Turning to Lucas, my already wide eyes stretched even wider, "You should leave right now." I breathed. Panic and alarm swell inside me like an air balloon. "They shouldn't see me like this, especially with you in my room.""I couldn't. I'm butt naked." He replied, wickedly amused by how terrified I look."Go pick up your clothes and leave the room quickly." I order under my breath , stressed out by his lack of concern."I have no other way to go to my room except the main door." Lucas crossed his arms in front, and leaned back on the headboard in a comfortable position. "Besides, the view here is far more interesting here than inside my room." He added, his eyes twinkling as they skim through my body. When I followed where his gaze had stopped, I caught him looking at my breast which had spilled out of the blanket covering them."Pervert!" I gasp, hugging the blanket higher to my chest to cover my exposed body part. Something that resembled a groan and a chuckle emerged from his thro
"Even my ass," I bit back glumly and I closed the door in his face. However, before the door can entirely close, Lucas inserted himself in between and forced himself in. He tailed behind me, feeling at home in my room after spending just a night and acting as if he owned the place. He did own it though but my room is my private sanctuary, he has his own."Stop following me," I lashed at him, unable to tolerate his presence anymore after what he did this morning."I'm not following you." He replied. A childish grin playing across his enigmatic features."Yes, you are.""This is my house. I have the right to be here." He responded smugly."But this is my room. You have yours."Lucas nonchalantly shrugged his shoulders. " You will be late for work if you don't move now." He told me and found himself a comfortable position on the large Victorian sofa."You are avoiding the topic." I accused him. The irritation in my tone was outright."I'm not." He said. His lack of concern irritated me f
"I can't believe I've just met the notorious Lucas Nicholas Alexander up close." Samantha spoke suddenly while driving the sleek Lamborghini smoothly across the spacious highway. From reviewing the pointers of today's meeting in my notepad, my attention switches to hers in a snap. "He's nothing like the man I heard people talk about before." She continued without tearing her gaze off the road.Every nerve in my body abruptly awakens by the mention of Luca's name. Samantha wasn't the expressive type, she'd never been vocal in her thoughts and opinions, but for the first time since meeting her, I've finally seen this side of her. It intrigued me even more to inquire further about the man. "What was Lucas actually like before you met him?" I quietly ask her."Based on people who've been in close contact with him, they say he was cold, calculated, arrogant, and never really paid any attention to anyone around him." She explained, pausing a little bit to step on the brakes when the traffi
"Done preparing? The meeting will begin in five minutes."From looking at files in my hand, my eyes shifts to Samantha's direction. "I thought I still have an hour left?" I ask her with a puzzled look in my face."The Chief Financial Officer wants to begin early.""And they didn't even ask me if I'm not ready yet.""They didn't want your opinion. As it's the CFO's order, we have no say in it." Samantha explained. "I'm warning you in advance, the conference hall will be a battlefield once you step inside.""That's terrifying." I mumble under my breath, thinking I won't be even surprise if someone throws an egg to my face inside the conference hall since everybody seems to hate me."You're more terrifying to them. They hate you because you scare them."Samantha briefly glance at her wristwatch before shifting her eyes back to me. "Four minu
Scarlet wasn't easily put off though. Instead of retreating, she held her stance and grab the chance to worsen the situation. So in her calm, calculated tone, she began. "I remember you, woman." She said the words while looking in Sam's direction. "You've once worked here in the company, aren't you? If I'm not mistaken, you've been charged with money embezzlement and have been imprisoned for a year."Gasps and murmurs filled the room.Remarkably, Samantha remained calm and composed on her seat. "You've had an excellent memory, Miss Ross." She told Scarlet in the same polite manner she'd been using earlier. "However, you didn't get the facts straight. If I was guilty of charge as you claimed it to be, I won't be seating here in this very conference hall."Scarlet's face heat up in humiliation. "Don't talk to me like that. "I'm still your boss.""I do respect you as the Chief Finance Officer, Miss Ross
What happened to the man who hates me? I ask myself, intently watching him until he vanishes from sight.Wasting no time, I settled on the swivel chair, and began to ease the clutter of paper works on top of my desk.I was looking forward to our little date tonight."You should have seen the look on Scarlet's face when Lucas got near you after this morning's meeting ended." Samantha began. It was our coffee break and we chatted for a while with a cup of steaming coffee in our hands. "She looks like a baby who's favorite toy was taken from her." She added, imitating Scarlet's face. Watching her almost made me choke on my coffee. "She looked green with envy and I swear I saw murder in her eyes when Lucas grinned at you.""Lucas and I just talked about having dinner together. It's not a big deal, you know." I told Samantha who in return shot me an incredulous look."Not a big
"Where are we going to dine?" The words came out of my lips as I stepped out of my office. I could feel my cheeks heating up. Lucas, noticing my blush, gave a boyish grin, turning my poor knees into Jell-O.How could someone be this sinfully handsome? I thought to myself, annoyed by how such a simple grin made my stomach flutter with millions of butterflies."Somewhere you will like." He replied and caught my hands, entwining them on his own before I could even react.Lucas used to hate me, why did he suddenly change overnight? Can really a devil metamorphosis into an angel overnight? I shook the thought as fast as it arrive then raised my eyebrows at him only to see him peering closely at my face as if I have some dirt in it.Self-consciously, I rub my fingers on my face, trying to remove the dirt if there was any."Why are you looking at me like that?" The words came out as ras
The butler handed us the menu.The cuisine was quite new to me as if I'd just read the names for the first time even though as far as I knew, I've been living in the country for most of my life.Unable to decide what to eat, Lucas did the ordering himself, carefully selecting the food which he thinks we will both like.The butler left with the list of our order.While waiting for our orders to arrive, Lucas lit the remaining candles on the center table, thus filling the air with the relaxing scent of fresh rosewood.The soft lights coming from the candle, accompanied with the moonlight illuminate his face, making him look like a demigod with his strong, aristocratic features.I tried to tear my gaze off his face but it's impossible now that I found myself drawn into him.I knew exactly why women were drawn towards him despite his no