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Conflicted between upholding the company policy that abhors tardiness and helping my best friend’s sister.
Damn! What can I do to help her?
Jenny’s anger is hot enough for me to feel, and I know she is about to dismiss her when she opens her mouth to slam her with some words.
Thinking on the spot is one of my strong points, and I use it at this moment. However, my mouth speaks faster than my brain takes to process what I say next.
“Umm…That is my fiancée. Let her in.”
The speculating eyes turn from her to face me.
“She was out running some errands for me, hence her lateness.” I continue with my incredible lie.
For such a bombshell, I said that too casually.
Jenny’s eyes are wide open. She must be more shocked that I said that out publicly, which is going against my private life narrative.
My eyes also catch Lea’s expression as she tries to glimpse the man who just referred to her as ‘Fiancée.’”
When the door is open for her to step in, she appears even more embarrassed than when asked to leave.
I mouth “I’m sorry” to her as she continues to stare at me.
“Jack, let her in,” I say to the manager at the door while mentally apologizing to her, as this was never my intention.
She walks in and sits at the rear while still staring at me.
She would appreciate this more than Jenny scolding her and eventually firing her before her job even begins.
Chapter Five
Lea
From the slight opening of the door, all eyes turn to face us as they hear the commotion and it feels like a million little needles piercing my skin.
A lady standing at the head of the table seems to be the head of HR I had spoken to during my virtual interview. There are eleven other pairs of eyes seated and staring directly at me.
Next to the woman is a man holding the controller for the projector like he is giving a presentation—the CEO.
He doesn’t notice the distraction until he asks a question and barely gets responses. Then, he turns to the entrance.
Hot tears threaten to drop from my eyes and embarrass me further. My hands go up to wipe them away.
Proceeding to head out in my garment of embarrassment and that is when I hear the most ridiculous thing ever.
“She is my fiancée. Let her in.”
What?
“She was out running some errands for me, hence her lateness.”
Damien. The man standing and giving a presentation is Damien.
The CEO giving a presentation is Damien!
Did he just casually refer to me as his fiancée? How do I reconcile this information in my head?
My mind is hazy as I run through the conversations we had last night. He mentioned nothing about Selware.
