Something was terribly wrong with Lennox, Sophia concluded after her hundredth attempt to get him to speak up met with a dark hard wall. He wasn't even looking at her and Sophia wondered if he had been so repulsed by her kiss that he was now shutting her out.Sophia stared at Lennox's office, her heart squeezing. Stupid, stupid emotions. Sophia had berated herself all through the day about the impulsive kiss, and she thought she was finally over it but nothing prepared her for the cold brush-off she was getting from Lennox. Was he going to fire her, did he hate her or was he going to file charges against her for sexual harassment? It had been just an itty-bitty kiss, which hadn't even deepened or lasted because he'd shoved her off her bed like a demon-possessed freak.The more Sophia thought about it, the more annoying the whole thing became. Why the hell was he ignoring her. She hadn't even been fully awake and then he was just there, looking like a temptation so her brain must have
The beat thrumming through the air felt liberating as Sophia lost herself in its rhythm. She swung her arms in the air, the alcohol in the solo cup she held spilling at every thrust of her arm.Lennox. Lennox. Lennox. The name never left her head even though she'd tried to drown him out with alcohol as soon as she'd arrived, when that didn't work, she switched to dancing him out of her system.Someone grabbed her arm, halting her moves. Sophia turned to see Ivan smiling at her."I've been looking for you all night. I thought you didn't come".Sophia grinned, the smile not quite soothing the ache in her chest. "I wouldn't have missed this for the world. Your party was just what I needed to unwind"."I'm glad that you're having fun," he said, then hesitated, glancing around at the others who seemed a little lost in their world. He leaned closer, making alarm bells shoot off like crazy in Sophia alcohol fuddled brain. "Hey, I have a surprise for you, will you come with me for a moment.
Sophia winced as she tried to open her eyes. The sun streaking through the room made it all the more difficult, her hands automatically reached out, searching for the warmth she'd seemed to feel all night. The cold space beside her had her sitting up, her eyes becoming clearer. Sophia took in the surrounding, her face scrunching up when her brain finally worked right and she knew she was in her room. Everything felt odd, she couldn't remember what happened after the kiss. Sophia trailed a finger over her lips, as she remembered the kiss, the desperation, the passion, the greediness of it and she felt her cheeks hitting up.The door opened, startling her so much that she half jumped out of the bed, her heart clenching in panic.Bianca smiled, even as Sophia glared at her."You just gave me a mini heart attack" she grumbled, her nose wrinkling as the aroma of something delicious wafted to it."Should have had a real heart attack, cause that's what I experienced when Lennox called me in
Sana stepped into Oliver's office and felt a rush of adrenaline as he sat straighter and put his phone away. Sana was surprised to learn that little detail about herself. She loved being in control of all Oliver's actions, she wanted him to need her, hence why she'd been researching how to take better care of him as a mistress.It was funny, she'd always taken care of him and had done almost everything for him in the past, yet she hadn't connected the dot.Oliver was only reckless because he was looking for something he didn't know he needed, and neither did she.Sana sighed. She missed her friends and she knew she'd have been able to discuss whatever her issue was with them, especially Bianca. Sana felt if anyone was dominant in the three of them, she wouldn't be surprised if it was Bianca, because she seemed always in control.Sana had also been seeing Bianca and Sophia together, so she knew they were friends again. It felt like a betrayal, but she couldn't fault them because Bianca
*****Lennox watched Sophia feeling like the biggest jerk on the face of the earth as pain flashed through her eyes for just a second and then she looked all calm and serene, she even added a little confusion in the mix and if he didn't know better, he'd have thought he imagined the hurt he had seen on her face."What kiss? Oh, that one. I was drunk last night so it took me a while to remember. You don't have to worry about that because it doesn't mean anything to me either. You're my boss and people make mistakes when they're drunk, so let's just forget about it. I want a working relationship with you too" she said with a smile but he could see her lips quivering. Lennox clenched his hands by his side because reaching out to touch her seemed to be an inexplicable urge that he couldn't seem to control.Lennox couldn't remember the last time he'd had to struggle so much to get back his self-control because every time he saw Sophia, all his resolution seemed to weaken, and he wanted not
Sophia sat staring at her schedule pad in the board room as the manager of each department took their turn to present the progress they had made so far and how their technique had affected their sales but she couldn't listen and she didn't want to look at Lennox either, or at Sana or Andria who looked like she'd lost a lot of pound in just a few weeks of the competition. Sophia didn't want to pity her and it got easier since she was seething internally at Lennox.How dare he tell her to her face that the kiss had been a mistake, and that he only wanted a working relationship. Why kiss her at all in the first place if he was going to call it a mistake later on. Sophia hated him, yeah, the thin line between love and hate was suddenly very real to her, especially not after she witnessed the pretty model hanging on his arm like she belonged there, and he'd also allowed her to kiss him but he had pushed her off when she'd tried to. Sophia glanced in his direction and his gaze connected w
Andria opened her eyes, surprised to see that she wasn't alone in the room and that her three friends were sitting around her. Sophia was sitting beside her bed, asleep, and holding her hand, Sana was busy reading something on her phone, her face scrunched up in concentration, while Bianca was typing on her laptop, her brows furrowed in concentration.Andria moved her hand, and Sophia jumped, her eyes flying open and she looked around disoriented until her gaze focused on Andria. Sophia looked alert. "Are you alright. The doctor said you haven't been eating right, and that you've been working yourself too hard, why did you do that huh, why didn't you say anything to any of us".Bianca and Sana scrambled to her side."She's just waking up, can you let her breath for a second" Sana reprimanded and Sophia pouted, pulling back to give her more room.Andria's eyes reddened as her gaze darted around the three faces staring at her in worry. She felt that she didn't deserve their concern not
Jenny slammed her hand on the table and Vince flinched as he glanced up from his food to stare at her, one of his eyebrows arched."What the hell, that was totally unnecessary, you could have just called my name you know".Jenny glared, the veins on her neck straining against her pale skin. "You lied to me about Lennox. You said he was still the same, grieving over Melissa when he was not" she accused and Vince took a suffering breath before he leaned back on his seat."The last time I saw him, he was really down, and he just looked like he was contemplating suicide so I freaked. I wouldn't lie about it, but if you say he's all better now, then we should celebrate"."Celebrate" she scoffed. "What are we going to celebrate, the fact that he didn't become happy because of me, but some dumb assistance" she bit out, clenching her fist as if it took all her willpower to let the words out of her lips. Vince's eyes widened then narrowed."Lennox has an assistant? Why do I find that super har