Wearing high heels hindered Esther from running, soon the perpetrator took hold of her arm.
“Help! Help! Help!” Esther screamed at the top of her voice. She was forcibly pulled into a man’s body. She panicked and began to flail.
“It’s me!” Esther heard that familiar cold voice that she heard multiple times within the day.
“Unhand her!” A man’s voice reverberated not far from them. The man had his car window down while driving and heard a woman screaming for help. He couldn't ignore it and decided to help the poor woman.
Esther and Maverick froze as they heard the man’s voice. The time the man arrived before them the lights were on. E
The living room in the Strong Manor was lively when Maverick returned home. Laughter’s imbued the living room as the twins were comically making faces as though they were trying to entertain the adults.“They're so adorable!” Maya giggled as she took a video of the twins.“Troy and Thea, look at aunt Maya,” she called the twins’ attention and they both responded to her, making faces.Theo caught sight of Maverick and said, smiling. “How’s the new CEO doing?”Theo always had a good relationship with his siblings. Maya only acted a brat towards him because of Tracy. She and Tracy were best friends, but Theo broke Tracy’s heart that the
Realizing that she has no right to ask for his explanation, Esther turned to leave Maverick’s office so she could pack her things.“Where are you going?” Maverick asked when she pulled the door open.“I’m going to pack my things, sir,” Esther answered timidly. Just his voice intimidated Esther.Before Esther was abandoned by her parents to her grandparents, she was verbally and physically abused by her parents. And that caused her timid personality. Whenever she detects anger emanating a person she’s terrified. Maverick’s cold voice and gaze makes her feel uneasy.“Come back here when you're done,” Maverick commanded.
Unable to identify who her boss was between the two, Esther's eyes moved from left to right repeatedly. It dawned on her that she didn’t really pay much attention to her boss’ appearance. It wasn’t that Maverick wasn’t attractive. It was just that Esther’s mind was fixed in building up her career that she hadn’t noticed Maverick.Perceiving that she was confused, Maverick was saddened. She had seen him in the company a lot of times and they have been in close contact for the last two days. Maverick expected her to tell the difference between him and Maurice.Maverick has emerald green eyes like his mom and he has a wavy raven hair color and pillowy lips. On the other hand, Maurice has blue eye color like Clayton, dark brown wavy hair, thin lips and he was fairer than Maverick.
The following day, Esther arrived at the company building. Disdain was in the eyes of the employees as they surveyed Esther from head to toe while whispering.Unconcerned about the undisguised contempt she was receiving, Esther kept walking until she was in the employees elevator.She wasn’t guilty, she did nothing wrong. Why would she let those judgemental gazes get under her skin? If she did wrong, then she won’t have the balls to come into the office. Esther was not a thick skinned woman. If she did something wrong she won’t have the courage to show herself but since her conscience was clear she has nothing to be afraid of.When she reached her work station, Esther began her work right away, wasting not a single second. She brought out
In a fluid motion, Maverick scooped Esther in his arms. But before he left he looked at Penelope and the employees with his bone chilling gaze. The whole place was filled with the stifling aura emanating from him.Everybody, under his piercing gaze, shuddered and cowered. They could not make a sound, afraid that they would incur his wrath.Maverick gaze finally settled on Betty who had just stood up from the floor. “Follow me to my office.”He knew that Betty was the only person in the office that Esther was close to. Betty followed behind Maverick. Though her appearance was unkempt, Betty held her head high.Esther was so shy to even look at Maverick at this point, hid her face on her
A sullen look appeared across Maverick’s handsome face. He marched out of his office towards Esther’s workstation.‘This woman is heartless’ Maverick bitterly complained in his heart upon seeing that she was already eating.He stood before her desk and pulled the lunch box away from Esther, looking at her with a pout on his lips.Esther looked up and couldn’t help but snicker seeing his expression. Esther crouched down and picked a lunch box from her treasured tote bag.“Here, this one is yours,” she said as she deposited the packed lunch on the table and pulled the lunch box away from him.
Esther held Betty’s hand as she didn’t want a repeat of what happened this morning. It was traumatic for her as it only evoked the fear she already forgot. She had been physically abused when she was a child and the trauma it left her took years before she eventually forgot about it. But today’s incident brought back the painful memory.Little did Esther know that Maverick heard everything that the woman said. Maverick’s blood boiled while listening to the woman’s remark against Esther.Maverick stood and approached the table and looked at the woman with a condescending smile. He growled. “Are you bitter because you couldn’t get a rich man?”“Excuse me? Who are you to judge me? Even when you’re ric
Esther frowned at his answer. She was having a headache on how to turn down the persistent man.“Do you want me to repeat my answer again?” Esther couldn’t keep her irritation anymore and it seeped through her voice.“No need, I have to go now.” Maverick said, turned and left before Esther could form a word.Esther wasn’t an unfeeling woman, she could feel his loneliness but she doesn't have the courage to get into a relationship.She was afraid that she would be like her aunt who got depressed and became lunatic because her husband cheated on her and left her for another woman. Her aunt had a promising future, she was an architect but her life was ruined b