"What do you want?"
There was a dead silence on the other end and Hills was about to make the move of disconnecting the call when she spoke up."Hello darling"Upon hearing her voice and the pet name she called him, Hills clenched his fist tightly and his grip around the phone tightened as well.Nothing frustrates him as much as she does. Hills never for once thought that she was going to ever call him after so many years, but here he is, speaking with her on the phone."What do you want Martina?" Hills asked again and she chuckled."Can't I call to check up on you, Hills?""No you can't Martina"Again, Martina chuckled and it was slowly making Hills upset. Her chuckle reminded him so much of that particular day she left him 5 years ago. He'd never forget that."C'mon Hills.. Don't be so rude to me, Except if the past still hunts you like it does" There was a hint of mockery in Martina's voice."The past.. Has nothing to do with the present. Don't you dare bring up the past" Hills was calm.His heart was pounding really fast, as if it's about to explode out of sheer anger."Sorry darling but I have to bring up the past. It's the only conversation we should have after such a long time don't you think? Or, you haven't completely moved on from it"Hills sucked in a deep breath and exhaled deeply."Why did you call?""To ask how you're doing. Heard you're back to New York after so many years"Hills was silent.. He has nothing to say to her so keeping quiet would be the best thing to do." Well, I'm glad you're back. Welcome back by the way..Oh! And..., you forgot to ask about Miles Hendrick. Don't you want to know how he's doing?"This was her plan after all, to get him upset. Her sole purpose of calling is to taunt him, well.. He's not going to fall for that."Listen Martina, It will do us both good if you don't call me! I'd advise you to focus on your path while I focus on mine. Don't try to call me again.... I was busy when you called and I'd like to get back to work now.. " Without giving Martina a chance to speak, he hung up the call.Hills Sebastian and Martina Shepherd were engaged to each other 5 years ago. They were both the talk of the Town at that time. They were both the headlines of every newspaper and magazine. Not being the Media type, he made sure there were no pictures of him or Martina.Hills loved Martina so dearly and he thought she loved him back. He never for once imagined that she would be having an affair with his best friend, Miles Hendrick.Martina had Hills deceived and made him lavish his time and money, making preparations for the wedding.On the D-Day for them to get married, Martina found it the perfect time to humiliate and make Hills look like a fool in front of all his guests. She abandoned him at the altar and made away with Miles.Hills Sebastian did not realize what was happening at the moment. He kept waiting for Martina at the altar, thinking the delay was because of traffic, not until he got a text from her.At that point, he knew he had been ditched by his so-called fiancee. The woman he had loved so much and left everything for. Hills was heartbroken, he tried reaching out to her, so he could plead and maybe she'd change her mind but he couldn't. She blocked every possible way he could reach her.Till this very moment, he still doesn't know why Martina would ditch him for Miles. What did Miles offer that he can't give to her? However, he was sure of one thing and that is the fact that he has just been betrayed by the two people he thought he could trust.He was sad and depressed, it's more of the reason he went out of New York. He stayed that long to be able to let go of Martina completely.And then today, Martina has the guts to call him after 5 years.Hills tried to wave the thoughts on the past from his mind and focus on his work but his mind was already disorganized. He couldn't concentrate on anything at the moment as he couldn't stop thinking about what Martina did to him.Why does she have to call and ruin his day. He was already having a great day but she just had to spoil his mood with some nonsensical talk.Not being able to focus, Hills stood up and walked outside his office. He just wants to take a brief walk around his company. Maybe that would distract him a little. ------------After placing her contact and details with Daniel, Regina was briefed on what her duty as a secretary entails. She was the company's secretary, meaning she doesn't work directly for the CEO. she would not have to see Mr. Hills all the time.. except he calls for her personally. She was made to understand that the Boss has his personal assistant that runs mild errands for him.Regina couldn't have been more relieved than she already is. The fact that she won't be seeing Hills Sebastian all the time made her extremely happy because she has no idea what he could be up to. She still can't figure out why he gave her the Job. Nevertheless, she's happy he did.Next time, she'll learn to control her emotions, she might not be this lucky.Daniel led her to her Office, and she was marveled by it. She loved the way her office was decorated and well spacious. It wasn't entirely an office tho, but it looks really great."Thanks Daniel""It's nothing. I'm your referral after all so it's my job to do this. Please let me know if you have more questions and I'll be glad to answer them"Regina smiled and nodded. "There's no questions but if I ever get confused at some point, I'll surely come to you""Great! I'll get back to work. Just settle down and work on those files over there.." He pointed at some files which were on her desk. "..When you're done, you have them submitted at the HR department. I'll get back to work now"Regina thanked Daniel again and retired to her desk when Daniel left. She was glad that there was someone like Daniel.He seems like a really nice person.. Well, they say the first impression always speaks of one's character.From her observation, the other employees seem to be minding their businesses and going about their routine. Well, She's not here to make friends but to work.Hours passed and Regina was done sorting the files. She smiled in satisfaction and made her way to the HR department. It was easy to locate because Daniel already gave her the company's map.She moved to the elevator and pressed it open. As the Elevator opened, Regina adjusted the files in her hand and was about to step in. She wasn't looking her way, so she bumped into Someone and the files she was holding spilled over the floor."Sorry.. Sorry" She said crouching down to pick up the papers, the person she bumped into said sorry also.She found the voice familiar so she lifted her head up to stare at the individual who was also picking up the papers.Gasping aloud, Regina stood up with widened eyes while staring down at Mr. Hills. She just bumped into her Boss, how careless could she be!. Why wasn't she looking her way?What if this upsets him and he decides to fire her? This and so many other thoughts were running through her mind. This is just her first day at work,, she can't afford to get fired else Daphne would be really disappointed."You should watch where you're going." Mr Hills started, bending over to help Regina pick up the Files that had slipped from her hand. "I'm sorry, my fault." Regina apologized, as she went down as well to pick up and arrange the files. She couldn't help but notice that the expression on her boss's face was not the usual. He seems pissed off about something and yet trying to cover it up. Regina would have asked , sure enough but this is her Boss. One she had started off with on the wrong feet. As much as Regina knows, it's best for her to avoid him in every aspect if she really wants her Job. When she was done picking up the Files with the help of Hills Sebastian, Regina stood up. "Here, have it!" He stretched the files towards her and she hesitated before taking the files from him."Thank You. And sorry I bumped into you.""How's Mirabelle?..." Hills asked instead, ignoring her words. Regina looked at him in the eyes. She hated what he knew about her daughter. She hated that h
Regina Campbell didn't bother to have breakfast. Her major aim was to get to the company as soon as possible. She had just 10 minutes left and it's so obvious she's going to be late.Getting a cab was easy but the problem lies on how to get there as fast as possible.It's been four days since she got the Job and she must confess that the HS company is one hell of a company. It hasn't been going on easy for her with the amount of workload that's been given to her by her supervisor.Sometimes, she gets to work late into the night, just so she can round it up. There's no breathing space for her.. Not just her, but the entire employees as well.She noticed that the only time the employees get to spend time with each other is only during lunch breaks, that lasts for about an hour... The rest time is just to work, work, and work. Most times, she forgets it's lunch time and skips lunch just because she has to finish working on a document and get it submitted at the time frame given. Daniel
Regina's day would have been better, not until the boss showed up at noon and the company turned into chaos with everyone trying to get everything done as soon as possible.Daniel showed up at her office, she didn't realize his presence because of how engrossed she was. Regina lifted her head up as he cleared his throat and upon seeing Daniel, she smiled."Hey Daniel""Long time no see Regina" He sounded as if he was just seeing her after so many years.. He's exaggerating."It's just a few days Daniel" "And you didn't care to check up on me!"Regina felt guilty instantly. He was right. She should have gone to his department and maybe invited him to lunch or something. it's a little something she could have done."I'm so sorry Daniel.. I've just been occupied with so much work"Chuckling.. He said "Everyone is.. But, that won't stop us from having our lunch breaks. Let's have lunch together""Uh! I don't think I'll be going , Daniel.. I still have a lot of files to go through and ther
"OMG!! He's just so cute! I can't believe that Hills Sebastian slept in this apartment last night!" Daphne squealed, staring and drooling over the sleeping Hills.Since there isn't any other room left, Hills had to sleep on the couch. It's a good thing Regina let him stay the night because the rain didn't stop. It was a heavy down pour."Keep your voice down Daphne" Regina nudged at her slightly but she didn't stop drooling over her boss.Regina rolled her eyes and continued making breakfast. Mirabelle was already waiting at the dining table. "Your boss is really amazing Regina.. For him to care about the welfare of his employees.. That's so sweet of him. Too bad he had to sleep on the couch, if you had told me last night, I would have let him sleep in my room instead""You're crazy Daphne" "Crazy for your boss" Daphne laughed while Regina chuckled.. "I'm just kidding" She added."Rather than stand there and drool over someone that doesn't even know who you are.. Why don't you help
"Mother!" Hills approached his mother who was in the living room, waiting for him.He was up in his room when Colin came to inform him of his mother's presence. Hills wished he had supernatural powers to just disappear into thin air and go far away from his mother.His mother rarely visits him, and when she does, it's the same old story. "Hey son" Hills kissed her both cheeks, after which they sat.She held his cheeks and checked him thoroughly,, she let go of his cheek and shook her head and Hills immediately knew where this was headed."Look how thin you've become son! Are you skipping meals""No mom! I don't skip meals.. I take my meals when necessary""I don't think it's so!! look at you, You've lost some weight. If only you have a woman by your side.. to take good care of you and watch your every need. You know I can't always be there for you. What you need is a wife"Hills was forced to roll his eyes but prevented himself from doing so, so it doesn't seem disrespectful.He knew
Hills and Martina were having breakfast together without saying a word to each other. Martina kept moving uncomfortably on her seat and sighing audibly so Hills could start up a conversation with her but he played no attention to her.To Hills, he wants her to leave his house as soon as possible and he wants her to say it herself but it doesn't look like she'd say it."You should really get your bruise treated.." Hills started."Sure I will" Martina smiled, at least Hills cares about her.. That she thought!!"If you care so much about it, why don't you take me to the hospital yourself?"Hills looked at her with raised brows.. She just said something really meaningless that he can't seem to comprehend. He focused back on his food, ignoring her. Martina felt awkward and went back to eating.. She shouldn't have said that!"When are you leaving?" Hills asked again, after sometime."Leave?""Of course! You begged to spend the night here and I let you. You should be planning on leaving, sh
Under the guise of work requirements, Hills made Regina stay by his side. Just like the last time he made her come over to his mansion, he made her work on some files and the ones that aren't even necessary.He wanted someone by his side at his moment of weakness and Regina did the trick. Somehow, her presence made him forget about Martina and everything else.It didn't stop there, Hills fired the PA his mother had gotten for him. He noticed that She was trying to seduce him by removing the buttons on her shirt and exposing her cleavages when she's with him.The sight was irritating to him and he hates when a lady is trying to force herself on him. His mother would never stop until he finds himself a woman and settle down with, which he's not ready to do.Without thinking twice, he made Regina his PA instead.. He saw the disapproval on her face but he didn't bother at all. Part of the reason he wants Regina to be his PA is because he wants her by his side all the time. It's still real
Hills wasn't himself throughout the day.. He has always known Alex to be the flirty type but he never thought he'd try to take it out in Regina.The way he addressed Regina as beautiful.. makes him upset, and the way he held her hand longer than he should,, he felt annoyed.He felt some unknown feelings from his belly and he can't even explain what it means. All he knows is that he didn't like Alex holding her hand. He'd make sure that the next time he has a meeting with Alex, Regina won't be going with him. "So tell me, how did the presentation go Angel?" He asked Mirabelle. He's now so fond of calling her.. Angel and nog her name."It went well, and guess what?" She was so excited as she eagerly waited for Hills response."Uhm... I'm not really good at guesses""Fine! I won a medal, have a look" She searched through her bag and pulled out a medal then showed it to Hills."Wow! I'm so proud of you Angel..! You're really smart" Hills said and ruffled her hair, then pinched her chee