"Who the F*ck does he honestly think he is?!"Brimming from head to toe with anger, Leonica stormed into her office. Behind her, Kennedy, the giver of bad news followed. Although he made sure to put as much distance between as possible, not wanting to be within reaching range when his boss finally blew the remaining of her fuse."Ms. Romero, please calm down." He advised, voice low and tentative in the event that Leonica took actual offense to his suggestion.And she did.Shooting a sharp glare at him as soon as she sat down, she questioned. "Why should I? That F*cker is obviously challenging me just to get on my nerves." She spat. Kennedy winced at her choice of language, although a grown as man, he still chose to speak in a more subtle manner compared to his boss."I understand your anger, Ms. Romero," Closing the small space between himself and the table, Kennedy gently aligned all the documents he had been carrying in his arms ever since stepping into the company this morning, wit
Half an hour had p*ssed and all three of them had settled down with the meeting beginning most of it process, if not already approaching it’s closing ends, yet Leonica couldn’t stop the occasion squinted eye glances she gave in Arvan’s direction.This of course, did not go unnoticed by Gabriel, causing his grip to tighten around the edge of his chair’s handle.“…so for peace to rain and everything to return to as it was before, in both the business industry and society alike, I’ve decided to step in and suggest a rather…tricky proposal.” Arvan’s eyes scanned the figures of both serious looking CEO, only this time lingering more on Leonica’s part before turning away.“And, what may this proposal be?” Leonica asked the question for both CEOs.Turning behind, Arvan beckoned his *ssistant over from the corner she stood in. Halfway there, he made a hand gesture that only the two of them understood and instead of walking straight towards him, she made a beeline for Gabriel and Leonica’s sea
The feeling was soft, possibly the softest thing Leonica had ever felt pressed against her lips. It felt familiar and warm.In all her 28 years of living, she had never experienced a feeling quite like it.Her body tingled, the hair at the back of her neck stood, and her stomach turned, in a she definitely disliked.Without giving either herself or body any chance to settle into the feeling, she quickly pushed her off Gabriel’s chest, resulting in a flat fall on her butt and a wound in her palm that had paid not attention to thanks to the events that had just happened.On the inside, she cursed at her pounding heart, berating herself for allowing Gabriel’s touch to still have some sort of effect on her after five years.Gabriel on the other hand, having the weight that had pinned him down disappearing, gently sat up, finger tips brushing against his lips.The soft feeling was still there, lingering. It was not the first time he had kissed Leonica, however, the previous times, they had
Pacing the space of his study in hope to calm whatever anger was still left in him- after returning a few hours ago- his mind however, doing the opposite of the task it had been given, replayed scene of Arvan and Leonica’s interaction, ultimately refueling the anger he had so desperately been trying to calm.Those scenes, as if hunting him, replayed like broken pieces of a record label, driving him crazy to the point that he wished he could dip his hand into his head and pull out that brain of his.That pleasure, however, wasn’t granted to him, leaving the memories in his head to taunt him in ways that was enough to have Gabriel’s stomach twisting and turning in ways he knew it should not, each time he thought about Leonica and Arvan’s overly friendly nature.It was almost as If…he was jealous of seeing them together.That p*ssing thought, as ridiculous as it may have sounded, was enough to bring his pacing to a halt, eyes narrowing as he questioned himself based on that very thought;
Subtle music in the background mixed with the flashing sounds of paparazzi cameras, Gabriel walked down the entrance carpet, Angelina beside him.However, instead of his date, his eyes roamed the faces of people, looking for a certain someone.It didn’t take long before he the object of his search.Leonica, was the object of his search.And the more he watched her, the harder it became for him to fight away the fact of how stunning she looked in her dress tonight.It was different from how he had seen her the previous time. This time, she had a smile on her lips, looking care free and happy. That look however, faded as soon as her eyes landed on him.He couldn't blame her, as his own lips had tightened and his jaws clenched, the feeling of hatred between them was mutual.“Gabriel?” Angelina’s voice pulled him away from the scene in front.“Is everything alright?” She asked, a slight worried tone in her voice.Gabriel nodded, however he couldn’t stop his gaze from traveling back to the
Seven minutes before,Hand stuffed in his pocket and body leaned against the nearest wall, Gabriel watched the interaction ensuing in the balcony with dark hooded lids.All around him, the aura seemed deadly, combined with the look of obviously jealousy that swept across his face each time Christian spoke to Leonica.As if one man wasn’t enough for her, she was going after another, of course.“Gabe,”Angelina’s voice called him back to reality and he looked down, watching as the woman he had come with, offered him a gl*ss of wine, gl*ss of water in her other hand.“Are you alright?”Taking the offered drink, Gabriel nodded his head. “Yes, why wouldn’t I be?”Angelina shrugged her shoulders, sipping the water from the gl*ss in her hand and waiting for Gabriel to take a sip from his.He didn't, not Immediately. Instead, he stared down at the liquid in the gl*ss, watching as the light from the lamps hanging overhead reflected against the wine’s surface.A few moments later, he raised the
Hands balled and jaws clenched tightly, Angelina stood off in a corner, fuming from head to toe as she watched Leonica meander out of the room, hair a mess and fresh hickeys decorating her back and neck, ultimately clarifying that the plan she had spent days crafting, had fallen into the wrong hands.And it was all because of that b*tch called Leonica!She had ruined everything, stolen the opportunity away from her when she had spent thousands on the drug she diluted Gabriel's drink with.She had waited patiently, bought the drug from a friend of hers who *ssured her that one night was all it took for her to get pregnant with Gabriel baby, with thousands of dollars and at the right time, decided to strike, but all because of Stellar dragging her away from a talk, she had lost the opportunity.Slowly advancing from her spot, Angelina moved towards the room Leonica had stepped out from and with much hesitation, peeped into it.Her heart skipped a beat at the sight, for Gabriel was indee
Black face cap and mask concealing her identity, Angelina jogged out of the hotel that had been used for Stellar's birthday event and onto the other side of the road where a car sent from her company had been waiting for her.When she slipped into the back seat, her manager eyes the marks on her exposed neck. Even in the dim atmosphere of the car, tinted windows and all, the marks were still overly visible."Ms. Fernandez...those..."Following the directions of her manager's line of sight, the brunette chuckled. "Oh don't worry, this aren't real." Reaching into her hand bag, she pulled out fresh wet wipes and dragged the across her skin, cleaning off the makeup to reveal her unmarked skin underneath.Her manager stared at her, confused."You wouldn't understand," Tossing the wipes on the floor with one hand, she patted the innocent adolescent on the head with her other one. "Now tell the driver to take us to the studio, I don't want to arrive later than the scheduled time.""Y-yes ma'