LOVE IN THE CROSSFIRE Florence A.SCHAPTER 007: Stuck wonderingSofia had wept for hours after leaving the party, she was so heartbroken, to think she was beginning to fall for Spencer, "how could he have a fiance and not tell me" she thought to herself, with an angered heart, swollen eyes and the feeling of being betrayed, she decided that she was going to leave his house she couldn't imagine spending the night in the same house as a spencer.Back at Spencer's houseMary and Spencer have been worried about the whereabouts of Sofia.“What do you mean by you don't know where she went? Weren'tyou guys together all night at the party what happened".Spencer asked."Yes we were sir, but she left us behind a few minutes before the party ended, so I can't be sure sir," Mary said."What do you mean she left, why would she do that" Spencer asked angrily, he then picked up his phone and made a call to Dave."Dave, Sofia has not been seen after the event at the hotel, I think she might be missi
LOVE IN THE CROSSFIRE Florence A.S CHAPTER 008: Act of realization Kara was at the McCarthy Hotel long before 7 pm. She wanted to make everything special as she wanted a big night for her and Spencer. She had the staff of the hotel prepare the best lovers suite, and clear the VIP restaurant so she could have dinner, she also had them decorate the restaurant to her taste. She had her stylist dress her in the most sexy and elegant dress and her glam team dolled her up so beautifully, she was ready for the date, she made her way to the restaurant at 7 pm waiting for Spencer, she was so excited for her date, minutes went by and Spencer still wasn’t there.” He better not leave me hanging'' Kara thought to herself, “should I call him, I don’t want to seem desperate” Kara said as she is beginning to feel embarrassed sitting at the restaurant alone, she could feel all the staff staring and giggling at her.” Sorry, I’m late” Spencer said as he entered the restaurant, “I had some business
LOVE IN THE CROSSFIRE Florence A.SCHAPTER 009: Act of realization III’m the morning, Spencer was in the dining room taking his breakfast when Sofia came downstairs to leave for her job hunt. When she saw Spencer, she smiled and Mary immediately caught her. “Where are you going this morning?” Spencer asked Sofia as he stared in her direction.“I’m going for a job hunt,” Sofia said.“Come join me for breakfast before leaving,” Spencer said.“Okay,” Sofia said as she turned to look at Mary who was surprised at what was going on. As they were eating, Spencer got a call from Bruno saying there was an emergency, Spencer stood up, buttoned his suit, turned to Sofia, and said “I have an emergency” Then he left before Sofia could say a word.Mary quickly came to the table immediately after Spencer left and said “The last I checked someone was so angry and not talking to Spencer, but right now she is smiling and even had breakfast with Spencer for the first time. What’s happening? Did some
LOVE IN THE CROSSFIRE Florence A.SChapter 010: The Visit While Spencer was in his room, he decided to go meet Sofia in her room to make up for the incident that occurred at the dining.*knock, knock*Sofia heard a soft knock on her door, cleaned her tears, and went to open the door. She saw Spencer and was surprised to see him at her doorstep.“You know you are not supposed to be here right, what will she think?” Sofia said in a low tone.“Don’t worry she is gone, can I come in?” Spencer said“Uhm yeah sure,” Sofia said as she stepped aside for Spencer to come in.“I’m here to apologize about what happened today……” before Spencer could finish his statement, Sofia cut him off and said, “It’s okay, I’m not angry and besides anyone in her shoes will act like that.”“That still doesn’t justify her act, I’ve made sure nothing of the sort will happen again,” Spencer said as he stared at Sofia. “Okay if you say so,” Sofia said as she smiled at Spencer.“So tell me what you are up to, how
LOVE IN THE CROSSFIRE Florence A.SChapter 11: The Confession It was 10 a.m., and Sofia just closed from work for the day, looking all stressed and tired, she went to the changing room to change back into her outfit when Jenny, Mandy, and Rose her colleagues walked up to her and said, “Hey Sofia, why are you so quick to go home?” Mandy said.“We are done for the day and there is nothing I have left to do,” Sofia said as she stared at the ladies who stood in her front.“And who said there is nothing to do hun” Jenny said as she smiled at Sofia.“There’s a ritual we usually do to welcome all new staff,” Rose said smiling.“Ritual?” Sofia said with her eyes wide open.“Hahaha, it’s not what you are thinking. What I meant is that we usually go out to celebrate every new staff member, " Rose said.“Oh okay. So today is my day huh?” Sofia said.“Yes, and you can't say no because we all have to build a good relationship with each other,” Mandy said as she held Sofia's hand.“Okay fine if y
LOVE IN THE CROSSFIRE Florence A.SChapter 012: FeelingsIt's been a month already since Sofia started working at Lauren's coffee shop, she built a good bond with her colleagues and her boss Jeffery. It's the middle of the year already and Jeffrey, along with all staff of Lauren’s coffee shop are planning an event where awards are given to the best and hardworking staff. All preparations are in order as they are eager to see how the event will go. Jeffrey called them to his office for a meeting to know how the preparations had been going since he traveled out. They all gathered at his office with each person taking their seat.“So how has preparation been going in my absence” Jeffery said as he smiled at them.“Everything is in order sir, all we need to do is cross-check for the last and also ensure we all look good,” Aaron said.“That’s good, I know I can count on you all. And I believe everyone will look their best on that day” Jeffrey said.“Yes sir” they all answered in chorus.“
LOVE IN THE CROSSFIRE Florence A.SCHAPTER 013: First date feverIt’s 6:30a.m, Spencer woke up, stared at Sofia, and said “Even in her sleep she is pretty,” then he smiled and went downstairs, he went to the kitchen, drank a glass of water, picked up his phone, and called his assistant Ryan.“Good morning sir,” Ryan said.“Morning Ryan, cancel all my schedule for today. I won't be coming to work,” Spencer said. “Okay sir,” Ryan said.After the call, Dave came to the house to see Spencer.“Good morning boss,” Dave said.“Morning Dave, is there a problem?” Spencer asked.“I have booked a flight for tomorrow,” Dave said.“That’s good,” Spencer said.“Mr. Rodrigo called and said he has been trying to reach you but your line wasn’t going through,” Dave said.“What does he want?” Spencer asked.“I don’t know but I guess it should be about your meeting with the Italian investor,” Dave said.“How does he know about it?” Spencer asked as he frowned.“I really don't know but maybe you give hi
LOVE IN THE CROSSFIREFlorence A.SChapter 014: First date fever iiThis was the best day of her life, Sofia could not believe she just had such an amazing date, she had never been happier in her life and she had also never seen Spencer smile let alone smile this hard, she was so happy to bring this much joy to him."Where are we going, Spencer?" She asked giggling at him, "and don't tell me it's a surprise" she added.Spencer laughs, "Don't worry your pretty little head, you'll know soon enough" he answers smiling at her."What's funnySpence?" She asked."Your curiosity, you ask too many questions" he answered.Sofia chuckled a bit and said, "Well I have to ask, what if I'm not dressed appropriately for the next event"."Oh don't worry you are," Spencer said.They both kept on giggling as they couldn't keep their eyes or hands off each other. After a while of driving, they finally arrived at the destination and it happened to be one of his hotels. He stepped out of the car and opened