The Undefined Love

The next morning as decided between the friends, Lifen first headed directly to her office where she directed Erica to bring all the files that was waiting for her to check. Then she asked to see what more is there to be done for her day as she won't be here for the later hours. She has always been like this, even if she has to leave for the day, she would try hard to complete most of her work before. So that the work doesn't becomes a burden on the next day. No matter what position she hold she would never take advantage of her power until it is necessary. According to her boss's orders, Erica quickly brought the files that was needed to be done today. She was getting well accustomed to the new office environment and as she was already known to the language spoken in Country A, there wasn't for her to adjust as she was always blessed with a bubbly character. When she was about to excuse herself from the President's office, Lifen stopped her. "Erica, wait!" she looked at the smile on the girl's face. It was well enough to confirm she was liking her time in Country A and has also made her place in the new place. But still it was her duty to ask. She can take things only according to her own perception. "I forgot to ask you, how are you feeling here. If things are not going well for you, you can always let me know and go back to our branch in London. You don't have to force yourself to be around me", she said with a warm smile she always holds while talking to the little girls, whom she knows for one year and nine months now. Erica looked at her boss, who has always been warm towards her and pretended to think as if she was getting second thoughts. For a moment, Lifen thought she might have taken her smile wrongly. But in the next moment, Erica shook her head vigorously as her eyes was which held second thoughts before immediately replaced with happiness. "Boss, I had second thoughts earlier but in that too I find you on the both options presented. So it would only be healthy for me to follow you around". Lifen squinted her eyes on the girl saying, "Avoid eating too much sweets. You rae getting too much sweet mouthed. And I deeply feel you should try your careen in the entertainment industry. That will definitely suit you according to your present acting skills" Hearing her boss's sarcastic compliments, Erica gave childish lips pressed smile as she said in a low voice which was hardly audible, "People are known with the company and influence they keep!" As it was hardly audible, Lifen was unable to make out what she has just said. She has just seen her lips moving, so she raised her questioning brows at her and asked, "Hmmm?" Erica bit her tongue as she explained, "Boss I was just praising the strong influence to had on me and I really like your company. That's the reason I won't ever think of you. You are the best!" She said and made a heart joining her thumb and forefinger. Lifen knew it was not that the girl has muttered before but she was well informed about her childish play which she didn't mind, after all she was just twenty. She can't expect her all mature at such a young age. She nodded her head to her words and got back to the file presented in front of her. Seeing her boss's getting busy, she asked, "Boss if there is not something else, I will ask your leave", she bowed her head and went out of the cabin closing the door behind her back. Lifen got so engrossed in her work that she harldly noticed that it was already time for the luch. Except for some calls from Daiyu reminding about the meeting in the second half of the day, no one came or called to disturb her. She didn't have the time to notice that even Deming hasn't called her once. When her phone rang, she thought it might again be Daiyu calling her. Without taking the look on the display screen, Lifen picked of the call and spoke, "Daiyu, it's the tenth time you are calling to remind me. Do you really think I am suffering from amnesia, that will make me forget about it without your generous reminder?" Saying this she chuckled. Her friend was still the same. She was still over excited for adventures and excessively nervous in concern of her friend. "Little Cat, I am disappointed. Did you really not missed me?", a deep familiar mellow voice said from the other side of the phone. Lifen was too dumbfounded. She really thought it was Daiyu calling her. She quickly pulled back the phone to take a quick look at the display screen which was showing Deming's name in big bold letters. Now thinking, she really didn,t noticed that she haven't talked with him since mornig and it was already lunch. Sensing the woman was in deep thoughts, Deming said again, "Seems like I was right. My woman really didn't missed me it even a bit. She didn't even have the time to noticed that we even greeted each other a proper good morning" Lifen was tongue tied. It was really her fault. In a relationship, one doesn't have to be connected all the time but forgetting each other even without a greeting in the day will be a little too harsh. "Okay, my fault. But actually I got some problems so…" It was the first time she was mentioning her problem to him. He felt somehow satisfied that at least now their relationship has stepped a step further. His voice held a tinge of enthusiasm as he asked, "Problem?' She felt a little strange with his tone, "Hey! Why it felt like you are happy that I got some problem? Is there something wrong with the functioning of your brain?"