Now and Forever novel Chapter 35

P.S: I must say, that last chapter had a crappy ending so this chapter is still Alexander's POV.

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Monday morning...

"I want all of the financial records of the company from the-"

"Past two weeks on your desk by 2:00 yes I know, I know! Now go or else your going to be late!" Leila urged and tossed me my jacket.

"You should also-"

"Read through all the files and documents that need your signature for approval, you're going to make them wait for you! Now move move move!"

"Yes but-"

"Mr Knight? Amelia's here." Charlotte popped her head through the door to inform me but her face turned sour when she saw Leila standing next to me.

"I'll be just a minute." She nodded her head and closed the door behind her.

"What-"

"I promise I'll answer all your questions when you come back later but you actually have to go now." I rolled my eyes mentally but obliged and walked out of my office.

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"I still want a job you know." Amelia spoke up after 10 minutes, breaking the comfortable silence.

"What?" I asked even though I heard her.

"I want a job."

"And the answer is always going to be no."

"But why not? Do you expect me to sit at home all day and the only times I go out are for shopping for things I would never use like those trophy wives? I'm sorry to disappoint you but no." She crossed her arms and turned away and looked out of the window.

Why is she in such a bad mood??

"No, but I told you, I don't mix my-"

"Private and work life together, yeah I know, I've heard that a million times." She mumbled the last part but I caught onto it.

Okay, I'm now convinced she's not okay.

"Are you okay?" I asked, confusion dripping from my voice and parked at our destination.

"I'm fine, why do you ask?" She took off her seatbelt, opened the door and got out of the car without even waiting for me to reply.

"Are you sure you're okay?" I asked again when the waitress led us to our reserved table.

"I'm fine." She leaned back in her seat and drummed her fingers on the table, not sparing me one look.

"Okay, you're being child-" she looked up at me as if daring me to finish my sentence but her sully expression was quickly replaced with a polite smile when she saw who had just walked into the restaurant.

I also looked up but was immediately engulfed in a huge bear hug only for my mother's homely scent immediately attacking my nostrils.

"Hi mama." I hugged her back when I had finally processed what was happening.

My dad and I just nodded at each other as they both sat down, huge grins never leaving their faces.

"So... what was so important you had to come here?" I went straight to the point.

"What, do you have more important things to attend to than have lunch with your parents?"

"Well-"

"Don't answer that, anyways..." my mom cut me off and looked at me, then Amelia.

"For the love of god would you just spit it out already!" My dad urged on.

"Congratulations!"

"For what?" I looked at both of them with pure confusion stretched across my face and I bet Amelia had the same facial expression.

"Well duh!"

"Okay mum, you're not making sense, congratulations for-"

"The baby of course!" I froze. Amelia froze. The whole world froze.

"What are you talking about?" Amelia asked and laughed nervously.

"Well aren't you pregnant?" My dad asked as he and moms faces twisted into confusion.

"No of course she isn't pregnant! Where did you even get this information from?!" I stared at them in horror as Amelia just blushed out of embarrassment.

They both broke into a hysterical laughter that caused people to look at our table like we had run mad or something.

"You.. should.. have.. seen.. the look.. on.. your.. faces! You were all like-" my mom said in between laughter and imitated some who looks like they've just seen a ghost.

"Are you done? Because I have-"

"-somewhere else to be yeah yeah, we know, we know. But we actually came all the way this way for something important." My dad immediately turned serious it was scary.

"The company needs an heir." My dad jumped straight to the point without sugar coating it, it was almost as if he was cracking a business deal..

"The company needs a what?" I stared at them, waiting for them to break out hysterically laughing again.

"An heir." Yeah, I heard you mum, just wanted you to change what was said.

"But I'm still here-"

"And for how long? And besides, I won't hand over the company knowing you don't have anyone to take over for you."

"And besides, I want a grand baby before it's too late." My mom added on like it wasn't the most absurd thing she can say.

"But I.. I- that's what you said before! You said I had to get married in order to get the company and I did, now I have to get a.. a.. a child too?"