"Mum, you need to be careful with your boss. He won't be a good person since he hates children. To think I wanted to check him out and see if he was worthy of being my father. Tsk! I guess I have to keep looking.'' Erica muttered but Jolene didn't hear the last part of her words. If she had heard the little girl's words she would have definitely banned her from getting close to her office.
Jolene carried the bags out to the car as Erica followed behind. She held her bag tightly across her chest as she followed her mother out of the mall.
Jolene opened the backdoor and placed the bags inside before turning to Erica. "Darling, let's go.''
"Mum, let's eat out today. You must be tired. I don't want you to waste so much time cooking.'' Erica suggested and Jolene looked at with a suspicious gaze.
"Little Miss, what is going on with you? Tell me, what are you plotting in that little head of yours this time?'' Jolene leaned against the car and asked.
"Nothing, much. I am just caring for you. You are my mother, so I have to look out for you, right?'' Erica also leaned against the car as she spoke.
"Fess up, what do you want? You are not nice to me unless it is something that will benefit you. Don't think I don't know you.'' Jolene raised her brows.
"Okay, fine!'' Erica raised her hands in the air. 'I want you to show me a picture of your boss when you go to work tomorrow.''
"What? No, I don't even know him and it is against his privacy so I can't do that. Make another request.''
"I asked aunt to arrange a date for you. Either you send me the picture of your boss or go on the date.'' Erica said with a serious gaze. She had being asking around, arranging dates for her mother but Jolene always refused to go to any dates.
Erica felt tired mentally trying to set her mother with a man. Her mother was just 24 years yet she didn't have a boyfriend. She didn't even make efforts to date anyone. At this rate, she wasn't going to get a father any time soon.
It's just a picture, right? I will get it for you tomorrow.'' Jolene said and Erica smirked.
Jolene sighed. She wondered where Erica got this attitude from. She was so tenacious and wouldn't take no for an answer.
"Get in, let's go.'' Jolene opened the backseat and Erica got in before she went to the driver's seat and drove away.
"Mum, you must tell me if the new boss is making things hard for you in the office.''
"Erica, I will handle it. You are just 6, stop being the grown up and let me be your mother. I am your protector.''
"We protect each other. I am the only one who can bully you.''
"Alright, I will definitely tell you. Now, put on the seatbelt and pick you tablet and play some games. Mum wants to make a few calls.''
"Alright.'' Erica sat back and picked her tablet from the side.
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Next day….
Jolene and Erica came out of the house and saw Rosa standing by her car.
"Hey…'' Jolene said with a smile.
"Hey. My darling, how are you looking this beautiful early in the morning.'' Rosa picked hugged Erica.
"Aunt, do I really look beautiful this morning? Do you think a lot of my classmates would noticed I changed my hairstyle today?'' Erica asked.
Jolene and Rosa looked at each other. The blonde lady squatted to Erica's level and smiled saying. "My niece is looking so pretty with her new hairstyle, of course all the boys will notice.''
"I didn't exactly mean the boys but it's okay. Let's go'' Erica said.
'You look like you didn't get enough sleep last night…'' Rosa turned to ask Jolene.
"I was busy preparing the things I need for handing over. My new boss comes in today. I barely convinced Rica to let you pick her to and from school because I might be late. Thank you, Rosa.''
"Girl, we are past the stage of thank yous. Erica is my niece, of course I will take care of her. Should we drop you on the way?''
"No, I will take my car.'' Jolene helped Erica into the backseat and closed the door.
"Alright, be safe and I will call you later to find are how your new boss looks like…''
"You are not the one who put this in Erica, right? Yesterday, she kept saying she wanted to go and see my new boss. She even asked me if he was single. How would I know when I've never seen him before?''
"That apartment there, will the new CEO be staying there?'' Rosa asked and Jolene turned to look at the penthouse that she shared a wall with.
"I don't know, but maybe since it belongs to the company. I have to go before I get there late.'' Jolene kissed Rosa's cheek before hurrying towards her car.
"Bye, Mummy…'' Erica said from the backseat.
"Bye, honey!''
"Okay, shall we also go now?'' Rosa got into the car and said to Erica.
"Aunt, a new flavor came out. I was sent a notification.'' Erica showed her tablet to Rosa.
"No ice cream this morning.'' Rosa replied when she saw the different types of ice cream flavors on the screen.
"Aunt Rosa, I promise to be good if you buy me this new flavor. We can keep it away from Mum.''
"But when you get a tooth ache because of that, we won't be able to keep it from Mum. How about this… let's buy the new flavor when I pick you up from school later in the day?''
"Alright!''
"Good girl! Now, let's go!'' Erica said and started the car.
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MUSE PR COMPANY.
Muse PR was a small sized company that managed PR of companies, celebrities and other important people. In just their four years of existence, they have being able to work with a lot of entertainment agencies and big companies when it came to PR. The building had an office for the CEO, and an open space for the rest of the workers with partition dividing them while they shared the same table.
They had a coffee room and a resting area where the workers sit to chat when it was their lunchtime. Unlike other companies, they had a more conducive working space with little supervision.
"What kept you so long, Jolene?'' Carine, Jolene's coworker and good friend asked when she saw Jolene entering the building. They were all at the entrance to receive the new CEO.