Amelia yawns before looking around tiredly, she saw Elliot foot on top of Liam’s face which made her chuckle slightly before standing up.
She went to take her bath leaving them both on the ground with their bodies all over each other.
“Hmm teddy” Liam moans while hugging Elliot tight, Amelia turns to their direction and grin.
She took her phone out and took a picture of them while laughing, the sound of Amelia’s laughter made Liam’s eyes twitch as he opened it slowly to see her standing in front of him making him flinch.
“Teddy?” Liam mutters confused before looking beside him to see Elliot hovering unto him while smiling.
Liam’s eyes widened as he was holding onto Elliot tight with their legs intertwined. He looked over to Amelia taking pictures of them while laughing.
“Stop taking pictures!” Liam yells trying to push Elliot off him but he doesn’t budge.
“Hey, let go of me motherfucker!”Liam yells at him pushing him away but he holds onto him tighter.
“Aww you too make a great couple”Amelia compliments while pouting.
“Stop taking pictures teddy!” Liam barks at her but she ignored him as she took a bunch of pictures with Liam shouting.
“Okay boss, I need to go get ready for work bye bye”Amelia announced before running away.
“Amelia!”Liam called out for her loudly but she didn’t answer, Liam’s voice was so loud that it woke Elliot up.
“Hmm…why so much yelling”Elliot yawns, opening his eyes slowly to meet Liam’s deadly gaze on him, making him flinch a little.
“Let’s go , bastard!”Liam snaps, pushing him off the couch.
“Ahh my butt!”Elliot Yelp in pain before giving him a side eye.
“Gosh you don’t know how bad I wanna throw you off a roof”Liam groans ruffling his hair in frustration.
“Who knows your wish might come true”Elliot tells him with a smile on his face.
“Hey what are you saying?” Liam glares at him.
“I’m just saying, who knows I might be pushed off a roof”Elliot shrugged.
“Shut up now bro, don’t talk nonsense!” Liam warns him, gesturing his middle finger at him.
“I’m not saying it will be you that pushes me off the roof”Elliot explains.
“Stop it!” Liam yelled.
“I’m just saying it might be when we are fighting a bad person,”Elliot pointed out.
“I told you to stop it” Liam frowns.
“We could be in danger…”Elliot’s words were cut off by a pillow hitting his face.
“I told you to stop it!” Liam yells, throwing more pillows at him.
Elliot stood up carrying a pillow and used it as a shield against Liam’s attacks. Amelia came in all dressed and saw them fighting with pillows.
“What’s going on here?!”Her voice echoes in the house, making them freeze with their pillow in the air.
“You two are just unbelievable”Amelia scoffs before leaving the house.
“Dude get the fuck out of my house!” Liam yells at him pointing towards the exit.
Elliot held Liam’s finger and kissed it making him cringe as he immediately jerked his finger away.
“You!”Liam yells and rushes to attack him as they run around the house.
Amelia was on her way to the office when her phone rang, making her halt in her tracks. She looked at the true caller and it read unknown.
“Hello?”Amelia greets the caller but gets nothing more than heavy breathing as response.
“Hello”She repeats again but this time annoyance was placed in her voice.
“I don’t have time for this, okay, you must have called the wrong number!”She snapped at the caller and was about to hang up when the person spoke.
“Amelia”The caller calmly calls out her name making her freeze at the hang up button.
She felt the goosebumps rising in her skin, there was no way she could ever forget the voice…that voice that monstrous voice that she once found mesmerising.
“Andrew?”She forced out, earning a deep chuckle from him as his laughter booms out from the speaker.
“Yes darling, did you miss me?”He asked, making her frown.
“How did you get my number?”Amelia questions, ignoring his questions as she was at the verge of switching her phone off.
“Not really important,”He tells her.
“Tell me how did you get my number, you asshoe or else I’m hanging up!” Amelia snaps clearly not in the mood for his nonsense.
“Chill girl after all how I got your number isn’t what Is important. What is important is whether you miss me or not”Andrew beckons from the phone.
Amelia was highly irritated, as she was lost for words; she didn’t know if she should hang up or smash her phone on the ground.
“Bye”She finally speaks out.
“I don’t think hanging up the call will be a good thing for you”Andrew threatens making Amelia who was already at the hang up button to halt.
“And what do you mean by that?”She frowns.
“How do you know Liam scott?”His sudden question made Amelia freeze at her spot.
“What…do…you.. mean?”Amelia’s stammering state made Andrew chuckle slightly.
“Mind sharing how you know him, cause can’t believe nobody like you could have Liam scott”Andrew remarks , Amelia rolled her eyes at his remarks.
“Oh I heard you were his new secretary, hmm that’s nice kinda feels like you became something useful when I left you”Andrew admits as Amelia folded her fist.
“Yes so what? You think I will just remain nothing because you left me?”Amelia scoffs with a disgusting tone.
“Is it true that you are his girlfriend?”Andrew suddenly asked, making Amelia gulp.
“Who are you to ask about my personal life?!”Amelia yelled.
“Lower your tone girl, hmm I’m surprised someone like Liam scott will look at a girl like you though”Andrew remarks.
“That’s it I won’t listen to your nonsense again!”Amelia snaps before hanging up the call and blocking his number.
“Oh Amelia, you have no idea what is coming your way,”Andrew chuckles.
“Gosh, who does he think he is to ask me those questions? What a jerk!!” Amelia frowns before heading to work.
***
Amelia arrived at the company feeling all stressed and tired, Laila came to meet her immediately.
“Amelia, where have you been?”Laila asked with a sad facial expression.
“At home…what’s wrong?” Amelia questions her sad face.
“It’s miss Cynthia”Laila started.
“What happened to her?”Amelia impatiently asked.
“Her husband is dead,”Laila announced while crying.
“Oh my goodness”Amelia covers her mouth in shock.
“When…when…did…this happen?”Amelia stutters in shock.
“Last week”Laila vividly explained what happened and how Miss Cynthia is devastated.
“This is so bad, we need to go see her today,”Amelia declares.
“Yeah we do, I just feel bad for her”Laila sighs.
Amelia went to her desk feeling disheartened with the news she just heard about Miss Cynthia’s husband. Everyone was busy with work when Liam and Elliot entered their section while arguing, it seemed they were having a little banter.
Amelia rolled her eyes on seeing them argue. Elliot and Liam turned to see all eyes on them and were a bit nervous and confused as to why they were receiving stares and why everyone was looking sad.
“What’s wrong?”Liam questions, staring at his staff members curiously.
“Did anyone die?”Elliot jokingly asked, earning a glare from Liam.
“Yes, Miss Cynthia’s husband is dead,”Laila tells him, making him gasp a bit.
“Uhm…I had no idea…Uhm.. okay I feel like shit now”Elliot stutters feeling remorseful by his light joke.
“You are shit”Liam tells him while pushing him away.
“Yeah I knew about what happened to Miss Cynthia and gave her a break from work until she recovers”Liam announced.
“But boss, why didn’t you tell us?”Laila questions, a bit surprised.
“Why should I tell you?” Liam asked with a cold expression on his face.
“Uhm…nothing boss”Laila utters with her gaze down.
“That’s what I thought”Liam stated before leaving them all standing.
“What a way to begin the day”Elliot groans before sitting down on his chair.
Amelia frowns at the thought of Liam knowing about what happened and didn’t feel the need to tell her. Elliot was searching things on the computer when someone dropped a Starbucks coffee on his desk making him look up to see Claudia smiling at him.
“Good morning” Claudia greets flashing him a smile.
Elliot glanced at her in one view before looking at the coffee on his table.
“What’s this?”He asked, pointing at the item on his desk.
“Coffee you silly”Claudia giggles making him cringe.
“But why?”Elliot asked, watching her every reaction immensely.
“Because…because I …. Uhm”Claudia stutters, not knowing what to say.
“Because you what?”Elliot smirks.
“Because I wanted to be okay!”Claudia yelled, feeling irritated.
“So you just decided to buy me a coffee , we’ll that’s strange”Elliot admits as his eyes scan the cup a bit suspicious.
“Well why strange?”Claudia gulps a bit.
“Because you wanted me dead sometime ago, now you buy me coffee”Elliot pointed out diverting his gaze from the coffee to her. Claudia froze at her spot on hearing his words.
Claudia pov
How did he know I tried to kill him? Omg don’t tell me he saw those men I hired. If he tells Liam about what I did I will be in big trouble, oh gosh what’s happening.
“What…do…you mean?”Claudia finally speaks up, stuttering a little.
“You know what I mean Claudia”Elliot said with a serious tone making Claudia shiver.
“I didn’t….”Claudia was cut off by Elliot.
“I mean you hated me ever since I came to this company to the extent I was thinking if you ever had the opportunity to kill me you would”Elliot blurted out.
“Huh?”Claudia was now confused about what he was talking about.
“Admit it Claudia, you don’t like me”Elliot chuckles.
“Yes I don’t…Uhm I mean I don’t understand what you are talking about”Claudia bit her tongue stopping herself from making her look suspicious.
“I know you don’t like me, so what’s the reason for this?”He asked, pointing at the coffee.
“What’s wrong with me buying you a coffee?”Claudia scoffs.
“There is nothing wrong with you buying me a coffee, but just that”Elliot started.
“But just what?”Claudia hastily asked.
“We are not dating,”Elliot whispers to her with a smirk on his face.
“Or are we?”He added, making Claudia cringe at the thought.
“No we aren’t, and I got you a coffee because I see you as a friend”Claudia confessed, making him chuckle slightly.
“A friend”Elliot repeats the word in a doubting manner.
“What are you insinuating I have a crush on you?”Claudia scoffs, crossing her arms together.
“I don’t have to insinuate anything, you already confessed”He smirks before drinking the coffee.
“Didn’t know what I was thinking back then, you look cool then but now”Claudia started.
“I look hot”Elliot finished her sentence by making her groan.
“Whatever, so can I ask you something?”Claudia asked.
“Go on”Elliot agrees without looking at her.
“Uhm you gonna tell me the truth right?”Claudia asked not sure if she should ask him.
“Well I don’t really know, cause I was never one of those who told the truth”Elliot jokingly admits.
“Would you focus gosh!”Claudia snaps at him.
“Hey don’t tell me what to do, after all you are the one that wants to gossip not me”Elliot pointed out.
“I don’t gossip okay”Claudia frowns.
“Oh really I thought you were the gossip of this office”Elliot admits, he saw Laila approaching their way and smirks.
“No I’m not”Claudia defended herself.
“Oh if not you then who?”Elliot asked.
“The gossip of this office is that stupid Laila okay”Claudia blurted out.
“How dare you!”A voice said from behind making Claudia turn to see Laila growling at her.
“Yes what?”Claudia scoffs, folding her arms together.
“You have got some nerves girl , you called me a gossip”Laila scoffs, giving her the dead glare.
“Well I didn’t lie”Claudia said making Laila more mad. Elliot watch as they banter silently
Elliot pov
I know what you are trying to do Claudia, you are trying to play a very dangerous game and believe me I’m ready for it.