Mr. Angstrom?” she said, fluttering her eyelashes at him.
“Yes, very pretty blouse. I’m partial to that shade of chocolate. It reminds me of the chocolate mousse my fiancée made me last night.”
“Fiancée, Mr. Angstrom? I didn’t know you are engaged.”
“Yes, last Thursday. I’m a very lucky man.”
“Is she an actress or a model?”
“Neither. She is beautiful, but she, well, actually, Amanda, she works for one of our companies.”
“I thought you never dated anyone who works for you?”
“She doesn’t work directly for me, that would be too awkward. I’d never get any work done, gazing into her gorgeous hazel eyes. And I did meet her before she came to work for us.”
He smiled at Amanda and went into his office and shut the door firmly.
Amanda could hardly wait for tea break, to share the news with her pals.
“Guess what, girls, Ian Angstrom is engaged!”
“I thought he might be,” said Linda, “given the picture they snapped at Cartier last week.”
“Yes, but here’s the dirt...she works for one of his companies, she made him chocolate mousse last night and she has hazel eyes...does that remind you of anybody, ladies? I’ve racked my brains and I can’t think who it would be.”
“The only woman who has hazel eyes here in this building is Sophia, but she’s forty five if she’s a day and she’s married and has four children.” Elizabeth paused.
“I think Mr. Angstrom and his father own at least ten companies, if not more. We’ll just have to watch the Times for an announcement of the engagement.”
“Yeah, I guess so. I thought maybe we could find out who she is and.…”
“And what, Amanda?” asked Gloria. “Sell the information to the tabloids?”
Amanda flushed.
The other three stared at her.
“Is that what you had in mind?” demanded Gloria.
“Well, might as well make a bit of money.…”
“Amanda Lewis! You should be ashamed of yourself!” Gloria was angry now. “Mr. Angstrom is a good employer. You are well paid and well treated. How could you even think of betraying him? I’ve a mind to report you.”
Amanda squirmed. “I was only thinking about it,” she whined.
Elizabeth stared at her. “Well, don’t think about it again, Amanda, if you want us to have anything to do with you.…”
When Gloria got back to her desk, she hesitated, debating with herself, then she squared her shoulders and walked into Ian’s office.
She owed Amanda nothing. On the other hand, she owned Ian Angstrom a great deal.
“Ian, I need to have a very serious conversation with you,” she began.
Ian looked up from his file in alarm. “Eh, sit down, Gloria. You aren’t going to resign on me are you?”
Gloria smiled fleetingly. “No, I’ve no intention of resigning, Ian.”
“Then why are you looking so glum?”
“Amanda came to the tea break full of the news that you are engaged.”
“Yes, I told her this morning. We got engaged last Thursday when I came back from New York.”
“Well, she’s trying to figure out who your fiancée is, so that she can sell the information to the tabloids.”
“She doesn’t know anything.”
“She knows that the girl made you chocolate mousse last night, works for one of your companies, and has hazel eyes. Give her a few hours and she’ll figure it out, as I already have.”
“You have?”
“I have. You’re engaged to Maggie Parker.”
“Maggie Parker? Eh, why do you think that?” Ian was smiling broadly.
“She let it slip she knows you outside work, and she knew an awful lot about your father’s dahlias when we had lunch with her yesterday.
“There was also a discussion about chocolate mousse, and how she might make some for her boyfriend last night. You told Amanda the colour of her blouse reminded you of the chocolate mousse your fiancée made you last night.
“You also told Amanda your fiancée works for one of your companies and has hazel eyes...it is Maggie, isn’t it?
“She’s very
“Yes, very pretty blouse. I’m partial to that shade of chocolate. It reminds me of the chocolate mousse my fiancée made me last night.”
“Fiancée, Mr. Angstrom? I didn’t know you are engaged.”
“Yes, last Thursday. I’m a very lucky man.”
“Is she an actress or a model?”
“Neither. She is beautiful, but she, well, actually, Amanda, she works for one of our companies.”
“I thought you never dated anyone who works for you?”
“She doesn’t work directly for me, that would be too awkward. I’d never get any work done, gazing into her gorgeous hazel eyes. And I did meet her before she came to work for us.”
He smiled at Amanda and went into his office and shut the door firmly.
Amanda could hardly wait for tea break, to share the news with her pals.
“Guess what, girls, Ian Angstrom is engaged!”
“I thought he might be,” said Linda, “given the picture they snapped at Cartier last week.”
“Yes, but here’s the dirt...she works for one of his companies, she made him chocolate mousse last night and she has hazel eyes...does that remind you of anybody, ladies? I’ve racked my brains and I can’t think who it would be.”
“The only woman who has hazel eyes here in this building is Sophia, but she’s forty five if she’s a day and she’s married and has four children.” Elizabeth paused.
“I think Mr. Angstrom and his father own at least ten companies, if not more. We’ll just have to watch the Times for an announcement of the engagement.”
“Yeah, I guess so. I thought maybe we could find out who she is and.…”
“And what, Amanda?” asked Gloria. “Sell the information to the tabloids?”
Amanda flushed.
The other three stared at her.
“Is that what you had in mind?” demanded Gloria.
“Well, might as well make a bit of money.…”
“Amanda Lewis! You should be ashamed of yourself!” Gloria was angry now. “Mr. Angstrom is a good employer. You are well paid and well treated. How could you even think of betraying him? I’ve a mind to report you.”
Amanda squirmed. “I was only thinking about it,” she whined.
Elizabeth stared at her. “Well, don’t think about it again, Amanda, if you want us to have anything to do with you.…”
When Gloria got back to her desk, she hesitated, debating with herself, then she squared her shoulders and walked into Ian’s office.
She owed Amanda nothing. On the other hand, she owned Ian Angstrom a great deal.
“Ian, I need to have a very serious conversation with you,” she began.
Ian looked up from his file in alarm. “Eh, sit down, Gloria. You aren’t going to resign on me are you?”
Gloria smiled fleetingly. “No, I’ve no intention of resigning, Ian.”
“Then why are you looking so glum?”
“Amanda came to the tea break full of the news that you are engaged.”
“Yes, I told her this morning. We got engaged last Thursday when I came back from New York.”
“Well, she’s trying to figure out who your fiancée is, so that she can sell the information to the tabloids.”
“She doesn’t know anything.”
“She knows that the girl made you chocolate mousse last night, works for one of your companies, and has hazel eyes. Give her a few hours and she’ll figure it out, as I already have.”
“You have?”
“I have. You’re engaged to Maggie Parker.”
“Maggie Parker? Eh, why do you think that?” Ian was smiling broadly.
“She let it slip she knows you outside work, and she knew an awful lot about your father’s dahlias when we had lunch with her yesterday.
“There was also a discussion about chocolate mousse, and how she might make some for her boyfriend last night. You told Amanda the colour of her blouse reminded you of the chocolate mousse your fiancée made you last night.
“You also told Amanda your fiancée works for one of your companies and has hazel eyes...it is Maggie, isn’t it?
“She’s very
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