Chapter 3: Alexander Wayne

Alexander Wayne, looking tall and handsome as ever.

With his look and perfectly muscular body. People would believe it if someone said he is a demigod.

Eva look at him with her almost teary eyes.

That's him. That's Alex.

She had this fear. But happiness, that she didn't understand.

She still remember how careless she was when she unpurposly smashed the ceramic vase onto his head.

He must have the lingering grude towards her. She thought.

Eva stood up and he took another step closer.

The closer he got, the clearer she looked at his appearence.

He still fine as ever. But his eyes were bloodshot, the dark circle around them were visible.

He looked like he didn't sleep for days.

Is he okay?

As soon as the question came in to her mind, she shook her head internally. She shouldn't really care about that right now.

He was nobody to her. Not anymore.

She doubt it at first, but she reached her hands towards him anyway.

"Greeting, sir. My name is Evangeline." She said flatly at him, acted like she didn't know him at all.

Act like they never meet before.

Act like she never in love with him.

Act like she never accept so much love and care from the man that took her small hand in his.

His big and warm palm squezeed her small hand in soft manner.

His eyes looked at her with longing expression and her heart skipped a beat.

But soon enough his gaze turned into intimidating, sinister look.

He looked at her like a beast that finally found his prey.

"Hm." He nodded. The corner of his lips lifted as the smirk on his handsome face appeared.

Eva gulped and tried to avoid his eyes. She pulled back her hand but Alex didn't let her go.

He still looking at her. All of her. He was shamlessly checking her out in front of other people.

Alex, you are shamless! She cursed him in her mind.

She heard his chuckled and immediately looked up to him.

Did he just laugh?

But when she look at him, one of his perfect eyebrow lifted. As he was asking her, if something is wrong.

She frowned, and he looked amused.

"Ehm. Sir, I believe you want to say something?" John's voice, woke Eva from her thoughts. She looked down and tried to pull her hand once again.

Alex nodded without divert his gaze on her.

"Yes. My office." He said briefly with his deep voice. His thumb stroke her hand softly before he let go of her and walked out of the meeting room.

Eva sighed as she finally let go of the breath she hold.

She looked at his broad shoulder until she couldn't see him again.

"Miss, please wait a moment." John asked her and she nodded, back to her seat.

After they left. Eva was all alone in her seat.

She looking down to her hand that Alex stroke so lovingly with his thumb.

She could still hear her pounding heart in her ears.

She put a hand on her chest, inhale and exhale, to calm herself down.

Eva saw there are some white lines that looked like some scars on the back of his hand earlier.

What is that? Is he okay? She never saw that before

He should be okay, he just a little tired, that's all.

Eva shook her head tried to remind herself. She shouldn't think about him anymore.

Their relationship ended the moment he hurted her and she hurt him back.

It's better that way. They can't continue their relationship if they hurt each other.

She just need to meet new people, friends, and enviroment. Where he doesn't have any relation to it.

That was her first goal when she moved to this big city.

She think she made it.

She met Leo, Lana and old Jack. She got a new, nice, little apartment. She got a nice job. She had a new life.

And then, she met him again.

It's like the world is so small or she was the one that really careless.

Why the hell she didn't read further about this company?

She shouldn't be here. Right?

She would try to talk about this with Mr. Eran.

Another knock on the door and Eva knew that was John Eran who's knocking.

"Sorry again, Miss." He said and took his seat.

"No problem..." She said and began to think, how she talk about this.

"Ehm. Sir? What happen if I canceled the contract?" Eva asked him with low voice. She was being careful to not make any offensive behavior.

What she did was offensive and rude after all. Cancel the contract just after she signed it? She really out of her mind.

"You... want to canceled the contract?" He frowned.

Good one Eva, she slapped herself internally.

"Err... I'm sorry, sir. But..." She didn't know how to explain it.

Your boss is my ex, and didn't want to work with him?

I don't have a good relationship with Mr. Wayne?

Or what?

"How about this. You can try to work for three months. If during that time you still feel uncomfortable with your job, then you can come to me to resign. We can consider this as your training. What do you think?" He asked her.

She thought it was a really great opportunity to work here. As long as the president is not Alex.

It's not the job she feel uncomfortable to. It's the one she will be working with.

She had this feeling. And she afraid about that feeling itself.

All this time the one and only person she could attach so much with, was Alex.

Now he was so near, in front of her. She afraid she will have that feeling back.

They can't be together anymore.

They relationship was too toxic.

"So... I can't canceled the contract? I mean it would be easier for you if I didn't work here in the first place...."

She tried to persuade him. This is a big company. Surely so many other applicants come here to get the job position.

"I'm afraid not, Miss. You already signed the contract. Mr. Wayne already saw you and we have your sign on the contract. He or the company can sue you for contract violation if you didn't pay attention to the rules." He said calmly.

Good God!

Why she feel as she was being trapped by this man?!