Elena halted when her eyes clapped on the flat girl who was standing in the corner, watching her with keen interest. She scrutinized her plain face, trying to remember where she had seen her.
"You," she took off her Rayban and pointed it in Ara's direction, making her jump in attention. Ara looked around, wondering if she was talking to someone else.
"You, brown hair, green dress....Come here," El said in a commanding tone. Ara realized she was talking about her only. She started taking slow but hesitant steps towards her.
"Good Morning, Ma'am," Ara said with a polite smile with her hands clasped in her front. El surveyed her from tip to toe.
"Who are you?" El questioned as she curved her finely shaped brows. Ara wa
As Killianhad instructed, the next day Ara was atthe table during the dinner. El gave her a weird look before taking her seat next to Killian's. Ara was sitting next to Angela who had a scowl plastered over her face. Angela preferred eating in her room with Ara than with these two.The maids were placing the dishes on the table when Killian arrived, combing his hair up with his fingers. His expensive cologne reached them first before they could see him.Ararecognized hisscent without even looking his way. And the moment she did, her head whippedin his direction along with others. He had donned a neat pair of sweatpants and a gray t-shirt. Her heartbeat accelerated on cue. She sucked in a long audiblebreath but stopped dead when his eyes snapped in her direction. He halted as hisgreyish-green zeroed in on her with a strange
Dressed in Armani, Killian was heading towards the front door when he spotted Ara.She wascoming in his directionlike a naivelittle lamb, totally oblivious to the lion'spresence.Killian smirked and paused. Hefolded his strong arms across his chest and continued towatch heras she struggled with the meal bowlsthat she was carrying and a strand of hair that refused to leave her eyes. She shook her face, huffedmultiple times but the hair strand seemedto be more stubborn than her. Killian chuckled silently as she huffed and puffed to herself. She was one of her kind. So cute.He decided to make his presence known now. He took a step forward and his footsteps made her freeze in the spot. Her gaze drifted to where he was standing and, as he had expected, her eyes widened in awareness.Killian was used to of
Her runway compilation was running on the TV whilesheadmired her beautythrough the mirror. A proud grin sitting across her lips. She grabbed her expensive cologne and sprayed it all over her exquisitebody. Cladin a lacy blue lingerie, she looked straight out of some lingerie ad."So pretty," she twirled a lock of her hair and awed at her beauty. Sheput the cologne back on the table. That was her daily routine. After taking a long shower, she would put onexpensiveseductive lingerie and admire her looks in the mirror while playing her ramp walk collection.She pulled her bra down to make her swells spill outbefore going to the bed to take her beauty nap. Proudly, she flipped her hair over one shoulder before turning around. She spun on her heels and was about to
The next day, he decided to stay home and work. One of the reasons, actually the only reason he stayed at home was to keep an eye on El. He didn't want her to pull any more stunts on Ara. The girl was too naive to fight back. Sometimes, her naivetyfrustrated him.However, he couldn't get a single look of Ara throughout the day.He walked into the library to take one of his meetings. It was closer to his room. Besides, he hadn't set foot in the library for ages.His subordinates followed him inside while briefing him over one of the deals. Killian sat behind the largetable and motioned for his employees to sit."The documents are almost prepared. I'll share it with you tomorr
He grippedher hand and slowly pulled her down into his lap. She didn't fight as she knew the consequences would only hurt her.She just kept her head low as he wound his arm around her delicate waist andpulled her closer to his chest.Hegently brushed the locks away from her forehead, exposing her bruise. Helet his palm lay on her warmcheek."Does it still hurt?" he asked softly, studying her injury."No..not much," she answered meekly, playing with her fingers in her own lap. He narrowed his eyes at her bandage in deep concentration." I'll get you an ointment. Apply it onyour bruise. It will make the scardisappear," his thumb gently caressed&nb
"dame una maldita razón por la que debería invertir en tu producto," Killian asked, leaning back in his chair like a king. Even though he already had made up his mind to investin their product, he wanted to know their vision. The description sounded promising.He preferred investing in growingcompanies, the newbies who can go to any extent to prove their worth. (Give me one damn reason why should I invest in your product?)The delegates gulped and exchanged a nervouslook with each other. His scrutinizing eyes and powerful aura were slowly robbing them of their confidence. However,one of them took the lead to talk him into signing the deal.The meeting went on for an hour. After finishing the meeting, Killian left for his penthouse.
Ara and El's bond had strengthened over the days. Her scars were healing quickly, thanks to her homemade remedies and the ointment. El even apologized to her for hurting her that day. Bella forgave her for hitting her buttold her that she still can't forgive her for hitting Angela. She was just a child and no child deserves that kind of treatment. El listened to her with a tight lip smile.Bella was still not sure about El. The woman was treating her wonderfully but still, there was something about her that always kept her on alert. She was still not sureif she can ask her for help. El was a different species. She was showing excessive interest in setting her up with different men, with herpersonal driver, assistant, her helpers. It had started to annoy her now.She was also doubtful because of what she saw the other day.
El sat in the passenger seat whereas Bella slipped quietly into the back seat. Killian was in the driver's seat."Where are you taking us?" El asked as soon as she got in the car" Where do you want to go?" he asked dryly. He fixed his rearview mirror to get a better view of the girl sitting in the back, totally oblivious to the fact that he was acting like a fucking teenager who readily bends over backward to get a look at their crush.Their eyes connected momentarily beforeAra lookedaway." Belleza,"El answered, snapping him from his trance.Bellezawas Serrano's clothing line and one of the most popular fashion brands in the world.