Jessica stood frozen in shock because she could not quite understand why he was behaving like this.
Was this the same man Rose had described? The one who had comforted her when she cried and made a meal with her in his kitchen? The one who had gladly given her his clothes to wear and had doubled her fee for no reason?The one who had protected her from his crazy ex and had written her that sweet letter? Was this really the same man? She could not picture the image she had gotten from Rose's story, with who was standing before her now.How could they even be the same person?Had Rose been lying? Had she let her come here on purpose to face this man who was shouting at her?But Jessica remembered the way he had spoken to her when she had first walked in; when he had thought she had been Rose.He had sounded so gentle and it was obvious that he had been glad to see her. He had gladly accepted her touch without any questions or reBen walked into the office but Wayne’s attention was somewhere else as he stewed over this new information Tom had presented.Really?This had to be a sign or something because how lucky was he that his latest interest had applied to work at his company? It would be so convenient to have her nearby and Wayne was trying to keep a grin off his face as he thought about it. “However, after she submitted her resume online she was never called in for an interview,” Tom finished as he waited for a response from Wayne. Tom’s words jolted Wayne back to reality.What the hell was he thinking? When did he suddenly become one of those guys who employed their lovers just so they could be close by? It wasn’t like Rose was his lover or anything but that was definitely the goal; he had to have her. But he didn’t mix business with pleasure and it seemed like employing Rose fell into that category. If he wanted anything to do with her it would be outside
“There’s no need to apologize Lisa. I’m glad that you are enjoying your time with us.” Wayne said with a smile as his eyes remained cold. This was totally different from the other warm smiles he had given her since she had walked in.“Wayn…”“Well that will be all Lisa,” Wayne said promptly as he cut her off. “Tom please escort Lisa to conference room A while I finish up here.”“Yes Sir,” Tom said without missing a beat.Lisa was a little surprised with the change in the atmosphere. She would have liked to say a few more things but from the billionaire’s tone, it was obvious that the conversation was over. Tom was by her side in a second as he waited for her to get up. Lisa understood and quickly stood up.“Thank you for having me Wayne.” Lisa said with a confused smile because she didn’t really understand what was going on.“You’re welcome,” Wayne said as he gave Tom a nod.Translation: what are you waiting for? Get her
Rose was extremely tired after a long day at work and was looking forward to getting home and having a well-deserved shower. She was proud of herself because she had actually managed to get some work done although she had been distracted through most of the day.Some of her thoughts strayed to the conversation with Jerry Jones that morning and if he would really be able to find Victor. But those thoughts were fleeting before she settled on the real thing; Wayne. Rose could not stop thinking about him. At first, she had felt guilty about allowing another man cloud her thoughts when Victor had still not been found.So she had tried to divide her attention; two minutes thinking about Wayne and then ten minutes thinking about Victor. Soon she made it equal with five minutes each until it was Wayne who stayed on her mind; and she thought about Victor once in a while.Rose kept having flashbacks from Wayne’s birthday; her performance, the first touch, the first
After receiving that email Rose could barely concentrate on the files she was working on and a gazillion questions rushed through her mind.I submitted that application about six months ago and got a rejection email so why is this suddenly happening?Maybe the person they picked had died or something and they need a replacement. But am I really being considered as a replacement? I didn’t even make it to the physical interview part for crying out loud. Did it have something to do with Wayne? I mean it has to because this is such a huge coincidence. What are the odds that I meet the CEO and a few days later I get called back for an application which has been a closed case for some months?Another thought crept into her head and this one caused her to groan in agony and put her hands on her head.What if Wayne thinks I spent all that time with him because I was trying to weasel my way into a good position at one of his companies? Does he th
Chelly was not starting. Rose was currently sitting in her car and had turned the ignition twice but all that happened was a little whirring sound and the car died.“No no no no pleaseeeee Chelly do not do this to me; especially today. I need you to work girl so please work for Mama,” Rose mumbled in frustration as she kept trying to start the car.Rose liked things going according to plan and when just one teeny tiny piece went out of place she got so disoriented. Plus this did not count as a teeny tiny piece! She was going to try for two more minutes and if the car did not start, she was going to look for a cab.She stepped out of the car and opened the bonnet. She had learnt some things about cars from Victor for moments like this when Chelly started acting up. She really missed him now because if this had been a few months ago, her phone would be on her ear right now with her complaining about her bipolar car.He would laugh, attempt to calm her down and try to give her instructi
Wayne had been anticipating seeing Rose ever since he had decided to hire her. He had thought about it so much that he had canceled her appointment with Sam and set it up with him instead. It rarely happened but it was not so weird for him to be the one hiring a new worker.Who was going to stop him?He had been so pleased when she had confirmed the appointment for today and hoped she would get there before he had to leave the country by 2:00pm. He had watched time pass away and had been worried that she had changed her mind; or something had happened to her.He had been thinking about his next move when Ben had walked in and quietly waited to get his attention.“Yes?” Wayne’s mind was far away“Miss Cohen is here Sir. Sarah from the reception just sent me a message.” This instantly drew Wayne’s attention. “I am going to escort her upstairs now.”“Alright. Bring her up here and then continue what you were working on before.” Wayn
Wayne was going to hire her just like that? She was going to leave her situation with Jack Edgar and end up in another one with Wayne Blackstone? She was tired of being asked for sexual favors from her current boss and prospective one.Wayne wants to sleep with me; that can be the only answer. “I do not understand why you are so upset Rose.” Wayne stood up as well. It was better to face her than have her towering over him with rage.“Oh really?” Rose said sarcastically.“Yes really. Now tell me what is going on so I can understand the situation.” Wayne said calmly although he was so confused deep within. He had never seen Rose this upset. What exactly had he said that had gotten to her so much? “After all these months a spot just magically opened up? It doesn’t seem like such a huge coincidence to you? We meet and almost have sex and now you want me to work in your company.” “What exactly are you trying to imply? A spot really did open up; two in fact.” Wayne was starting to get a
Rose felt like she was walking on clouds as she drove out of the Blackstone Corp compound. It was a relief that Chelly had been a good girl and not embarrassed her there. It had been a while since she had been this relaxed and happy. It felt like a dream to think that she was finally free from Jack Edgar’s lecherous shackles. Today had been so wonderful. She had gotten a new job which paid more with a better position and a bigger platform than the former. She had eaten some really yummy snacks and needed to get the baker on speed dial. But the cherry on top was that she had spent a few hours talking with Wayne and it had felt like they were back to the night of his birthday. It felt good to know that the billionaire had not just forgotten about her after their time together. She had forgotten to ask how it had even come up that she had applied for a job at Blackstone Corp; because she had certainly not told him. But none of that mattered now.Rose believ