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Tasha quickly looked at Lucy who was looking blankly into space after her phone had dropped from her hand.
“Are you alright, ma’am?” She asked and picked the fallen phone up for her.
Lucy eyes blinked a hundred times.
“Yes…I’m…fine. Thank you” She collected the phone from her.
“Okay darling,,, bye. I love you” Tasha chuckled and ended the call.
Lucy raised her brows and exhaled deeply.
“Okay doctor, thank you and bye” Tasha stood up.
Lucy nodded and watched her proceed to the door. written by sommy pearl f.
“I love your ring by the way. Your boyfriend has a keen eye” Lucy quickly said.
Tasha halted and turned to her
“I know right. Thank you” Tasha bowed and left.
Lucy quickly took her phone and called Rowen. He picked up immediately.
“Babe…” Rowen whispered and Lucy got on her feet and kept her other hand on her waist
“You didn’t pick my call. Why?” She bit her lip.
“Did you call?” He asked, calmly.
“Yes. I did. Well,,, the service said your line was busy…so-
“Oh…I was on a call then. I’m sorry” Rowen said.
“A call with who?” She asked, slowly.
“My secretary” He replied.
Lucy gulped and remembered what Tasha had whispered to her.
••••
My boyfriend is a CEO…and I’m his secretary
••••
“Even at a critical time like this,,, He’s still saying the truth? Rowen is honest no doubt” Lucy thought.
“Babe… You still there?” Rowen’s voice jolted her back to her senses.
“Rowen…Is Mr Tony still your secretary?” Lucy asked, instead.
There was a brief silence.
“Rowen?” She called, breaking the cold silence.
“I’m here. Huh…Actually, he resigned lately so I got a new secretary” Rowen said, flatly.
“He’s being honest…again” Lucy thought, with an eye blink.
She slowly sat down.
“Is it…a fe…female?” She gulped.
“Yeah” He replied in a low tone.
“What’s wrong?” He asked.
Lucy eyes grew wet. She shook her head.
“No…Its Nothing. I just heard, you got newmsecretary and decided to call to confirm”
“Oh…Okay then. I’ll see you tonight” Rowen said.
“Okay…” Lucy voice trailed off. She ended the call and the tears rushed down.
“What exactly do I believe? Is he cheating on me? He can’t,,,, right? He’s my prefect husband after all…or maybe not”
R-STONES GAMING LOFT COMPANY**
Rowen dropped his andriod phone down and pressed a button on his telephone.
“Leah,,, Is Tasha back?” He asked.
“Not yet sir” Her calm voice replied.
“Stop your work and call everyone for a brief meeting,,, fast” Rowen ordered.
“Okay sir” Leah replied.
She stood up and clapped her hands loudly.
“Team A…Boss wants to see us” She told the whole team in that office room.
Team A are the closest to Rowen because they started the gaming company with him.
Team B, C and D are on the other floors
Though, The company is a mid one,,, Its still quite successful but isn’t too known abroad. They do intra-collaboration too.
Team A is a total of 11 people.
MEETING**
“Who amongst you reported to my wife I changed Mr Tony?” Rowen asked with a frown.
Everyone exchanged glances.
“I didn’t!” They all chorused.
“Gosh. Then,,, how did she find out huh??” He snarled but nobody made a noise.
This is our secret. Our deepest one for that matter and someone leaked it out? Tell me,,, What am I gonna do if she later finds out I and Tasha’s relationship?” Rowen rubbed his forehead, worriedly.
“We’ll make sure she doesn’t” They all chorused.
“Leah??” Rowen called.
“Yes sir?” She replied, standing up.
Apart from Tasha, Leah is the closest employee to CEO Rowen. She’s the director of Team A.
“Where’s your brother? I don’t see him here” He said, still looking around.
She swallowed.
“Gerald doesn’t wanna come for the meeting. I forced him but he remained adamant. He didn’t tell me.why he didn’t want to come” She replied, lowly.
Rowen sighed.
“Why is he always non chalant like this? I get he has ‘autism’ but he gotta work,,, you know?”
“I didn’t want to apply him at the first place but you were the main reason I did, Leah. Autism shouldn’t withdraw him back, please or…..I’m gonna have to fire him” Rowen said, bluntly.
Leah gulped hard, with clenched her fist, in nervousness.
“I’m sorry sir. I’ll try to train him better”
“Please do. Dismissed” Rowen said and left.
Everyone started leaving one after the other.
“Hey…Helen” Karen called, coming closer to her.
Helen and Karen are both co workers under Team A too.
And these two ladies(Helen &Karen) don’t really talk much.
“What’s it?” Helen asked.
“There’s something that I wanna show you” Karen said.
“Okay” Helen nodded and Karen led the way.
“What doesn’t she want?” Helena thought with an eye roll.
***
Karen took Helen to the quiet corridor.
“What’s it?” Helen folded her arms.
Karen raised a brow shortly and shoved her phone to Helena’s face.
“Is this your husband?” She asked.
Helen swallowed hard, staring at the picture.
Her husband, Gavin was kissing a woman deeply while fondling her B-__-bs.
“I saw him yesterday at the club doing this. Its Gavin,,, right?” Karen asked.
“No” Helen defended, sharply.
“Its not him You’re wrong”
“Stop pretending. I’ve caught Gavin several times in this act” Karen scoffed.
“Do you know I extremely h@ťě you, Karen?” Helen snapped.
Karen just glared at her.
“You gossip and slander a lot. You don’t mind your business!. Thats why your 3 different marriages crumbled and ended in shambles!” Helen screamed and Karen slapped her hard on the cheeks.
“You know…I could take Gavin away from you. Its as easy as touching the tip of my nose with my tongue” Karen said, with a strong whisper.
Helen stared at Karen who even gave a demonstration. She brought out her long tongue which briefly touched the tip of her nose.
Helen scoffed.
“Let my marriage be!. At least, I’m much better than you. I heard you dropped your little daughter you had from one of those men,,, at some orphanage. Pathetic”
“Keep shut!” Shouted Karen who slapped Helen again.
Helen widened her eyes and looked at Karen.
“You b!tch!!!” She screamed and pulled Karen’s hair.
“Ow! Let me go! You daughter of a b!tch!!!” Karen shouted back and grabbed Helen’s hair too.
***
“Has anyone seen Gerald?” Leah walked around.
“Nope…” They all replied.
“I saw him entering into the toilet just now” Freddy chipped, from his desk.
Freddy is part of Team A too. He’s the oldest of them all. Maybe because he’s a grandad?
He’s 69 years old but he is fit and healthy. He’s jovial too.
“Thanks. Pa Fred” Leah smiled with a bow and left.
***
“Gerald!! Gerald!!!” Leah called, running around the gent room.
“Le…Leah! I’m…I’m here” She heard a small voice.
It was coming from the male’s bathroom.
Leah sighed heavily and entered not minding if men were there.
“Gerald? Open the door” She hit one of the smaller doors.
“I…I can’t” He folded his hands on it, sucking his lower lip with widely opened eyes.
“Why not?” She asked.
“Gerald can’t open the bolt. Gerald locked it too firmly” He answered.
Leah sighed heavily. She looked down and saw there was space underneath.
“Hold on…Okay?” She said, and bent down. She entered through it, rubbing her body against the wet floor.
She glided into it, and stood up. She saw Gerald with folded fists. He was now licking the mucus dripping from his nose.
“Gerald? What did Leah tell you about licking mucus?” She frowned lightly.
“Ti…Tissue. Always use a tissue when you have nose inflammation” He answered, looking by her side, not her face.
He talked like he was reciting from a book.
“Good” She smiled and took the tissue by the water closet. written by sommy pearl f.
She squeezed it on his nose.
“Ah…Ah…” He whimpered, like a baby, while raising both arms.
“What?” She asked, worriedly and took her hand down.
“Leah…Leah is hurting Gerald’s nose” He sniffed with his eyes down.
Leah sighed.
“I’m sorry. I’ll take it easy now” She said, and placed it on his nose.
“Okay…Blow your nose now” She said.
He blew hard that it made a loud sound just like a train horn.
“Good” She wiped his nose and threw it into the toilet.
“Hmm! Gerald” She folded her arms.
Gerald looked at the toilet.
“I’m sorry. Sorry, Leah” Gerald shook his head, vehemently.
Leah sighed.
“Look at how you messed the whole toilet. You didn’t even flush. Look at my clothes too. They are all dampened and stained, thanks to the wet ground which you peed on. Now, my clothes smell like pee”
“I’m sorry…Sorry. Sorry, Leah. I’m sorry for peeing on the floor” He spoke fast with his vibarting lips.
Leah sighed again.
“Its fine” She replied and opened the door easily.
“Go along now. I’ll clean this up” She smiled.
“Thank you” He bowed and jumped like a kid. He waved to her for a long period and with a smile, he ran off.
“Careful! Don’t fall!” Leah warned.
“Did he even clean himself up after using the toilet?” She thought with an eye roll.
She rolled her sleeves, got a pail of soapy water and a mop, a toilet brush too and soon, began to clean the toilet.
“Look at that girl in the male’s toilet” Leah heard 2 men discussing.
“Isn’t she afraid to be here alone?” Man 2 asked, with a snicker.
“Why would she be? She’s cleaning her ELDER brother’s mess” Man 1 laughed.
“Why would she? Why didn’t her brother do it herself? Is she trying to be her brother’s keeper?” Man 2 asked, with an annoying chuckle.
“He’s…an imbecile” The first man laughed.
Leah folded her lips tightly while cleaning it up.
Tears rolled down her eyes. She was extremely pained by the men words but what could she do.
“You jerks!! Why make it look like it’s her fault! or her brother’s fault he turned out that way!!” She heard a loud yell and turned to see the men being scolded.
“Huh? Marshall?” She looked and whispered.
Marshall looked at her with a smile.
“You alright?” He asked, and she blinked.
TBC