Chapter 6
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My alarm was so loud that I almost broke it. I won't lie, I was tired and not ready to go to work but I had to. I didn't have a good night rest yesterday because I came back late. Once I had taken my bath and done my skin routine, I laid on my bed and slept almost immediately, I didn't even get to gist Aria about my night. I smiled as I remembered Danté.
Wipe that smile off your face, you have work to do
I looked at myself in the mirror one last time, after I was sure of how I looked in my tight fitting skirt with my blazer. I looked like a lawyer.
I entered the car I was offered for work and drove to Nikolai's company. I parked my car where I was directed to and entered the building. Everyone was at their desk and working.
Was I late or did the workers arrive too early?
I brushed the thought out of my mind as I make way to the elevator. A young girl with an ID card hung around her neck came rushing towards the elevator
"Good morning ma" she bowed her head in greeting. I turned to check if there was another person she was greeting but there was no one. We entered the elevator and I pressed the button to the fourth floor
Was she calling me ma? Do I look that old
"You can call me Alessia" I told her
"Okay" she smiled at me. She looked so cute when she smiles. The elevator dinged and we stepped out together. I looked for the door that had the CEO sign and when I saw it. I knocked on the door, I heard 'come in' and I opened the door gently. Nikolai sat behind his desk and he was dressed in a suit writing something down on a paper. He looked up at me and smiled and I returned the smile.
"Good morning Nikolai"
"Morning to you Alessia. First day at work,y wife has already warned me about stressing you" I laughed
"How is she by the way?"
"She's fine, she said she would stop by later. Have you seen your office yet?"
"No. I thought to come to you first before any other thing"
"Let's go together"
We walked two doors away from his and we entered my office. It was spacious and had a nice view of the city, there was a couch and a shelf at the corner of the office.
"Do you like it?"
"I love it"
"I made them arrange it like this because I wanted you to have a conducive working environment for the period you would be here"
"Thank you so much. I really appreciate"
"I would take my leave now" Nikolai left and shut he door behind me while I continued admiring my office. There was a knock on the door and the girl I met earlier walked in with a bouquet in her hand.
"You again!! I didn't get your name from earlier"
"My name is Alice"
"That's a beautiful name"
"Thank you. I was asked to give you this" she presented the bouquet to me and I took it inhaling the scent.
Who sent me this? Did I have a secret admirer already
"Who is it from?" I asked curiously.
"I was asked to just give you"
"Okay. Thank you" she hurriedly left the office.
There was a note in the flower and I pulled it out and unfolded it. It read
I await your response my love
From your darling husband
As if on cue my phone rings and the caller ID was unknown. I already had an idea who it was, I picked it up before it went to voicemail.
"My love" he said in his deep sexy voice that always had my insides melting
"How did you know my workplace?"
"I have my ways" I could tell he had a smirk on his face while he said it
"What reason do you have sending me flowers at work?"
"Am I not allowed to send gifts to my wife"
"Ex-wife" I corrected him
"We didn't have a divorce so legally you are still my wife"
"I haven't been your wife in five years, Danté"
"Let's go on our date tonight" he said changing the topic
"My answer remains the same"
"I'll keep sending flowers till you agree. I won't give up, I just need another chance to make things right with my wife and don't bother telling me not to try because I won't stop" he hung up. He didn't even let me reply.
Now, he was using emotional blackmail on me. I had barely spent a week here and Dante was already trying to make me go back to him.
I knew deep in my heart I still loved him but I was trying to deny it.
But could I go back?
This is a question I keep asking myself. I had been there once, can I go through it again.
I pushed all thoughts of Danté aside and focused on the work I had on my desk. I cross checked important documents and the ones that needed my signature, I signed. My phone kept making sounds, they were messages from Danté but I refuse to read them or answer them. One thing I knew about Danté was that he was very persistent and he wouldn't stop until I gave him an answer.
There was a knock on the door and I was afraid to say come in because I thought Danté was on the other side but I couldn't let the person remain there.
"Come in" the door opened and Alice walked in. I exhaled the breath I didn't know I was holding.
"I just wanted to know if you'll like to have lunch, it's lunch time" she said shyly. I smiled inwardly, I guess I have a new friend here.
"I would love to have lunch and there's no need to be shy around me. We can be friends of you like?"
"I would love to be friends with you" she smiled and I returned to smile
"You can show me around here, take me to the best restaurants. How long have you worked here?"
"A year"
"That's not so long. Let's go" I took my purse and we left together. She took me to one of the most common restaurants around and according to her they make the pasta. We ordered the pasta
"I must say you were right. They really make the best pasta"
"I told you so"
"So tell me how did you get here?"
"Well, after I finished college I tried applying at different places for my internship and I was lucky Mr Nikolai accepted me here and employed me after my internship"
"That's nice of him. Your parents?"
"My dad died before I finished college and things were hard for us. My mum took up the job of providing for myself and my younger sister, I'm happy I can help her now" I was proud of how she was striving to provide for herself and family
"I'm sure your mum would be proud of you"
"I know she is. If I may ask are you married?"
"It's complicated" she was the first person aside from Aria and my aunt that I've admitted to being married
"Is he cheating?"
"No, it's nothing like that. He would never do that" I said defending Danté. It would have been better if he cheated so I would have an easier way out of this marriage.
"Do you still love him?" And that was the question I keep asking myself
Do I still love Danté
"Only time will tell" I said gulping water. I called the waiter over and paid for the food.
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