Chapter 178 - The man you love

Leo was in a meeting with his board of directors. They were all seated around a conference table with their gaze portraying all the seriousness in the world. 

They respected their CEO a lot, because he was capable. The rate at which they had grown within two months was just too wow. 

Everything is going on too smoothly and lots of people are finding one way or another to partner with them. 

The large screen in the room displayed the percentage of their stock. The steps in which it took to rise. 

It changes to another. A well suited worker was presenting a project that his team was working on. 

Leo's mind wasn't in the meeting. 

Just like her, he missed her so much. He wanted to see her, but didn't think he would feel happy if she hyped over his stressed face. 

Mike, who was his assistant and Mick has been hyping over his excess working, not knowing that he was masking the work. 

It was his nightmares that affected him. 

The feeling of having her in his arms, he missed it so much. He wanted to see her smile directly at him. 

The only picture of her he had, is the one he took the day he crashed into her doorstep and was still looking for ways to make her become his bodyguard. 

He had taken the photo then, to show her that she looks pretty and he wasn't lying. It was one of his lame pick up lines. 

A smile blossomed on his face and he just decided to do something that at least brings a smile on his face and ease his tension.

He picked up his phone and opened his Whatsapp messenger. 

His finger danced on the keypad as he texted her. 

'Don't tell me that you have stolen my brain as well, because I'm in a meeting right now and all I could see was your face on everyone's own.'

He anticipated her reply and was totally oblivious to the staff that were giving him a confused look, but since Mike was present, he would fill him in on the details. 

....

Clara grinned at Leo's message, after checking the content. 

"I'm buying." Callum answered her question with his face already flushing from smiling like an idiot. 

Clara nodded in response to Callum.

'Hmm... seeing my face on everyone's own. Not bad. That means you haven't been sleeping well. Could it be that you were hallucinating?'

Clara typed and sent it, after adding the emoji of a thinking person.

Leo saw her reply and chuckled.

'Oh God! Can you be romantic for once?' Leo replied with an eyes rolled emoji attached at the end. 

Clara scoffed at his remark, totally forgotten that she is in the present of a certain CEO Callum. 

Callum stared at her with deep interest written all over his expression. 

He felt like Clara should just continue like she was now, till the next day. He wouldn't mind it at all, because she's just too beautiful.

Her laughter, chuckles, smiles and how she bit her finger in anticipation of Leo's replies, were all captured by him. 

Even though it was evident that the person she was conversing with was another man, he still enjoyed seeing her like this. 

'Hmm... you want me to be romantic when the man I love is hallucinating? I don't think so.' Clara replied with the emoji of a shrugging person. 

Leo was again, stricken by her declaration. The man she loved. 

'Can you send me a voice note of that claim please?' Leo replied with an emoji of a blushing person.

'What?' Clara replied, resting her back on the back rest of the couch, which made Callum raise his left brow at her.

She was totally immersed in her chat that she felt like she was in her own world. Just her, without anyone existing, except the man she was chatting with. 

'The man you love!' Leo replied.

'I Don't think now is the right time for that.' Clara replied and finally looked up at Callum, who was staring at her intensely. 

'Where are you?' Leo asked.

'I'm in a meeting with the CEO of my workplace.' Clara replied.

Leo replied with an emoji of an astonished person.

Clara was still so carefree and nonchalant. She typed, 'why are all the CEOs of nowadays so handsome? I was taken by surprise by this dude's look. 

I mean.. … I was expecting to see some big bellied old man.' 

'More handsome than I am?' Leo asked.

'No way! I will give him a 60%.' Clara replied and Leo felt elated. 

'What do I get?' Leo replied with an emoji of a person supporting his chin with his hands.

'I will give an 85% for sure.' Clara replied with an emoji of a cool person putting on a shade with a smirk tugging at the corner of his lips.

'That's not fair, my adorable feisty lamb. What happened to the 100%?' Leo replied with the emoji of a crying person. 

He was so curious and even excused himself from his meeting, ignoring his staff's surprised expression and winked at Mike to round up everything and fill him in, later. 

'I will wholeheartedly give that 100% to Timothy.' Clara replied with an emoji of a person covering its mouth.

'Hey! Do you need help understanding the say and don't say, when you are already taken?' Leo asked, with the emoji of a glaring man. 

'My Lord, please forgive this lowly servant who finds it hard to lie.' Clara replied, giggling in delight. 

She could imagine his expression right now. 

Leo's eyes widened in astonishment on the other side.

'This woman. She was not even taking it back.' He thought.

He was now resting his elbows on the rail of his balcony, while typing his reply. 

'I will make you realise what you just did wrong later. By the way, why are you alone? Did your boss have something important to attend to and left my feisty lamb all bored until I chatted you up?' Leo asked. 

'Nope! He is here.' Clara replied.

Leo: 'What!'

Clara: 'what?'