Anya and Damon went out of the office as they planned to pick Allen together.
The employees all kept their head down, but they all paid attention to the couple as they walked pass them.
Randy just got back from the lounge, and he saw Anya and Damon leaving. He immediately decided to approach them, bring along his project plan.
“Miss Anya.” He called.
Anya stopped on her track to look at Randy. She saw the man sporting a serious and determined expression.
“I apologize for my messy plan. I want to sort this out as soon as possible, so I would like to ask to have the revision with the team right now.” Randy said in a steady voice. no one would guess that he just came out from throwing a fit, as his emotions were completely covered at this moment.
Damon’s expression immediately turned ugly as he heard Randy’s words. This guy is not just stupid, but an eyesore too!
“There was nothing good about the plan. You want to pass a messy proposal and give your boss more work to fix it for you?” Damon said to Randy mercilessly. There was acid in his voice, and the words he said left no room for others to refute.
Randy frowned at Damon and clenched his fist. A big mouth for a big headed cocky person like him. Randy tried to stop himself from arguing with such a person.
Anya was caught in between by the two men’s glare. She immediately stepped in.
“Randy, I understand, I’ll follow you to the discussion room shortly, okay?” Anya doesn’t want to hurt Randy’s ego, and she also doesn’t want him to be disappointed. Anya saw first hand the man’s dedication and talent at work, so she want to give him the benefit of the doubt.
She knew Damon was just worried about her, and he was a boss of a large company. He is a no room for mistakes kind of person. But Anya’s studio is still starting, and she was open for mistakes for them to grow. She believed in Randy’s capacity.
Anya turned to Damon in the next moment and showed a remorseful expression.
“I’m sorry, it’s still work hours, so it is just right for me to stay.” Anya said with a sad expression. She wanted to pick up her son too, but she doesn’t want to show to her employees that she will go whenever she wanted. It was unfair.
Damon saw Anya’s expression and he understood. He knew it was hard for Anya to forsake her work, and he doesn’t want to sacrifice anything for them either. He sighed and nodded his head. “Alright, then I will pick you up later?” His tone softened as he gazed at Anya gently.
Anya then remembered their dinner for later and her eyes brightened. She can still see them later!
She nodded with conviction and saw Damon out of the door. Damon gave her one last glance and nodded assuringly before he went out the door.
When he arrived at his car, he turned towards his secretary and said in a deep voice.
“Watch that man’s actions.” He then entered the car. He needed to pay attention to that man. Seeing what type of person Randy is, he could use every means to have what he wanted. And until now, Damon still doesn’t know his purpose in staying at Anya’s studio. So he could only watch him with alert and make sure he doesn’t do anything that could harm Anya.
He motioned for the driver to drive, and the latter drove towards Allen’s daycare.
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Back at the office, Anya was inside the discussion room together with the team. They were discussing about fixing the proposal.
Through out the meeting, Anya noticed that Randy was out of it. He looks distracted, and his suggestions doesn’t really have appeals. Anya was worried that Randy might be going through something since he isn’t functioning as he used to.
After hours of brain storming, they finally finished another draft. But it wasn’t that satisfactory and even her employees knew this.
Even Randy himself thinks he can do better than this, but his mind really can’t focus right now. Even though his face was calm and collected like usual, inside him, he was still in turmoil. His emotions were still worked up. he was angry, frustrated, and anxious.
How could his pride take all of what happened today? Also, he was frustrated and anxious as he wanted to get back at that Damon Castellano soon, but he knew he doesn’t have that power yet. Which made him irritated.
Anya sighed and dismissed her staff after the meeting.
“Uhm, Randy, can I talk to you for a bit?” Anya stopped Randy from leaving and motioned the chair next to her.
Randy pursed his lips and followed along, seating beside her.
“Is something bothering you? Or are you having some issues right now? You seem out of it lately.” Anya said as gently as possible, wanting for Randy to confide with her. So that she would know if he is having some problems.
When Randy heard her words, he lowered his eyes to hide the emotions swirling in them. Yes, there is. It’s you and that arrogant man.
Randy cleared his throat and answered to Anya professionally.
“I may just be a little distracted. I’ll straighten myself out later.” His words and voice were neutral, and Anya can’t see and get anything from them.
She saw that he was not willing to tell her what was bothering him, and she let it go. If that’s the case, it was better for him to discover it himself.
“Alright, if you are tired, you can always ask for leave. You haven’t used your leaves yet, so take the opportunity to calm your mind.” Anya offered. She wanted for her employees to be in their best state, so that there wouldn’t be errors in their health and work. Just like what is happening to Randy right now.
Anya’s words held a different meaning to Randy, as he felt Anya was kicking him out. Dissatisfaction filled his heart.
“I believe I don’t need it miss. I assure you I will fix myself when I work tomorrow.” Randy resolutely answered. He can’t afford a leave. He needed to plan for his mission, and he wanted to be as close as possible to both Anya and Damon.
Anya could only nod at his words. He is really hard working. From his credentials, this might be a big blow to him being at a lost in work. She didn’t want to hold him back any longer and acquiesced to his decisions.
Randy stood up and nodded one last time at Anya. And when he turned his back, the glint of his eyes changed, and he left the room in heavy steps.