Liam stormed off angrily. Unable to think of a comeback for the couple who bullied him, he was overwhelmed with embarrassment and couldn't stand to be in their presence."Is he always like that?" Evelyn wondered, taking her eyes off the disrespectful lad and turning to her husband. "How did you put up with that?" she genuinely wondered.Yes, she did have hers to deal with but she never thought anyone could have it worse than she did."Why does he get to talk to you that way?" she frowned. "I don't like it. He's really rude and disrespectful. He doesn't even know me yet he cursed at me too."Lucas was cupping her cheek but her frown remained, she couldn't seem to put the experience behind her."It's okay. He's spoiled by my-""Who are you calling spoiled?" a woman's harsh voice broke the air and while Evelyn was startled, Lucas rolled his eyes at the familiar voice that filled him with rage.Coming out of a corner was Mr. Graham and a beautiful woman whose face was cold as ice. Her aur
Dinner wasn't over by the time Lucas pulled Evelyn out of there but he couldn’t stand the atmosphere anymore. They were all pretending like they weren't lunatics just a few minutes ago.She didn't know why he decided to leave early but she didn't mind it. She sat quietly in the car, looking out the window, oblivious to Lucas staring at her from the rearview mirror.Her words at the table waltzed back into his head and he chuckled. A while ago he was getting pissed at his old man's yell but she managed to calm the storm. There were sides to her he was yet to see, as it seems."Is there anything you want?" he asked, keeping his eyes on the road."I'm hungry," she sighed. "I didn’t get the chance to eat that delicious looking pie- ugh!" she groaned, as if in pain. She had been looking forward to it.It was a nice feast back there. They may all have shitty attitudes but she knew that pie would make her feel much better.He almost laughed at her tantrums, "Since I pulled you out of there,
It was a hectic day for Evelyn the next day at work. She put aside her strange feelings from last night and had to focus on the task at hand.Her supervisor-- Aria, had sent a message to all her supervisees to come up with a project plan in a few hours."What are we going to do?""Just five hours. Why didn't she tell us yesterday?"The others whined around Evelyn, concerned and worried for their jobs. It sounded too important for any of them to flop as the company they were cooperating with was a large company."We can just leave it for the ones who have an idea. Let's just submit anything."Evelyn scowled at her colleagues, wondering how they managed to land the job in the first place but she understood they spoke from a place of panic. A project plan in under five hours before a meeting.She gripped her hair as she leaned forward on her desk. Where would she start from?"Let's go for a coffee break, Evelyn," Louise offered. "You need to be energised.""I'll catch up with you later,"
The atmosphere the next day at work was a bit hostile and quiet. It almost felt as though everyone was glum with their eyes on her.It wasn't until Jane called the team to her office that she got the news, "The plan was rejected.""What! B-But that's not right. How? Did they say why?""The director in charge of the cooperation didn't even give it a second thought. He insulted us and spoke so unprofessionally before dismissing it," Jane groaned. She had been racking her brain all morning thinking of what to do.Something was obviously not right here. Evelyn's plan was brilliant. It was a win-win proposal. No company in their right mind would reject that, it met everyone's needs and even proposed more profit."But that doesn't make any sense," Evelyn said, still in shock at the news."Do you think I don't know that!" Jane snapped. "I tried asking why but he didn't say shit to me!" she was really pissed if she was swearing at the office."I hope the higher ups could step in," Jane mumble
"Listen up," Olivia smirked. "I'll only say this once," she held Evelyn's project with her index and thumb finger as if it were garbage. She glanced through the file, yawned and rolled her eyes."This plan has no depth. It's poorly done but I'm not surprised since the one who proposed it was half baked," she said. "It looks messy and completely foolish. Why did you even let a newbie I charge? That's very unprofessional of Wilson Company." She swung her hands around with nonchalance as she went on and on, insulting Evelyn and saying very little about the project."It's bad and lacks proper planning-” at this point, she was starting to repeat herself.“You’re not even reading it!” Evelyn almost screamed. It was hard to believe she was facing Olivia again!“I don't need to look at it to know how bad it is,” Olivia scoffed. “Just imagine if he took a look at it,” she walked over to Mr. Martinez and wrapped her arms around him while he held her waist.“I just saved you the trouble, dear,”
***TRIGGER WARNING: ABUSE**Jane slammed the car door shut when they returned to the company. She was filled with rage having been insulted and ridiculed by that woman! But more importantly, the project. It was over.Evelyn looked more defeated than she did and she suddenly remembered that she had received the full heat of that woman. It was obvious they knew each other."That woman, how did you offend her? She clearly hates you."Evelyn didn't want to look at her. It was all her fault. Maybe if they hadn't used her plan to begin with, Olivia wouldn't have picked on it."She's my step-sister-""What!" Jane almost screamed. "That's insane! You two don’t have a good relationship?"She shook her head, "It has always been like that. She hates me and I just… tolerate her."Jane could tell it ran deeper than that but she let it go. If there was anyone to blame, it was Mr. Martinez. How could he allow his private life to affect his work? Keeping a director like that would only ruin such a gr
"The project was approved."Evelyn's jaw dropped in shock as her teammates passed the news around. From the joy on their faces, she knew it wasn't a joke.Jane walked in the next minute with shock on her face as she confirmed the news. Turns out it was a mistake from the other company's director and there was now a new person in charge.The company sent an apology too and would like to discuss further with Evelyn who proposed the plan.Once the secretary from the higher ups left after delivering the news, Jane's team cried tears of joy while Jane and Evelyn were still in shock.Fired? How did he get fired so fast?Didn't things like these take time- like months before being discovered?While Evelyn thought about that, her phone chimed and as she got a new message. It was an email from her boss. She stepped away from Jane to read the content.'After looking into why a well thought out project was rejected, we found out that it was from the Company's director. Your plan has been approve
They got breathless by the second as they kissed, pressing their foreheads pressed against each other. She had her hands on his face in a gentle caress as she touched his ears and his hair.The alcohol was very much in her breath, she didn't flinch when his hands circled dangerously to her core.Did she know what he was doing? Where his hands were and what this could possibly turn into?He broke the kiss first and watched as she still had her eyes closed, reeling from the feel of him. He smirked at how lost and immersed she had been.When she opened her eyes, her pupils were dilated with lust and her jaw hung open as the words were hooked in her throat.She was pulling him back by the collar, leaning her head to meet his lips once more."Don't stop," she mumbled against his mouth, her plea breaking the last he had.Those words were his undoing. He grabbed her thighs, pulling her closer as he pushed up her skirt. He caressed the smooth skin of her thigh and ass before slipping a hand i