ISLAThe moment I stepped into the bathroom, I felt like I’d walked straight into the pages of a luxury design magazine. The floors were polished marble, glowing under my feet. Warm golden lighting spilled from the backlit mirror above the vanity, casting a soft glow across the walls. A subtle scent of lavender and something expensive lingered in the air—maybe it was the soap, or maybe the room just naturally smelled rich.I padded across the floor, my eyes drawn to the sleek glass enclosure ahead. The shower sat like a throne behind its frameless doors, complete with a rainfall head embedded into the ceiling and a matching handheld wand nestled in a polished holder. Every fixture gleamed in brushed brass, so pristine it looked like it had never been touched by him.Robert reached for the digital panel embedded into the tiled wall just outside the shower. The screen lit up the moment his finger hovered over it, displaying icons and temperature readings in a soft blue light. I felt jea
ISLA "Mmhh, this…" I pointed down at the food. "...this is lovely." I mumbled, over mouthful of food. "Is it?" He shot his brows up. Somehow, when he gave me that intense look, it made me hot all over. I nodded. "I think it tastes even better than what we had at that restaurant, right?." Robert nodded, a smile crawling up his face. "Well, that's because it's my recipe." He pointed out. I rolled my eyes at him. "Proud much. I can't wait to eat yours." His eyes flashed questioningly at me. "Eat yours?" My cheeks colored furiously over the realization that he was reading a different meaning to what I had just said. I shook my head, reaching out for a glass of water, because the air suddenly felt choked and too tensed. "Oh please." I gasped. "I meant the salmon." He cocked his brows up. "Are you okay?" I nodded a yes. "I'm fine." The rest of our dinner went on with stolen glances and warm gentle smiles. Somehow, I found myself thinking— what would it be like to be the wo
ISLA I waited in my office for a while after Mia left. I hadn't felt so nervous in my entire life. I paced back and forth hoping the door would open and Robert would walk in. After a while, I stepped out. I wasn't sure he was in his office, but then, I needed to know if he was there or not. I was still standing at the front of his door, drowning in my own dilemma, when I noticed a figure walking up to me. It was him. My eyes lit up as I took him in. "Robert?" I called, walking over to catch up with him. "Is everything okay?" He smiled. He probably didn't know Mia had told me everything. "Everything is fine." I shook my head. "Did you find who did it?" His brows creased. "Did…" "Mia told me." I cut in. "She told me everything." I watched his face form a frown. "She did?" I nodded. Well, I wasn't going to let him in all the 'details' Mia had dropped, somehow I felt Robert was going to get angry and God! A lot had happened in such a short while. "I've taken care of it.
ISLAI waited in my office for a while after Mia left. I hadn't felt so nervous in my entire life. I paced back and forth hoping the door would open and Robert would walk in. After a while, I stepped out. I wasn't sure he was in his office, but then, I needed to know if he was there or not. I was still standing at the front of his door, drowning in my own dilemma, when I noticed a figure walking up to me. It was him. My eyes lit up as I took him in. "Robert?" I called, walking over to catch up with him. "Is everything okay?" He smiled. He probably didn't know Mia had told me everything. "Everything is fine."I shook my head. "Did you find who did it?"His brows creased. "Did…""Mia told me." I cut in. "She told me everything."I watched his face form a frown. "She did?"I nodded. Well, I wasn't going to let him in all the 'details' Mia had dropped, somehow I felt Robert was going to get angry and God! A lot had happened in such a short while. "I've taken care of it. I'm sorry.
ISLA. I sat on my chair, feeling confused. Robert hadn't specifically told me what he said was wrong, but somehow I felt it was something very serious. I stared blankly at the screen of my phone contemplating really hard; Should I call him? Well, what if he ignored the call as usual? That was his own dope coping mechanism— shutting me out In my dilemma, the door to my office creaked open. I looked up to see Mia standing by the door. Her eyes flashing puzzled looks at me. "Where is Robert?" She asked as she took calculative steps towards me. She had this condescending look that always made me felt like her little prey. I had a confused frown crawling up my face. Wasn't he with her?"He...I don't know." I muttered. "You don't even know, do you?" Her eyes had that scornful look, like I irritated her. I really needed to know why Robert had left his lunch and hurried here. What could have happened? Well, there's only one person who would tell me. "What?" I blurted out, genuinely cu
ROBERTI stormed out of the IT department in rage and headed straight for Stiles office. I knew exactly where the head of marketing had his office. I flung the door open and found him talking to someone on the phone, his eyes flashing in shock at my sudden entrance."You bastard!" I growled as I charged towards him, seizing him by the collar and dragging him up. Just before he could process what was going on, a heavy blow landed across his face. "Mr Hardy…"I sent another blow to his jaw. "What did you fucking do that for?""I don't understand….""Shut your damn lying mouth!" I growled at him. "You know I could sue you for this and have your ass rot in jail, if I want!"He still wore that stupid confused frown. "Why did you take the picture and who have you sent it to?" I peered him down with a glare, daring him to say another more lie and I might just send his body flying through the window. "I don't get you, Mr Hardy. What picture?" I tossed my head backwards exparatedly. "You
ROBERTI nodded. It wouldn't be right to tell her.If I was to make any move, it had to be now. All the questions that were popping in my head would only be answered when I go to the company. I signalled a waiter and he walked up to us in hurried steps."Good day…..""Pack our food please, make it quick." I cut off the formality. He nodded quickly and getting the urgency in my tone, he dashed away to get the take out wraps. I hoped to God that Isla doesn't come across it. I couldn't even begin to imagine Maosn and Olivia's reaction when they found out. "Robert?" Her voice pulled me out of my thoughts. "Isla, I'm very sorry, but something really urgent just came up, we have to leave."A look of panic crossed her face. "Is everything alright, Robert?"The incessant questions were getting at me. My brain was only thinking of just one thing—how to clear this mess! That was if it wasn't already beyond saving."I just need to take care of something at the company."She gave me a puzzle
ROBERTThe question jerked me up from my trail of wandering thoughts."Sure, of course." I replied, trying to mask the turmoil. Her eyes were fixed on me. "Are you sure?" She asked, scanning the entire place. "You look like you're searching for something. Were you going to meet up with someone here?"I sighed and collapsed into the chair, trying to relax my muscles. "That's not it."She gave me a puzzled look. There was no way I was going to let her know what was going through my mind this instant. She was about to say something when the waiter approached, balancing our orders in a tray. She began to spread our lunch on the table and when she was done she walked away to attend to other customers. "Looks great," Isla mutters as she picked a fork and knife from her tray and began to separate the flakes. "Hmm, I love the texture." She says between mouthful of food."It tastes that great?" I asked, watching how exicted she looked.She nooded. "Absolutely, totally...The best I've ever ea
ROBERTThe question caught me completely off guard. My throat went dry at the taunting question Bryan threw at me."I don't think that is important right now?" I couldn't believe how stern my voice sounded. "Mia can act like a child and throw whatever tantrums she wanted, you know how she is."He took that as a wise cue to drop the topic."I met with Stiles. How's his performance so far?"Bryan had been the one who recommended him to me. Stiles had been more like Bryan's mentee. He had been trained directly by him and when I needed someone to fill the position of head of marketing, Bryan had offered Stiles up for the position, and to be honest and very fair, he had been doing great at his job. I was going to praise him, but when I recalled how he had gripped Isla's hand at the hall way that day, every praise and good remark I had saved for him vanished out of my thoughts. "His performance?" I repeated, a frown crawling up my face. "Hmm, Look, I don’t know what’s going on with our m