273 A Little Favour

Lily had barely discharged Xia when her phone started ringing.

“Who could be calling me at this time? Could it be the Clitino Brothers’ personal assistant?” She hastily picked up the phone and was stunned to see Tom’s name.

“Tom? Why is Mr. Tom calling me?” Lily’s cheek slowly turned pink. She couldn’t help herself from crushing on her boss’s best friend even though she had a fiance who worshipped the ground she walked on.

Smiling sheepishly, she picked up the call and said in a calm voice, “hello.”

“Hello, beautiful Lily, I hope I’m not calling at a bad time?” Tom’s voice was as reserved and charming as always.

“No, not at all, sir. It’s nice to hear from you after a long while, sir. How is work and every other thing.” Lily couldn’t stop herself from smiling as an image of Tom’s cute face crossed her mind.

“Splendid! Is your boss in the office?”

“Y...yes! He’s around, but I think he’s in a foul mood,” Lily opened up to Tom knowing that her secret was safe with him.

“Oh! It’s such a pity but he’ll get over it. Just endeavor not to step on his toes during this period, okay?”

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“Okay,” Lily beamed.

“Can you do me a favor and walk into the convenience while pretending you are done talking on the phone?” Tom asked.

“O...okay!” Lily drawled her reply while wondering the reason behind Tom’s awkward request. She quietly stood up and peeled the phone from her ears. Then she strolled to the convenience and shut the door.

When she was behind closed doors, she carefully scanned around the convenience to ensure that Tom had not teleported to it and was waiting on her.

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After ensuring that she was all alone, she placed the phone back on her ears and said, “hello, sir, I am in the convenience as you requested. But, you’re making me feel a little bit agitated as if I’m doing something bad. You know how the boss doesn’t joke with loyalty, right?

“Calm down, Lily, you’re not betraying your boss in any way and I’m not planning something heinous. One more question, is this phone line secured? Because I wouldn’t want anyone eavesdropping on our conversation.”

Lily breathed out forced air as anxiety took hold of her system. Something kept screaming within her that there could be a hidden camera in the convenience.

“What if Leon was watching me right now talking to someone over the phone, even though I know that my private line was not tapped? Won’t he think I’m plotting something bad with an enemy?” Lily’s head began to throb as different questions clamored for attention.

“Mr. Tom, this line is perfectly secured, but I’m worried about your two requests so far. I need to return to my seat so that my boss wouldn’t look for me. Is there anything you want to find out?” Lily asked in a slightly trembling tone.

“Yes, but as I said earlier, it’s not something that you should be worried about. Leon’s wife intends to throw him a birthday surprise party and she doesn’t want him to be aware of it.”

“Oh!” Lily placed her right hand on her thumping heart and exhaled forced air, to steady her heartbeat before laughing her heart out at her unnecessary panic.

“You got me real good. sir.” She chuckled. “I was thinking it was something else.

“I told you!” Tom sounded as though he was choking on laughter. “So, can you do me a little favor?” Tom sounded as though he was pleading.

“Yes, sir, I can do anything as long as it’s within my power,” Lily said reassuringly. “However, the boss does not like celebrating his birthday. I hope the wife is aware of this.” Lily’s tone bore a hint of concern and fear.

“Yes, she is aware. But you know she’s your boss’s wife and I don’t think he will get mad at her for trying to be sweet.”

“Okay!” Lily shrugged. “I’ll do my best to assist her with anything she needs.”

“Good! I need you to come down to the APB fashion company which is your boss’s wife’s company, disguising yourself as a client. Would that be possible?”

“Yes sir, that will be very possible. The boss will be traveling out of town today. So, I’ll have enough free time to myself.”

The mention of the word time made Lily check her wristwatch. When she discovered she had spent almost fifteen minutes talking to Tom, she began to worry all over again.

Feeling the need and urgency to return to her desk, she said, “sir, if that will be all, I would like to return to work.”

“Sure, that will be all for now. Thanks for willing to share some of your free time with us. I’ll see you by...” Tom paused for Lily to complete the statement.

“2:00 PM will be perfect, sir.”

“Great, I’ll relate your message to Mrs. Treshvire in case I don’t show up. Thanks again and have a great day.”

“You too, sir.” Lily ended the call and hastily left the convenience.

When she came out, she was alarmed to find her intercom ringing off the hook.

“Yikes!” She dashed to her desk and received the call.

“Hello, ma’am, there is a woman here, by the name of Anna Robinson, who would like to see the CEO. She claims to have an appointment with him.” A polite front desk officer spoke in a gentle tone.

“Send her up!” Lily instructed and replaced the phone back on the receiver.

After a few minutes, a modestly dressed woman stepped into Lily’s office. She was wearing a black shawl over her head and dark sunglasses, as though she was trying to hide her face from the world.

Lily smiled subconsciously knowing who Anna Robinson was and what she, her husband, and her craziness of a daughter had done to Leon Treshvire. The only question Lily had been unable to answer was; ‘where is the drama queen?’

“Good morning, Mrs. Robinson,” Lily smiled politely and gestured for her to take a seat.

“Good morning,” Anna replied in a placid tone. “Please, simply address me as Anna if you don’t mind.”

“Point taken, madam Anna. Please take your seat and I will inform the boss that you are here.”