CHAPTER 12: YOU HAVE TO COME BACK BOSS

CHAPTER 12

"Madam, we need to go now." Kai, one of the guards' came do her and helped her back in the car. Their boss wasn't here, but they knew the best thing they could do to their boss is stand by the person he values most.

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Lian walked into their bedroom and found the pictures on the glass tablet. She picked them up and went through. As a philosopher said you don't notice the importance of something until you loose it. Maybe he was right, maybe he was wrong. But just now, Lian felt it. She felt lonely and empty inside. She didn't know what to do now. She just stared at the photos and cried.

Morning...

The guards didn't know what to do or how to comfort Lian when she came out of the house. But to their surprise, she came out dressed officially and looking as strong as ever. She called Adam aside.

"I'll need all the recent files of the company. We're heading there." She said.

Adam at first didn't know how to react. But a after a while, he sighed and smiled at her.

"Thanks for being strong." He said before they walked into the car. Lian had told Mrs Olive not do expect her at work for a while. Something came up and she had to deal with it. Mrs Olive being worried that Lian was playing her hide and seek cards, she asked Eva to check on her in the evening.

Who knew Lian could be a workaholic? Even that caught Adam unaware. First, Lian couldn't go to the hotel because she knew she would not be at peace. So she decided, since she wasn't by Fidel's side to help him, he could as well do something for him. Helping manage his company while he was away. Adam, being his first-hand man gave Lian the essential information she needed to know about the company, then was there to run her errands and answer her questions.

What surprised him was, that she forgot to take her midday tea and it was almost midday and she wasn't looking like a tired person. In the evening, she had a meeting with the staff to tell me their boss wasn't here but he would be back. After preparing all the documents, she took a break late and decided to have her lunch.

"Madam... You're..."

"Not lazy!" she joked. Even though the guards never joked with her, they now realised she was just cooperative. Kai was now the new cameraman. All the photos were of Lian having her face buried in the files of at the computer screen. All through the day, she didn't even smile. Only sighing, being lost in thoughts and talking with sad emotions.

After her meal, she picked up the files and walked to the meeting room. All the staff were waiting and when she walked in, everyone gasped. She placed the files on the table and sat on Fidel's chair, sighed and opened the files.

"Umm...today's meeting has not much to do with the normal company business. Am just here to inform you that something came up with your boss and he wouldn't be able to resume office for a few days. So, am just standing in for him for the time he is away." She said calmly. Everyone exchanged looks.

"Madam, can we ask questions?" one staff member asked politely.

"Yeah. Go ahead."

"What happened to boss?" of course their boss was ever serious but they couldn't stop worrying about him.

"He'll explain that when he comes back. Am sorry am in no position to say it." She said politely and the staff nodded in unison.

"Madam, who are you to our boss? I don't mean anything bad." This was an awkward question and they couldn't ask this boss either. But seeing Lian cooperative, one of the staff asked. Everyone became attentive. They had never heard boss had a sister. Secondly, he didn't even have a girlfriend. He turned down many beautiful girls. So, this goddess, could it be?

"Am his wife." 

Everyone gasped. "Wow... Congratulations ma'am. You're a goddess."

"Now... If you would excuse me please." She said politely, picked up her files and walked out. The staff members stared at each other.

Loan worked into late evening when the rain started. She just didn't leave office until darkness came. Adam showed his concerns and came to politely ask her to take a rest. They held an umbrella for her as it was still raining. The rain hindered Eva from coming. So Lian was alone and Bella was busy to find to her. She just stood at the balcony and let her emotions overtake her.

Adam couldn't stand looking at this scene and be went downstairs. It was just hurting.

GREAT NOLAN EMPIRE

When the plane arrived, he was taken into the family hospital just inside the palace. The information had already reached Kina Allen that Lian gave his son poison.

Kate stood by the bed as she attended to Fidel's every need.

"I didn't know that girl could be that bold." Katherine lamented besides the king.

"They must never be together. I can not loose my one and only son. Who would sit on my throne when I die?" King Allen said seriously.?

"Mmh... I didn't know my son's life could be in danger."

To be sincere, Katherine and Kate has planned to eliminate Lian completely from existence. Since plan A didn't work, That was making Fidel and Kate have a night together and later having him dump Lian, then they chose to give her the drink and have her die. Of course, no one would have reacted faster did her, only Fidel. But everything backfired and even now they were still in shock after realising that Fidel had bought a hotel for her.

As the morning rays penetrate the ventilators if the room, someone who had spend the night in the study room on business matters and assessing the hotel issue stretched with red eyes and staggered into the bathroom. Adam was caught between tears as he looked at the troubled Lian who took a good part of the night crying, and another part being busy on the computer. He wished he could send Fidel a message to come back home quickly and save Lian from so much stress. If she continued this way, her health would be in danger.

"You have to come back boss." He lamented silently.