Lucas' POVI was just staring at my friend, no words wanted to come out from my mouth, like they are hiding at the back of my throatIt is better than saying words that might lead us two into an argument. I looked at Jamie's pictures again, she was at her porch, getting in her car, talking to the P.I she hired inside the little coffee shop, then coming out and driving again, then she dropped by to the city library. I wondered if she's looking at me? Then another picture of her coming out from that place, then driving again into the Thick and Thin Fabric Fashion company. Wait, that is our rival company! She worked there? Why isn't she telling Naomi about this? But on the other hand, is that even necessary to tell?Yes, fucking yes. Naomi is my fashion designer. What if she steals one of her designs? I'm just hoping that she would never stoop to that level of betraying her cousin.Speaking of new designs, I noticed another sketch paper next to Denver and a plastic bag that I am so fam
Naomi's POVHis face was dark, eyes was burning in anger as he was looking at the bruise on my arm. The bruise that made by Ms. Hannah after she grabbed me with force and didn't let me go until I had to glare at her and told her to let go of me or I'm going to report her to Sir Denver. That bitch is really getting on my nerves. As much as possible, I don't want to have a nemesis in my workplace, but she's pushing me into my edge and I'm tired of the way she took advantage of her position, which is the girlfriend of the CEO.That's what she told me."What the hell is she even thinking of hurting you?!" Lucas growled through his gritted teeth and his jaw moving in the way that the sharpness of it emphasised more in his features."Relax, it's not that deep." I chuckled nervously. Though I don't want to show him that I'm getting a bit scared of how he reacted after he saw the bruise on my arm. I really don't know Lucas—yet. And I think that's the thing we have to acknowledge in this rel
Lucas'POVMy heart is beating frantically, not because I'm nervous, but because I'm furious. I just need to keep it cool for Naomi not to notice that I'm in rage.First, Hannah hurt Naomi, that witch should be fired by tomorrow, I don't care if she knows everything about my company. How dare she to tell Naomi that she's my girlfriend?Second, how the hell that receptionist didn't even know his boss? The owner of this restaurant? I just had to point at him my name under the clipboard and literally wrote that Mr. Lucas will be here tonight and he's the boss.Third, this motherfucker manager kept nauseating me even if I told them not to bother me at all once I got here.And fourth, this woman. I don't even know this woman at all, well maybe at some point I did, but couldn't remember her at all. Like is she one of my flirtings before? Or the one who just wants to flirt with me?Naomi was looking at me in 'what the fuck' look, after my bodyguards dragged the woman out of the restaurant, I m
Naomi's POVLucas' face was in flabbergasted again for the third time tonight. I think I'm giving him too much pressure by telling him my story, or maybe because he was surprised about my revelation. I mean, who wouldn't? I'm working in LM Fashion Incorporation as a fashion designer, but I'm also resenting Mrs. Manoban because of what she did long years ago."Sorry, I shouldn't have said that." "No no, I'm curious and confused." He said, shaking his head furiously."Why?" I asked with soft chuckles."You are working at LM company, and you are mad at one of the Manoban. So that means you have a plan?" He asked, though I could see the curiosity in his eyes, I still couldn't help but to feel off the way he looked at me and his smile that barely reached his eyes."Okay, in my defense, before you think something else why I want the job in LM, I have nothing against that company nor the new CEO, I just love that company that's why I chose to work there and whatever resentment I had toward
Lucas'POV"I heard from Henry that you fired Hannah?" It was more of a sentence than a question but I could hear the hesitation in his voice that's why it still turned out as a question."I told you to reprimand her but she gets even worse." I huffed an annoying sound as I put my phone down on the counter and put it on speaker. I poured myself a glass of scotch and leaned my back against the countertop and crossed my legs. "What did she do?""Oh, no one told you that she hurt Naomi and left a bruise on my girlfriend's arm?""What? When did it happen?!" Denver asked in shock."Last week.""Really? Last week and you didn't even tell me about it? I would've fired her on my own!""Relax, I don't know why I waited for you to leave before I fired her. Guess I assumed that you're going to take her side." I chuckled, sipping on my scotch while staring at the big LED monitor in front of me where I watch my girlfriend inside her room.I asked my men to connect the CCTVs in my company to my moni
Naomi's POVA man suddenly approached and extend his arm at me, smiling all ears and looks so expensive just by looking at him and so I already know that he's rich and not some person you'll meet on the street and will do the catcalling to every women walked by in front of him.I looked behind me, to my left and to my right, which I saw my boyfriend still tying his shoelace for almost a minute. Did he even know how to tie them?"Uh sorry but do I know you?" I asked, not wanted to be rude but also not wanting to be nice either. I really hate these kinds of men.He looked down to his hand that's still hung in the air and closed them before shoving it inside the pocket of his coat. "Sorry, I just can't help to approach you. You really caught my attention, I'm Jacob by the way." He extended his arm again for the second time.I turned to Lucas, but he's still bent on his knees, then to Dan, who's looking at the guy with a frown on his face. Then back to the guy."Sorry, I can't seem to rem
Lucas' POVIs it only me? Or my girlfriend looks so devastated since she got out from LM. I was waiting outside my own company— as usual — and when Naomi got out, her face seemed so distressed and there was cute little wrinkled skin in between her two eyebrows and she's frowning deep with a hint of a scowl. She hopped on my bike without saying anything, not even a hi when she saw me which she usually does whenever she sees me outside. So instead of asking her what's wrong, I just put my helmet on after I put hers on and I brought her to a place that I knew she needed. I ordered two cups of ice cream, one milk flavored ice cream and one chocolate flavor. I shoved her the cup after I sat across from her.I watched her eat the milk ice cream, and her eyes pierced the cup like it was her enemy. She gripped the plastic spoon so tight that I knew any minute by now, it'll snap."So.." "I want to quit." She stated, my heart thudded and I held my breath. "To my job.""Wait, why? What happene
Naomi's POVThe day of the event has finally come. Everyone is so busy, pacing back and forth, here and there, papers on their hands, rushing footsteps, sometimes running, clothes are everywhere and so are the materials to make all the designs I created. "Ms. Kim, a little help here?" Marian asked, one of the designers like me but since she wasn't the one on the list, she was instructed to help the production staff to prepare all the models and the clothes they were going to wear in the runway. "Yes, what is it?" I asked as I approached her."So this one, I don't know where it does belong, was it on the upper or lower waist?" She asked, holding a fabric belt."This will go here." I told her and wrapped it around the guy model. "I think it's better if we don't tie it, just let it down." "Much better, thank you." Marian said, offering me a smile."Ms. Kim? We'll start within five minutes." Chantelle said, her head peeking from the curtain and behind it, all the CEO's of other compani
Naomi's POVI don't know if I should feel bad for the organizers of the event because everyone is outside with me and Romina. They left the party just so they would witness how I am going to humiliate my biggest bully. They know who I am, some of them even wear my designs. And I really don't know why Romina is still in denial that she knows who I am and even assumed the worst things.We waited for another three minutes and I could hear her keep scoffing while saying that I am just making things up and she's sure as hell that I sold my body to get the job.No bitch, I didn't sell my body. Because I am willing to give it to him because I love that man who loves to act like a kid in front of me.Another more minute and Jamie tapped my shoulder and pointed at the car pulling onto the curb and stopped in front of us. Lucas' car windows are heavily tinted so they couldn't see who's inside.Then the door opened, left foot came out, then Lucas' head popped out followed by his whole body. I
Naomi's POVEverything is ready, everyone is in position and they are just waiting for the event to start. I was preparing myself for the event tonight while my boyfriend is nowhere to be found. He told me before he left the house that he needed to take care of something about his company so I let him go but he promised that he would drive me to the venue and he'll be back before 7."You looked so beautiful." The woman behind me amusedly stared at me and I could see her through the reflection of the mirror in front of me."Thanks, you looked gorgeous too." I smiled. "I wonder if my ex boyfriend would tell me the same thing once he sees me." Jamie said as she stood up gracefully from my bed and she walked behind me, reaching for the zipper of my dress. She pulled it up slowly while staring at me in the mirror. "I'm so envious of you, Naomi.""There's nothing to envy about me." "You have a billionaire boyfriend who's all wounds up over you." "And so am I, we just so happen to unders
Lucas' POV"Since when did you become so childish, Lucas?""I have never seen you act like that before!""Next time, focus on the meeting and act according to your age!""You ain't a teenager with high hormones so stop acting like you're gonna die if you don't see your girlfriend for two hours!"Blah blah blah.. etcetera.. It's been 20 minutes but Denver keeps scolding me while we're heading back to my company after the successful meeting because I literally signed the documents without even reading it. Jorgina has done reading it and I know that she will tell me if there's some clause that we can't accept but since she didn't tell me anything, I don't need to get worried about signing it without reading it.Then I stood up, shook hands with the clients and adjourned the meeting. I don't know but I'm too excited to see my girlfriend when she texted me earlier that she has to tell me something when I get back to the company. Am I that whipped to her? Yes, yes I am. I just love her s
Naomi's POVTwo weeks after my mom's funeral, I started to work again since my boyfriend, the CEO of the company, revoked my irrevocable resignation letter. He told me that I needed the job to live; which is true. Though I can find another job, I already grew up in that company and even if a lot of employees didn't like my relationship with the boss, that doesn't matter as long as I'm doing what I love and earning money because I'm doing what my job is.Jamie offered me help to get in their company but I politely declined it. That will be the last company I would ever go with since it is Lucas' rivalry. I may have felt disappointed at him for hiding the truth and for every lie he fed me, but I am not that kind of a bitch that does revenge.I love him, and that feeling towards him was the big factor why until now, I stayed with him and he's the person that I will choose over and over again. Sounds so masochist? Or dumb? I don't care, I love him, he loves me and that all matters."Girl,
Lucas' POVI just don't care about anything else right now, all I care is the woman next to me, tear stain on her face, cute little wrinkles on her forehead while she's sleeping—though not really peaceful but at least she gets to fell asleep between my arms. My heart sank when Henry told me that her mom died in a car accident. It wasn't an accident because my mom has something to do with it. She wanted Naomi to hate me more and she thought that my girl would blame me for what happened. Though I already assumed that she will blame me for it, so before I visit Mrs. Kim funeral, I prepared myself, I even had a long script how would I explain to Naomi that it wasn't me, but all of my worries were washed away when she pulled me into a hug and cried on my chest. I melted into her arms and I wanted to cry too, but I stopped myself because she needed a shoulder to cry on and not a crying man.Jamie, on the other hand, didn't comment but I can see the disapproval in her eyes when Naomi told
Naomi's POV"I'm so fed up with his lies! I don't know what else should I believe because of his lies after lies!" I shouted furiously, pulling my hair up like I'm some mad woman. Jamie is just sitting next to me in silence, rubbing my back soothingly.After the argument, I left my house as fast as I could so Lucas wouldn't stop me. And yes, he didn't stop me, he didn't even call my name as well and just let me leave. Then I drove to Jamie's house and as soon as she opened the door for me, I broke down in front of her.She guided me inside her house and let me sit on the sofa and that's when I started telling her what happened between me and my boyfriend and the argument we had because of all the things I found out about what he did before and about my mom.He just sent my mother away after giving her money and my mom, of course, as a greedy person grabbed the opportunity. And now that she's coming back, I just know for sure that she spent all of the money in gambling and loses perhap
Lucas' POV"She's really gutsy if she would do that." "She already did, but I already informed our men to find her. She was just around for sure." "I can't believe that she would dare to disobey me after I spared her life and gave her money, Norrie really wants to do this?" I scoffed in annoyance. Denver came here this early morning just to tell me some bad news about Naomi's mom. She already came back after almost 4 months of hiding wherein I told her firmly before that do not ever show up again. But I guess she's really that stubborn and too courageous to do something against my will. "Shut it, Lucas. Naomi might've heard you." Denver rebuked, looking at the kitchen door to make sure that Naomi wasn't there to hear our conversation."Just make sure that she won't get to Naomi." I said as I stood up. "I just got back with my girl and I don't want to ruin it just because her mom came back.""Don't worry, I'll make sure that she will never get to Naomi." Denver assured me as he sto
Naomi's POVIt's hot, too hot that every time Lucas' palm touches my skin, I could feel it's burning and it makes me whimper. I will writhe under him in every kiss he's giving me, tracing my jaw down to my neck, then up to my ear, nibbling with my lobe and whispering to me I love yous from time to time. We're both naked and nervous, it's my first time and I don't think I'm his first as well. But he looked so lost and didn't know what to do. I let him do anything, I waited patiently till he remembered what he needed to do.He found my weak spot, moved his tongue circularly before sucking it and I moaned loudly, digging my fingers on his locks as I pushed him further closer to me. His hand started to work down there which made me feel more hot then he backed up to me, claiming my lips as we kissed torridly. We were lost in our own world, all our worries and things to deal with were washed away as we got drowned in this unfamiliar sensation that I had in me. I couldn't think of anythin
Lucas' POVI'm not really a fan of 'what's running in my girlfriend's mind' series. I mean, after the call with Jamie, she became so occupied. Her mind keeps lurking everywhere, as if she's thinking something that was not in the present days. Sometimes, she'll stare at me for God knows how long and it makes me uncomfortable. Or sometimes, she'll look outside the restaurant and her mind will roam around while I'm talking. It's been an hour but I couldn't feel her presence at all.I had enough. I put down the steak knife and the fork, clasped my hands together as my elbows rested on the table and my chin on top of them. "So tell me. What is it?" I asked, but again, Naomi couldn't hear me at all. "Naomi." I called but still no response. "Babe." I reached for her face and caressed it gently. She flinched on the sudden contact and she backed away. "What's wrong baby?""N-nothing." She stuttered, her eyes looking everywhere but me and I know there's something wrong with that call."Do you