CHAPTER TWELVE

  I wanted to ask her more questions but we already stepped into the hall where my birthday party was holding. "Ethan! Where did you go to… I was worried?" Carly say to me, looking terrified. "I told you I was going to the bathroom." I say to Carly. At that point, Genevieve walked past us to go have a sit, where all the guest stayed. " You brought Genevieve?" She ask me, looking puzzled. "Not my personal assistant, we met on my way coming back to the party." I say to Carly.

Watching her stare at Genevieve. " She looks so much like your personal assistant. The last time I saw her at the airport…I thought she was your personal assistant." Carly say to me in amusement. " I know right?.. something keeps telling me she is my personal assistant. Playing a double body. But with the way she talked to us at the airport, I doubt she is the Genevieve we both know." I say to Carly. 

I notice Carly, staring at me in a naughty manner" You like her…I can see it in your face." Carly say to me, smiling at me, with her eyebrows raised. " What do you mean! So talking with Genevieve means I like her?" I ask Carly, Snapping at her in pretense. " I know you brother!  You glow whenever she's around you." Carly replies to me, insisting.  Carly caught me. She knows me too well and I wish she didn't. "You can think whatever you like.. Genevieve is not my class. I'm a billionaire and do not see myself crushing on her type." I say to Carly again, trying to defend my secret love for Genevieve.

I hear continuous jazz music play, while guests in my birthday party, socialize with each other. " It's tIme to cut the cake!!" Bart and Akira echo together, smiling at me from a distance, where they stood. "This two?" I say to myself, smiling and shaking my head. 

"Why don't we all make a toast to my one and only love, Ethan!" Olivia's voice was so loud as she stood with a glass of champagne and a teaspoon, slightly hitting the spoon against the glass to draw everyone's attention to her. Perhaps she didn't see Genevieve walk in. Or maybe she didn't have the guts to stop her because of what she did to me. "we will all make a toast, as Ethan cuts his cake." Olivia say to all the guest in my birthday party. 

I walk towards my cake to cut it, giving a short eye to find where Genevieve stood amongst the crowd of guests at the party. " Okay! Everyone.. let's spell his name." Akira say to the guests. 

I place my hand on the cake knife, waiting for the last letter of my name to be spelt before cutting the cake.  " E!!!...T!!...A! ..N!." They all say given me the go ahead to cut the cake. I raise my head up watching everyone clap and my attention gazed back on Genevieve to see her beautiful face, smiling. Her blonde hair reminded me of those fairy princesses in stories. My face gazed down to her luscious lips. It looks like a ripe tomato, I thought. " Time for your vote of thanks! " Bart say to me tapping my shoulders.

" Huh! What did you say?" I ask Bart, again. My attention was still fixed on Genevieve. " We have been waiting for you to give your vote of thanks." Bart say to me. Trying to trace where my attention was focused on. All the guest at the party followed his eyes towards Genevieve, looking pretty in her red dress. Including Olivia. "What is she doing here?" Olivia say to me angry and jealous. " Well.. I invited her into my party. " I say to Olivia, giving her a warning eye not to try anything stupid or I'll expose her secret. " Do something! Olivia." Amanda say to Olivia, looking at Genevieve in disgust. 

"Is she the one celebrating?" I say to all the guest, drawing their attention back to me. While I gave my  vote of thanks speech. I occasionally, stared at Genevieve, while speaking. I noticed she was feeling uneasy and awkward when everyone was staring at her. I pray she doesn't leave, I thought to myself. 

" Thank you everyone for attending my birthday party. I honestly feel honored to see all of you here. And I can't wait to go back to work. This two weeks birthday vacation will be a memorable one for me. Because you all showed up." I  stole a quick  glance at Genevieve, who smiled back at me. I could see the anger on Olivia's face. Her jealousy boiled and I knew she will insult Genevieve, if I didn't  do anything. " I want to thank my wife, Olivia for helping to plan this birthday party…I love you." I say to all the guest at my birthday party. Olivia's anger immediately turned to smiles as she rushed up to me, hugging me and kisssing my  Cheeks, so Genevieve will be jealous.  I shrugged her off,when it was getting pathetic and embarrassing. I slowly watched Genevieve's face. She also wasn't happy. I feel she is jealous but I don't want to assume because she didn't care about me. And she is not my personal assistant. 

" I also don't want to forget Bart and Akira…My senior staffs. Please give them an applause." I say to all the guest at the party, watching them clap their hands in appreciation to Bart and Akira. "My senior staff, made sure everything for my birthday party was ready. I didn't go hungry for one night… I ate breakfast in bed, had afternoon lunch, and dinner, all thanks to them." I say to all the guest. 

I saw them gushing over my compliments to Bart and Akira. " You are going to make me cry..boss." Bart say to me, sobbing softly. 

I could see some of the guest laugh at Bart's hilarious comment." This is too much boss… I appreciate." Akira say to me smiling from ear to ear.