First kiss

  Now, it's just the two of them left in the large hall. Maybe because the air conditioner was too high , the hall became so chilling, just too chilling that she felt herself shivering.

 Slowly he stretched out his hand, lifting her palm_sized face, he said with a soft but hoarse voice " you can , but you will have to exchange it with something special, how about that? " Call her stupid, but right now she's enjoying the warmth his hands are offering to her skin, but when what he said fully registered inside her head.

Clara turned Pale .

" w_ what ?" ' how can this person not only be shameless but very perverted , oh,no , not that look in his eyes , am not ready for this, oo ' her own voice was screaming loudly in her head.

His well- proportioned fingers were busy caressing her lips, ignoring her uneasiness.

She trembled right under his touch, fear boldly written all over her small face.

"Has any man touched you hare? " He asked seductively, pressing her right breast with the fabric of her clothes.

Clara shook her head negatively like a lizard. Truthfully , she had never been this close to the opposite sex as not to talk about being touched like that. 'That is it, sexual harassment , but it's his right, you are his lawfully wedded bride ' she remembered to remind herself.

" Then have you fantasized about your first kiss? " He asked again, moving his hand upward to her lips. The coldness in his eyes mixed with rumination.

Her face immediately turned red, embarrassed to admit it. Didn't all girls fantasize about their first kiss?

 She was no different. Even though she never dreamed of getting married because of her past, she still has those girly fantasies.

'She wants her first kiss to be under the rain, with the person who sees her as his universe , he will take her to the top of the world and make I feel safe. She even made a list of things to do with him when she met him. That's if she ever will '

"You have right? " His question brought her back to reality early enough to see his evil smirk.

He asked, in fact he was certain about it , this little lamp's face. It is as clear as spring water and bold enough for him to read . With his rough, he caressed her lips then said with a cold voice " why not exchange it with something you desired? "

At that moment, her body was turned and pressed hard on the table, her eyes widened in horror.

After sometime , Xavier lifted his hand and cleaned the blood on his lips but one could see that his mouth was filled with blood. After that, he left coldly without taking a glance at the small figure lying on the table moaning in pain..

She got up and arranged her clothes. She didn't think she would be able to eat anything spicy for sometime because of how badly her mouth was hurt. She knew he did it on purpose .

to destroy her imagination about how she wanted her first kiss, but she was happy , now she's free to go out and continue with her piano lessons, so sacrificing her first kiss was worth it after all. She went to her room in a good mood.

Playing the piano and reading were the only things she was good at. She has even won a lot of awards because of how great she is when playing. Now that she is married, she will also be able to play it.

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It had been two weeks since the incident, and everything had been going really well. She was able to smile freely again and the happiest part of it all was that he never returned home after the incident. It was almost a week when she learnt from the maids that he had gone on a trip. words can't describe how happy she is now. After breakfast, she picked up her bag and left .

She looks at the time and she finds out that she is already late for work. Manager Joe will be angry. Oh, she does not want the manager to . He has been nice to her and treats her very special. If he gets mad, the other workers will laugh and mock her...

Meanwhile, immediately she left the house, Xavier and Tony walked in , he went into their room and got dressed, then came back within a few minutes. While eating, he asked

" how has she been these few days? "

Leah did not need anyone to explain who SHE was ,for she had been secretly watching her. These young couple are the strangest she has worked with, especially the husband.

" She has been doing just fine "

"The piano lessons,." She couldn't make out if that was a question or a statement, but she didn't dare remain quiet.

" She leaves home by 7am and returns by 7pm looking worn out " she replied, without hiding anything..

His perfectly shaped eyebrows raised in question with his huck-like eyes glaring at the innocent Tony standing beside him.

" Is there any training institution like that "?

"No Sir, I called the institution I attended. Madam attended and the principal said she only attended the first day I took her and since then she has been absent ". He immediately let out the cat .

He had been keeping this from the boss hoping that the madam would come back to her senses, but now she had been caught, he had personally advised her not to piss the boss off, but she didn't take that advice seriously.

"What next is on my to-do list ? "he asked, totally changing the topic .

Tony and Mrs Leah let out the breath they'd been holding in silently.

" Boss, you have a dinner with the representative of the NEO INTERNATIONAL, Mr Johnson, at the Royal Cross hotel . By 5 pm" 

"What next," he asked impatiently ..

" That's all for today, boss ", Tony said with a bow.

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By 5:0 clock at the Royal Cross hotel.

  Behind the scenes on the stage, a beautiful and enchanting voice could be heard and the piano was even brought to life by the beautiful hands on it. Most of the men were all jealous of the piano, wishing that they were the ones those fingers were playing instead..

On the canter, manager Joe was staring at the little girl lustfully. Even the male waiters were jealous of him because he is the only one that Clara talks freely to, she is always avoiding the other people around her..

All of a sudden, the restaurant door was pushed open and the manager, on seeing the people who had just walked in , ran to personally welcome them.

" Mr Tony , nice to meet you. We are very honored to be able to have such a big figure here in our hotel". He didn't hesitate to start bootlicking, something he is very good at.

" Oh, Mr Johnson is also here. Please follow me to our best VIP corner. I will personally save you guys ". He couldn't dare send the waitress for fear that they would offend this big customer who is hard to come by..

He led the way and opened the door to the big private session inside with the help of the glass wall. One could see what was going on outside but the people on the other side couldn't see what was happening inside.

" This good or what do you think, Ceo Rey ? " Mr Johnson asked, but the latter, who was busy with his phone, didn't reply but went straight to take a seat, totally ignoring him..

"Hm, Mr Johnson seems to forget that our boss is a man of few words " Tony said, trying to ease the situation and save Mr Johnson from the moment of embarrassment.

" OH that's right " the manager said, nodding like some agama lizard.

After discussing the important things they eat, their food,on their way out someone caught their attention.

Meanwhile, Clara was busy playing her piano, since she got this job she never wanted to lose it. Even though the pay is not that big at least, she won't depend on him when she needs something..

While playing, some drunk men came towards her..

" Hello pretty lady " said the one who looked like their leader trying to touch her face, but she was quick to react before he could.

Seeing this, the guy became angry. He was a rich heir and a beautiful woman ran to him. He had never been rejected, not even once, and now the most beautiful woman he had ever seen was playing hard to get..

Stanley was furious but he managed to calm down hoping that the beauty would comply, but when he saw that she still refused .

He asked his men to drag her to his room forcefully. Clara struggled with them until she got tired. She started calling for help .

She was scared anyone coming to help would turn away on seeing who the man was. Manager Joe was her only hope, but he stepped back when the guy glared at him, giving her a sorry look.

She lost hope but she refused to cry or beg. Instead, she tried her best to fight them off, but those men were too strong for her.

When his boss stopped all of a sudden, Tony followed his line of sight. When he saw what had caught his

attention, he broke out in a cold sweat.