Natasha just arrived at the airport, she was excited to finally see her boyfriend again. It's been 3 days since the last time they saw each other because she needed to go to Canada and attend her brother's wedding. She did not tell Jacob that she is coming home today because she wants to surprise him.
Jacob, Natasha’s boyfriend, is the CEO of Mavro's company, he is a well-known bachelor and a lot of women wants him. He is rich, handsome and he has everything a woman dreams for. He becomes a billionaire in such a young age and everyone looks up to him for that.
Natasha didn't bother to go home first, she misses Jacob so much so she went to his office instead. All employees in the company knew her as Jacob's girlfriend so they didn't stop her from going to his office. They have known each other for eight years and built a great friendship with each other until they became lovers. She was there when Jacob lost his father and had to manage the company by himself. He lost his father when he was 18 due to a car crash and he needed to shoulder the responsibility of being the CEO. He was held as the number 1 youngest and successful CEO in the states and she never leave his side no matter how busy he was. It’s been three years since she engaged herself in an intimate relationship with him. For her, everything is perfect, she have Jacob, she managed her own company and she’s living a happy life. There is nothing that can ruin her and the life she have been living.
She reached the door of Jacob’s office and opened it without bothering to knock. She is eager to see him again. She was supposed to be back after a week because of the extended celebration of her brother’s wedding in Canada but she wants to be back here in New York in order to be with Jacob, so she came home after three days of being away. She knows how stressful it is to manage a company because she also has a company of her own but she do not want Jacob to overwork himself and she likes taking care of him.
"Jacob, swee--" her eyes widened by the time she opened the door. She was frozen and couldn’t move for a while upon realizing what is happening. Her mind is confused whether to run away or face what is ahead of her.
Kate, Jacob’s secretary is sitting in his lap while his lips planted kiss on her neck and his hands are moving on Kate's legs.
The two did not seem undisturbed by what they are doing.
They did not even notice that Natasha is in the room and watching them right now.
Natasha's hands are shaking due to anger and pain. She trusted Jacob. How long have he been cheating on her? After all those years they have been together, how can he even think of doing this?
Natasha heard a soft moan coming from Kate’s mouth that made her close her fist.
"You bitch!" Natasha pulled the woman's hair which made the two stopped.
"Natasha?" Jacob was shocked to see her. She saw his pair of blue eyes surrounded with confusion, she always loved those eyes, but the fact that Jacob can still look at her straight to her eyes after what he had done made her loathes him even more.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Huh," she scoffed. "I caught you kissing your secretary and that's all you could say?"
Jacob rubbed his chin, Natasha waited for him to speak up but he did not.
"Why? Does she taste better on bed?" she continued while preventing her tears from falling. She can’t afford to be weak right now. She is still exhausted from her travel and couldn’t still believe what is happening but she needs to look strong. That’s the least she could do to save herself from further humiliation in front of the man she loves.
Jacob's confused face suddenly turned into a calm one.
"Yes. She's better than you. I want her, you can’t give me the satisfaction I really need. But her," he held her secretary and Natasha felt too weak to fight back.
"Her touch is different. I feel so hard, and you can never make me feel the same way she did when we're doing it."
Natasha can't processed what she just heard. All this time, she thought that her boyfriend is loyal to her. She can't believe that he is having an affair with his secretary.
“How long have you been doing this?” she wants to know how long he had been fooling her.
Jacob brushed his fingers to Kate’s shoulder and looked at Natasha again.
“Does that even matter? We were fine, Nat. If you just knocked on the door before entering my office, you should not have seen this. We should have been still fine until now.”
Jacob was too good in making her believe that he loved him. She never felt as if he was cheating on her and doing something like this on her back. She realized that she did not really know him and there’s a lot of things she does not know about him. She was too blinded on loving him.
“How dare you?!” she pointed her shaking fingers in him.
“What kind of person are you, Jacob?!"
“Oh come on, Nat. Just calm down and don’t make a mess in my office, okay? Let’s talk about this, baby.” He stood up and tried to console her but she prevented his touch.
“Don’t even dare to touch me with your filthy hands, I swear I’m going to make you pay for this!” she said and stormed out of the office. He heard the loud thud on his door indicating that Natasha already left with so much fury.
Jacob heaved a heavy sigh and slumped back to his chair.
Later that night, Natasha went to a bar and got wasted. She blamed herself for not realizing that her boyfriend was cheating all along. She's going to make him pay for it. Natasha felt humiliated, she felt like a fool and stupid for not seeing things. She was too deep with her thoughts so she didn't notice that a man have been looking at her for a while now.
Just a few tables away, a man is intently watching Natasha. He did not expect to see her in this bar because he thought she was still in Canada, but seeing her tonight puts his mind at ease. He have been preventing himself from seeing her lately because he knew that it will just lead to nothing, he is just making the situation more difficult for him if he keeps on seeing and thinking about her.
"You seem disturb, honey," a lady whom the man just met tonight whispered in his ear. She wrapped her arms on his neck and sat on his lap. She played with his hair and seductively licks the earlobe of his right ear.
The man did not seem to care and kept his gaze on Natasha. The lady has started to unbuttoned the first three buttons of his polo and massaged his chest flirtingly.
Her finger made its way to his neck down to his chest until it reaches the top of his pants.
"Do you want to go somewhere private?" The lady whispered.
He looked straight into her eyes in a serious way as if trying to tell her to go away and he is not interested but she did not seem to get it and continue to wander her finger to his body.
"Get away from my sight while I'm being nice," he finally said.
The lady was a bit shocked on what she heard, he was the one who invited her into this table but she shrugged her nervousness away and focused on pleasuring him.
"Come on, honey. I know you want me too." He is starting to get annoyed, if he just knew Natasha is going to be in this place tonight, he would not have invited this girl over.
He moved his face closer to the girl until his mouth is close enough to her ear.
"Get the fuck off,” he said with pressure in every words.
The lady scoffed and walked away.
After the lady left, the man turned his gazed at Natasha again but got disappointed to see that she's no longer there. He stood up and searched for her amidst the dancing people. The music was too loud inside the bar but his ears are used to it. He was used to this kind of loud places because he always went here whenever he wants to get her out of his head.
His heart almost leaped when he saw her walking towards the exit of the bar, he tried to chase her but the crowded place made it difficult for him to do so. When he reached the exit, he glanced around to find her but she is nowhere in sight.
“Damn, I lost her again!” he blurted out of exasperation.
Howard Clemente, the CEO of Clemente Industry spent his night wandering about what to do with the woman he adores the most. He have lost count how many times he heaved a sigh and tried to open a book to read it but lost his focus. He did not even notice that it is already 4:30 am when his alarm enveloped the whole room. He tried to sleep but when he realized that there’s no way he could sleep with his mind thinking of her, he decided to do some jogging around the neighborhood and prepared to go to work a couple of hours later. He absentmindedly ate his breakfast and drove to his company.Once inside his office, he was not able to focus on the meeting because his thoughts kept on lingering to the woman she saw at the bar last night. It was not his first time seeing her, he knew that she has a boyfriend and he does not have a chance to win her because she loved her boyfriend too much.Minutes ticked by and he only noticed that the meeting is already over when he he
It's 4pm and Natasha went home early to prepare for her meeting with Howard. She wore a sophisticated red seductive dress and head to the venue by 7 pm. She let her blond curl medium length hair loose beneath her shoulder and colored her lips with red. Her thin straight nose matched well with her daring brown eyes and her delicate womanly scent lingered as she walked around the venue.The meeting is set in a fabulous restaurant in New York City and a staff greeted her when she entered."Do you have any reservation tonight, ma'am?" the staff smiled.She returned the greetings and speak with her soft voice while still maintaining her classy posture."Yes. I am with Mr. Howard Clemente."The staff recognized the name immediately and guided her to her table."This way, ma'am."She followed the waiter until they reached the second floor of the restaurant. She led her to a table on the right corner where the magnificent view of the city lig
It’s Friday morning and Howard couldn’t take his eyes off the documents he is reading for his meeting with the potential investors a couple of hours from now. He wants to make sure that everything is settled and well. He is always hands-on with everything that is going on in his company and he doesn’t like it when anybody disturbs him from what he is doing that’s why he ordered James not to let anyone in inside his office unless it is very very important.“Good morning. Mr. CEO,” Howard heard the sound of his office door being opened and he creased his forehead annoyingly upon hearing James’ voice. He was prepared to scold him for disturbing him.“What is it James? I have told you not to disturb me because I am in the middle of something important!” he yelled without bothering to take his eyes off the documents.“I’m sorry, should I just leave then?” he abruptly looked at the direction of hi
Chapter 5It’s almost 6 pm and the notorious business owners in the country are invited to attend the most awaited event for tonight. The 65th anniversary of Mavro’s Company will be held inside the prominent hotel in the center of New York City. Everyone is anticipating the event because they see it as an opportunity to widen their connections in business industry.Jacob have been preparing for this event, he wants this to be special and he wants everyone to remember who he is and how successful he became. Mavro’s company is the legacy of his father who died in a car crash when he was 18, and he wants everyone to realize that he can handle the business without his dad.When Jacob arrived at the venue, almost everyone turned to look at him. He flashed a smile for the camera and greeted the audience. He wears a dark-colored navy suit and tie together with a navy trousers. He went around the venue and engaged with small talks with the g
It’s 9 pm and they went to a small pub just a few blocks away from the event’s venue. Natasha ordered a shot of tequila while Howard asked for Mojito. He doesn’t want to get fully wasted tonight.He thought this is going to be an easy night for the two of them, a night full of celebration for accomplishing their plan. To his dismay, Natasha appeared to be lost and discouraged.Natasha have asked him to order his men on sabotaging the video that is going to be played at the 65th anniversary of Mavro’s company and he agreed to do it. He was flabbergasted to know that Natasha did not received an invitation to the party when he knew she took part on planning the event when Jacob and her were still together. He needed to bribe the security team in order to get her way inside the venue and enjoy the show, he thought it will put a smile on her face once their plan have succeed but he was wrong. She still looks heartbroken and it hurts him.
It was 3 pm when she woke up and searched her room for her phone but couldn’t find it. She tried to remember where she put it and went to her car to find it but found nothing.She heaved a sigh when she realized that she probably left it at Howard’s house. She has no choice but to pick up her car keys and drive back to Howard’s.“Good afternoon, ma’am,” the same maid greeted her.“Hi, did you happen to see my phone?” she asked.“Mr. Howard came here a while ago and I gave it to him. He told me he’ll just drop it in your office.”“This is exhausting,” she murmured and drove back to her building.She reached her office after 10 minutes of driving and went straight to her secretary’s desk.“Did Mr. Clemente drop my phone here?” she asked.“Yes ma’am. He’s actually waiting for you in your office right now.”
Natasha drove her red Bugatti, she does not know where she is going. She do not want to go home for the fear of remembering the moments she had with Jacob in every corner of her house. She just drove as fast as she could. The surroundings is getting darker, and she did not notice that she’s driving in the wrong side of the road. A car is heading towards her direction but it was too late for her to notice it. Fortunately, the driver of the other car maneuvered his steering wheel and avoided her car.“Watch where you’re going!” the driver yelled.She seemed shaken by what happened and abruptly stopped her car. She leaned her head on her steering wheel and the tears she’s been trying to hold finally stormed out of her eyes. She was so mad at herself for being stupid. She was furious at Jacob for fooling her. She feels so little and unworthy and lost that she just wished for the pain to stop.“You’re an asshole, Jacob!&rdquo
It has been weeks since Natasha disappeared without a trace. Howard stopped on trying to find her and focused on what is left with him. Finding her will be a waste of time. She will eventually need to come back to New York to deal with her own business here, she can’t just leave her company behind.“Make sure to close that deal if you don’t want to get fired,” Howard told one of his employee as he received the report that one of their business partner is trying to back out.“But, sir, he seems eager about it--” the employee stopped at the middle of his explanation when Howard dropped a pile of papers in his table loudly and darkly looked at him.“You’re fired,” he said while looking in his employee’s eyes with no remorse.The employee panicked and immediately apologized to him but he did not listen. He kneeled in front of him that made James enter the scenario. James have been watching beside the
36The next thing she knew, Jacob is carrying her inside his car. Natasha did not notice it before but it turns out that he brought a car with him which is parked right across her house. It was the same car he used to bring whenever they had dates or events that they would attend together. She hates it but she can still remember all of the silly things they have done in that car. She thought it was already taken by the bank when his company suffered bankruptcy, maybe he bought it back. Too sentimental and nostalgic. He carried her inside, she tried to stop and fight against him but he is too strong that she cannot even resist him. She slapped his back and all of the parts of his body she can hit but to no avail, he succeeded on getting her inside. She used to adore the fact that he is stronger enough than her to protect her, but she hates it now. She wished she is capable of physically fighting back.He forcefully made her sit on the passenger’s seat and locked the door and windows o
35She was looking at the screen of her laptop above her desk but her mind is elsewhere. She kept on glancing at her phone as if waiting for someone to call her. She can hardly focus on her work. Her thoughts is lingering on everything that is happening in her life right now. Everything suddenly changed when she found out that her long time boyfriend was cheating and making a fool of her. She have been trying to find the missing piece of her life again, she thought she is already figuring something out with a new man who is obviously missing in action now that her ex-boyfriend is back. Her life is totally in chaos and she hates it more than anything. She was distracted from her thoughts when her secretary knocked on her door.She told her to open it.“Someone is here to see you, ma’am,” her secretary informed her.“Okay, tell that person to come in,” she instructed, glad to be away from her thoughts but she immediately regret that she did not ask who it is before allowing him to enter
Thirty-fourIt's been weeks since Howard left but she still haven't heard a single thing about him. She thought he is going to call her as soon as he arrived to wherever he is going but she was obviously wrong. He did not even left a message. Maybe, he decided to be a gentleman and let her be for a while, but he is giving her too much space and she misses him. She paced around her office and contemplated whether to call him. If she calls, then she would appear desperate for wanting to talk to him. No, she can't do that. She should not call. But it's been weeks. He should have at least left her a message. She do not know what's really happening to her. She does not even know why she misses him, his voice, his touch, his kisses, all of him. It's driving her insane to want him right now. Oh, what the hell. She thought and decided to just call him. She picked up her phone and searched for his number on her contacts, she licked her lips and touched the call button. The phone rings, and she
Thirty-three“What is this, James?” Howard asked his secretary when he placed a folder in the top of his desk.“It’s a proposal, someone wants to buy your company,” he told him.Howard creased his forehead and opened the folder. His secretary was right, it is an offer to buy his business. He scanned the files to see who has the guts to do it and did not quite get shock upon seeing the name Inno Pavel. He knew that Jacob will make a move to destroy him but he did not expect him to do this. His brother is aware that he will not sell it, especially to him.“Huh. Does he really think I will sell it to him? He lost his mind,” he exclaimed.“But, sir, don’t you think it is odd?” James told him.Howard tilt his head and looked at him. “What do you mean?”“Jacob is back but he is not even making an effort to visit you. He is not doing anything against you. He is too quiet.”Howard placed his hands at the top of his desk and intertwined it. “You are right. I am wondering about that too. We won
Natasha started to realize what is happening. She was too blind not to see it coming. Jacob changed his name, that was the reason why she could not find nor trace him. Huh. Inno Pavel. Where did he even get that name? She thought about him all night and how he managed to still grow a business despite what he had experienced. His company suffered in bankruptcy. He was framed into a murder case. Everybody turned him down. No one dared to help him during that time. She was surprised that he was able to manage all of it at once and still get back up.Now, what? What will happen that he is back?Should something change? Of course, not. She is happy now. Or is she, really? If she already moved on, then why did the world seems to stop a second the moment she saw Jacob’s face again? Why did she feel a void inside her? Why did she suddenly remember the moments they have shared together?She embraced herself and tears roll down her cheeks when she recalled the time she caught him cheating with
In a luxurious room in a hotel in the city, a well-built man is busily reading some printed documents while his laptop is brightly lit in front of him. He checked his wrist watch and called his secretary who is sitting in a sofa while attending important matter in her laptop.“Is everything ready for the party?” he asked him“Yes, sir. I made sure that everything is settled,” he answered in a formal manner.“Good. Where is Kate?”The secretary glanced checked the schedule she is holding before answering. “She’s probably on her way now.”He nodded and dismissed his secretary.He looked at the image of the grand venue where welcoming party for his company will took place. He heaved a sigh, for sure everyone will be surprised to see him later at the stage. Nobody expected that he will come this far despite his controversies a year ago. He lost so much and he is going to take back everything. I am finally back, he thought.He settled his case about the murder he had been accused with. Aft
ThirtyNatasha is reading something on her laptop when a notification suddenly popped out of her screen. It was an email from a private company. InnoCorp. She narrowed her eyes as she read the message and the attachment from the email. It was an invitation from InnoCorp to attend a prestigious welcome party for the said company. The company is based on Russia but it will open its new office here in New York. She licked her lips and contemplated whether to go or not. Maybe, she will check her schedule first.The letter that had been delivered to Howard back in the restaurant while they were having dinner is still in her head. She wants to know who is behind it. She is worried about his safety because the letter was a really creepy one. Who the hell in their right mind will write a letter written in blood, she thought.She was too deep in her thoughts that she did not notice the continuous knock of her secretary in the door to get her attention. The secretary walked right inside her off
Twenty-nineNatasha and Howard was having their dinner in a prestigious restaurant when a waiter approached their table and served them a bottle of wine.Howard creased his forehead.“Did you order another glass of wine?” he asked Natasha.She shook her head, confused as well. She does not recall ordering anything. Howard was the one who ordered their dinner.“Maybe you approached the wrong table. We did not order this,” he told the waiter.“No, sir. Your friend asked me to deliver this on your table. He told me that the drink is on him and he also want me to give you this letter,” the waiter explained and handed Howard a plain white envelope.He opened it and the lines on his forehead are visible as he read what’s written on it. Who could have sent it to him?“What is it?” Natasha asked upon noticing that there is something wrong, but Howard ignored her and gave his attention to the waiter.“Who gave you this letter?” Howard demanded, intently looking at the waiter.“He already left
27His father used to scoff and crease his forehead whenever he does something stupid. His father was a man with principles. "Jacob", he would call him back when he was young. They were in the mall and he was looking at some toys. His father notice the way his eyes twinkled whenever he saw a robot toy that caught his attention. "Let me tell you about something you should never do." And then, he would tell him with an aura of a serious businessman who is trying to strike a deal."Never waste your time doing useless things most kids your age does. Instead of playing around, why don't you pick up books and take the opportunity to study while you are still young?" He would tell him. Jacob, then, will divert his gaze to the floor and nodded. He found himself following the rule set by his father. Since then, he will look away whenever he saw a toy at a department store and will search instead for handy and knowledgeable books. His father's voice follows him everywhere. Never do this, neve