Chapter 57
There was this look on his face anytime he saw Lisa and his boss together. Lisa wondered why he didn’t like her at all but she quickly waved off the thoughts and was about to enter the company building when the driver called her that she had forgotten something in the car.
“Oh my goodness!! Thank you ” Lisa said and gave the driver a small smile before walking inside the company.
“Lisa,” Martha whispered as she saw Lisa walking towards her table.
“Hey,” Lisa said as she sat on her chair. Martha’s table was just parallel to that of Lisa’s so they were able to communicate from their seats.
“You’re looking hot. Where did you buy that gown from?” Martha whispered and Lisa smiled as she switched on her system to start work.
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It was lunchtime and almost everyone had gone to eat lunch in the cafeteria except for a few people whose eyes were still glued to their computers.
Martha, Derek, Joy, and Julia had gone to have lunch after Lisa had told them she wasn’t hungry. She needed to work. Then she remembered she had brought food for Daniel.
And come to think of it, she hasn’t seen Daniel since morning since she came to work. He must be busy in his office. She wondered if he had eaten at all since he left home without eating.
She sighed and then carried the food pack and entered the elevator going to the 8th floor where Daniel’s office was located.
In the next seconds, she saw herself standing in front of his office contemplating whether to knock or not but then finally she had the guts to knock.
“Come in” she heard Daniel’s calm voice.
She smiled as she entered the office. Immediately she entered she met Daniel sitting on his chair, his eyes glued to his system he seemed so busy. And a strange girl or rather a lady who she guessed was in her 20s sitting on a chair parallel to that of Daniel with a food flask on the table.
Oh, it seems like the lady brought food for him already, Lisa thought and swallowed hard. She wondered who the lady was. She wondered why Daniel hasn’t introduced his girlfriend to her yet. She chuckled lightly.
Daniel who was so engrossed in what he was doing now raised his head when he noticed whoever came in hadn’t said anything since.
“Lisa!” He called in shock as he saw Lisa.
“Hey” Lisa smiled and Tessa stared at Lisa in disgust. Daniel smiled at Lisa. He couldn’t describe the kind of happiness he felt in his heart as he saw Lisa.
“I brought you lunch but it seems she brought you one already. I’ll just take this one back” Lisa said and Daniel stood up.
“No no, I was About to go to the cafeteria for lunch. Thank you for saving me the stress” Daniel said and took the food pack from Lisa and asked her to sit down on the couch in the corner.
Meanwhile, Tessa who had been staring at Lisa all this while opened his mouth in shock. She was right all this time, since the day she had met Daniel shopping for baby things, she suspected something was off.
She can’t believe Daniel impregnated a young girl and not alone did he do that, he brought her into his house and made her work in his office.
She wondered how long this has been happening that she didn’t know, not even Daniel’s mom. Or maybe Daniel never told his mom too.
She felt there was still hope for him and Daniel not knowing a whore from nowhere has come to steal Daniel from her.
And come to think of it, she had brought food just now for Daniel and he had told her that he wasn’t hungry and now this girl had just brought food and Daniel is eating it without wasting any time.
Tessa moved her eyes away from Daniel and turned to Lisa. It was then she noticed the seducing gown she was wearing. Even though she was pregnant, she is still wearing sexy gowns. Is she trying to seduce the male workers here with her pregnancy or what? If that’s possible.
Right now Tessa felt so invisible as Daniel was eating and talking to Lisa. She couldn’t take it anymore. She stood up and carried her bag then walked out of the officer angrily.
Daniel sighed softly immediately as Tessa left.
“Hey, why didn’t you introduce me to your girlfriend? You know she’s really pretty ”Lisa winked at Daniel.
“Oh, are you jealous?” Daniel said and Lisa chuckled
“What? I’m jealous, never. I’m not” Lisa said and Daniel raised his head for some seconds staring at her, trying to read her expression. And sadly he could see she was being sincere, she wasn’t jealous and he didn’t know why it kind of broke his heart a bit, he didn’t know why.
“She’s not my girlfriend, ” Daniel said and Lisa raised her eyebrows at him, giving him that look, you’re lying.
” I’m serious, she’s only my childhood friend. We can say best friend. Her name is Tessa. I call her Tess for short” Daniel said. This time he was done eating. He took the bottle of water, opened it, and gulped down a little.
“The food she brought, why didn’t you?” Lisa asked
“Oh, I wasn’t feeling hungry that’s why,” Daniel said. He was being sincere, he knew he hadn’t eaten since morning but he wasn’t feeling hungry, not even a bit. He had eaten Lisa’s food so she wouldn’t feel bad, this was the first time she was bringing him food to him his office and he felt honored so he should properly say he ate the food out of happiness.
“But you are mine right in her presence and I’m sure she isn’t happy. Anyone in her shoes wouldn’t ”Lisa said.
“I know, I’m going to call her later and apologize, ” Daniel said and Lisa nodded
“So back to you have you eaten lunch?” Daniel asked and Lisa nodded.
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Meanwhile, as Tessa stormed out of the company angrily, Martha caught a glimpse of her and she knew it must be about Lisa because she had just left for Daniel’s office just now.
She knows Lisa is so innocent and pure from the few times she’s spent with her but she needs to be careful because she’s making enemies for herself without knowing, thereby putting her life and that of her unborn baby in danger, I wish she can see that.
TBC