Semua Bab Kiss Me, CEO : Bab 1 - Bab 5

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Chapter 001

I mumbled to myself, "You've got to be kidding me," as I stood outside the Belmore Hotel's magnificent ballroom and gazed through the glass doors. Inside, the setting was a haze of champagne glasses, laughter, and a level of sophistication that made you feel like a phony simply by entering. Nathan and Amelia's night was meant to be theirs. Their celebration of engagement.I had once been in love with Nathan, and I had been friends with Amelia for years. A love that seemed to belong to someone else now. The love of a fool.I wasn't planning on coming tonight. Not after everything. However, it had been so informal, almost like an afterthought: "Lola, come to the party. Without you, it won't be the same. I had gazed at it for too long, wondering if my life could return to something approaching normalcy. I ought to have removed that. I ought to have disregarded it. However, I found myself standing on the brink of the world that had ripped me apart.Since high school, Amelia has been my cl
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Chapter 002

"I didn’t expect that," I muttered, trembling as I moved away from Yemi, the heat from the kiss still clinging to my lips like a permanent mark. Uncertain of what I should feel or even if I should feel anything at all, I gazed up at him.Yemi's countenance was impenetrable, yet his eyes never left mine. His eyes had a flash of curiosity, but his lips twitched as though he were holding back a smile. "Neither did I."I swallowed hard, feeling suddenly vulnerable, as though the world could see the mess I was desperately attempting to hide. Like an open wound that would not go away, Nathan's betrayal was still very much present. The one thing I believed to be mine had been taken by Amelia, my best friend and the one person I could always rely on. Nathan. I couldn't even bring myself to care about anything other than the deluge of emotions that threatened to drown me as I stood in front of Yemi in the middle of this engagement party."Why did you kiss me?" My voice was now barely above a w
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Chapter 003

"Do you ever stop thinking?" Gazing at Yemi, who was standing by my window with his back to me, I questioned. His sharp features were rendered unreadable by the golden tone of the sunset sunshine that crept through the slats.With the same calculating expression in his eyes, he turned slowly. He responded softly, "You’re not the first person to ask me that," yet there was something unnerving about the way his eyes met mine. "But no. I don't. Do you?I took a deep breath, unsure of how to react. Nathan's face, Amelia's treachery, and the kiss between Yemi and me that had triggered something I wasn't ready to face were all jumbled in my mind. Since the rug had been pulled out from under me, trust had always been a delicate thing for me, a thin thread I was scared to pull on. But now that I was standing here with Yemi, I could feel his influence on every choice I made."Not really," I said as I glanced down at my hands. "Not when it comes to the people who matter."Between us, there was
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Chapter 004

"Why are you here, Lola?" Yemi was leaning against the doorframe, his dark eyes staring at me with a ferocity that chilled me, and his voice was sharper than normal. "I thought I made it clear this morning."I didn't intend to visit his workplace. It had been one of those rash choices, the result of an inexplicable combination of curiosity and irritation. My anxiousness increased as soon as I entered the modern lobby of his company's headquarters. But there I was again, in his world, in his eyes.I stood in my position and declared, "I needed answers," even though I wasn't sure what kind of answers I was seeking. "You promised to clarify the situation. However, you have only provided me with partial truths.With a slow, knowing smile on his lips, Yemi straightened up. However, something about the way he gazed at me seemed strange, like an encouragement to engage in risky behavior."Answers?" he said again as he moved in my direction. "Lola, you're in over your head. You ought to go ba
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Chapter 005

"Why do you keep doing this to me, Nathan?" Even though the storm inside of me was anything but quiet, I asked, my voice hardly more than a whisper. He was standing in the corridor, staring at me with an intensity I remembered all too well, but I hadn't expected to find him waiting outside my apartment.I no longer felt like I knew Nathan, the man who had once meant the world to me. He was standing in front of me like a ghost I couldn't get away from, drawing me into a maelstrom of memories I'd attempted to bury.He said, "I’m sorry, Lola," in a quiet, almost begging voice. "None of this was intended by me. You must trust me.I took a step back and shook my head, as though putting some distance between us would somehow calm the roiling emotions inside of me. "Are you sorry? After all? after you deceived me, took advantage of me, and then left as if it didn't matter?"I couldn't find it in myself to forgive him just yet, even though his face was contorted with guilt. "I made mistakes,
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