Chapter 51

"Here.." Jenny muttered as she placed a coffee filled mug on the table before sitting right opposite me. Hector was outside, standing guard like I was meeting with drug dealers. He's taking his job far too seriously. "Who's that young man standing outside?" Jenny finally asked after staring at him for the umpteenth time. I took a small sip of the coffee she served before; "He's the guard Marcus assigned to me." I answered. Her lips quirked up into a teasing smile; "I see." She whispered but I know there are other things in her head. "Whatever." I didn't really care about what she was thinking about. As long as she doesn't say it out loud. "So.. how's the company been faring??" I asked, placing the mug on the table before turning to face her. She sighed tiredly; "Same old Avery.. the board members are still getting on my nerves. It's so hard to placate them without you here." She complained bitterly. "With how long you've been acting on my stead, one would think you'd have already gotte