Author’s note: I wish to thank you for your amazing support for this book. I have run out of my draft stockpile, for which reason updates are being delayed. While I build up my stock pile, I will not be updating during the last two days of this month because I will be doing it for my two ongoing books. When that is done, updates would always come at the same time every day. Thank you for understanding.
Doreen raked her mind to find a suitable excuse. She got one, not knowing if it was good enough. “They were from magazines.” Dexter laughed and Doreen felt embarrassed. He felt the texture and knew those pictures were not from magazines. Besides, from which magazine could one get so many pictures of Dexter alone? Dexter was a businessman and not a model. “And they are all my pictures?” Doreen felt awkward at the way he caught her lies so fast. “I have work to do. There is a lot of pressure with sales.” She was about to stand when Dexter held her by the hand across the conference table. Doreen stiffened as if his touch burned her, and she quickly withdrew her hand. Dexter was lavishing in the warmth of her hand and when she withdrew it, he was saddened but also grateful that she did not leave like she wanted. “Doreen, please. Be honest with me for this once. Do you feel anything for me? I mean, forget that I was once your boss. Did you perhaps feel any attraction towards me?” H
A small smile curled up Dexter’s lips and he returned to sit in front of her. Doreen suddenly lost all her confidence when his dark gaze met her green eyes. It was too late to take back her words as a result of the expectation she created in his mind so she went on to narrate, “Remember when you bought your first customized car? I was there on an internship program and that was when I first saw you and also felt attracted to you.” Dexter recalled when he bought his first customized car from the factory and that was two years ago. Doreen must have been in college by then. “I researched about you and found where you worked so after my graduation, I decided to work for you, as your secretary, so I’d be close to you but you already had one.” “Your HR Manager said my performance was good and she could not let me go so that was how I got the job of a Quality control officer but that was not enough to get me close to you so I befriended your secretary.” Doreen guzzled, blushing from em
Doreen went back to Gabriel’s office after making another sale of the new customer who came right after Dexter left. He asked her on a date but she refused to accept because she was holding on to thin hope.Today was magical. Unexpectedly, everything turned out well. They did not conclude on anything and yet, they had a mutual relationship. It was better than nothing. She could not wait to download everything for her brother and Maeve.Getting there, she rattled everything like a little girl recounting her thrilling day to her parents. “In the end, he bought a car. So, I made two sales this morning. I think I love the sales department. So much commission,” Doreen sighed before her ass hit the chair.All through her narration, she was standing on her feet in her high heels. No matter how much she was beginning to love sales, Gabriel did not intend to keep her there for long since she could handle bigger responsibilities. For now, there was a lot of pressure in the showroom so it was f
“Gab, I want you. I don’t want you to stop.” Maeve’s eyes were pleading, her body burning with unrelinquished desire. Gabriel stared intently at her with eyes burning with the same level of desire, if not more. The desire to possess and take everything that he felt belonged to him. Maeve held his gaze stubbornly, refusing for this moment to pass them by. When Gabriel did not attempt to honor her words, she held his hand and walked him to the bed. Maeve lowered herself to the bed, taking a sitting position with an unwavering gaze on him. When she let go of his hand, she quickly removed her blazer and was about to unbutton her shirt when Gabriel lowered himself to sit beside her and held her hand, stopping her actions. Maeve was embittered, as her eyes turned teary. “You won’t do it?” she asked in a teary voice, it stung Gabriel’s heart and he pulled her to his chest. Gabriel did not want to make her feel bad but neither could he hide it from her since she asked about it. He had n
“Don’t play smart without me Maeve, you are being punished for divorcing me.” Maeve caught the amusement in his eyes, not knowing whether to be happy or sad. She wanted him so badly, and he was going to punish her…“Gab please, just once. I want you to make me yours.” She could see the desire in his eyes and yet, he was controlling it all because he wanted to punish her. Gabriel explained his reasons, “You are already mine Maeve, but if I give you everything, what will be your motivation to marry me again?” He was caressing her hair, staring at her as if waiting for an answer. Maeve gulped. This was indeed a punishment because he wanted to marry her quickly. But Maeve was too desirous of him and could not wait until she broke up with Dylan. Suddenly, her eyes lit up how she tried to beat him at his own game. Pouting, she asked in return, “Gab, what if you are not able to satisfy me after marriage? Say, you are not able to last long?” Gabriel frowned imperceptibly and almost clai
“Dylan,” Maeve answered and put her phone on speaker. She no longer had anything to hide. Dylan’s desperate voice rang from the end of the line, “Maeve, where are you? You aren’t home yet.” Maeve pursed her lips and looked at Gabriel. His hands were relaxed on the steering wheel and he glanced at her with a nod, encouraging her that it was okay. No matter what? Maeve was concerned about how he felt because of how she hurt him so much in the past, she never wanted to do anything to see him in any kind of agony. “Are you in my house?” She asked suspiciously and Dylan responded, “Well, I missed you and came to check on you.” He did not want to voice that he saw a picture of her and Gabriel in a house when they were supposed to be in the office. The picture got him so upset, he literally ran out of his house to his car to drive to Maeve’s house to confirm it. Maeve took a deep breath and relaxed. “I’m on my way home. I went to help Gabriel with a surprise for his mom. I got tired a
“Sir, a parcel from Miss Millicent Binney.” Gloria was all smiles, while she held out the big box with a blue ribbon to her boss, suddenly feeling her arm aching when he did not attempt to take it from her. Maeve recalled Millicent Binney from her past life. She inherited one of the best private schools from her parents and was now running it herself. She was rich but not half as rich as Maeve and she was also pretty but Maeve felt herself prettier. Sadly, she could not remember Millicent’s relationship with Gabriel back then, since she hated him and always tried to keep her distance from him. Still, the fact that Millicent sent Garvin a gift could only mean she was one of the women chasing Maeve’s man. She and Gabriel were still at the reception and she saw Gabriel smile, making her heart tighten in her chest a little. Before she asked why, Gabriel asked his secretary. “Gloria, do you have a boyfriend?” His expression was unreadable so not even Maeve could guess the reason why
Gabriel’s phone began to ring but it was an unknown number. For some reason, he answered and put the phone on speaker since Maeve was there and it didn’t look like a business call. “Hello.” “Gabriel, did you receive my parcel?” A female voice rang from the end of the line and he quickly guessed it was Millicent but still asked, “Who is this?” “It's me, Millicent. I left a note in there for you,” she responded in a cheerful tone. Maeve was smiling all through while Doreen was amazed by her brother’s transparency with Maeve. Little did she know it was because of the seed Maeve planted. She was transparent with him concerning Dylan so he also did not have a choice. “Really, what was it about?” Gabriel asked in a neutral tone. “Sorry, I forgot you are still in the office. You will most probably only open it when you get home. Anyway, the parcel is my way of thanking you for the car you advised me to buy but there is also some attire for you to wear to my elder sister’s wedding as my