The sound of his laugh was just so sexy; it was so pleasing to Eva’s ears that it sparked tingles in her auditory canals and sent delicious shivers down her back. Not only did the man cook yummy food, but even his laugh sounded so mouth-watering! My god… this guy’s really too good to be real, isn’t it?!
Surreptitiously peeking at him through her lashes that were lowered, Eva realized he was truly looking so amused at her comments that she had thrown out earlier. Then her eyes just subconsciously fell on his thin, sinuous lips.
A faint blush crept through Eva’s cheeks, so she quickly averted her eyes from his tantalising lips and suddenly just blurted out inwardly, ‘Damn this man to hell! Why did he have to look this handsome? I should be negotiating with him right now, not admiring his handsomeness like he’s some Greek god! Get a hold of yourself Eva!’
“Hmm… What if I am indeed a male witch, pet?” he said as soon as he stopped laughing. He rested his head on his knuckles again as he stared at her, one sexy eyebrow lifting. “What are you going to do about it?”
Eva face-palmed comically at the realization of what she had just blurted out. Her face reddened again as she wished that the floor would just open up beneath her and swallow her whole! ‘Dammit!! Why the hell did I even say that out loud? What’s going on with me embarrassing myself like this? This devil is really making me embarrass myself big time before him and he’s even got the cheek to enjoy it! And right in my face too!’
However, though she could feel the heat radiating off her cheeks, she bravely lifted her eyes to look at him, trying to keep her face as straight as possible, pretending as though she had not said anything embarrassing at all.
Clearing her throat, she spoke in a matter-of-fact tone. “Well, if you’re indeed a male witch, I’d like you to help me find my phone. I can’t remember where I left it.”
“Ah, yes. Your phone.” He casually slipped his hand into his pocket and pulled out the said phone before handing it to her in his outstretched arm. “I took it along with me when I saw it sitting at the bar’s counter just before we left. I noticed it was in front of you when you left it there. I had just forgotten to hand it over to you a while ago since so many things had been happening.”
Eva took the phone back from him hesitantly, a little worried if he would pull a trick on her. Then she immediately flipped it open to give it a quick check.
After turning on her phone, it immediately started ringing. Notifications for messages continued ringing one after another, telling her and Gage that there were tonnes of messages that had come in while her phone was turned off. Listening to the constant ringing of her phone’s notifications surprised her, as she had not expected any calls or texts to be coming for her. Then her ringing tone sounded. Looking down at her phone screen, she saw that it was her secretary calling.
Eva stared at it for a few seconds, then looked at Gage and politely excused herself. “Sorry, I need to pick this up.”
“Go on.” Gage replied casually.
Eva walked to a corner of the kitchen and swiped across her phone. “Yes, May? What is –” before she could finish her sentence, her secretary cut her off on the other end.
“Oh my god, ma’am! You’re finally answering your phone! Where are you? Did you see the news? The commotion it stirred up on the internet is fantastic!” May did not give her any time to respond and blurted out everything at once, sounding so relieved that she finally managed to get to her boss.
Eva frowned at herself. What commotion was her secretary referring to? “Slow down. What do you mean by commotion? My phone was turned off the whole time, so I have yet to check the news.”
The secretary exclaimed. “My god! Boss!! I’m talking about your announcement! You even made the announcement that you have officially stepped down as CEO last night, effective immediately."
Eva’s eyes widened as her secretary’s voice was still ringing in her ears. All the anger that she felt yesterday until last night was coming back like tidal waves. “I never made any announcement.” She hissed. Her tone was cold and sharp, sounding like blades that would draw blood to whomever it was directed. “I didn’t step down! They…”
“I know, Boss. But now rumours are already spreading that the real reason you submitted your resignation is because you have been found guilty of fraud and misconduct! My god! I’m not sure of what to do anymore, ma’am! My phone is ringing off the hook from the reporters that are trying to get an inside scoop on this. Where are you? Please tell me. I can come get you.” Her secretary rambled on.
Eva’s grip on her phone tightened until her knuckles turned white. What? Fraud? Misconduct?!
She ended the call without answering and quickly browsed through the messages in her phone inbox, skimming through all the texts asking her if the rumours were all true. Her fingers started to shake.
Her phone rang again, but this time she did not bother to answer it. Her shaking just became more violent until the phone fell from her grip.
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