About an hour later, Jasmine heard the door click open. She had gotten tired of banging on the door. She thought the room might be sound proof, so whatever she was doing was useless. She had angrily made her way to the neatly dressed bed in the room.
That bastard. He was just like she had thought. Very selfish and self centered. She almost fell for his stupid act. The way he made it seem like he actually cared.
She quickly stood up, ready to give him a good scolding. But instead, Louis walked into the room.
"Miss Norra??" his face held a look of surprise, showing he had no idea she was there.
Seeing it was Louis, she tried calming down "Where is he?! " she walked out of the room to the office.
"He is not in the building right now. He left just now" Louis replied.
"That Asshole" She muttered in her breath. Was he about to leave her here the whole morning? She picked her bag and proceeded to leave the office.
"Mrs Norra, since you're here already we need you to sign a few documents". Louis said, handing her a few documents.
Jasmine looked over the papers "But this is meant to be signed after the press conference".
"Yes. Damian held the press conference this morning. Your secretary was present. I mean, i was about handing this over to him because i had no idea you were here. I thought you were still on sick leave. " Louis was confused too, but he didn't show it. There were things that were better off not to be explained.
"He told you to come get me?"
"Not exactly". Louis simply replied.
So he never intended to make her attend the press conference? But he could have just told her. Recalling how she had acted that morning, Jasmine knew it was entirely her fault. She was already at the company, it was only normal to sign the documents and finish the necessary procedures.
But her mind was clouded with the thought of the press conference. She bit her lips in regret. She felt ashamed for acting up. "I will wait here for him"
"He will be out for long. I won't advise waiting for him". Louis stated.
"Alright then". Jasmine signed the documents and left the company.
Seated back in the car, Jasmine thought of a lot of ways to apologize. She had judged him. So badly. He was a ruthless businessman. He always held his opponent's weakness and held it against them. She felt wary of him and thought she should be on her toes. Her knew her weakness, so she didn't think twice before judging him. Even though she was strict with people, she knew when she was wrong.
"Simon" Jasmine called out.
"Yes ma'am".
"What do you think i should get for an apology?. Best suited for a businessman."
"Not all business men have the same taste though. But there is something all businessmen love"
"What's that?" Jasmine asked relieved that she didn't have to think much.
"Profit".
"Huh"
"Profit. As long as they get profits or rise in stocks. Then they are all happy."
Jasmine was disappointed with his answer. She looked out of the window. Even though she could promise him profit, she needed an immediate gift.
****
After long hours of work and feeling guilty, Jasmine drove home. She had called Louis to know if Damian was back but he wasn't. She was too ashamed to call Damian directly. She had planned to cook and apologize over dinner but now she didn't think her plan could go as planned.
Nonetheless, she cooked. She thought of anything he would like, but she couldn't take a guess. After so much thought, she prepared some Italian salad Pasta and eggplant rollatini. She drove to his residence even though it could take like 5 minutes to get there.
Jasmine stood by the door, but it seems like he wasn't home yet. It was 9:20 already. Was he at the office? She thought of going to his office but she wasn't sure he would be there. She decided to take the gamble anyways.
It took her about 15 minutes to get there. She couldn't believe there was traffic by that time of the day. She walked directly to the private elevator which brought her to the CEO 's floor. His office light was lit. She let out a sigh of relief but also got more nervous. She had never even been nervous about a project before but now? Her heart was racing a bit too fast. She couldn't count the number of times she bit her lips.
Jasmine summoned courage and walked into the office. She looked up just to meet his eyes. His gaze indifferent as ever. She swallowed hard. She felt like an offender in court.
She stood there, not knowing what to say. She opened her mouth to speak, but not a word came out. He soon retreated his gaze and continued work like she wasn't even there.
Jasmine breathed out and said "I... I came to apologize. I was quite rude and acted stupidly this morning. I also went against our deal. I'm sorry.
His movements stopped for a moment. He looked at his wristwatch " It's 9:50. Go home ".
Jasmine's heart dropped. If she had thought he was cold, then she was certainly mistaken. Now she felt the real definition of actually being cold. Despite that she still had to try her luck. She continued "I brought you dinner. I thought you might not have the time to eat so.."
He slightly sighed "You can leave it there" he continued his work, not giving her one bit of attention.
But Jasmine was quite stubborn. She nonchalantly sat down on the office sofa.
Noticing this, Damian slowly raised his head "What are you doing?"
Jasmine looked up to him. Even though his gaze was a bit frightening, she shouldn't fidget. "You haven't accepted my apology. I will just sit here, don't mind me."