"So, who are you going to the ball with?" Reese asked Axel before she could even stop herself when they were finally alone in the meeting pod. He raised his brow. "And how does that concern you?"She pressed her lips together, trying her best to pretend she wasn’t hurt by his words. "Do you even want to talk about the rumors circulating?"He gave his head a slight shake. "No.""Thank goodness my face was not captured." She leapt to her feet and started walking towards the exit. "So you can as well bear the cross alone, because it’s not really my business.""And whose fault do you think it is?" Axel asked. Turning on her heels to look at him, a scowl flashed across her face. "Don’t even go there!”"Why shouldn’t I?" He raised a brow. "If you had just listened to me—""Listen to me carefully, Axel." She cut him off, inching closer to him with a stern look masking her features. "You can’t control me. I can decide to do anything at any time. You mean nothing to me, so you have no right
As they ventured into the cafeteria with Chloe's arm hooked around Axel's arm, everyone in the cafeteria stopped eating, and all attention was focused on them."Your employees think we look perfect together." Chloe beamed as they made their way to one of the round tables inside the restaurant. "They can't seem to take their eyes off us.""Stop being delusional, Chloe." Axel sighed as he sat on a chair. "That's not why they are all staring."Giving her shoulders a half-shrug, Chloe sat down across from Axel. "That's why they are staring.”“They are only staring because—“ Axel started, but a waitress suddenly appeared in front of him, interrupting him. "What should we offer you, sir?""What do you want?" He asked Chloe.A smile flashed on her lips. "Spaghetti Bolognese."He darted his gaze at the waitress. "She would have that.""What of you, sir?" The waitress asked."Don't worry about me." Axel said. "I am not hungry; I only accompanied her here to eat.""That's so sweet of you." Chl
Axel made sure Chloe left the company building after they left the cafeteria. Everything she did irritated him, and he couldn’t stand her anymore.He was back at his office, working on some documents, when he heard a knock on the door. The door was pushed open almost immediately, and Reese slipped inside. "What was that?" Reese asked, as she banged the door shut and started walking towards him. He raised a brow. "What was what?""I thought we agreed to refrain from having other sexual partners?" She asked, a scowl masked on her face. "What was that that you were doing with Chloe? Are you having sex with her?""Good question, Reese." He eased back on his seat and crossed his arms over his chest. "But do I have to answer your question?""Yes!" She exclaimed. "No." He shook his head. "I don’t have to."Leaping to his feet, he walked around his desk and inched closer to her. "I don’t have to, Reese." He repeated, and as he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer.His ha
As planned, Reese wore the most daring outfit to work the following day. She and Lucy took their time picking out the outfit.She wore a rich green high-waisted leather mini skirt with a half-buttoned white top tucked inside the skirt and pointed-toe high-heeled pumps. She also had red-hot lips on, making her look like the perfect definition of a sexy assistant. The moment she stepped inside the company’s building, a good amount of the male employees couldn’t take their eyes off her, including a few females, and she liked that because that shows that her effort to look sexy was successful.Right now, she was in her office, organizing Axel’s schedule, while trying to imagine how he would react when he sees her. She couldn’t wait to carry out her plan.A knock suddenly sounded on the door, jerking her out of her reverie. "Who is it?" She quickly asked. "Tom.""Oh, come in, please." she said, and the door was pushed open. "Good morning, Reese." Tom said as he ventured inside the offi
"You arouse me." Axel repeated when he got to where she was sitting. His gaze was fixed on her, staring at her lustfully. "Oops. My bad," she gasped. "I didn’t think my choice of outfit was going to arouse anyone. But now that I know that I might cause confusion in this building—" she slowly leapt to her feet seductively. "I would go and change my outfit.""Reese." He groaned as he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer. "You look fucking sexy. Why are you doing this to me?"His hand on her body ignited heat in her body, but she had to keep up with the plan until the end—she must not allow him to touch her.Sucking in a breath, she muttered. "Mr. Griffin, let me go, please. I have to go and continue my work.""I hired you." He leaned in and grazed his lips on her neck. "So I can decide whether to tell you to leave your work or not.""I am really uncomfortable." She muttered. "Let go, please." He sniffed her, the sweet scent of her strawberry deodorant intoxicating hi
"I guess someone is in trouble." The guy said the moment they were alone. Reese sighed. "Today might actually be the day I smack his ass."He raised a brow. "Do you have another source of income?""Unfortunately no." She pressed her lips together. "So apparently, I am not smacking his ass today.""Don’t worry." A small smile touched his lips. "You would be okay."Nodding her head, she leapt to her feet and stretched her hand forward for a handshake. "Thanks for having lunch with me.""It’s my pleasure." He muttered. "I hope to do this with you again someday."Reese flashed her teeth at him as they withdrew from the handshake, knowing full well that they weren’t going to have lunch together again. She only used him to make Axel jealous, and she doesn’t intend to see him again. "I have to get going now before he crumbles down this building." She quickly said, as she started walking away from him. He leapt to his feet and followed her until he caught up to her. "Uhm..." he scratched
Reese couldn’t wait to get off work and go and tell Lucy about everything that happened. She was sure that she was going to be so excited that their plan worked, and she couldn’t wait to tell her all about it.Lucy was at home when Reese got home, and as usual, she was in the living room watching a movie."Bitch!" Lucy beamed the moment Reese walked into the living room. "I can see the smile on your face. It worked out right?""I even did more than we planned." Reese told her as she trudged to where Lucy was sitting and sat beside her."Tell me all about it!" Lucy exclaimed, excited.Reese cleared her throat then went on to tell Lucy all about what happened that day at work without leaving any single detail out."You are invited to the ball." Lucy said when Reese finally finished narrating everything. "So, we don’t have to rack our brains thinking of how we could use Zayn to make Axel jealous.""I thought of that also." Reese said, a smile spreading across her lips. "All I have to do
Chloe had literally taken Axel to all the clothing stores in London in search of the dress she would wear to the ball, and she still hadn’t seen a dress she wanted. Chloe was adamant that Axel get her a new dress for the ball as she didn’t know what to wear. He refused to go with her, but after much persuasion from her, he agreed to go with her. He knew going to the ball with her after what she pulled off was a stupid decision, but he had no one else to go with and he had to attend the event no matter what.He hadn’t even told her that he knew about what she pulled off yet; he might lose his shit while confronting her and end up chasing her away. And he had to avoid that situation until after the event, when he would ask her to never show his face to him again. But before then, he would try as much as possible to keep his cool.Right now, they are inside a boutique, which is the sixth they have been to in just one night, and Axel was beyond frustrated already. He made up his mind th