Crystal lay in her bed face up, staring at the ceiling, she had woken up not too long ago; but she had no strength in her. Her arms hurt from the previous night, that Romano zombie would have broken her arms but she was lucky. She sighed, she didn’t know what to do, today was the day of the submission, and the client would be so disappointed if she tells him she had lost both the painting and the picture. She didn’t want to go to work, but her conscience wouldn’t allow her to just abandon Paige and let the poor girl take all the blame.She didn’t have a choice; she needs to go to work or Paige would be in a lot of trouble. “What!?” Paige cried in alarm and then she dropped into her seat lifelessly, as soon as Crystal explained to her. “We are dead, and I’m even deader, Harris will definitely fire us.” Crystal ran her fingers into her hair, frustrated. “Where is she?” an angry voice thundered, a sudden firm hands gripped her Paige firmly. “Please, Sir..." Crystal b

“Crystal, I promise you, we will talk about this and I will find a solution to your predicament.” He pleaded. “Please wait outside, while I quickly wrap this meeting up.” “Can I get a job here?” she then asked inside, blinking back big beady eyes at him. “I know you’re jealous I work in that place that’s usually crowded by men.” There was a small murmur among the board members, “Who would have thought Kayden is a jealous lover.” One of them said with a small smile. “He should, after all he is a man.” They laughed and Kayden’s frown deepens. “I remember when I got newly wedded; I was so worried that other men would hit on my wife so I decided to make her one of the shareholders in my company.” “Your father would be surprised to hear this.” One of them added while tapping on his phone; Kayden rolled his eyes, most of the geezers were his father’s friends so they would rattle to him. “No, you can't, this is a factory, we make shoes, we don’t paint pictures and portraits.” he deadp

Crystal was seated on her bed, leisurely brushing her hair, when the door opened and Kayden came in.“Hey!” She yelled as she jumped up from her bed, she was in nothing but her night dress, so she was quite embarrassed. “You should knock before you come into other people’s rooms!”He chuckled darkly, a kind of laugh that she remembers all too well, she freezes when she caught a glimpse of his face again and noticed that it isn’t Kayden; she could feel a very familiar sense of displeasure oozing from him.“How on earth did you find me here?” she asked with a little tremble from some of her limbs, she tried to run but it was as though her legs weighed like tons of bricks. The heavy feeling of dread and despair overwhelmed her and she fell to the ground.Her lips quivered when she heard his heavy footsteps that approached her, unable to move, he gripped her hair tightly, and he yanked her head backward to take a proper look at her face.“Do you think you can run away from me?” somehow

“Ms. Laurie,” Crystal called Kayden’s secretary with a small smile, Laurie look up at her from underneath the desk, it seemed as though she was looking for something. As soon as her eyes met with Crystal’s she got up in a hurry, adjusting her skirt as she sat. “Is there any problem, Mrs. Smith?” “Is Mr. Smith in his office?”She asked curiously and more politely, she had promised herself that she would never overlook Laurie’s importance in the office anymore; if she ever has a reason to see Kayden, she would wait if necessary and leave if Laurie tells her to. “Yes he is.” She answered as she sat properly in her seat. “Shall I call him to tell him that you would like to see him?”“Yes please.” She said with a small smile and they both watched Laurie reached for the intercom and she called Kayden’s office; she paused for a while, as it rang.“Hello,” she answered, she was holding the phone closely to her ears. “Mrs. Smith and her assistant is here to see you sir” She glanced up a

Crystal wouldn’t stop pacing about their workshop, she had a lot of confidence before their presentation but when it was time, she was so nervous; Paige was gathering all the necessary things they would need for their presentation. “Don’t worry, Crystal. Everything will be fine.” She assured her friend with a heartwarming smile. “You told me to be confident in your skills; did you lose your confidence just now?” Everything seemed wrong, she got a feeling that it wouldn’t work out and she doesn’t know why. “Calm down, Crystal.” Paige’s voice came back again to help soften the anxiety-filled atmosphere. “We’ve done our best.” “Yeah, you’re right. We should get going.” They made their way to the board room, to get this over with, the closer they got to the room the louder Crystal’s heartbeat got. “We were about to send for you again,” Kayden remarks slightly irritated, as soon as they got in. Everyone was ready for the presentation, she distributed photocopies of their design