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
When they got to Axel’s house, they went straight to his room. And as they walked inside the room, Reese asked. "What do you mean by I belong to you?""I believe I have already told you so many times, Reese." He said as he pulled out his watch from his wrist. "You are the only one I can react to. And because of that, I don’t want to share you with anyone else."Her brows drew together. "You should have told me that right there. Instead of saying you want us to talk in a better place. It's something you could have said right there and then.""If I had told you this there—" he paused and stalked towards her. "You wouldn’t have followed me here. I can’t imagine going through the night without you. I want you here. And don’t get me wrong, Kitty. This is not why I took you out for dinner.”"You tricked me." She said, her eyes boring into his."If that’s what you want to call it, fine." He placed two fingers beneath her chin and slightly lifted it up. "If you feel tricked and don’t want th
Axel was still reeling over what happened at Reese’s house. He couldn’t contain his emotions anymore, and he needed to find out why he was feeling that way. He needed to find out why his heart beat uncontrollably fast at the thought of her. He needed to find out why rage was threatening to consume his entire being at the thought of her being with another man at that moment—two emotions he shouldn’t be feeling. He needed answers. So, he decided to talk to Luke. Perhaps he might have answers to what wasn’t clear to him. Turning his phone’s screen on, he called Luke. "Hey, man." Luke said when he picked up the phone. "What’s up?""I was making out with Reese in my house when she suddenly received a call. She put a stop to what we were doing and said she had to go home. When I drove her to her house, I met a man there. I believe that’s the reason she left my place for hers. Do you know the worst thing? She fucking sent me away just to be with that man, and I am fucked up right now. I d
Throughout the work hours that Reese was ignoring Axel, he pondered the feelings that were steaming up inside him—threatening to drive him crazy.Maybe Ethan and Luke were right, he thought. Since she had already clarified that she wasn’t sleeping with the man who was at her house yesterday, there was no reason for him to be angry anymore. If he didn’t stop denying the feeling he had for her and made her his, he might be at risk of losing her to someone else. He wanted her. He didn’t want to lose her. And that—that was what prompted him to ask her to be his girlfriend. "This—this—" She stuttered; she was still in shock. She took a deep breath and continued. "Isn’t this against the rules?""I don’t care about rules, Reese." He groaned. "You mean a lot more than rules to me. I want to make you mine."Her already rapid heartbeat accelerated. "But—" she trailed off. "Tell me you don’t feel anything for me." He said. "Tell me."Of course, she felt something for him. She had been feel
"So, are you guys a thing now?" Zayn asked, as his gaze fell to Axel’s hand that was curled around Reese’s waist. "Yes." Axel quickly said. "She’s my girlfriend."A small smile touched Zayn’s lips. "Congratulations." "Thank you." Axel said, firmly. He darted his gaze at Reese. "What is he doing here?" He asked. "Chill, bro." Zayn rubbed his hand through the back of his neck. "I didn’t come here for your girlfriend. Harry asked me to drop something for Lucy.”"Better." Axel groaned. "Come on, mate. You don’t have to be insecure. She only has eyes for you." Zayn told him.A satisfactory smile curled on Axel’s lips as he glanced at Reese. "I know that.""If you would excuse me," Zayn said as he walked past them.Reese could feel the hurt beneath his eyes. She could see how much Zayn was trying to hide it, and she felt bad for him. He’s a great guy, but there’s nothing she can do. The heart wants what it wants, and it’s not Zayn. It’s Axel.Axel and Reese ventured into the h