Chapter 34 - 34

Ian ate silently as he watched Jas throw glares at Camilla.

He was surprised at how Camilla simply ignored the evil look his girlfriend was throwing at her from across the table. Despite what had happened, Camilla remained calm and collected and focused on eating her dinner.​​

"So Jas, are you working?" Camilla suddenly asked, breaking the silence that had enveloped the dining room.

"Yes." Came Jas' uninterested response.

"Oh, nice." Camilla said with a sweet smile. "Where do you work?" Camilla asked.

"I don't think you need to know the personal details of my life." Jas hissed as she glared at Camilla.

"Okay, okay, I got it. We're not friends." Camilla said as she returned her attention to the meal in front of her.

"Jas, please, don't be so hostile towards Camilla." Ian said sweetly as he held Jas' hand and gently caressed it.

Jas remained silent for a while as she considered Ian's request.

"I have to work with this woman everyday, she will be around a lot." Ian added.

"I won't be around if I don't have to be." Camilla quickly said in an attempt to help Ian's cause.

"Fine." Jas said in surrender. "I guess I could give you a second chance. I'm sorry I jumped into conclusions and misunderstood things."

"I'm sorry too." Camilla said with a frown. "I just act too casually around Ian, I thought that if I acted that way, working together would be a breeze."

"Don't apologize for that Camilla." Ian said as he looked at his co-worker. "You were right to drop the formalities. We're stuck together for the foreseeable future, there shouldn't be any formalities or awkwardness between us."

"Still, if I hadn't just hopped into your car this wouldn't have happened. I'm sorry." Camilla said with a frown.

"It's fine Camila." This time it was Jas that responded. "I over reacted."

"She has reason to." Ian said with a laugh as he continued to eat his dinner.

"Oh, why?" Camilla asked as she leaned in to listen.

"Well, as you can see, my Ian is quite attractive." Jas said with a grin.

"Not my type, but I see why people would swoon over him." Camilla teased, making everyone laugh.

"Seriously though, back when we were in university when we had just started dating, a lot of girls would try to put him in suspicious situations to get us to break up." Jas explained with a frown.

"It wasn't just girls." Ian grumbled. "Some guys that liked her too would find ways for us to break up. They'd try to cause misunderstandings between us."

"Even my friends tried that." Jas confessed with a frown.

"Seriously though, I'm really not interested in Ian." Camilla said with a genuine smile. "I want to be friends with him because we work together, that's all. Plus he seems to be a really nice guy."

"Thank you." Jas said with a smile.

Ian could see that his girlfriend really appreciated how Camilla had stated her intentions. He could only hope that Jas wouldn't feel so insecure next to Camilla.

"So how was your first day?" Jas asked the two as she relaxed.

"Tiring." Camilla said with a laugh.

"My brain is fried. We had to learn too many things. I'm mentally and physically exhausted." Ian said with a sigh as he shook his head.

"So is the CEO of the Reyes Group really as menacing as they say?" Jas asked.

Despite being a public figure the CEO of the Reyes Group, just like the rest of his family, remained to be a very private person.

All everyone knew about him was related to his work and some basic information. Like the fact that he was married to Priscilla Clarin - Reyes, a woman from an equally powerful family.

But on the details of how they met or where they met, that was something that people didn't know. Mr. Reyes rarely attended events too unless his attendance was necessary.

There was no need for the CEO to attend such trivial events. He controlled the largest and most company in the country, people came to him.

"Actually, the CEO isn't as bad as most people say." Camilla said as she picked at her food. "He's actually quite nice, just really intimidating."

"I pity his son." Ian said with a frown as he thought of their future boss. "Imagine having a father as demanding as him."

"He seems quite nice though." Camilla said as she thought of their encounter earlier. "Maybe he is different at home and at work? That's the case for many people."

"My dad is somewhat like that." Jas said, joining in on the conversation. "In front of his staff he has this whole demanding persona, but at home he is quite nice."

"Marco doesn't seem sad." Ian added as he thought of the CEO's assistant.

"Marco, is the CEO's real assistant, we are just tailing him for training." Camilla explained to Jas.

"Training for what?" Jas asked as she looked at Camilla with a confused expression.

Camilla suddenly realized Ian had not told Jas who they were really working for.