Chapter 40

Laura was still staring at Chris even after everyone as left and he had to snap his finger in her face to get her to concentrate again. Laura smiled broadly at him then kissed him sweetly

"What do you think about becoming the chairman of my company?" She asked excitedly

"What!"

"You look so sexy sitting there and saying everything you just did, why don't you just come work in my company instead and manage everything I will pay you a lot of money" she said with seriousness

"How much can you pay me?" Chris asked jokingly and place his hand on his chin

"Any amount you want and I can also pay in kinds" she proposed acting seductive but Chris tap her on her forehead and dragged her up from her seat to her office.

Chris pulled Laura into her office and carried her to her desk and kissed her, Laura pull off his suit and continued to remove his tie, Chris kissed her below her neckline to her bosom pulling the button to her clothes forcefully and forced them apart then lied her down in the desk then puts his hand into her skirt to remove her panties but a knock on the door interrupt them and he stopped.

The both of looked at each other wondering who is at the door but ignores it and continued, the knock continues and they stopped getting up from the desk and quickly adjust their clothes while the intruder enters

A young lady who looks like she is in her early twenties enters putting on a mini green off-shoulder gown enters and she looks bold and daring as she greets the both of them

"Am Precious, I have just been appointed as your new secretary" she said folding her hands nervously

"What secretary?" Laura questioned confused, she is sure she didn't ask for one

"Your new secretary" she answered

"okay…so what do you want?"

"I thought its the right thing to come inform you before reporting to the office and see if there are instructions for me to follow" she replied confused

"You can just leave for now, am busy" Laura dismissed her but she didn't leave and stood there with her facing the floor

"You should get back to work" Chris said and kissed Laura briefly on the lips but she doesn't want to let him go just yet

"I can do those later" she replied and held him closely to herself trying to kiss him but he didn't let her

"How about we go on a date after work instead, we can spend the whole day at a very nice hotel together" he suggested with an hidden message and Laura smiled pleased.

"Its a date then" Laura said smiling and kissed him sucking on his lips then let him go and Chris left after acknowledging the girl standing and getting tortured by their display of affection

"Who appointed you to come here? Did you get to have an interview or you are here because of your connections?" Laura questioned the young girl annoyed that she spoilt her happy mood and to even see that she is an annoying and arrogant type, its obvious she was given the position because of her connections in the company

"No I did not, I have been working in the company for five years now" Precious answered still staring at the floor and Laura returned to her seat

"So you are saying you got the position fair and square?"

"Yes ma'am"

"Why do you keeping staring at the floor then? Are you not confident enough?" Laura asked taking instant dislike to this her new secretary, after her experience with Clara, taking another secretary who appears to be naive but is actually a bitch is the least of what Laura wants right now and the girl in front of her seems like a younger version of Clara

"Am not accepting your resume until I interview you personally so return to your former office for now and come back tomorrow for a proper interview"

"What time ma'am?" Precious asked raising her head for the first time and she looks unfazed at the thought that she might be losing her new position

"I will have someone relay that to you, you can leave now" Laura dismissed and start her computer to get some work done but Precious still stands there without moving

"Didn't I make myself clear enough?" Laura raised her brows at her questioning

"Won't you need someone to assist you till then? Am aware no one is filling the position since am already appointed"

Laura stares at her annoyed by her persistence, she wanted to shout at her to leave but she calm down and exhale.

"I have been working here without getting any opportunity because every time there is an opportunity, someone from director Nicholas side takes it and people like i with no support are left out, this is a very important opportunity for me" Precious explained

"How did you get chosen for the job then?" Laura questioned curiously and a bit surprised that she could talk that much

"I threatened the manager in charge to report to the media about his corrupt dealings in the department and also no one is really willing to come work for you because it is rumored that you are lazy with work and anyone who works with you get to do all the work" she said without blinking her eyes and Laura chuckled amazed at her effrontery

"What department are you from again?"

"Human resources department" she answered

"Do you have your credentials and C.V here?" she asked and Precious nodded positively

"Bring them and let's have the interview now" Laura said and turned back to her computer trying to get some information from the email sent to her by Chris then she gets a call from Ella interrupting her

"Hey babe, whats up" she greeted but is met with Ella's panicking voice

"Laura, am at the hospital, pumpkin fainted" she told her and Laura stood up from her seat alerted

"Which hospital are you? Am coming right now" she replied and picked her bag then start to leave her office and bumped into Precious

"Ma'am…" Precious called

"You are hired, take care of things here" Laura instructed before leaving without taking another look at her. She got into her car and drove off to the hospital Ella told her

…Laura entered the hospital and the smell of disinfectant and drugs pulled her off, she walked inside the emergency ward hoping to see Ella immediately but she wasn't there.

Laura wanted to step out and give her a call to ask where exactly she is but then she saw her crying by a ward and rushed to her. Laura held her up from the ground where she is sitting and crying and tried to calm her down

"Ella, calm down" she said but she wasn't listening and kept crying bitterly, Laura was worried and sad also, she prayed whatever is wrong with pumpkin this time isn't very serious.

The doctor came out looking exhausted and with a nurse beside him hurried past them to bring some things and entered the room again.

After few minutes, the doctor asked one of them to come inside and Ella rushed in while Laura followed and looked at the doctor anxiously, doctor being a woman and understand the pain Ella might be going through tried to calm her down first before explaining things to her.

"She has lost a lot of blood but we have managed to stop the bleeding and her kidney seems to be affected so we will have to conduct some tests to be sure of her exact situation" the doctor explained but Ella already breakdown at the word blood, her daughter is O' negative.

The doctor excused herself and with another doctor wheeled pumpkin out of the room to another one to run the test.

Laura held Ella and hugged her, she is shocked to hear what the doctor said and tried to comport herself so they can handle the situation.

"Ella, can you tell me what exactly happened?" Laura asked so she can get the actual picture of things and Ella stopped wailing and sat down on a seat near her. She cleared her eyes multiple times as the tears keep falling nonstop not allowing her to talk. Laura tells her to breath out and calm down first before explaining and she held her head down and start to cry again.

"I..I left her in school and then I got a call much later that she is..she was playing with some new friends then she fell on something I don't even know" Ella explained crying again while Laura pat her gently on the shoulder as she also cries

"The school bought her here immediately and called me so I came here"

"It's okay, am sure she will be fine" Laura comforted and hugged her again then wait patiently for the results of the tests.

After waiting for hours, Laura saw that Ella is calmed and stood up to message Chris and inform him that she will not be able to meet for their date tonight then went back to sit with Ella.

Another hour passed and a nurse came to them and directed them to go to the attending doctor's office for the results. Laura held Ella's hands and walk with her inside then sat down.

"You asked to see us? How is she?" Laura was the one who talked because Ella was already so tired from crying that she couldn't speak out loud.

"You see, if I tell you everything is fine then I am not being honest with you" The doctor said and she had that look that makes Laura believe that a bad news is coming.

"Like I said earlier, she lost a lot of blood for a child and seeing her medical records, she has just finished treating her stomach ulcers so.." she said again and stopped thinking of the best way to break the news to them. Laura and Ella heard their breath waiting to hear their baby's fate while the both of them also prays silently inside them

"She needs blood, a lot of it and her kidney like I observed earlier needs a transplant and we will need to get a donor immediately" The doctor blurted out to save them the suspect and the look on Ella's face is nothing but an horrified and sacred one.

Ella covered her mouth and tears running down her eyeswith her hands shaking while Laura held them.

"Hmm, doctor what should we do and..I don't even know what to say" Laura stressed sadly

"I know you must be overwhelmed, it is actually a miracle that she had survived that fall and could still hang on upto this moment. She needs a donor as fast as possible and the hospital is also running out of blood for her"

The doctor said again and their heart dropped, Laura swallowed the words in her mouth back and stood up helping Ella who is dazed up also then walk out of the doctor's office without any replies to her words.

After they were out, a nurse lead them to the ward pumpkin is and Ella sat down next to her and seeing her baby looking unconscious again was unbearable for her, she break down completely and Laura could only call the nurse to take her out and let her calm down.

With trembling hands, Laura called Chris seeing that he has called her about seven times and immediately he picks the call

"Where are you?" Chris asked

"Chris, can you come over here? Pumpkin is not..I mean Ella's child is sick" she said and cut the call.

Chris is disappointed that their date is cancelled for the day but he is surprised to hear Ella has a daughter, He remembers Ella from high school but he knows she is not married.

After Chris arrives at the hospital, he was briefed about the situation and is unable to react to the news of Nicholas being the biological father of Ella's child.

He start to call every other hospital he has connections in to ask if they have some blood to spare but most are low on them and the hospital seems to be really running low coupled with her bad kidney, they are running low on time

Laura and Chris went to Ella in the room after deciding on the last resort which is to call Nicholas over to help since they both share the same blood.

Laura is O'positive and so is Chris while Ella is negative but with A blood type so she can't give blood to her.

Ella agreed seeing that she might lose her child and the three of them had a test to see if their kidney matches with hers and wait for the result and Nicholas to arrive.