Besotted

Chapter 26

Its been a whole week and I couldn't have a talk to Caleb. He was always angry or would be working late. He would go early and come back late. He would avoid me and I had the feeling that he had been purposely ignoring me.

I got ready for a party I was going to attend as a secretary with Caleb. Finally, I was getting some time to be with him and I would find the right time to ask him what has been he up to.

I wore a dark green colored gown with a slit on my left leg. The front of the dress had a low cut and it was backless. I wore it matching it up with a silver stiletto and made my way out as I waited for Caleb.

"He is in the limo, waiting for you," Jenny told me and again I found myself shocked for him leaving me behind. I had shrugged his rage thinking it was related to his work but as time passed and I saw him behaving like this, I had subtle feeling that perhaps he was angry on me.

But what did I do to make him angry?

As I made my way to the elevator, I pressed the button and waited for the elevator to descend down. The elevator had a mirror and I saw my reflection. My eye make up was minimal but I went up with a bold red lipstick which suited my skin. My hair was down and rolled at the end. I looked nice, well I hoped so.

I hoped Caleb to side away all his anger and tell me what was really affecting him.

As I walked out of the elevator, few boys were around the corner and they saw me and smiled at me. Perhaps I looked good. I wonder what he would say.

I saw his Limo and walked up to it with a smile on my face. But he was nowhere in sight. The driver smiled at me and opened the door for me. I smiled at him and entered only to find him inside staring at his phone with a bored expression.

"Caleb?" I called and he looked up. His eyes showed no expressions but nevertheless he didn't show any affections or emotions that I had expected him to show me. Instead, the void of any emotions made me sad.

"What is it?" he asked and I found myself shaking my head to his question.

"Nothing," I whispered and he went back to stare at his phone as I looked out of the window.

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The party was as usually boring but I looked back at Caleb to find him smiling and laughing with his business acquaintance. For the first time in the whole week he was laughing and it looked he was having a good time so I restrained myself from going up to him and asking him if we could already leave.

The only thing that I realized I had ever wanted from Caleb was to see him happy. And as I saw him happy, I found it really refreshing to my heart that he was happy. His simple smile made my day and I was relieved. I stood there in the corner with a glass of wine when I saw Ms. Hailey Davies, daughter of Mr. Richard Davies, the business tycoon making her way to Caleb.

She wrapped her hand on his and when I thought he would excuse himself, he seemed to be enjoying her company. And the next thing I saw he leaned down and pecked her neck. My eyes widen in shock as I clutched the glass tight and slammed it on the table.

"What the hell are you doing?" I mumbled annoyed but then I saw them walking out of the hall and I made my way after them wanting to confront Caleb but stopped on my tracks thinking if he was drunk because I did see him gulping down wine a few minutes ago.

Ms. Hailey Davies was just a fangirl of Caleb's look and I earlier when I was just his secretary he would always tell me to look after Hailey and make her stay away from him because he didn't like her company. I really hoped he was dragged away by Hailey because he was drunk or something.