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5 Chapters
Chapter 6 Six img
Chapter 7 Seven img
Chapter 8 Eight img
Chapter 9 Nine img
Chapter 10 Ten img
Chapter 11 Eleven img
Chapter 12 Twelve img
Chapter 13 Thirteen img
Chapter 14 Fourteen img
Chapter 15 Fifteen img
Chapter 16 Sixteen img
Chapter 17 Seventeen img
Chapter 18 Eighteen img
Chapter 19 Nineteen img
Chapter 20 Twenty img
Chapter 21 Twenty one img
Chapter 22 Twenty two img
Chapter 23 Twenty three img
Chapter 24 Twenty four img
Chapter 25 Twenty five img
Chapter 26 Twenty six img
Chapter 27 Twenty seven img
Chapter 28 Twenty eight img
Chapter 29 Twenty nine img
Chapter 30 Thirty img
Chapter 31 Thirty one img
Chapter 32 Thirty two img
Chapter 33 Thirty three img
Chapter 34 Thirty four img
Chapter 35 Thirty five img
Chapter 36 Thirty six img
Chapter 37 Thirty seven img
Chapter 38 Thirty eight img
Chapter 39 Thirty nine img
Chapter 40 Forty img
Chapter 41 A substitute img
Chapter 42 Red as a tomato img
Chapter 43 Busted! img
Chapter 44 Princess Amelia img
Chapter 45 Just a friend img
Chapter 46 Kitten img
Chapter 47 An intruder img
Chapter 48 Bullet img
Chapter 49 First love img
Chapter 50 I love you img
Chapter 51 Hit in the face img
Chapter 52 Invitation img
Chapter 53 At the ball img
Chapter 54 Dance floor img
Chapter 55 Past relationship img
Chapter 56 Birthday img
Chapter 57 A surprise img
Chapter 58 Sadie img
Chapter 59 Completely ignored img
Chapter 60 Is she alive img
Chapter 61 Did you know img
Chapter 62 Dead img
Chapter 63 Jealous img
Chapter 64 Do you love me img
Chapter 65 Call in sick img
Chapter 66 Do you want this img
Chapter 67 A long night img
Chapter 68 Spy img
Chapter 69 Feeling of guilt img
Chapter 70 Nightmare img
Chapter 71 Labour img
Chapter 72 A boy img
Chapter 73 Nolan img
Chapter 74 Test result img
Chapter 75 The bullies img
Chapter 76 She found out img
Chapter 77 The dead young madam img
Chapter 78 Scar img
Chapter 79 I will not marry her img
Chapter 80 Wedding of the century img
Chapter 81 Speculations img
Chapter 82 The wedding img
Chapter 83 Matched img
Chapter 84 Up to something img
Chapter 85 Her sister img
Chapter 86 Her parents img
Chapter 87 Adopted img
Chapter 88 Hypnosis img
Chapter 89 Out of hand img
Chapter 90 Protection img
Chapter 91 Poisoned img
Chapter 92 Heart failure img
Chapter 93 Disguise img
Chapter 94 Murder img
Chapter 95 Stabbed in the back img
Chapter 96 Bad feeling img
Chapter 97 Time bomb img
Chapter 98 Broken img
Chapter 99 Their vows img
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Chapter 5 Five

The next morning, Valerie slowly opened her eyes and sat up, stretched and yawned. She glanced at the wall clock - 7am.

"Great. Just great. Now I'm unemployed" She stood up and trudged towards the kitchen where she heard constant clinking of utensils. Layla and Sandy were making breakfast.

"Good morning" Valerie yawned again.

"Waking up early now that you have lost your job?" Layla said without looking back.

"Stop that" Sandy chastised as she rolled her eyes.

"I'm off to get some groceries" Valerie said and left. She headed directly to the department store not too far away.

She bought what she needed and was about to head back when she was stopped by someone. A man, specifically.

"Hello, ma'am"

"How may I help you?" She stared at him, suspicious. He chuckled lightly.

"You don't have to be so guarded against me"

'Does he want to hit on me?' she wondered.

"I am here to offer you a job"

"A job?" She became even suspicious.

"Yes" He dipped his hand in his shirt pocket and handed her a business card. She glanced at it.

"Liam Roberts. Marketing officer at Smith Industries" She read out loud.

"You work at Smith Industries?" She inquired, perplexed.

He nodded.

"I want to invite you for an interview on Monday at 9am. It is for the post of a secretary"

"An interview? Why would you do that? I don't know you, neither have I seen you before" she stated. Who walks up to an unknown person to offer her a job?

He smiled.

"Someone introduced you to me. A person who knows you quite well"

Without another word, he got into his car and drove off.

He picked up his phone and dialed a number.

"All done, boss. I invited her already"

"Very good" The man on the other end said, and the lie went dead.

Valerie was not herself for the next few hours. She was being offered a job in the largest company in the country? Was this really happening? What if it was a scam? Millions of thoughts were running in her mind.

"Are you okay? You look disturbed" Sandy's voice brought her back to the present. "Care to share?"

Valerie sighed.

"I was offered a job"

"When? How come you didn't tell us?" Asked Layla.

"It happened just this morning when I went to the grocery store when a man stopped me saying he wanted to offer me a job"

She gave them the card.

Layla choked on her food as Valerie gently patted her back.

"Oh my God! Smith Industries? How is that even possible? Woah! You are so lucky" Sandy exclaimed.

Layla had not recovered from her coughing fit.

"Hey, are you alright?" Valerie asked.

"Yeah. I just choked, you know, from the surprise" she said hurriedly. "Congratulations Val"

Valerie shifted in her seat.

"It's too early for that. What if the whole thing was a lie?"

"It is not" Layla said with suspicious certainty, as two pairs of eyes turned towards her. She laughed awkwardly.

"I mean, for a giant company like that, they definitely would not lie about such.

Sandy seconded.

"He said the interview will be on Monday, at 9am"

"Today is Friday. You have two days to get ready"

"Yeah, I know, and I am nervous already. But don't you find it weird? He didn't ask me anything about my résumé? He just asked me to come for an interview"

"Maybe it's your lucky day" Said Sandy.

None of them realized Layla had an odd expression on.

Monday morning arrived in a flash and Valerie made sure to get ready really fast, but not without the help of her dear friends.

She stared at the corporate lady in the mirror and smiled contentedly.

"Let's do this, Valerie Gardner" She cheered herself on.

Layla and Sandy were waiting downstairs.

"I'm off, guys"

"You can do it"

"Good luck"

They chorused and gave her a hug.

Valerie immediately felt the jitters as soon as she stepped foot in the building. She inquired about where the interview will take place and was directed to the 6th floor.

Five people were seated already. She sat in silent. Oddly, not many people came for the interview. Only two came after her. Usually, for a company as big as this, even a low rank job vacancy is enough to attract a throng of people.

She was called in before a panel of six judges. Her insides shook in nervousness.

"Hello Miss? What is your name?" A scary, poker-faced man asked.

She answered as smoothly as she could. She was asked other questions, which she answered.

She walked out of the company in slow steps, unaware of the pair of eyes that had been trailing her since she stepped into the building.

"How was it?" Jared asked, his eyes locked on her as she walked on.

"The panel had no problem with her" Will answered.

"Tell them that this information must not get to grandfather before she is recruited. He will probably find one of his people to be my secretary and spy on me"

"Yes boss"

Jared turned to continue staring at his object of fancy, but she was gone. His tongue poked his cheek, disappointed.

Valerie returned to the house and knocked. It opened, and she wondered why the girls refused to lock the door.

She was met with a pleasant aroma as she closed the door behind her.

"You're back" said Layla.

"Yeah. Is Sandy home?"

"Nope. She left to visit her parents"

"Oh. So it will be just the two of us now?" Valerie asked.

"Obviously. Why? Not happy?"

"Not really. But Sandy leaving me alone in the house with a crazy woman is a little too cruel"

Layla glared at Valerie.

"How was the interview?"

"I honestly don't know what will come after this. Getting an interview in that company is already a dream come true for me, so I shouldn't hope for much"

Layla pursed her lip, wanting to ask something but didn't know how to.

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