Hailey's POV
Mr. Peter Simon, dropped me off at the curb, insisting that I wait until he open the door for me,.
Securing the contract between Fantasy Shipping and Sullaknights in my handbag, I gathered the three extra lunches I bought, well, Mr. Peter bought because he insisted he pay for lunch.
As the door opened, I stepped out balancing the lunch while Mr. Peter's hugged me, with a promise to meet on Sunday at the children's home or if the board wants to meet him before.
Stepping into the lobby. I spin around looking out for the friendly security from earlier.
Catching his eyes. I smiled walking towards him, taking out a bag with a burger for him.
"Ma'am are you okay?" the security asked nervously.
Confused, "yea, I'm fine. Is something wrong? What happened?" I asked instantly forgetting about my lunch meeting.
"Am.. it's the boss. He's angry at us for allowing you to just leave the building in a taxi when the company always have drivers available." he explains his concern.
Boss? "The boss you said? Why would Mr. Prescott be angry?" I wondered loudly.
"No ma'am, not Mr. Prescott, Mr. Knights, Mr. Adian Knight" he clarifies.
Adian? Adian worried about me? That's a laugh. Not wanting to involve the security in our personal problem. I hand the burger to him.
"Sorry I'm late but I bought you a small lunch" I smile as he takes it from me.
"Thank you ma'am" he smiles taking the burger from me. "The boss has instructed us to be watchful over you at all times" the security shared softly.
I frowned still confused about Adian's behavior. "I'm nothing to him" I said, " don't worry" I tried to ease his worry.
With a grin, "oh ma'am, you are important to the boss. I have only seen men overprotective and angry the way he is, when they care" he said baffling me further.
This is not a conversation I wanted or needed to have right now. I was having a great day and now this.
"I'm sorry Mr. Knights was upset with you because of me. I won't put you this position again" I promise "and my name is Hailey not ma'am I smiled, as I walked to the elevator, happy that I finally have a friend at Sullaknights. Stepping into the elevator, reminding myself to ask his name tomorrow.
As I stepped out of the elevator onto the floor of the legal department, I felt uneasy and not the way I normally felt. I heard whispering but I didn't look around to see who were talking.
The lady from the boardroom walked in front of me, "nice going newbie" she snickers.
Frustrated, after a great afternoon, "bitch I don't need your fake ass in my face right now! Get out of my face or I will demote you from whatever position you hold. " Now get the f**k out of my path! " I threaten her, walking away, smiling at the shock on her face with her mouth slightly open. Others in their cubicles heard and quickly turned away.
If they didn't want to be my coworker, then to hell with them, I thought to myself opening my office door, stopping inside as I saw a full house.
The only eyes I sought was my husband's and when I saw the anger blazing in his eyes, I wished I didn't look at him.
"Hailey where have you been? We've been so worried?" Jerry said standing up.
"Where the f**k have you been?" an angry Adian shouted.
Looking at Jerry and Basil confused, then at the desk, I see three glasses and quarter bottle of the whiskey that I bought.
Turning on Basil with a annoyed glare, I stormed over to my desk putting the burgers and my handbag on the desk.
"I asked you a question" Adian, said dangerously low.
Let me just get this over and done with, I opened my handbag.
"Where's your shopping?' Basil asked frowning.
"it couldn't fit in my handbag, so I left it for delivery" I said, as Jerry chuckles. Looking up I see a tinge of a smile on Adian lips.
I pulled the file out and went into the kitchen for a glass.
I walked back to join the guys, holding the glass for Jerry to pour me a drink as I stood closer to Jerry.
He looked at Adian, before he poured a little bit in my glass.
"Oh no you don't" he tried to stop Jerry.
As I took a closer look at him, I realize he had more than a bit too much to drink.
Looking him over, "well you seems to have kickstart the celebration without me, but as the saying goes,better later than never" I quirked.
"Celebration? Celebrate what?" Adian mutters, sitting down with his elbows on his knee, holding his head in his hands.
Throwing the documents in front of him, "this!" I said. "I actually had the balls to go get a contract between Fantasy Shipping and Sullaknights". I said dryly.
Without looking at the documents in front of him, he stood up with a wide grin, holding out a hand at Jerry. " Payup" he smiles.
Looking between the both of them,, shocked they bet on me getting the contract?
Ignoring Adian, Jerry took the documents up and started reading it while I started to slowly sip my drink.
Another thing to keep in mind, alcohol in the work place.
Shocked, "Hailey how did you get this?" Jerry asked, while Adian continued messaging his head with Basil staring at him.
Topping my drink, while everyone except Adian poured another drink, I explained what my actual plans were for today and my meeting with Mr. Simon.
Chuckling, "Well the board is going to be impress with this" Jerry holds the documents up. "Now all the haters will see you differently" Jerry muses.
"Oh, oh that reminds me, I had to threaten a worker outside just now"