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“She’s actually from here.”
“Oh, really. That’s decent.”
I didn’t bother commenting on it, returning the attention to the conversation we should be having. But Jude Bullock had a better idea. He stopped and turned to Fiona.
“Can you get me a bottle of water?”
“Right away,” Fiona said, sparing me a look before turning and walking away. The skater skirt she had on swayed as she moved.
“She has nice hips.”
I stood frozen because that was the last direction I expected the conversation to take, especially since this was a married man with children Fiona’s age. “What?”
He didn’t get the chance to reply because Fiona came back bearing water and a smile.
When he received the bottle from her, he said, “Thank you. You are sweet,” maintaining eye contact like a creep.
I hated that I couldn’t punch him without incurring my father’s wrath. I might have to start looking for new investors.
“Thanks for the compliment.” Fiona smiled, but there were way too many teeth for it to be sincere. It looked like she was threatening the man, but he took no notice of it.
“About Susan,” I said immediately, pulling his attention back to me before he said something that would make Fiona punch him.
It was crazy how, at that moment, I thought that if it were to happen, even though I would be expected to fire Fiona, I’d rather get a new business partner.
Chapter Three
Fiona
The weather had merely bragged. It didn’t actually rain throughout the day; however, a cold chill hung in the air as Christian’s gloomy mood pervaded the atmosphere. I noticed he was not doing too well, but I couldn’t think of a way of asking what was bothering him without making it too obvious.
Allison’s call came in when Liam, Christian’s driver, drove inside Christian’s front yard. I waved Christian goodbye and hurried down the road, putting a distance between me and Christian before picking up the call.
“You sound out of breath,” Allison said as soon as I said hello. “I hope Christian is not giving you a hard time.”
“No. Not at all,” I said as I made my way through the gates and finally into the house. I kicked my shoes off and lay down on my sofa.
This corporate girl has managed to keep her job today. Brownie point for me.
“Good. He can be very rude sometimes,” Allison said about her brother, whom I’ve realized I still have a crush on.
“He’s not rude to me,” I said, and looked around the house, specifically towards the kitchen. Pizza sounded like a dream right now. “But he’s not doing too well, I think. I know I just joined the company, and I’ve not been in contact with him for over a decade now, but…” I paused and briefly recollected his unpleasant mood earlier that day. “Could I be overthinking it?”
“You are not overthinking anything, Fiona.” Allison began, “ Christian is naturally never like that. He’s just having issues with Aurora, his ex-girlfriend. She’s shameless; she won’t stop disturbing him with calls. I don’t know. I have long since advised Christian to change his number, but he hasn’t listened to me. I have let it go for now; I won’t press it further.”
Well, that wasn’t the information I thought I’d get that easily, but crumbs about Christian were like Easter eggs at this point.
“His ex-girlfriend is giving him trouble?”
“I haven’t mentioned it? It’s the worst thing, Fiona. It’s been like that for a while now. I’m afraid our parents will soon intervene, and it’s not gonna be good.”
I nodded and cleared my throat. “Why did they break up?”
I tried to sound nonchalant, and if Allison noticed that I was genuinely curious, she didn’t mention it. And I was only asking because Christian was my boss, and a happy boss meant I had a lower chance of losing my job.
I’m basically protecting my interests.
“I don’t truly know myself, but from what I know, Aurora is not too good for Christian. She’s demanding like crazy!”
