Amanda is my mom!

"What is she doing here?" Adam pondered in his mind.

He approached his father's secretary to find out why she was there.

"She is Miss Amanda's daughter; your father's personal assistant daughter." 

"What!" Adam gasped in surprise.

Adam was surprised to learn that Lena was Amanda's daughter; she had been close by all along.

He knew she was different the moment she bumped into him; she appeared innocent, and her blue eyes captivated him, setting her apart from the others.

Adam's complete affection for her stemmed from the painting; it appears she had a perfect understanding of him.

With a smile, he made sure Lena did not see him.

He knocked on his father's door and entered; Chris greeted him and summoned Amanda to assist Adam and teach him what he needed to know.

Adam remained calm while Amanda was teaching because he discovered she is Lena's mother, and he knows for Lena to be like that, her mother must have taught her well.

"Miss Amanda, you have a wonderful daughter; I did not know you were a parent," Adam remarked, fixing his gaze on the files that were handed to him.

With a little giggle, Amanda said,

"I did not know you could be so calm. Adam, I always felt like you were cold-hearted. I feel that it is not necessary to inform you, as you have never inquired," Amanda answered.

"Adam, I have to leave now. Please let me know when you are finished." Amanda grinned and walked away.

Amanda noticed Lena seated and sketching an artifact when she entered her office.

"That is nicely drawn; what inspired you to do so?" Amanda enquired.

"It is about time you arrived, Mom. I was just wondering if I could draw it more accurately than you, since I had been waiting for you," Lena laughed.

Amanda asked her what she had done to earn a visit to her mother's office, since she had never entered the building unless she had broken the law.

Lena grinned, got up, and swung her mother's hand.

"You know you are the best mother in the world."

Amanda furled her brows, 

"Argh, what do you want again, Lena? I have work to do, and what is your relationship with Adam?"

"Adam? Who is Adam?"

"He is my boss' son, and I am sure he just transferred to your school."

Lena tries to recall who Adam is; she recognizes the name, and a person's face comes to mind.

"Oh, that charming guy. Why do you ask Mom? I came to your place because of him. You know, I draw whatever catches my eye."

"Stacey took the artwork I did and said she would show Adam, so I had to leave because I felt embarrassed," Lena remarked, shrugging her shoulders.

With a sigh, Amanda told Lena to go home because she might be late tonight due to some problems at work.

Lena nodded in agreement and made her way back to the house.

After arriving at the apartment, she went to her room, showered, and then collapsed onto her bed to sleep.

******************

Adam was exhausted after completing the files assigned to him by Miss Amanda.

He stood up and strode towards his father's office to inform him that he was leaving; as he approached, he heard some noises.

He looked inside, clenched his fists, and exited the company in frustration.

He got into his Mercedes and headed to his meeting place. At the entrance, the guards greeted him.

They led him into a room inside the clubhouse, where his friends were gathered.

As he sat down, he inquired about the investors' intentions to collaborate with him.

Adam will soon take over as CEO of the company, so his father had to delegate all of the work to him in order to assess his suitability for the position.

He meets his friends, who aspire to be CEOs, at Baron's clubhouse every night, and they end up talking until ten o'clock.

Adam was not paying attention to their conversation; he could not get what he saw out of his mind, even though it was not the first time it had happened.

He knew Miss Amanda was after his father's money.

He gulped down the whiskey in front of him and thought to himself,

"How could he just move on after the death of my mother? She had a child for him before she died and he is having an affair with his PA. That is bullshit."

He closed his eyes and grinned when Lena's face appeared. Though he had previously dismissed the notion of love at first sight as nonsense.

Thoughts of Lena would not leave him; her inviting plump lips begged him to suck and bite them while giving her a kiss. Her blue eyes captured his heart.

Adam moaned, "Damn it," realizing he could no longer bear the suffering.

He took a swig from another whiskey and called the meeting to an end. 

"I want to thank each and every one of you for coming to this meeting. I am grateful for your support and will now take a leave of absence. I will see you all at school tomorrow." Adam expressed his gratitude and left the clubhouse to drive down to the mansion.

He went inside the mansion when the front gate opened.

He got out of his car and went inside, where he noticed a shadowy figure seated, which he recognized as his father.

"What time do you think it is, Adam?" Chris demanded, enraged.

"I am not a kid anymore, Dad. Since I was eighteen, you have trusted me with your business. I should have been enjoying my freedom, but instead I was working hard because I am your one and only heir," an enraged Adam yelled.

"Do not speak to me in that tone, Adam. I am doing it for your benefit."

"What, my benefit, when you go around sleeping with your PA," Adam snapped, turning to his room in rage.

Chris yelled at Adam,

"That PA I am sleeping around with is your mother."

Adam turned around, his expression emotional and shocked.