Chapter 9: CHAPTER 9
"You're not actually a male witch trying to fatten me up before eating me are you?" Eva said suspiciously and Gage threw his head back and laughed.
The sound of his laugh was just so sexy, it was so pleasing to Eva's ears it sparked tingles in her auditory canals and sent delicious shivers down her back. Not only did the man cook yummy food, even his laugh sounded so mouth-watering! My god... this guy's really too good to be real, isn't it?!
Surreptitiously peeking at him through her thick lashes that were lowered, Eva realized he was truly looking so amused at her comments that she had thrown out earlier. Then her eyes just subconsciously fell on his thin sinuous lips.
A faint blush crept through Eva's cheeks so she quickly averted her eyes from his tantalising lips and suddenly just blurted out inwardly, 'Damn this man to hell! Why did he have to look this handsome? I should be negotiating with him right now, not admiring his handsomeness like he's some greek god! Get a hold of yourself Eva!'
"Hmm... What if I am indeed a male witch, pet?" he said as soon as he stopped laughing. He rested his head on his knuckles again as he stared at her, one sexy eyebrow lifted and a corner of his lips lifting. "What are you going to do about it?"
Eva face-palmed comically at the realization of what she had just blurted out. Her face reddened again as she wished that the floor would just open up beneath her and swallow her whole! 'Dammit!! Why the hell did I even say that out aloud!? What's going on with me embarrassing myself like this? This devil is really making me embarrass myself big time before him and he's even got the cheek to enjoy it! And right in my face too! Urghh...!' The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))
"Oh my god, ma'am! You're finally answering your phone! Where are you? Did you see the news? The commotion it stirred up on social media is fanatical!" May did not give her anytime to respond and blurted out everything at one go, sounding so relieved that she finally managed to get to her boss.
Eva frowned to herself. What commotion was her secretary referring to? "Slow down. What do you mean by commotion? My phone was turned off the whole time, so I have yet to check the news."
The secretary exclaimed. "My god! Boss!! I'm talking about your announcement! You even made an announcement that you have officially stepped down as CEO last night, effective immediately!"
Eva's eyes widened as her secretary's voice was still ringing in her ears. All the anger that she felt yesterday until last night was coming back. "I never made any announcement." She bit out. Her tone was cold and sharp, sounding as blades that would draw blood to whomever it was directed to. "I didn't step down! They..."
"I know, Boss. But now rumours are already spreading that the real reason why you submitted your resignation is because you have been found guilty of fraud and misconduct! My god! I'm not sure of what to do anymore, ma'am! My phone is ringing off the hook from the reporters that are trying to get an inside scoop on this. Where are you? Please tell me. I can come get you." Her secretary rambled on.
Eva's grip on her phone tightened until her knuckles turned white. What? Fraud? Misconduct?!
She ended the call without answering and quickly browsed through the messages in her phone inbox and skim read all the texts asking her if the rumours were all true. Her fingers started to shake.
Her phone rang again but this time, she did not bother to answer it. Her shaking just became stronger until the phone fell from her hand.