ππ² LOVE DIARY OF A PREGNANT CEOππ²
βοΈ(Romance:Arranged marriage)βοΈ
(Theme:Love, revenge, action)
Setting: England, United Kingdom (21st
century)
βοΈWritten by Richie ayomide βοΈ
(CHAPTER 4)
LIKE AND COMMENT π²
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ππ Still in conference room π²π²
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So, as of today…
A member of the shareholder’s committee said.
“Miss Lauren Quinn, you are longer the CEO of
Linde Plc”
And in the meantime, we are going to decide
who is going to be the next CEO”
Luke and Lucy smile.
Suddenly, Ethan barges in with a file in his
hand.
“I disagree with that… Miss Lauren Quinn is
going to remain the CEO of Linde Plc by right”
He said and everyone was shocked. The
atmosphere became tense for a moment.
“And who is this?
Luke asked with an upset look.
Lauren looked up with her worried face and saw
Ethan.
*For the first time, someone stood up and
fought for me
No one has ever done that”
She thought and a little smile appeared on her
face.
Luke looked at Ethan with some much hatred.
“And who are you?
Mr George also asked.
“Am the business administrator of this
company and also Miss Lauren’s lawyer.
Am Ethan Baker”
Ethan said and smiled.
George was scared for a little bit as that name
rang a bell.
Miss Ellie later walked in.
“Am sorry for the way he barges in here, he just
resumed work yesterday.. he is one of the
recruits Miss Lauren hired”
Miss Ellie apologized.
πFlashback π²
β~Thirty minutes earlier~β
“Morning Ellie..”
Ethan blocked her way.
“Look, this is not the right time to talk about
your job
Miss Lauren is busy”
“What… What’s going on?
I came today just like she said”
Miss Ellie sighs.
“Tell me, what’s going on? ”
Ethan held her shoulder with sincerity.
“First, can you get your hands off my shoulder?
It’s not like we are that close”
“Well, we are becoming close right now
Just tell me, what’s going on?”
“Miss Lauren is about to be impeached from the
CEO’s position”
“What about my job?”
“Is that what you care about right now? If she is
no longer the CEO, you can’t get a job here”
Ellie replied.
Ethan sighs and looks around.
“I have a plan”
“And what plan is that?
Wait, you are offering to help?”
“Yeah…
Ellie stared at him.
“Miss Lauren is going to dumb you if you have
feelings for her”
“What? No
Am not doing this because of that.. am trying to
save my Job here”
Ethan replied.
πPresent β
“So you are Miss Lauren’s lawyer?
Lucy asked.
“Yeah.
Ethan smile.
“When did you graduate from law school?”
“I think that’s not why we are here”
Ethan said and dropped a file on the table.
“This file is the copy of my client’s will which
states all properties are willed to her by her
father including Linde Plc and she will remain
as the CEO of Linde Plc”
Luke slammed the table angrily.
“I don’t know who you are and I don’t want to
know…
We have to remove her as the CEO”
She is mismanaging her position which is
costing our money”
Everyone here invested in this company and we
won’t see all our money thrown into the fire by
her”
*Yeah…
We won’t”
Everyone else agrees with Luke.
Ethan smile.
“If she is mismanaging the CEO position, then
that’s none of your business.
You are free to withdraw your investment
anytime”
The investors have the right to do that, but to
remove her as the CEO?
That can’t be possible, she is the sole owner of
her company”
Miss Lauren looked at Ethan with a smile.
She then faces everyone.
“My lawyer has already spoken, the meeting is
now brought to a close”
Miss Lauren said.
“Yeah, we are done here”
Ethan said and held Lauren’s hands as they
walked out together with Ellie.
Lucy scoffs.
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Lauren drags Ethan into her office.
“Do you know what you just did?
Lauren lashes at him.
“What are you doing here?”
“Seriously?
You are not going to thank me instead?”
I just saved you”
*Well, I didn’t ask for it?
Lauren replied.
Ethan moved close to her and pinned her on her
office wall.
“Tell me you didn’t like how I solved your
problem”
Ethan said staring directly at her eyeballs.
Lauren was also staring at his face. She scans
his whole face and stares at his lips.
“Tell me you didn’t like it”
Ethan said and brought his face closer ready to
kiss her. Lauren looked at him with her cute
baby eyes before pushing him away.
“What do you think you are doing?”
Lauren asked.
“Miss Lauren
Ellie walked in.
“He only offered to help, he means no harm”
Lauren sighs.
“What do you want?”
“The job…
It seems you need me around here”
Ethan replied.
Lauren scoffs.
“Huhn…
Do you know what you just did cost me?”
Am going to lose a lot of investors”
Ellie and Ethan smile.
“No, we are not”
Ellie said.
“What’s going on?
Lauren seems confused seeing the creepy smile
on their faces.
“No investors have withdrawn their shares…
They only supported Luke and Lucy for your
CEO removal after being threatened by them”
Ellie said.
“I guess they knew you were a good CEO after
all… And they trust you with their shares”
Ethan also added.
Lauren breathed a sigh of relief.
“Thanks to you guys”
“Sooo…?
Am I hired?”
Ethan asked.
“We don’t just recruit random people…
Besides, you failed the interview, you have to
wait for the next recruitment next year”
But I appreciate your help today and am going
to reward you in some other ways
Lauren replied.
“C’mon… Miss Lauren
All that have done is to get the job…
You don’t know how I need the job badly”
Ethan was surprised.
“But… But
You said I should see you today about the job”
“Yes…
Am sorry
“Miss Lauren, we need him here, he saved your
life, saved your company?
At least, we should recruit him to show
appreciation”
Ellie said.
“He is not fit for the job… He failed the interview”
Lauren replied.
Like I said earlier, we will reward you.
“I didn’t fail the interview, I was only late*
Please, Miss Lauren. I need this job,
Am the best-qualified person here, I graduated
from Oxford with a top degree in business
administration”
“Then why Linde Plc?
Other companies would gladly accept you”
“I don’t know.
Maybe because Linde Plc was ready to recruit
just in time I need this job.
“It’s just, that I have a debt to pay”
“But it’s fine you don’t want to give me the job, I
get it”
And am I glad I helped out”
Ethan said and walked out. He looks sad.
Miss Ellie looked at her boss with a sorry face.
“What??
Look, Ellie… I have bigger problems to deal with
right now and a job for a random guy isn’t part
of my problems right now”
Ellie folds her arms.
“Are you sure that’s the reason you don’t want to
give him a job?
It seems there is another reason you don’t want
me to know”
Ellie asked.
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~Luke’s apartment ~
Lucy sat down worriedly on the couch. Luke
came in and threw his phone at the wall angrily.
*Hey, calm your nerves down…
We are going to find another way”
Lucy said.
“What other ways??
Am trying my best to get back what belongs to
me”
“Then be patient.
Things like this don’t come easily”
Luke sat down still upset.
“Who is he?”
“Who is who? ”
Lucy asked back.
“The guy that bailed out Lauren at the meeting”
“I don’t know maybe it’s just some random guy..
.
I mean, I don’t even know Lauren has a personal
lawyer and this same lawyer works for him*
“He is dangerous and will hinder our plan… I
need to clear him out of the way”
Luke said with a dangerous look. He stood up
and walked to the glass window staring at the
City of London.
“No, no…
Not again, Dad just cleaned your mess some
weeks ago.
What you did at the party and the woman you
R@PED while you were drunk.
If you do this again and the world gets to know
about it, Dad won’t bother to help this time
around”
“I don’t care…
All I want is to be the CEO of Linde Plc”
“Then we have to take things slowly and be
patient”
Lucy replied.
Luke suddenly faced Lucy who was already
behind him.
“How do you know Lauren was pregnant?
He suddenly asked without thinking twice.
“I have my sources from the hospital”
Am kind of surprised she is pregnant, someone
who doesn’t even have a boyfriend, or was once
in a relationship
“You said I was drunk when I R@PED a woman at
the party two weeks ago.
Was it Lauren Quinn?”
Lucy looked shocked for a while and then
scoffed.
“You get to be kidding me…
Of course not,
Lauren doesn’t go to parties”
“The woman who I R@PED
Can I meet her?”
“She is dead.
Dad had to shut her mouth from spilling the
secret to the world”
Lucy replied.
“She is dead?
Luke asked and faced her sister.
“Yes”
“Are you sure about that?”
He asked again looking into her eyeballs.
TBC…
Did Ethan just try to kiss her?π
Can Luke be responsible for Lauren’s
pregnancy?
