Chapter 5

River's POV

It's been a whole month since the humiliation Dante caused me. Honestly, after he humiliated me at the club in front of that plastic woman, I can't lie; my ego has not recovered, and I'm out to get him.

He made me feel like I was disposable and nobody made a fool out of me, especially a man. Luckily, I got another hotshot client, and so far, so good I was nailing the case.

But I still had a problem no matter the money, no matter the excitement I've tried to create for myself, including jumping off a plane. I couldn't get him off my mind, I needed him to fall for me.

I want him crawling back to me begging then I'll throw it back in his face and reject him. That man thinks he can just make a fool out of me, over my dead body.

My problem was genuinely getting access to the man, I mean, I had sighted him a few times, but I couldn't get close to him without embarrassing myself or seeming desperate.

I sighed audibly, this was going to be my last desperate attempt. I saw an ad in his company searching for a new member to join their legal team, and currently, I'm on my way to the interview.

I know it's really dumb, but that hot bastard hurt, and I'll be damned if I don't get back at him. The cab stopped in front of the skyscraper building.

“Ma'am we're here.” I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. “Thanks,” I said, passing him a few dollar notes.

“You can keep the change.” I said as I got out. I adjusted my grey pantsuit; I was definitely dressed to kill; I even let my hair down to frame my oval-shaped face beautifully.

Confidently, I entered the building and smiled at the receptionist, but she had an angry scowl. She looked awfully familiar, but for the life of me, I couldn't remember her.

“Good morning, I'm River Harper. I have an interview for 10 am, which is a few minutes from now.”

The nasty woman rolled her eyes and muttered,” Of course.”

“Sorry?” I said, arching an eyebrow at her, if she wanted rude and cold, she was going to get it. The receptionist immediately put on a plastic smile, “Of course, welcome. Take the elevator to the top floor, conference room six, they're waiting for you already.”

She handed me a visitor's pass, which I took, and walked away without a single word.

I found my way easily, and now, at the door of the conference room, I had exactly five minutes to 10. “Perfect,” I muttered.

I knocked once and pushed the door open, what I didn't expect to see was Dante Williams seated at the head of the table. We locked eyes instantly.

Calm down, I chided myself mentally. Seeing him now, the attraction I felt for him was still very strong, but it was tainted by my broken ego. Yes, I still wanted him, badly for a fact, but I wanted to crush his pride as well.

An elderly woman dressed corporately cleared her throat and I was immediately jolted out of my thoughts. She held a folder, “Good morning, Miss Harper; you may take a seat.”

I nodded and took my seat opposite the 4 persons interviewing me including Dante. The older woman had such a blank expression and I couldn't tell if she was impressed by me or not.

Unlike the rest of the men on the panel who smiled at me and I could almost say undressing me with their eyes. One of the men coughed softly and spoke “So, you have quite an impressive resume. I can see you've only lost one case and that was against our very own Brown. I'll say you'll be the perfect addition to our legal team.”

Ohhh so one of the lawyers here was responsible for frying my ass in the court the other day.

Dante and the older woman still had an unreadable expression. The woman gave a slight smile and spoke, “Yes, I'll admit you're quite impressive, but I'd like to hear why you'd like to work with us and why we should hire you.”

I smiled politely and opened my mouth to respond but before I could say anything, Dante stopped me.

He stood up abruptly and adjusted his suit, and guys, I'm sorry, I Know I'm here on a mission, but all I could think about was my legs wrapped around his lean athletic waist.

“You're hired, you start today. Let the human resource team settle you in.” He said it in a stern and professional voice as though we don't have history.

With that, he walked away, leaving an awkward atmosphere. The old woman stood up, “You heard the boss welcome to the team, and don't think you're going to have it easy just because you're the boss's girl.”

The boss's girl?

“Ma'am I'm not his girlfriend.” She laughed lightly. “Whatever you kids call it these days.”

She left the office, and the three other men introduced their selves to me, which passed in a blur. I was too excited to have easily accomplished my first mission which was infiltration.

A beautiful redhead woman came in through the door; she smiled at me. “You must be River, I'm the assistant HR manager. I was informed to come get you and log you into our system.”

I stood up, eager to leave this man, “Yup, that's me; let's be on our way. Catch you guys later.”

I hurriedly left before any of them could invite me out or ask for my number. The moment we were out, she burst into laughter, “I know I just saved your ass; you owe lunch.”

I smiled at her, grateful to at least have a friendly, relatable person. “Girl, I'll catch up with you during lunch for sure.”

An hour later I was well settled in and was given an employee ID card. I absolutely loved my new office, it's giving neutral, minimalist luxury.

I swirled in my rotating chair only to turn around and see an up-tight-looking young man in my office.

I shrieked a little, “Erm, can I help you sir?”

He kept a straight face, “Well sorry to interrupt your fun time, the CEO Dante Williams asked me to bring you to his office. My name is Baron his personal assistant.”

“Ohhhh, I see.” I stood up and followed him, excitement coursing through my veins. I wondered what Dante had to say to me.

The door to Dante's office opened automatically and I noticed Baron didn't come in with me.

The moment Dante saw me he stood and walked towards me. I could feel my heart beating faster with every step he took towards me.