Chapter4

#Chapter4

AMELIA POV

/"Good morning girl,/" a heavily pregnant Jasmine walks into my office.

Her well manicured hands sit upon her pregnant stomach, which is extra evident in her tight grey dress. Even though her hair is in a messy bun she's shining with that pregnancy glow.

/"How you feeling?/" I push the chair out from under my desk with my foot and gesture for her to sit down.

/"Ugh, this baby needs to come out of me ASAP,/" she claps her hands to emphasise each word. I just laugh, and she shoots me a dirty look.

/"Well I can't wait to meet my little niece or nephew./" I gush. I was nowhere near having my own baby, so for now Jasmine's will have to do.

/"Congratulations on your award Mel./" She grabs my hands and squeezes them excitedly. I smile.

Ever since the divorce I was more reserved and private with my emotions, Jasmine and Jodie were pretty much the only ones I was truly myself around.

/"I thought I heard you./" Jodie walks into my office as well. She gives Jasmine a hug and sits down as well. /"So what are we talking about?/" She chirps.

I roll my eyes jokingly, I really loved these girls.

/"Just about how Jasmine can't wait for the baby to pop out./" I catch her up.

/"Oh yes!/" She squeals /"Aunt Jodie can't wait to see you./" She says loudly to Jasmine's stomach.

/"Anyway girls,/" Jasmine starts /"I actually have a doctors appointment, I just popped in to say hi,/" she groans as she gets up and then leaves after giving us both a hug.

/"Here, the stats you wanted on the shipment in Ohio,/" Jodie hands me a document, I thank her and then she leaves my office.

As soon as I was stable enough to hire people, I hired Jodie straight away. She was the only thing I missed about Kings Corp and I needed an assistant I could trust.

I go through the file, pleasantly surprised that every hospital received their equipment.

Profit was important, but not as important to me as customer satisfaction, especially in the medical industry where people's lives were on the line.

From the Eva Enterprises headquarters, you could see the a Kings Corp building. The dark metals gave it an eerie and intimidating look compared to all the other buildings on the street.

Thankfully, it wasn't the building that Xavier worked from otherwise I would never be here.

My office phone begins ringing, I let it ring a few times before picking it up.

/"Hello this is Amelia Davis, how can I help you?/" I answered.

/"Lia../" I hear his husky voice. My breath hitches for a second and I immediately slam the phone back into the holder, ending the call.

Why is Xavier calling me?

What does he want?

It's been 4 years.

I shrug it off and block whatever number he called from. I don't need to nor want to hear from him ever again. I am doing perfectly without him in my life and nothing should mess that up.

Literally seconds later, Jodie comes into my office. /"I received an email from Kings Corp./" she says, /"Mr King would like to request a business meeting with Miss Davis as he proposes a business opportunity that could benefit them both./" She quotes the email, her fingers doing. speech marks.

/"Jodie./" I say seriously /"you already know the answer to that question./"

/"C'mon Amelia, don't let the past stop you from making a good business move./"

/"I know what I'm doing./" I deadpan and gesture for her to leave. She huffs, but I know she understands.

The rest of the day goes smoothly, and I manage to leave work at a decent time decide to get sushi for dinner.

Having sushi was a rare thing, since I was spending so much time with Jasmine, eating sushi became impossible, as she was pregnant and didn't let us eat it if she couldn't.

I check my phone, it was usually scrolling through social media or calling my friends, but today I decided to go on the American Business Newspaper.

Pyramid CEO, Alexander Chopra looking for business partner.

My heart skips a beat.

What?!

This was my chance to expand out of medical business and be apart of another business.

I'm feeling smug as I realise this is a much better opportunity than working with Kings Corp and I was going to try my hardest to make it mine.

I email the Pyramid office and set up a meeting with Mr Chopra for the next day. I go to bed excitedly and soon fall asleep.

The next morning I wake up before my alarm even goes off out of excitement and start getting ready. I have a quick shower and put my curly hair in a low ponytail with a few strands to frame my face.

I put on a nude coloured dress with a black blazer and black heels before grabbing some necessary documents and leaving.

I drive to the Pyramid offices and park my car in the closest empty space. After giving my name and getting a appointment card from security I go into the building and a woman, who I'm guessing is his secretary guided me to his office.

/"Ah, I've been excited to finally meet you,/" Mr Chopra says loudly. He looks like he's in his late twenties/early thirties.

/"Morning, Mr Chopra./" I confidently shake his hand and take a seat in front of him and we begin discussing.

It's been about half an hour and I've shown him my profit charts and the future ideas for my business.

/"Listen, Miss Davis../" he begins /"this all looks great but unfortunately I can't work with you./" He says.

/"Can I ask why?/" I say politely.

/"As brilliant as your business is, and I am genuinely impressed with your success - you're a newbie. I can't possibly trust you as a partner when you've had absolutely no experience working with another company. You're used to calling all the shots and that's not how it works here./" He shrugs. /"I like to be the best and I won't let anything harm that in the slightest./"

/"Is there anything I can do to change your mind?/" I ask eagerly, I could feel the opportunity slipping out of my hands.

/"Could you get partnership experience in a month?/" He scoffs jokingly.

My gears in my brain begin working.

/"If I could../" I ask daringly /"then will you make me your partner?/"

His face looks surprised. He thinks about it for a second /"Yes, if you can get experience as a successful partner with another company then yes - I'll work with you./" He agrees.

/"Thank you Mr Chopra, I'll see you in a month then,/" I shake his hand once more before leaving.

I take my car back to the Eva Enterprises building and quickly park before going to my office. I turn on my laptop and begin drafting my email.

Dear Mr King,

Upon careful reconsideration, Eva Enterprises is willing to work along side Kings Corp, please contact me for further details and questions.

Kind Regards

Amelia Davis

Here goes nothing...