Bedmates Soulmates
CHAPTER 242

Gideon felt the headache subside.

'Martin said you're going to stay in Stamford for a while,' the woman said in a quiet voice." What about your business in Ourhlana? You know how some people still hold a grudge after you took over control of the family. If you're away for too long, I'm afraid they'll do- 'What's your real name?' Gideon cut her off.

Her eyes widened.

Her hands stopped moving.

'Did you hear me?' Gideon asked impatiently.

'Uh... Yes, Young Master.'

"Then tell me, what's your real name?'

She'd told him her name when they first met, but he no longer remembered it,

Standing behind Gideon, the woman smiled bitterly.

'It's Gwen, Gwendolyn Reyes.'

'Gwendolyn Reyes.' Gideon pulled her in front of him and then into his arms.

His hot breath tickled her skin.

Gideon traced a finger down her cheek. 'Just go by your real name from now on. Gwen is a nice

name. It suits you.'

Why The Long Face

Why The Long Face

Austyn raised an eyebrow when he saw Kai coming into the office alone.

'Young Madam said she was going to the café on the twelfth floor, so she can't join you.

'She prefers the food there?' Austyn frowned. 'Didn't you tell her what we're having for lunch?

'I didn't have the time to do that,' Kai thought. 'Young Madam was so anxious to shoo me away that she didn't even let me finish talking.'

The assistant kept a straight face. 'Maybe it's not about the food. Maybe Young Madam just wants to socialise with her colleagues.' Austyn stood up and pushed back the leather chair. 'In that case, the boss should socialise with the employees as well. Let's go." "To where?"

"To the cafeteria."

"Huh?"

"To have lunch."

Kai pointed to the en-suite lounge. 'What about the food I already bought?"

'See who's still at their desk in the secretarial pool. Give it to them."

Kai trotted to the lounge, picked up the well-packed lunch from Mason's-soup of the day, garden salad, Angus tenderloin steak and crème caramel, and went in search of a lucky secretary.

'Boss is going to cause quite a stir down on the twelfth, Kai thought as he jogged to catch with Austyn at the lift. 'He's never been to the staff café before."

As Kai expected, hundreds of pairs of eyes fell on the president the moment he stepped through the glass doors of the cafeteria.

A sudden hush descended over the entire space of four hundred square metres.

Conversations stopped mid-sentence.

Hands froze mid-air.

The clatter of utensils vanished.

It was as if someone had pressed the 'Pause' button.

Kai stood behind Austyn, making himself as invisible as possible.

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hy The Long Face

The click of Austyn's heels on the floor unfroze the scene.

Some of the younger female employees almost shrieked.

Austyn gave them curt nods as he passed the tables.

Several more intrepid souls sidled up to behind the president and tried to snap a picture of him.

Mid-level managers plucked up their courage and said hello to the president, inviting him to join them.

Austyn declined, but had to stop and shake hands and engage in small talk before he could

move on.

The café turned into a celeb meet-and-greet session.

The faces of all women under the age of twenty-five were flushed with excitement.

Well, all but one.

Kira lowered her head and shielded her face with a banana.