Chapter 3: Kyle Wright

Kyle Wright, the newly appointed CEO of the Wright Diamond Corporation, the biggest company in the city and growing to be one of the best in the country.

At thirty years old, he was finally given the throne to run the family business.

He was walking along the halls of the Second Diamond Hotel, a property belonging to the corporation when he suddenly saw his niece running away from the direction of the first-carat conference room.

“Kimberly!” He called, but the little girl was running too fast and easily went past him.

“Kyle, get her, will you! She got mad that I did not buy her, her sweets!” He heard his twin sister, Kenzie said, standing by the door in her pregnant belly. “Please! You know I love you.”

There were only four women in his life that had a way with him; his mother, Samantha Wright, his twin sister, Kenzie Wright-Kentworthy, his youngest sister, Sarah Kate Wright, and his niece, Kimberly. Other than them, he was a snob to the rest of the women population of the world.

Hearing his sister’s plea, he answered, “Fine. Tell your husband, I need a deal with his company.”

He saw Kenzie rolled her eyes and responded, “Like you would accept a no for an answer – go!”

Kyle wasn’t worried at all. Everyone at the hotel knew their family, including their seasonal visitor from England, the four-year-old, Kimberly Kentworthy.

His sister, Kenzie, often made the long journey to Braeton City whenever her husband was away on a business trip, or sometimes, they themselves as a family would come to visit.

Reaching the lobby, he scanned the entire place, trying to find his troublesome niece. One of the security staff then approached him and revealed, “She is at the candy shop, next to the café, Mr. Wright. Roger has been following her around.”

Kyle shook his head and walked towards the store, only to find his niece talking to a stranger and holding a candy in her hand.

Oh, he already knew about these stories; his helpless niece being saved by a cunning woman, only to use Kimberly as a tool to get to him. He had played to be the target on not one, but two occasions! He immediately grabbed the lollipop and scolded the little girl, “Never accept candies from a stranger!”

To his surprise, however, the woman gave him a disapproving look and accused him, “Mister, you need to take care of your daughter! How could you lose sight of her? What an irresponsible father you are!”

‘An irresponsible father?’ That did not go as he thought he would. He was ready to humiliate the woman in the sapphire dress, but instead, he was being labeled wrongly.

For the first time in his life, he fell speechless in front of a woman and before he could object, the same girl turned her back and without saying another word.

It shocked him that she did not even try to flirt with him, not for a second.

“Uncle! You pushed big sis away!” His little niece said with a frown. “She was nice...Really nice.”

“I’ll be.” With his forehead creased, he answered weakly, “I’ll be the judge of that.”       

He went back to their family gathering with the earlier event, occasionally playing back in his head. The girl in that sapphire blue dress suddenly became a mystery to him.

After they had a lovely dinner, Kimberly bumped into one of the servers, accidentally pouring a glass of beverage into Kyle’s jacket.

“Oh, I’m sorry, Mr. Wright! I’m.” The food attendant was scared to lose his job that he stuttered while offering, “Let me – let me take your jacket and have it cleaned, sir.”

“It’s alright.” From his table, Kyle took off his jacket and handed it to the server. “After it has been cleaned, take it up to my penthouse.”

On the topmost floor was Kyle Wright’s penthouse. He had been living separately from his parents since he turned twenty-six years old. They often only meet during weekends or at special dinners at any of the Diamond Hotels.

“Are you okay, Kyle?” His mother, Samantha, asked from the other end of the round table.

“I’m fine, mother,” he answered while noticing his phone ring.

He had been waiting for his assistant, Mark Esperanza, to bring some documents for him to sign. He looked up to his parents and siblings and said, “I need to change and I might as well see Mark at the lobby.”

Walking out to the lobby with only his white shirt on, he could easily pass on as one of the hotel staff. He found his assistant, and he already had the documents placed on the bar countertop.

“Good evening, Mr. Wright. Sorry, I am late. Here are the documents which have been corrected,” said his assistant, Mark.

The two men remained standing by the bar. Kyle briefly went through the documents, and after seeing the corrections were made, he signed it and handed it to his assistant.

“I don’t want the same mistake to happen again, Mark. I rely on you to review these documents again and again before it lands on my desk,” Kyle reminded with his hands on his waist.

Mark, while still dressed in his office attire, gulped air down his throat. He felt lucky that his boss gave him a second chance. He nodded repeatedly and assured, "It won’t happen again, Mr. Wright. Thank you for your consideration.”

Kyle was about to head up to his penthouse and dismiss his assistant when he heard a woman’s voice from a distance, “Hey, handsome!”

He turned around and saw the same girl that labeled him as an irresponsible father, but not like earlier, the girl seemed to be pleased by the sight of him.

Kyle immediately noticed how different she looked from earlier. Her face was flushed and she had that inviting smile, twinkling eyes, all clearly for him.

The woman in sapphire dress easily found her way in front of him and pleaded, “I need your help. Help me out will you.”

His mind told him to object - push her away! But his eyes were glued to her small face and luscious lips.

Without waiting for his response, the girl held his face with one hand and kissed him outright!

After feeling the tenderness of the woman’s rim, he felt his heart raced!

Except for the drumming sensation in his chest, he felt everything around him turned mute.

He took a deep breath and savored that blossoming scent, coming from the girl.

His eyes unwittingly closed as he found himself relishing into the brief but stirring kiss!

When the kiss ended, Kyle’s eyes struggled to open. When he did, he saw his surroundings blurred, and the only thing lucid was the woman’s beautiful face.

Kyle found himself in complete shock. He felt an unforeseen swelling beneath his pants, one he had not experienced since his teens!

He saw her smile at him and heard her say, “I know how much of a shock it is to kiss a beauty like me… But consider it as a bonus. You must have been working so hard tonight.”

“Thanks again, handsome.” The girl hurriedly took five dollars from her purse and stuffed it inside his shirt pocket and said, “Your service fee. Bye! Have a great shift!”

Despite seeing the girl walk away, Kyle remained still, unable to fathom the strange and overwhelming desire he just met.

Meanwhile, the entire time, his assistant, Mark, had a hand over his mouth. After the woman left, he looked at Kyle in shock.  

After working for Kyle for over four years, Mark Esperanza had finally witnessed his boss, falling weak in the presence of a woman. His eyes were wide open as he slowly revealed, “Mr. Wright… you… you… you kissed a g-i-r-l.”

Kyle simply ignored his words. He looked down to his lower body and clearly saw for himself. It dawned on him that for the first time since he could remember; he experienced what it felt like... getting a boner.