Chapter 5

• ADIR’s POV.
• I have just finished my early morning workout when the phone on the table starts ringing and when I see the caller ID, my lips tilt into a tiny smile as I pick it up and press it against my ear.
• “Hello”
• “I need to see you” his voice filters through, “come to the house”
• “But I do not work for you sir” I tell him, “I work for your daughter and she gave me days off until she moves to her new apartment”
• Mr Festilio chuckles from the other end, a wicked kind of laughter,
• “I hired you and I can call your boss and have you fired. Come to my office now or risk losing your job”
• Before I can say anything else, the line goes dead but the smile on my face remains. This old man doesn’t know who he is messing with and I am all for the game and drama.
• I finally make my way out of the gym and in a few minutes, I have my shower and get dressed casually in a pair of black joggers and a white T-shirt. Today I decided to use my Audi and this is how I find myself driving off to mirage to meet my employer who thinks I am a threat to his daughter.
• On the way, my phone rings and Alexander’s name pops up.
• “Why are you calling me so early in the morning, Alex?” I clench my jaw together, “I have warned you about this time without numbers but you really do not seem to get it right?”
• “You are not in the office yet”
• “I am on my way to meet Mr festilio” I tell him.
• “Why? I thought you said you had days off”
• I swerve to another lane, keeping my eyes on the road, “he called me and asked me to come over or I could lose my job”
• “But you just got this job yesterday. What did you do now, Adir?”
• Alexander knows me and he knows what I am capable of doing. That's why I am taking no offense towards his statement. I have known that dude for close to five years and I know his personality more than he could even imagine.
• “I don’t know man but I will be back at the office soon. Do not call me if it’s not important.
• Before he can answer, I click on the end button and focus my attention on the road ahead.
• In no time, I pull up in front of Mirage’s headquarters and I make my way inside, I can literally feel all eyes on me as I walk up to the reception. This is the second time I have stepped into this building and I am getting the same reaction. Everyone is ogling at me like they have not seen someone like me before.
• “Hello”
• The receptionist immediately looked up and her jaw almost hit the ground.
• “Hello sir” her lips curl and she leans forward, “welcome to mirage, what can I do for you today?”
• “I am here to see Lucas Festilio” i tell her.
• “Do you have an appointment?”
• “I am sure he would have made an appointment himself. He called me, you can check with him”
• The amused look on her face intensifies but she picks up the landline anyways and I watch her give him a call.
• “Hello sir…..yes sir, there is a Mr adir here to see you…okay sir”she then ends the call and turns to me, “his office is on the last floor, the only office there”
• “Thank you” Turning around, I walk towards the elevator.
• I don’t bother to knock as I push open the office. He is seated behind the chair and his head raises up to meet my gaze. He clenches his jaw together but that’s the least of my problems right now. I pull out a chair and lower myself on it.
• Mr Festilio leans backward; his hand propped against his chin as his eyes continue to scan me like a hawk waiting on his prey. Hand this man a gun and he will blow out my fucking brains.
• “You called for me, Mr Festilio” I decide to take the initiative.
• “Resign from being my daughter’s bodyguard” he drops the bombshell, “I don’t like your face and I am sure she doesn’t either. She is a little overwhelmed right now and that’s why she can not differentiate left from right. Resign!”
• “And on what basis should I resign sir?” I go ahead to ask him, “your daughter is my employer and only she has the right to tell me to resign. I am not going to resign unless she tells me so”
• “I employed you!” He seethes in anger, “and I can tell you what to do”
• “I did not sign the contract with you, Mr Festilio” my voice becomes hard and I lean forward, staring deep into his eyes, “I signed it with your daughter and I am only going to resign when she asks me to do that on my own. So I will not be resigning until Miss Evanthe look me in the eyes and tell that to me”
• “You are making a grave mistake boy”
• “I only came out of the respect I have for madam” I tell the old man again, “please desist from calling me to your office like I am one of your company employees. I believe you understand what I mean now”
• Without waiting for his response, I pull my body off the chair and make my way out of the door but I come in contact with a certain someone who bumps into me. Her cologne hits my nose first before I drink in her every sight. A pair of beige loose pants and a crisp white shirt which is neatly tucked into her pants. Her hair has been curled and left to fall in ringlets beside her. The red rouge on her lips looks so beautiful with the way her mouth is curved in an “O”
• “Adir!” My name rolls off her mouth as the smile on her face slowly disappears, “what are you doing here?”
• “Your father asked me to come,” I tell her sincerely.
• “What?” Evanthe retorts, “what did he want?”
• “Ma’am”
• “Why did he call you over, Adir?” She cuts me off, “and why didn’t you tell me you were coming over?”
• “I didn’t….
• “You know what?” She waves her hand to my face and her cologne filters into my nose again…sensational.
• “I will speak to him myself” she says and makes to storm off but I stop her immediately.
• “You do not need to ask him, it’s not a big deal. He asked me to resign which I declined. I told him you were my boss and only you had the right to ask me to resign. I guess your daddy does not really like my face. I will try as much as possible to stay off his radar then”
• “Fuck!” Evanthe mutters under her breath as she takes her fingers through her hair disheveling it a little and giving off a flirty aura, “he is going too far. To what extent is he going to go?”
• “I don’t know whats going on between you and your daddy but rest assured that I will only quit when you ask me to and I am fucking serious about that”
• Her face finally breaks into a tiny smirk and she takes a step closer. Enough for me to snake my hand around her waist and pull her into my embrace so I can have a full sniff of her body.
• “Can you help me pick Zoe off from school later? I would have loved to go pick her but I have a very important meeting”
• “Sure ma’am, I will set right to it”
• “Thank you so much, Adir” she beams, “you are a lifesaver”
• I smile but I don’t say anything, I just continue staring at her and how beautiful she actually looks right now.
• “I think I better hurry for my meeting” her voice catches me off guard but I am fast to see the rose on her cheek, she is blushing.
• “Fine, I will see you later”
• “See you later, Adir”
• “See you later, princess”
• With a wink, I turn around and make my way into the elevator. As soon as I step in, my phone chimes with a message.
• “Someone is trying to find out about you and If you are truly working here”
• I don’t bother to answer the message, I already know who it is. Well, I love to play and I am going to make sure to checkmate every single one of them. My grin widens, I have never been this happy to go pick a little girl from her school like I am right fucking now.