Fixed Married to the Arrogant CEO

Chapter 5

Amethyst's POV

"Goodnight, Ara" I said and gave her a kiss on the forehead.

"Goodnight, Amy" she said sweetly as I tucked her in.

I gave her a small smile and left the room.

I showered and then dressed comfortably.

I made myself coffee and went to my office.

It's going to be a long night.

I decided to give Ady a call before starting work.

He immediately picked.

"Hey" I greeted first.

"Hey. How are you and Ara doing?"

"Well, she's asleep now" I said and as I put down the stack of papers I needed to go through.

"What's the situation?"

I sighed. I couldn't tell him.

Atleast not yet.

"It's still complicated. I...we need to give more time to Ara" I said apologetically.

I heard Ady sigh on the other line.

"Is it that bad?"

I bit my lower lip.

"I'm not gonna lie. It is. It's very bad, Ady" I admitted.

There was a silent moment.

"I'll cover for both of you for now. But you know that I can only do so much, Amy. I need to clearly know the situation to be able to do something more appropriate for the situation"

"I know. I just don't want to force it out on Ara. I can see how much she's struggling right now and it wouldn't be a good idea to force anything on her, you know" I explained with a sigh.

"I know. I know. So what's your plan?"

"Well, for now, I just need you to make sure that our parents won't send a whole community to search for her. I already got rid of her call history so they wouldn't know that I was the last person she called. In addition to that, they don't know where I'm staying in so I know no one will come barging in my door to take her back" I told him.

"Okay. I'll do just that"

"Thank you" I said.

"There's no need for that. You and Ara are my sisters. I'm supposed to protect the both of you at all cost, remember?"

I smiled.

"I'll give you a call again when I can. My schedule is just pretty tight right now because fashion week is just around the corner" I said.

"Okay. Be careful the both of you. I'll see when I can come and visit to check up both of you"

"Okay. I'll let Ara know" I replied.

"Take care, sis"

"You too" I said and we ended the call.

I huffed as I looked at the work in front of me.

I can already feel that I'm not getting any sleep tonight.

Great.

Amazing.

Wonderful.

Ugh!

I don't know how long I was working and when I ended up dozing off.

All I know is, I woke up sitting on my chair on my desk when my alarm went off.

I groaned and got up then went straight to my room.

I showered and got dressed up for work before cooking breakfast for Ara and I.

It's a good thing that I'm good at following instructions and I have a ton of experience in cooking since I live alone all these years.

After that, I woke up my sister to have breakfast with me so I can leave for work.

Of course, she had her episode of morning sickness and puking on the toilet when she woke up.

Then, we finally had breakfast.

"You don't look like you slept" Ara pointed out.

"I did but just a little" I admitted. Ara pouted.

"Did you have to sleep work last night because you had to leave work early because of me?" she asked softly. I immediately shook my head.

"No, of course not. I just have insomnia every now and then because Fashion Week is around the corner. It has nothing to do with you" I assured her making her sigh.

"Really? You're not saying that just to make me feel better, right?" she asked again.

I gave her a small assuring smile.

"I'm fine, Ara. I really am. If you're thinking that you're troubling me by being here, you're not. I'm more than glad that you're here with me, okay?" I assured her and she teared up again.

I'm not sure if I said anything wrong or it's just her hormones.

"Okay" she said and smiled.

We had our breakfast and I left soon after.

I already cooked my sister something for lunch so she could just reheat it later.

Celine will spend the day with her again so I'm already relieved for that.

Atleast I know that someone is looking after her while I'm gone.

Since Ara stayed at my parents', she's very far from being independent.

She doesn't know how to cook for herself and so on since we have helpers for that.

That's why I'm even more afraid as to what may happen to her in the future.

But as long as I'm alive, I'm not letting anything happen to my sister.

"Miss Wright, there's an invitation that came in today" my assistant came in and handed me an envelope.

"An invitation for what exactly?" I asked as I held the invitation.

"I believe it's for the sponsors and designers" she said and I opened the invitation.

My eyes widened in shock.

"Tomorrow night?!" I exclaimed and I saw how shocked my assistant was too.

My jaw clenched as I closed my eyes in frustration.

I calmed myself down for a moment.

I don't even have anything prepared for something like this.

"Oh my god. I'm so sorry, miss Wright. It just came in today. I...I'm sorry" my assistant panicked.

"It's okay, Alice. It's not your fault. Go on and have your lunch" I calmly told her and she nodded before going out.

I massaged the bridge of my nose in frustration.

"Whatever" I muttered and set aside my other work.

I started sketching something that I can make overnight.

It didn't have to be extravagant or anything but I can't look too plain either.

I already have my sponsors and I don't really have any problem whatsoever in that area.

But still, I need to be present there to present 'Lady A' which is well, myself..

The theme of the party is a masquerade ball.

Excellent.

I finished my sketch in a matter of minutes.

I visualized the gown in emerald green.

It is made with a velvet fabric with a high split and thin straps.

I went to my storage and took out the materials that I needed to make the outfit and got to work.

If I start now, I won't have to stay up all night making it.

I'll be able to finish it by the afternoon and I can continue to work on my paper works at home instead.

That's right.

I can finish this right away.

I skipped my lunch and focused on making the evening gown.

I'd need to make a mask of my own too to match the outfit.

Ugh!

This is frustrating.

Time passed by and I was totally immersed with finishing the gown.

Then, there was a knock on the door.

"Miss Wright, you have a visitor" my assistant told me.

"Who is it? I'm currently in the middle of something" I said as I continued to make the gown.

"That's no way to treat your senior now, is it?"

I turned to look in shock as a woman came in my office.

"Miss Katrina" I said shocked.

"Hello, darling. It's been a while" she said and gave me a smile.

I bowed my head to her slightly.

"I'm so sorry. Please come in" I said apologetically.

Miss Katrina motioned to my assistant to leave the room so she did.

Then, she turned to look at me again.

"Come here and give me a hug already" she said brightly making me smile.

I rushed to her and gave her a hug and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"When did you come back?" I asked still surprised to see her.

The last time we met was before she flew to London after her retirement in the fashion industry.

"Just yesterday, darling" she said as I guided her to sit down.

"How are you?" she asked me.

"I'm..." I paused and glanced at the mannequin stand with the evening gown I'm working on.

Miss Katrina turned to look at it too.

"A little preoccupied with rushing something to wear for tomorrow night's party with the sponsors" I continued.

"Oh my. I'm guessing you only received the invitation recently for you to be cramming like this?" she said and I nodded.

"I received it earlier today actually" I told her with a pout.

"Oh my my my. How unfortunate. I figured you weren't one to cram like this. You were never one to be so irresponsible" she said and I sighed.

Miss Katrina gave me a pat on the back.

"No worries, darling. I'm here now, aren't I? Let me help you" she said and gave me a wink.

I smiled.

We continued working on the gown and the process was sped up with another help from an expert.

In the end, we finished earlier than expected and the gown looked absolutely stunning.

Now, I only have to worry about making myself look presentable for the party.

"Fabulous" Miss Katrina said in satisfaction.

I hugged her thankfully.

"Thank you so much" I said and she caressed my hair gently.

"You're always welcome, darling. If you're so thankful, you can bring me out for lunch tonight" she said I chuckled and smiled.

"Of course" I said.

It's been a while since we dined out together and I'd love to catch up with her.

"But can I bring someone with me?" I asked suddenly remembering Amara at home.

"Who is this someone exactly? Perhaps a boyfriend?" she asked hopeful. I shook my head vigorously.

"Oh no no no. It's my sister. She's currently staying with me and I wouldn't want her to have dinner alone at home" I said.

"Oh okay. I'd love to finally meet a family member of yours" she said making me smile.

Miss Katrina has always looked out for me these years.

I was her apprentice and I couldn't be more thankful to her.

She became the true mother figure that I didn't have growing up.

She was strict but gentle.

She cared for me but didn't spoil me in a way that would make me dependent on her.

In fact, I learned how to be independent with her help.

"I'll make a reservation now and let my sister know" I said and she nodded.

I excused myself and made a quick reservation in Miss Katrina's favorite restaurant and then dialed Celine's number.

"Heyyy, bestie"

"Hey. Can you put Ara on the phone for a moment. I need to tell her something urgent" I immediately said.

"Kay kay. Wait a sec. I'll go get her"

I waited for a few moments.

"Amy?"

"Ara, is it okay for you to have dinner with me and my senior? She's Miss Katrina" I asked her carefully.

"Of course. I'd love to"

"Thank ghad. Okay, get ready. I'll ask Celine to drive you to the restaurant I reserved in" I said.

"Okay. I'll hand the phone over to Celine now"

Then, I waited for a moment.

"What's up?"

"Miss Katrina just came back and gave me a visit. I'm taking her out for dinner with Ara. Can you please drive her to the restaurant please? And pick out a dress for me to change into?" I said in my sweet pleading voice.

"No probs, babe"

"Thank you, Celine. I owe you tons" I said in relief.

"I know. An I love you will do"

I mentally cringed and sighed.

Can you tell that I'm not the affectionate.

"I love you" I said and cringed a little.

Celine giggled on the other line.

She knows how much I hate saying that phrase.

"I love you more, bestie. Anyways, I'll go on ahead and pick something out for you. I'm guessing it'll be somewhere fancy"

"Yes" I said.

"Okay. I got you!"

"Thank you. I'll see you later" I said.

"Kay kay! See you"

We ended the call.

I have a lot on my hands right now.