"Success doesn't come from what you do occasionally. It comes from what you do consistently."–Marie Forleo
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The next day Emma woke up very early she prepared for work and left her house she went to Stacy's apartment to see if she was prepared and luckily she was
She drove as fast as she could to arrive at work as early as possible to avoid angering him more than she already had
She got to the company by 6:30 and greeted the security guard before going to the CEO's office she unlocked the door and the pass card which was given to her by Alex
"Since I'm here now what am I gonna do " Emma said and sighed at her joblessness
"oh yeah I can just keep drawing my designs just in case I don't have enough time during the week " Emma said to herself
She brought out her sketch pad and pencil from the drawer and started to draw
She was almost finished with her drawing when Alex came in
He looked at her with complex emotions in his eyes
'is she still angry about what happened yesterday' Alex mused walking to his sit while making sounds with his shoes to make his presence known
Emma heard the sounds and lifted her head. She immediately stood up from her sit
"Good morning sir" Emma greeted with a smile looking straight into his eyes to observe his expression
"hmm... How was your night" Alex asked the smiling girl
"huh... Me?... " Emma asked, blinking her eyes
"is there anyone else in the office apart from you and me" Alex asked the obvious
"no sir... My night was great... How about you" she asked
"it was good"
'wait a minute... Isn't he supposed to be angry at me?? ha! Stacy was right... He forgot or is this the calm before the storm ' Emma asked herself
She sat down and continued her work
"Emerald..." Alex called
"Yes sir " Emma replied standing from her seat...
"did Xavier leave for Africa? " Alex asked
"yes sir he called me this morning to tell me that he had arrived at the location you sent to him and he will be going to the whole sales by noon" Emma said
"ok," Alex replied
After a few minutes, a message popped up on his phone... He picked it up and looked at it then he looked at Emma who was busy with her sketch pad
"Emerald..." Alex called without getting any reply then he called again with a slightly higher tone
"Emma "
"yes sir..." Emma stood up immediately to stand in front of him
"I need to leave immediately make you leave after working hours and I may not be present for a few days" Alex said
"sir it's Saturday which is the weekend so you might be coming on Monday right," Emma asked
"no, I may not be present till Thursday " Alex replied calmly but she could sense that something was wrong and looking at his arched eyebrow she knew that things were not alright
Ever since Emma met this man she hadn't seen him display any emotion but right now he looked worried others may not see it because he was hiding his emotions well but she had seen her mother like this so many times so she could understand and she had a bad feeling about it
'did something happen' she thought
"sir you look worried are you ok " Emma asked
"yes you should just obey my instructions I'll be back" Alex said and left
After working hours had ended she met Stacy and they went home together
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Four days have passed since Alex was nowhere to be found...
Emma and Stacy went to work together...
During lunchtime, Emma went to Stacy's office... They ate and after lunch, Emma returned to the office
Working hours ended and Stacy waited for Emma in the car as usual...
"hey Stacy," Emma said as she entered the car
"what's wrong... Are you alright...." Emma asked looking at Stacy who had tears in her eyes
"come on Stacy talk to me you were fine this afternoon what's with the tears now " Emma asked looking worried
"my mom...." Stacy said in between her sobs
"come on and speak Stacy you're making me anxious... what happened to your mom " Emma asked
"my mum has been in the hospital for 3 months she has a brain tumour and she needs surgery I received a call not long ago that her condition has worsened and if the surgery isn't conducted in a week she may not make it" Stacy explained with tears in her eyes
"what are you waiting for call them and tell them to start the operation immediately " Emma said worriedly
"they said that they need a first depositor of a hundred thousand dollars and then after the surgery, very they'll deposit the remaining fifty thousand dollars where on earth can I get that amount of money Emma " Stacy cried
"ok... ok... Calm down, Stacy... How much do you have at the moment" Emma asked
"the only amount of money in my account is eighty thousand dollars... " Stacy said
"It's okay... I'll give you the remaining seventy thousand dollars just stop crying " Emma said
"wait! what? You'll give me the money" Stacy said confused expression...
"well I don't have much 1 have only 80 thousand from my savings and the one given to me by my mum... So I'll give u seventy thousand you can pay me back on your wedding day... Because I know that your hubby is gonna be freaking rich so don't cry your mom's health is more important " Emma said consoling the girl
Stacy looked at Emma with complex emotion and speechlessness
"how could someone be so selfless... Emma, I... I don't know what to say I didn't expect you to help me I just wanted to share my pain with you... I'm so speechless" Stacy looked at Emma like she was looking at a goddess
"I can't believe I have a friend like this... How can I ever repay you" Stacy said gratefully
"oh, you will repay me that's for sure... On your wedding day... And you must make me the godmother of your first child" Emma winked and started the car making Stacy laugh with tears coming out of her eyes