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.”

me, and we got quiet when our coffees were served by the waitress. When

sick, there was someone in

placed his finger on his

wasn’t.” I smiled, “Eve didn’t even

“Wasn’t it Adonis?”

looked at him open-mouthed, my

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

come on! He was Eve’s

shaky breath and tried to bring a smile to my lips only to

try to convince her to give

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

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 to

He seemed serious. The way he was waiting for me in

***

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

she was in the middle of something important. I

quickly. “But

replied. “Justin told me that his associate Elijah is

I 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 the one she used

other end of the

standing right before my apartment waiting for me,”

can’t believe this,” she finally said. “Why would

know,” I replied. “I think, 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 anymore. We need to do something. If Elijah wants to go the extra mile for her then why can’t we?

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

to Elijah. If he is a sincere man, then he deserves it, Ash. They

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

hint that we are trying to set her up. We need to do

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

excitedly, “Let’s invite him here to

And how

so you 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, Elijah can take over

he will come?” I could almost imagine Ash tapping

got startled when I heard the noise outside the apartment door, “I need to

I couldn’t believe that someone could be this crazy about a girl. I used to think

***

(After a few days)

Evelyne’s pov:

tiredness after such a long and hard week. The advertisement campaigns for

Right?

at our place and the excitement to spend time with my friends

at work, all I wanted was to collapse on the couch and forget about everything. With a

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