Carter's PA rushed towards Ava before she could reach the ground. Carter was clearly upset this time,he couldn't understand what was with this lady and fainting or whatever was happening to her at that point. He maintained his calm as his PA carried her out of the board room with the help of his bodyguards to the companies health care facility.
A smile lit across Candice's face, Ava was definitely getting fired for disrupting such an important meeting.
"We're sorry about the slight interruption" Carter said apologizing to the board and the company's soon to be investors.
"That was such a great proposal and she presented so well. What could have been the cause of such an episode" a woman from the group of investors asked concerned.
"She was admitted at the Venus memorial hospital a month ago,it could be the stress" Carter answered as he began to put an icing on the cake Ava had baked. By the time he had finished making his conclusion,the look on the faces of the investors showed that they were already sold out on the proposal and of course he deal was already a done deal. Carter smiled in satisfaction when he saw their reactions and silently thanked God that the meeting didn't take a disastrous turn after what had happened.
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Ava had regained consciousness and was escorted back to her office by Carter's bodyguards admist the stares of her colleagues. Seemed like the news of what happened at the board room had spread like wildfire.
She got to her office and quickly sat down on the floor with her back resting on the wall, her heart was beating so fast and loud she thought it could be heard by the whole building. She was silently praying she hadn't ruined the meeting when Candice walked in with a mocking smile on her face.
"Pride definitely goes before a fall literally" she said as she held up two of her fingers on both hands and tweaked them as she let out a mocking laughter this time.
Candice was the last person Ava wanted to see,she looked up with her face emotionless as Candice walked towards where she sat.
"I told you you would be punished for not submitting the reviews you were to submit earlier and before you could even receive that punishment,you committed another grievous offence" she on reaching where Ava was.
"You're definitely getting fired by the CEO,he doesn't take even the slightest show of weakness and you fainted in the middle of a very important meeting" she said as she bent over making sure she was eyeball to eyeball. "Read my lips , you're definitely getting fir..." Candice was saying when the secretary interrupted the conversation again.
"Ms Ava, you're being summoned by the board" she said hastily.
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Carter sat absent minded as the members of the board discussed,the contract had been signed by the investors had left but the board stayed back to discuss the implementation plans for the just sealed deal. They had reasoned that the project was going to be handled by a selected few who were going to walk closely with the CEO and other high ranking unit heads.
The meeting was about coming to an end when Fabian the head of the board began to insist that Ava be put on the team.
"But she's just a junior staff" Mr Clarke another member protested.
"Come off it Clarke, she played a major role in enabling us seal this deal or your misogynism wouldn't let you have a woman handle something as huge as this" Mrs Rachel shot at him, clearly they had unresolved issues.
"There's no need to banter words" Mr Fabian said referring to both Mr Clarke and Mrs Rachel"we are going to vote" he said to the satisfaction of the board.
The vote was taken and there was a tie between those who thought that Ava should or shouldn't be on the project team.
After Mr Fabian saw that there was a tie and a decision couldn't be made,he began to think of how they'd come to a conclusion when he noticed the CEO had not participated in the vote as he sat lost in thoughts.
"Mr R" MR Fabian waved as he tried to get the CEO'S attention. "We think Ava should be on the project team,do you agree?"
"Yes definitely" Carter responded absentmindedly. He didn't realize what he had said until he saw Ava walking into the boardroom.
No way that's Ava - Carter thought as she walked in. He was beginning to get upset,she had plagued his thoughts for a month, almost disrupted today's meeting,got him absent-minded and she's going to be working closely with him. Carter hated emotional disturbance and he had trained himself to become void of emotions "If I couldn't get her off my thoughts when I hadn't seen her in a month, how would I do so now that I'd be seeing her often" he thought as he stole glances at her. He was definitely going to make her pay...