Alex stopped her saying, “No, Carol hold on, I have a business to discuss, please have a seat”
Carol sat on the chair next to Lucas, then Alex said, “First meet my son, Lucas”
She looked in direction of Lucas and said smiling, “Hello Mr. Williams”
Lucas was a little lost in Carol’s smile when he heard her voice and she came back to his senses and nodded.
Alex continued, “Carol, I am planning to take early retirement and go on a long vacation with my wife, so I need you to help in work handover to Lucas”
Carol said, “Sure Mr. Williams, I will do my best”
Alex smiled and replied; “I trust you” after that Carol got up from her seat, nodded to Alex and Lucas and left the study room.
Alex was looking at the closed door after Carol left. He sighed thinking something, then looked at Lucas and said, “If in future you need the secretary, I would recommend Carol. She is a very good child, and very good at her work”
As Carol walked out of the study room and walked towards the exit crossing the living room, Alice called her in excitement, “Carol, when did you come?”
Carol replied politely, “Mam, I had to deliver some file to President”
Alice pouted and said, “Carol, I have told you many times to call me aunty”
Carol just smiled, Alice held her hands and dragged her to the sofa and said, “Well, that’s good you came, I want you to help me also apart from your President, please help me to select the best wedding gown for Alexa.”
As Alice and Carol settled down, Alexa also came downstairs, she smiled and hugged Carol and said happily, “Oh! Carol, you are getting beautiful every day”
Carol hugged her back and said, “But, not more than you”
Carol and Alexa are very much like friends, Alexa doesn’t have too many friends, but she likes Carol very much and she is very close to her.
All the three ladies sat on the sofa, chit-chatting happily.
Lucas, who had come out of the study room a few minutes back, was looking at the scene from the time Carol went down. It was always his wish that his wife Catherine should also share the same bond with his family, but Catherine was not interested in coming to meet his parents.
Carol spent the entire day with Alice and Alexa choosing Alexa’s wedding gown, all having lunch together. Lucas noticed that Carol was very close to his family.
Soon it was sunset and Carol was ready to leave when she was about to walk to the door. Alice said, “Lucas, if you don’t mind can you please drop Carol, her home is on the way to your house, it’s quite late and she might not get any cab in this vicinity”
Carol immediately replied, “No Mam, it’s fine I will manage, no need to bother Mr. William”
Alice said, “No, I told you many times to call me aunty, but you never listen to me, now this is your punishment, Lucas please send Carol”
Lucas nodded and walked out of the living room, Carol followed him as she knew; now there is no way to deny.
Lucas went straight to the driver’s seat; Carol sat on the passenger seat and tied the seat belt.
Drive was silent, Carol kept on looking out of the window, but Lucas was looking at Carol from the corner of his eyes, he himself doesn’t know why he was unable to stop himself.
He told himself that he loves Catherine, but his body ditched him and kept looking at Carol.
After a drive of half an hour Carol said, “Mr. William, you can park at the side, my home is here”
Lucas parked the on one side of the Carol, opened the door and walked out of the car, turned around bend down a little till she reached the window of the car and said with a smile which she carries all the time on her face, “Thank you, Mr. William”
Lucas nodded, he wanted to start the car and drive away but again his body didn’t support him, he saw Carol walking towards a small villa, it was of two floors and looked like a sweet little home.
He was unable to start the car till Carol entered her house and closed the door, once she was out of his sight, then only his body supported him and he started the car and drove away.
He reached home and found that Catherine was not at home. He called her but she didn’t pick the call, he redialed and this time Catherine picked the call and said in an irritated tone, “What is it Lucas if I didn’t respond your call that means I am busy”
Lucas asked gently, “Where are you, baby? I will come and pick you”
Catherine denied immediately, “No need, Luc, you have your dinner and go to sleep, I am out with my friends and I won’t be coming home tonight”
And before Lucas could say anything, Catherine had hung up the call.
Lucas sighed and went to his bedroom to take a bath, when he was standing in the shower and closing his eyes against the running water, Carol’s face was flashing in his mind.
As much as he remembers, from his college days to his business days, all the women tried to do something to have a conversation with him or to be around him and did different things to get his attention.
That was the reason that he never kept a young secretary because they started throwing themselves on him which he hates the most.
But it was the first time he saw a young girl being so professional, she was not attracted to him or William’s property even when she was so favorite of Alice, who is the heart of the family.
She didn’t try to initiate any conversation with him during the drive to her home; it was the first time that he was eagerly waiting for the other person to initiate the conversation but to his disappointment, it didn’t happen.