She had wanted him to understand her choice and respect it but now that he understood the situation so well and was not showing any signs of having a hard time letting her go it somehow hurt her pride. "What do you mean?" He asked pulling away from her and holding her shoulders."I am leaving as your assistant but it does not seem to bug you," she said with a pout. She felt the need to drag out the situation and sulk but she knew she might be the one in the end to reach out to him and she did not have the energy for all that yet. "Why would it not bug me? I would be so helpless without you, who else can do such a great job like you?" he asked closing his eyes."But you seemed so relaxed about the news," she said as her voice trailed off till it was almost silent."I mean you are doing your own thing, something you have always wanted. I am so happy for you and I don't want to tell my feelings to get in the way of what you want" he said. She understood him immediately, he was trying

Aletta looked up to see Leslie standing at her table. She had not seen the woman outside of situations where she had to meet the Delgado family so seeing here was a bit out of place for her."I am here to see Joshua, he is in right?" Leslie said and walked into the office without sparing her a glance. She pushed the door open without a knock and Aletta tried to get a glimpse of Joshua's face to see his reaction to the woman."Joshua," she said as the door closed shut."Aunty Leslie" Joshua said standing up and coming to her. "When was the last time I saw your face? It seems like you are avoiding me" she said taking her seat on the couch."I am so sorry I have been so busy with work" Joshua said trying to make an excuse for himself."I understand," she said dismissively."What brings you here?" Joshua asked. She had never been to his office before so she must have a reason to be there with him."Aren't you going to offer me something to drink?" She asked and he shook his head. "Of co

Leslie rubbed her hand on her dress as she waited for Jessica. Jessica came out with a tray that contained a drink and some cookies."They this, I made them by myself," Jessica said with glee.Leslie smirked. Of course, Jessica wanted to show off what she had made she always did her things that way."You did?" Leslie said in a fake voice as she took a bite of one of the cookies. She smiled, she could not deny that Jessica's meals were always so good. "This is so nice" Leslie commented and Jessica felt a smile creep up her face."So you are here to see me?" Jessica asked as she took a cup and put it to her mouth."Yeah, I came to talk to you about something" Leslie said dropping the half-eaten cookie to the saucer in front of her and then dusting her hands together."Okay, what's that" Jessica had missed the friendship between herself, Leslie and Alicia. After Alicia moved in with her husband the friendship took a decline and she had noticed that Leslie did not reach out except she did