Chapter 286 - Fake girlfriend (6)

About half an hour before JoAnna reached White corp. building…

Steve entered Jeff's office, and right from the door his excitement was obvious. "Boss, what exactly is Miss Hill planning?"

"I don't know", Jeff replied honestly.

"I'm sure that productivity for today will be record low. Most of the employees are idly waiting for five o'clock while speculating what will happen." Steve shook his head.

"Idly waiting? Speculating?" Jeff was not sure what part should be more important.

"Yes, waiting at the main entrance. Many are already there, securing good viewing spots. As for speculations, there are several stories." Steve paused and decided to choose his words carefully while proceeding with his answer, "The most popular one is that you will express your feelings towards Martha and acknowledge her as your girlfriend... " Steve paused and looked at Jeff. "Did Miss hill say anything to you?"

Jeff thought for a moment before responding. "To act as usual."

"As usual… OK." Steve was confused not knowing what that means.

Jeff was not able to focus on anything other than the fact that JoAnna will come to visit him at office. And it was obvious that he does not know what 'act as usual' means either. He looked at Steve, "What do I usually do at five?"

Steve was confused with this question. "You work." He was not sure if he should laugh or cry. 'What is Boss thinking recently? How come he does not know what he does every day at five?'

Jeff checked the time. It was almost 4:30 PM. He looked at the pile of documents in front of him and sighed. "I don't feel like working."

"I can see that." Steve honestly commented.

…

Bridgette was watching Martha nervously squirming in her chair. At least dozen women surrounded her desk and chatted excitedly about the upcoming public confession they are going to witness. Bridgette got a message.

[Sarah]: "I'm saving you a seat downstairs."

Bridgette headed to the main entrance hall and found Sarah on the sofa in the lounging area on the side. "Why are we here?"

"To watch the show." Sarah patted space on the sofa next to her. Sarah was one of the idling employees who got downstairs early to secure a good viewing spot.

Bridgette took a seat where Sarah patted. "What show?"

"My sister will come at five. I came early to get a good seat." Sarah admitted with a smile.

Bridgette was curious. "What is the show?"

"I don't know... but she is a Hill, so it will be good." Sarah grinned. "How is Martha doing?"

Bridgette smirked. "She tried to escape few times, but she does not have a chance with so many women following her all the time. How did you know that she wants to escape?"

"Because she is a liar, and she got it to this stage. Her choices are to confess that she is a liar, or to confront our CEO. In either case, she is a loser. So, the only thing she could do is to postpone her demise by escaping." Sarah explained her logic.

"How are you so confident that Martha is a liar? I mean, he could be cheating, right?" Brigette was eager to discuss possibilities.

"No." Sarah shook her head. "Two of them are living together. Unless he cheats during work hours, it's absolutely not possible."

"You called him a cheater..." Bridgette remembered their conversation when she showed to Sarah who is the woman who claimed to be Jeff's girlfriend.

"Yes, I did... I should apologize, I guess. My sister trusts him, and I trust my sister... so I need to stop doubting him." Sarah can't make herself to completely trust Jeff. The thought of Isabella's father still counting on Jeff as his son-in-law is something she can't get out of her head.

Bridgette comforted Sarah. "Sometimes you can't help it... it's the instinct to protect your loved ones. Don't lose it."

Sarah thought for a moment before responding. "You know, I never thought about it in that way... thank you."

In next moment, Aiden plopped on the sofa next to Sarah. "Did I miss something?" He put his arm around Sarah's shoulders.

Sarah nervously straightened up, so his hand ended up on the back rest of the sofa.

Aiden frowned. "You said that you don't care if people find out." He protested that she moved away.

"Oh... " Sarah paused for few seconds. "I forgot. Sorry." She leaned on the backrest, and his palm settled back on her shoulder.

Aiden grinned and inched closer to her. "Now, next one is a kiss."

"Don't push it!" Sarah scolded him.

Bridgette giggled watching two of them interact.

…

Up in the CEO's office, Jeff was all fidgety.

"Do you want to go downstairs?" Steve sighed.

"Yes! Come with me." Jeff could not stay in the office anymore. He knows that JoAnna will come soon, and he can't wait in his office.

"Me also?" Why would boss get him into these matters? He would rather avoid this sticky situation, and watch from the distance, or later just listen to gossip.

"You are my assistant... so assist me." Jeff ordered.

…

Downstairs, quite a crowd gathered. Lounging area was full.

"Good thing I came here early and saved us a spot." Sarah was proud of herself.

"There is Martha", Bridgette observed Martha surrounded by a bunch of gossipy ladies. "Do you think she will do something?"

"Hmm... Jeff is here also." Aiden noticed Jeff coming out of the elevator.

"Well, Martha needs to do something now." Sarah commented. "Even without Anna showing up, there is quite an audience and Martha standing on the side will only confirm that she is a liar. She will be forced to make a move. Either way, she is doomed." Sarah giggled.

"I'm quite excited to see what will happen." Bridgette fidgeted.

Aiden didn't care much about that show. If it was him, he would just confront that impostor and tell in front of everyone that he does not know her and that she can only dream about being his woman. But he will stay there, because it's the first time in work setting that Sarah let him come so close to her and hold his hand on her shoulder. He scooted closer to Sarah and their hips touched. He was happy.

Sarah didn't seem to notice how giddy Aiden is next to her. She was busy watching Martha, making sure not to miss anything.

In the corner of the lounging area, Alexander, from Sarah's team in charge of security was observing Sarah and Aiden. He shook his head lightly while smirking. 'And she does not want to admit that she is with him? Look at him holding her… and she does not mind…' Alexander was upset that when he asked her if she is dating Aiden, she avoided responding, and now they are openly showing that they are together.

…

Martha is surrounded with women who are giving her advices what to do and guessing what will Jeff do. When they saw Jeff coming out of the elevator, they started encouraging Martha to go and walk to him.

"See? He is here for you. Go to him."

"He is waiting for you."

Martha felt like hyperventilating... then she got a thought: What if he is there for her? Maybe, just maybe he is there for her? But she is not woman in photos... She looks like her enough so that people believe that is her... Noisy women interrupted her thoughts.

"Go and talk to him..."

"You are making him wait..."

"Such a handsome man will not wait for long..."

They ended up pushing her towards him, and Martha started walking towards Jeff. All eyes were on her, except for Jeff's who was looking for his phone.