*Patricia's POV*
"Ma'am," I heard one of the dining crew call my attention, "someone's looking for you."I turned to check who he was talking about and immediately saw Kaz. Filled with excitement, I ran towards him and gave him a hug.
"Is that how much you missed me?" he jokingly uttered.
"Hey," I lightly tugged the tip of his shirt, "I am sorry I could not come to our schedule last night."
"That's okay," he smiled sweetly, "let's just have lunch together."
"I-I can't," I nervously bowed my head, "Stuart has instructed me to supervise the preparation of his lunch meeting today."
"You are too pretty to supervise his lunch date," he sounded disappointed as he looked at the set-up of the meeting. I can't blame him if he thought I was preparing for a lunch date because the way Stuart instructed everything to be ready looked like it was designed for a romantic date.
"I will make it up to you tonight," I
*Kaz's POV*I noticed some paparazzi following us while driving Patricia to her place. I didn't want them to take a photo of Patricia. Patricia is too fragile to be caught in a crazy world called "Show business," besides, some may recognize her since she was once an endorser of a certain lingerie model who faced a breach of contract issue when she decided to stop modeling and married Stuart.I desperately tried to outrun them but lost control of my wheels and eventually crashed into a building. Everything happened so fast, and I heard Stuart's voice asking Patricia, "Are you okay?"I was still in shock when I looked at them. Still, when I remembered the paparazzi, I hurriedly helped Stuart so Patricia could escape the curiosity of the people following us."What have you done, Kaz?" Roger angrily asked, "I told you to stay away from Patricia."We are now in Roger's office while waiting for the results of the police inv
*Stuart’s POV*With determination to end my agreement with Kaz, I went out of Patricia’s hospital room to talk to him. I don’t care if this sounds gay or desperate but I am now letting my guard down for Patricia. I can only do it for her, for my love for her. I have never accepted defeat in any bet that I get in to but I won’t hold on to my pride when it comes to Patricia.“Stop what you are doing,” I started, “I no longer want Patricia to stay away from me.”“What if I won’t stop?”My hands formed a fist when I heard him. Why won’t he stop?“I am no longer doing this for you, Stuart,” he continued, “I am doing this for myself because I love Patricia.”“Damn you!” I pushed him to the wall. Is this the reason why he made sure he’d bed Patricia?“Fvck you!” he answered while his punch landed on my face.Kaz is my friend and I do not want to hurt him but I cannot let him take Patricia from me. Since I know how important his image is, I decided to hit him on his stomach. He fell on the fl
*Patricia's POV*Three days passed, and I am still waiting to hear from him. I hated myself because even though I tried not to hope, I still did. I still hoped that Stuart would pursue me, that he would not give up that easily, and that he would do whatever he could to prove that he loved me. Part of me hated myself for not giving in to what he wanted. If I did, we would have been a happy couple now. But part of me is satisfied that I did what I had to do. What had just happened only tells me that he does not love me enough to endure the initial rejections I gave him."Patricia, someone's looking for you in the dining area," Miss Melba said, "the manager had to close the shop because his presence is creating a clamor among the crowd.""There were a lot of people coming to t
*Patricia’s POV*Stuart gave me a ride towards the hotel despite my hesitations. This made me think that I was just imagining things. Maybe I thought he loved me, but he was just playing along with the game that he and Kaz agreed upon. I could not sense any sign of jealousy from him. He was even smiling when he opened the car door for me.‘Stuart,’ I sadly noted, ‘what are you doing to me? Why am I so willing to be your toy if you are just playing games?’I went straight to the hotel without looking at him when I exited his car. I do not want to see his smile because it reminds me of my defeat. I allowed him to kiss me many times, but we have not talked about it. His kiss felt good on my lips, and strips of guilt hit me every time our lips parted. He was lik
*Stuart's POV*Anger is painted all over my face after reading the news about Kaz's accident. Everyone is curious about the woman with Kaz that night, but that is not the only thing that makes me angry. The newspaper mentioned a leaked photo taken inside a hotel room where Kaz sleeps with a woman whose identity remains unknown. I hated that Kaz failed to protect Patricia from being involved in a scandal. At this point, I must do something to ensure I will have Patricia."Roger?" I called Kaz's manager, "Have you done what I asked?""Don't worry, Stuart," he answered,' it has already been taken care of.""Good. Did the workers of Gracieoux know about this?"" Yes," Roger answered, "the manage
*Stuart's POV*Everyone gathered around the table to discuss Kaz's problem. I learned he was in trouble because of a picture that went viral on social media."So," Angelo spoke, "who was the girl?""I dunno," Kaz answered with frustration," she was just one of my fans.""If she is just your fan, how did she end up on your bed?" I asked. I was referring to the girl lying next to him in the photo that went viral on social media. KAZ clearly has no idea that the girl took a picture of them together. He was sleeping half-naked when the picture was taken."As far as I can remember, I met her in a bar. I was drunk, so I cannot remember how we ended up in my room," Kaz explained."Wait," Mago interrupted, "let me get this straight. You were drunk when that happened? I thought you stopped drinking?""I decided to drink when I learned that Patricia was alone with Stuart on Angelo's island," KAz answered instantly."Are you blaming this incident on me?" I raised my voice."Hey, hey!" Marco taps
*Stuart's POV*"Why do I have to stay in your place?" her first question."Aside from being my personal assistant, I am hiring you as my chef. I eat breakfast early, so I think it is best that you stay in my place," I answered."My apartment is just near your place," she reasoned, "it will not be difficult for me to be in your place early every morning.""But we are not certain about your safety," I insisted, "besides, it may not be safe for you to walk at dawn, especially when the sun is still not out."I saw her nod and continued reading."Is it really necessary for the contract to stipulate that we should go to work and go home together?" s
*Patricia's POV*The other day, a lunch was delivered to me with another note. The note's number is 21, and its watermark is 'L.' Yesterday, a child came to me when I left the building. She handed me a heart-shaped box of Ferrero Rocher. The girl told me that someone asked her to give the chocolates to me. I am not fond of eating chocolates, but how did the sender know that Ferrero Rocher is my favorite chocolate? The box of chocolates has a note numbered '9' with a period as a watermark."Patricia," one of my co-teachers called, "Madame would like to see you."I nodded at her before heading to the office. Madame was my ballet teacher before, but since many of her students have become part-time dance instructors at her Dance Studio, she has become our Dance Studio Administr