"When is your boss going to get free? It's been 45 minutes assistant Ivan?" Nicolas smiled with an annoyed expression reveling his red eyes. He had been waiting for Charles to come out of some random meeting for 45 minutes. They were friends but Charles shouldn't waste his time, even his younger brother thought twice before doing that.
"Is going to show his face or not?" The alpha starred at Ivan who was putting the refreshments on the tea table.
"Uh...no, I mean he is coming. Just 10 minutes sir." Ivan stepped back, it wasn't the first time that he found the devil CEO's smile scary. But the crimson eyes reminded him of some dark memories. 'The two brothers were worlds apart but similar for some reason.'
Ivan cried from inside. Only he knew their wasn't a meeting going on but Mr.Charles wasn't in the office.
"Oh." Ivan's eyes brighten seeing his boss entering the floor from the transperant glass wall. " Boss is here."
"Didn't you said he was in a meeting?" Nicolas asked Ivan frowning a little bit. His tone was full of suspicious.
Ivan panicked trying to prove his lie true. "The meeting was...outside."
Nicolas gave an 'oh' standing up from his seat. He decided to approached Charles on his own with Ivan right behind him trying to balanced the stack of his lies.
Few minutes later,
Nicolas was sitting in front of Charles who for some reason looked like a cat who ate the fish. Nicolas couldn't pinpoint but he felt like getting angry at Charles even with the waiting matter out of the window.
"Don't you think your face looks extra punchable, today?"
"No. What are you saying?" Charles smiled trying to get the bring up the work matters. "Weren't you here for the resort project?"
Ivan handed him a file. 'He would have had this meeting with Chase if it weren't for his heat. Maybe he could have just stayed Chase's apartment for the meeting'
"Right, my brother is not feeling well."
"I know." Charles paused for a moment but tried his best in concealing his shock after slip of tongue. "He felt unwell at the site yesterday."
"Oh, okay. The reports has stated that the need for different quality of cement due to the sea water...." Nicolas continued the meeting as if he didn't notice anything.
After two days of rest Chase was back at work. He didn't contact Charles as most meetings were attended by Nicolas even in his presence. This put the silver-haired guy in puzzle.
"Ryan, is my brother overworking himself?"
Ryan passed a document cringing at his boss' question. He would happily give advice on romantic matters but just keep him away from the CEO.
"I don't know."
"Maybe I should ask Bai?" Chase mumbled before going back to work leaving Ryan furious. He seriously thought deep about the question but the boss didn't even care asking twice.
*Notification*
Ryan checked his phone after making sure he wasn't disturbing Chase. It was a message from Ivan in the group they formed for their great mission of bringing two people together. The group wasn't much large just them, Bai, William, aunt Samantha, Mrs. Petrova.
Is president Xavier busy? He didn't attend the meeting today.| - Ivan × 4 people liked the comment
Ryan sighed not knowing how to answer the latter, he didn't feel like breaking Ivan's enthusiasm. But at the same time he didn't wanted Chase to be forced into something. There were already too many unsolved murder cases on dark web waiting to get uncovered he shouldn't add more.
Yes, he is busy.|- Ryan
He typed his response and went back to work. But apparently the people group didn't like his response. The chat went on fire with his phone buzzing none stop.
Such a disappointment. When will Xavier family have a single working relationship?:/| - William
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Uh...maybe he is really busy.| - Bai
He ate so little at breakfast, today. :(|- Samantha
They have just met guys. Give them some time.| - Mrs. Petrova
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-Charles entered the group-
He didn't ate breakfast today?| - Charles
Wait, what? Ivan.| - Mrs. Petrova
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With that the chat went in silence. Charles wasn't going to explain that he found his assistant using phone while work. In fact he wasn't shocked that these people who had nothing better to do felt the need to make such a group. But thanks to that he also got to know Chase was busy and he didn't had breakfast.
Charles lips turned upward with the thought of having lunch with the silver haired. It was great opportunity for him to let their relationship progress or maybe it wasn't.
Chase frowned looking at an uninvited guest from security footage of the lobby. There wasn't a meeting planned between him and Charles but the alpha was waiting in front of his office.
*Sigh*
"Should I play as if you are not in the office?" Ryan asked in a serious tone as if he was helping to escape from some enemy. "Or I can ....."
Chase raised his brows interrupting Ryan in the middle. "Or I can just go outside to meet him, I will only take 15 minutes or so. We will discuss about the project A later." That was right, Chase concluded it would be suspicious if he avoided Charles too much. It might even start a weird rumour about the two families relation turning worse, resulting in forming a rift between the two allie companies. "Ryan call my brother for me, immediately. Tell him his friend is here."
The silver-haired sounded annoyed but he didn't let it show on his face. In fact he was just working out his expression to force a smile when he greets Charles.
Half an hour later,
"What a suprise Mr. Charles! You must be here to see my brother." Chase smiled geniunly at Charles making the alpha's ear to turn reddish. Chase ignored the blush. And sat in front of him. 'His brother back stabbed him.'
Ryan called his brother but he couldn't get hold of him. Seeing the situation, Chase tried calling his brother himself but outcome was same. If this goes on he planned on going to police in 24 hrs.
"Why are you here Mr. Charles?" Just why?
"I thought we could get lunch together?" Charles asked innocently but a grown man acting innocent just wasn't something Chase who was having a bad buey day wanted.
"Oh you did! How thoughtful!" The silver-haired felt jealous of Charles who didn't had to work like crazy. "But I am busy I probably don't even have time to have lunch. Maybe next time you could get an appointment and I promise to make time for you." Chase lied with a straight face but some of it was truth he really didn't had time to eat lunch today.
Chase got up and begin to leave.
"Wait--" Charles stood up to stop Chase but got glared at instead. "I mean you didn't have breakfast if you go without lunch you might collapse like the first time."
Even though Chase hated to admit it Charles was right. If something were to happen to him in this busy schedule, he wouldn't be able handle the consequences. "Well then-..."
"We can order a delivery if you don't want to go outside."
Chase sighed he didn't seemed to find a way out of it for today.