Gossips bombed again as they walked away.
“Do you think that Horace took over our company only because of our Editor-in-chief?”
“Possibly. The takeover was quite a sudden and we knew nothing about it.”
“Yet didn’t they get a divorce before? Why do they look so sweet?”
“Mr. Kirkland must want to be with our editor-in-chief again, or I don’t think a boss like him would join us for a trip.”
“Yes, definitely! Besides, the attitude of our editor-in-chief tells me that she will say yes again.”
“All in all, an old acquaintance is much better than a new sweetie.”
…
The gossip and discussion set a jealous fire in Diane Kirby’s eyes, which made her tightly clench her fist.
God was so unfair that it let Clara have all the rewards!
Before she reclaimed the name of Hutchinson, she married Horace Kirkland as a poor Cinderella. Although Horace was disabled at that time, he was a still famous eligible bachelor whom was dreamed of and wanted by countless girls.
Later, the divorce satisfied Diane. Yet, her happiness did not last long when the news informed the whole world that Clara Selman was actually Clara Hutchinson. The famous family name made her a real princess.
However, be her a princess or Cinderella, it did not bother Diane a lot since Clara flew to America soon after she reclaimed her family name and could not boss Diane any longer.
It was quite unexpected that Clara Selman would come back to the magazine publishing company five years later with a new name-Clara Hutchinson-and robbed her of the title of editor-in-chief.
Hatred almost overflowed through her teeth whenever she saw Clara sitting in the front of the meeting room and giving orders. She should be the one who sat there and was respected as editor-in-chief.
Now even Horace wanted to be with Clara again! What a nightmare! The name of Hutchinson, together with the name of Kirkland, would allow Clara to boss her for the rest of her life!
Diane could not accept such a fate! She could never accept it! Was Clara doomed to be her boss?
Finally, it was time to board. Clara was relieved because she knew that she must stay away from Horace when they were on the plane.
It was a great torture to her that she should hide her irritation of being with him and squeeze a broad smile only because he was the boss and they were watched by the whole public.
Yet Clara found it a tragedy that her seat was just next to Horace’s seat when she was on the plane. Turning her back towards the group, she exploded her anger and glowered at Horace.
She would never believe that it was just a coincidence-it must be a trick planned by him!
Horace was puzzled by Clara’s glare. He could not understand her anger until he saw her boarding check.
“What a coincidence! We sit together! Let’s be seated,” a cunning smile bloomed on Horace’s face.
Clara turned around and planned to exchange a seat with Sarah or Stephanie, but she paused when she found that she and Horace were the center of everyone’s attention.
What Sarah said occurred to her. She realized that it would be more suspicious if she exchanged her seat with other people.
Then, Clara turned around and sat down next to Horace angrily.
Clara’s reaction drew a bitter smile in Horace’s mind. He now began to doubt whether it was a good decision that he asked Isaac to arrange his seat next to Clara.
“Horace Kirkland, what the hell are you doing here?” Clara asked with a low voice.
“Play with my staff.” Horace answered seriously.
“Horace Kirkland!” Clara believed that she would definitely throw her phone at his head heavily if they were left alone. Play with his staff? What a bad joke.
Clara’s rage upset Horace. He sighed and said, “Clara, I just want to be with you longer.”
“That’s why you plan this trip?” Clara asked coldly.
“Well, that is one of the reasons. The main reason is to reward your group. You are indeed awesome that you can top the list twice. You deserve it.” Horace said sternly.
Horace’s explanation relaxed Clara’s poker face. Not wanting to continue their conversation, she took out a patch to cover her eyes and began to take a rest.
Clara’s attitude convinced Horace that he had better stop talking to her. There was still a long way to go before he could win Clara’s love again.
At the beginning, Clara closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep just in order to avoid further conversation with Horace. Whereas, after a while, she became really sleepy and then fell asleep.
Frowning, Clara involuntarily adjusted her posture to sleep more comfortably. Then, she faced Horace.
The pink patch brought out the charm of Clara’s lips, which attracted Horace and stimulated his desire to kiss her. He wondered what she would do if he indeed kissed her.
Horace began to imagine the following story after his kiss.
Yet, realizing that they were sitting with her colleagues, Horace gave up his kiss since he did not want her to be flooded by gossips.
Well, would she be more comfortable if he moved closer to her? She might sleep more soundly if she could put her head on his shoulder, right?
At the thought, Horace moved toward her slowly.
“Clara, we are here. Wake up, Clara.”
When Clara was asleep soundly, she was woken up by someone calling her name. She pulled down her pink patch in a daze and suddenly became totally sober after she saw the face in front of her.
Horace Kirkland!
She jerked up her head when she found her face on Horace’s shoulder. She wondered whether she leaned her head against his shoulder voluntarily when she was asleep.
With awkward coloring her face, Clara stuttered, “I am sorry. I didn’t mean to.”
Apologizing, Clara noticed a water stain on his shoulder, which made her blush. That was her saliva! How embarrassing!
On the contrary, Horace was joyful as he realized her disguise of mortification. He took several pieces of tissues to wipe his clothes and said, “Never mind. We are here now. Let’s go.”
“Well, let’s go,” mortified, Clara answered and, together with everyone else, walked off the plane with her bag in a hurry.
She should not fall asleep! Clara was blaming herself secretly. “How could I face him again?”
Clara disembarked with embarrassment and panic, which amused Horace. At that moment, Clara was as shy as the little girl whom he once knew and whom would always be made blushed by him.
Previously, he would never believe that she would become an independent business woman. How wonderful it would be if their relationship was as good as before.