Chapter 14: Chapter 14

Chapter Fourteen

Ava's POV

The meeting had put me in a state of mind that I could hardly pull myself from. The most annoying thing was that I did not know how Charlotte would behave with me. Now, that she was scolded by the CEO of the company.

Because of me.

I pushed my thoughts away and began doing my work that was left undone from yesterday. I pushed myself to focus and started working on the last dresses.

All of a sudden, somebody tapped on my shoulder. I glanced up and almost let out a growl.

Almost. I managed to keep it in.

"Why are you so late today for work?" Kevin asked me. I rolled my eyes at him in my head. What was his problem? Why was he so clingy? And why the hell was this his business if I was late for work or not? Could he not mind his own business?

I nearly did not answer his question but then my old self kicked in and reminded me that it was only a few days since I began working. And that I should maintain my friendly behaviour to my fellow employees.

Mainly because I might need their help in future.

This time I did not smile though, not even a polite one, when I gave him an answer.

"Sir had something to talk about, so I was in his office." I told him and continued doing my work. In hopes that he would take a hint and understand that I was not interested in talking to him anymore. And the topic was over.

"Sir? You mean Mr. Gray?" He questioned. Internally, I was screaming at him but in reality I just let out a sigh.

"Yeah. Mr. Jasper Gray. The CEO of this company." I answered him. Making my voice as dull as possible. To show him that I was not interested.

"What did he talk to you about?" He questioned. My frustration got so bottled up that it burst open.

"What is it to you?" I snapped at him. People around us stopped doing their work and looked at us, giving us all the attention. This reaction from me made Kevin retreat back.

He glanced around everyone who was staring at us, or him at particular, and clenched his jaw. He gave me a half angry and half agitated look before finally leaving me alone and going back to his work spot.

I shook my head lightly. I was so done with him. I would try to avoid him from now on as much as possible. He was getting too much and there were certain signs in him that indicated that he was possessive by nature. I hoped that he was not under any sort of impression that somehow he had any power over me or that I was accountable to him.

Anyway, with another reason for my sour mood and shitty day, I decided to get back to work. I was in the middle of work when I heard Charlotte's voice calling to me.

"Ava." She called out loud. I tensed at her voice.

Nothing was going right today. And the fact that she was just rebuked because of me, I had a doubt that she would have actually done anything good for me.

I put aside the material I was holding in my hand and stood up.

"Yes." I answered her. She gestured for me to come outside. Which did not look like a good sign, at all. Still, I walked outside. My heart beating inside my chest as my nervousness grew. I waited for the worst to happen.

Charlotte closed the door behind me.

"Is your work done?" She asked, staring at me with an emotionless face that she usually kept.

"No. I still have some work left." I replied to her. I still awaited for the moment when she would yell at me for getting her in trouble with the boss but she just shrugged.

"Take off from work for now and go get your things from your parents or whoever had it. You can take a leave after that or you could just come back and continue your work from where you left off." She told me. I stared at her with an unbelieving gaze. She rolled her eyes at my expression.

"It's the boss's orders, not mine. You could choose whatever you want." She said and muttered something under her breath. I was pretty sure she said something about being handed lame work.

"Okay. I will do that." I told her. She nodded and turned around to leave before stopping.

"How are you going to go? Do you have a car? Oh, wait I am so stupid ..." She said but I interrupted her.

"I will manage that myself." I told her. Her face twisted in a mocking expression but she did not comment any further.

"Fine. Suit yourself. Otherwise, I was going to offer you a ride." She told me. I did not rise up to the bait and refused.

"No. Like I told you, I will manage. I have enough money to pay for an Uber." I told her. She shrugged at my answer one last time before leaving.

I let out a sigh.

Things just were getting weird and weird. But whatever it was I was glad that she did not pull out shit on me for getting her in trouble with the Boss.

So I went inside and wrapped up the stuff that I was working at and got out of there. I saw Kevin looking my way to see why I was wrapping the stuff but I did not look back at him.

I did not give him even a professional smile that I usually carry. He was getting on my nerves.

I left the office room and stepped inside the elevator, knowing that it was going to take me where I did not want to go.

Or maybe I did.

The elevator began descending down and my anxiety started creeping in. My thoughts wandered in different directions. From that time, I told my parents the news about my pregnancy, to them telling me that I died for them, to me leaving with the promise of never returning home.

But look at me now. Going where I said I will never return.

In the end, I could not keep up my promise of not returning back. I was actually going back to face my parents house.

I left the building and got a cab. I told the driver my house's address and sat back looking outside. Only one question ringing in my head over and over again.

What was going to happen?