Chapter 88

Alpha’s White Lie
Chapter 88
Monday morning was hell . I was
sted from the lack of sleep and no amount of coffee was fixing it . Matters got woria after I got to work . Every I mean everyone , wanted to congratulate me on the engagement . The walk from the lift to my office took 30 minutes instead of the normal 10 veriode .
When I finally got to my office , I had a pissed off PA . She was mad at me for not telling her about my relationship with Blake . She interrogated me for good 30 minutes before huffing and walking away to get me breakfast . I was lafe for 3 meetings and my head was pounding . Kaitlin kept trying to carrer me to quiz me as well but I tactfully avoided her as much as possible .
By lunchtime , I was infuriated . People kept interrupting my meetings to talk to me about the engagement and I was behind on all my jobs for the day t felt like I had accomplished nothing . What made me even angrier was watching Blake sit in his office comfortably doing his work without any interruptions . No one was bothering him and I was ready to bite someone’s head off .
I had a 1 pm team meeting for the next project we had coming up . I had allocated a team of 8 staff members that were going to be leading the project . I always had a team meeting before the project started so that I could make sure they understood the project and were on the right track .
The head of the team , Carol , was someone that loved to be super prepared . She had asked me to go over some questions they had come across while researching the project . So , at 1 pm , I stood in front of a whiteboard with a grumbling tummy , answering questions and giving more information to my
team .
“ Okay , so I just taking the time to re – evaluate the pros and cons that we have just come up with . If you think there should be more , please feel free to add them ” I had my back to the team and I scribbled stuff on the flow chart I had made on the whiteboard .
“ Ma’am ” someone called .
“ Yeah ? ”
“ How about we have a breakdown of some of the pros and cons ? Do you think it would help us evaluate the perimeters ? ”
“ That’s a very good suggestion . However , may -… ” I turned around to face whoever had spoken but my eyes landed on a familiar pair of blue eyes sitting at the end of the table .
“ Mr Cooper , how nice of you to join us . To what do we owe this pleasure ? ”
“ Just wanted to pop in and see how you guys do these famous team meetings . I’ve been told you are the only manager that has constant catch – ups with her team and is very involved in all the projects you are given . Plus , I’m hungry and wanted you to join me for lunch ” he gave me a sweet smile .
I heard a few throats being cleared and a couple of giggles .
I took a deep breath in and pinched the bridge of my nose trying to calm myself down . He was testing my patience today .
“ It’s a hard pass on the lunch , Mr Cooper , thank you very much . Some of us have to work for a living and I have a lot of work to do but you are welcome to stay with us for the rest of the meeting . ” My voice was low and stern . I could even hear the menacing tone in it . I reminded myself that he was still my boss and I had to keep it professional .
“ Alright , I can tell when I’m not wanted . I shall go find someone else to have lunch with then . Enjoy the rest of your meeting everyone ” he got up and walked out of the room .
I closed my eyes and took deep breaths . My head was pounding even more now and I wanted to curl up in a ball and cry .
“ Carol , I think I’ve answered all the questions you had for me . Can you please take over from here before I burst a nerve ? ”