Heaving a sigh filled with frustration, Mia trod back to the window and saw that the man was still standing outside the entrance.She couldn't possibly let him continue standing there like that—knowing fully well that he was here to see her. What would she do now?She heaved another sigh and quickly put on a pair of flip-flop slippers. Thereafter, she headed out of the room, slamming the door shut behind her.She ignored the piercing gazes of the girls around her and limped all the way to the front gate to meet her visitor. As soon as Lucas saw the lady step out through the gate, he breathed out a sigh of relief. He'd been standing here for a while now... all of those underaged girls, throwing flirtatious glances at him--yuck. Hmm. Not for once did it occur to the ever intelligent personal assistant of the CEO of Beats Corporations that he could have asked any of those 'underage' girls to get Mia for him. Tsk tsk. So much for having a high IQ.Thank goodness the lady was here now. Lu
He ignited the engine and began to drive onto the tarred road, in a direction that was completely strange and unfamiliar to Mia. BUt unlike her, Lucas knew where they were headed—the big boss' house.Throughout the drive, Mia simply sat still, unmoving. Her mind was occupied with a lot of terrifying thoughts... what would become of her now? Where were they taking her to? Had she come to the end of her journey in life?... She had her thighs tightly pressed together and she broke out into cold sweats."Do you want to suffocate to death?"It wasn't until the icy cold man asked this question that Mia realized she'd been holding her breath the whole time. She hastily released her ragged breath.Shawn clicked his tongue irritably. If the girl wanted to die, she should go ahead! But not in his car. He clicked his tongue yet again.Soon, they arrived at Magnificent and Lucas drove straight into the big boss' compound.As soon as Mia stepped foot out of the car, her mouth opened ajar. In fact,
As if reading her mind once again, "you can go about your daily life--as long as you do nothing that'll affect me. I'll assign a driver to you, to take you to and from school. Or anywhere you wish to go."As long as she didn't do anything that'd affect him... what could she possibly do in this life that'd affect this formidable man? Mia wondered. '...' Hold up.Her brows knitted together as she was lost deep in thought. She didn't need a driver--she didn't want one. No, no, no. What would the kids at school start to say...? She already didn't have a good image in school... She'd have to reject him. Mia looked up at the man who sat elegantly before him. He definitely wasn't one to take no for an answer. She gulped. What was she to do now? "Just give me money instead." Before she could think twice, she blurted out. But that was better, wasn't it? By asking for money... she didn't turn him down. But how she'd said it... did that not make her seem like..."I mean... for transport.
HUSBAND... That word, gross. Her lips pursed; wait a minute. Just like that, she was married? Realization suddenly dawned on her. She now had a husband... she was now someone's wife... 'Someone, please wake me up.' Mia cried inwardly, shaking her head as she stopped hopping on the bed.Just like that? Marriage...? She was in deep shit. She was still in school... If the kids at school ever found out, her name would be slandered. To make matters worse, she wasn't just married--she was married to a man waaay older than her. And he was filthy rich. She'd be tagged a gold-digger for that. And her father? He'd probably disown her the moment he-- She'd have to keep this marriage a secret. She had to keep it all to herself. She pushed the thoughts aside for a while. Right now, she needs to enjoy the moment. You know the saying; enjoy now, suffer later.Mia resumed hopping with one leg on the bed, giggling excitedly as she did.Suddenly, a few seconds later, the door to the room flung o
By the time Mia arrived at school, she first went straight to the girls’ dorm to wear her school uniform. Due to yesterday’s attack, her uniform was ruined.Thankfully, she had two school uniforms, so she was saved. The moment she entered the room, Martha dashed to her side at once. Concern was written all over her face as she spoke, “Mia, where have you been? I’ve been worried sick about you—are you alright? When I came back and didn’t meet you, I was scared. I called you, but your phone rang in here.” Mia had finished dressing up and they’d now stepped out of their room. She noticed that as students passed by her, they stopped and laughed mockingly at her before going their way. She nudged it off. It was about yesterday’s issue. She turned to look at Martha with a soft smile on her face. “I’m okay.” She felt guilty for letting her best friend worry so much about her. “Are you sure?” Martha hesitated for a while before she said, “a video was posted very early this morning…”“I
Meanwhile, in a certain corporation, “you’re fired!” the CEO’s shrill voice resounded through the entire conference room. Yesterday was bad enough… but today, even worse. Immediately the CEO arrived at the company, in the morning, the day got marked ‘WORST’ for all the employees working in Beats Corporations Headquarters. Beads of sweat formed all over Lucas’ body as he stood behind the CEO’s swivel chair, in the meeting room. It was so obvious that the man was in a completely bad mood today. Mr Marshall marked a total of eight employees that his boss had fired today. The personal assistant of the CEO feared that he might be the ninth person anytime soon. CEO Shawn had kept all the officials in the conference room since 10:00 am. Lucas checked the time on the leather wristwatch strapped on his wrist—the time was now past six in the evening.Yesterday, they’d all spent five hours here. But today, they spent a total of eight hours! Again, the CEO’s personal assistant was a hundre
The poor personal assistant let out a weary sigh and began to drag his wobbly legs back into the company. He was extremely tired, but he had some unfinished business to deal with. ***No matter how Shawn tried to push that one thought aside, it just wouldn’t go away. That girl’s words… they kept ringing in his head like a pendulum clock.As he drove into the mansion, he gradually stopped the car a few feet away from the main door. His eyes swept over the screen as he checked for the time—the girl should be asleep by now. The CEO wished for her not to be home yet so he could lash out at her. Besides, she was the reason he was in a bitter mood—taking out all his anger on her would be justifiable.Shawn slid out of the driver’s seat as a guard had already opened the car door for him. He then took long strides inside the big house. The maids sank in curtsy as soon as they sighted him.‘It’s way too silent here.’ Ignoring their greetings, Shawn’s brows furrowed instead. ‘Isn’t she back
Mia was taken aback by the sudden outburst. Even Martha was extremely shocked. Despite all her efforts, was the boy still in love with this girl? She couldn’t help but wonder. But… Well, it wasn’t so easy for one to forget about their first love. Although, yes, she told Max that Mia was no longer staying with her in their room so that he could get mad at her… but not for him to get mad at the girl in this manner. This was more of a ‘caring mad’ than a ‘MAD mad’. This was a concern concealed in infuriation. He was supposed to get mad at Mia and think dirt of her… what was this? Martha secretly balled up her hand into a fist.“Huh… Hum-I” Mia stuttered miserably. “With whom are you staying?” Max’s voice was filled with urgency. He wanted to know real fast.Mia was dumbfounded. How would she tell—wait, this boy was not even in a position to question her. He was in no position to ask about what was going on in her life. They weren’t a couple anymore. Mia realized this all of a sudde