THE NEXT MORNING
"Whoa! Whoa! What's happening here? Sebastian? Why are you shouting at Daniel?" Mason asked with raised eyebrows after getting into the room.
Sebastian and Mason are not only best friends but also partners in business. He occasionally visits Sebastian in his office. Today was one of those days when he came to his office to visit him but he was confused when he heard Sebastian shouting at someone. He got more confused when he entered the room and found Daniel at the receiving end of Sebastian's rage.
"Oh, thank god you came Mason! Handle your best friend. He is impossible for me to handle anymore!" Daniel exclaimed as soon as he saw Mason and went ahead to stand beside Mason with a frustrated look on his face.
"What's happening here? Can anyone explain to me?" Mason asked while giving a look to Daniel because expecting an answer from Sebastian is useless.
"Don't ask! Six days ago, because of Chloe Jones, he fired his assistant and from that day on record, he has fired five new secretaries that I have appointed for him. He just fired the one whom I have appointed yesterday and now he is demanding a new one right this moment. Where can I find a new perfect secretary for him? And he is shouting at me because of that." Daniel explained the situation while wearing a frown all the time.
"Stop complaining like a girl and arrange a perfect secretary within one hour. Otherwise get ready for the consequences." Sebastian declared and turned around to go and sit on his chair.
Sebastian is in a really bad mood from the past few days. To be more specific, from the day he met Chloe Jones, his temper is always at its peak. That girl pushes his button without even trying and when she opens her mouth, he can't control his temper. He still couldn't get her out of his mind. And after last night, in the pub, she is stuck in his mind permanently.
Mason and Daniel could only share looks of helplessness. Sebastian reached his chair and was going to sit down when suddenly the door opened in a bang, halting everyone's movement.
"Good morning, SIR." A voice said and entered the room with a tray in her hands. She was having a devilish smirk on her angelic face.
Sebastian, Daniel and Mason's eyes widened at the sight of the intruder. They looked at her from head to toe. She was wearing a white shirt with high waisted jeans and topped it with a black blazer. She was wearing a black heels. She had her red hair up in a ponytail. She was giving off a professional look. She was none other than the only reason for Sebastian's frustration.
Chloe Jones!
"What the heck are you doing here?" Sebastian and Daniel exclaimed out loud in shock, unable to believe their eyes while Mason kept calm even though he was confused too.
"I brought your coffee, SIR. I have heard you like to start your day with coffee. I have made it extra dark, just like you." Chloe said with a sweet smile before entering the room. She walked past Daniel and Mason and stood just in front of Sebastian. She forwarded the tray toward him with a wicked smile on her face. "Your coffee, SIR." She said and stressed on the word 'SIR' again.
All the time, Sebastian was throwing daggers through his eyes at her. He felt his temper rising at full speed before getting too close to burst.
"Hey! Stop this nonsense and tell us, what are you doing here before I throw you out of this office." Daniel snapped at her, while burning in anger. She is the reason for all his misery currently. He can't bear her presence.
"I am pretty sure my presence shouldn't bother you, Mr junior Domanco. After all, I am not going to work with you." She said with a sweet smile and a taunt in her tone which Daniel didn't like obviously.
"What do you mean you are not going to work with him?" Mason asked with a small frown of confusion. Sebastian was silent all the time, creating a hole in her head through his glares.
"Oh! Silly me! I still didn't introduce myself, did I?" She asked with a smirk before turning to her right to put the tray down on the table. She turned back to face Sebastian with a smirk on her face and forwarded her right hand toward him.
"Hello, Mr Domanco, I am Chloe Jones. Your NEW SECRETARY!" She said with her eyes taunting him. As if telling him that, she managed to fulfill the challenge he has given her.
"You are what?!" Daniel and Mason exclaimed in shock at the same time. Their eyes were as big as saucers while their jaws were almost touching the ground.
Chloe pulled her hand back after seeing that he wasn't going to shake her hand. Not that she was expecting him to.
"His secretary." Chloe stated in a strong voice before turning around to face Daniel with the same smirk.
"That's impossible! That's nonsense. Get out of the room right away before I call the security." Daniel exclaimed while glaring at her.
"I am afraid you can't do that, Mr junior Domanco. I have signed a contract with the company and according to that contract, you can't throw me out of the company before I am done with what I am here for." She said, making everyone confused but Sebastian.
"What contract? What are you talking about? Bro? Will you say something or what?" Daniel looked at Sebastian with a frown.
All this time Sebastian was only glaring at the girl in front of him and this time he decided to open his mouth. But no one was expecting what he said at that time to come out of his mouth.
"Out everyone!" He ordered in a strong voice while looking at Chloe still.
Chloe felt a chill run through her spine at the command and instead of Daniel and Mason, she felt like running away from there. But she can't, it will tarnish all her image and she can't let that happen.
"Huh?"
"What?"
Mason and Daniel exclaimed at the same time while looking at him in sheer confusion.
"Bro? Are you asking us to get out in front of this girl?" Daniel asked in disbelief laced in his tone.
"Don't make me repeat myself, Daniel." Sebastian said with gritted teeth but his eyes didn't move from Chloe yet.
"Yeah, don't waste our time. He got a business to run and you are wasting his time." Chloe said and threw a smirk at Daniel which irked him beyond limit. He was going to say something when Sebastian's voice boomed again.
"NOW!" He commanded in an intimidating tone which no one could deny. So, after throwing one last glare at Chloe, Daniel stormed out of the room. Mason followed behind him after giving her a small look too. They didn't close the door behind them.
After they left, the environment of the room turned too cold and dark, making Chloe almost shiver. But she knew it wasn't because of the temperature or anything, it was because of someone particular who was throwing daggers at her through his ice cold grey eyes.
"Uhh… so, why don't you enjoy the coffee and meanwhile I take a trip to the offi-..." She couldn't complete her sentence when he suddenly walked really close to her.
And before she could understand anything, he got a hold of her right wrist and pulled her toward the door. She thought he was going to throw her out of the room but he confused her when he closed the door and pushed her against it in a blink of an eye.
And just like yesterday night, he got her pinned against the door once again. Her hands were beside her head while he was holding them up there. His face was dangerously close to her. His breathing was fanning her face.
She felt it again. All those butterflies rushed back to her tummy, making her nervous as she dared to look up in his cold eyes.
That was her first mistake.
"So, what were you saying?"
The moment he opened his mouth, she went over to think, why did she agree to this?
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"Le... leave me…" Chloe said in a breathless tone, while trying hard to not look into his eyes. Sebastian was looking intently at her. He was taking note of her every blink, every twitch of facial expressions and every breath. She was so confident just a few minutes ago and now she was like a deer caught under headlights. He could say that his closeness made her uncomfortable yet she was here to prove her point. Such a stubborn brat she is! "I am not a bit interested in holding you either. Just answer my questions without any extra drama and you are free to get the hell out of my eyes." He said with bitterness in his tone and eyes, making her look at him with irritation. "What?" She almost snapped at him, making him amused by her change of attitudes. But he didn't show it on his face and put on a darker face while tightening his hold around her wrists.
"Don't worry, Bella. Everything is going to turn out good." Chloe said while leaning against the chair with her legs on the table she was sitting in front. She was in a small room which is her office for the next one month as Sebastian Domanco's secretary. The room was one floor below Sebastian's floor. Sebastian's floor doesn't have any other room other than his room. His office room was spacious while she had a tiny room compared to his. It has only a small table with a laptop and a lot of files which she is yet to explore. There were two chairs in front of her for visitors and a small couch placed at the corner of the room. That's it, nothing else. Pretty basic room for the secretary of Sebastian Domanco. "Nothing is good when you are involved in something, Chloe and that's what petrifies me." Bella said with a sigh which made Chloe chuckle at her. "Now you are bein
"How the hell is this possible?! That too in-..." Chloe stopped to look at her hand watch before exclaiming back in her previous loud tone. "Two hours!"She looked at the new attached room with Sebastian's office in astonishment. It was her new room which Sebastian managed to build or renovate whatever within two freaking hours. It was mostly glass and board, so it's maybe a little bit understandable. But it still amazes her beyond limit.This room is nothing like the previous one. It has some decorative objects like vases and paintings. It has a bookshelf too but there are mostly business related books and magazines where the company was featured. There were two other shelves which were filled with different files. A small coffee machine with ingredients and a small freezer too. The room has AC unlike the previous one and the furniture is expensive and more polished than the previous one."Everything i
SIX HOURS LATER"Ughh!! He is a monster!!" Chloe groaned under her breath while walking toward the coffee machine to make another cup of coffee for herself.She lost count after ten and she doesn't know which cup she was in right now. It was almost half past five in the afternoon. Everyone might have left already. She doesn't know as she was stuck in the room from the time Sebastian ordered her to complete all those files. She couldn't even protest or request to have less file for the day as he was already out of the door.She has never done so much work ever in her life. Just a few weeks ago she graduated from the business college with the highest GPA. She was born smart. She didn't even work that hard to get that mark. She can remember things by one interaction. So, graduating from college wasn't a tough thing for her.Her college days were pretty fun for her too. While her friend
"Great observation you got there, Chloe." Katherine said with a sarcastic smile before it was gone. "You are right. Something is wrong. Terribly wrong." She said. Chloe frowned at her with a worried look plastered on her face. She forgot about her work that she is yet to complete as at that moment caring for her friend became her priority. "What's wrong, Katherine? Anything I can help with?" She asked. "I don't know if you can help or not. But I really needed someone to let it out. I don't have anyone to share it with. My mother died while giving birth to me and dad is always out for business. Never really had any real friends to rely on too. So, thank you so much for being my friend, Chloe." Katherine said with a lot of sincerity and genuineness in her eyes and tone. "You are again being formal, girl. But as you are still learning phrases, I will look over it. Now tel
"Sebastian, how are you?" Katherine asked with a polite smile and got up from the chair. She walked toward him and gave him a small hug which he immediately cooperated with. "Hey, Katherine. I am good. I didn't know you were visiting today." He said in a monotonous tone after pulling back from the hug. "Yeah, because today I didn't come to visit you but my friend, Chloe." She said with a big smile which made Chloe smile back. "Oh god, you were serious about the friendship, huh?" He muttered under his breath which she didn't hear and looked at him with a small frown. "Did you say something?" She asked. "Yes, what were you talking about me?" He asked and looked at Chloe with a small glare. Chloe ignored him and looked at Katherine with her eyes a little widened, trying to tell her to not leave her in this situation. But Katherine did exactly that a
"Mr Domanco! Mr Domanco, wait! Listen!" Chloe shouted behind Sebastian who was already out of the building and was going to enter his car to drive out of the office premises. He stopped after hearing someone calling him from behind. He frowned a little before turning around to find the person and his frown deepened when he saw who it was. Chloe Jones, a walking disaster. She was currently running toward him in her high heels and he was sure that she would trip on them any moment. His eyes widened when that happened earlier than his imagination and she was already falling forward after losing her balance from those heels. He acted on impulse and quickly took two steps toward her to save her from falling flat on the ground and hurting herself. She didn't realize when one of her heels broke while running and she lost her balance. She closed her eyes and hugged the files she was
THE NEXT DAY"I am so sorry for the troubles, Bella." Chloe said as soon as she got inside the car. She put on her seat belts and put the file she was holding at the back seat.Bella started the car but not before throwing a frown at Chloe."Why are you saying sorry?" She asked in confusion."You have to drive me everywhere now. It's such a hassle, right?" Chloe asked with a small guilty smile."Are you crazy, Chloe?" Bella bellowed at her in an angry tone. "I can't believe you just said that! You just pushed me away by saying that!" She exclaimed with a hurt expression on her face."Bella, you know that's not what I meant." She said and gave her a sad look."I don't know, Chloe. But I want you to know that, you are not only my best friend but my sister too and doing anything for you was never a trouble. It will never be
"All the participants did a really good job in this first round. I would like to welcome you all once again. And congratulations for coming this far." Mrs Latina said while looking at all the girls who participated in the contest and now standing on the stage, in front of them. They were all waiting patiently for the result which held their presence on the stage in future."It was nice meeting you all but it's really sad that we have to abide by the rules to choose the best one which means we have to say goodbye to some of the contestants today only. Hope we will meet again sometime in the future somewhere." Mr Johnson said while smiling at all of them."Coming to the results, we didn't select anyone in order. There isn't any position I'm this result which we are going to let out now. No one is first, second or anything in this around. We just selected the finalists for the next round, that's it." This time Mr Smith said with a smile b
"All the participants did a really good job in this first round. I would like to welcome you all once again. And congratulations for coming this far." Mrs Latina said while looking at all the girls who participated in the contest and now standing on the stage, in front of them. They were all waiting patiently for the result which held their presence on the stage in future."It was nice meeting you all but it's really sad that we have to abide by the rules to choose the best one which means we have to say goodbye to some of the contestants today only. Hope we will meet again sometime in the future somewhere." Mr Johnson said while smiling at all of them."Coming to the results, we didn't select anyone in order. There isn't any position I'm this result which we are going to let out now. No one is first, second or anything in this around. We just selected the finalists for the next round, that's it." This time Mr Smith said with a smile b
“Calm down, Chloe!” Sebastian said with a hidden smile as he hugged her tightly.“I can't calm down. I am so angry right now. Oh god! How dare she?” Chloe fumed while hugging him back tightly.“Don’t listen to her Chloe. Don’t you trust me? I am yours and will always be yours. No one can change that.” He said in an assuring tone.“I will not let that change as well. You are stuck with me forever and whoever will try that, I will kill them with my hands.” She said with gritted teeth.“Whenever you talk like this, I feel like…” He trailed off as he cupped her face and looked deep into her eyes. Her cheeks turned red when she saw the intensity in his eyes.“You feel like…?” She asked as her eyes dropped to his lips."Kissing you senselessly."
"You think you are so smart, huh?" Chloe turned around to look at the source of the irritating voice which definitely belonged to Samantha. Chloe let out a sigh and turned around to look at her with an irritated look on her face. "Think?! I know I am smart and now the world knows that as well." Chloe said with a smirk. Samantha didn't seem to like that part. She looked at Chloe with a devilish look on her face. "You think you did a great job by flaunting your husband and father back there, right?" She asked while closing the distance between them a little. "I didn't flaunt, Samantha. I never wanted to mention them in the first place, that's why I made them say that. Our introductions are clearly written in the participation form. They know everything about us but still want us to tell them because they want to see how we are. So, instead of telling the same thing they
One by one beautiful women started to walk in gracefully in their beautiful dresses and do a small cat walk before introducing themselves. There were thirty contestants. A lot of girls got rejected in the selection round after the registration. Now only thirty of them will compete with each other which will come down to twenty after the first round only. So, the competition is hard."Now we would like to call Miss Samantha in to introduce herself and impress our wonderful judges!" Arthur said and everyone clapped.Samantha was standing backstage, after her were two more girls and then Chloe. As Chloe was the last one to register for the contest, her serial was at the end.Samantha turned around and looked at Chloe with a smirk, which Chloe didn't pay heed to."Watch me. I am going to pass this round easily and I am sure you are going home from there only." She said in
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! Today I am Arthur. I welcome you all to the biggest beauty contest of the country, MISS NEW YORK BEAUTY CONTEST!" The host said and everyone clapped after him. "This year, the contest is going to be a little different than the past years. Because this year not only Miss but Mrs can join the contest as well! Because you are coming out of the stereotype of labelling women!" The host announced and everyone clapped again. "We have very beautiful ladies as participants today but before getting introduced to them, I would like to introduce our three honourable guests. They will follow the beautiful ladies throughout the journey and choose a perfect and deserved winner eventually." Everyone clapped once again. "Now, let's welcome Miss Latina, one of the best fashion designers around the world." He said and a beautiful woman, wearing a beautiful dress walked from the r
"Oh my god! You are looking beautiful!" Bella and Katherine squealed at the same time as soon as Chloe came out of the changing room wearing the dress."Thank you so much, girls! Do I look okay?" Chloe asked as she did a small twirl for them to see and they did a squeal again."You look more than perfect! Ahh! So beautiful!" Bella squealed with a hand on her heart."Wait, give me a pose! Let me click a picture and send it to Sebastian. He will be awestruck." Katherine said with a wink, making Chloe laugh."No, don't send him a full photo, let's tease him." Chloe said in a mischievous tone, making them chuckle at the plan."Okay, let's do this! Did he call you yet?" BKatherine asked as she and Katherine started to take half photos of her where her full face wasn't visible or only her hair or part of body was visible.
(Whoever is confused about the contents of this chapter, please go and read from the chapter 'With Friends' the chapter is after the chapter 'Breakfast and interruption'. I have edited all the short chapters and made it in satisfying length! It might not be available now but tomorrow. Please read them again tomorrow and make sense of this chapter! Thank you!)"Ohh! Look who's here!" Samantha said in an insulting tone, making Chloe roll her eyes at her. She was going to reply to her when Samantha spoke up again. "The homewrecker." She snapped at her, making Chloe frown. The other girls in the room laughed while hearing her."Whose home did I wreck by the way?" Chloe asked with a raised eyebrow as she crossed her arms and stood up with her chin held high. She was radiating confidence. Samantha's face became red in anger as she glared at Chloe."Mine! You destroyed my home! My relationship! My engagement with the love
NEXT MORNING Chloe winced as rays of morning sun tickled her eyes. When she opened them, the first thing she saw was Sebastian sleeping in front of her. At first a soft smile came up on his face as looked at his sleeping face. How breathtakingly handsome he was looking and the feeling that he was only his, gave her immense happiness. Her gaze darts on his face, and a soft smile tugs at her lips. She stared at his peaceful expression while he was sleeping. He was so beautiful and breathtakingly handsome that she felt the weight on her chest to even breathe. But the moment the sleep bid bye to her and she came into her full senses, her heart dropped. She held her breath still and looked at him with widened eyes. She found herself wrapped around his strong, possessive and determined arms, the blanket was covering the lower parts of their body. "What the actual