered his office Liam was nowhere to be seen. Thinking he might be in the restroom she walked towards his desk and placed his coffee there. Just as  she turned around to leave she got startled to find Liam standing right in front of her. He was standing so close to her. Only a mere inches apart.

"Can't you make some noise while walking? You almost gave me a heart attack!" she complained placing a hand on her steady heart to calm its racing beats a little.

"Really?" he asked raising a haughty brow.

'Seems like his meeting with Miss hieress didn't go all too well and now he is planning to take it all out on me.' She decided to make an escape as soon as she  possibly could to avoid getting burned by his anger.

"Er- Do you need something else, Mr Richardson?"

No reply.

She tried her luck again.
"Is there something that I can do for you?"

After a minute's silence he finally spoke,"Yes."  he said looking at her.
"There is one thing that you can definitely do for me."

"Yes?"she looked at him questioningly.

"You know the girl who came to my office earlier?"

"Er- I am not sure but she is the daughter of a rich businessman, I guess."

"So you know well enough. Hmm?"

"N-not really."
The dangerously soft tone of his voice and his close proximity was making her more and more nervous.

"It's all thanks to you that my grandmother is now planning to get me married and put a full stop on my carefree bachelors life."

"Don't you want to get married?" she asked.

"Do I look like I want to get married?"

'Of course not. Why would you marry when you can have as many women as you want. There is no need for you to tie yourself to just one.'

"And do you know who the culprit is? The one who has pushed me in all this? Hmm. Ms Rose?"

Oh she knew well enough but still wanted to avoid answering this question.
"H-How would I know, Sir?"

"Really?" he asked looking at her with his piercing gaze. "You don't know the one who has pushed me all this mess?"

"I'm not sure. I've started minding my own business." she said.

"Pity that you are a bit late to start with minding your own business." He said placing a hand beside her on table top.

''I'm really not sure about cul- culprit."

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