A Naive Bride for the Sophisticated CEO novel Chapter 19

Amelia was still in shock, even after the day’s work was over.

When she helped James wear his shirt, she was tempted to bury her nose in his chest and sniff him.

His singlet, his everything smelled so nice! She couldn’t stop wondering how he smelled so nice, and he was yet to be eaten up by people.

She hung her tote bag on her shoulders and waited for James to leave the office, before she headed home.

James walked out of the office and met Amelia standing at her desk.

“What are you waiting for?” He asked, and she raised her head to look at him.

“I’m waiting for you, sir. I didn’t want to leave until you left.”

James raised his eyebrows and exhaled softly. He tucked his hands in his pockets and walked to the elevator.

She hurried behind him and they both waited for the elevator to give way to them.

For some reasons that Amelia wasn't sure about, she felt quite nervous. Maybe because she was going to stand in the same elevator with James at the same time.

The elevator opened, and James first stepped in. He looked at Amelia, who didn’t make an attempt to move.

“What are you doing?” He asked, and she gulped.

“I… I think I forgot something. You can go ahead, sir. I’ll be right behind you.”

Amelia hurried back to her desk, breathing hard.

The elevator was going to travel to the main door for like five minutes. She wasn’t ready to stand in the same elevator with her boss for five minutes.

‘It will be so awkward!’

She waited for some minutes and then walked back to the elevator. To her great surprise, she met James still standing in the elevator.

‘Is he waiting for me?!’ She screamed in her head.

“Get in already. I’m tired of stopping the elevator from closing up.”

Amelia blinked severally and shuffled into the elevator. ‘Why did he wait?!’

She smiled faintly and lowered her head as the elevator closed up. They began to move, and Amelia moved to the extreme end of the elevator.

James stood not so far from the door and rested on the walls of the elevator.

He looked at Amelia and noticed she was glued to the other end of the elevator. She couldn’t even look up.

He scoffed and looked away. He looked at his wristwatch and saw it was past seven already.

“Are you going to get the cellphone today? You must resume with it tomorrow, okay?”

Amelia raised her head and nodded. “I’m heading to the store now, sir. I’ll resume with it tomorrow.”

“Great. Come closer.”

Amelia’s breath ceased after hearing his order. ‘Come closer? Why?! Why do I have to come closer?!’

She bounced her head slowly and dragged her feet on the floor as she moved closer to him. All this while, her head was bowed.

She kept about two meters away from him and looked at him.

“I’m here, sir,” She said and quickly lowered her head.

“No, you are not. Come closer. I didn’t say keep a distance from me.”

He grabbed her hand and pulled her closer. Amelia’s eyes popped open as she slightly hit her head on his chest.

“Oh God, I’m so sorry, Mr. James. I tried to gain balance but…”

“I need paper and a pen. Get me one.” James let go of her hand and stretched his hands to her.

“Oh, Paper and pen. I have one.”

Amelia quickly searched for what he had asked for in her bag. She was still standing a few inches away from him.

She picked up her mini-jotter and tore a page from it. She also picked the pen and stretched both of them to him.

He took only the pen from her and held her other hand that had the paper in it.

“Place it well. I want to write something.”

Amelia looked at his face in confusion, but when she saw the cold expression on his face, she immediately complied.

She placed the paper on her palm and let him write on her palm. James held her wrist with his left hand, as he wrote on the paper with his right hand.

He finished writing and dropped the pen on the paper. “Move back. I’m done.”

Amelia hurriedly moved back to where she stood initially and looked at what he had written on the paper.

It was a phone number. Under it he wrote boldly; “Call me immediately you get the phone.”

She smiled faintly and looked at him, but he wasn’t looking at her anymore. The elevator finally opened, and he stepped out. She hurriedly followed behind him.