Chapter 4
Her blaring alarm jolts her out of her deep slumber, and she tosses on the bed angrily. She just slept off a few hours ago, how come it's morning already? Will she end up losing her mind? She groans tiredly as she forces herself to sit on the bed, running her fingers through her hair as she yawns tiredly. It's as if she has the whole world on her shoulders right now. She just needs some rest, but not when she has to be early to work. She doesn't want to lose her job, not because she won't get employed in other places, but just her love for Turner's enterprise. She has every means of getting a job anywhere, she just prefers to work there. 'You should work on your manners, Eve' Jayden's words echo in her head again, and she scoffs angrily. It has been two weeks since he said that to her, but until now, it is still so difficult to get it off her head. Isn't he a jerk for saying that to her? Pushing all the thoughts to the back of her mind, she drags myself out of the bed and strides into the bathroom to have her bath. A few minutes later... She glances at her reflection in the mirror for the last time, before she picks up her handbag from the bedside table, and strides out of her room afterward. Stepping into the lobby, she strides down to the elevator which takes her to the third floor, where her office is located. While still inside the elevator, her phone suddenly starts ringing, and she brings it out of her handbag to answer the call, but her countenance changes when she sees the caller. It's her so-called dad. Is he just remembering that he has a child now? The last time Evelyn remembers speaking with his dad, was three weeks ago, and since then, they're just talking again now. At times she'd feel so depressed and think of ending her life, but would her parents even care if she dies or not? Why should she kill herself for the people that don't even care about her? Is it worth it? She watches as the phone rings and the call ends afterward. Even if she knows that the man won't call her back, she is still hoping that he does that. She would answer his call if he calls back, but she knows that he won't, anyway. A drop of tears slid down the corner of her cheek, but she quickly wipes it off and sighs briefly. Pretending to be fine turns out to be more difficult than the pain. Having to put a smile on her face every day to convince people that she's fine, is really difficult, but what the hell was she supposed to do? Go around crying? Nah! She would never think of that. The door finally rolls open, and she steps out while holding her phone, but she collides with someone, and the phone slips off her hand, crashing to the floor with the screen facing the ground. What the heck! "Are you blind, huh?" She snaps angrily at whoever the idiot is, as she quickly bends down and collects the pieces together, not even bothering to check who the person is. Standing up to her feet, she finally raises her gaze to check who she just bashed into, but she knows she's in trouble, the moment she sets her eyes on her boss. "What did I say about manners?" He asks calmly, crossing his arms on his chest. Mr. Liam is standing behind him."I'm sorry, Sir. I didn't mean it," She apologizes to him, even as she so much wants to punch him in his face and vent all her anger on him. "Is this how you go around insulting everyone that comes your way?" He snaps at her angrily. "I'm sorry, Sir," She quickly apologizes to him again, trying so hard not to let her anger consume her. As much as she doesn't want to lose it, and end up doing something stupid, she also knows that she may do that eventually with the way he's speaking to her now. She's not that kind of a patient person. "You don't talk when I'm talking, Eve! Don't push me. I can see that you're not well-mannered. How did you manage to get a job here," He stares at her questioningly, and she bites her bottom lip. "Your actions are making me doubt the potential of other workers here, and I think I am getting convinced to do the screening for real. I just hope none of the workers is like you," He tucks his hands in his pockets, and continues, "Listen to me, Eve. I don't care about your value to the company, and how long you have been here, if you don't respect the rules of the company to be respectful and be a good representative out there, then I think you either get ready to be thrown out soon enough, or you turn in your resignation letter now to avoid embarrassment," he barks at me, and she flinches. "Like seriously?" She scoffs as she glares hard at him angrily, the urge to slap him rushes through her, but she tries to control it. She wouldn't want to cause a commotion here, right?"Oh, please cut that crap! I won't stand here and watch you say those trash to me when you're the one at fault," She fires at him between gritted teeth. The fact that he's the CEO doesn't give him the right to walk on anybody he wishes to, it doesn't give him any right to think he can mess with anyone he wishes to and go scot-free. He can try that with any other person here and will go free, but not with Evelyn Jones. She would never allow that. Even if she's working in this company, she deserves some respect from him, right? "One more word from you, and you're kissing your job goodbye," He threatens her, and she scoffs. "Hell with you and the damn job you arrogant jerk! Go to hell with your job, I don't care. And one more stupid word from you, I'll give you a deafening slap," she snaps at him, and he squints his eyes in disbelief...Chapter 5 "Are you not going to get the hell out of my way?" His voice disrupts her, and she flinches, realizing that she has been hallucinating. That was what she would've done to this bastard, but she doesn't want to lose her job, at least not now. It's not that she can't work somewhere else, but she so much loves this company, and wouldn't want to leave it. "I'm sorry, Sir," She bows her head slightly, walking away from him. He glares daggers at her, then rolls his eyes and strides into the elevator. Taking a deep breath, she closes her eyes and throws her head back trying to control her anger. Nobody would dare try that nonsense with her on normal days, so he should thank his luck that he's her boss, else, he would've had his ill manners to blame. Finally, she turns and walks away to her office, huffing almost every second. Her phone has been spoilt by that jerk, and as if it wasn't enough to get her angry, he went ahead to insult her. What kind of a man is he? "Jerk!" She sco
Chapter 6The corner of his lips twitches into a smirk as he watches her close her eyes. He can hear her heart beating rapidly, and he can't help but feel satisfied. Maybe bullying this mannerless annoying girl won't be a bad idea, right? "Wh...what are you doing?" She stutters nervously as she manages to turn her face away. Seeing her reaction, he scoffs unbelievably and shakes his head. What the hell is she thinking? That he's going to kiss her or something? That's too stupid to think of. There are girls more beautiful than her that are throwing themselves at him, and are at his call, he can get any girl he wants, but this one? Hell no! She's a big turn-off for him. "Am I really that annoying?" He whispers, tucking the strand of hair on her forehead, behind her ear, and she gulps down nothing as she feels her heart misses a beat. Slowly, his hand crawls its way to her plumpy lips, and he rubs his thumb on them for a few seconds, while having a smirk dancing at the corner of his lip
Chapter 7Eve POV My heart almost popped out of my chest. That guy is such a crazy nerve-wrecking fellow, he scared the guts out of me. For some seconds, I thought he was going to kiss me. He's going to kill me before my time in that company. He's so annoying. After getting some things at the mall with Marian, I drove her home, before finally going home. I've had a hectic day, and I just can't wait to get home and unite myself with my comforting bed. I feel like sleeping for five days straight. That's crazy, right? But that's how I feel. After driving for what seemed like forever, I finally drive into my compound, and park neatly at the parking lot, alighting from the car afterward. It's almost 8pm, all thanks to Marian we spent almost forever at the mall. She kept picking things and dropping them, and I couldn't have left her there to herself, right? We ended up spending over two hours, and now I have to battle tiredness. I stride to the entrance door and push the door open, not a
Chapter 8Eve POV The sound of my blaring alarm pulls me out of my deep slumber, and I groan tiredly, forcing my eyes open. It's still the middle of the night, but I have some work to take care of, that's why I'm waking up at this time. I yawn tiredly, swinging my legs down the bed, and getting on my feet afterward. With my eyes half-closed, I drag my feet sluggishly into the bathroom. I'm so exhausted, and as much as I need to get some sleep, this work is important for me to do over the night. Stepping out of the bathroom after I wash my face to get the sleep off my eyes, I walk over to my bed and throw my heavy weight on the edge, reaching out to my laptop afterward. I begin my work once it's on. After working on the laptop for what seemed like forever, I was about to turn it off, when a message from the company pops on the screen. I sigh briefly. Why would the company email message me at 1am? I mean, who the hell is controlling the messaging center? I open the mail reluctantly,
Chapter 9Eve's eyes almost pop out of their sockets as she tries to process what her friend just said. "Jayden!" She snorts quietly, clenching her fists as she feels anger building up in her. If it were to be someone else that she has to work with then she wouldn't have had any problem with that. But Jayden? He's the last person she wants to work with. She has a phobia for arrogant people, and she may end up losing her job after kicking his ass. Giving the lady a last glare, she finally turns around and storms out of the office, slamming the door behind her as if she wants to breathe it down. As she walks down the hallway, she can't help trying to control her anger. She finally stops in front of the door and takes a deep breath, before pushing it open and walking inside. Surprisingly, Mr. Liam is not sitting in his usual seat. Has he quit already? She takes another deep breath before placing a soft knock on the door of his office, and after a few minutes, his voice finally sounds
Chapter 10"I want to resign, She says to him after a long silence, and he raises his gaze to look at her, having an amused and less surprised expression on his face. Not that he didn't see this coming anyway, but there's no way he'll allow her to resign. At least not now. He hasn't frustrated her the way he wants to, so why should he free her? "What did you say?" He asks sarcastically as if he didn't hear her the first time. He just wants her to repeat that before he shocks her with the disappointment of her life. You aren't expecting him to let her resign, right? He started all these purposely, and finishing what he started is the only thing on his mind. "I said I want to resign! I'm sure you heard me when I said that. Do I need to spell it out to you, huh? I want to resign!" She finally loses it, slamming her hands on my desk. She has been trying so hard not to let her anger take over her, but she can't do this anymore. The only thing on her mind now is to piss him off and leave
The day is not yet over and she's already tired of the workload in the office. Just imagine what the rest of her day here will be like. As much as she wants to run away from the company and never return, thinking about Mr. Turner that has been nothing but so good to her, thinking about the trust the man has for her, and the love he had for her while he was still managing the company, she thinks that it'll be unfair to break his trust and leave just like that. "You can do this, Eve. Just trust yourself that you can," She assures herself as she resumes work on her desktop. Of course, she knows that jerk just wants to bully her, she knows that he just wants to frustrate her and make her life in the company miserable, but screw him! Having all her attention on the desktop, she cringe as someone suddenly drops a heap of documents on the desk again. Her face drops sadly when she raises her gaze to see a smirk dancing at the corner of Jayden's lips. Does he want to kill her? She's yet to s
Chapter 12Jayden ClintonDays laterIt has been a couple of days since Eve has been working as my secretary, and all these few days, I am sure I have frustrated her more than enough. I don't know why but for some unknown reasons, I just don't like her. The joy I always have whenever I see that angry look on her face is just too priceless. You won't blame me for doing this, would you? She's crazy and needs to have more manners as a member of this company. She wasn't on her best behavior when I came here, which is why she's going through all of these now. It's fun, anyway. Picking up the office telephone a few minutes later, I put a call through to my annoying secretary, and one minute already passed before she answer the call. "I'm working. What is it now?" Her lazy voice sound through the phone and I roll my eyes. I guess she must've been so tired from the workload on her, but does it look like I care? I mean, what is she paid for, if not to do her job diligently? "Come in," I dro
Chapter 41"Happy birthday, sweetheart," Mr. Jones smiles at her widely, but she just stands frozen on the spot with a shocked expression on her face. A drop of tears slid down her cheeks as she stares at him with mixed feelings. She's mad at him for the ways he has been treating her, and also happy that he finally shows up to celebrate her birthday with her. She gulps down nothing and bites her bottom lip. "What is going on here?" She finally breaks the silence, her voice not sounding pleasing to the ear, which only expresses her anger. "Uhm... Eve, I invited your dad over to celebrate your birthday with you," Jayden explains, and she scoffs unbelievably. "Why?" This is the only question that escapes her lips as she turns to face Jayden, with anger written all over her face. "Wh... What do you mean?" Jayden stutters confusingly. "Why did you invite him? Did I ask you to?" She snaps at him angrily, after glancing at Mr. Jones. "Eve...""What right do you have to do this shit?
Chapter 40Three days later... The sound of the blaring alarm pulls Evelyn out of her deep slumber, and she tosses on the bed, before she forces her eyes open, staring up at the ceiling. Again, she has woken up to her miserable life. She took three days off from work, and she's resuming today. The past three days have been filled with her staying indoors and thinking about what happened. "You are a bastard, Raymond," She mutters under her breath, running her fingers through her hair after she sits up on the bed, a drop of tears sliding down the corner of her cheeks. It's not that she wants to think about him, she has only been trying to get him off her head, but the more she tries to, the more difficult it seems to be. "Don't think about him, Eve. Don't cry over him, because that bastard doesn't worth it," She says as she grabs the pillow, and throws it across the room, bursting into tears afterward. "It's fucking difficult to get over you. I thought you loved me. You fucking dec
Chapter 39She gulps down nothing as she stands up from the bed, trying to keep her sleepy eyes open. "Evelyn threw me out..." She mumbles under her breath, but still loud enough for him to hear her, and he can't help the scoff that tears through his lips. What the hell was she expecting? That Evelyn will still allow her to stay in that house after what happened? She must really be dumb. "And how's that got to do with you being in my house? Were you expecting her to still allow you to live under the same roof with her after what happened?" He snaps at her, and she bites her bottom lip. He's right, anyway. She was too foolish to have expected her to still let her stay there. "Look, I have nowhere else to go...""And how's that my business? Does it look like I give a damn about that? I'm yet to clear the mess you caused, and you want to get me into more trouble?" He sneers at her, and she flinches as her heart misses a beat. Tears brim in her eyes before they stream down her cheeks a
Chapter 38Pulling her suitcase behind her as she walks out of the house minutes later, tears stream down her cheeks. Standing at the roadside, and crying her eyes out like someone that just got her heart broken, Skylar feels her world crumbling down before her very eyes. Now she regrets everything she has done. She shouldn't have continued her relationship with Raymond when she found out that she was her cousin's boyfriend, but she chose to be a fool, and now she's suffering for her mistake. She couldn't bring herself to go to Raymond's house after realizing that the young man never loved her as he claimed. She accepts that it was all her fault, she started this shit in the first place, and she shouldn't have seduced him, but that was because she found him attractive, that was because she couldn't resist the urge, and now she's stuck here. A few minutes later, she finally flags down a cab and hops in without giving him her destination. Maybe squatting with Raymond for now before s
Chapter 37Her eyes slowly widen in shock as she stares back at him, wondering what he's talking about. Trying to recall what happened the previous night, she shuts her eyes tightly and holds her head when she feels so blank upstairs. "Just stop trying, girl. I'm just kidding. Nothing happened, OK?" He quickly says to her. Of course, he wouldn't want her to start thinking that he's some pervert that took advantage of her, just because she was drunk. That's the last thing she would ever do to anyone, and not even to his secretary. She's too special to him for him to bring himself to do that to her. Releasing a sigh of relief, she falls back to the bed and stares up at the ceiling as tears brim in her eyes. Recalling everything that happened between Raymond and Skylar, she can only blame herself for being a fool all along. It doesn't hurt that he cheated on her, and neither is she sad because it had to be with her cousin, but she's sad that she never noticed that this dude has been pl
Chapter 36Jayden didn't expect her next action. It comes as a shock to him when Evelyn seals their lips together. Initially, he thought that she wanted to hug him again or do another crazy thing, but kissing him is completely different and it is very shocking to him.She wraps her long arms around his neck, deepening the kiss, usinge her nails to get his thick black hair messy. Her sweet lips are traveling through different parts of his mouth.Her mouth tastes like what she has been drinking. An alcohol with a neutral taste. Despite that everything in him wants to return the kiss, he can't bring himself to snap out of the shock. He wants to return the aggressive kiss while using the opportunity to touch her ass. He wants to grab her closer to his body. but on a second thought he restrain himself. He is aware that kissing her back may be considered as taking advantage of her drunken taste. Obviously, she is drunk and she doesn't know what she is doing. The scent of her perfume is dr
Chapter 35All eyes turn to stare at the gorgeous lady who just walks into Sunrise Nightclub. People can't keep their eyes off her sexy body.Evelyn obviously deserves the attention she is getting. She is putting on a tight-fitting gown that reaches her upper thigh. Her exquisite perfume also calls a lot of attention to her body. She glances around the nightclub, ignoring the stares she is getting from the ladies and the winks from the men. She is sure that a man is going to approach her soon.After Evelyn left the company in the afternoon, she went to the shopping mall. She almost spent all the money on her first credit card, buying things she doesn't really need. She just wants to spoil herself and forget everything that is happening in her life. Now, she is in a nightclub. Evelyn walks over to a corner in the nightclub. She doesn't want anyone to disturb her moment, that is why she chose a seat in the corner.She orders alcoholic drinks only. She wants to get herself drunk and p
Chapter 34 Jayden threads a hand through his jet-black hair, swallowing a gulp down his throat. He doesn't know what to say, his lips remain glued together. Jayden wishes those mean words hadn't come out of his mouth. He shouldn't have said that to her. Now, he has hurt her feelings. Evelyn pulls away from her boss' desk, trying hard to control the tears which are threatening to fall from her honey-brown eyes."I am going to forward my resignation letter to you through email," She says. Evelyn turns and she is beginning to walk towards the door. She is about to open the door when Jayden's strong arms grip her wrist. She jerks away from him, facing him."W..What?" Her lips tremble badly, and she cannot speak adequately. Jayden's hands squeeze into tight fists, his face falls blank. He has run out of correct words to say. He is not used to telling people 'sorry'. Evelyn is the first person he has ever given an apology to. Now, he is going to do it again. It is a very difficult task
Chapter 33It has been two days since Raymond broke Evelyn's fragile heart. She has resumed work, pretending as if she is okay. But, deep down in her mind, it still hurts. It hurts her deeply, anytime the image of her ex-boyfriend kissing her cousin flashes in her mind. She knows that she will get over him soon. But, how is she going to forget about him when his face is glued to her memory? She can't seem to forget about him, especially when he is spamming her with messages. Evelyn has blocked his numbers and deleted everything about him on her phone but Raymond is persistent and stubborn, he still spams her with calls and texts using strange numbers. She doesn't even bother to read his texts. She doesn't listen to his pleas and excuses. What excuse can he give her, anyway? She caught them together in her house. It even seems like they've been deceiving her, since all these days. Or, is he going to tell her that he was drunk that day?All his messages are left unread on her social