The CEO’s Substitute Lover

“Very well, see you at 12 noon, I’ll wait for you in the car park! Late bonus!” Eddison looked at Octavia Gills with a wicked grin, and before she left, he said something profound to her: “You look beautiful today, full of confidence! Keep it up!”

Her new office had a white desk with a big red swivel chair and a bouquet of pure lilies on the desk, making the whole small room smell like lilies. With a separate office and a separate water dispenser, Octavia Gills grabbed a glass of water and enjoyed the moment!

Suddenly the phone on her office desk rang, she jumped and rushed over to pick it up.

“Hi, I’m Octavia Gills, Treasurer…” Octavia Gills had barely finished her sentence when she heard Domino’s familiar laugh.

“Hi, I’m Domino, the marketing manager, and I called to congratulate you, and catch up with you about your secrets by the way, I can’t wait for dinner!” Domino said jokingly. “Octavia, hurry up and tell me what’s going on! I’m dying of curiosity!”

“It’s not what you think, it was the night we bumped into Woodrow when we went to see him about the project, didn’t you see him too?”

“Ah, you mean, you’re not banging any big money, you’re just banging the president of Group Davi?” Domino was shocked at Octavia!

Octavia Gills told Domino everything without reservation, and that Tredan offered to make Octavia Gills his lover from that night onwards, and move into his house to live with him.

“Wait, Octavia, you’re going too fast, I have to digest it! Did he treat you well? Did he bully you?” Domino, asked uneasily because she was worried that Octavia Gills’ gentle nature just made it difficult for her to refuse.

“No, he actually treats me very well, and I didn’t live with him because I wanted to be with him, I just didn’t want him to be alone. I want to accompany him during this time, Domino, I just want to do something for him and that’s enough??anyway, it will be something good for me to remember in the future!”

“The stupidest woman in the world is none other than you! Let me meet your lover one day. Let’s hang up for now, I’m off to do my rounds! Bye-bye, dear treasurer.” The conversation between these two women finally ended in laughter.

12 noon

Octavia Gills was about to go down to the car park to meet Eddison when the magnetic voice of Tredan sounded out from Facebook on her phone, “I’m downstairs at the subsidiary, come down and we’ll have lunch!”

He’s waiting for me downstairs for lunch? At this moment Octavia Gills felt like a queen, content and sweet as she ran downstairs in search of Tredan, forgetting about Eddison, who was already waiting for her in the car park to have lunch together!

Seeing Tredan’s tired eyes while waiting beside the car for her, Octavia Gills gave his hair a gentle pull, and plucked at the slightly disheveled fringes on his forehead.

“There you are! Get in the car and I’ll take you to try the signature dish at Seabird Restaurant in S City.” Tredan thoughtfully opened the car door for her.

“Tredan, thank you!” Octavia Gills suddenly wanted to shout his name. Tredan’s usually icy face smiled gently and gave Octavia Gills a gentle kiss on the forehead!

“Sit tight!” Tredan stepped on the gas and took off. When they arrived at Seabird Restaurant, the parking attendant greeted Tredan with a smile from afar.

“Hello President Davi!”

“President Davi, welcome to our restaurant, the room is ready for you, and would you like the meal you ordered through the phone served now?” The hotel manager rushed out to greet Tredan with a smile on his face as soon as he saw him.

Tredan gestures for them to come and took the menu for Octavia Gills, turning it to the dessert page.

“They say women love desserts, and the desserts here are made by the top dessert chefs abroad plus AMISOM, so look at which one you want to order?” The unusually gentle and considerate Tredan made Octavia Gills somewhat uncomfortable, yet she felt enamored with the doting love that came from him.

The two of them were in a happy mood as they shared lunch.

Meanwhile, Octavia Gills’ phone started ringing, and before she could answer it, Eddison’s voice came through, “Octavia Gills, you’ve gone too far this time, you stood me up, have you ever thought about how I, the person who saved your life, feels? You…” Exasperated beyond words, Eddison was furious.

Octavia Gills looked nervously at Tredan, who was wiping the corner of her mouth with a napkin. How could she have forgotten about the General Manager? Oh no! Octavia Gills felt guilty for leaving her immediate boss out there while she went out with her lover!”

“General Manager, no, it’s not what you think, I, I didn’t mean to.” Octavia Gills, who didn’t know how to explain to Eddison, stammered a little nervously. She was also worried that Tredan would misunderstand her and be angry with her if he knew her boss had asked her out to lunch!

“General Manager, I’ll explain it to you when I get back!”

From the moment Octavia Gills answered her mobile, the faint sound of a man’s voice made Tredan wince unconsciously, his ears pricking up and listening intently, while his sharp eyes watched Octavia Gills’ every move, not intending to miss a single detail of her caginess.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“It’s my boss, I forgot what he ordered earlier and now I’m being scolded.” Octavia Gills attempted a vague brush-off.

“Is that so? Don’t ever do anything wrong to me, and don’t forget, you’re mine now.” Tredan wrapped his arms possessively around Octavia Gills. Sensing his slight jealousy and his anger, Octavia Gills responded by encircling his waist with her arms and nodding earnestly at Tredan.

The happy times are always short-lived as they went back to work.

Octavia Gills made a nice cup of coffee and headed for the general manager’s office. With the cup of coffee in her hand and a face full of apologies, she arrived at Eddison’s office.

“General Manager, that… I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to miss the appointment, I was in a bit of a hurry, so…” Octavia Gills scratched the back of her head with her hand, not knowing how to face the top boss, and her life saver that she stood up!

“General Manager, this is my hand-brewed coffee, an exclusive secret recipe, especially for you to try. And to show my sincerity, let me treat you to dinner some other time as my apology to you!”

“A cup of coffee to get rid of me?” Eddison was like a child having a tantrum, thinking that he had waited in the car park for over an hour. Not only had he never waited for anyone before, he also did not have his lunch. “I can’t tell you how unhappy that made me feel!”

“Buy you dinner some time?” Octavia Gills thought darkly, it isn’t really much of a treat for a managing director to get only a cup of coffee to atone for what she has done. Is it?!

“Well, reluctantly, I’ll give you a chance to make up for it!” Getting back to business, he picked up the official papers on his desk and said to Octavia Gills, “You can make the statements for this month and help me check the flow of funds for this project; and whether the latter part of the funding can be sustained? Make a detailed statement for me as soon as you can. Now, get back to work.”