BETWEEN 2 HEARTS
Between 2 Hearts - Episode 56
Tag: Royalty and Love.
Warning: Stay clear from this book
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In the room, Alex put Naomi back to sleep as he let her sleep on his lap. He caressed her face, smiling, then his cell phone beeped with an incoming message from Nathan. They chatted for a while before ending the chat. Alex carefully lifted Naomi's head to the pillow and covered her properly with a blanket, then planted a kiss on her cheek before leaving.
He came to the living room, seeing Nathan carrying Mia in his arms.
"Let me take her inside," he said and walked away.
He got to the room and laid her carefully beside Naomi, covering her with the blanket and planting a soft kiss on her forehead before turning to leave. However, his eyes caught something.
He walked closely to the portrait covered with a white cloth, looked closely at it, and took off the first cloth. He was taken aback by the portrait of himself. He took off the other cloth and saw Alex's portrait. Amazed and surprised, he quickly texted Alex to come over.
Not too long after, Alex entered, and he saw Nathan standing next to the portrait. His gaze landed on it, and he was amazed and surprised at the same time.
"Did Naomi draw this?" he asked, and Alex picked up his stare, amazed at the portrait.
"She did. I never knew she was this good. And she even drew yours," he said.
"Let's pretend we never saw this. I guess they have something up their sleeves," Nathan said, and Alex carefully placed the portrait back and covered it with the white cloth. They stared at the women sleeping soundly on the bed and left with warm smiles on their faces.
As they entered the living room, they saw Mr. Daniels waiting for them.
"I thought you two had already left," he said.
"No, Uncle, but we're about to leave now," Nathan replied.
"Okay, thank you for coming," Mr. Daniels said.
"Thank you, Uncle. We'll be on our way," Alex said, turning to leave. However, Mr. Daniels called them back.
"Can I talk to you two for a quick moment?" he asked, and they turned to him quickly. He gestured for them to sit.
"Hope I'm not delaying you?" he asked.
"Not at all, Uncle," they replied in unison.
"Thank you," he said, hesitating for a moment before speaking. "I know the good thoughts you have for my daughters, but I just want you two to be specific with me. What do you want with them?" he asked, and they sighed.
"Uncle, like you said, we have good intentions with them. I can be very sincere with you that I like Naomi. I've always done," Alex said.
"Me too, I like Mia. I just want to be with her," Nathan added.
"But you two are engaged to be married. I really don't want my daughters to be left out and heartbroken. I've noticed and watched how hurt they feel when they know you two are engaged, and I don't want them to be in trouble. I love my daughters so much; their happiness is my number one priority. I don't want them to get hurt or be in trouble because of you two," he said.
"We promise to protect them with our lives," Nathan said.
"All we need is your permission and your blessing," Alex added.
"I will give it to you if you two make a promise to me here that you will never hurt my daughters in any way. I know the journey will be tough, but I need you guys to give me your words," Mr. Daniels said.
"We promise, we will try our possible best to make them happy and feel loved," Alex said.
"You have our words, but you're going to give us time to fix our issues with our family," Nathan added.
"Okay, I agree," Mr. Daniels said, smiling.
"Thank you, Uncle," they said as they stood up to leave.
"Now my mind is at peace. I can die peacefully knowing my two daughters are in safe hands," he said.
"Thank you," they replied.
He shook hands with them and followed them to their car. They entered and bid each other goodbye before driving away. He went back inside, smiling as he closed the door.
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A week later, Alex resumed back at the office, and he was welcomed by his staff as they celebrated his return. A lot of gifts were presented to him, and he was overwhelmed with joy. Naomi was among them during the celebration, but she had no gift to offer him, though she had prepared something special for him.
While they were still celebrating, Alex offered to sponsor their outing that night. Everyone was free to close early and have a fun gathering to celebrate. They were overwhelmed with joy and thanked him. He left for his office, followed by his PA.
Everyone returned to their various departments, and Naomi got to her office and sat down. She brought out a snack from her bag and stared at it, thinking,
"Hope he will like my little present." Just then, her secretary knocked and entered.
"Ma'am, there's a call for you on line four," she said and walked away.
Naomi took the telephone and pressed the number.
"Hello, this is..." she began, but she was interrupted.
"Come to my office," Alex said from the other end of the telephone, and the line got disconnected.
She stood up, carried some files, and placed the snack on one of them. Soon, she came out of the elevator and headed straight to Alex's office. She knocked gently on the door, and a voice ushered her in. She entered to see Alex leaning against his table with his hands folded across his chest.
"Good morning, sir," she greeted nervously. Alex walked closer to her and stared at her for a while before stretching out his hand, and she was confused.
"Where's my gift? Everyone gave me theirs, and you haven't given me mine," he said.
"Um, I have it here with me," she said, bringing it out from one of the files and stretching it to him. "I couldn't give it to you there because I thought it might look embarrassing..."
"I love it; it's the best gift ever," he said smiling and taking some in his mouth. "Wow, it's the same one I got for you the other time, right?"
"Yes, I noticed you liked it the other time, so I decided to get one for you."
"Thank you," he said as he continued to eat the snack. Naomi stared at him lovingly. "Remember, you're watching a movie with me tonight," he said.
"Today?"
"Yes, have you forgotten?"
"I thought it was going to be during the weekend."
"No, it's today."
"But what about the outing with the staff?"
"You're not part of it. You're going to the movie with me, as you promised, and that's final," he said.
Meanwhile, Mia also got the same news from Nathan when he came to her office.
"Movie night? Today?" she asked, surprised.
"Yes," he replied.
"Why didn't you tell me before?"
"Well, I'm telling you now."
"I'm not going," she said.
"You have no choice. It's either we do it the cool way," he said, smirking and leaning closer to her. Their faces were inches apart, and Mia's eyes widened in surprise as she leaned back a little. "I'll make you," he said, smirking. "You don't want that, right?" Mia gulped, her eyes locked on his.
Naomi was engrossed in her work when the telephone rang, shrill in the silence of her office. She picked it up, expecting a client or perhaps a colleague.
"Hello, this is..." But before she could finish her greeting, a curt, unfriendly voice cut her off.
"I want you in my office now." The line went dead, and Naomi was left holding the receiver, wondering what she had done to warrant such summons.
She sighed and stood up, smoothing her skirt as she left her office.
minutes later, she arrived at Diva's office and knocked on the door. There was no response, so she knocked again. Still, no one answered. She was about to turn and leave when Diva's voice came from inside,
"Come in."
Naomi rolled her eyes and pushed open the door. Diva was seated comfortably in her chair, her legs propped up on the desk.
"You sent for me," Naomi stated, her tone neutral.
"Work on those files."She said as she gestured to a pile of files on her desk.
Naomi picked them up and glanced through them, her eyes widening as she realized that working on these files wasn't part of her job description.
"But this is mine to work on," she said, confusion etched on her face.
"I don't care. You're the assistant manager, and it's your job to do whatever work you're asked to do."
"I'm sorry, I can't do it. I have a lot on my desk, and this isn't part of my work. You're the manager; it's your job."
"How dare you disobey my order!"
Naomi ignored her and turned to leave. She had had enough of her condescending attitude and unreasonable demands. As she walked out of the office, she could feel Diva's anger radiating behind her, but she didn't look back.
TBC
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