Twenty

Cole's pov

The buzzing of the alarm clock in my room caused me to jolt out of my sleep. It was five in the morning.

I yawned, wiping my eyes with the back of my palm before getting off the bed. I recalled I had left Vanessa in my study, and I didn't waste time going there to check on the work I asked her to do.

I was hoping she wasn't done with the work so I could find a way to punish her even more. That was what she would get for cheating on me with Sheldon.

The thought of him and Lola made me cringe. I shoved them out of my head and proceeded down the hallway.

When I got to my study door, I took a deep breath before grabbing the door knob and pushing it open.

My eyes caught sight of Vanessa, whose head was on the desk. I fused my brows into a frown, displeased to see her asleep.

She looked angelic, but I didn't see that because of my anger towards her. All I could see was a lazy employee who wasn't ready to do any work.

I moved to the desk where she laid her head, resisting the u