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Amber. Chapter twenty-four
The weekend went by quickly and work soon resumed on Monday, Todd focused on working and Stanley focused on finding the two guys whom Ann had described.For the next few weeks Todd was busy chasing investors to invest in his new project, the Architects were done with the proposed design and the 3D, they were currently working on the modelling of the design of a 500 unit estate design, the Estate was design to be smart buildings, Todd had series of meetings and Amber went along with him for all of it, gradually he began to show his soft side to her though not publicly but Amber was beginning to believe that he may like her.Todd and Amber went for a meeting at the Hilton corporation, as Todd stepped into the elevator Amber tried walking in, she missed a step and broke her heel, Todd was fast to hold her from falling and he bent down to inspect the damage, seeing the she felt a slight pain on her ankle, he quickly carried her out of the elevator and building, he dropped her in his car
Amber. Chapter twenty-five
Amber noticed Todd was becoming nicer to her as time goes on, she didn’t know how to respond to that and couldn’t tell her friend for fear that she might be spreading a wrong information. She had been working with the company for months now and Todd had never called her to come to his house so it came as a shock to her when one bright Saturday morning her phone rang and Todd told her to come over to his house for work.She thought he might be sick and couldn’t make it down to the office so she stopped by the market and picked up some fruits, she also bought some sweets for his daughter, she had heard from someone that he had a daughter.Ring! Ring!! Sounded the door bell and a black woman in her fifties opened the door, looking at Amber in a confused way she asked.“who are you looking for"“am here to see Mr Anderson" Amber said, checking her phone to be sure she has the right address“Okay, wait here while I go confirm he’s expecting you" Donna went back into the house and came back
Amber. Chapter twenty-six
Todd dropped Amber at home and asked if she had plans for tomorrow to which Amber said no, he paused for a while then said.“Good, I’ll pick you up for dinner at 6pm” got into his car leaving Amber gawking behind him as he drove off.Amber got into her apartment after he left but was furious, she would like to give him a piece of her mind but she couldn’t because she couldn’t muster up the courage to do so, she wished he had at least asked her like a normal man would do but instead he chose to act like a boss offering his staff a meal, if it was a date, he should have asked if she would like to have dinner with him but he didn’t, well maybe it isn’t a date after all she thought“maybe am thinking too much" she told herself, her legs were wobbling slightly, she had drank just two half filled cups from the wine served, she shouldn’t be feeling this dizzy she thought, though she wasn’t completely drunk and can still walk on her own, she knew she had to sleep it off, so she went in and wi
Amber. Chapter twenty seven
A week later at the office, Todd called Amber into his office.“morning boss"Amber said when she walked in“Morning Amber" Todd said looking at her with a smile across his face, he had discussed with Amber about his feelings for her but she hasn’t given him a concrete answer yet but they had decided to conceal their relationship from the office staff so whenever they were at work they maintained a working relationship and nothing more.“looks at this"Todd said stretching a card to her, she opened and read it, it was an invitation to a fund raiser.“It’s an invitation” Amber said, stating the obvious Todd rolled his eyes and said “I know that Amb, what I want to say is, I’ll like you to go with me"He said looking at her in an affectionate way.Amber could feel her tummy quivering and her legs felt weak, the look he was giving her was making her feel all mushy and she wanted nothing more than to hug the almighty CEO who has brought himself down to love and cherish her and as even b
Amber. chapter twenty-eight
On their way, Todd glanced at Amber and could see she was worried, he patted her on the lap and said“what’s wrong" this got Amber’s attention as she faced him immediately, she said“Nothing, am just a little worried, cause I wasn’t ready to tell Jen anything about us and it looks like the cat is out of the bag already” “hmm" Todd said breathing he asked“can you do me a favour”Amber turned to him again and asked“what favour"“I know Jen is your friend but tell her, it’s just work, no matter what happens, don’t tell her anything about us" he said and turned slightly to see if she understood what he had just said.This sounded strange to Amber so she asked“but Jen is my good friend, I don’t see why I can’t tell her beside I didn’t want to tell her before because I wasn’t ready for her question and constant prying”“okay, Amber, am going to be really honest with you here, am not sure of who killed my wife but I think it had to do with someone who was jealous of our relationship, this
Amber. Chapter twenty-nine
Amber and Jake danced and though she kept stepping on his toes once in a while he didn’t complained, he would bite his lip to contain the pain and smile at her, Amber didn’t notice this, if she did, she said nothing about it, Jake held her firmly like she belongs to him, his eyes searching out Todd, when he found him, he gave him a sly smile suggesting, he’s in control.Todd couldn’t help but scoff, he returned his smile with a cold stare with both men not backing down and Amber not knowing what was happening tried engaging Jake in a conversation “Hey do you remember the river we use to go play hide and seek when we were young, remember that big oak tree by the side where Ann scrapped her knee one day and you had to carry her all the way home"“yes, I remember, she was so heavy and I was so skinny back then, I remember trying really hard to hold on, I didn’t want to embarrass myself in front of you girls, wanted you to see me as a macho man" Jake saidAmber laughed really hard, throw
Amber. Chapter thirty
Todd dropped Amber home, she still hasn’t given him an answer yet but he had promised to wait.Amber opened he house door at exactly 11:12pm, Jen was laying on the sofa in the living room waiting for her, Amber had been dreading this, she had hoped Jen would be asleep when she gets back but Jen was curled up on the sofa, TV remote in hand, watching a movie which means Amber can’t escape the questioning tonight, she sighed and said“Hey Jen" “hey, welcome back" Jen called out, Amber faked a yawn trying to pretend to be really tired but that didn’t deter Jen at all, she paused the movie she was watching and turned her full attention to Amber.“so how did the non date outing go"She askedAmber knew it was only the beginning of her questioning so she simply said “fine" saving her energy for more questions she knew was coming, she sat beside Jen knowing Jen wouldn’t give up until she had her answers.Taking a deep breathe she said“Alright, ask away"“so are you dating Todd Anderson no
Amber. Chapter thirty-one
“Terminate her contract immediately” Todd said over the phone to the human resource department. He dialled another number on his phone, his eyes were as cold as ice.“Stanley, I need you to look into someone for me, dig as deep as you can, leave no stone untouched" he said over the phone and listen for a while before continuing “I’ll send you her details" he said and hung up, he was really angry, his right eye brows were slightly raised higher than the other, his fingers curled into a fist and his knuckles white“Damn it" he mutteredHe Had always thought Petra was just a rich girl who loves to always have her way, he never thought she could be dangerous as well, maybe he had been too lenient in his dealings. He was mad at himself for not thinking of checking her out before now.People were trooping into the board hall for their Monday meeting when one of the HR personnel moved closed to Petra and whispered in her ear, the look on Petra's face changed drastically, she looked around
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