➡➡➡⏺️LOVE AGAIN ⏺️⬅️⬅️⬅️
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*??????EPISODE 17??????*
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From U.S Bah ❤✌?
Scarlet
Helena was much more than just a pretty face.
She was a funny and smart girl who made me
laugh more than I have in the whole week.
“And guess what? When Evan came to know
that I was high on weed the whole meeting, he
gave me silent treatment the whole week.” she
laughed and I did the same.
“I can imagine him doing that.” I said,
controlling my chuckles. She was telling me
funny stories of the time she had worked with
Evan and most of them involved her pissing
him off.
She sighed, holding her stomach. “He is a
tough nut to crack.” she said.
I nodded in agreement. “Helena, did you know
Eliza?” I asked. I had been curious about her
but asking Evan or Catheryn didn’t sound like a
great idea.
“Yeah, we were not very close but yeah, I knew
her.” she said, taking another bite of the
cookies.
“How was she?” I asked to curb my curiosity.
The smile wiped off her face and grief
replaced it. “She was amazing. Very lively, very
fun. She knew how to make a person jump out
of his comfort zone.” she told me.
“That’s what she did to Evan?” I said,
imagining such a scene. I would never dare to
for-ce Evan to do anything.
“Yes. Evan wasn’t dry or workaholic back then.
He was happy and very much in love. The way
his eyes shimmered whenever he looked at her
was amazing.” she said.
I don’t know why but I felt a little jealous. I
knew there was no such thing as love between
Evan and me but a part of me wanted him to
look at me like that too. I wanted to make him
happy, like he used to be.
“Don’t worry, Scarlet. Time heals everything. I
am sure time would teach him to love again.”
she said and I felt surprised at how mature she
sounded, unlike that girl talking to me few
minute ago.
“I… I am just here for Cara. Evan can do
whatever he wants, as long as he isn’t hurting
her with his behaviour.” I said but a part of me
knew I was lying. There was something about
Evan that keeps me interested in him.
“If you say so.” she smi-rked.
Taking one last sip of her coffee, she stood up
to leave. “It was nice talking to you.” she said,
p-ulling me in for a hu-g while I stood
awkwardly. “Time to go back to your rude
husband.”
“Wait, can you please wait a minute?” I asked
and she nodded. I went back to the kitchen
and packed a slice of walnut pie in a box. I
went outside and extended the box to her, “Can
you give this to Evan? He didn’t have breakfast
today and I am sure he wouldn’t have wasted
any time in eating anything.”
“I can give it to him.” she said, taking it from
my hand. “But I have a better idea. Come on,
why don’t you join me to his office?”
“I don’t think he would like that.” I said,
worrying of his possible reaction. He would
definitely not like me coming to his office
without informing him beforehand.
“Oh, come on. Don’t be afraid of him. He won’t
eat you, he is not a monster.” she insisted. I
didn’t feel good refusing her but I couldn’t
exactly agree to it. What should I do then?
“I…”
“Pretty please,” she pouted and I felt bad for
making her disappointed.
“Okay,” I agreed at last.
……….
Last time I was here in his office, Evan had
insulted me and I had stomped out in anger.
Now I was back here and I don’t know if his
reaction would be any different.
“Come on,” she led me to his office although I
had been here before. Everyone was giving me
curious looks and I had no idea why.
“Ma’am, Ma’am, sir said not to disturb—”
“She’s your boss’ wife so she is also your
boss. Now, go away kid.” she glared at the
skinny man who looked like he was going to
cry any minute now. “Didn’t you hear?” she
scolded and he immediately backed away.
Gripping my wrist, she took me inside the
room where Evan was sitting silently, his
attention focused on the file in his hands.
“Helena, don’t disturb me. I’m busy—” He
raised his head and when he found me
standing behind Helena, a frown appeared on
his forehead. “What are you doing here?”
“I came to give you this pie,” I said, extending
my arm. His eyes switched between the box
and my face, and his frown dee-pened.
“Stop being so formal. Can’t a wife come to
meet her husband?” Helena intervened and
tugged me along her.
“Keep it on the table,” he said to me. Nodding,
I put the box on the table in front of the sofa
set. “Why do I feel her coming here had
something to do with you?” Evan asked Helena
in an angry voice and I regretted coming here.
“Well, duh.” she shrugged. “Okay, I’ll go check
on the project. You guys enjoy, but not too
much. We don’t want the security officers to
see something scandalous throu-ghCCTV now,
do we?” she winked at me and then before I
could stop her, she left.
After she left, Evan turned to me and stared at
me with a disappointed look on his face,
clearly indicating that he didn’t appreciate my
presence in his office.
“I’ll catch a cab back to house.” I said and
walked towards the door to leave before he
could insult me.
“Wait,” he stopped me before I could walk out
of the door. “Just wait here. I’ll be free in an
hour and we can go back together.” he said.
A smile appeared on my face at his offer and I
turned around. He had already shifted his
attention back to his file.
Sighing, I seated myself on the chair in front of
him and opened my mobile. Time seemed to
lengthen as I tried to p@$$my time by
scrolling my social media. Just like in the
house, he was sitting there as if he didn’t
exist. The silence in the office was disturbing
me and I couldn’t figure out how to spend my
time.
Putting the mobile down, I stared at the very
focused figure of Evan Parker. He was wearing
a black suit that hu-gged his lean, muscular
body perfectly. His hair, like always, looked
soft like cotton balls and I fought with the urge
to touch them. He had a beautiful nose and
even more beautiful li-ps; li-ps that urged me to
think of various scenairos that involved them.
Easy there, Scarlet.
“You’re distracting me. Stop looking at me like
that.” His irritated voice Gr0-ned and I felt heat
rush on my face on being caught.
“Like what?” I asked.
For a brief moment, he lifted his head and his
eyes pierced into mine, as if staring at my
soul. “Like you want to jump on me.” he said
and my eyes bulged out of their sockets.
“It may sound strange to you but I am not
interested on jumping on you or anyone else.”
I p@$$ed him a sweet, saccharine smile and he
scowled. Saying this, I stood up and walked
back to the sofa. I flopped on it and picked up
a magazine placed on the side table to read.
Half an hour had p@$$ed when his secretary
came to call him for something. Before leaving
the room, he said to me, “Don’t do anything
stupid.”
What did he think of me? A kid who couldn’t
take care of herself. Huffing my breath, I rolled
my eyes and after he left, I stuck out my
tongue after him.
I killed my boredom by looking at random
baking videos at YouTube. When I got bored of
sitting at the same place, I stood up and
peeked throu-ghthe high window of his room.
The sunset looked charismatic from this floor
and I stared throu-ghthe window until it was
dark outside.
He hadn’t returned yet so I strolled towards his
desk. The chair looked too comfy and I had
always imagined how sitting in a
businessman’s chair would feel like. So I
seated myself on it and let out a relaxed sigh.
It really felt like I was a millionaire who would
order everyone around all day. The thought
caused a smile to break on my li-ps. “You, go
and bring a cu-p of coffee for me.” I mimicked
in Evan’s de-ep voice. “And close the door
behind you. I don’t like noise. It interferes with
my focus.”
After mimicking him for quite some time, I
looked around the desk. Just like his desk at
home, it was neat and clean. There was
nothing on it except some arranged files, his
laptop, a telephone, few pens and highlighters.
Curiosity aro-se in me and I checked the side
drawers to find something fun, like a book or
something. The top one just had few more
files. When I opened the second drawer, my
breath hitched as I found a photoframe here.
Eliza’s photo.
She was away from him yet she was so close.
The way he had kept her picture in his office
desk where he spent most of his time showed
how much he loved her. Of course he felt
irritated by me. Why won’t he? I was an
immature girl who came into his life out of
nowhere and created a disturbance. I took the
place of the one girl he adored the most in the
world. For him, I would always be the stupid
girl trying to replace his wife.
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*TO BE CONTINUED*