37: LOVE BLOSSOMING?

LOVE BLOSSOMING?

On his way to the CEO's office, together with Gary, his personal assistant, Clifford saw Ingrid walking out from the elevator. But what struck him was the child she was holding.0

"Sir, today's schedule will be the following: at one o'clock you'll be meeting with Miss Vanessa Reiley at the Guinevere Hotel and in the evening, you have a business dinner with Mr. Carlson regarding his proposal to invest in Veanco...."

The assistant continued his pace and did not notice that his boss stood still and was staring at two people.

'Is that Clark?'

He was so confused why the child is with Ingrid. His urging to go over them and ask Ingrid about their relationship slowly builds up. The boy was so adorable in his outfit, and Ingrid is stunning as ever, whether she wore a formal dress, an evening gown, or just a laid back clothes. Everything she wears is just so right for her. She could pass for a model.

"Ahh Mr. Briggs?" his personal assistant caught his attention.

"What did you say?" he asked without looking his direction and lingered on the woman who passed by not far away from them.

"I informed about your meeting with Miss Vanessa Reiley at one o' clock at Guinevere Hotel." Gary reiterated and thought what makes his boss so distracted.

For many years he's been working with him, he never witnessed even a second that he became so distracted until now. He was so curious about the reason that caught his attention. So Gary looked at where he stared at.

He was caught in surprise when he saw a woman and a child. The woman seems familiar to him, and he was rummaging his brain where she saw her. She was so sophisticated that she carried herself, and the child with her was so adorable that he was urged to squeeze his chubby cheeks.

The woman has a gentle expression every time she looked at the child.

"Ahh, excuse me sir, are we still going to the office? Or should I go after the woman and the child?" His boss came to his senses. He cleared his throat.

"What do you mean, Gary? Do I look like someone who wastes time?" Within seconds they went directly to the CEO's office.

Noticeably, his boss was caught in deep thought that he would just nod without saying anything, even if he would ask him anything. This nagging urgency within Gary's gut to asks his boss who the woman and the child were. So he devised how to catch his boss's attention. Even he resolved that he will secretly investigate the woman and the child.

"The woman was seems so familiar. I just forgot where I've seen her." Gary muttered to himself.

"She's Ingrid Howard, the EVP." His boss nonchalantly answered. His jaw dropped upon hearing the name. Gary never noticed that he uttered his thoughts loudly that even his boos heard it.

"You mean the lady who is lucky enough to dance with you last night, sir?" Clifford furrowed his brows.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Haven't you heard the news sir? You are in the headlines, also trending in the internet. Here take a look." Gary showed him the articles and the pictures that involved him and the woman.

He saw how intimate they were in the picture last night. The photographer zoomed the part where he looked at the woman capturing the warmth in his eyes. Another photo showed the moment where Ingrid wriggled from him. Another photo showed where he caught her again. And the surprise expression in her eyes was perfectly captured. As though they were shooting for a movie.

Different titles of the article were scattered on the internet. He read some of its titles such as 'Is love blossoming with the CEO and the EVP?' another article entitled 'Is she the future Madam of Briggs Group of Companies?'

Most of the time, if his boss would be linked to some random ladies, he would automatically order it to be removed and file a case to the people involved in the article. However, this time it's different...

"What should we do about it, sir? Should I call our team to remove and file a case against them?" his boss just ignored his question.

"It's the least of our concern for now. Let's get back to work." But Clifford's thoughts still lingered on the woman and the child. He could take his mind off them.

What relationship do Ingrid and the child have? Are they related to each other? A friend's child perhaps?'

The expanse of his spirits entirely taken over him that he could not understand what he was reading.

Out of exhaustion, he threw one of the documents on the table, pinching the bridge of his nose.

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