Chapter 64

Kian's POV

"Yeah she might say yes...." I threw my head back as I relaxed in my chair. "...but she's going to day it because she's nice not because she wants to go out with me." I explained.

"Yeah....and what's wrong with that?" She asked, pulling another sigh out of me.

"I want her to go out with me because she wants to....not because she doesn't want to hurt my feelings." I waited for her to say something but she never did. I slid the phone away from my ear, my arm dropping to my side as I swiveled my body to inspect the device, ensuring that the call was still connected. "Mum....are you still there?" I lifted it to my ear.

"Yes sweetie I am." Her voice danced across the phone line, filled with the lightness of her smile. It was as if she were beaming through the phone, her smile evident even though I couldn't see it.

"Then why weren't you saying anything?" I found myself smiling as I asked.

"You like her don't you?" There was a playfulness in her tone, a gentle teasing that made my grin widen.

"I thought you already knew that."

"Yeah I did....I didn't just know that you like her this much." She told me.

"You don't need to know if I like her or not mum. All you need to do is wait until I bring her to dinner then you can talk with her all night long." I wrapped my fingers around the paperweight on my desk as I spoke.

"I hope so." Just then I heard a light knock on the door.

I quickly placed my hand over the speaker. "Come in." I watched the door open slowly as I dropped my hand. "Mum, we'll talk later okay. I've got some important things to do." I whispered as Sofia, my PA walked in even though she wasn't going to say anything about it.

"Okay darling. Talk to you later." She said blowing me an invisible kiss and I let out a small laugh.

"Love you too." I said before ending the call. I then dropped my phone on my desk before turning to Sofia who had been watching silently. I raised my eyebrows gesturing for her to speak.

"Good day Mr. Beck. I just wanted to tell you that I just received a call from the contractor." She gestured towards the door before wrapping her arms around what looked like plans. "They need your approval on the renovation plans." She said.

"Good day Sofia." I greeted with a lazy drawl as I leaned back in my seat. "What exactly do they need from me?"

"They sent over the final plans and are asking for your signature to proceed. They need to start the work by next week, so they're hoping to get your approval as soon as possible."

"Alright then." I gently rubbed the back of my neck. "Can you show me the plans?" I gestured towards the papers in her hands.

"Sure." She placed them on my table. "Here they are. I printed them out for you."

"Thank you...I'll review these and get back to you shortly." I dipped my head in a small nod as I blinked.

"Great." She beamed at me. "I'll let the contractor know you're looking at the plans." She turned to leave but paused like she had remembered something before facing me again. "Let me know if you need any further details."

"Will do." I nodded again. "Thanks for the update."

"You're welcome." She flashed me another smile before heading towards the door. I watched her as she closed the door behind her before my gaze dropped to the plans in front of me. I let out a small sigh before dragging my hands down my face. God I needed to rest. I had lied to Amaris earlier when I told her I was free...I had a lot on my plate but I just couldn't concentrate since I hadn't seen her for days and there was no fucking way I could convince her to do a video call so I just had to go see her. And now this.....

I picked up the plans on my table about looking through them when my phone vibrated, grabbing my attention. A small smile crept up my face as I picked up my phone tapping the green icon.

"Hey buddy." I grinned, placing the phone on my ear.

"Don't call me buddy." A stern voice echoed from the other end.

"What's up?" I asked, completely ignoring him. "Haven't heard from you in a long time.....pal." I drawled as my smirk widened.

"I've been busy." I could tell that he was seconds away from ending the call but he just controlled himself. *Let's see how long he can last until I eventually drive him crazy.* "How's everything going back at the office?"

"They're fine. I've been handling things as best as I can, running two companies isn't easy you know." Which is why I let Amaris handle his company. I knew he didn't exactly like her and didn't want her in charge of his company but she was his fucking secretary and from the time that we've worked together I could tell she was really good at what she did. So why not? Besides it's not like he was going to find out and even if he did it'd be after everything and maybe for once he'll actually see that she's not a bad person and that he's just being cruel.

"That's good to hear. Anything happened since the last time I called?" He asked.

"Well the new software update rolled out without any issues. The team's been handling it so smoothly that I didn't even have to say anything...especially when Amaris is around. She is good. Oh and also the user feedback has been positive so far."

"What did you say?" I blinked at the sudden change in his tone.

"The user feedback has been positive so far?" I lifted a brow.

"No before that."

"That Amaris is good at handling the....." I trailed off when I realized what I was about to say. Shit! I was so engrossed in telling him about our progress that I forgot to leave out the fact that Amaris was behind everything. Oh God.