RayaI stood up after sitting out with Mr. Sterling for a while, "uhm... I'll head inside."He nodded, and I walked back to our room, wondering why he had been so nice to me. Taking me out to the beach to sit with me was not something every boss did with their secretary.I gasped and rushed to put away my sleeping pills once I saw them on the table.He must have seen them, right?It was probably why he did that, because he pitied me.I sighed and ran a hand through my hair again before lying back on the couch.It was just around 4am, so I couldn't roam about the place like I would like to. I had only seen a fraction of the establishment, and it had been in the night too, so I sat up to do some work on my laptop.I gathered the reports that Mr. Sterling had asked for, glancing at him momentarily when he walked back into the room, and he laid quietly on the bed, while I worked, though I could feel his eyes on my back.Why was he staring at me?I didn't fall asleep again until it was mo
MaxwellMost of the guests were already arriving by the time we got back to the resort and that included my parents too.I excused myself from the room to go meet them.My mum immediately hugged me on seeing me, "I'm guessing you've accepted it now, seeing that you came early."I rolled my eyes, "I came for business, not just the wedding, and did you really have to fly out people just to hold the wedding in Thailand?""The bride wanted it" my dad interjected, "...and her family agreed too""Well, whatever.""I'm proud of how you handled the matter" my dad said, sitting up on the bed that was just as big as the one in my room.Mom was unpacking their things, "I've always had a knack for handling things well."My mum chuckled, and my dad smiled, "We all know that's not true.""Have you greeted your brother?" My mom asked as I was about to leave and I shook my head."We're going to see each other at the rehearsal dinner, anyway, so...""Please, make sure you behave yourself."I shrugged,
RayaI finally found the restroom, taking a deep breath once I was in, and I stood in front of the large mirror, taking deep gulps of breath.Jeez, did they have to stare like that?I had wished for the ground to open up and swallow and also cursed the moment I decided on putting on the dress I had found.It had laid on the bed, elegant and pretty with a note saying to wear it if I wanted, and I thought about it for minutes.If I didn't go, it would seem rude, but what do I care? It's not like I knew her before. Still, she had invited me personally.I shouldn't insult her by not going.I had finally picked up the dress to wear and immediately loved it, on wearing it.It fitted me perfectly and my hair, left down, had done even more justice to the cloth. I jumped when a lady in blue walked in. She was a bit tanned with dark hair, and she smiled when she saw me, "hi""Hi" I said, nervous all over again."I've never seen you before."Okay, they were saying it like they all knew each ot
MaxwellRaya was not back yet, even though it was about an hour ago since she left for the restroom and the party itself was about to start.I started feeling uneasy.Did she get lost?Couldn't find her way back?It was a large establishment but direct and open, it would definitely be easy for anyone to find a large hall, especially one where most of the guests lodged in the place were attending a wedding rehearsal party dinner.Except she didn't want to come again.Maybe she had changed her mind and went back to the room.I sipped the champagne I had grabbed from a waiter and fidgeted with the glass.That would be a shame though, because I wanted to see her in that dress one more time."What are you thinking about?" Ryan, who I had forgotten, was still beside me, asked as we sat down at our table in the dining hall and I shrugged."Nothing""Hey, you look like you're worried about something. Your secretary? Right, where is she?"I loosened up another button on my shirt and finished t
RayaI woke up to the feeling of something warm under me.Something strongSomething human and I opened my eyes to see what it was, only to find myself in a compromising situation.Mr. Sterling in the same bed with me, underneath me. I jumped back immediately in an attempt to get away from him, only for both of us to wince loudly.Nice one. Just nice.My hair was stuck with his button and that was preventing me from going into a hole to hide.Like how did this happen?I needed to immigrate forever after this because... why?I stopped abruptly when his hand suddenly wrapped around my waist firmly."Stop moving around" he said through gritted teeth, though I couldn't see that much and he proceeded to untangle my hair from his shirt button.I immediately plopped onto the bed beside him and stood up.The hangover headache hit me then and I stumbled.He was by my side in no time."Are you okay?" I yanked my arm which he had held away from him and moved even further away."Why..."Wait!"Wh
Maxwell I walked into Ryan's room later that morning, not bothering to knock on the door, and I was met with the sight of him in bed with a woman.Probably one of the guests for the wedding.He got out of bed and put on his shorts while the lady went into the bathroom, flustered.I shook my head at him."What?" He said, non-chalant, and I sat on the couch."Already sleeping around so soon"He scoffed, "like you didn't have a nice time with your secretary last night.""Uhn?""Is that not why you didn't come back to the party?""What?""You, your secretary, alone in the room at night."I rolled my eyes at his mischievous smile."Nothing happened, idiot."He scoffed, "yeah right."Okay, something did happen, but how was I to know that my secretary would end up on top of me the next morning by the time I was lying down beside her the day before?It had been unexpected and especially shocking for me because I couldn't understand the way I had felt at that moment either.Aroused.I had got
RayaI wasn't sure why I felt disappointed.It was like I had been expecting something of him which he didn't meet up to, and now I was feeling empty.But why?It was a known fact that he's a playboy and I shouldn't have been expecting anything from him really. If anything, he had done a lot of nice things for me already which I wasn't expecting and that should be enough.I went back into the room from the balcony which I had been looking from and collapsed on the bed.I was bored.There was nothing to do really, even though he had said we were going on a business trip. It felt more like a vacation than a business trip, and he really hadn't given me anything else to do apart from my little survey before.I sighed repeatedly in a row and stood up to explore the room more, only to find a book that was in the wardrobe none of us had bothered to use.I wondered who had it.Mr. Sterling? A former lodger in the room?I picked up the book, happy that I had found something to do, and lay on
RayaCalm down.He's not going to hurt you.He can't hurt you.He's just a man now.He doesn't mean anything to you.All these mantras didn't do much to calm me down as I walked away from the wedding that was happening, and I felt myself gasping for air when I got to a place where people were gathered.Mostly the workers in their places of work, but that was enough for me.I didn't want to be alone.What if he found me?Stalked me.I didn't want to think about it."Ah!" I gasped when a hand suddenly wrapped around my shoulder. It was none other than the attendant from earlier.I used a moment to catch my breath."Are you okay ma'am?" She asked, staring at me with concern, and I nodded."You look pale" she added, and I nodded. It was expected, since I had just seen a ghost from my past.William Rodriguez.Now a senator and father of two.I couldn't comprehend it no matter how much I thought about it. How did he become a senator?Connections, of course, but... Marriage... Was Isabella