A Beautiful Creation

part 16 the parents

Luke frowned on that advise. It will be a hell of a ride. "I can't do that, dad", and he can't do that to Christine he thought

The old man grinned, "I said tell her, boy, not do that to her. Thomases doesn't like scandal. They know that a suit like this will be like circus. This can push them out of their protective shells"

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The first time in a long time. He saw that piece of land again at the edge of the Northern Hills. Last time he laid his eyes on it was when he's checking it to buy for a gift. Now he's there again, grinning and full of hope. But the moment he saw that brown hair pinned at a certain white construction helmet, it felt like he wanted to go

And boy he's planning to go, only that woman who's standing at the edge of the cliff and talking to another tall man already saw him. She gazed at her blankly through her left shoulder and lifted her left brow.

"We need to go", he whispered to his secretary who's standing with him beside their car

"Okay boss", he heard Dianne replied yet he can't move. Even if the girl turned and decided to stride towards him in that explosive glare, he still can't make himself move

She nodded towards him, "You're not suppose to be here"

"He's the owner", Dianne replied for him and the woman shot her blue eyes on his assistant then transferred it again to him

"Expecting someone else Mr. Roberts?"

"Where's my….", he cleared his throat. Wait why is he trembling? "The architects?"

That woman curled the corner of her lips and crossed her arms, "They don't need to be here, neither do you"

"I can come here if I want to"

"As long as you have somebody else taking care of your skin?", the girl said and side looked at something. He realized there was an umbrella shadowing him…. At Dianne's left hand. He immediately pushed it's button to close and heard Dianne's whining. It's almost noon and the sun glared at them that time that's why, yet he doesn't care. He's  just there for an important purpose and yet he seems not successful

Luke dignified his stance and straightened up. He will not back down on that queen, "Where's my architects. They need to be here"

"You mean Arch. Thomas right? Because she won't and that's because I told her so"

"Engr. Queen, may I remind you that I'm your client. There's an old adage which says a customer is always right"

The brunette snorted, "Yet we are doing geotechnical investigation here, not an architect's field"

"Yet they're the primary owner of the project so they need to supervise", he retorted

"And that's why I'm here. They paid me to supervise and I'm the better one to supervise because technicalities is my field and that would be better for them. Honestly I don't like it to be here because it's hot but of course they want this thing to be okay for their very important client. Oh, and you're the client"

"Mr. Roberts", the guy Jb was talking to earlier appeared beside her and offered his hand. "I'm Engr. Bryan. I'm glad to meet you"

"Could you finish your work now?", Jb snapped at the other engineer that the guy startled. He made a surrender gesture then walk away in reverse

He frowned at that hostility, "What was that for?"

Jb chuckled sarcastically, "Of all the geotechnical guys you took this company that we didn't recommend"

"I also do my researching Engr. Queen"

"Yeah right", she said instead and turned to bark at all men and all guys became snappy and to which made Luke retreat.

Damn she's scary

"Are you sure you're not asking for these information because you want to stalk your ex-wife?", Liam teasing tone said on the line as Luke was on his way to his office

"It's not!", he replied on a gritted teeth

Liam laughed, "Calm bro, I got you on this. So the receptionist said she's on a meeting tomorrow"

"Where it is?"

"I don't know but apparently, Engr. Queen is in attendance"

The fuck, that engineer keeps on imposing

"Then there's another meeting the next day with some suppliers. But she's with Frida Harris." Damn, another imposer

"The next day, she got site visit and the engineers are not from Monroe"

"Okay good news", he said

"But she will be accompanied by Engr. Queen again. Apparently, she took Jb Queen everytime she had a trouble on site"

"Oh, I almost forgot. The geotechnical guy that you hired? Engr. Queen head butt him with her helmet a year ago. For stalking Christine"

He's not stalking!