Hailey's POV
"Mr. Aiden, I'm glad you could make it," Mr. Liam said as soon as we came in.
"I hope I didn't waste much of your time," Mr. Aiden says, offering his hand for a handshake.
Mr. Liam and Mr. Aiden sat opposite each other while i sat by the side.
"Did she arrive here already?" Mr. Aiden asked Mr. Liam.
"Yes she's here but I don't think she's seated already," Mr. Liam answered, and throughout their conversation, I just felt confused.
Is this how rich businessmen talk? Are they talking in codes or something because I can't seem to understand a bit of what of their saying. I just sat there looking around the restaurant. It's a nice restaurant and this is my first time being to one. I saw different dishes being served and suddenly by stomach ached for one. I really wish I could have one but this would cost more than my rent. The aroma coming from the delicious delicacies hit my nostrils and couldn't help but sniff it the more.
"And now for the signing of the papers," I hear Mr. Aiden say but I didn't hear any response from Mr. Liam.
He couldn't be talking to right? I wasn't here for any signing of papers.
I looked at him and saw him looking at me expectantly. I gave him a questioning look and within seconds, I see him turn from his normal mode to an angry one.
"Where are the papers Miss Hailey?" He asked angrily.
"P-Papers? I... I'm not with any papers sir." I could see him boiling in anger. What did he mean by papers? He didn't tell me to bring any papers. I didn't know I was supposed to bring any papers.
Oh my gosh!!
It must have been written on the schedule. I never actually went through the schedule. I must be the worst employee he has ever had. No doubt.
"Do you mean to say that you came here empty handed?" He's temper rising.
"I'm so s-sorry sir. I'll be back in a minute."
That was a big lie because there was no way I'll back right this second. I grabbed a tissue from the toilet and used it to clean the blood dripping from my foot.
"Excuse me please," I say, passing through the crowd. I ran as fast as my legs could carry me. Even with my injured foot, I still managed to run till I got to the building.
"Ava!!" I yelled, when I finally got to her floor.
"Stop yelling. You're causing a scene," she warned and I calmed down.
"Did you run?" She asked, seeing me panting. "Why were you screaming my name and distracting everyone from their work."
"The papers!" I don't have time to answer her questions.
"What papers?" She gasped when she knew what I was talking about. "Don't tell me you forgot to bring his papers." She shook her head when she didn't get any response from me. "How could you be so forgetful Hailey. It's written right there in the schedule."
"Oh! Ava. Please help me." I was breathing heavily. The pain in my foot increased and i screamed loudly.
"Alright, alright. I'm coming," she says and walks out. I wait nervously for her to come back.
Few minutes later, she comes back holding some papers in her hand.
"Here you go Miss Hailey," she hands me the papers.
"Thanks so much ava," I appreciated before running back to the restaurant.
"Here you go sir," I hand it over to him but not before he shoots me a glare and takes it forcefully without any complement.
I watch them as they talk in business code like words before Mr. Liam finally walks out.
I make my way to stand up but Mr. Aiden stops me.
"Sit," he ordered and I obeyed without any complain. I was reluctant at first but I still did it anyway.
He should stop treating me like I'm some kind five year old kid.
"Why the face?" He asked and I simply said nothing. "You almost made me miss my meeting, you forgot my documents and thirdly, you delayed," he almost yells.
"Firstly, Mr. Aiden you were just ten minutes late so what's -"
"Quiet Miss Hailey!" He yelled and I quickly held my lips with my fingers.
"Sorry sir. I forgot....no excessive chattering and I promise I won't do-"
"Just remain quiet Miss Hailey," he interrupted and I nod my head.
"Words!!"
"Yes sir," I answered immediately.
"You know I could fire you right this second with just a snap of my fingers." I nod my head.
"Words!! Miss Hailey," he reminds me and I answer immediately.
"Now order!"
Order?
What did he mean by order?
For some seconds, I just sat there waiting for him to say something.
"Order food Miss Hailey," he says, emphasizing more on the 'food' part.
"Oh..um... I'm appreciate it so much Mr. Aiden but I can't afford to pay for it. It's probably more than my rent so I suppose we head back to the office. Besides, you have an appointment with a...umm...Mr. Ethen from 11:00 to 11:40 and after that you have some documents to sign and also you've been invited to view some buildings for-" I stopped as soon I realized myself.
"I'm so sorry Mr-"
"I said order" He repeats again but this time more assertively.
Sometimes I just wondered what his actually problem was?
He calls for a waitress and then she hands me a menu.
I look at it and see there are lot of dishes to choose from.
"There are soo many sir. I just don't know what to choose," I tell him but he doesn't answer let alone look at me. He's just busy with his phone.
"Do you mind choosing for me?" I asked with so much enthusiasm in my eyes. He looks at me surprised and immediately looks away.
"Um... I'll have this," I say to the waitress and she just nods.
Aiden's POV.
This woman has the audacity to tell me choose for her. Not only that, she also told me that I was just ten minutes late.
Just!!
Does she know how much ten minutes means to me? She has no clue that even ten minutes of my time could cause me to loose a contract.
Just look at her.
I wonder why she's staring at me now. I can feel her looking at me but I try as much as possible not to look back. She's just soo annoying.
"Do you mind joining me?" She asks, her eyes shining so brightly.
I pretend not to hear her as I keep my eyes focused on my phone screen. It's better that way because I do answer her, she wouldn't like response and secondly, I didn't want to see a crying woman.
When I see that's she not looking, i take a glance at her and watch as she's viciously stabbing her chicken.
Poor chicken!
My eyes scanned her face and focused on the freckles on her cheeks and nose. She had a very beautiful face, so fresh and natural, without any makeup on her face. Her medium-sized eyes were just soo perfect. I could describe soo many things about her just by looking at her playful eyes. She stares at me and I feel awkward that she caught me staring. Instead of looking away, I stared straight into her eyes and she quickly looked away seeing my serious face. I couldn't help but laugh seeing her turn for fast.
"You're laughing," she says chuckling.
"No!" I say sternly but instead she continues playing along.
"Yes, you are," she says in a playful manner.
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"No!" She yells back.
"Yes!" I cover my mouth as I realized I said the wrong word. "I mean..no." but she continues laughing.
"I think we're done here Miss Hailey," I say getting up.
"But.... I'm not done with my chicken," she says with a mouthful of it.
I walk out of the restaurant after paying and see Hailey is trying to keep up with my speed. When I'm seated in my car, I see her through my car mirror and see that's she's limping.
Why is she limping?
Well, why should I care.
This time, she successfully jumped into my car.
On a second thought, why did I even lift her up. I just don't know why I even do crazy stuffs whenever I see her. Who in the world carries their employees into their car?
She felt so good in my arms, soft and smelt so feminine.
What am I even saying?
I feel she's staring at me again and I can't help but yell.
"What's your problem Miss Hailey?"
She rolls her eyes and mutters some words under her breath.
"Fine,"she says and inhales. "I just wanted to say thank you Mr Aiden. That was very kind and thoughtful of you. At first I thought you were so mean, cruel and wicked but I think you have some good sides to," she smiles.
What is giving this girl so much confidence to even roll her eyes at me?
I don't answer her and continue driving until we are at the office.
She limps her way out of the car and i walk towards my office.
"Your meeting with Mr. Ethen is cancelled sir," Hailey tells me but i don't reply back. She should take my silence as an okay.
I see her limping again and this time I call for her attention.
"Come in."
She looks back to see if someone is behind her but notices it's just her. She points her fingers at herself making sure I was the one she was talking to.
"Come in Miss Hailey," I say again. Why does she make me repeat my words?
She walks in, trying as much as possible not to limp on her way. She probably thinks I didn't notice her injured leg.
"Sit!" I ordered and she did.
I was about placing her injured leg on my laps to take a look at it. It looked really bad. Had she been running errands like this.
On a second thought, I regret doing that because as soon as I raised her injured leg up so I could place it on my laps, she ended up falling backwards as her knee length skirt was pulled up revealing her thighs.
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