Chapter 12: Chapter 12

iN THE OFFICE ,

That day at the office Eris had gone to the office . It was around midday when she was working a girl who works with her at office omes up to her desk and asks , ''' hey how are you doing ? ''' she says . '' Fine '' Eris replies while working . '' May i ask why did you left in such a hurry yesterday ? did something happen ? '' she asks . Eris stops working at her question . '' I went home and my parents were calling ''' Eris replies . '' I see I had thought that your boyfriend had called you ;'' she giggles . '' I don't have one yet '' Eris replies . '' But i heard rumours that you were dating madam Natasha's fiancee before and stayed in his home '' remarks the girl .

'' No that's not true there's nothing like that '' she comments . Then comes the chief , '' Eris come into my office immediately '' he calls . '' Go he's calling for you ''' that girl remarks . 'Eris gets up and heads towards his office . She knocks and enters . ''' The reason I called you here is that it is about the new project you need to work on along with me , so move all the documents here. This is a big project '' he asserts . '' You mean here ? '' she stutters . '' Yes any problem ? come hurry '' he commands .

'' Alright sir '' she nods and leaves . Then goes up to her desk and brings all her documents and stuff . '' You need to do everything as directed '' he says . '' We will begin right away '' . They worked together till the afternoon . '' Let's call it a break '' he says , it was 2pm now . '''Wanna eat something together ? i should tell the staff to bring us food '' he suggests . '' I can go there myself though you don't need to do something so much for me '' she denies .

''' No you always do everything as you want , i want to treat you for working so much , what would you like ? '' he asks . ''' Sandwich and coffee my head is hurting a little '' she replies . '' Alright '' he calls the staff and one man brings the food as ordered . They started eating . While they were eating, the chief asked '' May I ask something ? '' . '' Yes , what is it ? '' .

'' Where did you go in such a hurry last night ? '' he asks '' I mean you must have some urgent matters coming up or else you wouldn't have left in such a hurry ? 'right ? '' . '' Well yeah .... my ... my brother called me to get back home quick '' she replies . '' I see , well you don't need to lie , let's change the topic , do you love anyone right now ? '' he asks .

'' Well .... no ...one ..... i don't love anyone '' she mutters . '' Is that really true ? '' he asks . '' ...Y... yes '' she replies . '' Do you wanna date someone right now ? as your new partner ? '' he asks, coming closer to where she was sitting . '' Well .... why are you asking me that ?'' she asks . '' Just answer what's the harm ? ''' he insists . '' Well ....... '' at this time the thought comes to her mind that she wants to get away from Luke then she should get involved with someone this is what she wanted then what are you waiting for right ? then ? you should accept his proposal .

'' Well .... i wouldn't mind '' she replies sternly . '' Then '' he gets up from his seat going even closer to her , seeing this Eris gets up taking a few steps back . Slowly she was pinned to the wall by him . '' Chief what are you doing ? '' she asks . '' Do you wanna date me ? '' he whispers in her ears .

'' We;ll i need some time, I guess '' she replies . '' Do you think you have time ? i know that last night you went to Luke Fernandez, that billionaire guy who had bought you before then Natasha paid off all of your debt and now you want to get away from him but you still went to him last night and spent the night there ''' he remarks in a sarcastic tone .

'' How do you know that ? Did Natasha tell you ? ''' she asks . '' Its the rumour here everyone knows about it , but even after this i still want to date you no matter even if you had spent many nights in Luke' house seems like a good offer right ? '' he asserts . ''' So what's your answer ? wanna be my girl ? and get away from Luke or still hold the feelings you have for him in your heart huh ? '' he asks

'' I ... i ... '' she stutters . '' what's wrong with you ? you want to get away from him right ? then why are you hesitating ? this is your chance this way you can start your new life then why are you still hesitating ? '' she questions herself '' why is this whenever i want to get away from you i can't ? Just why ? ''' .

'' no i can't be weak i need to be strong , make up your mind you want to be strong ? then say yes or else you can't leave him ''' after lots of anguish and thought she finally made up her mind . '' If he can be happy with her too then i can be happy '' she mutters .

'' Yes I want to date you , '' she replies . '' You sure ? '' he asks . '' Yes , i don't want to think about him any longer '' she insists . '' Good then , i guess it will be better for us to go on a date sometimes or too often so we can get to know each other '' he remarks touching her hair .

Eris was not used to this so she backed away . '' Ahh anyway let's finish our lunch then let's go to a restaurant and have a fancy candlelight dinner '' he says . '' ALright then '' she replies . '' Let's finish off quickly then '' he insists .Eris nods then he backs away noticing their awkward situation .

AFTER LUNCH ,

They get back to their work. Eris was becoming much more conscious of having him around . '' What's up with this awkward feeling ? Was that the right thing to do ? Can I really forget about you Luke ? Why are you stil in my thoughts ? '' she looks for the answer within her .

Right now at the Fernandez mansion ,.

Natasha 's dad has arrived and now he along with his daughter is sitting in the living room along with Luke and his granny . '' So the reason I had called you here, Mr. John, to pick a wonderful date for the wedding between my grandson and your daughter '' his granny speaks up .

'' I am quite happy to hear the news. I think a date at the end of the month is good. What do you think mrs.Fernandez ? '' Mr.John speaks up . '' I think the date on the 31st of the month is good, let's hold the wedding ceremony then '' says Granny . '' I don't mind then let's arrange all the things over what will be the venue and all '' says her father .

'' I want to hold the wedding ceremony on the church you can invite all the guests as you like to your relatives and all i don't mind '' renmarks granny '' Luke's wedding will be glamorous you bet after all he's the only heir only my son is not alive to witness this ''' . She laments .

'' Don't you worry i hope he will be watching over his son ter this our family and yours will become partners along with business then Natasha and Luke will become the owners of both of our companies '' remarks her dad '' i love my daughter very much as you know i want her to marry someone proper and reliable man like Luke then i won't have to worry at all , her mom would be happy to see it too '' .

''Of course she will anyway so the date is in two weeks we all will be busy i guess anyway let's talk the other matters over lunch '' granny suggests . '' Well sure what about you Natasha ? '' her dad asks , '' I don't mind what about Luke ? Do you have any work at the moment ? '' she asks .

'' Yes .... '' he answers . ''' No , you aren't going anywhere until your hand heals you will work from home and until your wedding is done you can't leave this mansion this is my command '' granny states '' i hope you won't break this contract '' . ''' Tsch ..... alright .., you seem to be bossing around a lot '' Luke grits his teeth .

'' Natasha dear , you spend some time with your would-be husband in the garden. The weather is quite good, Lily arranges some dishes for them and we adults will talk in the dining room '' granny orders . '' AS you say ma'am '' Sasa remarks . '' Are you really fine with all of this young master ? don't you love Eris ? i can't understand what's happening lately '' Sasa thought to herself .

Luke and Natasha both head over to the garden sitting side by side dishes arranged in front of them . Luke started eating Natasha too . 'No one is speaking a word . Natasha wanted to break the awkward atmosphere so she coughs but that isn't attracted his attention at all . '' GRanny arranged this so we can get even closer but what's happening ? he isn't even looking at me ?only staring at the food and thinking about Eris i guess , i can't let this happen i need to do something '' she reminded herself .

She sits even more closer till their bodies are touching each other . '' Hey Luke , do you till like Eris ? '' she asks . Luke stops eating and replies '' why do you wanna know >? '' . '' Of course i wanna know i have the right to know cause you are gonna be my life partner after all , so tell me '' she demands .

\''' I ... i don;'t know myself so i can't answer your question now don't ask anything about her t all or else i will get angry '' he shouts . '\'' Alright calm down i am not asking you anything anymore , but eventually i will make you forget everything about her , my love will take her place ''' she utters clutching closer to her .

''' Can you really make me forget everything about her ? everything since when we were little ? every moment that i had spent with her can you ? '' he says raising his voice hovering over her . '' Can you make me feel what she can? the one who loses myself whenever she's around me ? '' he ask '' can you ?'''

'' I .. can try '' Natasha mutters '' i will try my very best ''' . She holds him closer . Luke backed away this time and went back to his seat; they hadn't spoken a word to her the whole day . Natasha felt very much ashamed so she left right after lunch and called her lover who was now enjoying quality time along with Eris .

James's phone rings . 'He asks '' what happened ? ''' . '' It's Luke he had insulted me so much come over at the night in the hotel room 667 i'll be waiting for you '' she replies . ''' But .. I had told Eris that I would take her to a restaurant. This is our chance to get closer, don't you want to get her away fromLuke ? '' he asks.

'' Yes , then ... go early and leave early i will be waiting for you in the room com quick at night ' she hangs up . '' Now it is 6 pm guess I should finish work and take her to the restaurant or else my babe will be angry at me '' he thought to himself .

He calls Eris '' how about we stop working and finish the work tomorrow ? it' quite late ? ''. '' Well alright then the last thing is required is your signature then we are all set to go '' she says sorting out all the documents . '' Let's go then ' he says .

After that they both head out of the office together then go to a fancy restaurant enjoying the evening . But still somewhere in heart Eris was blaming herself she was breaking down . Whenever James tried to make any attempts toward her she always backed away . It was after they finished eating James somehow touched her hand and she got afraid .

'' I think i should get going now , i am full already '' she gets up '' thank you for the meal '' . '' Well it's alright get back home safely '' he asserts . ''' goodnight see you tomorrow '' .

'' Goodnight '' she leaves hurriedly . '' DOES SHE HATE ME OR SOMETHING ? '' he thought to himself then calls Natasha , he picks up the phone after paying the bill . '' I am leaving babe why are you in such a hurry ? '' he asks while getting into the car . '' I cannot wait to get your butt here quick ;'' she demands .

''' Alright on the way '' he replies . He reaches the hotel then parks his car and heads towards the room .

When he opened the door someone jumped on him and he fell down . Hovering over him it was naked Natasha . '' It hurts you know '' James complained . '' Sorry , it's just i am angry so much angry at hm that i can't control myself '' she replies .''' Did something happen between you two ?''' he asks . Then she tells everything between her and Luke , how he got angry at her .

''No need to get angry ' ' he comments '' i will give you all the pleasure so you forget about him '' . HE leans in and kisses her . Later that night they stayed there enjoying passion and pleasure . Eris and Luke didn't know about this .

Like this one week has passed Eris was starting to like James and her family wants to have him as their daughters would be husband too . In Luke's place Sasa noticed that Natasha is always talking to someone in secret and discovered some marks on her neck from time to time and Natasha always tries to hide them but she couldn't stop Sasa from discovering them .

Sasa and the other maids and servants formed a plan to stop their marriage .