*Patricia’s POV*
I turned away because I did not want him to see me blushing. Here he goes again. He’d flirt with and lead me on but never take responsibility for it. I always fell for his charm, and he always broke my heart.
I wondered why he didn’t stand when we finally arrived at the airport.
“Uhm – Sir?” I stuttered, “Aren’t we supposed to stand and get out of this bus?”
“Later, I don’t want to push my way out of the bus,” he answered casually.
It took a few minutes before everyone was out of the bus, but I could see their questioning look at me. I am sure they would be asking me questions about what they saw. What will I tell them?
*Patricia's POV*Stuart gave in to the request of my colleagues and stood in front of everyone. I do not want to watch him, but no matter what I do, I just can't take my eyes off him. I have been staring at his god-like features for years, but until now, I still feel the same fondness. I did not expect him to look at me when he started singing.I admit I wished he was singing for me because he looked fixated on me. While the girls in the venue went crazy about Stuart's manly voice, I tried to scold myself by giving in to hope again. I do not want to assume that his stare at me meant something. I may be wrong again.His stare towards me was not affected when Rachel came to him and gave him a flower. But I admit, I got pissed off when I saw his lips curled into a smile as he received the f
*Stuart’s POV*‘That’s my girl,’ the thought that entered my mind as I watched her walk towards her friend, Rea. She is indeed the epitome of seduction, and there is no doubt. I admit, I find everything she does as seductive and couldn’t take my eyes off her. I continued to stare as I made my way to her.“I am drawn to her,” I guess that is how I would name what I felt for her right now.“Towel, sir?” that flat-chested girl came to offer me a towel, but my eyes were fixated on Patricia, so I just passed by her. I saw Patricia bit her lower lip before turning her head away from me. I must admit that that gesture is super sexy. I was almost near her when she suddenly pulled her friend, and they both headed to the resort’s restobar
*Patricia’s POV*“Why? Is it because he paid your services every night?” I expected him to think my work was dirty, but it still hurt. Does he really believe that I sold my body to his friend?“Stay away from him,” I heard him say, “if you need me to double his payment, I will do it. Just do not go with him anymore.”“Why?” I can’t help but wish that love is the answer, that he cannot bear to see me going out with his friend because he loves me.“Because you are mine!” he moved closer and kissed me.Did I hear it right? I was his? Why? Is it because he loves me? I could not stop my tears from falling. What
*Patricia’s POV*I was almost late when I arrived at the workplace this morning. I know I have much explaining to do, especially to Delilah, whom I failed to message about my unplanned absence yesterday. I didn’t realize that Stuart intended us to be left behind on the island yesterday. I could not text Delilah since my cellphone battery ran out, and Rea brought my charger. “Patricia, you’re back!” Miss Melba greeted me. “S-sorry for being a little la—“ I was about to make an excuse when somebody interrupted us. “Miss Melba, do we have enough refrigerator cakes for sale today?” here came Stuart. “I think so,” Miss Melba answered. “Good,” he nodded, “then that means I could request Patricia to supervise the preparation of the lunch meeting that I will be having today.” “Sure,” Miss Melba said. “That can’t be,” I refused. Miss Melba and I simultaneously answered, but Stuart acknowledged Miss Melba’s answer. I squinted at Stuart before smiling at Miss Melba. I do not know what he
*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