chapter seven

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Debby's POV

I check my phone and saw it's my landlord calling. I stepped away from André and head towards the door, but his voice stops me on my tracks.

"Angel? Where are you going?"

"Toilet?" I said unsure.

I continue heading toward the door, but he came in front of me.

"I have a toilet here in my office, the one downstairs is for employees" he said.

"Oh! Well...... I'm also one of your employees, which means I have to use the one downstairs"

He lets out a frustrated sigh, and mutters some words under his breath.

"Baby, I've told many times. What's mine is yours, why is it so hard for you to understand?"

Just then my phone stopped ringing. I turn away from André and scoffed.

"I need to get out of here, now!"

André eyes my hand..... suspiciously glaring at the phone in my hand.

As if the phone is telepathically communicating with andré, it starts to ring.

I check and this time it wasn't my landlord calling this time, but Anna.

God, something bad must've happened.

"Mr knights, I need to get leave now!" I said.

"Why? And besides aren't you going to answer the phone?"

"That's why I need to leave, I need some privacy"

He release a dry laugh.

" Privacy?" He asks, then he look at me suspiciously, narrowing his eyes at me. "Why would you need privacy, Angel? Don't tell me you are cheating on me with whomever it is that is calling you...... Or I swear, that bastard will pay with his life"

Cheating on him? At least, I should be his girlfriend first before I cheat on him..... that's how it works, right?

I just stare at him in disbelief.

This guy's way too possessive.....his future girlfriend or wife is gonna go through hell.

Anyway, I don't have time for his craziness now.

I need to call Anna back and know why she's calling the same time as our landlord.

"Mr knights, I'm sorry but I have to leave now" I gather all the strength I have and push him out of the way, he lose his balance and fell.

I quickly dash out of the room before he could recover.

I just pray my landlord haven't pack out our properties and lock the door.

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André's POV 💓

I watch Debby leave the office in a hurry.

I know that call was important to her, I just wanted to know who was calling her.

She seemed worried when her phone was ringing, but that stubborn girl won't let me know anything.

Just then, I heard a knock on the door. I stood up from the ground and strides toward my chair, I sat down and arrange my suit.

"Come in" I invited whoever it is that's knocking.

The door push open and Frank walk in.

Frank is one of my few friends and the bastard whom I asked to do a background check on Debby and that Lucas guy.

"Why did you come so late?" I asked him.

He did an eye roll and help himself to a chair in front of me.

He drop a file in front of me, he wore a teasing smirk.

"Debby.....22years old.....she's an orphan. She didn't complete her high school, so she doesn't have any qualification. She lives in Lilly valley, apartment 24........with her roommate" Frank said.

She lives in Lilly valley?!

That's the most dangerous part of this city. That place is an opposite of its name, that is where all the drug dealers and gangsters hangout and do their business.

And the apartments there are all crappy. No, I must get my Angel out of that place.

I'll bring her to my mansion, wether she likes it or not.

Then another thought strikes me. I grip Frank's arm.

"What about that Lucas guy?! Who is he?! And what is his relationship with my Angel?!"

He laughs and remove his arm from my tight grip.

"They are just friends....childhood best friends" he told me.

Unconsciously, I released a relief breath. And a smile crept up my face.

"Now, I've answered your questions, it's your turn to answer mine" he wags his brows. "Why are you so interested in checking out this girl's background?"

"She's my girlfriend" I said without hesitation.

"Your what?" He asks with a shock expression. "Wait.... Since when do you start doing girlfriends?"

He stretched out his hand to feel my pulse, I pushed his hand away.

"I know what I want when I see it" I told him.

"But you once said, women are the downfall of men....that you would never....I mean never ever....date or get married. Now are you going back on your words?"

"Debby is different. The first time I met her, she didn't try to flirt with me. Rather, she was shy or maybe scared, I don't know. But she couldn't meet my gaze" I smile thinking of how I met her. "She's pure, honest and isn't afraid to speak up for herself. And she's mine"

Frank stands up from his chair and shakes his head.

"Man, I bet you must under a spell. I have other things to do, I can't stay and chat with you. But we'll talk about this some other time" he said.

He shake hands with me and left.

Phew!! Lucas is just a friend to my Angel, he wouldn't be that much of a threat. But even at that, I still need to be cautious of him.

I glance at the wall clock, it's been almost twenty minutes since Debby left the office.

Why is she still not back yet?. I should go check on her.

I got up from my chair and head out to look for Debby.

This is my company and I know nothing will happen to her....but I can't help getting worried when she's not in my eye sight.

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Debby's POV 👠

I got out of the office and quickly head for the elevator. I press the ground floor button.

It didn't take long before I arrive, I step out and went to a corner.

I dialed Ann's number, she picked on the first ring.

"Anna?"

"Debby...." She calls me, her voice sounds broken, like she's been crying.

"Anna, what happened?"

She sniffles.

"The landlord came by the apartment and packed your bags outside... He... He... " She is struggling with her words. "he said he can't have you live here no more. What are you going to do now Debby? Where are you going to stay?"

I know this day would come but I never expected it to be this fast.

"Anna, don't worry. I'll sort that one out" I told her boldly.

But honestly speaking....I'm freaking out inside. I mean, I just got a job today....so where can I go without money on me.

I can't go to a motel.

"Debby, you......"

"Anna I'm fine. I have work to do, got to go now, I'll see you later" I hang up before she can say anything else.

I just hope I close early, I'll go and look for somewhere to rest my head for the night later.

I head towards the elevator to go back to the office, when I heard someone calling my name.

"Debby?"

I turn around and come face to face with Lucas. I quickly jump into his arms.....though, one can tell that I'm not happy.

"I knew it is you" he said.

"What are you doing here?" I asked him.

"I work here. What about you?"

" I work here too" I replied.

He smiles, then stop and wipe my cheek. Then he frowns at me.

"Were you crying?"

Honestly, I didn't even know I was crying. Just as he said that, all that I was trying to bottle up came rushing down.

I rest my head on his chest and begin to cry my eyes out.

"Hey, hey. Debby, please stop crying.....Tell me what happened"

He managed to calm me down and I told him everything Anna told me over the phone.

"It's alright, don't cry now. You can come to my place and stay as long as you like"

I look at him to see if he was joking, but he's serious.

He wipes my cheeks and placed a lingering kiss on my forehead, his hand wrapped around my waist.

I didn't resist because this is how he comforts me.....and sometimes Anna...ok, this is how he comforts me, only me.

"Thank you" I said.

"There's no thanks between us"

He hugged me, patting my back and keep muttering sweet things in my ear.

Just then we heard a loud bang and we flinched, but Lucas's arm is still tightly wrapped around my waist.

We turn around....our boss, aka, André Knights, is standing 8feet away from us.

His eyes hard and dark in anger, his burning gaze fixed on Lucas's arm around my waist.

"What is going on here?!" He asks through gritted teeth.

" Mr....Mr.... Knights, I.... we.... " Lucas couldn't find the right words to say.

"Debby in my office now!" He said to me and turn to leave. But he suddenly stops and turn to Lucas. "And you......you are fired!!"

Fired?! Just like that?! Or has Lucas offended him before?!

Ugh! I should worry about myself too..... Mr Knight seems to be in a bad mood, who knows if he'll fire me too.

His gaze turn to meet mine.

"In. My. Office. Now!!" Then he leaves.

Oh no! This is bad!

Oh God! Why is this happening to me. I was just packed out of my apartment, now I'm about to lose the job I manage to get today.

Please lord don't let him fire me or I'll be doomed...

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André's POV 💓

I left my office to go look for Debby, and when I did see her..... the scene before me wasn't what I was expecting.

My angel is wrapped in the arms of another man, he's leaving stupid kisses on her forehead.

My vision blurry instantly, I begin to see red. I clenched my jaw and my fist.....my knuckles turned white.

I glare daggers at his arms around her waist. If looks could kill, I swear this dude would be six feet under by now.

"What is going on here?!" I growled angrily.

The guy open his mouth to speak, but my harsh glare makes him start to stutter rubbish.

I need to leave here, or else I'll get this guy hospitalized.

"Debby, in my office, now" I said, I turn to leave, but suddenly remembered something.

I can't let this guy stay in my company, or he'll take my Angel away from me.

Now that I have found someone to love, I can't let some motherfucker take her away. I turn around and face the guy.

"And you.....you are fired" then I turn to Debby, locking gaze with her. "In. My. Office. Now!!"

Then I storm to my office.

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Debby's POV 👠

He is definitely going to fire me, with no mercy at all.

Hold on.....I guess he's angry because of me. I lied to him about using the toilet, could it be that he found out I lied?

Hmmm, it must be.....now he's fired Lucas.

I look at Lucas with teary eyes, he's got fired because of me.

"Lucas, I'm sorry. I dragged you into this, he fired you because of me, I'm so sorry, I..... I....."

He cups my face in his hands, caressing my cheek with his thumb.

"It's okay. I can get another job, don't worry about me. Go now before he gets mad and fire you too" I nod and quickly head towards the elevator.

I enter Mr knights office, and slowly close the door behind me.

I take small steps forward, untill I'm in front of his desk.

Even though I bow my head, afraid to meet his gaze....I can still tell that he's angry.

I can feel his burning gaze piercing through my veins.

"Who was that guy?" This was the first question that left his mouth.

"Lu.. Lucas, sir" I reply.

"LUCAS?!!" his voice boom, I flinched back a little.

He stays silent for a moment, then stand up from his chair and walks until he's in front of me.

"I'm mad, Angel. No, I take that back, I'm furious" he said. He puts his hands in his pants pocket. "Do you want to know why?" He asks.

I shake my head frantically.

I don't need to know why, he has every right to be angry at me.....I'm just his employee after all.

I've lost my house, I can't afford to lose my job too, on the same day.

"You are......"

I'm what? Please don't say I'm fired. I can't let him complete his sentence.

I quickly went on my knees, tears unknowingly flowing down my cheeks.

"Please, Mr knights. Don't fire me, I need this job, my life depends on it. I promise I won't be sassy anymore.....but please don't fire me. I'll be a good girl, I'll do anything you want. Anything at all" I plead with him.

He just stand there staring at me strangely, like he is trying to figure something out.

He held my hand and help me up.

"Why are you so difficult? I wasn't going to fire you" he said.

"You didn't want to fire me?" I asked, he shakes his head. "But you just fired Lucas"

At the mention of Lucas's name, his eyes harden and his jaw clenched.

"Yes!!"

"Why? He didn't do anything"

"Oh? He didn't? He was holding what's mine, so I fired him" he said.

"And what exactly is that?"

" You"

I open my mouth in surprise and shake my head in disapproval.

So he fired Lucas simply because he was holding me? What is wrong with all these rich brats?

"You're impossible. Do you even know why he was holding me?"

"I don't want to know why. He shouldn't have held you, I don't care whatever his reasons are!!" he said.

"Of course, you don't care!!" I retort back.

Then I remembered he's the boss here....and also, I just promised not to be sassy.

"He was just comforting me, please give him back his job. If you want to fire anyone, it should be me.....Lucas didn't do anything wrong"

He eyes me, then begin to come closer to me.....with each step he takes forward, I'll take one step back. It continues like that until my back meet with the wall.

He places his hand on each side of the wall, caging me there and leaving no space between us.

I can feel his hot breath on my neck. He leans towards my ear, gently bitting my earlobe. Then he whispers.

"If it's comfort you want, you can always come to me. I'm always available for you"

Then he attacks my neck, kissing and sucking on it like his life depends on it.

I, on the other hand, I close my eyes to enjoy the moment.

He wraps his arm around my waist and pulls me closer to him, our chest touching. He leaves my neck and claim my lips, at first he was gentle.

Then he became rough, aggressive and demanding. He bites my lower lip asking for permission to enter and explore my mouth.

I don't know what I'm doing, his kisses are doing something to me.

I open my mouth and he enters, his tongue fighting with my tongue for dominance, which he eventually won.

He puts his other hand under my blouse and cups my breast, he begin to squeeze and massage it.....he pinches my nipple tenderly.

My body is so full of emotions right no.....I try so hard not to moan....but the more I try, the more I want to.

"André....."

He removes his hand from under my blouse and starts to move it towards my sister down there.

That is when harsh reality slaps me on my face. Like an electric shock, I jerk away from him and push him from me.

He's my boss, I shouldn't be kissing my boss.

And besides, I should be thinking of how to get Lucas his job back....now that I'm homeless and I'll be crashing at his house.

This is the least I can do for him.

"Angel, what's wrong?"

"Nothing!" I adjust my clothes. "You need to give Lucas his job back, please"

He studies me.

"Why do you want me to give him his job back? No, I won't" he said stubbornly.

I sigh frustratingly.

"Fire me instead and give him his job. Now that I'm homeless, I'll be living with him, this is the least I can do for him..... to show how grateful I am" I said.

He held my arm.

"Wait... Repeat what you first said"

"Fire me instead and....."

"No, after that" he interupts me.

"Now that I'm homeless?"

"Yeah, why are you homeless?" He asks, his face serious.

Oh boy!

Why did I let that slip from my mouth? Well, I guess I'll just have to tell him the truth then....or he won't let it go.

"My house rent is due and I didn't have money to pay, so my landlord packed my bags out"

He frowns, and punch the wall besides my face.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? Was that the phone call you went to receive outside?" I nod. "You should've told me, where do you think you are going to stay?"

"That's why I said you should give Lucas his job back.....he's offering me his house, he said I can live in his house for now. I can't let him lose his job after his generosity"

" No!!" he said blurtly.

" No? Why? " I asked.

"Why will you live with another man, when we have a big mansion with lots of room"

"Mr knights.... "

"For fuck sake, stop calling me that. And you are going to live in our mansion, end of discussion" he said and take long strides to his chair.

"But..... "

He raised his brows at me, his hands resting on his desk.

"You said you will do anything I ask you, right?"

I think about it for a moment, if it means Lucas can still have his job, then I can do it.

"Yes" I nod my head.

"Good. Now, I want you to pack your bags and come live with me in our mansion"

"But that would be inappropriate, we're not married and I can't live with my boss under the same roof" I reason with him.

He just scoffs.

"I'm not your boss, Angel. I'm your boyfriend and I don't see why I can't live with my girlfriend in the same house" he said.

"I'm not your girlfriend, I didn't agree to be your girlfriend"

Immediately I said that, his eyes harden. I can hear the sound of him gritting his teeth.

Oh no, I just push the wrong button. I guess.

"If you still refuse to admit that you're my girlfriend, then I'll never give Lucas his job back. And I will make sure nobody employs him in this country" he said, his tone and eyes held a promise.

I don't know how being in a relationship where I feel nothing for the man will work.

But I can't let Lucas suffer because of me, my conscious can't bear it.

"O.... Okay" I said reluctantly, after much thoughts.

"Okay what?"

"I'll be your girlfriend"

He quickly sprang up from his chair, he grab me into his arms and place a lingering peck on my lips.

"Great! Come on, baby. Let's go to your apartment to your stuffs" he said excitedly.

Okay, right now this grown ass man is behaving like a teenager boy.

"Right now?" He nods. "Don't we have work to do?"

"That can wait, you come first" he said.

Without waiting for my response, he pulls me out the door and we head for the elevator.

All my years on this Earth, I've never seen this kind of obsession.

Can I survive living with him?

And besides, I just agreed to be his girlfriend, just like that. I hope I won't regret this decision..

tbc