Now it was as if she was on fire. Her blush is now reddish. She couldn't believe he could say such words to her.
"I'm out of this place!"
She averted without another glance at him. She almost collided with Mayfield at the door. She bowed and left quickly without waiting for an answer so that he won't see her burning expression.
"Hi dad" he said to Mayfield who wore a confused expression.
"What's wrong with Melly?" He asked instead of replying.
"Nothing. I only gave her what she deserves" he replied nonchalantly.
Mayfield frowned. "You've not ceased from been mean to this girl right?" His voice wasn't friendly.
"Don't start dad. You don't even know what she did" he said with a babyish frown.
"I know you Drew......."
"That I'm a tyrant" he cuts in.
"No. That once you don't like someone, you will never show them your cool side" he said calmly.
"It's still the same. Melly doesn't deserve my cool side. She's mean herself so don't take her side. I'm the one who works with her and I know her fully well" he said impassively.
"Treat her well Drew. Ladies are to be treated with curtsey not harshly. Be a good gentle man" he said seriously.
"You sure know I'm a gentle man" he said smiling.
"Then make Melissa happy".
He burst into laughter. "Am I her husband?"
Mayfield eyed him. "Just be nice".
He laughed again.
* * * * * * * * * *
Melissa met Chris Declan at one of the meetings she attended for the company. He is a personal assistant for one of their partnering company. He approach her nicely and they've been friends ever since.
Since they've been friends when he asked her out she didn't see any reason to object. Chris is a well behaved guy, she is fond of his cool attitude and also, she doesn't have a boyfriend because she doesn't trust them at all but now she has confidence in Chris. He is not a billionaire but he is fine and she really do enjoy their dates.
Melissa's younger sisters doesn't find anything attractive about the guy especially Tyndall. She claim he is too full of himself which Melissa countered but they had no choice than to put up with the guy since their sister seems fond of him.
One more reason for her sisters' dislike is that Chris doesn't like Drew a bit. That was due to the fact that anytime he is around, Melissa's sisters don't give him audience. All he got from them is a cold welcome but when he realise that Drew's got all their attention he came envious and an enemy to Drew who doesn't even care of his existence and always ignore him.
"What about the construction going on on the estate?"
It wasn't as if Chris is interested in Melissa's work but he wants to use the avenue to start up a conversation to belittle poor Drew.
"It's going fine. I was so tired from inspecting it yesterday" she replied with excitement oblivious of where her boyfriend is driving to.
"Are you in charge of that project also?" He asked surprised.
"No I'm not but as the second in command, I have to oversee lot of things and yesterday, Drew was at the hospital doing surgery after surgery so I had to fill in" she explained.
"When he knows that he can't handle the two together, why venture into it? " he said with a criticising look.
Melissa knew the way Chris felt about Drew but she count it as nothing. Drew's life is indeed an enviable one and there are thousands of men out there that would want what Drew has. She thought if Chris get to know him better, he would change his mindset about him. Although she had tried to let him know that Drew isn't as he thought but her effort seems futile so she wants him to see it himself.
"You know he is an only child and he has passion for medical. No one to take care of his father's company and that's the reason they employed me" she defended.
"I'm just concerned about my baby. I don't want her used up" he said smiling.
"No one is using me. I'm working for my money dear".
Chris doesn't seem to agree with her. "Because he is paying you doesn't mean you should overwhelm yourself with work. You aren't done with one, you are seeing to another or are you done with that Nokia contract?" He asked just to criticise the more.
"Yes we've finalized it yesterday" she replied smugly.
"You see, that same yesterday. Do you want to kill yourself for this guy?" He asked giving her an irksome look.
Melissa sighed. She promised herself that she would make sure Chris sees Drew the way he is because she knew Chris has a lot to gain from him but he his too proud. Drew himself is more proud but has nothing to loose while Chris has lot.
"I know you two don't get along but trust me Drew is doing hundred percent more than I am doing"
She didn't like their conversation. Even though she and Drew doesn't get along that much but she knew he is good to her and he is a good man. He has one of the best personality she has seen even if not the best.
"It's not about me liking him or not. It is you I'm concerned for. That guy cares about no one aside his giant hospital. If he is working hard, isn't he getting all the money and praise? Unlike you that just get the crumbs of everything. If you try to give yourself at least little rest, I tell you, you will look more beautiful than you are now" he said with hidden animosity.
Melissa smiled at his words. She knew he got it all wrong.
"I don't do anything that stressful. Even when Drew and I go on business trips, it's like a vacation to me because he does all the work while I just assist him. So don't think bad of him" she said with a calm smiling voice.
Unknown to her, her words pierced Chris chest. He wasn't happy that they go out together. He surely wants her to himself. He hated Drew for knowing her first.
"I'm not thinking him bad. I'm just concerned about my baby" he said touching her nose.
"Thanks dear" she said in dulcet.
"Where are your sisters?"
"They went out with Dr....." Her excitement died when she realise who she is talking to and she swallowed the rest of her replacing it with a smile.
"Tell me I'm not going to beat them up" he said with a fake smile.
Chris wish that her sisters could give him at least half of the audience they do give Drew but once they sight him, they varnish. At first he thought that he wasn't presentable but later came to the conclusion that it was Drew's fault. He thinks they should adore him than Drew.
"Aren't they too close?" He asked casually although jealousy was burning inside him.
"They've always been close since they met. He has been part of the family for quite a sometime now" she replied.