Chapter Two

Evelyn had no time to ask questions before she was shooed into the waiting elevator. She frowned as she wondered what was going on. Why would he come in early? He usually came in late in the mornings. He had been behaving weirdly these past few days and Evelyn had tried so many times to ask what the problem was but he had always dismissed her with a friendly smile or a pat on the back. If anything, his dismissal and unwillingness to talk to her had made her worry, and had hurt a little, since he always talked to her. Well not always, but most times.

She thought about her boss. Frank, as he liked to be called was a very cheerful old man. He has been really nice to her all the time and had been a father figure to her the two years she had worked for him. And she hadn't spared any opportunity she had to tell him how grateful she was, and would always be. The man was God sent.

The elevator came to a stop and Evelyn quickly walked out, heading straight for the door to Mr. Richardson's office. Whatever this was, she was going to find out anyway. And the earlier the better. She stopped at the front of the door and ran her hands over her cloths as if to straighten them, before letting out a deep sigh.

It didn't help. But she opened the door anyway.

Evelyn looked at Frank in shock as if it were the first time she was setting her eyes on him. She closed her eyes as she tried to process what he had just said.

"Evelyn, today is my last day at the company." He has said with a small smile. "I'm moving to London with my wife." Her boss said, as his eyes softened at the mention of his wife. It didn't take a genius to know that Frank adored his wife. But that was beside the point now.

What the hell was he talking about?

"I don't understand Sir. You mean you are leaving for good? Who will take over the company? I don't understand. Did the doctor request this of you?" She had asked in confusion.

He had walked over and gently placed his hands on her shoulder, giving her a small grin. "My dear Evelyn, life's too short. I'm already too old for this, I'm going so I can enjoy the rest of my days in peace. And don't worry, my last son Julian is taking over." He frowned and looked at the door. "He should have been here by now."

Apparently, during her week at home, Frank had decided to finally resign. It was no news, as everyone in the company already knew it was coming since Frank's visits to the hospital had increased. She was just shocked it had come this soon. And she definitely wasn't ready for it.

Evelyn felt tears in her eyes, but held them back. This was a man who had been really good to her. "Time really does fly past, really quick. I can't begin to show you just how much I appreciate working for you. I will surely miss you." She said in a shaky voice. And that was the truth. She had come to be very fond of him. Gosh, who was going to scold her now and teach her how to run a business, even if she was just an assistant?

Frank opened his mouth to respond when the door to his office opened, and Evelyn turning very slowly, facing the man who has just entered and felt her whole body freeze.