Forgotten Romance: Take Me Back To You

She raised her brows when the ȧssistant manager told her to go the executive office. 

"Me?" Jasmine was a bit confused. "Are you sure? Because I cannot think of any possible reason why they want me there." She unknowingly muttered. 

"I don't know. Who knows they might promote you since you are about to meet the bosses." The ȧssistant manager replied sarcastically. "What are you still doing? Do you intent to keep your superiors in wait?"

Jasmine immediately stood up and rushed to the elevator. The ȧssistant manager was right. She should not let them wait for a long time since she is only a mere employee. 

She heaved a heavy sigh as soon as the elevator stopped at the 16th floor. "Jasmine, relax. You didn't do anything wrong. You should stand tall and keep your head high." She ċȧrėssed her ċhėst. 

"And when you see that guy whom your best friend married, you have to give him a piece of your mind. He should not discard her like that!" She hissed in annoyance. 

However, as soon as she stepped inside the office, her heart started beating fast. She got nervous all of a sudden. The sight of the seemingly cold and distant CEO at his desk working on some papers sent an eerie chill down her spine. 

Also, the thought of scolding him vanished instantly. 

But why did he call for her? Is it about Jade? 

"Miss Jasmine, please take a seat." Sonny motioned the woman as soon as she got inside Marcus' office. 

Her head was hanging low and she's a bit trembling. Sonny noticed her anxiousness and he wanted to make her feel at ease so he served her a cup of tea. 

"Miss Jasmine, I'm sorry to call you here all of a sudden but my boss wanted to ask something to you."

"M-me?" She stammered. She knew she's not an exceptional employee for them to summon like this, so it should be about her best friend. 

"Yes." Sonny smiled before calling Marcus. 

Marcus didn't say a word but he made sure to finish signing the current file he was reading before the woman entered. Then as soon as he was done with it, he closed it and put it on top of the completed tasks he had for the day. 

Jasmine immediately glanced at the man who just stood up, fixed his suit and walked towards them. His current physique made the woman thought of having seen a sculpture of one of the Greek gods. 

Fudge! He is even more handsome in close-up view! She gulped secretly. 

"Miss Jasmine I heard from Mr. Lee that you are close with Miss Jade Arria, is that true?" The young man's cold-hoarse voice echoed in her ears. 

"Y-yeah… sir." She shies away. 

"Then can I ȧssume that you know where she is right now?" His eyes tell her that he doesn't have any idea what happened to his wife last night. "She didn't come to work all morning and judging on how she turned off her phone, I bet she doesn't have any plan to come to work all day. Do you possibly know where she went?"

Jasmine raised her brow. She was a bit annoyed after hearing Marcus. He was only looking for her because she didn't come to work? Didn't he notice Jade's absence last night as well? She wanted to laugh sarcastically but she held it in. She is still in her right mind to protect her job. 

She's currently speaking with the company CEO and not only with a mere employee. 

"You didn't know?" Her eyes held an accusing gaze.

"Know what?" He has a confused look.

"Tsk. I thought you were living on the same roof. Didn't you know your wife was rushed to the hospital yesterday? She even spent the night at the hospital… Alone." 

Marcus stood frozen. He didn't know about that. If he knew then he should have visited her! 

"She even called you numerous times yesterday. I saw you answered one call though." She hissed.

"What? Jade called me? But I never got a call from her the whole day yesterday!" He yelped in surprise. Then he picked up his phone and checked his call logs. 

There was no trace that Jade called her yesterday. He even showed it to the woman. However, Sonny ċȧrėssed his jaw when he thought of something. 

"Mr. Hanes… I think I know what happened." Sonny interjected. 

The young man looked at him before motioning the woman to go back to work. 

Jasmine left Marcus' office but her thoughts couldn't help but ponder on the things she saw a while ago. Marcus' innocence and Sonny's doubtful gaze… Her gut feeling says something must have happened and Jade must be keeping something from her. 

"I will definitely kill you once I see you!" She gritted her teeth in annoyance at the thought that her best friend already knew how to keep a secret from her. 

"What is it?" Marcus leaned his back on the couch. 

"Remember when I went back to the office yesterday to get your phone?" Sonny reminded him.

"What about it?"

"I saw Rachelle lying on the couch when I got here."

"Rachelle?" He furrowed his brows. What is Rachelle doing inside his office?

"Yes, Rachelle. Look, this is just my ȧssumption but if Miss Arria did call you yesterday, then I think Miss Rachelle must have answered it."

Did she? Marcus is in deep thought.

"You told me your phone was on the couch yesterday. But I found it on the table. If you didn't change your password, then she might have deleted your call logs as well."

"You do realize that you are accusing Rachelle of something you haven't proven yet, right?" Marcus muttered before he went silent to ponder on Sonny's deduction. 

"I know Rachelle. She's not the kind of woman to touch other people's belongings." He defended the woman. However, Sonny rolled his eyes frustratingly. Is this what love can do? Protecting the one you love by overlooking at the possibilities of their wrongdoings?

"Just as I have told you, it was only a theory sir." He cleared his throat before going back to his desk. 

As for Marcus, he was left alone still pondering on the possibility of what Sonny said. 

He wanted to deny the accusation against Rachelle but he can't help but think about it as well. 

He stood up and went near his transparent window. Then he looked up and exhaled an amount of air. 

Jade was hospitalized? But why? He's worried all of a sudden, so he took his phone out and tried dialing the woman's phone number. However, to her dismay, his call couldn't get through.

"Jade, what are you thinking? Where are you? You should have told me." He's a bit hurt. He was thinking of dialing her number once again when he suddenly remembered Zion. Aha!

They are pretty close, so he might know the reason why she was rushed to the hospital.

"I can I guess the reason of your call." Marcus can hear the taunting sarcasm in Zion's voice. 

"Then I ȧssume you were with my wife last night." He matched the man's sarcasm.

"If you are calling to ask Jade's whereabouts then I'm sorry, I don't know as well. She didn't tell anyone where she was going. She only left a note saying not to search for her since she has a very important thing to do today." Zion explained and was about to hang up but Marcus was quick to stop him.

"Do you know what happened to her?" Marcus' voice softened up a bit. "I heard she spent the night in the hospital. Is she okay?" 

"She is okay---for now. I think it's better for you to ask Jade personally once you see her." He replied before hanging up. 

Toot---toot---toot… The call got disconnected and that hit Marcus' ego. 

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It was her very first time to see what's inside an entertainment agency. 

Also, the elegant looking black casual slim long sleeve Maxi dress she was wearing made her look like one of the celebrities. She has a perfect figure and an innocent looking face that sets her apart from the other women entering the vicinity. 

The guard himself was in awe when he saw her that he forgot to check her id.

"A new celebrity trainee?" Jade didn't know that some people were staring and talking about her.

"Hi." She smiled at the beautiful lady standing at the information area. "Where can I find miss Rachelle Henry?" She asked politely. 

"Miss Henry… please give me a moment." She voiced while checking her computer. "Ah, miss, she's currently on a photoshoot and she'll be done in 15 minutes. Would you like to wait for her?" 

"Yes. I'll wait." She smiled. 

Uhm, miss…" The lady called out. "What name should I tell her?" 

"Just say the name 'Marcus'. And please tell her to come at the café."

��Yeah, miss."

Jade tried searching for a good spot and since Rachelle's status may attract a lot of attention, she chose a table in a corner away from many people.

She's been patiently waiting for more than twenty minutes now. She was about to stand up when she suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"You don't have to use Marcus if you want to see me, I won't believe it anyway." Rachelle uttered as soon as she sat in front of the woman. "Marcus and I have been dating for years now so I know him very well. It's not his thing to visit me in my workplace. Also, he only treats me at the high-end restaurants."

Jade faked a smile. "I'm sorry. I thought you won't come if you know it was me."

"I was thinking to talk to you as well. It's a relief you came." Rachelle smirked. "But you should go ahead, since you came all the way here, right?"

"Please… stop bothering my husband." Jade straightforwardly uttered. She doesn't care if that surprised the woman. 

"Tell me, why should I?" Rachelle raised her brows sardonically.

"Because I'm pregnant with his baby."

"Unfortunately, I can't." Rachelle sneered before she chuckled spitefully. "Because… I'm pregnant as well."