BEATRICE'S POV.
She woke up the next morning with a slight ache around her neck, it felt cramped as she tried to turn and noticed her legs were tangled in the blanket and her cheeks were placed on a hard surface, then suddenly her mind traced back to the event of yesterday as she sprang up noticing she was laying beside Ben and they both slept off on the cushion seat instead of the bed.
'Oh, God! Did we have sex?'
'No! We didn't... I won't succumb that easily,' She tried to remember while she eagerly tried to get away from Ben. She fell on her butt on the ground and clamped her hands around her mouth to stop herself from making a groan as she glanced at Ben who turned in his sleep facing her.
She closed her eyes trying to remember what transpired between... Then a memory of Ben grabbing her wrist and pulling her towards him came into her memory and also the part she was kissing him back desperately.<
Beatrice was walking solemnly to her office drowned in thoughts on how she was going to face Ben, when she sighted Vanessa standing by her doorway while the securities carried out her desk as she fastened her pace, her heart beating wildly wondering what was going on.'What's going on?' She thought dreadfully.“What's happening here and why are the security men taking out my desk?” Beatrice inquired from Vanessa who rolled her eyes and adjusted her glasses now staring at her with a smug look.Beatrice gazes at the men taking her desk away as she moved to ask one of them what was going on.“To the boss's office,” Vanessa retorted annoying stopping Beatrice in her tracks as Beatrice's face fell, and her knuckles turned white as she slowly turned around swallowing the lump in her throat as she faced Vanessa.'Why the hell does Ben have to take my desk to his office?' Beatrice pondered as her heartbeat faintly, and she felt sweaty all of a sudden.“Why is that?” Beatrice asked her anxious
“Where are your manners?” Ben fired at Vanessa while Beatrice scurried to her desk, so, nervous to gaze at Vanessa one more time.She just caught her and Ben making out and would think otherwise.Who wouldn't anyway?“I did, sir, I guess I didn't knock loud enough for it to be heard, I'm sorry,” Vanessa apologized, Beatrice shifted her gaze to Ben who stared sternly at Vanessa.“Why are you here, then?” Ben asked her nonchalantly, adjusting his tie as he sat on his seat and stared at her.“I'm here to inform you about your scheduled meetings for today, Sir,” Vanessa responded while Beatrice snickered lowly arranging her files on her desk.“From now on, Miss. Coleman. Will handle that!” Ben announced as Beatrice shot her gaze to Ben surprised while Vanessa stared at her boss in shock, her lips parted slightly as she glanced towards Beatrice who caught hold of her gaze which was filled with threats.Vanessa turned her attention back to Ben, putting on a forced smile.“But sir, I've been
Beatrice was sleeping peacefully on her desk when Ben walked into the office, his gaze caught her dozing state as he walked closer to her.He stared at her for some minutes as his jaw clenched, stealthily watching how she parted her lips soft and breathed evenly at a low pace.Lips he was dying to kiss and ravish presently, but he couldn't as he just took in the sight of her pinkish, alluring lips in front of him.He ached so much for her, that he decided to respect Beatrice's decision regarding their relationship would be the best thing for him, although it was killing him lividly on the inside.He reached out to brush off the small amount of hair that clustered and covered part of her beautiful face he had fallen in love with right from his high school days.Furthermore, he loved every single piece of her, her fierceness, her attitude, her body shape, everything about her, he fucking loved her.It was only a matter of time before he shows Beatrice she was fully his, but for now, he
Beatrice was on a call with her mother, she just finished pouring some pure breed kibbles for her pet dog and placed its bowl on the floor.“That's good,” Beatrice beamed, knowing her father was responding to treatments.“Send my regards to him,” She told her mum.“Sure, I will… We will be expecting your visit soon,” Her mother chimed in while she sighed and began walking out of the kitchen.“I'm coming soon, mum, just have a pile of office and schedule works blocking my way,”“Don't worry, I'll visit soon,” She assured her.“Okay darling, I'm hanging up right now, I need to prepare your father's breakfast,” Her mum notified while she nodded.“Goodbye, mum” Beatrice said, and her mum hung up before she could respond.A sigh of relief rushed through Beatrice as she made her way to the living room and switched on her television.She put the sound of the television on mute and slouch on her comfy leather seat.'Hmm! What to do… What to do!!' She thought as she glanced to her side and saw
Beatrice breathed in as she drew closer to Ben's table and dropped his cup of coffee on the desk, his hot looks were doing justice to her the more she stayed in his office.“Good morning, sir,” Beatrice greeted meekly, but didn't get any response. 'Well, if he sees to it, not to be responding to my greetings, then I better stop wasting my vocals to be greeting him,' Beatrice thought annoyingly, giving him a sneering look while he was focused on typing on his keyboard as she turned around gradually about to go to her seat.“Get prepared for the meeting coming up in the next thirty minutes, you're accompanying me,” Ben's deep voice stopped in her tracks as she scoffed and marched off to her seat, without a response.'Beatrice, you know he's your boss, and you need to stop acting all grumpy towards him all the time, show him that respect for Christ's sake,' Her mind scolded her.'I'm trying, but he's making it all so difficult for me too,' Beatrice argued stubbornly in her subconscious
Driving to the airport as early as seven in the morning, Mia had begged Beatrice she would like to accompany her to the airport, which Beatrice seem deemed fit as an opportunity for her.It was a bit cold in the morning and Beatrice was putting on a black turtleneck top, black high waist suit trousers, matching heels, and a check of a red and black lengthy jacket that reached below her knee.Cody was in Mia's arms when she pulled up in the parking space of the airport. “Okay, so, here we are,” Beatrice breathed out while Mia ran her fingers through Cody's fur.Beatrice got out of her car and unlocked the back seat, bringing out her luggage.“Let me help you instead, have Cody to yourself,” Mia insisted.“Thanks,” Beatrice chirped as Mia collected her medium size luggage box… When Ben had told her they were having a business trip yesterday, she was too perplexed on asking him any questions, so, she had to find out herself.They were going to Austria, which was quite a far place from N
“Hmm!” Beatrice moaned slightly, rolling to the other end of the bed when her eyes snapped open.She sat on the bed and gasped as she saw Ben adjusting his tie and straightening his suit.“Oh my God! I'm late,” She widened her eyes in terror, scooting out of bed and end up falling to the floor and getting tangled in the blanket.Ben walked over to her, wrapping his hands around her as she tensed up, he left her when she was on her feet and got out of the blankets.“Why didn't you wake me?” Beatrice asked surprisingly as she stared at me, Ben's jaw clenched as he gazed away from her.“You have an hour to be ready, and we'll attend the meeting,” He responded coldly and turned around.“Your food is on the table,” He added, glancing over his shoulders, while Beatrice's eyes darted towards the table not far from the seat in the room.Ben strode out of the room, Leaving Beatrice to herself as she hurriedly closed the door behind her and peeled off her clothes from her body, then entered the
Beatrice stared at herself for what seemed like the hundredth time in the mirror, she just couldn't get enough of how stunning she was looking at the moment.The sparkling green dress hugged firmly against her slender curves and the v-line cut showed her cleavages, while the silver necklace with the heart-shaped pendant with embedded emerald stone complimented her skin tone.She looked drop-dead gorgeous…“Let's get a snap!” Beatrice told herself as she grabbed her Samsung mobile phone and had a mirror picture.Suddenly, a knock was heard on the door, and Beatrice quickly grabbed her clutches and hurried to the door. For some unknown reason, she felt a bit happy.Beatrice opened the door and standing before her was Ben… He looked so handsome and classic in the black suit he was wearing.He wasn't a male model, but currently, he should have been. His black jet hair was neatly and stylishly cut, and his crescent of moon eyebrows were thin and narrow.The aquiline nose he had complimented
"What would you like?" Chloe asked as she went through the menu and he shrugged."Nothing, I already drank my coffee today.""You should still eat something since I invited you here, cake?"He shrugged again, and the waiter took their order for a red velvet cake with a cup of latte."So how are you doing?"He raised an eyebrow, "you brought me out here to ask that?""I just want to know how you're doing. It wouldn't hurt to know.""As you may have already seen, I'm fine."She scoffed, "still as cocky as ever. Anyway, can you guess what is happening next week on Friday?""What?"She was pretty excited about whatever it was, and he thought about it, "Your birthday?"She nodded and smiled, "I didn't think you'd remember.""I didn't remember, I only guessed. Well, good for you.""Thank you. You're going to come to the party, right?"He shrugged again, "I'm a busy man, Chloe.""But not too busy to attend your betrothed's birthday surely...""I've told you not to mention that, Chloe.""But
The party was over and Beatrice could finally breathe. It had been crazy meeting Santiago like that, but she guessed she would have had to meet him sometime later.“See you tomorrow,” she said when they got to her apartment building and she got off. He didn't bother to tell her bye or act all cocky like he usually did, and that hurt her for some reason.He was probably still angry at the presence of Mr. Santiago, but there was nothing she could do about that. She turned around to go in, and she pressed her door code when she got to her apartment.“Ah, you scared me!!” She uttered the moment she saw Mia in her house and Mia stared back at her startled too.“Did you then have to shout like that?”“Why not? An intruder came into my house.”“What is all this, by the way?” She pointed to the bags, and Beatrice tried to avoid the conversation.“Did you cook anything?”“Hmm, hmm, no, no, no, you aren't escaping this,” she was in her pajamas, which told Beatrice she was going to be staying ov
The hotel front was filled with paparazzi, and it was no surprise considering how huge and popular the family was. They had the largest number of properties in New York and had their hands in almost every industry there was.“Ben you came,” his mum said enthusiastically when they entered, and she hugged him almost immediately. His dad wasn't so smiley, though, and he just nodded to Ben.“Uhm… You brought your secretary?”“Yes, I thought it'd be fun.”“Mrs. Clarke, Mr. Clarke, congratulations on your wedding anniversary,” they all turned around as a petite but beautiful lady walked up to their table, and she had on the sexiest dress that Beatrice had ever seen. It made her inferior in some way.“Chloe, you came…" Ben's mum purred at the sight of her.“Of course, I wouldn't miss your anniversary for anything.”“Ben, you remember Chloe, right?”He turned to the lady, smiling half-heartedly, and Beatrice could tell that he wasn't having this whole gathering.“Of course, hello, Chloe.”“It
“What are you doing here?” Beatrice asked, clearly angry that he was there, but Ben was just glad that she had opened the door.“Making sure that you're getting ready,” he answered indifferently.“I'm not going if you didn't get that from our latest conversation.”He walked past her into her apartment, gently brushing her shoulder, and stared at all the bags he had sent her way.“What the fuck, Ben? You know what? It's even great because you can take all of your property from my apartment.”“They're all yours, if you didn't get that from our latest conversation too.” Ben turned to face her, a slight smirk tugging at the corner of his lips.She couldn't believe that he was still being cocky after making her go through that hell.“Just get out then, I'll make sure to send them to the trash if you don't want them.” Beatrice fumed.“Beatrice!” He stopped her in her tracks when she tried to walk past him to her room or something.“What is it now?”She was backed up against the wall with hi
Ben walked into his house that evening, loosening up his tie, which was suffocating at that point, and he collapsed onto the bed in his room. He had let Beatrice go cause well, he had started to get swayed by her seduction, and he had seen her face change by his suggestion. He wondered what she was going to choose; date him or be his maid?It was even crazy because he hadn't thought of the options before meeting her, maybe the latter, but it had come out spontaneously while talking to her. He sighed and stood up to pick up his phone when it rang,“Hello,”“Ben dearest, how are you doing?” It was his mom.“Good and you, mum?”“Splendid. I hope you haven't forgotten about our anniversary party coming up tomorrow?”Wait, what? That was true. Fuck, how did he forget?“You didn't forget, did you?”“What? Uhm, no, of course not, I was even thinking of what to get you guys.”“Oh, you don't have to get us anything, just bring yourself and prepare to party all night.”He smiled without realizi
“Your maid?” Beatrice asked in disbelief as Ben gave her a cocky look.“I want to believe this is a joke,” Beatrice laughed while rolling her eyes and placed her both hands on her waist, she snapped her gaze back to Ben and realized he was being serious with that look he was giving her.Ben has got to be kidding her, what does he mean by her being his maid?“You heard me right,” Ben cleared his throat and leaned back in his chair, a devious smirk playing on his lips.“I don't understand what you said just now!” Beatrice fired at him as she widened her eyes at him.“Your maid?”“Maid as in what?” Beatrice questioned him furiously, maybe if he explained what he fucking meant by being his maid, she will understand.Ben gave her an amused look and laughed, he stood up from his seat and straightened his suit while Beatrice glared at him. She watched him murderously as he approached her.Ben quirked a brow at her and stopped a few feet away from her and shoved his hands into the pocket of hi
“Are you okay?” Ben asked worriedly as he rushed over to Beatrice, who was trying to hold back the tears that were threatening to trickle down her face.'Why does he have to do it?'' Why did he have to come to my aid when I didn't need it? He would be the last person I would ask help from?' Beatrice fumed, she was angry and sad at the same time.Angry that Ben went behind her back to do something he wasn't supposed to do, and sad that she didn't deserve such a gesture from him because of the way she had treated him.How did he know about this? Is he stalking her, or does he have a monitoring device on her?What is the exact reason he did such a thing to her?Ben straightened to his feet, taking Beatrice's phone which she dropped on the floor, and staring at her, he had expected that reaction from her, and he knew he had hurt her pride paying that money because he knows Beatrice too well.But, he had to do it if he wants his plans to work.“Your phone,” Ben said, stretching his hand
Beatrice got to the office very early in the morning, she has some work to do before she asks Ben for permission to meet a new realtor, Lady Zara told her about.“It's 7:30,” She muttered as she glanced at her wristwatch and then stared at Ben's empty seat, she has been in the office for some minutes to seven in the morning.'Is he not coming to work?' Beatrice thought when Ben hadn't come into the office, she sighed and stood up, telling herself not to bother since it wasn't too late for him to come to work, after all, he's the boss, and she is the one who came very early to work.'Let me make his coffee before he comes,' She told herself and stood up from her seat, she arranged the files on her table neatly and proceeded to walk out of the office.The elevator tinged as soon as she got to the second floor and the elevator door opened, Beatrice inhaled sharply, flapping her long hair to the back, and began walking towards the coffee machine, her hips swayed and rocked slightly in the
Beatrice threw her hair into a messy bun as she walked into the kitchen, she sighed staring at how lovely the kitchen was, and right now, what she was thinking about is how to make her next move.With her current job as a secretary, she can't keep up with that amount of money to pay for house rent, and again her pride won't let her ask anyone for money to help except her parents, and she wants to avoid bothering them too.She plodded tiredly to the fridge in the kitchen and wanted to have a soda drink and got disappointed with herself when she opened the door of the fridge and couldn't find any drinks inside the fridge, just bottled water.'I need to make time and go to the grocery store,' She frowned inwardly, she had been telling herself that for like two weeks now without taking a step to the grocery store and now all her foodstuffs had completely gone dry.'I guess I will go for water instead,' She thought and grabbed a bottle of water, she opened the lid and gulped down the cold