Ouch, My CEO Fiance Fell For His Maid

Ouch! My CEO Fiancé Fell For His Maid by Lisa Salman 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.”

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

there was someone in

me!” he placed his finger on his

shook my head, “No. It wasn’t.” I smiled, “Eve didn’t even know the name of this

“Wasn’t it Adonis?”

at him open-mouthed, my coffee forgotten

am Adonis, Aniya. I call her long legs. It had

like come on!

was tongue-tied at the moment, “Ok,” I drew a shaky breath and tried to bring a smile to my lips

Elijah. I will try to convince her

you, Aniya. Thank you so much,” he said, relief

feel conflicted. I wanted to help my friend, but I didn’t want to get involved in something that

was waiting for me in front of the

***

my bag on the couch and dialed Ashley’s number. Eve was still not home, and I needed to do

she was in the middle of something important.

said quickly.

about to call you, Aniya,” Ashley replied. “Justin told me that his associate Elijah is interested in Eve. He wants

calm. “But there’s something you need to know. Elijah is the same guy that Eve was seeing before. He’s the one

the other end of the line. “What did you say?” Ashley finally

met him this evening. He was standing right before my apartment waiting for me,” I explained.

believe this,” she finally said.

get hurt again. But to tell the truth, I can’t

her and figure out what’s going on. Thank you for telling me, Aniya. By the

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

to arrange one more dinner at our place and then we can

get the hint that we are trying to set her up. We need to do something which seems

“Of course. Let’s think about it and come up

said excitedly, “Let’s invite

do you mean? And how we will explain

called him here to get those important files from him. Let’s convince her about it. Maybe when she will notice him more around her, the ice might melt. Who knows? Once we will invite them,

like a plan. He is a genius man. But do you think he will come?” I could almost

don’t worry. He would definitely come. He is too involved in her.” I got startled when I heard the noise outside the apartment door, “I need

my mind was still racing. I couldn’t believe that someone could be this crazy about a girl. I used to think Justin was a rare species. It seemed Elijah aka Adonis was the

***

(After a few days)

Evelyne’s pov:

to start, and I could not wait to get rid of this tiredness after such a long and hard week.

Right?

planning a movie night at our place and the excitement to spend time with my friends

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

home!” I called out, expecting to hear my friends bustling about the apartment. But instead, there was