" Maria come have your breakfast" Edward James said.
"No, you go ahead and join the others am not hungry" said Maria
"But am hungry" Edward James said with his hands in his trouser pants.
"Then you should go have breakfast" noticing he can't force her to do other wise he left from there but didn't return to the dinner table.
Noticing the absence of the two on the dinner table Kristen who saw Edward leave through the kitchen went looking for him but he spotted Maria and the domestic staffs cleaning someone freshly picked fruits.
"Hello Maria" Kristen called out
"Kristen here you're, do you need some help?" She asked trying to hide her nervousness.
"No I don't_ but why don't you let the staffs do their jobs while you eat breakfast and talking about breakfast it's amazing and I've missed your cooking". Kristen told her trying to make her feel comfortable as someone will kill him if he doesn't.
"Am glad you enjoyed it" she said with a little smile.
"Where's Edward, I noticed him come this way" Kristen asked but Maria shrugged her shoulders.
" Yes he was here but he's gone back inside" so she thought.
"Okay I'll go get him but you should come back inside" he said to her.
"Am good Kristen" Maria said to him
Few minutes later Kristen came back to her. " Edward isn't anywhere in the building" Kristen told her immediately he saw her.
"Where could he be then" she asked
"Not sure, what did he say to you? Kristen asked.
"He asked me to come have breakfast but I refused as am not hungry, but he left". Kristen who understands his friend very well now knows the reason he didn't come back to eat. Edward James he knew won't eat when someone he loves and cares about hasn't. Kristen took out his phone to call him but he's number wasn't reachable, after several attempt it was still not reachable at this point Maria became worried.
"Does that mean he didn't have his breakfast?" Maria Moore asked and Kristen nods.
"Where do you think he'll be, I'll pack up his meal for him" Maria said
"No that won't be necessary. We should go to him" Kristen said about leaving
"We you say" Maria asked wondering why she should go with him.
"You don't get it do you? He didn't eat because you refused to eat" Kristen told her but Maria found it childish.
"That's childish" she said Kristen sighed not knowing what to say.
"Let's go Maria for my sake" Kristen said but she rolled her eyes but still went with him. Tina and Vanessa were oblivious of all these after eating they sat in the living room to see their favorite TV show.
After driving for an hour and going to his favorite cool of spot and still could not find him Kristen decided to listen to Maria Moore who told him to go to the company.
" He doesn't go to the company on Saturdays but lets go ahead" Kristen said and as always Maria rolled her eyes. Upon arriving at the company Kristen led them to the CEO'S office and was about knocking when the door opened revealing both the assistant and secretary.
" Good morning doctor Kristen" the assistant greeted same as the secretary, Kristen exchanged pleasantries with them both before entering into the office with Maria.
" How is it possible for you to leave your guest unattended to Mr Edward James" Kristen queried immediately he spotted Edward seated behind his desk while working on his laptop.
"You know your way around and you're know guest to me" Edward James said with his attention still on the laptop.
" What a bad host you're" Kristen said taking his seat on the sofa.
"Good morning Edward" Maria greeted not knowing how to make her presence known unknown to her he has seen them both even before they got into his office. He was actually in the technical department which is just a floor before the CEO'S office floor, with his assistant and secretary with the other technical team investigating why the CCTV was blank for two days.
He just wanted to put her in a hard place by not raising his head to acknowledge their presence.
" Good morning Ms Moore" Edward finally said as he looked at her and he loved the stunned expression when he used his professional voice on her.
Maria Moore found it odd to hear him address her as Ms Moore rather than the usual friendly way he calls her name, she was taken aback.
"Erm_ you left without taking breakfast and you didn't inform anyone" she stuttered a bit.
" That's correct but I don't think I owe anyone an explanation for that
or do I Ms Moore?" Edward James knows he's being an asshole right now but he just enjoyed the look on her face.
" Are you mad at me or something?" Maria couldn't help but ask not knowing why he's acting up.
" And why should I be mad at you?" He asked now walking towards her.
"Am so_ you know what, I shouldn't have come, sorry I did". She said and was about leaving but Edward caught her hand in his.
"You're here now and regarding our deal you haven't completed the contract_ you know your way to the kitchen here Ms Moore" he told her locking eyes with her, Maria sighed contemplating to cook or not at the end she went into the mini kitchen.
"Don't be too hard on her, you might scare her away" Kristen who has been on the phone with his wife Vanessa walked up to Edward and told him.
"Am not, just that she's_ haaaa, never mind" Edward said going back to seat before saying to Kristen "anyways thanks for coming along with her"
"She's giving you a tough time right; you can't blame her she's been through a lot you don't expect her to run into an other relationship within a blink" Kristen said but Edward sneered at him
" Who was the one saying I shouldn't wait any longer and am an headache?" Edward James fired at him but Kristen shrugged his shoulders