[FLAHBACK]
' GOOD MORNING MRS. DRAGOS , MEMBERS OF DRAGOS'S AND FAMILY. MY NAME IS LIAM ADLER AND THIS IS MY ASSOCIATE MR. BRADY CARSON. THIS WOMAN TO MY RIGHT IS MY ASSISTANT MS. ADAIR.
AFTER GRETTINGS WERE EXCHANGES, LIAM DOVE RIGH IN " MRS. DRAGOS WHY DID YOU CHANGE THE TERMS OF OUR DEAL AT THE LAST MINUTE. IS THIS HOW YOU CONDUCT YOUR BUISNESS?" HE ASKED. GESTURING TOWARDS AMBER HE HAD HE PASS ONE OF THE FILES. THIS SHOWS THE CONTRACT BETWEEN YOUR COMPANY AND MINE. WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO CHANGE?
AS YOU CAN SEE MR.ADLER,THIS CONTRACT IS NOT YET SIGNED,THEREFORE I CAN CHANGE TO WHICHEVER CONTRACTOR I WANT. WHETHER IT BE ADLER INDUSTRIES OR GRIFFIN ENTERPRISES.
THAT IS CORRECT MRS. DRAGOS. COLE STARTED TO SAY. AND MAY I SAY YOU.... LIAM BLOCKED OUT WHAT COLE WAS SAYING AND INSTEAD LOOKED AT THE DOCUMENTS INFRONT OF HIM. SEEING AMBER OUT OF THE CORNER OF HIS EYE, SHE WAS SITTING WITH HER LEGS CROSSED AND HER DRESS HAD RIDDEN UP BECAUSE OF THE SLIT. GROANING HE TURNED HIS HEAD ONLY TO FIND ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF DRAGOS AND FAMILY STARING CREEPILY AT HER BARE LEGS.
RUNNING HIS HANDS ACROSS HIS FACE HE GESTURED FOR HER TO GIVE HIM MORE FILES. AS SHE CAME OVER HE TOOK HIS CUP OF COFFEE AND " ACCIDENTLY" SPILLED IT ON HER DRESS.
MRS.DRAGOS HEARING THE COMMOTION DECIDED TO STOP THE MEETING BY SAYING " THE TWO OF YOU HAVE GIVEN ME VERY COMPELLING ARGUNENTS. HERE'S WHAT WE WILL DO, THE BOTH OF YOU WILL LAUNCH MY PRODUCT,THE ONE WITH THE MOST SALES I SIGN WITH. DEAL" SHE LOOKED AT LIAM " DEAL " SHE SAID. LIAM NODDED "DEAL" TURNING TOWARDS COLE SHE SAID " DEAL" "DEAL" COLE REPLIED. SHE THEN GOT UP AND EXITED THE ROOM AND LIAM AND THE REST OF THE PERSONS PRESENT FOLLOWED SUIT."
[FLASHBACK OVER}
Liam slammed the files down on the mahogany table. He was furious! Loosening his tie he said " Amber make calls to the R and D department and tell them to draw up plans by the time we get back. Also call our pilot and tell him to refuel the plane, we leave this rock in two days! Also …." Liam paused mid rant and stared at her. "Amber !" he yelled. Why are you not taking notes. Seeing the mad look on her face ,he turned to Brad and asked " Why is her face like that? What is wrong with her?"
"What's wrong with me? What's wrong with ME!!!!!" she yelled. " You RUIENED my DRESS! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THIS COSTED!" She asked. Laughing Liam said " That's what you were upset about. It's just a dress! I will buy you a million dresses if you want. That's not important. What's important is beating Griffin at his own game and...Whoa!" he said while narrowly avoiding the papers that Amber threw. Scowling Amber stomped up the stairs. Liam called after her " I didn't like that dress anyway, it showed to much !"
Twenty minutes later Brad looked up for his food and chocked on his food " Hey doll face wahtcha wearing? " he asked while chocking. Liam looked up and the fork he was holding dropped out of his hands. Pointing towards upstairs he said " Go change. Right NOW!!"
Sitting down at the table Amber said, " For the last time Mr. Adler, you don not have control of my closet, nor or my boyfriend, father, brother or any male members of my family. Even if I had any male members of my family alive, they still couldn't tell me how to dress as it is my body. The next time you make remarks about my clothing or pull on them like today I will report you to H.R." " Now what's for dinner?"
Liam watched as she ate. She was wearing a white cashmere sweater with a red plaid mini-skirt paired with suede thigh-high boots. After finishing there meals, the two men went back to work while Amber played on her phone. Scrolling through Instagram she heard Liam call for her. Putting down her phone, she went into the living room to see what he needed. " Can you get both of us a cup of coffee please ?" asked Brad. " Sure thing." replied Amber.
Going into the kitchen, Amber started to make the coffees when she looked at Liam's mug. Rage filled her as she remembered what he said about her dress, smirking she made a slight adjustment to his mug. Flipping her hair she delivered the mugs to their respectful owners.
Glancing up at Amber briefly, Liam watched as she put down the mugs of coffee. Thanking her softly, he went back to his work. Clapping her hands Amber announced that she was going out, to buy groceries. " Do you know your way around already?" Brad asked. " Yup, I'll be back in a jiffy." Amber said. Taking her purse, she waved and left.
Looking at the door that she just went through, Liam sighed again. Turning his attention to the files in front of him, he reached for his coffee and took a big gulp only to spit it out all over the files. " What the hell is in this coffee?" he yelled.
Brad took the coffee and took and sip. Gagging he said " There's salt in this!" Scrunching up his face Liam said " Is this because I ruined her dress? I'll buy her a new one!" Looking at him Brad said " You need to apologize to her, as soon as she comes back." " Fine." Liam said.
Forty minutes Amber returned, her hand ladled with goods. Helping her get the groceries into the kitchen Brad asked her if she needed help preparing the meal. Saying no, she told them to go sit and she will cook. " Lunch will be ready in an hour" she said. Going back to their table, Brad saw Liam on his phone. Nudging him he says " She's here and in a good mood, apologize now." Looking at him Liam said " What do you think I was doing on my phone just now? It's a surprise." Brad looked at his friend and thought " I have a feeling of impending doom." Shaking his head he went back to work.
Meanwhile, Amber had just put the finishing touches on the food. Putting it on the trolley, she wheeled it out and started to set the table. " Guys, food's ready" she called. Going into the dining room they saw what she had prepared. She had prepared turkey meatball subs with chicken roasted on crunchy rosemary sourdough and for dessert raspberry ripple marshmallows. { Links at the end of chapter}
Sitting down the trio began to eat. They were about to eat dessert when the doorbell rang. Getting up Liam said " That's me, I'll get it." Five minutes he returned with a parcel, sitting down once more, he began to eat, giving the parcel to Amber he said " Here, it's a new dress. So we good." Brad facepalmed. Nodding Amber said " Yeah, we're good" Taking the dress out of the bag, she carried it outside. "You idiot!" chided Brad. " Looking up Liam took a napkin and wiped his mouth. "What?" he said. " i gave her a new dress." " Yes, but you didn't APOLIGISE!" Brad whispered-yelled.
Liam opened his mouth too say something, but instead smelt the air. "Do you smell something burning?" he asked. Realizing what was happening, they bolted out of their chars only to find Amber standing over the fire and the last colors of the vibrant dress Liam bought her, being burned to ash. Swinging a poker at them she said " I knew you would do do something like this. A part of me hoped that you would be normal and apologize, but instead you threw money at your problem." Laughing mockingly she said " That's why I put a laxatives in your wine. You'll be shitting your insides out for about a month." Dragging his hands across his face in frustration, Liam said " I thought this was over! We were good." Fling the poker at their feet Amber said " Over! This has just begun." and with that she went upstairs to her room leaving the two men staring at her retreating back in shock.
{ LINKS FOR THE RECIPIE'S
https://www.olivemagazine.com/recipes/family/raspberry-ripple-marshmallows/
https://www.olivemagazine.com/recipes/family/chicken-roasted-on-crunchy-rosemary-sourdough/
https://www.olivemagazine.com/recipes/meat-and-poultry/turkey-meatball-subs/}