Novels by Edima Essien

003“Damn it.” The words left my mouth before I could think.Alexander raised a brow, “Mind your words, Miss. Let's not forget where you stand.”Where I stand?I wanted to wipe that dirty smirk off his face but I swallowed the urge and simply worked forward.In fact the reason I had even arrived in this company was starting to blur in my mind.Oh yes! Keep it together Chloe.You are here for a job.A job as a personal assistant.It's not hard and you also have experience doing quite a lot of this.I watched Alexander sit up straight, his eyes directly on me.“We can do this the hard way or the easy way, Chloe.” He said, rising up from his seat.“And I, for once, haven't been able to get my mind away from last night.” He made a curve around his desk.My heartbeats increased but I took a deep breath.There was nothing to panic about.Alexander was my childhood friend.Someone I had just slept with—A tiny voice whispered in my head.“Wouldn't we continue the interview for the job post?”

"Are you just going to stare at me, or are you going to yell at me for drinking your fancy scotch?" I hiccupped, wiping a mixture of rain and tears from my face."You look like a drowned rat, Chloe," Alexander’s deep, raspy voice rumbled through the quiet room. As my eyes adjusted to the bright light, I noticed the heavy crystal tumbler in his hand, with amber liquid swirling at the bottom. He had been sitting alone in the pitch black, drinking."Well, this drowned rat just lost her fiancé, her life savings, and her dignity!" I yelled back, holding the heavy glass bottle tightly to my chest. "So back off!"Alexander downed the rest of his glass in one gulp. He set the empty glass down on a side table and took a slow step toward me. "Keep your voice down. And give me the bottle. You've had enough.""Make me, Alexander," I challenged, raising the bottle to my lips for another swig.He moved so fast I barely saw it. In one second, he was across the room, and in the next, his large, warm

001"I still can't believe you are stuck in Paris on my three-year anniversary!" I laughed, balancing my phone between my ear and my shoulder."Don't even remind me, Chloe," my best friend, Mia, groaned loudly through the speaker. "Fashion Week is a total nightmare. My boss is screaming at models, my feet are bleeding, and I would give anything to be back in the city with you right now.""Well, you are missing out," I teased her, turning off my car engine. "I am parked outside Mark's apartment right now. I have the chocolate cake from that fancy bakery he loves. And, I got the big gift.""Wait, you actually bought it?" Mia gasped. "The Rolex?""I did!" I smiled, looking at the shiny green box on my passenger seat. "I saved up for six straight months for this watch.""Chloe, you are crazy! You spoil that man way too much," Mia complained. "He better drop to his knees and kiss your feet tonight.""He has been so stressed about trying to start his own business," I explained. "I just want