After leaving Anya's place, Jackson goes straight to work. Well, not before having his breakfast with Anya. She also gives him a lunch box that he can eat in the afternoon as gratitude, she said.
She knows he doesn't eat at lunch unless he is having a meeting with his client at lunch. Henry told her everything including how he was so strict with his workers. Henry always spills the tea about his best friend to her.
It was almost 8 am when he arrived at the basement. Considering he was staying overnight at Anya, he had to drive his car on his own.
He strode into the building and was greeted by the workers who were lingering in the hallways. Ms. Jewel, his secretary, walked beside him and updated him about his schedule for the day.
When Ms. Jewel was finished, he quickly dismissed her and walked over to his work desk. Once he was settling down, he pulled out his phone to call Danny.
Danny, who's just startled by the sound coming from his phone, groggily woke up and fetched his phone up to his ear.
"Hello?"
"Danny, come to my office now. Do you have time before lunch arrives? If yes, then you can start now," after he finished saying what he wanted, he hangs up the call without hearing Danny's response.
He pressed some numbers on his intercom, and the call went through.
"Yes, Mr. Jackson? How may I help you?"
"Prepare my coffee. Also, Danny will come later, so lead him straight to my office understand?"
"Understood, boss,"
He cut off the calls as he looked at the side of his table. He later inhaled deeply when he noticed there were a few stacks of documents he needed to check.
Tock! Tock!
There was a knock on the door, so he told them to come in. It was Ms. Jewel, along with two other workers, walked in.
She then laid down the coffee carefully on the table, while the other two discussed with Jackson. She waited for them to finish before she reports about emails from their clients and about the deals that have been signed before.
"Sir, Mr. Johnson has sent you an invitation to you regarding his daughter Emilia, who's going back to the country next month. He insisted you come. Ms. Emilia has also been calling since this morning."
He nodded as he rubbed the bottom of his right eye with his thumb and tapped his index finger on his temple. She later dismissed herself. Well, she understood her boss is having a troublesome time avoiding the Johnson family.
They have been taunting him for engaging with their precious daughter, Emilia Johnson. An attractive, 24-year-old model with golden hair past her chest, jewel-like blue eyes, sharply body and a chiseled jaw. She's a well-known supermodel and has an alluring feature that men desire. She has a lot of scandals, but she still latched on to Jackson despite Jackson having already stated that he wasn't interested in her.
Maxwell called her a squid because she always followed Jackson nonstop and kept latching on his thigh everywhere, even in high school.
She and Jackson's family are close friends, and her family have been eyeing Jackson ever since he was a teenager, because he is the only heir in the family. Well, Jackson has an older sister, but she wasn't interested in their family business at all.
Emilia, on the other hand, was head over heels in Jackson. He helped her when she was getting bullied in middle school, and that's the start of Emilia's obsession with Jackson. By hook or by crook, she wants Jackson for herself. She would scare off any girl that was interested or showing an interest in him. That's's why Jackson hardly have any girlfriends but he has a lot of record on having flings.
Ouch!
Jewel was startled from her daydreaming when someone flick her on her forehead. There was a tall,define man who have a clean-shaven jaw and tempting hooded hazel eyes. This man is just going around attracting women and they followed him left and right like beeves. Very dangerous!
"Jewel,what are you daydreaming about,huh?" He said as he give her,one of his charmed smile that always draw people into his possession. She frantically shakes her head as she realized that she was staring at him. She immediately straighten her back. She cleared her throat to crease her embarrassment.
Danny smirked inwardly, the slightest twitch at the corner of his mouth the only outward sign of his amusement.
Jewel felt like she want to smash her head on the table as she bowed her head so that her hair curtained her face, successfully concealing the crimson that stole over her cheeks in embarrassment.
"Mr. Danny,Mr Jackson is expecting you inside his office"
"Sure,lead the way darlin"
She took into surprised when he called her 'Darlin' but she then comprehend that he was just teasing her.
Jewel opened the door as soon as her boss yelled them to come in.
Promptly, Danny take a seats on the sofa without Jackson permission. Not that he mind afterall. He rose from his chair plopping himself across Danny's.
"You can go now Miss Jewel"
"Yes,sir"
"Bye Jewel" He waved his hand, and this time quite definitely and overtly wafted a kiss in her direction. She rolled her eyes and kept walking, having no time for either his playfulness or his tricks.
"Stop flirting with my secretary. It's quite annoying when they quitting because you broke their heart"
He laughed at Jackson complaints , and his eyes, which had begun to mist over now sparkled brightly with animation.
"It's amusing seeing them crying and whining for me to accept them"
"Beware of karma, my friend. You will never know when the karma decided to play with you" Said the man,who In his black suits standing in front of the door. Danny, instantly beamed and laughed at his friend,Henry, response.
Henry walked inside and sat next to Danny, who immediately hugged his friend's shoulder. They greet each other before focusing back on the man in front of them.
"Also, it will be a pain in my ass if I need to keep searching for Jackson's new secretary," he joked as Danny punched him on the shoulder.
"Enough. Danny, here is the information that I have as of the moment. Go find who's behind all of this and figure out why he's stalking her. I need him to be found as quickly as possible. Understand?" Jackson stated as he slid a file that he collected from Anya. Danny picked up the file, scanned the information then closed the file.
"Yes, boss," says Danny as he keeps the documents in his bag.
"So it's real then. I heard Anya has a stalker"
Jackson furrowed his eyebrows, asking, "Where do you hear it from?"
"Kitty. She told me today and said you were there the entire night with Anya" Henry smirked at Jackson.
"I couldn't leave her there alone,"
"And you guys did nothing?" Said Danny, who smirked knowingly at Jackson while wiggling his eyebrows. Henry, on the other hand snicker at Danny words.
Jackson narrowed her eyes and glared at the two guys, who were cracking up with laughter after sensing that Jackson was upset with their joke.
" So, will you come with us next week? Join Kitty and Anya back to their hometown"
Said Henry, who sips his dark coffee made by Jewel, then puts the glass back on the table.
"Not sure yet. I'll flight to Japan in next three days and have to stay for at least one day there"
"Yeah, I know your schedule. That means you will not join us then?"He raised his brows in question. It would be impossible that Jackson would missed this chance to spend time with Anya.
"Immanuel and Samuel will come too. They said they had already told their manager" Danny butt into their conversation, informing them about the other two who equally busy but still taking a vacation.
"Hold on, I suddenly remember, Jezebel is coming next month, right? Didn't you look for a babysitter?"
Jackson raised his eyebrows, questioningly staring at Henry, with his eyes has a tinted with twinkling mischievously.
"Yeah, right. Why don't you ask Anya?" I heard from Kitty that she is looking for a part-time job after her class starts, " He suggested that, had Anya been working as Jezebel babysitter for entire her stayed at Jackson's house, the sooner Jackson could woo the lady that he have been yearning.
"I'll ask her if she is interested, but Jezebel is a tough nut. I don't know if she can handle her,"
" Have faith in Anya. If your stone heart, she can melt it, moreover Jezebel. She has the charm that anyone can fall into, you know?"
"We'll see."
"Also one more thing, can you please be more gentle with your secretary? She was crying in the toilet yesterday, you know? Her eyes were red when she walked past me after you were yelling at her."
Jewel was the fourth secretary they have hired since previously having resigned either because of Jackson treating them or Danny the heartbreaker.
"She forgot to pass a very important document to Mr. Hensen. A billion worth of contracts. I found it lying in the cafeteria, so how can you ask me to be gentle when she was so reckless in her job?"
"Fine, but please don't fire her at the moment. I'm busy with our project in Australia." He sighed, leaning his head back as he took a deep breath to relax his muscles. He and Jackson have been working overtime for the past few weeks after their exams because of their business deal from South Korea.
Reynard Holdings has been thriving over the years, and Jackson, the company's next successor, has been involved with the business ever since he can speak. In his teen years, his father has been taking him along to participate in every meeting. As results, every workers and shareholders respected him and believed in his decision.
"But, you still have time partying with Maxwell in the club along with Kitty"Jackson sips on his coffee while side glance at Henry.
"Well, I need to go now before you started to nag. Bye bro, see you next week" Henry patted Danny on his shoulder and walked out. Danny also excused himself.
Taking his phone out,he dialed Anya number.
" Hello, Jackson?"Her sweet voice fills his ear.
" How you feel right now? "
" I'm fine. Have you eat your lunch yet? "
" No, I haven't. I just finished talking to Henry and Danny about some business. Have you eat yet? "
" Yeah, I just eat with Kitty. Today I have to go somewhere and Kitty are going with me so you don't need to send your bodyguard"
" No, they will be there. You will never noticed them okay? It's for your safety"
" But"
" There is no but. No more discussion. You will have bodyguards followed you and that's final"
"fine then. Thanks Jackson. I really appreciate it" She feel so grateful to have someone that really caring about her. Jackson always make her feel protected and safe everywhere she goes. As she have been calculate, it's been almost two months they been getting known each other along with her and his friends.
He was going to reply to Anya when Jewel suddenly appear and informing him about the meeting that will start in few minutes.
" Anya, I need to go first. Talk to you later"
" Sure. Have a nice day,Jackson and make sure you eat your lunch. Don't work with empty stomach. Later you will have an upset stomach" she reminded him again.
" Understand. Be safe Anya"
Both of them hangs up. Jackson then walked behind his desk, picking up the documents he needed then walked off to the meeting room.