CLARISSA
Checking the wall clock again, I might have become more restless than I was before because what am I still doing here when it's already time for the end of work for the day?I mean those three ladies' voices raised high when they left 12 minutes ago shows exactly that, but here I am still waiting for a minute that will never happen.After another two minutes had passed, I knew my impatience had taken a better part of me and I would not sit around.Standing up, I walk straight to his office and breathe in before knocking.“Come in,” he said authoritatively.Gosh, his voice is always commanding, never the type to be soft-spoken.I push the door inside and walk to the office. Closing the door, I stood at the doorstep.He raised his eyes from the file he was looking at and regarded me sternly.I must have taken a minute to look at him again, his suit jacket discarded, his sleeves rolled up and a bead of sweat rolling on his forehead.I gulped down and then looked down at the floor, what the heck is wrong with me?“You came to my office,” He said, taking away the distraction and the pulling in I'm doing right now.“Right,” I looked up at him.He has his back relaxed on the chair, his arms folded to his chest and his eyes on me.“Umm it's 5 pm and according to the work calendar, it's a closing hour so….” I trail off.“You are dismissed Miss Miller” Just a word, and then his eyes are back to what he is doing.I should just move away as he indicated, but I find myself staring at the way he flipped the paper on the desk.He looked up, and I gasped before gripping the handle of the door and fleeing the scene.“I must have been mad for a few minutes there” I scolded myself and proceeded to walk to my desk.Finally, my first day here is done and apart from those wannabe bitches it wasn't all that tough.* *“Tell me everything, how was your first day??” Jessy asked as soon as I stepped into the house.She was standing at the door with a cup of ice cream, which she handed over to me before taking my bag and leading the way to the sofa.“I don't know, probably how I didn't expect it to go,” I said with a shrug, scooping the ice cream.“Hmm it's Monday dear, Mondays aren't hectic,” She said.“Oh really? It's meant to be the most hectic day of a working day” I reminded her.“Not in Spins and Scent, it's a free day, not much to be done" She stood up “But let's see how tomorrow will go, I bet you can judge with that baby” Like always how dramatic she can be she blew me a kiss and disappeared.They all keep saying working there is hectic, but nope, I don't think so. I mean.Monday is easy, which means every other day will be the same, right?Now I have made a stand there, I have to start thinking of how to get closer to them and think of my next step.“I know what you are thinking about honey” I look up at her, “but it doesn't look good on you. I will advise you to take a sound sleep” She opened the freezer and after getting what she wanted she closed it backup and walked back to the roomI trail my eyes after her before standing up and getting my bag. I need to video call Zoe before I sleep off.* * An insistent vibration on what felt like my ass jerked me awake, I turned around with sleepy eyes looking for where this vibration was coming from.Moving my ass a little, I felt the phone in my hands and picked it up, staring at it with no idea of what to do."Shit” it was a new number calling and I watched it ring off before dropping it to the table.My head was back on the bed when I felt a heavy vibration on the table.“What the fuck isn't it too early??” I muttered, and the sleepy Jessy by my side turned, gripping my leg.I stretched my hand, took the phone, and then stared at the number before picking it up.“Hello??” I said sleepily into the phone.“This is just a reminder not to forget my coffee, Miss Miller,” A heavy voice said into the phone.I scrambled off the bed like he was seeing me right now. I stood up and looked around, watching the darkness of the place fill my eyes.“Mr. Jaime??” I said into the phone, still perplexed he was calling me, so earlyThis is what?? I take the phone off my ears to look at the time. This is 4:27 am. What the fuck??“Save my number and make sure to get to work very early and remember not to forget my coffee” Without another word, the phone rang off.I open my mouth, having lost what to say with the phone still perched on my ears.“What the hell??” I am still standing here, totally at a loss. Why the hell will he wake me up from my precious sleep to remind me of coffee??“What are you doing??” A sleepy Jessy asked me as the noises of turning were heardI took the phone off my ears and walked back to the bed. I kept it on the table and after sitting for a minute, lay back down.Now I stare at the darkness in the void, and sleep wouldn't come back. I was just having a nice sleep, and now I know I won't be able to go back.* *“Good morning” I chatted happily with my heel making a scraping noise as I entered the last floor.Coffee on one hand and my baby on the other with my smile in place.“Morning” Miranda was the only one to reply, and I waved to her walking to my office.I can feel the hot eyes of the others, but I merely keep my shoulder high as I continue walking inside.Dropping my bag off the table, I walked straight to Adriel Jaime's office and knocked.“Come in” His voice echoed from withinAs usual, I sighed before opening the door and the smile on my face widened“Good morning Mr. Adriel” I walked to his desk, dropping the coffee.He raised his eyes to look at me, and boy did he do a massive thorough lookingLike his favorite color (the darkness of his soul) he is in a dark suit that ruffles to the neck and his hands are stretched out with a pen on it.He did a thorough look at me that made me move back a little. Okay, maybe I should have stuck to my trousers and shirt because why the hell did I decide to wear this heel and a rose gold gown that stops below my knees??“You are late” he muttered, “5 minutes late” My smile dropped.“I went to get your coffee as you indicated” I replied to him.“That isn't a basis to be late Miss Miller” He took the coffee and then raised his eyes at me “I am busy, you can see your way out”I want to grip his neck so tight as I press it and kill him, why is he such a killjoy??Without another word, I turned around and went to his office.“Don't forget to check the emails, work is there to be done” I didn't bother to turn around when I walked away.Now I'm standing in my office and internally screaming for the second timeThe rolls are crazy, and the work lined up is crazy.Get this from this person, get this collection from here, walk to this place for this??Oh my god, my head is spinning. Trying to look at those works again, I hear a footstep that is coming in my direction.It is the brunette and with her comes a load of paper she is holding.She walked into my office and dropped it on my desk. There are many.“Five photocopies each, and I need them in an hour” Her teeth creased together in a fake smile before she walked out.“Oh my god” I held my head, I am officially over, I am never going to get all this done in the time frame given.Ignoring the piles of paper the brunette had gathered for me, I took a jotter and the description Mr. Jaime had given out and took a snap of the documents before leaving for the office.“I need those documents in an hour” Brunette screamed when I walked past her,I turned around and looked at her “You might as well do them yourself, considering you seem to have enough time on your hands to be fake” I blew her a kiss as I heard the laughter from the others on opening the elevator.CLARISSAI gasped as my back hit the elevator wall, his hands gripping my hips, his mouth crashing against mine like he had been starved for it.His hands were rough on my skin, pressing me so hard I knew I needed more. The kiss was urgent, greedy. His hips rolled into me, and I whimpered at the feel of his thick, hard length pressing against my stomach.“Finally…” he muttered, his teeth grazing my bottom lip before sucking it into his mouth. “I’ve been craving you since the day you fucking stared at me from across the hall.”His words hit harder than I expected. Without thinking, I pushed closer, needing him all over me. God, I wanted more.“Impressive,” I managed to say as his hips moved again, his hand hitching my dress up.His lips trailed to my neck, and his teeth scraped against the sensitive skin there. “Can’t wait to be inside you,” he growled. The heat of his breath zinged straight to my core, and if I thought I was already wet, I was dripping now from the filthy things comin
JAIME ADRIELThe moment the message came in, I picked up my phone, thinking it was something work-related.But no, it was a video.Clarissa.In a kitchen.With George Aberforth.My jaw clenched before I even realized it. Her laughter rang through the speakers, light and carefree. She wasn’t even in the frame for most of the video, but her smile was loud enough to feel.And for some reason, that pissed me off more than I care to admit.“Sir?”I looked up, dragging my eyes from the screen and placing the phone flat on the table.We were in the middle of a meeting, finalizing the first branch opening here, the fragrances doing exceptionally well in early markets. This was supposed to be a win. Expansion was next on the agenda.But now I was trying to piece together what I had missed while my head had been somewhere else.Across the table, Georgina was watching me. She hadn’t looked away once the entire time. I honestly wished she wasn’t here, but of course, she had demanded to be include
CLARISSA MILLERI tossed and turned all night and barely caught a wink of sleep.This morning’s schedule is already glaring at me, reminding me of everything I need to get done. So why can’t I get out of this bed?Oh, right, I know why. It has everything to do with my boss.I’m trying hard not to think about the fact that I’ve developed feelings for Jaime Adriel, but it’s driving me insane.Last night, I had to leave as quickly as possible. Even when he offered to drive me back to the hotel, I told him I would be fine on my own, and then I ran.Yes, I fled. Because I was on the verge of losing it, and there’s really no other way to explain how loud these emotions are in my head.I turned into the pillow and let out another scream, louder this time. Tell me how this even happened? When? Why?This is the crazy part, there is no explanation.I lifted my head and stared up at the ceiling, then turned to the sunlight streaming through the window.Maybe I’ll just stay here and wait to die.
CLARISSANot only was he funny, but I never expected George to be the type of man who could be so laid back, making a woman laugh without trying to pull her down.Even after finding out I was just an assistant, he still spoke to me calmly, with a warm smile that made him feel like a breath of fresh air, so unlike the world of the rich I was used to while working with Jaime.“This piece of art is unique. It has been in this house for centuries, passed down from generation to generation. You have good eyes.”I turned to George with a full smile before my gaze flicked back to the painting on the wall.It looked like a bowl of mashed potatoes at first glance, but the longer I stared, the more it pulled me in. I still couldn’t quite tell what it was, but I was captivated.“Your home is beautiful, George,” I said, pulling my eyes away from the art and glancing at the crowd filling the house.And then my eyes went exactly where they shouldn’t, Jaime and Georgina, George’s twin sister, standi
JAIME ADRIELAfter a long, exhausting day at work, all I wanted was to unwind. But of course, the party I have been invited to still required my presence. And that’s where Clarissa came in.I sent her a message almost two hours ago, asking her to get ready. Even the dress I had delivered to her suite remained untouched. No confirmation, no reply. Where the hell was she?I shouldn’t be this angry, but I was. I was standing right in front of her door, and it was nearly 7 p.m. She wasn’t back.The irritation I have been holding in all day boiled over. She had already pissed me off earlier, ditching the first meeting without a single word. And now she couldn’t even be bothered to answer her phone? Not the calls. Not the dozen texts.That alone was enough reason to fire her, regardless of whatever agreement we had made. She was the first to break it. She was supposed to follow my schedule, not hers.Then the elevator dinged.Laughter, bright, warm, hers, echoed down the hallway before she
Seven torturous hours later, I could barely see my screen. My back ached, my head pounded like a drum, and my neck felt like it was about to snap clean off. Yet, my boss still sat across from me, throwing piles and piles of work in my direction like I was some machine designed to never stop.In just three hours, we had another important meeting. So somehow, I was expected to show up looking fresh and capable, not like the zombie I was slowly turning into.The first groan that escaped my mouth all night earned me a sharp look from him, irritation flaring through his nose.“What exactly were you doing all evening before now?” he snapped, silencing the little complaint that had been building in my chest. I couldn’t even form a reply. What was I supposed to say? Watching TV and sipping wine before he barged in like the devil?He stood abruptly, and for a moment, hope bloomed in my chest.“I need to take this call,” he muttered, waving his phone at me, one I hadn’t even noticed ringing, be