SEDUCING HIS OWN WIFE

WHERE ARE YOU

Theo’s P.O.V.

She laughed with him but never tried to raise her eyes to me. She talked with everyone confidently keeping an eye to eye contact that made her more attractive but…… but… with me… she never looked at me.

I forgot my phone in the meeting room and headed back towards the room when I heard her laughing in her melodic voice. She had an angelic voice. I stopped on my way to the door and just heard her laugh. I felt a pang in my heart. Before I could open the door, they opened and they startled me a little.

“Whoah Theo… you scared us”, Marcus exclaimed. “I forgot my phone here”, I answered him back and went straight between them. I was so close to her and inhaled her intoxicating smell. She backed away a little in that tiny space to create more space between us. It disappointed me more.

I went straight towards my seat and picked up my phone. They were gone and I was alone there. I sat down on my seat again.

I didn’t know why I was so drawn to her. It was not like I couldn’t get any woman I want. In fact, tones of women out there were ready to pounce on me any time. But I don’t want them. I want her. I knew it was wrong. I couldn’t get what I want. It was just because of one mistake my parents did and ruined my life.

My thought went to that worst night of mine. I closed my eyes and an image of the girl I threw out of my life came across my eyes. Her trembling lips that were not able to say a thing when I was pouring all my anger on her. Her lips were the only thing I saw on her face. That was all I remembered of her.

I opened my eyes. “Where are you”, I questioned her in my mind as I knew that I couldn’t get the answer.

I stood up from my seat and went towards the window. She was somewhere in this world, but where, I don’t know.

I sighed and went towards my room. I had another meeting in a few minutes.

Maggi’s P.O.V.

My heart was pounding in my chest like a hammer. He was too close to me that I held my breath. It reminded me of something from past that I didn't want to remember anytime. Why it had to be happen with me when I was really trying hard to avoid him at all?

“Hey sleepyhead… wake up”, Marcus chuckled beside me and I rolled my eyes. “I am not sleepy head”, I chimed. He was like a father figure to me and I didn’t leave any moment to be childish in front of him.

“Yes you are…” he stuck out of his tongue on her and I huffed like a child while crossing my arms on my chest.

“Not get up your lazy ass and let’s head towards the meeting room”, he quickly patted on my head and I sighed.

Right…. Again in the same room with him. There was not a single day here when we didn’t cross each other. I picked up the file I prepared for the meeting with all the details we require to tell about our financial crisis.

We all were sitting in the meeting room waiting for him. He was on a call outside the room with one of our investors. The voices we were hearing from outside was telling us that he was not in a good mood. As the door was half-opened, I heard him yelling at someone.

Suddenly, the door burst opened and he stormed towards his seat. It was my cue to understand that I shouldn’t do anything today to provoke him right now. He was fuming in anger. He sat down on the chair with a thud and stared blankly at the table. It was looking like he was calming himself down.

“So, tell me what you want to state about lack of funds”, he asked Marcus in rather a calm tone and looked towards me.

Marcus also looked at me and I cleared my throat. I picked up the file and handed it to Marcus. I felt someone gaze on me and I knew whose gaze was.

“For once, will you look at me and answer my questions, Ms. Collins”, he said in a stern voice and I shuddered a little. Looking at him????? No… No…. I can’t do that…. I can’t……

“Hey Maggi…. Relax everything is ok”, Marcus put his hand on mine and whispered to calmed me down. I didn’t realize that I was breathing heavily now.

I looked at Marcus and he gave me an assuring look. I have to do this. I tried to encourage myself. I needed to give this presentation to him. It should be an eye to eye contact with him. But how can I do this?????

I stood up from my chair and straightened up my dress. I took a copy of the file and started my presentation.

I started the screen connected with my laptop.

“Sir…. You can see on the first page a brief summary of our 3 completed projects for which we still have to receive the rest payments. Though our recovery department is working hard it seemed that there are some issues to sort out first.  We are waiting for their response. Its an unnecessary delay from other side as per our knowledge”, I explained to him looking towards him but not to him. I was looking his left and right but not at him. I knew that I was irritating him but he kept his demons at bay for that I was thankful for him.

I didn’t have enough courage to look into his eyes. Not now…. Not ever…

Then I explained about another ongoing project for which we had frozen some of our funds. It was necessary. I glanced quite a time to him. His gaze was on the presentation slides. He nodded in understanding sometimes.

After 20 minutes, I finished my presentation and looked at Marcus. He gave me a thumbs up under the table.

I sat down on the chair after ending my presentation.

He was looking at the file and was flipping the page slowly reading everything. My heart was pounding again. My anxiety was taking a toll on me. I was in the recovery department and in the PR department before I got the transfer to the finance department. I initiated my transfers just to avoid him but it was my luck that I have to be with him in the same room quite often.

"Braise yourself Maggi... he is going you to ask about your transfer request", Marcus suddenly warned me and I shot my head towards him with wide eyes.

“Ms. Collins…. The HOD of PR told me that you requested your transfer into the finance department. I went through your performance there and found out that you were doing fairly well there. What caused you to request the transfer?” his sudden question took me off guard. I gulped hard.