Anika peeked behind her, “She’s coming,” she announced excitedly.Tess smoothed her brunette hair, “How does my hair look?”Lynn’s eyes narrowed at her, “Are you trying to impress her?”Tess shrugged, “I don’t know. It has just been so long, I don’t know, I’ll be awkward around her.”“Y’all be nice, don’t chase her away,” Whitney took a sip of her glass, “It has taken a lot for her to come here.”Scarlett sighed and sat down at the table, her chest heaving, “Hi...” She glanced around nervously, “That was unnerving.”“Hello Scarlett,” Lynn greeted.Anika pulled her into a hug, “How are you?”“I’m fine,” she smiled at them.Tess turned to her, “It has been a while, Scarlett. We missed you here.”She nodded, “Well, it was a lot, I couldn’t...”“You should let her eat her food,” Whitney intervened.Scarlett flashed her an appreciative smile.They ate in silence and began making small conversations. Scarlett chirped in occasionally, thankful for the company. She was no longer conscious of
They all turned to look at her, Lucious's expression was one of disappointment that their conversation was cut off, which was quite understandable. He had become quite a good conversation partner, and she was grateful for their friendship.Cameron, on the other hand, had a look of astonishment that quickly turned into realization. She didn't understand it, and frankly, she didn't want to understand. It was day five of following Whitney's advice, and every day was harder than the last. She couldn't bring herself to look him in the eye. "I'm just going to take this," she whispered in a small voice and moved away from them."Hello, mom.""How are you, Scarlett?""Fine, and you?" her voice was hushed. She glanced at them."Why are you whispering?" Clarissa queried. "Are you okay?"She nodded at first, until she realized she couldn't see her. "I'm still at work, mom...""So, you're with Cameron?"She peeked at him. "Yes.""Just the two of you?""Eww! No."Clarissa chuckled. "You were fine
They heard the door open, forcing them to detach from each other. Cameron held her hands in place, hoping to hold on to her for long, but she pulled away and walked to the sink. She turned on the tap, washed her hands, and stepped out. He followed closely behind. Lucious twirled around his chair to look at them, an amused expression on his face. "You know, I forgot for a moment there that leaving you two together was a recipe for disaster," Scarlett’s cheeks turned rosy, and she lowered her gaze as she sat down. Lucious looked between the both of them curiously. "Whatever happened between you two?" She glanced at Cameron, but as soon as he looked up at her, she looked away. "Wow! Okay, the energy here is tense..." Lucious massaged his temples, feigning exhaustion. "I don’t think this is a healthy working environment. It’s toxic for my mental health. Do I file a suit?" he teased. "I don’t know, Lucious. All I know is Scarlett won’t talk to me, and she won’t tell me why either," Cam
“Is he coming to work today?” Scarlett asked Lucious as he walked into the office.“No,” he answered, “I didn’t get any response when I reached out to him.”Her face fell. It had been a week since she saw Cameron. Even when she went to his house to pick up Levi, she didn’t see him. Instead, Miss Sharma received her.“Do you think I should reach out to him?”Lucious plopped down on his chair. “What do you think?”She didn’t even think she had the right words to say to him, or that she wanted to speak to him. “I don’t think that’s great…”Lucious shrugged. “You have broken the man.”She shot him a playful glare.Lucious chuckled. “Don’t think too much about it. Cameron has never been the type to come to work every single day. He probably just needs a break, or he’s in some important meeting…”“Without his personal assistant or his secretary?”He scratched his jaw. “I know that’s odd, but we have to trust that he’s fine. I do periodic checks. His housekeeper said he’s breathing fine. I g
“Can you believe it?" Tess' eyes were like huge saucers, "Cameron Grayson in the cafeteria. I have seen it all.”“What do you think Cameron would be doing here?” Lynn asked in a whisper.“How would I know?” Tess drawled out. She turned to Scarlett, “Do you have any idea?”She shook her head, “He hasn’t been at work for a week. I wasn’t expecting him, none of us...”“Is he coming towards us?” Anika asked, tilting her head to the side.“No, he can’t be...” Lynn shook her head.Whitney squinted her eyes at him, “Well, it does look like he’s looking for someone...”“Why would Cameron be looking for someone?” Anika cut in, slurping her drink in her hand, “He could easily have sent someone to get them.”“Yeah, he could have,” Tess commented absentmindedly. She had a small smile on her lips as she stared at him, “Is it just me, or is Cameron looking even hotter than I remember?”Scarlett stole a glance at him and quickly pulled her gaze away. She had a feeling that maybe he was looking for h
Cameron signaled the driver and whispered something in his ear. The driver began driving. Scarlett glanced at him, “Where are we going?” She asked, “We got a change of dresses and I...” “Don’t act like you don’t want to be here, Scarr. If you didn’t want to be here, you wouldn’t have readily agreed to change into this dress...” He gave her a once-over. It was a short, tight-fitting black dress paired with matching heels that made her legs look longer. She was conscious of his lewd gaze trained on her body. He didn’t bother to be subtle about it, he was gawking at her like he wanted to devour her. “What did you think was gonna happen, Scarr?” He asked curiously, “That you’re going to put on this hot dress and what? Go to an office with me? Do work?” He chuckled in amusement, “Don’t act coy, Scarr...” Her eyes widened in shock, “You pulled me out of lunch with my friends, dragged me across the hall because we had an important meeting, and now you’re saying... where are we going?” H
Cameron flashed his boyish smile at her, his hands in the pockets of his pants. "I don’t think we’ve met since the unfortunate incident. My heartfelt condolences."Lucia lowered her gaze and began playing with her fingers. "Thank you so much, Cameron. It means a lot to me..."Scarlett shook her head in disbelief. Did he really bring her along to watch this painful conversation? For what purpose exactly? So she would feel jealous?“I missed out on the first chance to dance with you. I hope I don’t miss the next?” He asked expectantly.She glanced curiously at Scarlett. “I thought you already had a partner?” She had a wide smile on her face, but there was no denying the sharpness of her tone.Cameron let out a dry chuckle and glanced at Scarlett. “Contrary to the common misconception, Scarlett is just my secretary,” he held her gaze. “She’s not my lover, nor is she my girlfriend.”The words he said were true, at least they were now, yet it hurt so much to hear him say it out loud. To op
Her eyelids, lined by full, long lashes, fluttered open as she struggled to adjust to the lighting in the room. Golden sun rays seeped through the tall glass windows, casting a glow on her fair skin. Her luscious dark hair sprawled across her pillow. She let out a relaxed sigh and shut her eyes, relishing in the feel of the silk sheets against her bare skin and the caressing feeling of the soft blanket over her. It took her a moment to come to, her eyes took a long sweep of her surroundings. There was a fine chandelier hanging above her bed, the room was chill, and soft music filled the room. The only source of light was coming from the tall windows behind her. Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her head, the banging in her head was the indication of the kind of night she had. She massaged her temples as it all came rushing to her.She sat up with a start, clutching the blanket over her. She looked around, this was not her bedroom, neither was it the hotel room Luke paid for, for the