LOVE AND STRATEGY

ChapterTWO

Alexander's Pov

I got back on the road, trying to find my way back to the office. Surprisingly, I didn't regret asking Maya what I said earlier to her.

Everything wasn't going as planned anymore. I got to find out that Siri has had eyes over me ever since she became my secretary which I was oblivious of.

I regretted what happened that night at my office. If I had known this would lead to a media bash and ruin my reputation, I'd have sacked Siri a long time ago.

I whiffed, trying not to release the threatening tears in my eyes as I balled my fist around the driving wheel. I just met Maya again after 2 years, and I just asked her for something big when I knew she had a boyfriend.

Something bigger-

This was harder than I thought...

Flashback**

The company was booming with joyous people around, staff kept congratulating me on signing another contract with an alien country (foreign country).

Sam, my friend was in his office, praising me as a mentor would, and he wouldn't stop cracking jokes at the same time.

"Oh c'mon Sam, it's just a contract while all this jubilation?" I said amidst laughter, and he smiled, sipping from his tequila.

I had five bottles down already, and I could swear that I started seeing stars but Sam couldn't stop bombarding me with more, urging me to drink more and more.

"It's your night Alex, I'm your best friend and I want the best for you. Your company has just grown from high to higher" He replied, and I grinned.

That night, Sam eventually left, leaving me in my comfortable office. I was preparing my documents and also summarizing everything up to get my butt home when someone knocked and came in before I could even respond.

I turned to the girl who was at the door to see Siri standing there with a charming smile on her face. I stared down at what she wearing which was just below her knee and then back at her face.

"Oh... Siri! What are you doing here?" I asked, but almost immediately I spoke again, "Aren't you going to go home? It's becoming late"

She just walked over to me, and that's when I started feeling tipsy. It seemed like I consumed too many drinks because my vision was starting to get blurry.

"Oh sir, I only came to make sure you get home on time and it seems to me that you can't go home this way all by yourself so I'll take you home instead"

I heard Siri's tiny yet sweet voice, and after much contemplation, I agreed. I took my jacket from the swivel chair before walking out of my comfort zone with Siri trailing behind me.

The company was already dry and every worker left already since it was nightfall. I pondered on the thought of Siri taking me home. I knew I wasn't stable to go home myself but why was she the one and not Sam?

I was about to walk again when I stumbled upon something and missed my steps but Siri caught me in time. "You should be careful sir," She remarked, holding me in place till we got outside.

I brought out my car keys to open the door but then she said, "Don't worry sir! You aren't too stable to drive yourself, I'll do the driving"

For a moment, I felt like she just spoke trash and then I processed what she said and it's kind of the truth. I was so drunk and messed up that I didn't even know when the car screeched to an end.

Siri rushed out of the car and helped me out while chuckling. I wanted to ask her why the silly laugh but I restrained myself.

The place we were was blurry and I couldn't see properly. Why did I drink this much just for one night? What would people think of me?

The next thing I knew and felt was the soft bed, and I slept off like a drunkard.

After that, I didn't know what happened next because I was asleep already.

The next morning, I woke up to see Siri sleeping beside me with a duvet covering her body. That's when it alarmed me that something transpired between us last night.

I stood out from the bed and checked the headboard to see the five-star hotel written boldly on it. I groaned as I felt a sharp migraine, and I forced myself to remember what happened last night.

"Siri didn't bring me back home. Instead, she brought me straight to a hotel?!" I muttered with daring eyes as I felt my blood boil.

I wore my clothes but still looked disheveled and at that moment, Siri's eyelids moved and she woke up.

I frowned with rage on seeing her with that suspicious smile of hers. "You were so sweet last night Sir, didn't know you were a rough rider," She said with garrulousness, and I became enraged.

"I don't know what you're talking about Siri but let this be the first and last time I'll meet someone like you! What gave you the nerve to play tricks on me last night despite my sober state?!" I sneered, making sure I didn't lose it.

"I've always had eyes for you Alexander, I love you so much that I can't control my urge to have..."

She was still blabbering when I rushed to her and gave her a deafening slap. Yeah, I did. Don't get the impression of me beating a woman or laying my hands on a lady but Siri had just pressed the wrong button. I mean, she was my secretary for Christ's sake!

"Don't you dare, I repeat, don't you dare make this thing go out to the public? This s**t that transpired between us shouldn't go viral because I don't want to imagine what I might do to you!" I yelled with bloodshot eyes, and I saw her shiver with fear in her eyes.

Did I instill fear in her?

She stayed silent without another word as I turned to leave the room. I held the doorknob but instantly, I turned to ogle at her before saying, "You're fired!"

That was the next word Siri heard before jumping out of the bed towards me in her glory of nakedness.

"Women are witches aren't they?!"