Love and Lies

ct together anymore. It was the seventh time the lady stopped at her office that day and each time she stopped by, it was to remind her of how much work she had to do or h

is time?” She replied through gritted teeth Usually, she wasn’t out of patience but over the past months, she found herself working more hours. The former CEO of the company had handed the company over to his nephew. No one had heard of the new CEO although rumor had it that he was on an island, continents away having the time of his life. With the absence of the new CEO, some of the staff had slacked off and didn’t care too much about working but Fiona took it upon herself to ensure things were in order. Most people had said she loved the company too much but she didn’t care, she just loved doing her job and she owed it to the former CEO who had employed her when she was fresh out of college. Most companies had turned her down because she had no work experience but he was kind enough to employ her. “I brought these files for you to work on them. We are considering running more adverts for our products to boost sales” Fiona nodded and motioned for her to place them on a corner of her already packed table. “By the way, the new CEO would be coming in by three o’clock on friday so be prepared to welcome him” Mrs Pearson added “Huh?” Fiona ignored the incessant noises her stomach made. Why was he coming in all of a sudden? Why had no one told her he was coming? It looked like she was going to have a busy week and weekend ahead of her. “You would have gotten the information if you opened your mail” She rolled her eyes, she hadn’t opened her mail in almost a week, majorly because she was scared of the amount of work she had waiting for her. Also, she still had