“I’m sorry. I’m not like you. It is you who should be careful not to fall with this prince charming of yours.” Jacky jokingly said.
“I’m not. But, I’m happy that you are coming with us. I will be more comfortable with you there with me.” She smiled at her friend. “I’m sure we will have a great time.”
Mostly, Jacky would make sure that they would have a great time. Ever since she started practicing her profession, she felt that she had changed. In some way, she had turned more serious in dealing with life. Her partying ways and being the light of the party were long gone.
“Thank you, Dani,” Jacky said excitedly. “Oh, we have to go shopping. What about later?” Jacky asked her as she stood from her chair and looked at her expectantly.
She knew Jacky was waiting for her answer, but she still had so many things waiting for her attention. But Jacky was right. She also needed to buy new things. She could not appear on his birthday, not prepared.
All of a sudden, remembering that Tyra was also attending the party. She was not comparing herself to the supermodel. She just wanted not to look anything less than elegant and sophisticated as Alex’s fiance. She tried to remind herself.
“Ok. Fine.” She made her decision. “We’ll go shopping later after work.”
“I better let you get back to your work.” Jacky immediately walked out of her office with a beaming smile. Finally, she thought, returning to her work.
She just needed to make sure that she was not neglecting any client if she was busy this weekend. Then later, she also had to notify Evan about her weekend plan. Just in case an emergency happened.
She was halfway through the files on her table when Jacky knocked on her door. She wondered what she needed this time. She already told her that she did not want to be disturbed. Evan already canceled the meeting. She had no scheduled appointments left.
She just wanted to concentrate on her papers and finish some of them before the day was over. So, she could handle the other matters on her plate without any distractions.
“Excuse me, Dani. But there is a problem.” Jacky looked like she was afraid to tell her what was going on.
“What is it?” She had no time for Jacky’s games. Not today. She took a deep breath and stared at Jacky, who was still standing by the door.
“Your father is on his way here.” The front desk just informed Jacky that a visitor was on his way to their office. When she learned who it was, she rushed to Dani’s room to notify her. “Should I let him in?”
She looked at the ceiling as she felt a headache coming. It was the first time that her father went out of his way to visit her at her job. It was usually the other way around. He was the one demanding that she came to his office when he needed something from her.
For the almighty Ethan Hamilton to come all this way and come down from his throne, to see her, meant that he had some serious business that he wished to discuss. Because if it were something personal, then he would demand that she come home.
“Just let him in.” She knew she had no choice. Jacky was no match to her father.
“Thanks, Dani.” Jacky had yet to meet Dani’s father.
She only read some articles about the legendary man. So, despite her strong character, she was still slightly intimidated by him. Besides, he was still Dani’s father, so she needed to give him respect.
“Thanks, Jacky.” She believed that she was the one who should be thanking her. She had put up with her and her problems, and now, even with her family.
She stopped working and decided to look at the view outside her office. It was a nice upgrade from her previous job. The scenery outside her huge windows was beautiful and calming somehow. She contemplated the reason why her father was here. She had not talked to him ever since the party.
“Dani, your dad is here,” Jacky informed her, letting her father enter the office. Jacky immediately closed the door as she left them.
“Hi, Dad. What a pleasant surprise?” She greeted him, standing up from her chair to give him a kiss and a hug. “What brought you here?”
“Hi, my Princess.” Her dad said as he took the chair opposite her desk. “Can’t I just visit my daughter and see first hand what she does for a living?”
He looked at her office with a blank expression, studying every nook and corner of the room. He neither approved nor rejected her working space. He guessed it was good enough considering her position. But she could have more if she would only accept her place in his company.
However, that was not the purpose of his visit. He came here for a reason. He needed his daughter’s willing cooperation.
Can her day get any worse? She contemplated in her mind. It started very nicely, then the flowers, now, her father just left.
She was not sure what to think of his visit. He never once visited her before in her workplace. But today, he seemed so amiable to what was going on with her life. She rarely experienced that with him. Usually, he always had something negative to say about her lifestyle and her work.
She knew that her father was planning something, and he, being cooperative with her, must mean he wanted something in return. It was the only plausible explanation for his action, but she would find out soon enough. She could count on that.
“What was that all about?” Jacky entered her room while she was still confused.
“I have no idea. My dad just wanted to visit me and see if I was ok with my new job. It was the first time that we talked with him, not demanding anything from me or telling me that I am ruining my life.” She still could not believe that it was her father she just had a meeting with because he seemed to be out of his character.
“Maybe he was starting to believe in you and had a change of heart.” Jacky pointed out.
“I doubt that. I think my dad wanted something, but he was waiting for the right time to ask me about it.” That was the most logical explanation for it. Her father is a cunning man, and she would not take it out of consideration that this had something to do with her association with Alex.
Because he did mention his name in passing, saying that he thought Alex was a decent man. Then, he was looking forward to getting to know him more. There was something in that statement that bothered her.
But before she could question him about it, he already said goodbye, saying that he still had previous arrangements. Then, promising that he would see her soon.
“Well, you have a client waiting for you outside. Shall I let him in?” Jacky said, not giving her more time to mull over her father’s visit.
“I had not scheduled any client today.” She tried to check her schedule and liked she thought, it was clear.
“Well, if he is already outside, then send him in.” She was not about to send a client away when she had a few minutes to spare.
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