I didn't know how to control my fright. I wouldn't have ever thought I would become this scared of a person. Well, this fear was inevitable.
Only yesterday, Raymond and Rhonda had been talking about how much they hated Ivan. Raymond had even said he wished Ivan would just die. But while we were leaving the mansion, Rhonda had acted like the sweetest person in the world. To be honest, I really didn't know much about her. I didn't even know how she got to know me.
On a fateful day, last year, she had walked up to me and had introduced herself as Ivan's aunt. She has said I could get what was rightfully mine if we would just work together. And yes, I had agreed to it. After all, I had always been a pained person. I had just seen it as an opportunity to be who I was meant to be. But, now that I was thinking about it, I was sc
Not wanting to experience this frustration any longer, I decided to move back a little. I just stood here like an idiot, hating myself for feeling so jealous."Does it still hurt so much? You need to see the doctor?" He kept massaging her feet.She tugged her hand to his arm, shook her head, pouted, and squeezed her face harder. "Please, don't massage it further. It hurts even more."He glimpsed at me but turned back to her immediately. "This is why you should always be careful. Should I get you some ice?""I don't mean to bother you." Again, she sniffled. "But yes, please do that. I'm in so much pain."He breathed out in frustration. "Gosh, I d
Looking out at the view from the huge window which was almost the size of a door, I blinked multiple times to hold back my tears. The moment a little breeze hit my open chest, I shuddered a little and breathed out loud. Wrapping my arms around myself to create warmth, I turned around and just walked to the huge bed.I felt lonely.Before leaving the mansion with Ivan, I had been hopeful that things would work out well for us, but then, he had to fuck it all up. This was past ten, yet, he hadn't come home.I really wondered why I was waiting for him. I was being hopeful that he'd show up and tell me how much he missed me.Why had he made me feel so joyful tonight, only for him to ruin it all?
Jessica°°°°°°°°°Tonight would definitely be one of the best nights for me. Well, not like it was something new for every fourteen year old. But yes, it was new for me. Finally, my dad had agreed to the fact that it was high time I started dating. It took a whole lot of effort to make him understand that I wanted a boyfriend already. I had to take a mini-exam, had to do an IQ test, and even had to sign a childish contract with him. Wasn't that crazy? Definitely. Anyway, it was a normal thing for a billionaire to be protective of his precious little girl."Gosh!" My best friend, Jojo, squealed over the phone.I chuckled. "Yeah, yeah. I'm also very excited. Don't worry, I'll tell you about it once it happens. And, by all means
Ivan°°°°°"How do we deal with them?" Being quite reluctant to this long conversation, I leaned into my seat, crossed my legs over each other, and stared at the dude who sat by the table in front of me. Taking a pen from the table, I narrowed my eyes a bit, trying to concentrate on what he had to say.His fingers moved to the table, gently drumming against the furniture. For some reason, a smirk grew on his lips. He twitched an eyebrow, then fixed his gaze at the paper which was on the table. "You're sure you wanna know that? I mean, you don't mind listening to the bad part of my plan?"I scoffed. Grabbing the cup of cappuccino in front of me, I sipped from it, then cleared my throat. "Antonio, they're my competitors. Not my enemies. If the plan's to h
I ran my palm through my face. How could I have been so lost that I hadn't even noticed Jason walking into my office? That was crazy. What would she think of me now? But, woah, she was one pretty angel.I cleared my throat, putting on a stern look. That was the only way to cover up my craziness. "Oh, hi." I threw a glare at Jason as if he was the reason for my predicament. "Didn't know you'd be coming over today. And, umh, you should've knocked before walking in."She grinned. "Noted. That'd be for next time."This was crazy, but the truth was, it hurt to know that she was my new secretary. Why was life this unfair? The rules in this organization was that no boss was allowed to date or woo his secretary. I created that rule, but now, I felt the urge to break it.
They kept staring at me with widened eyes. I knew my aunt was so shocked to hear my refusal of this relationship, knowing fully well that I had made a promise to move on. Well, this wasn't something that was so easy. There was really no way I could forget about the woman I loved, in only two months.Tanya and I had been friends for five years. Afterwards, we had made a decision to create a relationship between us. Yes, she had always been mean and blatant when speaking hurtful words, but that hadn't made me stop loving her. Literally, before I had caught her with another man, I had decided to propose to her. Little had I known that she had been hanging around with other men.A river of carbon dioxide eluded my nostrils, and I looked away from them. "This is my decision. I'll be upstairs, if anyone needs me. But…" I
I cleared my throat. That was how I could cover up this embarrassment. Also, I was forced to put on a stern look. She seemed to have some attitude, which wasn't something I appreciated very much. She had only spoken a few words, but the sassy spirit was so, so vivid. Who was she?"Rae." I leaned into my seat, drumming my fingers against the table, ensuring that I sounded so indifferent to this meet up.She cleared her throat as well. And yes, the stern look on her face was the attitude. "You're… Ivan, right?"I chortled, glimpsed sideways, and turned to her. "Tryna pretend like you don't know me? Wow.""Excuse me?" Her left eyebrow cocked at me. "I… don't get you." 
With a deep glare hanging on my eyebrows, I stormed toward them. I was very furious, and maybe confused. That was no good way to treat a person. Especially a woman. "You think you can go away with it?!" He grabbed her jaw again. Attempting to hit her for a second time, I held his wrist, stood in between them, and shot hard scowls at him. "How. Dare. You." My teeth were gritted. I tightened his wrist, breathing hard as we faced each other. He scoffed. "Who the heck are you? Her boyfriend?" I shut my eyes and sighed. "Are you crazy? How can you hit her? Don't you have respect for a lady? This can get you to jail, you know?" "Hey! B