Ouch! My CEO Fiancé Fell For His Maid

Chapter 132

12- Closer To Him (Book 2)

Aniya's pov:

As soon as our coffee orders were taken, I began grilling Elijah. "What do you want to talk about, Mr. Elijah? If you are expecting me to tell you about Eve’s whereabouts, then I am sorry."

I was exhausted after a long day at work and all I wanted was a warm bath. I agreed to meet him because I wanted to see my friend's happiness again.

"No. I don’t want any whereabouts, Ms. Aniya. I need a favor," he replied, his voice pleading.

I scrunched my nose and looked up at him, curious but also wary. 'And what is that favor?" I asked.

He looked at me, and I noticed the under-bags around his eyes, evidence of sleepless nights and too much pressure. He took a deep breath before speaking again.

"Can you convince Eve as a friend to let me talk to her? To let me in her life for a little while? Just ask her to give me a chance."

What was it about these men? They make you run away in the opposite direction and then they come after you waggling their tails. Earlier it was Tyler and now Mr. Elijah. I raised an eyebrow, still stern but also feeling pity for him. "And why can’t you do it yourself, Mr. Elijah?"

He seemed frustrated by my question but didn't react. "I don't want to upset her or scare her off. I have promised her that if we won't click, we will part ways like two decent people."

I couldn't help but feel skeptical. "That's decent enough. Then how come I am in this equation?" I asked him.

"Ms. Aniya..." he began.

"Please call me Aniya," I interrupted.

"Yeah. Aniya. The deal is," he leaned forward, ’We need to meet and give time to each other, just to see if we will click or not. We can't go our separate ways if we are not seeing each other at all."

I could see the desperation in his eyes, and I couldn't help but feel sorry for him, "So you, see? How can we part ways without giving us a chance?1’

The man did have a point, "Okay, I'll talk to her. But no promises, Mr. Elijah,” I said, trying to be clear.

"Please call me Elijah. I... I know that... how she suffered, two years ago. And lost her loved ones." He told me and I didn't know what to say. Who shared this with him?

Maybe Eve did.

There was something fishy going on. He met Eve at Justin's place and somehow that old flame rekindled. Just like that?

Nah! I couldn't believe it!

"And what if my friend is interested in someone else?" I looked straight into his eyes, "She might be seeing someone already.” When he tried to open his mouth, I raised my palm to make him quiet.

He might be handsome but that doesn't mean I won't have a say in it.

"A few days back, she was seeing someone. And was genuinely happy. If that man is in her life, then sorry, Elijah. You don't stand a chance."

"You mean before she fell sick?” he asked me, and we got quiet when our coffees were served by the waitress. When she left, I nodded my head at him.

fell sick, there was someone

me!" he placed

my head, "No. It wasn't." I smiled, "Eve didn't even know the name of this man

"Wasn't it Adonis?”

him open-mouthed, my coffee forgotten

her, I am Adonis, Aniya. I call her long legs. It had become our secret joke and we both

He was ... like come on! He was

I drew a shaky breath and tried to bring

mean Elijah. I will try to convince

you so much," he said, relief evident

we finished our coffee, I couldn't help but feel conflicted. I wanted to help my friend, but I didn't want to get involved in something that could potentially hurt her badly. I needed

seemed serious. The way he was waiting for me in front of

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bag on the couch and dialed Ashley's number. Eve was still not home, and I needed

like she was in the middle of something important. I couldn't

am not disturbing you," I said quickly.

me that

said, trying to stay calm. "But there's something you need to know. Elijah is the same guy that Eve was seeing before. He's

stunned silence on the other end of

was standing right before my apartment waiting for me," I explained. "And he's been

believe this," she finally said. "Why would he come like

Ashley!... He does care for her. He was genuinely worried, Ash. Eve has been hurt before, and we don't want her to get hurt again. But to tell the truth, I can't see her in pain

Ashley agreed. "We need to talk to her and figure out what's going on. Thank you for telling me, Aniya. By the way, what do you have in

to open up to Elijah. If he is a sincere man, then he deserves

dinner

trying to set her up. We need to do

Let's think about it and

"Let’s invite him here to

how we will explain this to

Let’s convince her about it. Maybe when she will

man. But do you think he will come?” I could almost

is too involved in her." I got startled when I heard the noise outside the apartment door, "I need to go. Eve is home."

could be this crazy about a girl. I used to think Justin was a rare species.

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(After a few days)

Evelyne's pov:

a long and hard week. The

Right?

a movie night at our place and the

I wanted was to collapse on the couch and forget about everything. With a deep breath, I unlocked the door and pushed it open, eager to

am home!" I called out, expecting to hear my friends bustling about the apartment. But

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