Chase of Hearts

d silent inside the van on the trip to the company. They both have so many thoughts running in their head,

slammed it shut. He put on his aviator glasses and strutted into the entrance, lea

n the other, smiling to her co-workers as she walked past them. She has an unspoken rule to smile at the employees that surely greeted her boss, but got

the top, she chatted with her workmates and turned friends to their tables. She really couldn't walk up to

, but she prefers to hang out in the common room when they're on their break. A smile curled up in

iled. "I want

to the pantry to probably give Veda a cup of coffee. She sat down on the

r Operations Manager, asked while c

s she glanced at their reactions. They had their mouths hung open in an 'o' and exchanged weird looks. Dismissing it, she took

ed the frightful stares of the other employees in the common room. They

continued, "I submitted

They shriek

eeling stressed by everythin

d, his brows clashing

I want to be able to cook for myself everyday, not order takeout because I can't afford to waste time eating. I like feeling the countryside breeze and serenity," V

they all understand

Lily, "But don't you think you can just request that to Sir Ajax? That's probably why he's mad at you—because you're leaving

life for months now. I also have enough to b

da, where the hallway to the CEO's office is. Behind her, was a nonchalant Ajax. His cold eyes b

ting today, c

menacing. Quickly, Veda stood up from her seat and bid goodbye to her workmates through her eyes. Ajax's footsteps rang in her ears as he strutted to the elevator, with her slightly followi

iPad, containing his schedules for the day. She can't believe she didn't look at his s

ew York at 12PM. Their body clock is messed up ag

was, and gulped. She's so nervous if he overheard her. "You have anothe

as she finished that sentence witho

was you

tor walls. Quickly, she avoided eye contact and lowered her gaze. He compl

the topic. She already said her reason in the jet but she still feels awkward t

he never learned how to properly wear a tie and would look sloppy, and so when Veda first started working, she t

eeting rooms greeted them. But before Veda was ab

ned and rooted in place, shocked by what her boss said. Is he really allowing her to resign? She never thought he'd approve! B

to find a secretary that'd be willing to stick by his side no matter what—like what she di