And before she had the chance to run away from the hallway she wanted to spend her life in, she heard footsteps. There was only one person, she figured. Before she could turn around, she felt her handbag drop to the floor with a thud.
All of a sudden, she was up against the wall, in a very painful motion.
The person behind her, held her hands tightly to her back.
She tried to get up from the awkward position but to no avail. Whoever it was had a strong hold on her hands, judging by the pain she was in, she knew there would be a bruise.
‘State your reason for being in a private office before I throw you off the building in the worst possible way imaginable,’ he barked out.
Private office?
‘Speak! Now!’
She shook in fear. ‘I…I got lost. I didn’t know I wasn’t supposed to be here. I’m sorry, please let me go,’ She pleaded, as she closed her eyes and cursed herself for her poor decision making skills.
‘Stand down, Brian,’ someone said, making her sigh in relief. She hadn’t heard another person enter, but whoever it was, she needed to thank afterwards.
Brian who was holding her up till now, unceremoniously dumped her to the ground. For a second, she thought about the possibility of him being Nathan but it was stupid. His name is Brian, Jeraldine – her subconscious told her.

‘Get up.’
She didn’t need to be told twice. Getting up from the ground, she slowly turned to the men standing before her in black suits. They both looked scary, with tattoos peeking out on their hands. They had to be bodyguards or something, for they looked the part.
‘What’s your name?’
‘Jeraldine Andrews,’ she lifted her chin, hoping her voice sounded more firm than it did to her. ‘I didn’t mean to come in here. I mean, this room. I actually did mean to come to the building today. You see, I am here for an interview. And I stumbled here by mistake.’ Forcing herself to be brave, she continued, ‘Please, just let me go.’
The men before her looked at each other, and Jeraldine got the feeling that they didn’t believed her story. The man who had saved her from Brian, then waved him away, and Jeraldine found herself alone with the person who was her savior.
‘Thank you so much for saving me back then. Can I leave now?’ She smiled and made a move forward before her view was blocked. ‘Or…not.’ She took a couple of steps back. ‘Look, I have no reason to be here anymore. I am telling you that it was a mistake. I have no intention of stealing anything.’ But he simply ignored her.