As the last words settled in her head, her sea-blue eyes sparkled with excitement and Damien thought the sack between his legs would burst just by watching the woman.
"Thank you for the job. I will do my best. So what's my resumption and closing time?" Céline said, clapping her hands in excitement.
"You resume by eight o'clock and close whenever I let you."
He expected her to protest but to his amazement she just nodded her head acknowledging his words.
"How about my payment?"
"The financial department will send you the proposal. I can assure you it is mouth watering-"
The door suddenl
Damien was shocked. He remembered telling him about where he found her file but he didn't think Lucas would be considering that giving the fact that he had told him countless times that he wasn't going to give in to his mother's marital demands."You know marriage isn't for me Lucas. I just want to fuck her and get her out of my head, that's all." It sounded more like he was convincing himself than him talking to Lucas."I am your best friend, Damien. Since I have known you, I have never seen you look at a woman the way you looked at Céline. It's alarming bro," Lucas said, dropping his cup of tea. "You'll be marrying that red head."Damien rolled his eyes. Lucas was too much for him sometimes."I look at her
Celine's heart was dancing with excitement as she made her way back home. Her aunt would still be at work so she would have the house to herself to scream and dance in celebration of her progress, to her heart's content.She picked up something to eat at the 'Miel's place' before going home.Once she got home. She dropped the pack of food on the kitchen counter and went to put on the stereo increasing the volume to the last level.Dua Lipa's song titled 'Physical' came up and Céline started dancing to the beat as she pulled off her shoes.'...who needs to go sleep, when I gat you next to me.. All night I am right here with you, I know you got my back and you know I gat'chu so c'mon, c'
Céline ate in silence.John's recent killing was eating her up. It made her feel like a monster. She could have saved that poor woman and her baby, but she didn't. She could put an end to all of these.But her heart was divided into two quarreling halves.One, ached to bring justice to her innocent parents who were harshly taken from her at a very young age. What if she never found her good aunt Elizabeth to take care of her, what would have become of her?Yet, the other half of her heart tugged at her conscience. She could bring John to the book and end everything. Save hundreds of pregnant women in the state.But she didn't know what to do.
After that life threatening call from John, Céline had to revise her plan. She needed to stop playing around and hit the bull's eye.She needed to put her plans into motion. John was getting close to finding her parent's killer, she had to get her hands on the money before he found them.As she prepared for work, she gave herself a pep talk."No more distractions, Céline. Focus on getting Damien to marry you." She spoke to her reflection in the mirror.There was not enough time for games. She had to go straight into the point at the same time try to make it seem as natural as possible. One more thing, she had to avoid, by all means, falling in love with the breathtakingly handsome Damien Culhane.Whenever she was with him, she always found herself lost in his charms. That had to stop. She needed to stay in charge. All she wanted was his money, not love.She checked her reflection in the mirror and thought the baby blue chiffon shirt
To Damien's surprise he had the best sleep that night, despite all the drama that happened during the day. By the time he got home, it didn't take him thirty minutes to fall into a deep sleep. When his eyes opened again, it was way pass eight o'clock in the morning. It was a good thing he was the CEO, so he didn't have to worry about being queried for coming late. But he had this underlining urge to get to work since he knew Céline would be there, but of course he didn't want to admit Céline was the reason for his mood.He did his usual morning business and today, he took his time preparing breakfast for himself, unlike yesterday when he rushed to work and forgot to take his morning meal. His maid was on holiday, he had no one but himself to take good care of him.Maybe having a wife for a change would not be such a bad idea-As soon as the idea came, he shook his head wildly as if trying to shove it off his mind. What was wrong with him? He
Céline.She was wearing a baby blue chiffon shirt with a plain black pencil skirt. She held a pencil in one hand and a tray in the other. Her sea blue eyes melted the conviction in Damien's mind, completely.He couldn't resist this woman.She was so effortlessly beautiful and without doing anything, she caused a lot of things to happen in his body. The moment he saw her, his cock twitched as if acknowledging her presence.Thousands of Saturday nights at the strip club was not going to wipe the connection between them."Did you do all these?" Damien's voice sounded oddly like a stranger's voice, it was hoarse and heavy."The cleaning or the files?" She asked blushing."Both." Damien looked at her with admiration, he knew she was amazing but he didn't think she could be this useful as well."I have sorted out all the files. Most were actually just finalizing documents. I have made a summary of each of them and sent it to your mail, but I
Céline found herself so much immersed in her work. She forgot about seducing Damien. All the resolutions she made on her way to work, had gone down the drain the second she started sorting the files.She had denied herself the thrill of working in an office, surrounded by papers and the strong scent of coffee for too long.She really missed this.She missed having to clear out so many files in such a little time.She bit her lips as she pulled stray red strands of hair out of her face as she concentrated on her work. She was trying to finish up all the files today, so she could help Tiana search for the other files Damien had dumbed on her table. Damien was a couple of feet away from her but thoughts of seducing him was long gone from her head. She was lost inside her work.A short hesitant knock sounded on the office door breaking Céline from the world of papers to the real world. She reluctantly raised her head from the notes she had be
She sexily bit her lower lip, taking her time before releasing it slowly, pretending to concentrating with work. She tapped her pencil on the paper lightly and then placed it in her mouth. She crossed her long legs at the knee, knowing fully well the movement would cause another turmoil in Damien."What are you doing?" Damien's voice was deep and masculine, husky and sexy, all at once. It almost drove Céline crazy."What?" She looked up from her laptop, pretending to not know what he was talking about. She was breathless.He stared hard at her, his brown eyes got clouded. A vein appeared on the side of his forehead and she could tell he was struggling to remain in control too."Nothing. Continue your work." He said, snapping his eyes away from her.He was fighting it. Good.Céline needed the challenge.She sat back into her seat and continued working. She could feel Damien's eyes on her, but she continued scanning the file in her arms
Céline's phone dinged, notifying her of a message. She checked it and heart stopped."Céline, what is it?" Her aunt asked.Céline was unable to talk, she passed her phone over to her aunt to check for herself. Elizabeth took the phone and squinted over the device to check. She read the name but it didn't ring any bells."Abel? Do you know this person?" Elizabeth could not figure out what had gotten Céline so worked up over a simple name."Check again, aunt." Céline whispered as tears spilled from her eyes. She couldn't believe what was happening.Elizabeth furrowed her brows and checked the message again. "Is this message from John?"Céline only nodded, using her hands to muffle her cries. It seemed to her that her problems where never ending.Elizabeth checked the message again and gasped. Like a difficult puzzle, she had been able to put the pieces together in her head."Oh my God!""Abel
"His name is John Sherman. He dated Céline back in high school and they broke up when she had to leave for college." Lucas read from the file in his hands.They were in Damien's office going through reports they were able to get their hands on about Céline's caller."It says here, he was admitted for psychiatric care but vanished with no trace months ago." Damien said pacing the office.They were dealing with a psychopath here and it made the hairs at the back of Damien's neck stand erect. Céline must have been so scared, that was why she accepted to do it."Don't worry bro, we'll catch him. Brian has contacted the best hands in the police department. The best private investigators are searching
Céline was in deep thoughts. She would be a mother soon. She wouldn't want her child to think of her as the thief she was going to be after taking the money Damien had giving to her.Yes. He gifted it to her and that meant she could use it. Yet, her mind rejected the option. Where else could she find legit money to pay off John and within the hour; because John wasn't happy at all, making him wait would only get him riled up.She would just have to call that bank officer and make use of that money. But she would work hard and pay it back, somehow.Elizabeth returned shortly after Mrs Culhane and Damien had left the room. She brought a plate of baked rice and chicken for Céline with a fresh jug of water.
"What have you done!" Mrs Culhane's screeched."Mom, it is not as bad as you think... We just wanted to spend sometime at home-" Damien tried to explain to his mother but she was not having it."Do not give me that Damien Culhane! Do not even try it! Why would you call off your honeymoon! Didn't you think of your innocent wife?""Look at her! She is sick and pale because of you!" She barked pacing the room."Poor girl would be worried sick!"Somehow, Mrs Culhane had found out about Damien calling off his honeymoon and she got to the house when Céline had gone unconscious."Mom, she is sick b
The day after the conversation she had with Damien and even the weeks that followed, Céline remained in her room. She couldn't go to see her aunt as he had suggested. She had finally understood why he was acting coldly towards her. She had gotten the answers to all her questions.He knew.Damien somehow found out about her deal with John and just like she feared, he misunderstood her. He thought she was a gold-digger. A woman who only came after him for his money. A woman who had pretended to love him so she could get her hands on his wealth— and he was right.Whatever he was feeling or thinking about her was true. She was a gold-digger. A cheat, who deceived him. She was a woman without morals. She had seduced him to get his money.&nb
Céline was worried to the bones as she paced around the room that had somehow become her prison. What she had feared had finally happened.She knew the moment Damien brought in Sarah that whatever plans he had would go down the drain. Someone had to notice Sarah's movement in and out of the house and somebody eventually did! Lucas noticed.He came into the house unannounced and he had met her at a very vulnerable position.She had been thinking about her life and how she hadn't been able to see her own husband in almost two weeks, that was when he walked in on her. The shock and fear of seeing him in the house when Damien had wanted to stay hidden from all of them made her unable to control her panic.
"What do you mean by that?" Lucas asked, slowly moving to sit with Damien on the bed."I- I don't have any prove yet but I think she only married me for my money." Damien explained.Lucas stared up at Damien like he had grown a new pair of eyes. "You think?" He asked, laying emphasis on the last word with his eyes almost falling out of their sockets."All these..." Lucas said referring to Damien's marital situation."...you are doing is based on a fucking thought you have? Come on Damien, you are way smarter than this. Give me something concrete.""Well, I over heard her talking to her boyfriend on the phone about it!" Damien said kissing his teeth.
Torturing Céline proved to be even harder for Damien than he had initially thought.He had underestimated his love for her. His body couldn't watch her cry. His heart broke whenever he caught a glimpse of the sadness in her eyes. He couldn't do it.He had called Sarah in so she could handle his meals and maybe a few other things because he feared Céline might poison him. He had to be careful her character was questionable even if he loved her, he didn't trust her.His love for her made it impossible for him to do the things he planned to do to her. He couldn't handle seeing her break down again. Even if he knew she was only faking it, his own heart couldn't take her pain. If he kept seeing her, it wouldn't be long before he ran to her begging for forgiven
Damien helped her make a decision.He walked right pass her like she was a real statue. A monument and nothing more.Swallowing her pain, she went after him. At some point they would have to settle their differences. They couldn't continue like this. They were two adults and they had to come into some sort of arrangement at least.Damien headed to the room. Céline followed but stayed by the door watching him as he took out a bag from the closet. He started picking out his clothes from the neat pile of clothes folded in the cupboards and threw them into the bag.Maybe he was also packing for the honeymoon, Céline thought. Maybe there was a way of solving this problem of theirs all she had to do was star