Chapter 31

The following new week , Claire got up earlier to get ready as she had an interview to attend. during the past weekend , she somehow grabbed a few seconds with Kelvin about her absence on that Monday morning .  so as she packed her food into the lunch kit , she was beaming with joy .

    " Ma'am you look differently his morning." Azra commented as she helped her zip up her kit .

    "  Ah yes o I'm very very ." Claire chuckled softly. she picked up the kit with her hand bag and left the house . firstly Claire had to stop at the hospital to get a fake test result.

   Earlier on when she was informing Kelvin about her absence, she told him that she would be going to the hospital for check up due to some minor health issues. actually she had already briefed her friend about her plans and she was supported . so here is she at the door step of the hospital.

  Claire hurriedly entered inside and met her friend in the lab .

     " Thank goodness you're here on time ," Carole said  immediately Claire opened the door as she motioned her to move forward , "  You know the result takes about thirty minutes to be ready and I don't want you to be late for your interview." Carole picked up her friend's arm and took a little drop of blood from her .

    " Yeah I know." Claire said sitting down as she picked up her lunch kit and opened it .

    " You brought fruits along ? " Carole asked concernedly.

    " Mm ."

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      FOUR HOURS AGO

    Few minutes before sunrise , kelvin who was an early riser came out from his wing and met his driver . after instructing him on the task he needs to carry out , he went back inside and got ready for work and left .

    His mind has not been at peace ever since Claire told him she would visit the hospital. when he confronted her at the company about her consent absence, the excuse she gave him did not actually pacify him . But hearing that she would go to the hospital this Monday morning sparked something in his heart. they've been living together for some time now and if she's not okay the maids would have reported that to him .

So that was why he told his driver not to drive him to work but to stalk Claire and inform him if she actually went to the hospital or not .

The driver who had stopped the car few meters from the hospital waited for about thirty minutes and when he saw that Claire had not come out he concluded that she was receiving treatment. so he brought out his phone and dropped a message to his boss before driving back to the Mansion. as soon as Kelvin saw the message, his mind rested a bit but the next second picked up a fast pace as he wondered what was her illness.

Meanwhile, after resting for some minutes Claire came out from the hospital with the fake result not knowing that Kelvin's stalking driver just left the premises. it was just a tiny fraction of time that separated them. she entered her car and carefully place the result in her bag before driving off to the company for the interview.

M & J Graphics Studio ...

" Are you Miss Scott ?" a lady dressed in white shirt and a stripe black skirt flipping through a file asked Claire . Claire who had been sitting patiently for over 10 minutes since she had arrived hurriedly stood up and nodded at the lady .

" Follow me ..."

The interview was not really strict as Claire had thought it would be. she had mentally prepared herself for some kind of tough questions due to the fact that she was getting the job without a degree but alas , the only thing she was asked was was about her profile, Marital status if there is any , and her educational level . She was also given a test to compare and know if she worth the job . And everything lasted for two hours .

As Claire drove back to her place of work , her heart kept dancing in joy over what the head boss said. she remembered every word for word ....

" Your Art skill surpasses what I have seen so far ," The Man said smiling as he shook hands with her ," You will receive a notification from us in the next 24 hours .".....

Coming down from the car , she schooled her expression before entering the company.

" You are pretty late . how was the test ?" Claire was forced to pause in her tracks as she looked ahead of her . wait was he waiting for me ?, Claire asked her self as she slowly approached the man sitting on her seat across the table in her office. Kelvin impatiently stood up from the seat and stretch his hand towards her .

"The test slip ."

" Oh here is it ," Claire handed him he result," the doctor said that it's a minor illness . with time and rest it would clear off ."

His expression remained blank as he scanned the result slip . the cloud that had gathered on his forehead finally cleared when he saw the doctor's report .

" Maybe you should take a few days off -"

" No ," Claire chocked . nothing was actually wrong with her .she wouldn't want this to get out of hand . " I would be better soon . just as the doctor said , it would clear off."

Kelvin looked at her for some minutes before he said , " Still you need to take few breaks ." he folded the result slip and put it in his pants pocket.

" Don't over stress your self . if you need anything, you can call me." he went back to his office .

Claire stood rigid on the floor as she stared at the closed door .

" All I need is you ..." she whispered in her mind but the next Moment freezed when she realized what it was she uttered.

Claire spitefully sat down on her seat and turned on her system. she was bittered within her self for thinking such .

" Uhmph...who needs you ." she puffed her cheeks at her reflecting image on the screen.