FLASH MARRIAGE; CHARMED BY THE RUTHLESS BILLIONAIRE CEO - Chapter 46

Chapter 46: The Gift

Amelia returned to the office, an hour later to find a massive bouquet sitting on her secretary’s desk.

“Good day, ma’am.” Rebecca stood up beaming at the dazzling conspicuous diamond ring on her boss’s finger. “And congratulations on your engagement.”

“Oh… Thank you.” Amelia could tell Rebecca had also seen the current trending post on Instagram. “Who are those beautiful flowers meant for?”

“It came in earlier this morning for you ma’am.”

“Really!” Amelia came closer to inspect the flower. She picked up the folded note in it and read it out. “From your secret admirer.”

“Hmm… interesting. I wonder who this admirer could be.” Amelia said, unsure if it was from her mysterious husband or someone else.

“Ma’am, I’ll take that.” Pascal stepped forward, to inspect the flower for any hidden dangerous device. “When I’m done scanning it, I’ll bring it back into your office.”

“Nah. I don’t need it. You can give it away.” Amelia turned her attention back to her secretary. “Bring me the report on the HLM 24 super serum skin glow.”

“Yes, ma’am.” Rebecca hurriedly picked up the already organized folder on her desk and followed Amelia into her office.

After Amelia was done going through the folder, she changed into her Lab attire and left for the quality control cosmetic laboratory, where two women and a man dressed up scientific clothing, were buried in their work, testing out some new products.

“Good morning, ma’am.” They all greeted her as she pushed open the glass door.

“Carry on,” Amelia said, as she made her way to her table which was slightly covered with chemicals and laboratory apparatus.

Strapping on her gloves, goggles and headgear, she resumed her work for the day, perfecting her newest skin glow product.

After spending almost five hours working at the cosmetic lab, Amelia returned to her office feeling a little bit drained.

The first thing that caught her attention was a small fancy shopping bag sitting on her desk and beside it were some mouth-watering dishes in transparent takeaway plates.

“What is going on here?” Amelia strolled over to her desk and picked up the intercom.

“Rebecca, come to my office now.” She dropped the intercom and sat down, her slightly piqued gaze on the captivating package before her.

Rebecca hurried into the office, closely followed by Pascal.

“What is the meaning of this and why did you bring it into my office without my permission?” Amelia queried in a harsh tone thinking it was a package from the secret admirer.

“I’m sorry ma’am but your bodyguard insisted that I should drop them here,” Rebecca replied in a trembling voice, afraid of losing her job again.

“You did?” Amelia turned to Pascal, her heart beating fast, as she could guess who it came from.

“Yes ma’am.”

“Rebecca, you may leave,” Amelia said dismissively, her glistening eyes reverting to the items on the table. She waited for Rebecca to shut the door before asking.

“Is it from Mr Anderson?”

“Yes, ma’am,” Pascal replied. “He said you must never skip your lunch and the item in the red bag is a gift which contains an inbuilt tracking device. He said you must always put it on at all times for your safety.”

“Thank you, Pascal. You may also leave.” Amelia waited until Pascal had shut the door behind him before expressing her excitement. She quickly brought out the fancy jewellery box in the bag and opened it.

“Wow!” Her eyes widened at the beauty before her. It was an eighteen-carat yellow-gold emerald and diamond bracelet, one of the most expensive jewellery in the world.

Amelia stroked the piece of jewellery with so much affection puzzled at the reason why Blaze was spending so much on her.

‘Was this one of his plans to buy her affection?’ She pondered as she picked up the bracelet and tried it on. She admired the way the bracelet complimented her skin tone, beaming to herself.

“Well, he can buy me the whole world but I’ll never fall for him,” Amelia reassured herself.

Feeling her stomach growl at the sight of the food on the table, she wasted no time satisfying her hunger before returning to work.

After a brief meeting with the marketing, planning and finance manager, concerning the new product launch, an event date was fixed.

By the end of the day, Amelia was satisfied with all her achievements for the day. She was on her way out of the company with her bodyguard when she received a call from a contact not registered on her phone.

Hesitating a bit, she swiped the receive button and said, “Hello.”

“Hi Amelia, it’s your new friend, Tina Stevens.”

Amelia felt her heart skip a beat. She stopped at the entrance, a little panicked as she recalled Blaze’s stern warning and some other information she uncovered linking Blaze to the mystery boyfriend Tina was talking so passionately about.

“Ma’am, are you all right?” Pascal asked.

Amelia covered the phone mouthpiece and replied.

“Yes, let’s go.” She resumes walking out of the building and towards her awaiting car.

“Hello, Amelia are you there?”

Amelia heard Tina’s soft voice echo in her ears.

“Yes, dear. How did you get my number?” Amelia asked, acknowledging Lance before entering the car.

“Please don’t be offended, I had to bug a few of our friends before I got it.”

“No harm done. So how are you?”

“I’m great. I saw your pictures and the engagement ring. Congratulation.”

“Thank you.” Amelia gulped down the lump in her throat.

“Care to join me for a celebration drink?”

“I think I’ll pass. I’m already exhausted from work.”

“How about tomorrow or the day after?” Tina was persistent.

“My schedule is kind of busy this week but I’ll contact you if it’s possible.”

“Okay. Make sure you save my number on your contact list.”

“I will do that right away once I drop the call.”

“All right, it was nice talking to you. See you later, girlfriend.”

“Good night.” Amelia quickly ended the call, blowing out air through her mouth.

Pascal who had been eavesdropping on Amelia’s call quickly sent a message to his ghost team for her last call to traced back to the caller and the identity of the caller revealed.

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The next day, Amelia resumed to work quite early to finish up the previous day’s outstanding and prepare for her general meeting by 10:00 AM. She was in the middle of organizing a project when she received a call from her father informing her that her grandmother had just had a minor stroke and has been rushed to the hospital.