Proof of Concentration
1098 Words
"Nice to meet you,Mr Thornton."
Copper handshakes with Lee ,at the start of the meeting.
"Nice to meet you too,Mr Stevens. You never mentioned about you being a descendant of powerful English industry owner family in our Harvard university days."
"I didn't get any occasion to say that. And who knows that oneday we were gonna meet in such an international treaty based conversation?" Copper says while opening files infront him.
"As it's also a meeting between two Harvard graduates,I hope this meeting will end with a significant consequences for both of our company."
"Hoping so,Mr Thornton. May you like to start the meeting with a short multimedia presentations from both of our companies?"
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"Lee,Take lunch with me today. It's my responsibility to treat my old friend when he is visiting my country now," Copper invites Lee for lunch at the end of meeting.
"When you were calling me 'Mr Thornton' ,at first I thought you were joking. You are really so much serious person in formal dresses," Lee laughs at his old friend.
"Demand of time."
"What about your old habits?.... Haha.... Such a hooker you were. Copper the ladies' heart chopper."
"Good old days indeed," Copper laughs remembering old days.
"Ummm... Will your cousin attend with us?" Lee asks suddenly.
"My cousin?" Copper can't understand what Kris is talking about.
"That young executive advisor. She must be related to your family, otherwise such a young girl wouldn't be made an advisor of such industry. Eveline Stevens is her name. You don't have any siblings,so she is your cousin, am I right? "
" She will attend," Copper replies while looking at Lee with confusion. How do Lee knows Eva already? And is it Eva who has said him as cousin or it's just Lee's assumption.
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Eva feels bit uncomfortable while attending the lunch with Copper & Lee. But it turns into more awkward when suddenly Lee starts talking with her as Copper's cousin.
Eva can't concentrate on conversation being embarrassed. How can Copper mention him as cousin? Marriage between cousin is like incest in conservative family of Collins. Is it a game played by Copper?"
As Copper akes a leave to washroom, suddenly voice of Lee changes towards her,
"You look better when you smiles."
"Thanks," Eva replies shortly while smiling. She has lost her appetite already when Lee called him Copper's cousin. She is feeling so much insulted right now.
"Do you have boyfriend?" Lee asks suddenly.
"No.... Why?" Eva doesn't know actually what to reply.
"If you are free today in evening, I would like to have someone's accompany to visit some new places. London has changed with even short time , it's a dynamic city,"
"Umm... My accompany? I don't know whether you will get bored because of my accompany," Eva tries to avoid the proposal politely.
"Accompany of a classy lady is always enough to make it a good day."
"Ummm.....Am I seeming so classic already?... In such a short time?" Eva smiles being shy.
" Your replies proving you classic already," Lee can't resist himself from removing his eyes from blushing beauty . Why do someone has to be such beauty without even trying.
Eva doesn't know how to react, Without even looking she can feel every stolen stares of Lee towards him. But what' to do now? Suddenly Lee touches Eva's hand.
"Eveline?" Lee calls him softly.
Before anything happens Eva notices Copper looking at them sharply from a distance. Eva removes her hand from Lee hurriedly.
"Anything you want to say,Mr Thornton?" Eva tries to normalise the environment as Copper takes seat in the lunch table.
What Eva doesn't know that Copper has noticed each details of flirting of Lee with her. But always he had a stern face like he doesn't care at all.
"To office," Copper orders shortly after ending the lunch to the driver of his car.
"Office again? Then I will take leave from here," Eva says to Copper.
"No... You have to stay with me. Today it will be late night to return home," He replies in stern voice.
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Eva hits her back with her fist. It's really hurting her back now because of sleeping in Copper's office couch yesterday. He returned late from office,but didn't let her leave office until he returns.Eva had no way ,but sleeping in the couch in uncomfortable position which has given her sore back now. She tries to strengthen her back while stepping towards refrigerator to have some cold water.
As she was returning back to her room to have some more sleep before going to university,a figure in black suit sitting in sofa startled her.
"Aish! You have startled me," Eva touches her chest with hand to calm down her scared heart,as Copper looks at her with sharp eyes.
"Why you are not ready for office?" Copper says in sharp husky voice.
"What I would do there? I am not any regular employee to attend. I am tired of going there in just two days," Eva takes sips from cold water bottle that she has taken from refrigerator.
"From today you will be my personal secretary."
"What!" Eva splits all the water from her mouth and coughs as she has choked on little amount of water.
"As a personal secretary of CFO you have to attend in office as long as I stay."
"Why you are dragging me? Appoint someone hot ,sexy and with big boobies. I don't fill up any of those requirements," Eva rolls her eyes thinking it's just a joke.
"You heard my conversation with Matt, Didn't you?" Suddenly Copper stands up and steps towards Eva.
"Somehow I heard. Best of luck on your selection process," Eva thumbs up to Copper.
"I want you as my personal secretary,Eva."
"But I am already an executive advisor. I can't be personal secretary. I won't ever wear mini skirt. And I don't have big breasts. I am not hot and sexy...... The case is dismissed," Eva rolls her eyes.
"But I can build you up as what I want," Copper stands closer to her enough that both of them can now feel each other's breathes.
"But I don't wanna be big boobies...."
"Do you think those are even small? Your minimizer cup size is not perfectly fitted."
Eva biggers her eyes enough to hear such things from Copper. Boobs are really a proof than man can concentrate on two things of the world at the same time.
"Aish!...... Like now sides of them have started to fall down from the cup and excuse me mam please return them to their assigned seat. Stop acting like you have little boobs,when you really don't have."
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