Chapter 12: Chapter 12

TAKEN eleven

Just immediately Marcus left the office, Jenifer's friend strolled into the office taking another look at Marcus before turning to her friend with big eye balls widening with a glimpse of awe.

"Are you kidding me?" she squeaked at her. Jenifer raised her brows not understanding what her best friend was talking about. But she definitely recognise the look on her face when she turned back to check Marcus out.

"Oh no don't go there" Jenifer said repeatedly warning Jane. She knew how Jane can be and that look confidently told her Jane wanted her to try Marcus out. When Jenifer finally got out of her abusive relationship, all thanks to her best friend, Jane has been looking forward to seeing her with another man and wouldn't let her rest if a masculine figure waved at Jenifer. Jane even went further by putting Jenifer on blind dates, all was a disaster though, but she wasn't giving up.

"I'm already there" she laughed and grabbed a seat in front of her friend, in for a full gist "Tell me more about him."she said

" He's married. That's enough "

"Ptff. Who cares? That man is a fine man" Jane screamed not minding if Marcus was still in the building, she really admired what she saw and she let her feelings out straight.

"He's in my fitness class because, he wants to look good for his wife" Jenifer informed, kind of sad that was his reason for being here.

"What else does he want, if I had someone with that body, I would open a art gallery. Babe..that is one good looking man" Jane complimented again. Jenifer suddenly blushed at the comment, she didn't know why but she loved the hype from her friend, it made her seem like she owned Marcus already. She bits her lips as Marcus took over the empty space in her brain

"What brings you here anyway "Jenifer asked Jane whose countenance changed immediately, she searched her bag for something and finally brought out a paper and handed it over to her friend. She used both her fingers to cover her ears like she was expecting Jenifer to-

"You took an abortion!" Jenifer screamed at her, wrinkles forming all over her face as she portrayed anger in her tone too. Jane released her hands from her ears and collected the result from her sliding it into her bag back. "Jane again! Why?"

"You know why Jenifer and I'm also tired. I can't keep doing this to myself, it hurts so much" her voice cracks in pain and she coughed and cleared her throat to sound strong. She had always held her pain to herself, it was hard to let it out, she had gone through too much and she needed to be strong to keep living. "This would be the last. I've made that promise" she said. She was not only assuring Jenifer, she was also assuring herself that this would not happen again, she wouldn't let her boyfriend take her for granted again, neither would she abort more babies for him. Whatever what's the next phase, she was going to face it. Aside leaving him though.

"Jane.." she didn't let her finish her statement, she knew where she was heading to. She was aware of how Jenifer would start a lecture on reasons she should leave her boyfriend alone and she wasn't ready for that. "Let's talk about you instead" she openly diverted the topic

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Allen moved from his office to the parking lot, where he would join Marcus too. He received few greetings on his way there, the necessary and the unnecessary. Those that just greeted him because he was the boss brother. He got to his brothers car at the lot and he didn't meet him there ,so he picked his phone to dial his number, but when he saw him approaching, he hung up. Marcus was with Flora and they were heading towards where Allen was, towards Marcus car. They seemed pretty occupied with what they were talking about but the moment Flora looked up and her eyes met her boss, she stopped. From afar, Allen could see Marcus ask her what was wrong, she probably gave some silky excuse, but Marcus insisted she followed him and the two of them started approaching him.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting, I got a late report from Flora" Marcus apologized to his younger brother when they got to the car. "Did you over work her. She usually does not report late" Marcus asked Allen, whose eyes did not leave Flora.

"She just chose to be lazy with me" He berated at her. She looked up at him trying to defend herself, but the words were not coming, she shut up but was obviously frustrated.

She even held her fist and grabbed her bag tighter like she could go violent anytime soon, but it a looked like a display of overreaction in Allen's eyes.

Marcus phone suddenly rang breaking the tension between the two of them. He looked at the caller ID, gave a confused and surprise face before picking up. He excused himself from Allen and Flora to go pick up the call. Allen was a bit surprised as to why Marcus excused himself for a phone talk, he would not literary do that even if it was business call, he hoped he was okay with the expression on his face.

Flora turned to the direction Marcus took to receive the call to avoid Allen's gaze at her, the guy wouldn't stop staring and it upset her the more. She hated the fact that she must not be rude to him because he was her boss. She needed a lot of scolding to do in return like he also did to her.

"I need to get somewhere" Marcus comes back to join the two of them. Allen raised his brows asking him where he needed to go and if it was this urgent or business work, but they could not communicate well because Flora was there.

"I would have to take the car Allen, Flora can give you a ride home" Marcus said

Flora didnt know when she laughed out and when she did it took her some seconds to stop. She liked the idea. "Yes, sure sir. I love helping the helpless" she blurted rolling her eyes at Allen in a pissed manner.

"Thanks," Marcus said entering the car. Allen stood stiff as he could not figure out the reply to give his brother, Marcus zoomed off the parking lot immediately leaving him with Flora. She laughed harder than earlier when they were alone and he sure knew why she did that. He wasn't sure if her hatred for him was in a mockery way, but he might definitely stop keeping up with this attitude of hers.

"I have a car of my own" he reminded her, making sure she knew he was still the boss and it was because of Marcus urgency he has to stay in her car. Incase if she forgot that part.

"You're going to repay a favor" she retorted and walked out to the direction of her car and he gently followed her behind.