CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE
“ Damn this lace front is starting to itch like hell “ Zoey said adjusting her wig
“ Zoey that’s not what I’m asking you , I said what is the relationship between you and Luca ?” I asked
“ Relationship ? Who’s Luca ?” She asked
Wow , Zoey is really bad at lying
“ Really ?” I asked
“ Fine I know who Luca is but trust me , we ain’t got no relationship , he’s just an old friend “
“ old friend my foot , the look in your eyes said otherwise , tell me what is happening this instant “ I demanded
“ Honestly Lau there’s nothing –“
“ is he a One night stand ?” I asked
“ Arrrgh you got me , fine he’s a freaking one night stand ok “ she yelled
There are two things Zoey hates the most in this world : Skipping breakfast and one night stands .
She claims that one night stands are the worst , she hook up with an unknown person because of alcohol and she wakes up the next morning regretting it.
“ so what really happened ?”
“ He – we actually met when I was still in high school , I attended a friend’s birthday party and met him there “ she said
“ So what happened ?”
“ that was when it – arrgh dammit this is so freaking weird “
“ Go on it Zo I promise I won’t judge you “ I said encouraging her
“ Fine I lost my virginity to him that night “ she said and I looked at her in surprise
“ Laura you promised not to judge “ she whined
“ Honestly babe I’m sorry but what the fuck ? Luca ? How did it happen ? I mean where ? When ? “ I asked all at once
“ I don’t kno- “
My ringing tone interrupted her , I checked my phone and saw that it was Lisa calling
“ Hey Lisa “ I said picking the call
“ Laura where the hell are you ?” She asked angrily
“ Whoa whoa whoa take it easy , don’t curse at me I’m in the bathroom with Zoey “ I said
“ You have to come to the office right now “ she said
“ what’s wrong ?” I asked
“ You’ll see for yourself when you come , just so you know Mr Sommers is boiling hot with anger “ she said cutting the phone
“ What happened ?” Zoey asked
“ I don’t know but I have to go to the office right now, I’ll see you later “ I said running off
“ Ok you too , call me if anything comes up ok ?”
“ ok “ I said running off at the speed of light .
I got to my floor and ran into the office , I looked through and saw that everyone was panicking
What happened here ?
“ Laura finally you’re here“ Lisa said
“ What happened ?” I asked
“ The sketches you sent to Bella , why were –“
“ Miss Paley where have you been ?” Hayden asked angrily
“ I’m sorry sir , I was in the bathroom “
“ What happened to the sketches ?” He asked
“ The sketches ? What do you mean?” I asked
“ Why did you send the wrong sketches to Bella ?” he asked
What ? I did not
“ I didn’t send the wrong sketches to Bella “ I said
“ Then explain this “ he said handing me his tablet , I collected it and saw a picture of another sketch on the screen
“ what ? Mr Sommers I swear I didn’t send this sketch to Bella , I submitted the right sketch to Del and – “
“ Miss Cooper “ he called Del
“ Yes sir “ she answered
“ is this the sketch Miss Paley submitted to you ?” He asked
“ Yes sir “ she said
What ? What the ?
“ No Del I never submitted this Sketch to you , I only submitted sketches of Fishtail dresses “ I said
Bella made it clear that she wanted a fishtail gown for her wedding and reception , and I gladly sketched three fishtail gowns and one ball gown .
I submitted the fishtail sketches to Del and kept the Ball gown on my table but what I’m seen the screen now is a ball gown .
“ Miss Paley , Miss Cooper insists that you gave her the Ball gown sketch and not the fishtail “ Hayden said
What ?
“ Del what are you saying ? Come on tell him the truth , I gave you the Fishtail sketches “
“ no you didn’t “ she said looking into my eyes
What? Why is she lying ?
I definitely gave her the right sketches.
“ Maybe you made a mistake “ she said
A mistake ? I don’t make mistakes , I can be very clumsy but when it comes to my job I never make mistakes .
“ No I didn’t , I submitted the right sketches “ I argued almost tearing up
“ Miss Paley do you know what your mistake has cost us ?” Hayden asked
“ I didn’t –“
“ Mr Harlow is here “ Colton said notifying us of the Boss’s presence , we looked back and saw Mr Harlow standing by a nearby table with Mr Chest and Luca behind him .
“ what’s happening here ? Where’s the director ?” He asked
Hayden walked up to him
“ Mr Sommers , what’s happening ? Bella’s manager just informed me right now about the termination of the contract “ he said
Holy Fudge ! They want to terminate the contract ?
“ I’m really sorry sir , we didn’t –“
“ I don’t want your pathetic stories Mr Sommers , what I want to know is who the hell sent the wrong sketch ?” he asked
“ Miss Paley did , she accidentally submitted the wrong sketch “ Hayden said
What? No I didn’t
“ I didn’t submit the wrong sketch , I swear I submitted three different fishtail sketches “ I said
Mr Harlow looked at me for a split second before walking up to me like a predator , his eyes showed nothing but anger and my heart almost leapt out of my chest .
“ Miss Paley , you submitted the wrong sketch ? How could you ?” he asked
Why is nobody believing me , I didn’t submit the wrong sketch
“ Mr Harlow you gotta believe me I didn’t –“
“ Believe you ? Who cares about believing you right now ? I didn’t know you were capable of this level of incompetency “ he yelled
“ Sir I swear I didn’t –“
“ You didn’t what ? –“
“ i-I I didn’t –“
“ Miss Paley You don’t have anything to say , you should be apologizing right now for causing the whole company trouble , they’re about terminate a project that we’ve all worked hard for “ he said
“ But I –“
“ You don’t talk when I’m talking , do you understand ?” he yelled
Wow , I’ve never seen Mr Harlow this angry before . I thought we were friends but I guess I was wrong , friends don’t yell at their friend like that .
I looked at him in disbelief
“ Do you understand ?” He asked again
“ Yes sir “ I replied with a shaky voice
“ Good , you’ll face the disciplinary committee tomorrow , You are no longer a rookie in this line so every punishment you get is well deserved “ he said
Tears welled up in my eyes as I answered him
“ yes sir” I said
“ Good have a nice day “ he said walking out
Luca whispered something to me before following him but I didn’t hear .
“Laura are you ok ?” lisa asked
“ Yeah “ I said going to my table
I looked at Del’s table and saw her looking at me , she immediately looked away as our gaze connected .
Why would she do that ?
Why didn’t anyone believe me ?
And why am I so hurt by Mr Harlow’s words ?
I shouldn’t you angry , I mean he’s my boss , he owns the freaking company .
No matter what I told myself I couldn’t help the tears that fell down my face .
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What happened there ?
Why does my heart hurt when I said those words to her ?
The look of betrayal on her face made my heart cry out in pain , I couldn’t h but stop immediately .
I didn’t do anything wrong , did I ? I’m the boss I should be able to scold my employees whenever I want to .
But why is it so hard to scold this employee ?
I couldn’t help myself as I saw tears piling up in her angelic eyes .
I can’t Even take away the guilt I feel right now .
Damn what is wrong with me ?