" Oh I——" before Nick could finish saying what he was trying to say, a charming female voice called out to him.
" Nick, what are you doing here?" The voice was alluring with just the hint amount of shyness in it and Vanessa who was on the other hand of the phone felt a nerve going taut as hell somewhere in her head. She was someone who has seen enough of her father's mistresses and knew exactly when females used this kind of voice—- first, if they wanted something from the man and secondly if they wanted to seduce the man.
With Nick's below-average salary it was impossible that a woman would try and seduce her in exchange for something, so it could only mean one thing. This woman right here whose name she didn't even know, was actually trying to hit on her man??? Huh?? Who gave her the guts to do so?
Nick and the woman didn't know that they have incited trouble for themselves by angering a woman in love, they were completely oblivious, especially the woman who was trying to get close to Nick. " I thought that you might have gone home by now, it's surely surprising that you are still here?" Tucking a brunette lock of her hair, the woman charmingly smiled at Nick flashing her pearly white teeth. " If you are done, we can leave together."
'Leave what together? Do you even have any idea whose man you are trying to lure in?' Vanessa so wanted to curse at the woman who was so desperately trying to cling on to Nick, if she was there she would have scratched her pretty face until she couldn't even recognize herself but she wasn't there and with Nick watching she couldn't have done that either.
Nick frowned as he looked at the woman who was smiling at him, it wasn't that he wasn't aware of the fact that Carla was overly nice to him, he never once thought that she was interested in him. With her curvaceous body and long wavy brunette hair that was too shiny and smooth for an office woman with eyes that were as beautiful as wine, she has been declared the Goddess of their department.
A beautiful woman like her will surely not fall for him, right? Especially, not when she has seen all his embarrassing incidents. " Carla, you and I live in the opposite directions. I don't think that it will be convenient for both of us."
Vanessa who was eavesdropping on the other side gave Nick a thumbs up. Nice hardball, Nicky!
But she celebrated a second too earlier because her opponent wasn't that easy to deal with either. As she chuckled much like a sweet tinkling bell-like laughter, that even made Vanessa feel all warm and homey as if someone was dripping honey in her ears but then she heard the woman named Carla speak and immediately molten glass trickled down her ears. " Oh, it's fine. I mean, it is so late and my car hasn't been working properly... if I go alone, I am afraid, Nick..please just this once, I want you to help me out, just once please —— please?"
" Carla, I—"
Then there was a loud bang and Vanessa's ear stretched all the way to the other side of the cellphone. As she carefully listened to what was going on ----- on the other side.
" Oh, Nick, are you alright? I am so sorry, this heel of mine —— I have dragged it for so long, it's finally snapped."
"It's alright but are you okay?"
" I am fine, fortunately, you were here for me and held me on time, or I am afraid I would have twisted my ankle but what about you? Are you alright? Did I knock you on the railing? It was such a loud sound."
" Oh no, I am okay—- Ouch, please don't touch me there."
" But you got hurt because of me let me apply some compress to your injury."
" I am not that hurt, Carla. But thanks for your help."
Even though Nick's phone fell on the floor because of the collision, Vanessa was able to hear everything and because she was able to hear everything——
A chill crept on Carla and Nick's spine as they both turned to look at the phone that has fallen on the ground. Afraid that Vanessa would misunderstand Nick picked up the phone and called her name but surprisingly the call has already ended—— oh no, did she misunderstand?
Misunderstand? Hehe, there was no way she would misunderstand her Nicky. Thought Vanessa as she held her phone tightly in her hand even though it has already crumbled to bits.
Joseph who was watching his young miss act like this felt that if he made a mistake tonight, he might be killed without even saying his last words. But he was the commander and he needed to get everyone out of this warehouse before the police came buzzing around like a bunch of flies. " Young Miss----"
He only got two words out when Vanessa turned around and looked at him, as soon as she did that, all the hair on his body stood upright.
'EEP! THE YOUNG MISS LOOKS SO SCARY! WHY WERE FLAMES BURNING BEHIND HIS YOUNG MISS AND WHY DID SHE LOOK LIKE A DEVIL?'