His Secretary

Two months ago...

Bella Adams, a young and beautiful intern from the A and F corporation, was standing in front of her boss and her stepbrother's cabin in a daze. Her stepbrother, Aiden Fauler, is the CEO of the A and F corporation, and also the only man Bella had feelings for as long as she could remember. And she never hid her feelings for Aiden either.

"Aiden. ...ah," Grace moaned.

Grace is no doubt beautiful and a body to go with it. She fits the place of a rich CEO’s secretary to a 't'.

"You are so hot," Aiden was saying while pounding inside Grace, who was bent over on his desk with her bare a*s in the air.

Their moans and groans of pleasure were like daggers to Bella's young heart. She always believed that one day Aiden would understand her feelings for him, as he had never had a girlfriend before. But to see him inside his secretary, it's like a slap to Bella's affections for him.

Bella noticed how Grace smirked with triumph while looking at Bella, who was standing near the door. Unable to witness their intimacy any longer, Bella ran out of there with her eyes filled with tears and her heart filled with pain.

Aiden was the son of her stepfather, whom Bella's mother married after her father left them. But in a tragic accident, both her mother and stepfather passed away on the spot. Bella's aunt, Esther, took them in, but she was never fond of Aiden. So he moved out once he turned eighteen and took over his father's business.

Bella ran inside the ladies room before she let her tears slide down her cheeks. Her heart felt like it's on fire. She cried there, remembering how Aiden used to be fond of her. They used to be like two peas in a pod. She used to be always around him, calling him 'Brother', boyfriend and lover. He used to laugh at her tactics as she was just twelve years old when she started to feel funny whenever she looked at him.

He was six years older than her, and he moved out not too long after that. But he used to call her, come to visit her, bring her gifts for her special days. And after she turned eighteen, she insisted and moved in with him. That was four years ago. Her aunt was always against her living with Aiden. But Bella was very hopeful, foolishly believing that she could win Aiden over. But today, something inside her broke.

"Pathetic, are you crying now, little girl?" Grace mocked her. The little girl title that Aiden always preferred to call Bella with, now felt like an insult. And coming from Grace, it felt dirty.

Bella wiped away her tears and tried to walk past Grace, completely ignoring her. But Grace didn't like it.

"You are ignoring me?" Grace demanded and grabbed Bella's forearm roughly.

Bella winced and tried to pull her hand away, but Grace was unyielding.

"Let go of me," Bella tugged hard, but Grace pulled her roughly closer and squeezed her cheeks with her other hand. She is hurting Bella.

"Listen little girl, if you don't get out of Aiden's home and life on your own, I will not hesitate to throw you out on my own. After all, I am the future Mrs. Fauler," Grace threatened Bella, whose eyes are now wide with shock.

"What? Who are you to throw me out? You are just a fling to Aiden. But I am his family. Don't try to intimidate me here," Bella snapped at Grace, who turned red with anger. Bella tugged her hand away before leaving the bathroom.

But Grace didn't leave. She stood there simmering with anger.

'You are just a fling.' Bella's words cut deep.

"Is it? Then let's see who Aiden will support now," she thought loudly with a vicious smile. The next second, she slapped herself hard and hit her head on the bathroom tiles until she bled. She made sure to leave finger marks over her cheeks and look pitiful.

She ran towards Aiden's cabin while crying. When Aiden saw her injuries, he was stunned.

"What happened?" he inquired.

Grace was acting all pitiful, fragile and innocent.

"Ms. Adams, she cornered me just now in the bathroom and did this," she lied over her tears.

Aiden was stunned to hear that. He knows that Bella has feelings for him, but he never thought that she would go this far.

'She has to grow up and understand that her actions have consequences,' he thought angrily.

"How dare she? Let me teach her a lesson today," he fumed and stormed out of his cabin to confront Bell,a who was near her cubicle. Grace ran after him with a smug smile.

"Bella Adams," Aiden snapped.

Bella, who was quietly nursing her broken heart while trying to concentrate on her work, was stunned to hear the anger in Aiden's voice. He was never this angry with her.

"Aiden?" she murmured, not understanding who pissed him off this much.

Without as much as an explanation, he slapped her across her face right in front of everyone to see. Everyone became silent at once. A few gasps were heard, but then silence descended upon them. His slap was so hard that Bella's ear was ringing.

Grace smirked smugly. Her look said it all. This is her revenge for the 'Fling' title Bella gave her.

"I thought I was pampering you too much whenever you acted like a spoiled brat. But today, you crossed a line by manhandling Grace. She is a classmate in high school and a very gentle soul. How can you hurt her like this. Apologize to Grace right now," Aiden demanded angrily.

That's when Bella looked at Grace, who was smirking and didn't even try to hide it from anyone but Aiden. Her bleeding forehead and her swollen cheek stood out. She was fine a while ago. But as realization dawned upon Bella, she gasped with shock.

"You think, I did this?" she whispered while looking at Aiden. Her eyes were tingling with suppressed tears. The water in her eyes made Aiden uncomfortable. He lost some of his anger when looking at Bella so upset.

"Bella, consider this as my last warning. Don't repeat something like this ever again," he murmured before leaving.

One thing was clear to Bella, he believed Grace and didn't even bother to ask Bella if she hurt Grace or not.

That stung...