Chapter 50 - Spill the Beans (2/2)

”Ay-ah! Why does it have to depend on your boss? What about my boss? She has the right to pick who she wants.” Yana felt she had to defend Olivia's right to choose. She glanced at Secretary Gail like a little student vying for her teacher's nod of approval which she got, making her beam in delight.

”And I don't believe he's serious for my boss,” Yana continued with finality in her tone. She supplied her words with facts which silenced the room to a point where you can hear a needle drop. ”Isn't the prince dating Fiona Chung? I saw them out for lunch a couple of days ago and they were even touchy-feely under the table. Hmph!”

”Sssssh!” Jack dropped the whisk in his hands, sweeping his eyes around the room. He warned, ”Don't you dare bring up that name.”

Hearing and seeing Jack's fretful vibe, the two ladies inched closer to him as if coaxing him to spill the beans which he gladly did.

”I told you we're a team so I will share this information with you but you have to keep it a secret.” When he got the response that he wanted, Jack continued to relay the tidbits to his comrades.

”So you're saying, you forced the TV network to move Fiona to a different building? Does the TV network have such power?”

”Apparently, the unit that she's staying in was a 'prize' from the TV network and there was a loophole in the contract too so it was easier to move Fiona Chung out of their sights. Remember, out of sight, out of mind.”

”What about the penthouse suite, why did you put up an offer to the owner?” Secretary Gail curiously asked. It was too late when she realized how she had accidentally slipped a tongue.

Earlier that day she received a call from Olivia's property manager that Rockaway Tower's building superintendent gave them a call and talked about buying out the penthouse suite with a blank check.

”How did you know about that?” Jack raised a single brow in question at Secretary Gail. He shrugged off her comment under the rug, distracted by his d.e.s.i.r.e to explain himself first for the first time in forever. Honestly, he didn't need to but he wanted to because he rarely gets the chance to explain himself. In his decades of working as a butler, he could only nod his head and never talk back to his bosses but now that he had comrades, he finally had a voice and had the liberty to talk and reason out.

”I did put an offer because Prince Maxen wanted to move in with Miss Olivia. It's a security nightmare using the common elevator, don't you think?”

Secretary Gail and Yana collectively breathe a sigh of relief when Jack seemingly forgot about Secretary Gail's slip up. They kept quiet and moved on, afraid to say more things that they're not supposed to, leaving Jack to cook up a storm in the kitchen, a meal befitting for a royal family.

An hour and a half later, the doorbell rang, whisking Yana's feet from the kitchen, where she was assisting Jack, to the door where she saw Olivia through the peephole, therefore, opening the door for her boss.

Olivia and Secretary Gail busied themselves in Olivia's office as the former's schedule of meetings from the other side of the globe started. Since her main company was established in the United Kingdom, Olivia had to adjust her schedule to a later time because of the eight-hour difference between the two countries.

Not long after Olivia arrived, another ringing from the doorbell prompted Yana to stop what she was doing and check who could be on the other side of the door. But before opening the door, she should at least get Secretary Gail's approval, right? So she walked towards the office's direction and gently knocked on the door.

The sound of Yana's knock was so faint, it was as if she was afraid to wake up a sleeping dragon inside. It took her a few tries before Secretary Gail stepped out of the office.

”Secretary Gail, we have a visitor. Prince Maxen is outside,” Yana announced as she tiptoed to level her mouth into Secretary Gail's ears whilst covering a corner of her lips.

”Next time just let him in. President's order.”

Yana mouthed an 'OK' with a matching hand ring gesture and a wink which made Secretary Gail go all smiles at how full of life Yana was.

The trio — Jack, Secretary Gail, and Yana — welcomed the prince who looked out on his feet as exhaustion from his day's tight schedule sap the life out of him.

Edited by Swaning