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Chapter 8 - Chapter 8: So Overwhelming

Elisa looked at her friend and felt pity for her, she has never seen her so exhausted and tired before. The Andrea she knew is a hardworking woman who everyone loves and adores, so being a PA shouldn't be a problem. Her boss must be a very cold heartless man, so cold and dark that he couldn't see the light in her best friend.

   She walked towards Andrea who far more than exhausted and squirted in her front and tried to hear what happened or rather what he did to her..

   "Annie what's wrong you look exhausted, what did he do to you" 

    "He didn't do anything Eli… just that I'm not strong enough to withstand his pre…." Andrea ended midway when she remembered the way he scolded her today at the office, Tears flooded her eyes as she tried to fight them back in.

   Elisa noticed it all. She pulled Andrea into her arms and consoled her.

  "Annie dear,it's okay….they don't just see what an amazing person they've been blessed with…" She said to Her trying to fight back her own tears, she promised herself to make her boss pay for what he did to her As she held Andrea and thought of how she'll make him suffer, the darkness she saw in the eyes of her boss came back rushing into her memory. She didn't know how she would make such a person pay for what he did. She thought of asking her to resign but that would only prove to them how weak she is.

 "I think I pick the wrong company to work with, yes I know the pay is good and all but the darkness in his eyes is so overwhelming, I wonder how i survived today. He scares me Eli"  Andrea as she sobbed.

   "In as much I want you to stop working there, I don't want you to appear weak. You're not weak or lazy Annie, you're the strongest person I've ever met so don't let your grumpy ass boss and his goofy aura get to you baby. You're stronger than you know girl, so I want you to go there tomorrow and show your boss how strong you are and you're not afraid of his aura. He might appear dangerous but tell him you're not scared of it. You're just there to work and for him to exercise all his strength and authority on" Elisa said to her as she looked her in the face while wiping her tear away.

Andrea couldn't ask for a much more better friend. All what Elisa said was true , she's not some kind of push over or a weak person. Her resolve and determination which was below 30% skyrocketed back to 100%.

   "Yes you're right Eli, working at that company has been one of my biggest dreams and now that I'm there I can't just throw it away cause of a arrogant CEO who seems to lack humanity, I will show him how humanity works…..By the way, please tell me there's food" Andrea said with all confidence and a growling stomach when she asked about the food.

   "Hahahahaha….. thought you weren't gonna attend to that" Elisa laughed 

  "Well actually, you're right, there's no food but I will quickly order us some food for the evening " she said as she left Andrea in her sitting room. 

   Andrea just smile and picked up her to message her parents she'll be spending the night at Elisa's house

Meanwhile, Liam went straight to his office when he got home. He sat down there wondering who's playing with him, he can't let this person go no matter how hard he thought about it as it would only prove how weak he is when he can't secure his business and his seat as one of the most feared underground kingpin. He had to be ruthless when it came to stuffs like this. As he thought about the whole thing, Andrea suddenly popped up in his head. The state she was in after the meeting with Quin's industry, she looked terrified of not only him but the people present at the meeting. He wondered if she would resume to tomorrow at all,probably to submit her resignation letter. 

   Well, we'll see how she takes the whole thing tomorrow. He picked up the telephone and dialed a number. Soon after, a maid walked in with a tray in her hands. The tray contained different delicacies and a bottle of 1947  Cheval Blanc. She carefully arranged the food on the table for Liam and poured the drink into wine glass before leaving.

   Liam stared at the table for a while before going to eat. When he was done, he maid come back in to clear the table.

   "Leave the wine behind" he ordered and the maid left without the wine bottle.

    He continued to sip the wine like he was in pain and until the bottle was almost empty. Actually, he hasn't gotten over the death of his wife, he picked up a frame on the desk and looked at it with tears almost dropping from his eyes.

   "Why did you have to leave me Daisy, I'm all alone now with this darkness engulfing me more and more as the day goes by, your warm smile and bright eyes kept the darkness away and left me warm. I don't even know what humanity means anymore, I just keep losing myself to the world as I spend my days without you. Please Daisy, give me something to live with, a light or something to guide me out of the dark." He said in a sober tone as he slowly fell asleep.

His mother walked in shortly and felt a sharp pain in her chest when she saw the state her dear son was in. She was so angry with herself for not having a solution to the problem. Mothers were supposed to have solutions to problems for their children not just watch them as the battle with the evil of the world. She knew she had to be strong for her son, she can't be another burden for her son to bear. She prayed in her heart for someone to come her son out the dark and put a stop to his misery.

    The next morning, Andrea looking vibrant and confident as she tied hair into a pony tail and packed her bag for the office. She took one last look at herself at the mirror before going out to the siting room to meet up with Elisa who was preparing breakfast. 

  "Girl you look Flyyyyyy" Elisa said with happiness seeing her friend all dressed up to show the world what she can do and how brave she was. 

  "Thanks baby, did you pack lunch for me" she asked as she sat down to have breakfast.

  "You don't need to remind me before I'll do that" Elisa said as she shoved a slice of sandwich in her mouth. 

   Andrea and Elisa had a brief conversation before She left for the office.