When Ass. Luke entered the CEO's office, he saw his boss staring intently at his laptop. Ass. Luke squinted his eyes while he looked at his boss.
He was stunned at his boss's behaviour. The all knowing cold man had a relaxed and smile look as he gazed fixedly at the screen.
'What's making boss smile this morning?' the assistant wondered. He wished he could take a look at the screen for some seconds. But sadly wishes were not horses.
Emil was oblivious to his assistant being in the room. His thoughts was occupied with the girl on the other side of the screen.
"Boss?" Ass. Luke loudly cleared his throat as he called.
Emil furrowed his brows unhappily. He looked to the direction of the sound and frowned in irritating upon seeing who had interrupted his special moment.
" Why are you here? " coldly, he asked
" Boss your mother called the office line. She said you haven't been picking up her call. And she told me to tell you that ..." the Assistant trailed off, fearing for his life, he took two steps back and continue to speak "How dare he not answer when I call. I will call his phone again after two minutes, and that too for the last time. So he better pick up or he shouldn't blame me for whatever that happens later !" he said everything in one breath.
" Did she really say that?" Emil asked still frowning
" Yes, she did" 'How can I say something the Madam didn't say? Unless I have a death wish ! Which I don't.'
"Okay" Emil pointed to his phone with his left index finger and said " call her"
Quickly, the assistant picked up the phone and dialled Kathryn's number. Seconds later, the call got connected and the loud sharp voice of Kathryn was heard over the phone.
Ass. Luke covered his ears from that piercing sound as he extended his hand that held the phone towards his boss. But before the phone could reach him, Emil spoke,
" Put it on loudspeaker"
Ass. Luke mulled sadly ' Why boss? Can't you just spare me from the tiger and tigress war !'
"Hah! So if I hadn't threaten you, you wouldn't have called right?" Kathryn asked unfriendly
" Why did you call?" Emil asked emotionlessly
" You better call Louisa and apologize to her. ----No, it will be best if you could take her out on a date" Kathryn said as a matter of factly
Emil chuckled, " No thank you for your advice." he said
" You have no other choice than to listen to me." Kathryn stubbornly threatened
"Mother, please don't force me." he firmly said annoyed
"No, you shouldn't force me. Remember, even am your mother ."
" Am busy, if there's nothing else, I will hang up" Emil said and made to end the call when Kathryn's voice sounded
" Wait!"
"Do you have anything left to say?"
" Call Louisa out for a date." She firmly commanded
" Never." Emil stretched his hand and ended the call right after saying that one word
Ass. Luke felt his body shiver. He took out his hanky to wipe the non existing sweat from his forehead.
The fact is, from how he felt, there should have been sweats on him. But due to the air-conditioning in the room, all he felt was the coldness from it.
"Boss tha..that.."
"You're dismissed." Emil said interrupting his Assistant's words
Ass. Luke had his jaw hanging, he was lost for words.
' Why is boss venting his anger on me ? I didn't ask Madam to call right ?!'
The assistant turned to leave, but just after he had taken three steps, Emil called for him to wait. He turned and face Emil, " Yes?"
" Take the phone with you. Am not answering any unimportant calls today. Handle any call that comes through" he firmly commanded
" Alright, then I will take my leave" Ass. Luke nodded and took to his heels.
Emil stared into space, he was trying to understand whatever his mother said. As a matter of fact, he was trying to decode the meaning behind his mother's threat.
"Hey, am back" Yvonne's voice jotted Emil out of his thoughts. He turned to the smiling girl on the screen and just as he saw her face, his cold stone face softened.
He smiled back at her, "have you finish eating?" he asked
" No" Yvonne lifted a bowl " I will eat as we talk" she said
"Is that alright with you? I can wait for you to finish" he softly said
" Its okay." She beamed at him, exposing her beautiful sets of dimple
" I heard some noise from your side. Were you in the phone ?" She asked
Emil stared at her inquiry eyes and chuckled, "Stop hypnotizing me with that eyes of yours"
"When did i do that?" Yvonne's face blushed deep red. She blinked her eyes innocently 'How can I hypnotize you with my eyes!'
"Haha. I was on the phone with mother" he explained
"I see"
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The hours that followed was spent talking, smiling and laughing. Time seemed to move fast when they kept each other company. But that didn't bother them one bit. Because the hours they spent together was spent meaningfully and memorably.
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