*********“Where are the souvenirs that you said you got for me?" Eva asked as she stared at Nathalia who was sitting on the couch in that living room. “Oh, that. Yeah, I did say that. Unfortunately! When I had rushed back to the country, I was worried about my best friend not picking up her phone call for the one week with a bag of souvenirs and gifts to give her. However, when I got to your apartment, I couldn't find you and in panic I dropped the suitcase where I had brought the whole gift.” Nathalia remarked, staring accusingly at Eva.“You sure have a lot to say and I can tell that you're really pissed?" Eva asked, flashing a smile at Nathalia. This is the only way she tries to persuade her before she continues to complain.“How did you come to know that I was here?” She added, still confused how Nathalia knew was in this place."Humph! Took you long enough to ask. Anyways, I had to call Lucien, thinking that you were at the mansion but he told me that you would be here since yo
“Hey hey, you have to share! Don’t be stingy and hog all of the food. I brought you a lot of boxes, the least you can do is share a piece with me!" Nathalia huffed when Eva held the box away from her."Oh please, why should I share with you? After all they are my gifts." Eva asked, hugging it to her body like it was a precious baby.“Geez! Just because I bought it for you doesn't mean I will not get to eat. One piece wouldn't be too much!" Nathalia yelled back at her, trying to reach for the box.“No, we all know one piece will become two, and then the entire box will be gone! You’re a supermodel, think of your figure!" Eva continue to tease her when Nathalia attempted to pounce at her for the delectable pastry. “To hell with my figure. If I add some pound I won't die except for a few scolding." Nathalia retorted. Upon seeing the pout from her Nathalia she laughed and placed the box in front of her.She shook her head when Nathalia proved her right by taking two more pieces out of th
After Eva bid Nathalia goodbye, she let out a huge sigh knowing it was time to face the elephant in the room. She could practically feel Damien’s curious stare creating a hole in her soul. He had been studying her so intently from the moment she woke up that she wondered if he could read her mind at this point.Closing the door, she was reluctant to turn around and face the intimidating man sitting on her couch. Even now as she stood facing her door, she knew he was still looking at her.Damien was the first to speak up. "Don’t try to delay this conversation." His voice wasn’t the one she had gotten accustomed to. It wasn’t overly warm or welcoming, instead, it sounded remote and indifferent. It was ice cold as if he was doing a business transaction or dealing with his subordinates.For some reason, she disliked the way he spoke to her. But why did this voice sound so familiar? Why did she feel like she’s experiencing a sense of déjà vu and that once upon a time, he used to speak to he
Instead of getting offended at the simple insult, Damien smirked and decided to play rough with her. She gasped when he suddenly reached out to pull the hand she had been using with her attempt to get his phone. He did it with enough force and fluidity that she easily toppled over. The other leg gave in, and her other knee fell onto the couch that she ended up straddling him.Eva suddenly felt breathless as she looked down at him. The expression in his eyes resemble the fiery depths of hell, passionately sinful and filled with forbidden desire. His lips tugged upwards into a mischievous smirk with how intently he was looking at her.She felt a burning sensation of desire beginning to bloom deep within her. Her cheeks were slightly flushed with how deep his stare was. He looked at her, a heated expression on his face as he reached up to cup one side of her cheek.Damien momentarily lost his focus. He was so enchanted by her, he couldn’t think properly for a few seconds.Her long hair fe
Abruptly, she tried to yank back but was surprised by his strength. H-how was this possible? She used to train for a very long period of time to build stamina and muscle for fighting. She blinked at her loss of strength. Was it because she had stopped going to the gym for a while? Perhaps so, for she hasn’t trained in a while due to her dislike towards the gym.She knew from Damien’s muscular build that he regularly works out, even now she can feel his muscular body against hers. Even so, she thought he should not easily be able to hold her in place.She had placed all of her weight into that tug, but he didn’t budge from his position. As a matter of fact, he was unfazed to the harsh force acting against him.His expression didn’t change and he looked as if he didn’t feel the sharp tug. She frowned at this and tried again to pull back. Once again, her attempts were futile."Stop struggling." He told her, brushing back a few strands of her fringe. His grip was incredibly strong and surp
Shane had always been able to not leave any stone unturned whenever he performed an investigation on someone. While he had been able to unearth relatively unknown facts about her such as the years she spent working as Mark substitute or the ways she had subdued other socialites to rule over them, there were still gaps in the report that they couldn’t fill in.The first five months after her disappearance, there was nothing about it. Not a single detail or evidence was left behind. It was like she disappeared from the face of Earth, never to be found."You already know the answer to that." She looked out the window and stared at the afternoon sky filled with fluffy clouds.He stared at her defensive position as she avoided his gaze by facing the window. Ever since he found her drunk and vulnerable last night, he saw her in a much better light. Instead of the confident and daring woman he was used to seeing, he saw something much more — a woman who hid her pain behind a dazzling smile an
Back in Cross Enterprise, Eric stood outside of his boss’s office, with his normal serious expression. However, he anxiously awaited the arrival of his boss internally.CEO Cross had been extremely late to the office two days in a row which was very much unlike him! His boss had always been punctual and always came to the office to spend most of his day buried in paperwork like a true workaholic. There were even times where Eric and Shane had to drag his boss out of the office just so he could stop terrorizing the employees who were too scared to leave before he did!His phone notified him of an incoming message and when he glanced at the message, his eyebrows shot up and his eyes widened to a big fraction.Cancel the entire schedule for the day?! Was he crazy?!Today was a very important day where Mark Johnson would come in person to negotiate about a proposal!Canceling a meeting with Johnson Corporation which was touted as one of the country’s "Big Five" companies was hard as it wa
Meanwhile, Eva was still standing at the same she had been ever since Damien left. She was completely stunned and dazed as she kept staring at the door. This was the first time she had been told such words, in fact, she was stunned not only because this was the first someone had spoken like that to her. But the fact that it was Damien who had just told her that.Pathetic? Revenge? Those were the only two words ringing in her brain currently.‘Am I been pathetic?. Do I really want to get revenge? But isn't that what everyone is expecting me to do?’ Eva's mind was in turmoil as she kept thinking about what Damien said before he left.“I just wanted to be alone and not get involved in anything else. Why can't he just understand that?! Did he have to go all the way and call me pathetic? Just who did he think he is to barge into my house and preach those words to me?!!” Eva finally snapped out of her daze and ranted furiously when she thought and remembered the way Damien had spoken to her