"Shelley!" Zayn came out to personally welcome her and even opened his arms wide.
Shelley shoved a spaced-out Carla aside and ran in her heels toward Zayn before leaping into his arms.
Carla was in a complete daze as she witnessed the ordeal.
"Why didn't you tell me you were coming to Aymo City?"
Zayn led Shelley into the meeting room with an arm around her shoulder."I wanted to give you a surprise!"
Shelley sounded as soft as cotton candy while she spoke, and her eyes couldn't stop shining.
"Well, you've succeeded."
Carla remained in a daze even after Zayn's figure disappeared from her sight.
Am I seeing things?
Am I hallucinating?
The mighty, defiant Zayn, who always treated others like they were beneath him, had never once personally welcomed a guest, let alone behave so affectionately in front of everyone.
No one's ever going to believe it if he says there's nothing going on between the two of them!
But…
Didn't he just make love to me so passionately two mornings ago? Then, he took care of me at night, and we slept in each other's arms. Why is he being so nice to another woman now?
Besides, didn't he say I'd be the only woman for him?
Who is this Shelley, then?
"Carla. Carla! Carla!"
Mosa called out to her three times, but it was only after giving her a light shove that the latter finally returned to her senses. "Huh?"
"Why are you spacing out like that?" Mosa growled with her brows creased. "You just got back after such a long break. Why are you still behaving this way?"
"Sorry, I…"
"You'd better stop that, or you are looking for the ax, " Mosa warned. "Snap out of it and come help out in the meeting room."
"Okay."
Carla drank a glass of water and took a deep breath. Then, she followed Mosa into the meeting room.
Mosa had other matters to take care of, so she arranged for Carla to prepare some documents with the other secretaries.
All the major shareholders of Divine Corporation were here today, in addition to high-level executives of four other companies. In short, everyone here was a big shot.
Despite the tense atmosphere, everyone seemed to be trying their very best to butter Shelley up.
"You're really something else, Miss Benday. You're just like your father!"
"Right? You took over the company at such a young age. You definitely have a bright future ahead!"
"You and Mr. Giblo are childhood sweethearts, and you're now joining hands in the business. You're a match made in heaven!"
"That's right! Miss Benday and the senior Mr. Giblo were talking about this when I last met them."
"Since we're about to begin our collaboration on the coastal project, why don't you two think about getting married while at it?"
The last words were spoken by one of the directors of Dorilo Group. From the tone of his voice, the man was testing the waters with a hint of eagerness.
Everyone turned to Zayn and Shelley, seemingly waiting for them to speak.
With a flushed face, Shelley gazed at Zayn lovingly.
Meanwhile, Carla, who was carrying a pile of documents in her hands, couldn't help but turn to Zayn upon hearing the conversation.
Her heart beat so frantically that it could practically leap out of her chest.
"What are you doing?" Mosa hissed. "Everyone else is giving out the documents, but you're just standing here!"
Carla took a deep breath and hastily joined the other secretaries.
"We'll be talking about work matters only, " Zayn responded briefly.
"He's right. We're here to discuss our collaboration, so please stop teasing us, " Shelley chimed in with a grin. "It's the first time Divine Corporation and Dorilo are working together, and I've just taken over
as head, so I'm looking forward to everyone's support!"
"But of course!" the Dorilo executive exclaimed. "With Divine Corporation and Dorilo Group working together, I know we'll go far!"
"The air used to be so tense whenever we came over for meetings. But with you around, Miss Benday, the atmosphere has lightened up now."
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