“I think it’s time that I choose from this list.” He scanned the list, hoping that he might find someone who would be able to agree to his terms.
“What about Tyra?” Marcus suddenly remembered her ex, remembering the news he saw this morning. “I believed she still has a thing for you. I think she would be perfect for the part.”
He had thought of her since last night. He tried to consider her for the role, but after their dinner, he decided that it would not work. She was too emotionally invested in him. She would never agree to a fake relationship.
As of now, he was not ready to commit to anyone. He just needed a girl to present to his family until he could find a way out of marrying her.
“She is not a good fit. If I offer her my ring, she would take it for real. I just could not marry anyone yet.” He tried to explain to his friend.
“Then, what choice do you have left? Are you ready to choose from that list, hoping that one of them would agree to your proposal?” Marcus voiced out what he was thinking at the moment.
“I think I don’t have any other option but to take that risk with someone I don’t know. Maybe you could have their backgrounds check and find any weaknesses that we could exploit.” He was feeling desperate.
“Then, I’m on it. But make sure that I will be your best man at your wedding.” Marcus just could not help himself. He had to tease his friend a bit more. This was a rare occasion that he had to take advantage of.
“Just get out of here.” He tossed the papers back to Marcus, dismissing his friend. “I still need to prepare for my next meeting.”
“Don’t worry I got your back.” Marcus winked at him before walking out the door.
He still had twenty minutes to spare since he was already prepared for his next meeting. He just wanted to get rid of Marcus. He just wanted to be left in peace.
Another idea came up to his mind in that instant. A possibility that was showing much potential. He took his phone out and searched for her name. The girl that kept messing up with his head. When he found it, buried in his contacts, he pressed on her name and waited for her to answer.
He had to see her tonight, whether she liked it or not.
“What do you want?” She hissed at the phone, avoiding making a loud noise. She had tried to ignore his call, but after the tenth ring, she decided that she had to put a stop to his madness.
She already knew what he wanted and she was not interested as she already stated in their last conversation. As far as she was concerned, they had nothing more to talk about.
“I need to see you tonight.” Saying his purpose direct to the point, not wanting to make a fuss and beat around the bush.
He never felt this desperate before to have a date with someone. But he needed her cooperation. She was his last option. The only option that looked appealing to him. The rest were too complicated for his liking.
“I already told you that I am not interested in your stupid proposal.” She shouted, quite frustrated with the man on the other line. She had never met a man that could be so insufferable.
“I have something new to discuss with you.” He pointed out as if that was enough to convince her to meet him.
She stood up from her seat, about to tell him what she thought of his plans. Even scraping noisily her chair on the floor because of her sudden movement when she realized that she was in a meeting with a client.
“I’m sorry about that. Will you excuse me for a minute?” She lifted her finger to signal to her clients that she just needed a minute to deal with this jerk. She walked out of the room, hoping to end this conversation once and for all.
Her clients were very important to her because this was her first pro bono case in this job. After several weeks of dealing with corporate accounts, this was the first case that was making her heart beat faster with excitement.
“Stop calling me because I am not going out with you.” She repeated what she already told him so many times before.
“Please, just meet me this one last time. After, if you don’t like what I have to say then I would never bother you again.” He had to convince her because failure was never an option for him.
She thought about it, looking at her watch. Her minute was already up, she had to go back to her clients. She debated whether it was a good idea to agree with him. Then again, why was she even considering it? She should have blatantly said no to him.
However, the thought that he would stop bothering her was sounding more appealing. Then her thoughts went to the other reason. She might be interested in hearing what he had to say.
“Shall I pick you up at six?” He suggested without waiting for her reply if she even agreed to the date.
“Let me think about it. I’ll text you my answer later.” She pressed the end button before more was said between them. She placed her phone back in her pocket and walked back to the meeting.
In his office, he wore a satisfied grin after her last statement. That was better than she blowing him off instantly. At least, she was considering it, which based on his instinct was almost a yes in his book.
“What’s the deal with you and Dani? Why did you ask me to leave during our dinner?” Evan entered his office, waiting for his response while making himself comfortable on the seat in front of his desk.
“Good afternoon to you too.” He answered sarcastically, without even taking his eyes from the papers that he was working on.
“Did I hear it right? You left me to deal with Mr. Dwayne, while you dine and wine with our new lawyer.” Another voice just came from the door. Then, two more men entered the room.
“What are you guys doing here?” Alexander asked, ignoring their questions, not liking the way his day was going so far. Seeing his friends David and James, joining Evan inside his office.
“Who’s this Dani we’re talking about?” James, my best friend since childhood interrupted.
“Dani is our new junior lawyer,” Evan said. “I was welcoming her to the company when our good friend here showed up last Friday night.”
“Wait.” James paused to think. “Friday night, aren’t you out with Tyra that night.” Remembering her recent girlfriend mentioning the gossip news that was trending on the net.
He figured that these three idiots would not leave him alone unless he supplied a plausible explanation for his impulsive behavior last Friday night. Well, he had no plan in putting them in the loop with his current plan, unless it was necessary. As of now, he was keeping it to himself.
“I only wanted to welcome Ms. Hamilton to my legal team. There was no need for you to stay since I saw that dinner was almost over.” He pointed out.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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