Is this destiny?

"CEO White!", Vera called. "I am sorry. This woman is here without an appointment and refuses to leave!"

Jeff was confused. He glanced at Vera and then at JoAnna.

"Anna, are you OK?"

JoAnna snorted. "I don't know, CEO White. You tell me if I am OK. I just found out that you have a new assistant. I must praise you for your good eye. Your whole office smells like Chanel No5. And other than being visually pleasing, she can bake pastries and make a bed for you. What else can she do? Can she do any office work, or is that for Steve while Vera f*cking Rogers takes care of your needs between the meetings?"

"How dare you talk to CEO White like that!?", Vera screamed in outrage.

JoAnna looked at Jeff and shook her head in disappointment while her eyes filled with tears.

"Steve…", Jeff called without removing his gaze from JoAnna.

 Steve didn't need any further instruction. He walked to Vera and grabbed her elbow, dragging her out of the office.

"What are you doing?" Vera struggled to get out of Steve's grasp.

Vera's next words were muffled with Steve's hand. He covered her mouth and dragged her out of Jeff's office.

"Anna…", Jeff called softly and moved toward JoAnna.

JoAnna glared at him. "Don't come any closer. Don't you dare come any closer! Don't you dare touch me!"

Jeff looked at enraged JoAnna helplessly. "Aren't you going to let me explain?"

"Explain from there."

Jeff looked at JoAnna's face which contorted from anger and the only thing he could do is explain...

"She is not my assistant. Steve hired her to help him out, and it's not permanent. As you know, some things are happening in the Long family, and Steve believes that in the near future he will be absent from work, and unable to help me, so he took several people to check them out as his replacement. Vera is from the marketing department, and this is her second day. But it's not a job, it's just a trial for one week."

JoAnna's expression shifted while Jeff spoke and he was not sure if that expression is angry or mocking, but he knew that it's not good.

"Anna, honey. Don't tell me that you don't believe me. Steve said that he narrowed it down to three people for this trial, and Vera is the first one. I am not hiring anyone…"

"I believe you.", JoAnna interrupted Jeff icily. "This is her second day as Steve's helper, and she made herself at home in YOUR office. What would I find if I came on the fourth or on the fifth day? Would she come out of the suite in the back wearing lacy lingerie? Or is leather going to look more alluring on her?"

"Anna, don't go there. You know that would not happen."

JoAnna stood up and faced Jeff with the table (and pastries) in between them.

"Do I know what can and what can't happen? If someone told me half an hour ago that I would find a woman who is not concealing that she is coveting my husband, alone in my husband's office, baking for him and fixing his bed, I would call that person a liar."

Jeff can see that with every word JoAnna is getting more upset. He knows that the pregnancy hormones are making this bad situation worse and he is not sure how to defuse it.

"Anna, love… calm down…"

JoAnna grabbed the plate with pastries and threw it on the floor angrily. "Don't tell me to calm down! Use your brain for once in your life for other than meetings and this stupid company!"

JoAnna moved to walk out and Jeff blocked her path. "Where are you going? You can't leave like this."

"Get the f*ck out of my way!", JoAnna squeezed through her teeth.

Jeff ignored her glare and pulled her into a hug.

"Let me go or I will make you let go."

Jeff didn't move.

"CEO White, I am warning you. I am not in the mood for games. And a hug is not enough to fix this crap you created. I will count to three. One… Two… Three…"

There was no four. Jeff fell on the ground, powerless to stand up.

"Anna…", he called weakly, unable to believe that she used an anesthetic on him.

JoAnna looked around the office and exhaled a shaky breath while suppressing her tears. "I still remember when I came here for the first time. That day, I came because a woman named Martha claimed to be your girlfriend. She claimed to be me. I assumed that at that time, you learned your lesson. But you didn't. Because after Martha came many others. When are you going to learn to be aware of your surroundings? Is it so difficult to get used to the idea that you have a wife and that you need to keep all the women who are coveting you in check? Or is your goal to keep me home to rest while you have your fun with flat-bellied women during office hours?"

Jeff didn't want to answer any of those accusations. No matter what he says, it will only make things worse. But he can see that JoAnna is about to leave the office. "Are you going to leave me like this?"

JoAnna looked down at him and she was unable to prevent her chin from shaking. "Yes. I am leaving. Because if I stay here for one more minute, I might really hurt you. Don't worry. I will tell Steve to return. And Steve will decide if Vera will come as well because today I found out that Steve has the job to arrange which woman can get close to you. If I want to see you I should check with Steve first because I don't want to come unannounced and accidentally disturb Vera or any other assistant while they fix your bed. F*ck Jeff! We slept on that bed..." JoAnna pressed her lips into a line. "Do you know what hurts the most? She didn't know who I am. Does she even know that you are married? Do YOU know that you are married?"

JoAnna didn't wait for Jeff to answer. She walked out and closed the door behind her.

Jeff rested his head back on the carpet and exhaled. He would kick or punch something in frustration, but he can't move. This time, JoAnna is really angry.

A minute later, Steve entered Jeff's office. He helped Jeff to lay on the sofa while ignoring Jeff's questions related to JoAnna.

"I cleared your schedule for the rest of the afternoon.", Steve said while cleaning up the pastry-mess from the floor.

"Are you not going to tell me where Anna is?"

Steve shook his head and responded without looking at Jeff. "I don't know where she is. Bridgette does not know either."

Jeff inhaled sharply. "Bridgette is not with her? What about bodyguards?"

"Anna left them here at the HQ and took a cab. We don't know where."

"Use app to locate her!", Jeff exclaimed.

Steve pressed his lips into a line and without a word reached into his pocket and placed on the table JoAnna's cell phone, wedding ring, and her wristwatch.

Jeff looked at the three things on the table and his heart stopped beating. He thought that JoAnna is very angry, but this is much worse. The ring is the one which belongs to the Madam of the White family. Since they got married, that is the only ring she was wearing. That is why Felix customized JoAnna's Patek Philippe wristwatch so that it has GPS tracking. It's the wristwatch that Jeff gave her when they got engaged. And he is wearing a matching one.

"Anna said that she does not want to be bothered. By anyone." Steve said in an almost-whisper.

"Can you give me a minute?", Jeff asked after some time.

"I will be outside. Call me when you need anything."

As soon as the door closed behind Steve, Jeff called: "Eve!"

"Yes.", Eve's voice was heard in Jeff's office.

"Do you know where is Anna?"

"Yes."

"Where is she?"

"I am prohibited from telling you."

Jeff looked at the three items on the table from JoAnna and asked: "Does Anna have any GPS tracking device on her?"

"No."

"How do you know where she is?"

"She was in the range of the security cameras of the White corp. HQ when she entered the cab. I can't see inside the vehicle, but based on the cab communication systems, her ride is not over.", Eve explained.

"Where is she going?"

"I am prohibited from telling you."

"Why?"

"JoAnna said that she does not want to be disturbed and there were no exceptions specified. You don't have the permission to override JoAnna's command."

"Damnit!", Jeff cursed. He has no idea where she went and being unable to move is infuriating him.

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