(Ivy)I can't deny that I've been worried sick that Ethan had been distant.But after speaking to detective John, I just simply want to tell him off so badly. I was angry, not only has he been causing havoc in my life, his side piece has been stalking me too.Natasha Jones, a little above thirty, a model, and has been insanely spoilt lavishly by Ethan.Nothing much was found on her, a mother and an older brother, recently ended her five years relationship.I scoffed at that, probably in hopes of being with a richer man.I put my phone away, I had no interest in reading further, John had sent details and pictures of his findings, and the more I read it, the angrier I get.I told myself that I was this upset because I was being stalked by her but that little devil at the back of mind knows it was simply because she had a thing with Ethan.I had no right to be angry about it, what did I expect from a man whore? This is just one and the longest out of the numerous women he's been with, I'
(Rihanna)I flip over for what feels like the hundredth time, pulling the sheets that are both too heavy and too light.I couldn't sleep, my mind wouldn't let me.I had told myself that I wouldn't regret what I said to Calvin, it was the truth.But still, I just couldn't put it out of my mind. The look on his face kept replaying over and over again in my head.I had no idea why.Also, he's been on my mind lately, more often than usual. I had tried to turn off my emotions, but the more I tried, the more intense it gets.I knew he has someone else— that angry lady with him at his office, he probably doesn't even see me other than his assistant.But the kiss, why would he do that?He doesn't kiss his other assistants, or does he?I just don't get it, he gets involved in my business more often than he had done before.It's all confusing, perhaps I was the only one overthinking it.I want to curse him out, yell at him for succeeding with messing with my head but the only problem is that he
(Ivy)My hands hovered on my keyboard, typing, erasing and typing again.Frankly, I had never wanted to reach out to Ethan. But then he's my business partner, isn't it normal to try to find out if he was okay?I exhaled, reaching to type again.“Hey, this is Ivy. Just wondering if you're fine—--,” I pause, erasing it again.Ugh.What has come over me?It's just a text, not a death wish.I closed my eyes and by the time I opened them, I was sure about it.So again, I retyped.“Hey, this is Ivy. You didn't show up at our last meeting and didn't reply to my emails, I was just wondering if everything’s okay?” I typed as I had practiced a thousand times over in my head.I hesitated, biting my lips, then finally, I clicked send, tossing my phone away before I change my mind and delete it.I reached for my laptop and buried myself in work, hoping to keep my mind off other things.It worked, somewhat.But after a while, a knock comes to my door and I snap my eyes to it. “Come in Mary.”She wal
(Calvin)My mind has been a mess since I closed from work, and it's because of what Rihanna said to me.I wasn't big on overthinking, but I have been doing it quite often recently. And I usually don't even care about what everyone thinks about me.But my stomach has been twisting since she left my office, She sees me as the devil’s grandson and it bothers me.I downed another half shot of the hot liquid and Christian watched me silently.It took a while before I let the words out. “I lost to you, happy now?”I see him smirk as he brings down his glass. “You lost even before you started, took you long enough to admit that,” he mused.I glare at him. “Were you messing with me?”He tuts and tilted his head. “What do you think?”I cursed under my breath and his smirk widens. But then, he sits up straighter, his eyes fixed on me. “I knew you liked her, I just wanted you to see it too,” he says and paused, pulling out a file, he pushes it to me and I immediately knew what it was, so I scoff
(Ivy)I shake his hand and ask. “Why am I having this meeting with you, Mr Phillips?” I mutter, my eyebrows lifting in question.He gives me a polite smile and replied. “My boss had something urgent to take care of, so I'd be finalizing this in his stead,”“Oh, I see.” Is all I say, forcing a small smile.He narrows his eyes on me. “Shall we?”I nod. “Sure,” I retort, taking my seat.But as the meeting progresses, I can't help but wonder what was really urgent that Ethan had to disappear for days.That's my own thought though. I don't ask. It really isn't my business. So I put it out of my mind and focus on what is.Grayson was as good as his boss, I had no doubt he was a loyal one too. And by the time we came to a final conclusion, I was quite impressed.I gather my things and stood up managing a small smile. “Have your boss take a look and if it's still unsuitable, we'd reduce some mechanical designs to better control costs,” I tell him.He nods but says. “He's given order to procee
(Rihanna)I spoke to Anthony on my way out, apologizing for the stunt Calvin pulled last night.He was fine with it, and he wants a make up lunch date. But I told him I'd think about it and with that I killed the call.Amanda's call came in later, apparently I hadn't seen her text, she was worried sick that I wasn't at work and was wondering if I was okay.But what really got my attention was her first words as I answered her call. “The boss came in late today and you're nowhere to be found, Rih.”I blanch at her words, Calvin's echoing in my head. “You have the day off Rihanna.”Why'd he grant me a day off knowing he would be at work?I swallowed. “I took a day off, I'm sorry I didn't text you about it earlier.”She goes silent for a second. “He let you?” There's skepticism in her tone, like she's finding it hard to believe.Calvin never really grants a day off quite often and if he does, it's with a very good reason.But he let me take the day off, twice in a row.I exhaled and admi