Chapter 17: His determination

It was too late to realize the truth. Now I understood everything. Aiden gave out millions of dollars easily, laughed when I told him my dream company name and how cheerful I was while talking about him as an inspiration. But I can't blame him. It was me who was dumb. I was still frozen at my place when he moved towards me with my boss Emma, a huge smirk on his face.

"This is the head of our design department, Miss Layla. She is one of the most talented workers we ever had," Emma walked towards me and then pointed at me, "She is one of our longest employees with many talents. Also, she is a fan of you and your company too,"

I mean, I was joking when I asked her to praise me in front of the CEO, but she just did that. 

Now I was embarrassed and looked down at the floor because I didn't expect him to be here and lost my confidence. I was amazed by his presence here and how he carefully examined me when Emma spoke abou