“Archer, my husband tells me that you are looking to invest in the oil business. How does your company feel about that?” Alicia asked.They were all seated in the dining made for close people only to share the food. Archer looked up from his plate,“My company has nothing to do with it, I am looking to branch out on my own,”“Why?” Alicia asked.“Personal reasons,”“Well, what are they?” She pressed.Archer paused, “I just said they are personal,”“I know but I was…”“Alicia, let it go,” Alexa snapped.“Protecting your little boyfriend, are we?” She cocked her head to the side.“No, protecting your dignity,”
“This way,” the guard at the door told Archer. Madison was clutched in his arm as they stepped into the elegant ball room. “Woah, this is beautiful,” she gasped. “I knew they would outdo themselves, this is awesome.” Archer led them to where Alexa was standing with a drink in hand. “You made it,” she said as she hugged Madison. “I told you I will come,” Alexa looked around and turned to them with a frown, “where is that girlfriend of yours?” Madison subtly shook her head at Alexa who was still clueless, Archer sighed. “We broke up,” “Good, I never liked her.” Archer chuckled and swiped two glasses from the waiter before handing Madison one. “I thought you wanted me to bring her?” He asked her. “Out of courtesy to you, I am glad you brought Madison instead.” Archer grumbled under his breath before he took his wine. Alexa straightened, “my father is coming,” Archer looked up just to find the Magnate coming his way with his wife, “That is not your mother,” the words fel
Madison was so nervous as she waited in front of Archer’s room. The day to her departure was drawing close and she felt like she couldn’t put it off anymore.She knew he was still hurt over Charlene and it didn’t help that the damned woman wouldn’t leave her alone.She took a deep breath and knocked, Archer opened a door a moment later and smiled.“I was beginning to think you won’t ever knock,”“You knew I was here?” She asked in a surprise tone.“The shadow under the door. Come in,”Madison entered and her never intensified by tenfold, she looked at Archer who was smiling. “I came to check up on you,” she started,“I know, you have been doing that the past week,”Madison flushed, “I was just worried that she did a number on you. I needed you to be alright,”“Thank you, I think it’s all in the past. I can’t stop living because some woman broke my heart and stumped on it.”Madison smiled, “There is another reason why I came here, we need to talk.”Archer froze momentarily before he n
“Madison, I am here.” Lydia said as soon as she let herself in.Madison rounded up in the living room and hugged her, “Thank God, I was already anxious.”“What’s going on?”“Please sit, can I offer you anything?”Lydia was now suspicious, “Okay, now I know something is wrong. What’s going on?”Madison huffed out a breath, “The last time you were here, you said you were hurt that I didn’t let you know about my plans,”“Yeah, why?”“I know this is sudden but you are one of my close people here. I consider you family and I thought you should hear this from me,”“What is it?”“I am leaving,”“Leaving? As in going for good?” Lydia asked slowly like she was afraid of the answer.“Yes, I can’t heal here if i am constantly reminded of it. I need to go away and find myself, my happiness.”Lydia nodded, “That’s understandable. I wouldn’t want to be here either after everything that has happened. You are quite strong to have stayed,”“I didn’t want Archer to be alone,” Lydia nodded, “Thank you
Charlene reluctantly knocked on Archer’s door, she waited till she opened it.When he saw it was her, he tried to close the door but she was quick and slipped in.“What is it?” He asked impatiently.She raised a brow, but he shook his head.“Whatever you think you have to say? It’s not important so if you want to yell or anything please leave,”“No, I didn’t come to yell. I came to apologize,” Charlene told him.Archer still didn’t look impressed, after their fight and the one he heard today, he was sure that there was something bothering her.“Apologize? Your apologies mean little these days. What the hell is going on with you?”Charlene scoffed, “Nothing,”“Really? First you pick a fight with me then you go ahead to antagonize Alexa in a social gathering? You ignore your friends and lash out? Tell me.”“They snitched,”“That’s all you are focusing on? I figured it out after they came back early. Why are you doing this?”Charlene lifted a shoulder in a silent shrug, “I don’t know, ok
Charlene rolled her eyes at Alexa and Madison as they huddled together. “I don’t know what she has done to you but lay off,” Lydia said from her side.“I cannot believe her. I told her that I hated the girl and she still didn’t take back the invitation,”“Who? Madison?” Charlene nodded, “Yes, I think she just wanted me to freak out but jokes on her.”“Sounds like you are freaking out,” Lydia reminded her.Charlene said nothing and watched as Alexa and Madison danced together and laughed like they were the funniest.She gritted her teeth when they started walking back to the table. Alexa chuckled and placed her drink on the table,“That was fun,” she said to Madison.Madison pointedly avoided looking at Charlene who she was sure was mad at her but she couldn’t just uninvite her friend because she didn’t like her.“Yeah, I have been hearing about it for a while so I decided today would be as good as any to check it out,” Lydia said.She was the one who made the reservation per Madison
“He told you to leave?”Charlene nodded, barely keeping tears at bay. Madison just stared, clueless as to what happened but she was sure that something wasn’t adding up.“So, let me get this straight, you went to his office to apologize and he ordered you to get out?”Charlene shook her head, “it didn’t happen like that, I said some shitty things after he got the call, twice.”Madison sighed, “I am going to need more context than that, girl.”“Okay, I went there to apologize and we made up. We were in the middle of kissing when the man called, he invited Archer over to their party. But he said something about his daughter being enamored with Archer and I got pissed,”“Oh no,” Madison mumbled.“I started getting on him even though he tried to assure me that it didn’t mean anything. I was so irritated by that silly girl. But we made up again and he said he would take me to the party, even made a joke about it.”“Then I don’t see what the problem it,”Charlene winced, “You haven’t heard
Archer decided to stay late and work, either to catch up or just pour out his frustrations on it. He was flipping a paper, not understanding anything when the door opened.He saw Charlene and bent his head back, ignoring her. Charlene wriggled her fingers and she moved forward gingerly.“Are you just going to ignore me?”“I am not ignoring you, I am busy,” Archer said firmly.Charlene shook her head, she didn’t imagine it would be easy trying to sway him but it was off putting to hear him dismiss her like this.She placed something on the table and Archer looked up, it was flowers. He sent Charlene a confused look hoping she would clear up some things.“I brought you flowers,” she said.“Yeah, I can see that but why?”She shrugged, “I fucked up and I wanted us to talk it out today. I know you are mad at me…”“I am not mad at you, not anymore.”“What?”Archer sighed and dropped his pen, “I was mad at you and the reason I didn’t talk to you was because I didn’t want to say anything I w
Archer’s head swung fast to meet Alexa’s.“What?”Alexa laughed, “I am kidding, background check. I know there is something in there that said a little about dating the lawyer,”She turned to Charlene who was still having mixed feelings.“This is a business meeting and if he was in the process of securing a contract then you just made him lose it,”“Excuse me?” Charlene reared back.“You see a woman and a man together at a restaurant and all you can conclude is he is cheating on you? Are women not allowed to conduct business meetings?”Charlene felt chagrined and lost for words, she looked at Archer for assistant and he cleared his throat.“It’s okay, I think she felt like I was lying when she asked me for lunch and I told her I had a business meeting. It’s very misleading,”“I don’t care. This whole confrontation should have happened after when I am not here. You are a lawyer, how are you not smart?”Archer was surprised at Alexa’s change of attitude, she was presenting that rich, sp
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