Page 37 of Surprise! I'm Engaged To My Boss
He smiled. “She's dealing with all of this very well. It's a difficult treatment, with a heavy load of medications, and yet she's so strong.”
“That's great, brother. You'll soon be able to take your place in the office again.”
“What's the rush? I thought you were doing well as CEO.”
“I’ve only agreed to this because of Alice, you know. I can't wait for you to come back.”
“Even though Bonnie says she's fine, I want to be around for the rest of her treatment, so I'll probably only return to the company after she's had and recovered from her next and final surgery.”
“Is there a date for this?”
“The surgery will be at the end of the year, shortly after your wedding. It will be great so that we don't miss the party because she is in the post-operative period.”
They would never take that risk, since there would be no party at all.
To my relief, I didn't need to answer that, because at that moment the doorbell rang again. We all looked at the door, seeing Camila Collins enter, accompanied by a lady – certainly her grandmother.
When she walked in, I felt myself freeze for a few moments, completely speechless at the sight before me. The first time I had seen her, she had also been wearing an elegant dress like that, although the one at the company party had been black and the one now was pastel blue. But now, perhaps because we were in a calmer environment and without the curious fact that had caught my attention that day – the uncontrolled way she was drinking – I was able to pay more attention to her, and...
Holy crap!
Her reddish hair fell in waves over her shoulders, contrasting with her pale skin, and the dress molded perfectly to the contours of her body.
The woman was so beautiful. Exactly the type I’d love to take to bed.
I had taken her, after all. Even though all we did was sleep.
Which was a huge waste.
My mother hurried to get up and go greet her, accompanied by Bonnie. Sebastian patted my shoulder, breaking me out of my trance, before going forward to greet the newcomers as well.
I joined them, first going to speak to Camila's grandmother.
“Are you Jenna Collins?” I was actually pretty good at remembering names. Earlier that day, Camila had texted me some information she thought was important, so that I wouldn’t give anything away during dinner and so that our families would believe that we had actually been together for a few weeks. “It’s a great pleasure, Camila always talks a lot about you.”
I kissed the back of her hand, and she smiled.
“Oh, my dear, the pleasure is entirely mine. I've been looking forward to meeting you ever since Cami told me about you. She told me you were handsome, but by God, I never imagined you’d bethishandsome.”
“Grandma!” I heard Camila's voice scolding her, but I confess that I had to contain my laughter.
So, she had told her grandmother that I was handsome? Interesting...
Jenna commented, “Your house is so beautiful. Oh, and Trinity Turner, it's so nice to meet you. I'm a huge fan. ‘Fated by Surprise’ is one of my all-time favorite movies.”
My mother's ego still swelled whenever anyone praised her work, especially for the film that almost won her an Oscar for best actress.
“Oh, thank you, dear. But just call me Trinity, please. We are family now.”
“Oh, and who is this nice boy?” Mrs. Jenna asked, referring to Apollo. And I didn't even need to introduce him, because she went ahead and approached him.
When I looked at Camila, however, I noticed that her reaction was completely opposite to her grandmother's. Her eyes widened and all the blood in her face seemed to drain away as she took a few steps back.
I went to her to see if she was okay.
“Is there a problem?” I remembered that I hadn't mentioned to her that I had a dog, while she gave me a complete report about herself, including talking about her cat.
It had a food name. I found it curious.
