A little about Mr Fred

The journey back to everyone's home was silent and quiet with different reasons not to talk. Tension ruled the night within and out. In the car, everyone still had their tongues sealed until Jace spoke up...

"H.... How can Mr Ivan fall in love with you?" he actually said that not thinking of what afterwards.

"I don't know," Lydia looked through the window trying to shape up the darkness, "I just don't know how"

"...." Mr Fred wanted to add a word, but he kept his lips closed.

The weather was cold, dangerously cold. Throughout the way there were different sentiments to how Mr Ivan heart was melted. It was scary but there must be a revolution or a solution.

After Mr Fred dropped Jace and Janice home, he decided to warn Lydia before leaving.

"Look here child, I know you are about twenty years old but still I will call you child" he placed his hand on her shoulders, like a father. Mr Fred always acted like that because he never had time to see his children or have one.....

Seven years ago, Mr Fred married a beautiful woman who was his only lover. On their honeymoon, she was shot by a straight bullet. The killer ran away immediately he noticed the police closeby, but on his way, he was killed by a bus who was going on high speed. With not only the killer dead, but that ended the evidences and any other information concerning the homicide. The police did their best to investigate, but it lead to different connections....

The case became very serious at that moment, that it entered the news and all social medias. But still...

Nothing.

Fred was so heartbroken when he knew his wife's case was still pending. Sad and frustrated, he decided to stay with his mother.

Days changed into weeks and weeks into months. Fred became a couch potato, just doing nothing all day. His mother advised him to do something profiting, start afresh, build a business....

"Fred, I know loosing someone special hurts the most, but that doesn't mean you should destroy yourself by doing nothing!. Think about it, would she be happy seeing you like this?" the words his mother said gave him a second idea and also encouraged him to start afresh.

So, he visited his grandmother and asked for her best recipes. She gave it to him, but that was after some old kicks.....

"you came to visit me after loosing your wife!" the old woman used her weak hands to punch him continuously

"granny, I'm sorry" Fred said acting to be hurt.

"fine, I'll leave you because you felt the pain of being beaten up by me"

Fred laughed internally at the words his grandma just said, a feather dropping on his hand more heavier and painful ironically than her punches.

"take the book," she handed a cookery book over to Fred, "and don't ask me for anything else!".

"thanks alot Grandma..... Could you please give me a slice of your delicious pie"

That was the day he knew why an umbrella was his grandma's favorite object.

"leave my house you spider!" she brought out an umbrella from nowhere and chased him out. But throughout she gave him some umbrella beating and even if he ran faster, she would always meet up with his speed.

Finally, Fred got out of the house and luckily saw a taxi. Upon stopping it, he screamed to the driver.....

"step on it!!!"

The horrified and confused driver didn't say another word. Rather, he made the car zoom away.

"that's right! run away!" she said moving back slowly into her house.

Fred started learning how to build a good business, he used a good amount of capital to raise a small shop which he never dreamt would become one of the best bakery in the city.

Fred knew he couldn't run the business on his own, so he placed a sign board asking for workers. After days, Jace was the first to come in, Then Janice and lastly Lydia.

Fred stopped accepting workers after that, not because paying different salaries was a problem, No!. But he grew fond of his employees, they were funny and also the perfect combination. The only time they quarrelled was for a stupid reason of who comes to work earlier, but it was easily resolved when Mr Fred proudly said he was the one.

He taught them the recipes of making almost all kinds of cakes, sweets and snacks. They learned quickly and also baked with skill.

Janice prepared more dish and flooded the bakery with not one but numerous snacks, Jace cleaned the bakery every single minute and Lydia helped Janice bake.

Little did Lydia know a CEO was keeping tabs on her, from the day she came into the shop. He always wished to tell her his feelings but it was way harder than imagined. Not only was he not good at speaking to people especially with his personality, but also his reputation, image and social structure placed him on a check. So, no talking.

Lydia on the other hand spent her days without thinking someone with a big company would ever fall for someone like her.

Mr Fred made a record for being the best in almost every baking. He never gave up and his wife murder case began going on after an eye witness came in.

.....

"Child, do remember it is a CEO who is in love with you and also the biggest influencer in the city!," Mr Fred told Lydia with a serious face, "be careful!"

"Sir, I'll be more careful than someone running with an egg" she assured him before going into her house.

"I'm so glad to know that!." he started the car and left.

However,

Mr Ivan was in his office, sitting down by the mighty window in deep thoughts, thoughts not only about his business but also Lydia. He knows fully well he is a man with a cold heart, but loving someone was actually his problem.

He may have told her his feelings and that was by forcing it out, that wasn't enough. He have to show it and he can't.

"Lydia! what have you done to me!," he roared throughout the wide spacious room, "why can't I forget the first day my eyes saw you?...

Why?".