"Mr Young's younger son is arriving tomorrow after completing his studies overseas, we have to make appropriate preparation for him. He will be taking over as the CEO."
"Oh, we will need to make a lot of preparations then," I said.
As I looked at him there was a shift in his behaviour. The look on his face was making me worried. For a man with the spirit of an alpha male, he looked a little uncomfortable which was an unusual sight to me.
"Mr Young wants to organize a grand party for welcoming his son tomorrow at 9 pm. His plane will land here in the morning," He said while typing on his laptop but he seemed a little lost in his thoughts.
"Don't worry Ethan, I will take responsibility for the entire preparation. You can rest easy," I said trying to comfort him. The CEO's son's arrival seems to be very important for him and I would do my best.
"Thank you so much," He said looking up at me smiling.
"Ethan, if anything bothers you, you can share it with me," I said when I saw his troubled eyes wanting to ease whatever he was feeling.
He was the strongest person I knew even more than Jace and watching him lose his usual cool was making me a little scared.
"Thank you, Milo. I will keep that in mind," He said all the worry on his face disappearing.
"Please, refer to this file for tomorrow's preparation. I will look at the guest list and finalize them all and let you know by tomorrow morning. Make sure everything is going smoothly, take as many people as you need," He said handing me the file.
I made my way out of his office after one last glance at him. He probably is worried since the CEO and his son are coming back abruptly.
"Hey, Milo, we were waiting for you," Raj said coming towards me," So, for tonight's plan we are going drinking and singing. It's Friday night and we are going to enjoy ourselves." He said excitedly putting his hands in the air to make dance-like gesture I believe.
"That is a good plan," I said surprising everyone. I never go out with my coworkers. They do not know I have two children at my home who will throw a tantrum if I am late.
"But I have another plan for all of us. The CEO's son will be here tomorrow morning and we have to prepare a party for him so we will all be working late," I said making everyone whine.
I distributed work to all the members and warned them that I will personally check everything and there should be no mistake. I got immersed in my work that I didn't realize it was already way past in the night. I noticed the timing when my phone rang and it was Jace on the other side. Ah, damn I forgot to notify him, he is going to bite my ear off.
"Where are you? It is already 10 in the night, you should be home by this time," I picked up my phone to hear Jace yelling at the other end.
"Calm down, I am sorry, I forgot to tell you I will be working late. I will be home soon, don't wait up for me. Finish your dinner, I will eat it when I come back," I said pacifying him.
"Don't tell me what to do and what not to do you, moron. I want you home in next 30 mins otherwise I will come and get you myself," He said still angry.
"Ok, ok, I will leave in 1 hour. I need to finish one last thing," I said in my baby voice hoping it will work.
"Not 1 hour, I want you to leave right now. Do you get it? Else I am calling your boss," He said threatening. Knowing he is friends with Mr Kree he will definitely call him up so I need to wrap everything up soon.
" Yeah, yeah," I said and I cut the call before he could start his rant once more.
I need to give today's final report to Ethan. I picked all the files and knocked on his office door. Today he seemed a little odd. He is a very confident person but something about this situation is bothering him. I think it has something to do with the CEO's son, I heard bits of gossip from other co-workers, it looks like the CEO's son is not a very good person.
I entered his office and noticed him still working.
"Hey, Milo, did you finish your work?" He said stopping his work to look at me.
"Yes, Ethan, I finished everything. I need your confirmation for the guestlist for finalising seating arrangements," I said putting all the files at their places.
"Thank you for your hard work, Milo. Your cab is already here, you should go home before Jace calls me again," He said chuckling.
"Ok. You should also go home and rest. Have a good night," I said.
"You too, Milo. You can rest once the preparations are done. No need to stay up late for the party. Also, I was thinking of a paid planned vacation after tomorrow's party for Shinu, Jace and you, you deserve it," He said smiling which is a little bit alarming.
Ethan doesn't take vacations at all and he doesn't like people taking vacations either. He is a workaholic. So, him talking about vacation seemed a little suspicious or he might be getting harassed by Jace for a vacation.
"Ethan, are you ok?" I asked concerned.
"Yes, I am perfectly fine, thank you," He assured me.
"Ok, then I will take my leave. See you tomorrow," with that I left his office.
I didn't ponder on Ethan much, it seems like he has too much on his plate.
I reached home and tried to close the door softly as to not wake up anyone. But my plan to be safe from Jace's lecture fails as he was already sitting at the dining waiting for me. I almost dozed off from his lecture when I heard his phone ringing. Who could be calling him at this time!
He came back after finishing his call, nervously fidgeting with his fingers.
He tells me that he had an emergency call from his friend and he will be back soon. Before I can ask him anything he is already out of the door. I know that Jace can take care of himself so I go to my bed and fall asleep staring at my angel's face that reminds me of someone special.
I woke up early since I had a lot of work today, I made my way to the kitchen to make breakfast for everyone. I saw Jace sitting at the table, I thought he would be sleeping since he went to his friend late at night.
"Good Morning, Jace," I said cheerfully, "I thought you would be sleeping. When did you come back last night? "
"I came back 30 mins before," He said sounding tired. I looked at him and he looked pale and sleep-deprived.
"Is everything alright, Jace? Why did you stay up late so long? Is your friend okay?" I bombarded him with questions.
"I am okay, and I am elder than you so I can stay out late as long as I want," He said returning to his usual self which relieved me.
I prepared breakfast while he was silently sipping on his coffee.
"Milo, how about we go on a long vacation? I will tell Ethan you are not coming to the office and we will go on impromptu holiday, I bet Shinu will like it," Jace said suddenly after some time.
First Ethan and now Jace, what was with the vacation all of a sudden! I wanted to sit and dig into what was going on but I had a big day ahead of me.
"I am getting late for the office. We will talk about this later. Also, what about Shinu's school? We can't go anywhere in the middle of the year like this," I said making my way up to the room to get ready.
I left for the office and notified Jace to wake up Shinu.
I was busy the entire day, checking everything is perfect and there was no stone unturned for the party. I didn't see Ethan even once, everyone seemed to be doing their best work for the future CEO. We soon got the news that the CEO's son has arrived. Everyone had gotten ready for the party, even I changed my suit to be more presentable. I saw some of my lady colleagues applying final touches to their makeup making me laugh, we weren't joining the party waiting outside the ballroom but no one can hamper these ladies' enthusiasm.
"I bet the younger CEO is very hot," Rose said daydreaming.
"Do you think that Mr Young's son will notice me if I try to look hot?" She asked making everyone tease her.
I saw Ethan's message to stay in the back office and make sure everything is running smoothly
The party progressed and everything was perfect, I notified team they can leave for the night as there is nothing much to do. Some of them left for their wife and kids at home while others stayed to peak at the celebrities from the small glass window in our office. I tuned out them gushing while focusing on my work.
After the party was wrapped up and everyone left, it was only three of us. We made our way back to the parking to our vehicles.
"Hello, sorry for being so late," I said to my driver.
"It is fine, sir. You must be working very hard," He said smiling.
My phone pinged notifying of the message from Ethan. Hey, Milo, if you are still here can you come to the main office on the top floor.
I pinged him back asking if everything was okay but he didn't reply, I tried calling him but there was no response making me worry. I told my driver to wait for some time and went to where Ethan asked me to come.
As I walked the corridor to the main office of the plaza, I heard someone call me from behind.
"Long time no see, apples," I suddenly stopped at the nickname that only one person called me.
I turned around to find my most beautiful dream and my worst nightmare standing there.
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