Novels by Xenia

Who was she? The lady the receptionist was staring at had a flowing black dress that had a side part that got all the way to her thigh and facial features that would stop any man… And woman dead in their tracks but I had a faint idea that the receptionist lady hadn't stopped out of admiration. “I said, what is going on here?”“I–I, I, I am so sorry madam for the commotion. I'm trying to have this woman removed from the premises. She was trespassing.”I glared at her and was about to speak when she cut me short. “Does there have to be so much noise about it? Tch, all these lowly workers who don't know their place and you,”Huh? Was she talking to me? I stared and she clicked her fingers in my face. Ok, this bitch was rude. “Yes, you. Who are you and what are you doing in my store?”So it was her store? Was she the one Ciel had sent?“I am Isabella and Ci— Ciel asked me to shop here. She was causing issues for me and he said he'll send someone to deal with it. Also,”The receptionis

“So for some reason, I “interest” you Miss Isabella ?”I stared at him long and hard before answering, “Yes, I do.”“As pleased as I am that you consider me as such Miss Isabella , I don't think I'll be so foolish as to tie myself down into such an arrangement with you. There are a few… things I could gain.” He mentioned as he kept his eyes glued to my chest. Good, this was going to play out in my favour. I moved even closer and smiled at him. “I wouldn't term it as a “foolish” thing to. If I can recall, there are ways we could be of use to each other.”“Do tell?”I fidgeted a bit but I was desperate and such times called for desperate measures. If there was anything being with father and his sort of crowd was that rich people were always eager to pawn their children off. Irrespective of status. Plus, I had overheard his call the other day. “You need a wife to keep your mother at arm's length.”“Excuse me?” His expression hardened as he glared at me but now, it was with suspicion.

Isabella's POVI got the job.I was the assistant to the CEO of Ciel's Enterprise. At first, I was glad because it meant that I won't have to be thrown out of my apartment into the streets of New York but I was already skeptical and nervous just having to work for this man that made my nerves jump.I finished responding to emails for the day when the phone rang. I eyed the ringing phone for a second before rushing to answer it. Prior to what I thought about my boss when I first saw him, he was one of the most difficult people to please. And he was cold too, maybe even grumpy. Keeping me on my toes at all times.“Get to my office, now!” He ordered and ended the call before I could respond. Pushing my chair to the back, I rose from my seat and quickly buttoned up the unbuttoned part of my shirt. When I was sure that I looked okay to appear before my boss, I left my office and went to his.I had lied to my boss.Somehow, he knew who my father was and I just knew from the tone in which h

Ciel's POV“Where is he?” I asked Lucas as I barged into the room. It was four in the morning and I had to be at the office in a few hours. I do not like having my sleep disturbed but Ryan Deboiur had been a terrible pain in my ass in the past few days.I hadn't realized when I hired him to work for me that he had been sent to spy on me by one of the many enemies I have. The guy had not only been spying on my business operations but sabotaging a few shady deals I'd been getting into.He finally managed to piss me off when he laundered a huge amount of money out of one of my accounts, thinking that I wouldn't know. He had no idea the full operation I ran when I wasn't too busy being a CEO at the office.And I thought he knew better than to try to run from me.“Strapped here, sir.” Tristan, my most trusted guard informed me.The lights came on and illuminated the dark room. My lips tilted up in a smile as I resisted the sunken face of the green eyed man strapped to a chair, feet and w

Isabella DonI had everything planned out.I had everything I would ever need if the unplanned meeting with my father didn't go my way. And I told myself that I was going to calm down and not get angry. But as I drove my car into the house my father owned, the anger simmering beneath my fingers took root once again.Storming out of my car hurriedly, I slammed the door shut without care and made my way into the house. Some of the guards patrolling my father's properties tried to stop me but one look from me sent them rooted to the spot.“Where is he?” I asked his assistant who is more like his second in command, Sergei. The older man raised both of his hands up, that neutral look that was always on his face only managing to rile me up.“Your father has some guests over, Isabella. You will be right to calm down and wai—”I brushed past Sergei while he was still talking and stormed down the hall toward the room where my father received important guests. I wasn't allowed to go to the room