After Memory Loss, I Have Fiancé (Business Empire Heir 2)

Esmeralda's POV

"Lily, Miss Griffin is not Daisy" the deep throaty voice of Mr. Stone comes from behind me.

The girl hugging me pulls back to stare at my face and then looks behind me to stare at Mr. Stone's face.

"Why didn't you tell us you've finally found her" She asks looking hurt and then her face scrunches up. "Wait, what do you mean by she's not Daisy? Of course she's Daisy. Look at her, she looks exactly the same only more beautiful!" She exclaims smiling.

My face heats up a bit as a result of being called beautiful.

"This is Miss. Griffin, she came for the personal assistant interview" he says sternly.

"Oh. I'm really sorry then Miss. Griffin, you look a lot like someone I know" she apologizes.

"Yeah, I figured that out" I answer smiling.

"So, I'll be on my way" I add making a move to walk out.

She smiles as I walk past her and when I look back, I see her hugging him.

So she is his girlfriend then.

When I finally make it out of the building, I decide to hail a taxi since I didn't bring my car. Esther (my car) was starting to give me problems and fixing a car isn't one of the priorities in my budget right now.

As soon as I'm able to stop a taxi, my phone rings and I roll my eyes when I see the name of the caller.

"What?" I snap when I pick the call.

"Baby, I'm really sorry. I don't know what came over me, I was so drunk. Please, all I'm asking for is a second chance" he pleads.

"Listen Jack, I don't care about whether you were drunk or not, what is done is done, you can't take it back" I repeat what I've been telling him repeatedly for two weeks now.

"I know I don't deserve this but please give me one last chance" he begs again.

"Don't you get it, I've given you more chances than anyone deserves and yet you mess up every time. How do I know you won't repeat this when next you are drunk? I think we're better off apart" I say then hang up.

Why can't he just leave me alone once and for all?

This time I'm so determined not to take him back. I won't fall for all his sweet words anymore.

The taxi finally reaches my apartment and I go inside and then go to my desk and tick out The Stone Empire from the long list of companies I've applied to. I'm running out of options fast.

Will I have to later settle for a low-paying job after working hard in college to graduate with a first class?

My dream of building my own company now seems more far fetched than ever.

The day passes by in a blur and in the evening when i'm preparing to go to the gym I just registered myself into, my phone rings.

It's an unknown number and I start praying for it to be one of the companies I've applied to calling me with a job offer.

"Miss. Griffin?" A lady's voice says from the other end.

"Yes?" I answer eagerly.

"This is Mrs. White from The Stone Empire's headquarters. I believe you came in for an interview today?" She pauses for my response.

"Yes, yes I did" I answer quickly anticipating and dreading her next words.

"You have been offered a job as the personal assistant to Mr. Stone. You're expected to resume tomorrow" she says curtly.

"Really? Oh my God! Thank you so much! I'll work really hard" I squeal out before clearing my throat and trying to not sound like a teenager talking about boys "I mean, thank you, I'll be there"

She chuckles softly "It's okay to be excited and welcome to the team. Be here by eight 'o' clock tomorrow morning. A little advice from me, don't be late not even by one minute, Mr. Stone hates tardiness" she says and I jot that down mentally.

"Thank you Mrs. White" I say beaming and she replies before hanging up.

When I drop my phone, I do a little celebratory dance before going to my closet and picking out my outfit for tomorrow.



I can't wait for tomorrow.

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*Hunter's POV*

"Hunter! Hunter!! Hunter!!! Why did you leave me? You let him take me"

"You let me down Hunter"

"I thought you loved me"

"I thought we were meant to be together forever"

"Now i'm dead because of you"

Daisy's voice keeps echoing around the empty room I'm standing, her words taunting me. I try to block it out but it only gets louder. I can't take this anymore....

I spring up from my bed sweating. It was only a nightmare. It's been a while since I've had this kind of nightmare. I bury my face in my hands and will myself not to let any tears fall. I didn't cry when she died, why should I cry now?

She's not dead, she can't be dead. I will keep searching for her until I take my last breath.

I stand up from my bed and get ready to go to the office. When I get to the office, I go up straight to my office door. I pause when I notice the light of the assistant's office was on.

No one can be around at this time, I  always come in about 1 hour before everyone. I walk forward and when I enter through the door that leads to the assistant's and I's offices, I see Miss. Griffin humming and arranging her table.

Why exactly did I hire her?

Am I being the biggest masochist on earth by having someone so alike to Daisy so close and yet so far?

Her similarity to Daisy is making my heart hurt.

I move forward to make her aware of my presence but just as I'm about to call her name, she steps back to admire what she was doing and collides into me.

She turns around and I drop my briefcase and immediately hold her to steady her. She blinks rapidly in shock and her mouth opens to form words but she closes it again.

I run my eyes down her profile and I feel my body react to her beauty. My eyes linger on her red lips for a few seconds too long before moving back to her blue eyes.

Daisy liked red lipstick.

My eyes trail back to her lips and I gulp to tamp down the temptation to kiss them and see if they'd feel like Daisy's. She bites her lips and I grit my teeth in frustration.

Why does she look so much like Daisy?

I'm definitely going to fire her.

Her hands which I didn't realize were resting on my chest curl and for a moment, I forget this isn't Daisy and move my thumb along her plump red lips. I want to kiss them so badly. I've missed her so much.

Sanity flows in the next second and I give myself a reality check reminding myself that she's not Daisy.

Fuck, what am I doing?