At Sy Law Firm

Kenzie pouted her lips while she blankly stared at the wall clock. She was invited to the victory party at the Chan mansion but here she was, still working in the office.

“Stop getting distracted! I must finish this. Daryl needs this tomorrow,” she murmured. Daryl was handling a very crucial case and she knew it was important that she finished it tonight.

Time flew by so fast that she didn’t notice it until her stomach started grumbling. Her face twitched when she looked at the wall clock. It was already past seven in the evening. She should have been at the party by now to have dinner and mingle with family acquaintances along with her father.

She bit her lower lip when her mobile phone rang. She got nervous, seeing it was her father who was calling her. She immediately got up to change her outfit into a semi-formal gown and then continued doing her work afterward since she was almost done.

[Where are you now? You brat don’t you know what time it is already?! Senior Cha is already here with his family and they are waiting earnestly to meet you. If you can’t keep up with your side of the bargain then I will also not keep mine! You have an hour to arrive here! Harry is now on his way to pick you up so go with him!]

Kenzie’s shoulders dropped. It was awkward to arrive with Harry at the party because Daryl would be there as well. She did not want any misunderstanding between her and Daryl.

‘Geez, he will think I’m really playing around if he sees me with Harry,” she murmured to herself as she started thinking of a good alibi not to attend the party.

Meanwhile, at Chan’s ancestral mansion, everyone was laughing and having a hearty dinner. All guests were very happy to celebrate the victory of their new president.

“Dude, what happened to you? You look like a zombie with those dark circles under your eyes,” Jorge commented with a grin.

Daryl’s face crumbled and he complained, “It’s Liam’s fault, he is the one who gave me an assistant who just keeps bugging me.”

“Who, Kenzie?” Jorge scoffed. He and Liam were actually curious about what was going on between the two because obviously, they had this tension between them… a romantic kind of tension…

“Can’t you put up with her? Our clients are all back because of her so you should treat her properly,” Jorge commented.

‘But she keeps on distracting me from my work!!!’ Daryl wanted to voice out.

He has been sleepless ever since Kenzie showed up in his office. Lately, she was dressing so boldly for work. Flaunting her every asset in front of him so much that he often could not focus on his work!

Looking around, Jorge whispered, “How come, she’s not here? Lana and Liam invited her. Well, her father is here as well since he’s personally acquainted with the Chans in the business. I heard Kenzie’s father sponsored the Chan’s generously in the elections. Their family is surely loaded. Most businesses are seeking for their company to invest in them.”

Daryl cursed and looked at his wristwatch. He was giving Kenzie a hard time making her quit her job. He would often give her a mountain of files but he did not require her to do overtime.

He picked up his mobile phone and called her.

Kenzie was about to leave the office when her mobile phone rang once more. Instead of crumpling her face, it brightened instead as she quickly answered the call.

“Hello,” she said in her sweetest tone.

“Did you stay in the office?” he hissed.

“Yeah, I have to finish this… You said you need this tomorrow so I’ll be done soon and head to the venue directly.” Kenzie answered while she immediately saved the file on her laptop and USB.

Daryl heaved a long frustrated sign and grunted, “Stop doing that and come here already!”

Hearing that, she immediately stopped and excitedly grabbed her bag to rush outside Daryl’s office.

“But… Ahhhhhhh!!!” she suddenly cried before she could explain to Daryl about Harry so he would not be surprised to see her arriving with his stepbrother at the party.

Daryl heard the scream so he asked, “Hello? Kenzie! Are you alright?! Hello?!”

He suddenly stood up, looked at Jorge, and said, “I will go ahead first…”

He was rushing without caring about his surroundings so he bumped into a man.

“I’m so sorry,” he apologized with a slight bow.

“You brat!” he heard the familiar voice of his father.

“Till when do you plan to continue acting this way?!” his father added.

“Didn’t you want this? You’re the one who threw me out to be with your own family,” Daryl plainly answered.

“You!” his father hissed but they were outside with other people around so he knew his father was controlling himself from hitting him on his head at that moment.

“I’m sorry but I’m in a hurry so I have to leave,” he replied before he rushed out from the party.

On the other hand, Kenzie grabbed her mobile phone that also fell on the floor, and sighed. It was broken and it won’t turn on again. Because of her clumsiness, she tripped.

She tried to stand but it was hard. Her feet started to ache when she put weight on them.

“I must have sprained it when I fell just now. Is it the leg or foot?” she mumbled. She cried when she tried to move the right leg to get up but wasn’t able to so she had to crawl to the nearest couch for support.

She sighed and grabbed the telephone at the center table to dial a number but to her horror, she realized that she did not memorize any number at all. So her only option was to dial the looby, information area by pressing 0.

At this hour she was the only one left on her floor so she informed the front desk of her situation and asked them to let her bodyguards in to pick her up. She informed them about the bas.e.m.e.nt floor and parking lot where her bodyguards usually stayed.

She was surprised to see Harry along with her bodyguards who brought a wheelchair for her.

“This is an awkward way to meet,” she could not help but feel embarrassed. Harry was a tall man and quite handsome just like he was in his photos but he had no appeal in her eyes, he was not her type at all.

Harry smiled and said, “Yeah I know but meeting you is what matters the most. Let me help you get to the wheelchair.”

Harry held her and helped her sit on the wheelchair. He slowly and carefully pushed the wheelchair as they headed out of the building.

“You can’t attend a party like this. Let’s head to the hospital to check your sprain first. I will explain everything to your father. Your health is more important than a party,” Harry kindly suggested.

“Thanks,” Kenzie whispered. They were already at the exit door waiting for her car when another car suddenly stopped in front of them.