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

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

"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

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

"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