✿ CHAPTER 45 ✿
LEONARD'S POV
I did what I had to do. Amelia was way younger than I was, and I couldn't let my love for her get in the way.
I felt hurt when I saw the tears in her eyes back at the café...I fought back from pulling her into my arms and comforting her.
To tell her that I loved her and I never meant whatever I said...but I had to hold back, I had to put the distance.
When I arrived back at the company, my employees kept greeting me but I ignored every one of them as my assistant followed behind me into the elevator.
My assistant could sense something was off but decided not to say anything.
"What are my schedules today?" I asked as we stepped out of the elevator, and walked down the hallway.
"Yes boss, firstly, you have a personal meeting with the executive planner for the company's anniversary by 3 pm," he said while walking beside me as we took the escalator to my office.
"And you also have a dinner meeting with the president of the xxx corporation at the imperial city hotel by 6 pm"
"Is that all?" we walked into my office.
"Yes boss, you asked for me to cancel all your schedules today and leave the most important ones behind".
"Hmm"
"Boss you don't look like you're in a good mood today".
"I'm fine Theo, if that's all you can leave now" I began going through the documents on my desk.
"Yes boss, I'll leave now" he gave a little bow before leaving.
I sighed the moment he closed the door behind him.
I tried focusing throughout the day but it was all to no avail as all I could think of was Amelia...I wondered what she was doing at the moment.
she probably hated me by now...she confessed her feelings to me and I rejected her right there. I never thought Amelia would fall in love with someone like me, what would her parents think when they found out?
I took a deep breath as I opened my phone.
'Hi'
'I haven't heard from you in a very long time'
'Do you wanna hang out?'
'I'm bored at home'
'Are you there?'
'Leonard?'
'I guessed why you're ignoring me'
'I wanted to apologize for that night, can we please meet up somewhere private?'
'I want to see you'
'Sorry if I'm disturbing you, I won't send a message anymore'
'Bye'
I felt a strange pain in my chest when I read her messages from these past few days, I was deliberately trying to avoid her and now I feel so-
"Boss?"
"It's 3 pm already, your meeting starts now" My assistant walked in.
I switched off my phone and put it away.
"Ok, let him in" I cleared my throat.
"Yes boss"
The executive planner walked in with a polite smile on his face.
"Good-good day sir, I'm the executive planner of the company"
"Yes, please have a seat" I pointed to the seat opposite me.
My assistant slowly stood behind me noting down our conversations.
"I'm really happy to meet the CEO up close, I've never had the chance to-"
"Get straight to the point, I don't have enough time" I checked my watch.
"Yes yes" he smiled
"The anniversary takes place in 5 days...you and the others might have gone far with the planning, right?" I placed a finger on my temple as I gazed at the man before me.
"Yes, you're correct sir"
He seemed nervous.
"And I expect this anniversary to be the biggest the company has ever had these past few years"
"Yes sir-"
"So tell me, how do you and the planning team go about this?"
He gulped, I could see the sweat on his forehead as I stared right at him.
"Are you feeling hot?" I asked as I raised an eyebrow.
"No! Not at all sir" he smiled nervously.
"Good...go on then, I'm listening"
The meeting lasted for 2 hours straight.
"Thank you sir for today's meeting...I promise not to fail you"
"Hmm"
I watched as he scurried away immediately.
"Boss it's almost time for your second meeting at the Imperial City Hotel," My assistant said
"Get my chauffeur ready then"
"Yes boss"