Chapter three - "Who changed my dress?"

"I am com... Haaahhh!" Ariande mistakenly on the shower and fell into the bathtub,it was ice cold.

Xander heard her scream and ran into the bathroom.

Holy Shit!

Ariande was already in the tub, she was struggling to get out of the water. Soon, she drowned. He tried to pulled her out then he too fell  into the tub. 

He pull her up. There face were extremely close that they could feel each other's breath.

Xander never knew that Ariande was this beautiful. Her wet clothes exposed her curves and... everything.

Her lips were wet and they looked sexy. He fought the urge to kiss them.

He came out of the tub and carried her to his bed. Her clothes were wet. He was caught between changing her clothes or...

She would catch a cold and she was not awake yet. Xander was marvelled at how a woman that acted so strong was weak.

She couldn't swim. Poor thing.

He called one of his female maids to attend to her immediately.

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Ariande opened her eyes and saw herself in a different room.

'How did I get here?'

Her blank memory started recalling what happened. She scanned her eyes and saw her boss sleeping on the couch. 

'Was it late?"

She checked the wall clock. It told 8:30pm. 

'Oh my God! What am I doing on the boss' bed?'

Xander turned uncomfortably. His neck hurt. He then opened his eyes and saw that Ariande was wide awake. She was lost in her own thoughts.

"How are you feeling now?" He asked.

"I am feeling better... Hah!" Her eyes looked at her body. Her clothes had been changed.

" Who changed my dress?!" She screamed. 

"I am the one." Xander answered with a smirk. This way going to piss her off.

"You said what?" Ariande asked sarcastically. How dare he! She climbed down from the bed slowly and walked close to Xander.

"You did what!" She screamed and held his shirt. " You dare to me,you prick! And to worsen it, you changed my dress and my... you are so dead."  Ariande couldn't think or say what else her boss had done. Xander didn't move, he only smiled. He could see her beauty in her anger. He was lost in those green eyes. And her anger made them sparkle. The fan blew her long black silky hair. Her lips were moving but he didn't hear anything, he only watched and thought of how tasty they would be.

Ariande snapped her fingers at him when she noticed that he wasn't listening.

"I am talking to you, mister." Xander couldn't help but laugh. Ariande became confused.

' Has he lost his mind now?'

" You think I would change your dress. You wish! A maid did that. I just lied to see your reaction. Who would want to have a look at your ugly body. Have anyone ever told you how ugly you are?. Take a good look at a mirror and you'll see." He adjusted himself and was about to leave when he paused.

"One more thing, before I return make sure to leave. I don't want to sleep on the couch." He said and walked out.

'Am I that ugly that he looked disgusted?. Why does his words hurt me this much?. I never knew that hearing these words come out of his mouth would hurt this much.'

Ariande walked out of his room and entered hers. She slumped on the bed. She kept thinking about his words,tears escaped her eyes.

' Am I that unattractive?'

She soon fell asleep.

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The next day

Ariande got up and took her bath. She went to the boss' room. Thank God he was still asleep. She didn't want to have any conversation with him. She prepared his bath as John had instructed her. As soon as she was done, Xander woke up.

"I have prepared your bath sir. You can go in now." Ariande said casually. There was no emotion in her tone." I will make your coffee." She said and left.

Later she returned with the coffee and dropped it on the table. Xander came out of his bathroom. His wet body made him look hot. Ariande scanned his body. He has a well defined muscular body. Ariande shoved off the thoughts from her mind.

 He can never be interested in her. Hold on! Why was she thinking about him now?

"Here's your coffee,sir" She said and left his room.

Xander stopped drying his hair. He had noticed that Ariande was unusually quiet this morning. 

'Was she sick?. She didn't even fight with him.'

He walked towards the table and took the coffee. He drank all of it. He called Ariande to take away the cup.

"You called for me sir."

"Take away the cup, please." He told her and she stretched her hand to take the cup. But Xander held her hand.

" Any problem sir?" She asked. "Do you want me to do anything for you?"

"Why are you this way?" Xander asked with concern in his eyes.

 "What are you saying sir? I am fine as you can see." She said. She freed her hand from his grip. She took the cup and walked away.

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 Xander came downstairs wearing a suit and carrying his briefcase. He checked his wristwatch. He was running late.

"John, where's Ariande?" He asked.

"Sir, she went home to see her siblings. She will be back soon."

"Ok, I am off to work now. Make sure that my coffee is ready as soon as I return. I don't want delay like yesterday."

"Yes sir"

Ariande got to her house. It's just a day she left but it felt like forever. She opened the door and entered.

"Ariande, you are home."Gina said

"You got us worried. Where were you?" Sydney asked. She may be the youngest but she acts more maturely.

" I'll explain everything. Let's sit and talk." They all sat on the couch. Gina and Sydney were eagerly waiting for Ariande's story.

"I have got a new job."

"Yeezy!" The girls jubilated.

"But... I am working in someone's house as a personal maid." She paused