Injured

Even though all her body needed now was a good rest, Clara couldn't be on standby and see Tony chased out of the organization.

She accepted the accusations thrown at her readily, hoping it would make him take back his words.

All eyes were directed towards her.

Xavier glared at the people inside the room and one after the other they started taking their leaves. Leaving just the fourth of the five of them , he looked her straight in the eyes and a mocking smile made itself known on his face.

" What you are trying to say,is that you entertain more guests, during my absence, right? " His statement came as a surprise to everyone.

What happened that night came flooding Clara's memory, but she didn't have any straight left to defend herself. Instead, it was Tony who broke the silence .

" Boss is not what you think the madam was... "

" Stop it already Tony, you are still defending her when the boss already knew that she was two-faced , it's only you who still believes in her, are you that blind by her beauty. " It was Judith who spoke up this time, glaring at Tony.

Who will believe that he will still be defending such a disgusting woman?

" Shut up Judith, just shut up already! If you don't have anything reasonable to say, just keep quiet. I think your silence will be more appreciated here, okay!! "

Tony lost his cool and leash to her, the situation was already complicated enough with Xavier thinking something else and Judith seemed to be so dumb as to understand the meaning behind Xavier's words .

Tony was never defending Clara, he was only trying to save his head , even though Xavier kept denying it, it was already obvious that he had feelings for his wife. If not, he won't be interested in the story and will just go straight into dishing out his punishment .

" Suit yourself,then , look who's talking , I'm defending you and you are not even grateful. If you so badly want to be fired, then be quick about it and leave the organization and see if I care !"

She said goodbye and made to leave .

" Come back here , Judith! " Xavier ordered and stop immediately stopped on her track " from now on you will take over Tony's's position and your first assignment would be to fire him. " Clara felt guilty ,she did not only fail to help him but even gave him a quick reason to be fired .

Tony was already aware of Xavier's personality, he would never go back on his words.

Accepting his fate, he bowed, thanking him before taking his leave .

" Boss, please don't do this, I only said all that because I was angry at the moment. " Judith pleaded, trying to persuade him .

" You are really heartless, you can't even think about the people who stayed with you through your difficult times, you are only concerned about your Flora or whatever stupid name you call her!" Clara was furious. So she said whatever came to her mind.

" You!! Do you think you are free ? There's still no news about Lilac and you are begging for him. "Just wait until I'm back. Those idiots you call family members will hear from me. "

He threatened to hurry out of the house with Ezekiel running after him.

"Just go ahead and do what you know how to do best" Clara screamed after him.

Tony was fired because of her. Now her family will pay the price. What kind of life is this? I'm already very tired .

"Madam!"

She heard someone scream before she blanked out .

She didn't even know who had taken her into her room but she was grateful that they hadn't called a doctor if not her secret, would've been discovered .

Since that night she had never heard or seen him around. It was from the maids she got the information that he left on a private jet that night .

*****

" Clara dear, thank goodness you are here! That money you borrowed from your uncle is ours, right ? Talk to your uncle and tell him to transfer it to daddy's account." her father said, pushing her towards Ryan. Immediately she stepped into the office .

She clenched her fist tightly, her fingers dug into her Palm , she should have listened to her uncle, this man's reaction had already sold him out.

must have been out to scam the family. Her uncle warned her but she was too carried away by her emotions to listen. Now they were right about him .

She took a seat close to him before asking him

"Since when, have you been plotting your plans? "

"That's not what's important now, Clara. Ask your uncle to send the money. We will talk about other things later. " he was just bent on getting his hands on that money .

The truth was that he personally acted and directed the kidnapping or whatever .

After that disagreement with his wife, he left home , only to show up two days later and see that a lot of people were looking for him. His pictures were all over the social media platforms, offering to pay a huge amount of money to whoever had information about him. Immediately he got the idea everything was going just fine , until his stupid son-in-law appeared.

That money would have been in his account if not for him , but he made sure he thought him a lesson he would never forget .

" Immediately after the fight," he answered, still angry at how his perfect plan was ruined by that fox .

That was two days before she even received the news of his disappearance .

" Uncle, since that money is now mine, please donate it to an orphanage with an anonymous name "

Ryan nodded in approval , he was very pleased with her decision .

"Improvement "

" What?you little bi*ch, you will donate that money to an orphanage when your father is still alive." he roared like a wounded lion.

" Dead !"

One single word, she used that single word to shock everyone present .

"What , what do you mean?"

" I'm sure you did not suddenly become stupid? In my heart you are dead, uncle. As for my parents, they died a long time ago. "

If not that she could still think and her head was as clear as ever, she would have thought that it was one of her personality who was talking .

" She's right , you really made a great decision back then when you denied Ina's pregnancy refused. You don't deserve such a daughter ." her uncle said, grabbing the hand that was meant to slap sense into Clara's head.

Ryan kneed his elder brother, who immediately fell down, then he elegantly dusted his already neat suit before walking to the door. He stopped , "Brother , the company could do better without someone like you , while you were busy with your script, the person I sent to replace you was doing great , but when you eventually came back to your senses , sorry I forgot you didn't have one to begin with.

I can still let you start from the beginning."

" What !! Ryan, I'm still your elder brother , you bastard ! "How can he fire him just like that ?

"Clara , since I need a secretary , you can be by my side to pay off your debts. I will also teach you everything about business. "

Just like that, the father lost his job and his daughter got herself one. This time she was very happy because she knew nothing about business .

" This was all your doing , you must have cried to him. That made him fish me out!" .

He still didn't understand why her husband, who despised their family so much, would suddenly show up in India.

" Goodbye and see you never ", Clara retorted, carrying her bag .

***

The next two weeks were very good for Clara, since she barely stayed at home , thanks to her new job. She was getting along with people and personalities didn't appear again .

She had never heard anything about her husband and friend, but it was not like she cared. These few days were very peaceful and she was already adding some freshness to some parts of her body .

Today, she was off from work. She stepped out of the taxi and walked towards the mansion. Looking at the familiar road , she forced herself not to recall anything about the memories they had on this road. As she got to the building she saw a familiar car parked in the garage.

Her heart skipped a beat, knowing that he was back .

" You still don't have any news of her , since my subordinates became useless. " she heard his reprimanding voice. Immediately she entered, so she just stood and watched .

He still hadn't received any news from the people in charge of finding Glory. Did she really scare her off, or was the person behind her as strong as him?

" Sorry boss ,we will put in more effort this time ". The man didn't know how to tell him that it was his woman who didn't want them to find her .

The two men took their leave and bowed to her when they saw her at the door .

" Boss, your wound is just heeling , let go up so that you can get some rest ." she heard Judith's voice and her mood just changed .

He got injured. What were his men doing ? How could they allow him to get injured?

Xavier allowed Judith to help him up but stopped when he noticed that someone was looking at him. He stared at the woman standing by the door quietly scrutinizing her.

Clara shivered involuntarily on seeing that her presence was already discovered by him. She unlocked their eye contact and cleared her throat.

Her blazer and skirt were tailored to fit , she was wearing a white shirt that was neatly tucked in and her jet-black hair was packed up and rolled into a neat bun revealing her breathtaking face and her long neck. She looked like an elite in the workplace .

"Madam , boss was seriously injured some days ago and only got better, if you can still remember your duty, shouldn't you be helping instead of just standing there? "

Judith unwillingly called her madam since she was now the special assistant .

Clara stood there for a few seconds before joining them. She kept her bag on the couch and helped him upstairs .

" Why are you dressed like that?" He muttered coldly .

" Job requirement." she gave a simple answer without looking at him as she helped him into the room .

" Job ? Didn't I give you enough food and clothes? Was the money on the black card not enough?" He asked, frowning as he pulled her arms. He just doesn't understand this wife of his .

"You gave me unconditionally freedom," her face was apathetic, as if she was a machine .

He stared at her , different !, very different in just two short weeks. She became expressionless and calm when she spoke to him or looked at him,

" what's the nature of your work ?" Although he could tell from her attire .

" Secretary." she didn't withdraw her arms. Instead, she gently answered every question he asked since it seemed like the injury was in his head and, unfortunately, his eyes got affected too. That must be why he can't tell from her dress .

" Where ? " He asked again.

" Davis Corp ".

His dark pupils shrank in awe as he added more pressure to her arm .

" Ryan's secretary? " he asked in surprise .

" Yes " she nodded .

" Resign immediately! " his voice was very firm and he left no room for her to refuse or negotiate .