Reese was standing at a close distance, looking as beautiful as ever in a sky blue evening dress that suited her color. Before he could even stop himself, he trudged to where she was standing and stood just in front of her. She gasped. "What are you doing here?""“I should be asking you that question." He said. “This event was organized by Perfect Touch.”Her eyes grew wider; she didn’t know that she was at his event. It was her new boss who took her there. "How dare you call me over the phone at the bar only for you to disappear again?" Axel said. "I called you?” She asked, confused. "Yes.” He said, "When you were drunk at the bar." He told her, and she widened her eyes in surprise. She had no memory of that at all. "What did I say?" She asked, raising her brow. "You only said I made you look pathetic." She pressed her lips together. "I’m sorry. It ain’t happening again." She blew out a sharp breath. "If you would please excuse me, I have to go and see my boss." She said as sh
Reese couldn’t believe that she just finished having sex with Axel—with no protection. Someone she was trying so hard to forget."Why did you drink so much that day?" Axel asked her as he pulled his trousers back up. "Do you have any idea what would have happened to you that day if not for the bartender who helped you?"She narrowed her eyes in confusion. "What do you mean?"“You were almost kidnapped by some asses." He told her. "I have no memory of what happened that night." She gasped. "How did you know?""You told me where you were when you called me, so I went there in search of you." Axel told her and then went on to tell her everything that happened. Her mouth fell agape. "Why would the police fucking let them go?" She asked, perplexed. "Same question I asked." He took his hand to her cheek and caressed it. "Are we good?" "Me and you? No!" she exclaimed as she pushed him off and jumped down. “Please don’t leave me.” He pleaded. “I like it this way. You are the only one I
Reese wished she could stay in Axel’s bed forever and explore each other’s bodies, but she had to go to work early the next day, and it was getting late. She had to go back home and rest. "Where are you going?" Axel asked as he watched her jump out of bed and started putting on her clothes. "Home," she replied. He raised a brow. "Why? Come on, stay with me.""I wish I could." She said as she brushed her tangled hair with her fingers. "But I have to go to work early tomorrow.""I thought we agreed on your coming back to work for me.""You suggested, Axel." She slipped her feet into her black heels. "But I didn’t agree.""You know I could buy the company you work for and make you my employee." He teased, a small smile touching his lips."You wouldn’t do that." She muttered under her breath as she grabbed her clutch and tucked it under her arm."Well, if you don’t come back to work for me, I might as well do that."Her brows drew together. "Are you threatening me?"He shrugged. "Mayb
Alex promised not to be hard on Reese, but all he’s been doing to her since she resumed work is the opposite. He has been bombarding her with work, calling her to his office every little chance he gets, and staring at her lustfully like a male dog waiting to mate with his partner—a very disgusting look. Right now, she was in his office, which was about the tenth trip she had made to his office. "You called me, what do you need?" Reese asked when he kept staring at her without saying anything. "Uhm..." he cleared his throat. "My dry cleaner just called and asked me to come for my laundry. I’d like you to help me get them."A deep frown flashed across her face. "Excuse me?""What?" He asked, raising a brow. "Listen carefully, Alex—""Mr. Anderson." He corrected. "I am your boss, so regard me with respect."Ignoring what he said, she continued. "You have been overworking me since I resumed work this morning. But I’ll tell you this: I am not an errand girl!"Planting his elbows on
The collapse of Anderson Group was the headline on every news channel a few days later. The law enforcement had revealed that Mr. Anderson was involved in a series of fraudulent activities, and he was reprimanded, causing a lot of shareholders of the company to withdraw their shares. Reese had resumed working for Axel and was inside her office, surfing the internet, when she came across the news. She knew in an instant that, without a doubt, it was Axel who was behind it. Rising to her feet, she made her way to his office, angry at him that he had pulled that off even though she had pleaded with him not to. "Axel!" She barked as she slipped inside his office and closed the door behind her. "Why are your cheeks so red, Kitty?" He asked as he swiveled in his chair. "Why did you do that?" She asked as she approached him. He raised a brow. "Do what?""Don’t fucking play dumb, Axel!" She snapped. "You know exactly what I am talking about.""I am not a mind reader, Kitty." He said,
After the meeting with the Chinese clients, Axel got so busy with work in his office that he and Reese didn’t get to talk. When it was time for Reese to close for the day, she went to his office to inform him that she was leaving. As usual, she didn’t knock before pushing the door open and trudging inside. "Hey," she said as she approached his desk. He glanced at her briefly before returning his gaze to the document on his desk. "You are leaving already?""Yes." She said. "I came to tell you that.""Okay, bye." He said this without bothering to hoist his head up to look at her. She couldn’t tell if he was trying to build walls or if he was just so busy. At that moment, all she wanted to do was walk around his desk, talk to him, hold him, and kiss him. But she couldn’t do any of that. If he was building a wall and she did all that, she would definitely look stupid. And the last thing she wanted was to look stupid. Without further utterances, she turned on her heels and walked t
Dressed in the white dress Axel had sent to her, Reese walked towards the black limousine that was packed in front of the house.Axel’s driver, Daniel, was standing by the door, and he pulled it open, holding it for her to enter. "You look beautiful, Ms. McBride." He complimented her, a smile flashing across his face."Thank you, Daniel." She said, before slipping inside the car. Right beside Axel."I wasn’t wrong when I said this dress was going to make you look regal." Axel said, his gaze fixed on her. He leaned in and planted a light kiss on her cheek. "You are beautiful, Reese, in all ways.""Thank you." She said, her blush reaching her ears. “And thanks for the dress.”"Anything for you, Kitty. Would you allow me to take you to my place after dinner? Please.” He asked, his gaze fixed on her. She nodded her head in response, a smile curling on her lips. "Should I start the ride?" Daniel, who was already seated in the driver's seat, asked."Yes, please," Axel said. Daniel, nodd
"Shall we?" Axel asked when they finished eating, and Reese nodded her head. Rising to his feet, he started walking towards her to help her up, but before he got to where she was sitting, she sprung up. He scratched his temple. "I was going to help you stand up.""As you can see, I am not disabled." She said as she started walking towards the exit. He drew his brows together as he watched her slip through the exit, wondering why she was so angry at him for fighting for her. She was supposed to be fucking grateful!Blowing out a frustrated breath, he quickly trudged out of the room and followed her before she took a cab and went home by herself. He knows Reese. And he knows she’s capable of doing that. "Reese." He called when he finally caught up with her outside the restaurant. "Yes, Axel?" She muttered without bothering to look at him. "Stop this." He groaned. Without bothering to reply, she sauntered to where his driver had parked the black limousine. Daniel was standing ou