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
MaxwellRaya finally calmed down after a while, her breath coming out in hiccups, and she shivered in my arms, trembling.I helped her to her feet."You should take a bath. You're shivering"She didn't say anything and just nodded, and I led her to the bathroom where I set the bath to a warm temperature."I'll be outside if you need anything" i said to her and left, and I pondered on why she would have reacted to Mr. Rodriguez that way.How did they even know each other, and what was the deal between them?I was curious if I'd be honest, but I didn't want to push her either, so I determined in my mind not to ask.I would just act like nothing happened and leave tomorrow morning. We had a magazine party to attend.I paused when I saw a book on the bed, Ice hockey revenge. What? Had she really been reading that?Of course, I knew the book and had read it way back in high school.Shocker, I read books.Erotic books as I grew older.It was all thanks to Mac.I smiled and put the book awa
RayaWe stopped at Miss Gladys' design house before going to our hotel and there I couldn't help but jump constantly on my seat because of how excited I was.Of course, I made sure to write things that were important, but it was mostly just information on how to go about administrating the brand from New York."Okay then, I'll see you at the event later tomorrow" Mr. Sterling nodded, and we got back into the car that took us to the hotel."I didn't know you knew Miss. Gladys" he said as we drove through the city.I glanced at him, "she's a popular designer, who wouldn't know her.""Right but you called her your model and all that..."I got flustered. My love for fashion design was not something I talked about a lot. "Well, I just love fashion designing a lot, so..."He nodded and took out his phone to do something, and we arrived at the hotel within minutes.This time, I thankfully had a room to myself and even though it was just for two days that we'll be in Korea, I couldn't wait to
RayaI walked out in the dress some minutes later and the way he looked at me from head to toe had me recoiling into a shell.Like, can he stop doing whatever he was doing?It was affecting me in a way.I cleared my throat and walked past him, "we should hurry, the event must have started."He followed me into the elevator, and we took the minute-long elevator ride to the lobby. There we walked out to the streets where a black car was parked, and the driver drove us to the event venue.It felt more like we were lovers than boss and secretary and I didn't like that."We're here" the driver said once he got to the hotel where the event was being held, and we walked in amidst the little paparazzi that were around."Stay close to me and take note of important things" he whispered close to my ear and I nodded before he started greeting the people that came up to meet him.Apparently, he was more famous as a playboy than the CEO of Sterling Fashion. No, Di Lusso. I loved the new name more.