Chapter: Destined but not Fated

Anna POV:

" Sorry did I wake you ?" she said to Frej

" No... No..." Frej replied while massaging her head

" My sister called me, she's asking if I am going home or not, you know it's our laundry day " she explained, " How's your feeling?"

"hangover " she answered " Aw... my headache " she continued

"Yeah... you drank a lot last night," she said "Do you remember anything ...what happened last night? " Anna asked her

"Oh my goodness... you mean?" she wondered " No !" and she looked at her

"Alright," Anna said and gave her a glass of water " here" she offered her

" thank you girl" She drank the water and suddenly she spewed the water out from her mouth when she thought something happened to them "Don't tell me something happened between us"

Anna was surprised and laughed so that she threw the pillow at her

"Yikes.... of course not... does not what I mean," she said "You thinking too much " she continued

Frej sighed " Ohhh thank God ... I thought ..." she's wiping her mouth " I don't remember ... tell me what is it?" she was interested to know

Anna shrugged her shoulder and chuckled

"Anyway, I can leave you now... I need to go ..." she said and walked away from her

"Hey !" she called her " Anna !" she continued

but Anna didn't turn back

" I cooked the noodles... You can have it now .... before it turns sag, and I prepare the porridge " She continued talking and came back to Frej's room " I have to go... you need to eat ... " she said "By the way stay here....Nikki and Shania is coming" she said

Frej climbed down to bed and she hugged her "Thank you !"

Anna nodded and she hissed "That's a small thing... no need to worry about it... I'm your friend" she tried to comfort her

" Okay... fighting !.. he is not the only man in this world... you can find someone else who is much better than him" she continued

Frej's eyes, filled with tears... "oh oh... don't cry..." she tried to stop her

her friend chuckled and embraced her again...

a few seconds she waved to her and left,

After a moment Shania and Nikki came and comforted their friend

Meanwhile, Anna came to their house, her sibling having breakfast, she sat and joined them.

She made a coffee for herself

"How is she?" Her sister Karen asked

"She's still recovering from heartache, but she's fine," Anna said, and " Im sure she will be "She continued to eat

"whew! heartache " Karen said

" How about you ?" Dianne asked Karen

" Me?... Good" she answered

they both laughed

"Have you guys talked about the wedding day ?" Sarah asked

" Sometimes... maybe after you graduate," she said to Anna

" Whoah!.... after a year...?" Anna replied

" I'm so excited about that " she smiled at her

" or maybe after Sarah graduated... I want you both to finish your studies before I can marry " she explained

" Yeah... maybe... " Dianne interrupted "After you both graduated...before ATE can settle down" she continued " so that you two can help our other siblings to finish their studies."

they both agreed

" umm.. the dried fish is much tastier now compared to last time," she noticed

" Yeah " they agreed

"I bought that from my colleague," Dianne said

"Oh?" Anna replied and continued eating

"Um... Mama and Papa with the rest of our siblings coming next week " Karen told them

"Wow!.... Via plane or boat ?" Sara asks

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" Via plane " Karen answered her

"Wow!.... " they are excited to hear the news

"Oh... How about your application yesterday...did they hire you ?" Karen asked to Anna

"Yes!" Anna replied

"Wow!" The chorus

"That's great !" Dianne commented

"uhuh!" she replied

"Can I ask, how much did they offer you ?" Sarah asked her

" The HR said...It's... 19-20k " she said

"Hmm that's a lot" Dana replied

"Yeah...."

"Congratulations!...." Karen said, " So, when will you are going to start ?"

"Next week " she answered and drank her coffee

"If they need a nurse also...you can tell me," Sarah said

"Of course why not " Anna replied and she winked at her

'"Alright...Hurry up.. we need to wash our clothes " Dana said and she finished her breakfast

After they had breakfast, they went to the backyard and washed their clothes via the washing machine.

The breeze of the wind was the nicest thing on that day... The fragrance of the detergent was scattered in their back yard so Anna was enjoying hanging their clothes and her sister Dana, was busy watering the plants. That day they are all busy cleaning and doing their chores.

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Tom POV:

"Good Morning!" Tom greeted her when Mildred walked across to the refrigerator, he's busy preparing their breakfast

"Good morning babe!" she replied and she took the bottle of milk

Mildred walked toward him and hugged him from behind

" I love you, Babe !"

" I love you too" he replied and he turned around " Come and sit down...let me serve you..." he said and he kissed her on the head

Mildred straightened her ring finger and her curved lips become straight and smiled

"Babe are you sure about this " she giggled

"no!" he jokingly said

Mildred smirked when she heard him

"Of course I do babe!" he continued and sat next to her "Let's get married now" he invited him "

" Babe... Now? ... no, I don't want to..." she disagreed " What I want is for everyone is my witness on our wedding day "

"But they are not important in our relationship... only Mama, Lola, and Papa"

"Yes... but I want them to be my witness" she insisted " Not only the two of us"

Tom sighed " Alright if that is what you want..." he replied and smiled and he held her hand

" Thank you Babe!" she said

Tom Kissed her hand "Your request is my command milady " he said while looking at Mildred's eyes

Mildred felt kilig and they started eating their breakfast. " Thank you for the breakfast, my king!!" Mildred commented

" Enjoy your meal," he said and winked at her

" By the way, does Mama know that we're already engaged?" Mildred wondered

" I haven't called them..." he said and sipped his hot coffee

"Do you want me to share with them"

" It's up to you Babe" he answered

"hmmm," Mildred said and she took a selfie showing her finger with her diamond ring, Mildred posted it to Instagram,

" Good morning! sunshine, the beginning of forever love" she captions and tags him

A few seconds A lot of her friends called and congratulated them

Mildred feels she is the luckiest woman in this world, She hasn't finished her breakfast because she is very happy on that day, she's busy talking to her friend, and telling them how did he propose. All of her friends were excited to see them on the aisle.

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Chairman Yang POV:

He's in his office when he heard the news about Tom and Mildred, He's furious and frustrated, but he tried to calm himself and ignored the news. he has a big plan for Tom.

" Are you certain?" Chairman Yang asked his private investigator

" Yes, Chairman " he answered from the line

" Kept them investigate... we need that one day " he commanded

" Yes, chairman I will tell you sooner or later " he replied

"Alright !" he end call his call

Later after Marvin Yang came...

"Have you heard the news"

Chairman Yang Nodded " and let them be...this is not the time yet" he said calmly

"Do you still want them to apart?" he asked " they're engaged my son love her,"

"I know that... they might be destined but they are not fated to each other " chairman strongly replied

"your ruin their lives Pa!"

" of course not, this is for their future..."

"their future or your future?" he interrupted him

" Yes... my future....and their future... it's win-win " he commented

Marvin laughed "You're a businessman Pa!... " he commented

"Of course... our business will not be known... if I am not that wise person" he praises himself

"you're always tooting your own horn Pa!" Marvin said

"And who will be?" he arrogant replied

They both laughed

" is Anna coming next week ?" Marvin " I heard she accepted your offered"

"yes, she is" he replied

" Oh dear!... that's the beginning of their nightmare" he murmured

Chairman Yang stood up and walked across the door

" I have a meeting this afternoon, with the new investor, I want Tom would close their deal"

Marvin looked back..." I am sure he will" he's confident

" Well, In God will " Chairman doubted " are you coming ?" he asked him

" I would love to..." he replied while walking toward him

They both walked toward the elevator and went to the Assembly hall, All the board members were seated on their chairs and waiting for them to come...Tom was seated on the right next to Marvin Yang's chair. Their conference hall is simple, the CEO were seated in the center, which is Chairman Yang, and the rest are seated surrounded by the oval table. Marvin Yang and Tom were included and the other stocks holder. Once a month they had a conference.

but today, Tom had a new investor for the company...so they wanted to have a deal with this well-known investor in the country. Tom targeted that business, his goal is to close the deal with them because it will increase their market sale if that investor will accepted their offer.

Marvin seated, he leaned closer to Tom " I heard your engagement " he whispered

" You knew!" he asked surprisingly

" Yes... everyone is talking about in here... why would I not know about it.... my son is involved in the news"

Tom chuckled

" what does Chairman Yang say about it," he asked

Marvin looked at him and shook his head meaning he is not agreed on the news

" I knew it " Tom murmured

Chairman Yang seated on his chair, He's at the center of the chair, and after a minute Tom started to tackle his project them, at first the investor was confused but when they heard the main target of his project, all of them were excited and surprisingly so that they wanted to sign the contract to them.

Chairman Yang and His father were so proud of him, he was very proud of himself when he closed the deal.

Chairman Yang secretly smiled at him.

Tom hurriedly ran to his office and share the news with his fiancé, Mildred was proud of him. she invited him to have an intimate dinner at a restaurant. She wanted to celebrate the blessing that they had received from God above.

meanwhile, Ms. Janeth and Mrs. Yang were thrilled to hear the news about Tom's engagement. They both wanted to celebrate with them,

" I called Tom Ma,..." Janeth explained " but he didn't answer my call...maybe he is busy or they both celebrating it right now "

"haiiist " Mrs. Yang hissed and she got a temper " they didn't tell us about their engagement..." she continued

Marvin Yang came from the office, he walked straight to the kitchen " Oh! what happened?" he noticed

"she's in the sulky mood now..." Ms. Janeth commented

"Why?" he whispered

" I've been trying to call your son and his fiancé, but no one answered"

"Of course they were celebrating !" he replied and sat on the chair

"Exactly... Mama wanted to congratulate them... that is why she wanted to prepare these meals. " Janeth explained

"Too bad!" He said and stood up and walked closer to his mother " Ma...let's eat... " he invited her "I'm too hungry...huh" he tried to comfort her " don't be too emotional right now... be happy your favorite grandson had a deal to our new investor...so be proud of him" he continued

"Im always proud of him... I already chatted Mildred... and now she's ignoring me"

"let's give them a space .... I'm sure they wanted to have time for each other, they missed each other "

" I know that.." Mrs. Yang hissed " alright! let's eat...and where is your father?"

"well he is coming... don't worry about him "

after half an hour Mr. Yang came, he brought some dessert, which Mrs. Yang favorite. All of them were enjoying eating their dinner

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Stay tuned for Chapter 14, The company nurse

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