Chapter 4 “Annette, hey.” Oretta said walking into the premises. “Hey, looking pretty as always. I thought it was weird when I saw the boss in today but now I presume you both have work to finish up.” Annette said. “Weird, why?” Oretta asked. “He’s never in from thursday’s down to the weekend.” “Huh, that’s usually when I’m off as well.” Oretta thought, “Well, just like you said there’s work to do so I best get going.” “Yeah, see you around.” *** “You can’t keep this up, your father’s worried.” An elderly man around his mid 70s said. “Pa, we…

Chapter 2 “No one just holds unto a random item from a stranger hoping they’d run into them again someday. This could be the beginning of something beautiful my dear.” Susan giggled. She rummaged through her bag and took out her blue dolphin key chain “I’m stuck in an office of weirdos when I could be witnessing this love in real time, sigh.” She turned the lock and opened the room door. “That man’s like a hollow, we even call him soulless at work. Mr Nathan is very disciplined, he already fired two persons from marketing this week. I just…

Prologue “You’re bleeding.” Oretta took out her white handkerchief embroidered with a black angel orchid and gently wrapped it around his bruised knuckles. Nathan was stunned and his reaction was rather slow. “I’m sorry if I seem imposing, I would’ve asked first before acting.” She noticed his countenance. “No, it’s fine. Thank you.” Nathan said. He leaned forward, his back ached from sitting too long on what the staff tagged ‘the loners rock’. “Let me go get you some water.” Oretta left for the lunchroom. Nathan waited but she never returned neither did he see her anywhere else. *** “I…