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.”

she fell sick?” he asked me, and we got quiet when our coffees were

sick, there

me!” he placed his finger

I smiled, “Eve

“Wasn’t it Adonis?”

open-mouthed, my

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

He was … like come on! He

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

Adonis…. I mean Elijah. I will try to convince her to give you a

you so much,” he said, relief

to help my friend, but I didn’t want to

was waiting for me in front of the apartment said

***

Ashley’s number. Eve was still not

of something important. I couldn’t hold

I said quickly. “But I need to talk to you about something

just about to call you, Aniya,” Ashley replied. “Justin told me that his associate

know. Elijah is the same guy that Eve was seeing before. He’s the one she

silence on the other end of the line. “What

this evening. He was standing right before my apartment waiting for me,” I explained. “And he’s

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

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? We are her friends

figure out what’s going on. Thank

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

one more dinner at our place

are trying to set her up. We need

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

said excitedly, “Let’s invite him here

do you mean? And how we will explain this 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?

a genius man. But do you think he will come?” I could almost imagine Ash

He is too involved in her.” I got startled when I heard the noise outside the apartment door, “I need to go. Eve is home.” I

could be this crazy about a girl.

***

(After a few days)

Evelyne’s pov:

weekend was about to start, and I could not wait to get rid of this tiredness after such a long and hard week. The advertisement campaigns for our salons were taking a toll on me but I was not giving up.

Right?

our place and the excitement to spend time with my

all I wanted was to collapse on the couch and forget about everything. With a deep breath, I unlocked the door and

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