"Yes”, I say slowly, tears welling up in my eyes as each drop run down my cheeks, hot and carrying the weight of my emotions, I feel my throat closing up and my chest tightening as I struggle to find words. What have I done to him? I think to myself, it dawn on me that maybe, just maybe, his aching and bothersome affection towards me could be sincere and I was at the brink of losing it. Billionaire CEO Elias Vermontary seems to only care about raising stocks and making investments, anything and everything to diversify the Vermontary enterprise. He is considered the most eligible bachelor in the country but marriage is unfortunately the last thing on his mind. In a bid to die down the rising rumors of his sexuality and the conniving efforts of his family, he decides to get married to Selene Argraval a struggling lawyer, who has a nerve wrecking disdain for the wealthy and their lavish lifestyle. As their worlds collide, they must learn to face the challenges of life together, forgoing their differences and withstanding the pressures of their contrasting lives. Will a love that doesn’t seem to exist brew, and will it be better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all? Unravel the sacrifices made in a bid to love harder and longer.
View MoreElias's POVI slowly walk into the conference room where the meeting is on going only to find every eligible businessman I had at some point worked with all seated with obvious satisfaction. My eye catches Mr Elijah, my father where he is casually sitting, leaning back in his chair with a smug smile on his face. I try my best to hide my anger and keep a straight face, I knew he had been after this contract for awhile but I never thought he would play so dirty.I help myself to a sit next to him as I drop a piece of paper in front of him. Quite unruffled, he glances at the paper and then meets my gaze with cold indifference. Business is business Elias, you should know that by now. If your unable to secure the contract someone else would so no hard feelings.“Well, I would check my email if I were you before rushing into any conclusion, I reply him with a faint smirk on my face.” The same goes to everyone here, please do check your emails. I never planned to go this far but if I ever fe
Elias’s POVI've been searching for this very lady everywhere ever since our last unfortunate meeting, it wasn't the best of me and I needed to apologize to her. Striding into the company my heart skips a beat as my eyes spots her familiar face admist the crowd, a mixture of shock and gratitude surging through me, how could I forget those eyes, that dark wavy long hair and there she was, the very person I've been looking all over for. My breath catches and my pulse quickens but an invisible barrier holds me back, I maintain my composure as I walk pass her careful not to make eye contact, holding in my smirk as i see the obvious shock on her face. Uncertainty knots my stomach as a flood of memories and emotions washes over me. I walk into my office thinking of that very day and how sorry I felt as i am a silent spectator to the reunion l’m not quite ready to face. It was a rough day for me and I wasn't in my right state of mind, nonetheless I'll have to make it up to her. My secretary
Selene's POVI sneak out to a corner and call up Sonnia to come meet me quickly as I try my best not to panick. You won't believe who I just saw now, it's the rude jerk from the café and it turns out that he's the boss! What do you mean by he's the boss, Sonnia asks confused. I mean he's the Elias Vermontary, the CEO of Vermontary Enterprise, I whisper in fear. Oh my God Sel what have you done… Sonnia stares at me as though I had grown an extra nose, you'll have to find a way to fix this. How do I do that I'm confused and scared, I never in my life or my next thought that he'll be my boss or that I'll ever see him again, I reply with a quivering voice. Do you think he'll recognize me? Well, I guess we're yet to find out, your going to be called in ten minutes get your act together and good luck. I stand there watching her stride off hopelessly unsure whether I still want to go ahead with the interview.As the clock ticked closer to the scheduled time, fear and anxiety surged through e
Selene’s POV“You should try to be more careful next time” the young dashing man says with his alluring deep baritone voice that sounds akin to a distant thunder. Jesus Christ! Are you kidding me?! You literally just spilled hot coffee on me sir! I retorted back already forgetting how good looking I thought he was moments ago. The least you can do is apologize for almost sending me to the hospital in an ambulance rather than being all cocky with me. “I’ll take care of the dry cleaning and any medical expenses of course, just tell me how much you’ll need” he replies me in a rushed tone without even sparing me a glance, carelessly tapping away on his phone. Oh God I really have this urge to smack him through the face, I’ve always had a terrible temper. Exactly! all you rich men think you can get away with everything and anything just because you have money. I could sue you for this you know? Yes… I know, he says slowly finally looking up to me, poor people always look for every opportu
Selene’s POVYou really are unable to get anything right! How again did you get into this firm, let me guess, daddy paid for it? he says mockingly. Standing right there watching my boss rain all manner of insults on me, a deep rush of rage sweeps through my veins as I clench my fist biting down on my tongue, anything to suppress my anger. I just know that it’s only but a matter of seconds before I explode, honestly there’s just so much a person can take and as for me, I have had enough! I quickly grab the casebook on the table and without thinking twice swing it across the room landing it straight to his face, recalling every single moment that book had landed on my face, a sense of joy coursed through me. He definitely didn’t see that coming, I internally say to myself feeling self-fulfilled. “I am not your slave” I scream back at him matching his intensity. I have only tolerated you so far out of respect sir but not anymore! You are a condescending, annoying old geezer and I am don
Selene’s POVYou really are unable to get anything right! How again did you get into this firm, let me guess, daddy paid for it? he says mockingly. Standing right there watching my boss rain all manner of insults on me, a deep rush of rage sweeps through my veins as I clench my fist biting down on my tongue, anything to suppress my anger. I just know that it’s only but a matter of seconds before I explode, honestly there’s just so much a person can take and as for me, I have had enough! I quickly grab the casebook on the table and without thinking twice swing it across the room landing it straight to his face, recalling every single moment that book had landed on my face, a sense of joy coursed through me. He definitely didn’t see that coming, I internally say to myself feeling self-fulfilled. “I am not your slave” I scream back at him matching his intensity. I have only tolerated you so far out of respect sir but not anymore! You are a condescending, annoying old geezer and I am don
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