On The first day of the program, Javier let the group slack. They could do whatever they wanted, and he did not care about them at all. Everyone thought that Javier had left out of anger and was quite happy about it, enjoying themselves even more as they fooled around.Lou was happy as well, but he had another scheme up his sleeve. There was no way he was accepting his fate with Javier overriding him when the latter started off under him. His lover, Leila, was repeatedly annoyed by Javier as well, so he was going to avenge her.The next morning, Lou slipped off to Tucker’s office when he saw that Javier was letting them slack again.It was a coincidence that Herschel came to the room when Lou was out to go to Tucker. Initially, no one paid attention to this young man who came in, but the entire room went silent when he declared his identity.The identity Herschel had announced was…“I’m Herschel Lord from Reivaj Group. May I know who Mr. Javier Kersey is?”No one spoke, having no
Tucker’s incessant questioning got Lou in the tongue. He was adamant that the account he witnessed was nothing like that. He was being framed! “Mr. Goldwater, please! It isn’t like that at all! I mean it! Please, m-maybe you can ask everyone around about what happened if you don’t believe me!”Tucker ignored him as the man in the room spoke. “Mr. Goldwater, Reivaj Group’s rep came to see us.”He described everything Herschel had done since his arrival in unsparingly vivid details, not skimping on minutia such as the price. It baffled Lou while Goldwater looked on, stunned.The others in the crowd voiced their assent as soon as the man finished, vouching for how strongly Javier had voiced his rejection. “Mr. Kersey is an exceptionally talented person, and there’s more proof to it than how much money Reivaj Group is willing to shell out for him. Heck, we realize that since listening to his immaculate theories!”“Exactly! We love hearing his talks, don’t we, folks? It’s so profound an
“I’m going home. See you tomorrow.” Javier turned around with a nod and a wave and left. He never wanted to be invited upstairs. He was only with her till her door because the lights in the neighborhood were dark, and he worried for her safety.Sofia gawked at his retreating figure vanishing into the distance, nonplussed. She had been in the middle of an internal debate about what to do, yet this fellow closed it by turning away and bidding farewell.Honestly? She was a little bummed out. She really saw something that was not there, huh?While Sofia puzzled over her insignificant speculations, Lou was hiding in the shadow at the far end of the corridor. He was livid and clenched his jaw, his teeth grinding against themselves.He had given today’s incident a whole day’s thought.He was sure that Sofia had orchestrated it. How else could it be explained why Javier, a complete nobody with no close ties or connections within the office, managed to garner so much support?It must have
Sofia’s cheeks turned hot pink as soon as she finished. She realized her wording could cause quite a misunderstanding…“I mean, I’m literally scared. Literally!” she hurriedly added. “That’s what I meant when I asked you not to leave me tonight. I don’t, um, I don’t mean that as, uh, an invitation to sex.”The more she tried to clarify herself, the more flushed her cheeks were. She was inching closer and closer to outright inability to explain herself.Luckily for her, Javier understood. “You’re worried that Lou’s gonna come back and continue his vile, vindictive assault, aren’t you? So you want me to stay and keep an eye out for you. Doesn’t mean it as a ploy to seduce me for sex. That what you’re saying?”Sofia bobbed her head, her blushing cheeks rattling with the movement. “R-Right! That’s exactly what I was thinking!”Javier hummed. As he considered the young woman retreating away from his arms, he wondered aloud, “And you’re not worried that I might coerce you into it while
Javier himself had no idea he was going to spring so far to the top that he would land on his cushy position. On the surface, the fact that a newbie had catapulted to such a role defied any logic and reason, but there were many factors that made it understandable.For starters, Tucker needed a loyalist. There was also the fact that Reivaj Group had spent an obscene amount of money in an attempt to poach Javier. Then, there was Javier’s exceptional abilities and loyalty, his cordial relationship with the sales managers, and much more. All these factors seemed to justify why he should be where he was.It did not mean it was any less of a surprise to the rest of the company. Even Sofia was shocked. Now that she was in Javier’s office, she was staring at him in confusion. “I remember walking into the sales department and telling you people that if any one of you ever became my boss, I’d congratulate them for real. But becoming my boss so soon? That’s just too fast, isn’t it?”She found
Tucker turned to look at Javier expectantly. “You’re a smart man, aren’t you? I’m sure you already get what I mean.”Javier nodded. Of course he did. Tucker was telling him to muster his courage and take up the challenge, make a grand work of it to the best of his abilities, and earn praise through it. He was reassuring Javier not to be scared of the 60% mark their higher-ups wanted.Tucker was right about one thing. Javier was not scared at all. In fact, he was quite pumped up for the task. Getting the sales figure to 60% within three months in the Northgard region? It might be a big boss fight to everyone else, but to Javier? Piece of cake!“Don’t you worry, Mr. Goldwater. I’ll come up with something.”With information supplied by the elite Kersey family, Javier had more than enough reasons to believe he could do what he was supposed to do.Tucker admired the young man’s boldness and was vocal about it. Still, to himself, he was more than ready to lean on his Plan B. After Javie
Javier had had s*x with plenty of women, but a drunk one? There was no precedent. He had always believed that the best climaxes were reached only when people had s*x in sobriety.Of course, that was not his argument against scr*wing Sofia today. For her, the biggest objection was her state. She was a drunken, depressed mess, and he would not want to take advantage, gratify himself, and then leave her back where she was. Sofia might regret this once she was sober.More importantly than how regretful the woman would feel, though, was the woman’s opinion on relationships. She was faithful to a fault. Having s*x with her would likely motivate her to pursue marriage with him, and that was not what Javier would want.In this case, it would be better to wait until Sofia woke up and was sober.Finding consolation to be a waste of time, Javier karate-chopped Sofia on the neck. She blacked out, and he carried her to her bedroom, laid her down, and returned to the living room. He even had the
No trouble ensued. Sofia meant what she said and did the deeds to prove it. Tonight, Javier was hers.And she was his. He made her near-hysterical through sublime crescendos and a touch of paradise.Sofia lay on his chest, nestled between his arms. “Why did you reveal your secret to me? Aren’t you worried that I might wave that knowledge as a threat or latch myself onto you like a shadow so I can get your money?”Javier smiled. “Does it matter if you threaten me or cling to me when both are for the sake of my money? If you really need some cash, though, just say it. I’ll give you as much as you need.”“Are you like, super-rich?”“Oh, girl.” He nodded. “I’m f*cking rich.”“But I don’t want it!” she exclaimed.Javier agreed. Sofia was not the type to care for money—he could tell that from the way she interacted with him this whole time. Besides, if she ever did need some cash, he would gladly give it to her. Money had to be the tritest, most worthless thing in life to him. He saw