"Give me three days to dig out all information what you need...!" His voice flung out sharp and deep.
"Once I've collected all data, we'll meet soon....". Paused.
Silent in a few seconds, then she heard like a coughing sound vaguely... "cough... cough..." then his voice out firmly in the other side of the line ...
".... at my private place, my lady !!!..." It sounded like an order, no space for rejection. Aiden sensed chillyness instantly spread over her spine. Tingling up endlessly.
She stiffened her body to prevent from trembling. Her ears felt itchy... 'He had changed alot'. An aura of mature man strongly hit her. Aiden was for sure unable to resist his request.
Confused and scared wrapped all over her body. She tried hard to respond him with steady voice ...
"Okay... as you wish"....
He hung up the phone immediately and remained her dazed to the phone blankly and lost...
Aiden didn't realize that someone had knocked the door many times and aprroached her.
There was a glimpse of silhouette headed to her...
Aiden senses darted cross her inner self, back uncompletely untill someone shook her arm. It's like alarming herself into a 'wake up-mode'
However...
She forced herself collected and calmed. After controlled her breathtaking, she lifted her eyelids and saw her father's executive secretary, Ms Diana Morelli.
She was an Italian, a beauty middle age woman, workaholic, dedicated and efficient-attitude stood in front of her. Smiled tenderly.
Something inside her made Aiden felt secure and confortable all at once. She'd known her since her childhood. Full of love and tenderness.!!!
Diana always loved her father so much, but her father's heart only for her beloved mother. His everlasting love never ever changed at all untill now.
"Aiden...! I'm so sorry to disturb you and dare to enter the room without your permission... ". She spoke directly.
Aiden felt embarrasse slightly because Diana red-handed her in a daze and lost for a moment ago.
"lt's okay Diana. Don't mind about it. You don't disturb me. What's happened?"... She replied immediately.
"Mr Lim want to talk with you right now... Urgent..!!! So,.... Could you please to meet him now?"... Her gesture showed clearly to deliver what exactly her father's massage.
Aiden nodded her and answered "...Yes, I could."... "Let's go now"...
She glanced on Aiden and swang her hand directing to usher her the door politely , "Please, Aiden."
They both walked straight to the personal elevator of the President of Emporiun Corp to be used daily. Went up to the top floor and shortly they reached her father office.
Diana knocked the door !...
"Toock...toock...toock !" The beat sounded great and professional.
Actually, Aiden could go inside directly but she thought that she must've been appreciate Diana's 'executive secretary ethical manner' appropriately.
"Enter" My father's voice heared from inside.
Diana opened the door and let Aiden enter the office first and escorted her to reached her father.
"Sir, Aiden is here" She proclaimed her arrival proudly.
Her father thanked Diana and waved his hand to sign her leaving us soon. He threw the document down on the table uncosciously. Walked over and looked to her seriously.
His long steps moved hurriedly and embrace her softly. " Aiden my lovely girl, let me hug you a bit longer". There was a hint of sadness and worryness of his voice.
Aiden startled for awhile... 'It was a rare affection act that he showed me just now'. Even tough it never existed in her imagination but at the same time she felt warm and shady.
His face looked so depressed and seemed like he was carrying a heavy burden.
"Come, sit on the sofa please!... I need to discuss with you... about the latest progress of the company situation! Prepare yourself and let's talk."
"Goodnews or badnews Daddy?" Aiden asked him bluntly. The curiousity defeated her for now instantly and she furrowed her brows in a 'big question mark' style...
"Be patient my swearheart!".... "