Chapter 52
"Okay!"
With a brisk nod, I scooped up my briefcase and exited the room. As I navigated the labyrinthine corridors, Mia's voice echoed behind me, "Where are you headed?"
"I have a meeting with a representative from Walker Company," I replied, not breaking stride.
"May I accompany you?" she asked, her voice tinged with a pleading note.
"You're not a project assistant yet, Mia. How can I justify bringing you along?"
"I'll apply for the position immediately," she retorted, "Then I can follow you around legitimately. You won't be able to shake me off then."
Twenty minutes later, I found myself standing before the imposing edifice of the Walker Company building. After a brief period of waiting, Mary emerged, hurrying towards me.
Adorned in a floral dress, white sneakers, and a waist-length ponytail, she was a vision of youthful charm. As she approached, her smile warmed my heart in a way I hadn't anticipated. If Rita was the unattainable moonlight that haunted my heart, then Mary was the goddess of first love that filled my dreams.
Her sweet smile left an indelible mark on my memory, one that I found impossible to erase.
"Miss Walker!" I greeted her.
"Just call me Mary," she replied, threading her arm through mine in a surprisingly intimate gesture.
Taken aback, I stammered, "Mary, isn't this a bit... inappropriate? What if Edward sees us..."
"And what if he does? Do you think you're unworthy of being his brother-in-law?"
"Mary, please, I'm not worthy of you," I protested, trying to inject some levity into the situation.
"Whether you're worthy or not isn't for my brother to decide, it's for me," she retorted, a playful note in her voice. "Yesterday, you suggested we should give this a try. Are you going back on your word now? Or are you scared?"
Scared? Me? I bristled at the insinuation. "Who said I'm backing out? I just wanted to see if you were joking or serious. I'm not afraid, whether you're the CEO's sister or the mayor's daughter!"
In a bold move, I slipped my arm around her waist, pulling her closer. Her face flushed a deep crimson, her wide eyes reflecting a mix of shyness and purity.
"I'm warning you, it's not too late to back out now. If feelings develop, it'll be too late for you to leave me!"
"Who's afraid of whom? I'm serious, and I'm more worried that you won't develop feelings," she retorted, patting her chest for emphasis. "Come on, let's go on a date now!"
As she dragged me along, I felt a twinge of unease. I had only meant to tease her, but somehow, things had taken a serious turn. What if real feelings developed?
Regret began to gnaw at me. I cursed my own machismo, still reeling from the fallout with Lily. But what was done was done; I'd just have to take it one step at a time. Once she really got to know me, she would surely back off.
"Where are you taking me?" I asked, as she led me towards the company building.
"Didn't you say we're going on a date? Are we supposed to date in the company?" she laughed. "No, I'm going to tell my brother!"
Wait, what?
Tell her brother?
Did she want me dead?
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