Chapter 13. Strong feeling
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"Come to my office,” Verena said through the office telephone.
Marbel had resumed work, after a few days of the offer. She informed Marie about her resumption, assuring her that everything is in place. She was made an assistant in the resources department. She quite liked her job and the less stress of it. But what she didn't know was that she had dug herself a deep hole of regret.
“Okay ma'am,” she replied through the phone. Stepping up immediately, she was rushing to Verena's office when she badged into Stella.
Stella was Verena's personal assistant. She had hated Marbel the moment, she entered the company. She thought Marbel was receiving some kind of special treatment from her boss.
“Hey! New girl! Watch ur steps!” Stella backed at her.
“Oh! So sorry, And it's Marbel by the Way,” Marbel retorted calmly with a small smile. She walked passed Stella who watched her dangerously.
“I'm so going to deal with ur innocence in this company, let's watch and see!” She thought to herself, while walking away. Some of the staffs were all staring at her aggressive look. She shot them off immediately, “Y'all stop looking and get back to work, bunch of gossipers!” She fired at them.
They all turned their faces to their desktops, while she hissed loudly and walked away.
At Verena's office, “I asked for some files a while ago,” she asked gently.
“Yes ma'am, I have them with me,” she replied while submitting some files to her. “I wanted to conclude everything before bringing them to you,” she continued, crossing her hands behind her back.
“You seem so perfect with your work,” Verena said without looking up, still checking out the files, while nodding her head in affirmation.
“Not really ma'am, but I love doing my job well, it's part of my training,” Marbel replied with little smile, trying to cover her mouth with her hands.
“You and your friend seem so close than just friends, you guys been through stuff together?” Verena questioned, looking up to her from time to time, while turning the pages of the files.
Marbel unsure of where the question is coming from, and where it's headed to, decided to choose her words carefully.
“Yeah, we've faced some sort of s**t together,” she answered with a stern look.
Verena nodded with an unreadable expression, but then she noticed how serious Marbel was, decided to swallow the rest of her questions, till next time.
“Okay, you can go. Call me Stella on your way back,” she whispered with a grin.
“Okay, thanks,” Marbel said as she breathed heavily, and left the office. She had thought she would treat her bad because of Marie, buy reverse was the case. She seems to be more suspiciously kind to her and it's implicating. She reached for her table and looked around for Stella but couldn't find her.
“Please, does anyone knows where Stella went to?” She asked her colleague.
“She stepped out and hasn't come in since then,” one of them replied and the rest nodded.
“Oh! Okay thanks,” she replied with a smile. She just hissed under her breath. “That b***h of a girl,” she muttered.
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Back in the Hamptons estate, Marie and Vincent had gone to check out an event planner around the estate.
“Oh man! Your woman looks so gorgeous!” Danny said, smiling at Marie.
“Oh! Please, I am nobody's woman! He is actually a stepbrother!” Marie chuckled, glaring at Vincent like he was something irritating.
Vincent just sighed and continued checking out, the event materials they needed.
“Oh! That's so good, so am so free to shoot my shot! Or are you married?” Danny was sweet with his words, which made Marie smile and blushed.
“Yes! She is married and has a kid,” Vincent growled him, Danny's face went pale immediately.
Marie shot Vincent a deadly look, like she would strangle him, if she reaches close to him.
“Hater! Who the hell asked you? Was the question for you?” She screamed at Vincent.
Vincent's eyes darkened, and he suddenly went mute, but he was happy on the inside. “At least Danny would stop the shooting shot whole saga.”
“Yes, I have a kid but am obviously not married at all, My baby’s daddy is long gone and forgotten.” Marie said sweetly to Danny whose face brightened immediately. He smiled and held Marie's hand.
Marie's words hit differently on Vincent, it was like she was referring to him. “Can we continue this s**t! I have works to do!” Vincent shouted at Danny without looking at Marie. His voice was so deep that you could read the emotions behind it.
“Relax Man!” Danny chuckled, eyes fixed on Vincent, before turning to Marie, “You can't marry ur sister, so allow men approach her. She is so hurt and beautiful,” Danny praised Marie, Marie was already laughing loudly before the end of his speech while Vincent's anger grew.
Vincent fist tightened, his jaws clenched. Marie saw his mood, knowing he might end up doing something stupid cut Danny shot.
“Oh! My baby should be awake by now. I need to hurry,” she said immediately and Danny nodded without saying any more words.
They got home without saying anything to each other, looking at themselves through the corners of ther eye. Immediately they reach home. Marie rushed off the car and went straight the hallway. Vincent followed her immediately.
At the center of the hallway, Vincent pulled Marie by hands to a hidden side of the hallway. Pinning her to the wall. They were so close that they could hear each other, breathe.
“You sure know how to humiliate me, Do you have to remind me always that I lost you,” Vincent whispered into her ears, his voice soft, sending cold chills down her cheeks and skin.
“You are too close, Vincent!” Marie muttered, her heart racing so fast. She couldn't imagine her feelings at this moment.
“s**t! How is it that am feeling this way,” Marie muttered to herself.
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