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“I didn’t let anyone intimidate me and went after the woman of my heart. Sometimes the bigger person doesn’t always win.”
“Very motivational.”
He pats me on the shoulder. “Anytime.”
CHAPTER11
BELLA
“Something is off with Jake,” I say out of nowhere, stopping whatever Jessica is saying.
She looks at me. “What do you mean?” We are returning to the resort from our lunch date.
“He is just not being himself. He hasn’t intruded in my work and seems to keep to himself these past few days.”
“And that is bad how?” Jessica asks, confused.
“It’s just not like him,” I try to explain, but she just looks at me confused. “You won’t get it,” I say defeated.
“Maybe he is finally giving you the space you always wanted. He must have realized your competence,” Jessica tries but that doesn’t sit well with me.
“That sounds too good to be true,” I say. Truthfully, whether or not it’s fake I should be happy about the space from Jake, but there is this empty feeling in my stomach. I miss him.
“Well, now is your chance to ask him.” She gestures somewhere and I turn to see Jake walking out of his office. He looks over the same time I do and we lock eyes. He immediately looks away and my eyes narrow. That is not like Jake at all.
Leaving Jessica, I walk towards him and stand in front of him, blocking his path. He grunts in irritation.
“Boss,” I say.
“I’m yet to get a reply on the report I dropped for you two days ago,” I raise my brow at him.
He appears to think about it.“Go ahead with it,” he says finally, and I am stunned.
“Just like that?”I exclaim and he looks at me. I narrow my eyes insuspicion.
“Go ahead and do your job, Miss Ortiz, or would you rather I act like I have a vendetta against you. I remember you had a lot of words to say to me the last time you were in my office.”
I gored at the memory of that night but before I can say anything heshoulders past meand walksout of the resort.What was that about?
I turn around to look at his retreating figure. That was an indirect dismissal, right?
Jessica joins me. “How was your chat?”
“He is avoiding me. I just know it,” I say more to myself than her.
So I plan, and even though reason screams profanities at me, I plan how to ambush my boss. I wait till closing hours when almost all the staff has left.
Knowing Samantha would be among the last people to leave, I bid my time before packing my things and locking up my office.
I meet her leaving his office. She looks at the empty file in my hand and asks, “Last minute work?”
I smile. “Something like that.”
“Good luck. Boss seems grumpy as hell today.”
I wait till she is out of sight before knocking and walk in without waiting for a response.
He is deep in thought and does not look up as he says, “What is it Samantha?”
