Chapter-10: A New Intern
Aria Anastasia
I felt my heart melt seeing those documents. I was having a sleepless night after I returned home from work. I left a text to Zaiden saying, 'I was home' but I didn't get a reply yet. Maybe he was really busy with the important work.
Zaiden wasn't the cruel person I saw when he murdered someone. Rather, he was soft-hearted, just like Kael. How could I just see him as a murderer?
Even after he saw me seeing the murder, he didn't yell at me for going into his cabin, nor did he lock me in a room until I agreed on keeping the secret. In fact, he just told me to ask him the questions I had in my mind and that he would clear it out. He never even tried to hurt me for once and explained everything to me calmly.
He was
Chapter-11: A Little JealousyZaiden StormI was standing near the private elevator, waiting for Aria to come to the office. I would step into the elevator once I would spot her. After all, it was fun watching her run before the elevator door closed.She was smart, yet so foolish.A smile formed on my lips, remembering her. She was indeed unique.I glanced at the wristwatch, to see it was time for her to step into the office. When I looked at the direction of the reception, I saw Aria bumping into a guy, with whom she was talking now.I waited for her to end the conversation and come to me, but she was busy indulging in talks with him. I clenched my fist when she was laughing at his words. It
Chapter-12: PreciousAria AnastasiaAs soon as I stepped out of the elevator, I saw Zaiden standing at the entrance of the cafeteria. With a smile on my face, I was making my way to him, and that was when I saw a red dot light straight on his head as if someone was pointing a laser at him and didn't want him to notice.I followed the light and gasped when my eyes fell on a strange-looking person standing on the roof of the building next to us. He had a sniper in his hand, which was aimed at Zaiden. Was he about to shoot Zaiden?My heart started thumping in fear. I called out Zaiden’s name and ran to him as fast as I could. I pushed him to the ground without a second thought.Now, I was lying on top of Zaiden, his hands were on my w
Chapter-13: Workload IncreasedAria AnastasiaIt was night and I was lying on the bed, thinking about what had happened during the day. Why couldn’t I just control myself? Why did I have to tell him that he was precious? Why did I hug him in the first place?After I told Zaiden that he was precious, he excused himself to make a call and find out who wanted to kill him. He explained to me that since he was in the Mafia, it was common for people to want to kill him, but it was unusual to try to kill him in front of all the people. So he had to dig the matter deeper.I placed my hands over my face and groaned. “Why did I tell him he was precious? What would he be thinking right now?”
Chapter-14: Weird QuestionsAria Anastasia“Ma'am, don't worry. I'm here to help you. I'm sure that if the two of us work together, we won't have to stay that long,” Liam chimed in with a bright smile, but his smile faded away as soon as Zaiden glared in his direction.I wondered when he got onto this floor since I told him to go to Mrs. Regine. Oh, how could I forget that Mrs. Regine worked on this floor? This was why Liam got here in the first place.I ignored Zaiden's strange behavior and turned towards Liam. “That would be a great help. Thanks—”Zaiden cut me off and spoke up, “Did you forget, Ms. Anastasia? We don't make our interns do the hard work for
Chapter-15: Coffee PoisonAria AnastasiaZaiden was taken aback at my question. I knew that it was an unexpected question, but I had to ask to be clear, because he was acting differently and so was I in some matters. What was going on with us? If he wasn’t my friend, then what were we?Somewhere in my heart, I wanted him to answer what was going on in his heart. Also, I didn’t want him to answer because I was afraid of hearing it.Sucking in a deep breath, Zaiden leaned closer to me, his arms still blocking me from both sides as his chest rubbed against my back. He said, “We are just two different people, working together with the same motive, which is to work for the welfare of the company.”
Chapter-16: Zero Denial OfferAria Anastasia“Okay, I will mail the documents to you within the next five days, Mr. Raymond,” I said, assuring Mr. Raymond. He was one of our business partners and I have been doing business with him ever since I have joined the company. He was Kael’s close friend.Currently, I was sitting in the conference room along with Zaiden, Mr. Raymond, and his assistant who tagged along with him.Mr. Raymond gave us a bright smile, saying, “I have always counted on the two of you. You never disappointed me and that’s why we are still doing business. I feel like you both are my family now.”“Thank you,” I
Chapter-17: A Party To RememberAria AnastasiaI gasped at the beauty of the dress Zaiden had sent a few minutes ago. It was an off-shoulder red gown with a high slit at one side. It was a mystery how Zaiden knew my size.I was in my apartment since Zaiden gave all the employees a day off because he was in a good mood today.“Yana, just look at this dress,” I called out Yana’s name because she was also in my apartment. I told her to come here and we would get ready for the party together since we had to go together. I even bought a dress for her which she was going to wear.“Oh, my God,” Yana mumbled, her eyes ogling at the red gown which was on the b
Chapter-18: Avoidance MistakesAria AnastasiaMy goal for today: avoid Zaiden Storm.I won’t even be professional with him, I will simply avoid him.Last night, after he locked his lips with mine, I pushed him away and ran from there. I got home straight and went to sleep to keep my mind sound and clear. I knew running away wasn’t the right thing to do, but I had to do it.My mind went blank when his soft luscious lips met mine, and when I realized what was going on, the first thing I thought was to never appear in front of him again.Zaiden didn’t follow me, in fact, he didn&rsqu
Chapter-40: ProposalAria AnastasiaI drove to Zaiden's mansion as soon as I could after I received his phone call, without even bothering to change out of my home clothes which were tank tops and shorts.My heart was beating so fast. The only thing that was roaming in my head was Zaiden's safety. Did he get shot by any of his enemies? Was he hurt? He only told me to help him and come to his mansion immediately.I parked my car in front of the gate and ran inside his mansion. I made my way to his bedroom without replying to the maids' greetings.“Zaiden?” I called out after opening the door to his room. He was nowhere in sight.
Chapter-39: Poking & AvoidingAria Anastasia“Hey, babe, you coming to pick me up?” I asked after Zaiden received the call on the third ring.I usually didn't call Zaiden this early in the morning because he always sent me good morning messages and said that he would come to pick me up. However, I didn't receive any texts from him today. That has never happened in the last six months of our dating. I wondered if he was feeling okay.“I am already at the office, Aria. You can come on your own, can't you?” he replied.I stopped buttoning my light blue blouse and stared at myself in the mirror blankly. “Oh, ok
Chapter-38: Perfect DateAria AnastasiaI smiled looking at myself in the mirror. I was wearing a light pink off-shoulder dress that reached up to my knees. I touched up my light make-up and was ready to go.Today I was going to spend the whole day with Zaiden outside. We were supposed to do that last week, but I had to turn him down because I had to spend time with Freja, that's why he has been sulking the whole week. She went back to New York three days ago.I went to open the door and grinned seeing my handsome boyfriend at the doorstep with flowers in his hands. He seemed embarrassed about it.I arched an eyebrow teasingly and said, “What's this about, Mr. Storm?”&nbs
Chapter-37: Apology BalloonsAria Anastasia“Ma'am, the boss is calling for you,” Yana mumbled fearfully.I didn't look up from my computer screen and said, “Tell him that I'm busy.”“But he said that it's urgent,” she said.“I don't care.”“He also said that the company can go bankrupt if you don't come to him,” she added.“Then let it go bankrupt,” I said curtly. “Now go and do your work. I'm your supervisor, not him,” I ordered Yana who quickly nodded and sauntered away.
Chapter-36: Daydream WeddingAria AnastasiaIt has been many days since I went to Zaiden's family gathering. In fact, another of his family get-together was around the corner.Even though it's been that long, it still felt surreal to be with Zaiden. It was almost as if I was trapped in a bubble of dreams and it would burst with the lightest touch.Ever since we started dating, we would rarely argue. As we started to get to know each other even better, we would understand each other's point of view more easily. It helped us wrap up our work sooner and do whatever we want for the rest of the day.However, we would try to remain professional during our work
Chapter-35: ConfessionZaiden StormI parked the car at a sideway near Aria's apartment and turned to face her.“Thanks for dropping me, Zaiden. I had a lot of fun tonight with your family, ” Aria said with a cute smile.“You still haven't told me,” I spoke up.“Tell you what?” she let out while opening her seatbelt.“What is your impression of me?” I asked.She gave me a flat look and said, “That's the seventh time you have asked me.”“Because you haven't
Chapter-34: The Storm FamilyAria AnastasiaThe mansion was decorated beautifully, and the homely feeling I got as I stepped in helped me calm my nerves down.As we reached the living room, I saw a black-haired woman in her mid-forties sternly giving instructions to a servant. But as soon as her face landed on Zaiden and me, her lips curved up in a big smile.“You guys are here. Welcome, you two,” the woman exclaimed and rushed to give a hug to Zaiden. “Even though I saw you a month ago, it feels like forever, my son.”“I'm sorry I couldn't call you that often, Mom. How have you been?” Zaiden replied.Th
Chapter-33: Frantic ShoppingAria Anastasia“Oh, my God. I need to buy a dress. Oh, no, I also need compatible shoes. Zaiden, what am I going to do?” I cried out.I was going to meet Zaiden's family tomorrow, and I had no idea what I was going to wear. I wanted to strangle Zaiden for forgetting to inform me beforehand.By now, the shopping malls and stores were already closed. I would need to choose a nice dress from my closet now.I was tapping my foot out of anxiety when Zaiden pulled over the car near a shopping district, although the lights of most shops were out. He came over to my side and opened the door.I glared at him
Chapter-32: Sudden AnxietyZaiden StormI was completely engrossed in my work when I heard someone knocking on the door.“Come in,” I permitted and Aria entered with her cheeks puffed. “What is it?” I stopped typing on my laptop and paid her my undivided attention.“Why haven't you had your lunch yet?” she demanded.“Lunch?” I let out in confusion and checked the time to realize that it was past lunchtime. “Oh, it completely slipped my mind.”“You even said that we were going to have lunch together, but look at you being a workaholic like always,” she fumed, crossing her