"Where are you going Raine... Stevens?"Mateo stoop a little looking at her company ID. "Huh!.... I... " She looked at him in shocked realising that he is reading her name printed in her company ID. "I... I am going to see the chief of operations." She concluded that he didn't recognize her since she is wearing her disguise."Your in the wrong elevator. But anyway since I am going there also you can ride with me." He said while studying her face."I'm sorry sir I'd better use the other lift." She said wondering if he can hear the pounding of her heart. "Why use the other lift? when you can stay here we're on the same destination. It is cost effective." He said smiling."I..." She saw him punch the buttons to the floor to her destination. Despite her disguise Raine is anxious to be in the same enclose area with Mateo. She tried to calm her raging heart and butterflies in her tummy. She observed him through the steel wall of the lift. He hasn't change a bit, he is still the same
Raine was back to her apartment but the accidentall meeting with Mateo hardly gone from her mind. She was confused with the attention she gets from Mateo she suspects that he is supicious if not aware of the true identity of Raine Stevens. Days went by and she is getting relax . It was a good thing that Mateo rarely visits their site as what her colleagues declared. Their project is almost complete. She is wondering where is her next assignment would be. She hopes that she won't be assigned in close proximity with Mateo or maybe he will go back abroad and manage their business there.She was getting ready to turnover her work for the day to the next shift when Leo Alister appeared in her station. "Hi are you going home."Hi, yes I'm just waiting for my reliever for the next shift. What are doing here?" She is totally surprised and glad to see him."I was checking the site with the CEO, and I decided to invite you for coffee." "What?..." She didn't hear pass the word CEO."I
That night Raine didn't have a good night sleep, she toss and turn until the early hour of dawn thinking about what happened that day. ",Why does it bother you that he is getting attention from another woman?" She question herself. "No!" She contradict herself. "Then sleep and be fresh tomorrow for work." She chastise herself. For days Raine avoided thinking about her last meeting with Mateo. She concentrated on her work on finishing her project and her furniture shop doing some research for more products.while checking on her father's condition. When her project was finished the bosses of the different departments made an evaluation of their work. Started the finishing touch on the building. She was recalled to the office for some planning of the new project along side Leo Alister. Leo is a big help to her when it comes to their work and we're able to build a camaraderie among other set of colleagues. At first Raine was skeptical in reporting to the office she felt that anyti
"It was meh! " Giah said hesitantly. "What?" Raine asked absently. "I'm sorry Raine, I made a mistake when I was transferring the the money from their accounts into yours I inadvertently cancelled theirs. "Really?" Instead of getting angry, Raine was glad it saves her doing it herself. It would seem like theft but it was her parents money in the firstly place. "Good job Giah it saves me doing it myself." "You thought of doing that?" Giah was dumbfounded wasn't it stealing? She thought. As if Raine heard her thoughts. "It's not stealing Giah, it belongs to me, or rather it would be mine in the long run. It's like looking after my assets before it got wasted by uncontrollable splurging ." Raine admits smiling that Giah took action. When Raine had finish her work for the day, she got a call from unknown number she is about to go home. "Hello?" She asked. "It's me, Lorraine." Peter Collins voice is loud and clear in her ears. "What can I do for you grandpa?" She immediately
"What is it that you want to discuss with me?"" It is about my daughter Kira. "" What about her? "" I want to ask you a favor to take good care of my daughter's heart, she is very much in love with you. I guess you have known this since you're still younger." " But why me sir! I have a wife I am a married man. besides I only treat Kira as a younger sibling, just like the way I treat my younger sister." " I don't know what happened the last time she visited your parent's home, she went home with depression, and had herself lock inside her room for days. " " What does it have to do with me? She went to my parent's home as a guest of my sister . Then she breaks down when she saw my employee brought me home and demanded to know who she is?, as she is my jealous wife." Mateo rants." But that's what she thinks of herself ! " Gordon Montenegro said." But I never made a commitment to her.""You allowed her to think as such, by accepting or rather let her claims be accepted beca
"He will be there, Grandpa!" Raine was surprised as far as she knows, Mateo is now overseas looking after their interests abroad."Why so surprise Child? Don't tell me you don't intend to meet him anytime soon." Peter surprised with her reaction. "I... I intend to fix this situation grandpa, but I have things to accomplish first." Raine stutter she is still uneasy to discuss the topic of Mateo, especially to the members of his family."Such as?" But the old man pursued. "My concern right now grandpa is to fix Mom's furniture business." She was forced to reveal some of her plans. "Is there something to fix there? I thought that your Dad is doing a good job to keep it operational." The old Collins was surprised that his son Steven did not report to him that something is wrong with the furniture company." Most of our clients had switched already to another company. Not that I blame them the company had no new things to offer, the designs are outdated. The materials are below the
"I'm coming with you Giah!" Raine decided. " No you cannot!" Giah abruptly replied. "Why not?" "Are you forgetting your work and the factory?" "Oh! But... " Then she recalled she had to attend the turnover ceremony with Peter Collins. Coping with her work with the Collins company was hectic enough. Then she had to look after the furniture factory especially now that they are in the last stage of the testing of their new product. "Call me when you reach there! Update me with her condition." With the two of them preparing for Giah's trip to Timberville City the preparation smoothly executed. She drove Giah to the airport. On her way back she almost bump into Mateo at the arrivals area. She heard a feminine voice that sounded familiar. She turn to that direction to where the voice is coming from, and saw the blonde bombshell dangling in Mateo's arms.taking his attention. She felt something pinched in the vicinity her heart with the scene she witnessed. That made her perplexed tha
The turn over ceremony is two nights away, and everyone is asked to attend most especially, Raine's department since it's their building that will be turn over to the management. She is wondering what she is going to wear since most of her formal dresses are in Timberville.Her mind was set at ease when Giah called that her aunt Barbra has pass the critical condition and is recuperating in the hospital. Only it would take time for Giah to go back to Emerald city. So Raine had divided her time in the furniture factory when she's free from her regular work. She misses Giah's company but she understands that she needs to be with her adopted mother. After the turnover ceremony she will visit her aunt before working on a new project. Her doorbell rang that she wonders who can it be? Praying that it is not one of her father's family. She is battle weary from work and she doesn't have the energy for another round of word battle.Far from what she expected it was a parcel sent by the Old