JESSIE'S POVIt was indeed a very stressful day at work today. With Lenore and Cesare away in Paris for their honeymoon, I've been in charge of all of Lenore's work, mine and also that of the Editor-in-Chief.As hard as it was working for long hours, I consoled myself with the very fat paycheck I was going to get at the end of the month as well as the bonus for doing three people's jobs.I was about to leave my office when my eyes spotted our magazine for Sunday which had Chase Reed and me on some of the pages with the caption, "FORMER PLAYBOY MUSICIAN, CHASE REED IS IN LOVE WITH A MYSTERY WOMAN!"I sighed as I thought about how thrilled I was when writing that story. To be honest, asides from my blog post that night, I was working on the article about Chase and me.For the umpteenth time since we published the article with the photos gotten from Jean Louis, I wondered if Chase was comfortable with all that exposure.He must have stayed quietly all these years for a reason and now I o
"Why do you look so shocked, Jessica? When you gave me your home address, didn't you expect that I'd come visiting?" Chase smiled."I'm not surprised, I just wasn't expecting anyone. It's been a long day for me and I just wanted to enjoy my weekend. Come in, please," Jessie said.As Chase walked in, he eyed her black dress with distaste and said, "Why are you wearing that? It doesn't flatter your curves, nor does it enhance your beauty. I think you'd look much better in red, just like the other night. Don't you think?""I have the right to dress as I please!" Jessica replied sharply, irritated that even Chase had the same opinion as to her mother. Why was everyone out to control her life? First was her mother stepfather and siblings whom she couldn't match up with. Since her parents got divorced, her birth father also tried to dictate how many times she got to meet her mother. Jacques had also tried to dictate how her life should be when they were dating.Recently, her boss, Lenore C
CHASE'S POVJessie and I were currently in my car, on our way to my mansion, where the birthday party was held.We were seated in the backseat in silence, while my driver drove. I turned to look at Jessie secretly.She was dressed in a purple long-sleeved shirt and a dark-blue overall with dark-blue sneakers. She looked so cute in that outfit and I admired her for the fact that she didn't ask which child's birthday party, we were attending."Do I look good in this outfit? Am I underdressed or overdressed for the party?" That question had my mind going to a different interpretation of the word, "underdressed."I imagined Jessie in a skimpy red swimsuit, now that was my definition of underdressed."Hello, I asked a question. Am I overdressed?""I think you look good. Crystal's favourite colour is purple, she'll love your outfit. I like it too," I replied.Jessie smiled, but her smile didn't quite reach her eyes, she seemed sad today, I noticed that when I got into her apartment. When I
JESSIE'S POV When Chase and I got to his house, no scratch that, his mansion, I was fascinated with how huge it was. It was just too grand for a bachelor alone to live in. I had to ask him if he had plans of getting married soon because the house was just too big for only him. His reply threw me off guard. I was so shocked that he replied, "I don't plan on remaining a bachelor for too long, hence the massive house for my wife and children." "Wow, that's great. Any lady in mind, yet?" I asked, smiling after greeting the housekeepers and security guards. "Who knows? It just might be you. Come on, let's go to the Love Room," he said, walking past her up the stairs. I followed after him, considering what he said as a joke, but when we got to the room which he called Love Room, the kids seemed pretty much busy with different things. The girl was more beautiful than in the photo, she had her eyes closed and her long chocolate-brown hair was packed in a high ponytail. The boy was pl
"I believe I asked you a question, one to which I require a reasonable answer. Chase has never mentioned having a girlfriend, not since Stella," The lady said with a disapproving look.She looked quite familiar to Jessie and had a model-like face. Jessie wondered if she was a face model whom she had seen in a magazine before. It finally clicked and she remembered that the woman was named the third most beautiful face the previous year.What was her name again, Jessie tried to recall. Was it Veronica or Vienna?"I asked you a question. Don't just stand there looking at me or I'll call the security guards to throw you out!" The woman yelled."Who is Stella?" Jessie queried."How could you not know her? If you are his so-called girlfriend, then you should know who Stella is." "Jessie! Jessie! Vanessa, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be on a business trip?" Chase asked as he walked into the room."I cancelled it. Chase, darling this imposter claims to be your girlfriend. Is that t
Jessie woke up in an unfamiliar room decorated only in pink. Her head hurt a lot and she felt like she banged her head against something.What happened last night? The party, kissing Chase, meeting his mum, talking to Crystal and finally falling into the pool flashed back in her memory.As she sat up trying to remember what happened exactly, she realized that she was dressed in a big white shirt and pyjama bottoms. Looking around the room, she discovered that she was still in Chase's house and he was sleeping on the sofa across the bed where she lay.She picked up her phone which was on the dresser close to the bed and checked the time. It was 9 am. "Could she have been asleep since last night? What exactly happened?" She wondered. Her phone rang, rescuing her from the battle she was having with her memory.It was Lenore and immediately Jessie picked up the phone, she didn't even bother to greet, but asked, "What are you up to, Jessie? Have you not got the information from Chase? I ha
Throughout the entire ride to Rowland Galleries, Muna ignored Grant who sat beside her, frowning for some reason unknown to her.It was a huge surprise to see him hop out of the car as soon as they arrived in front of the gallery.He quickly moved around to her side and pulled the car door open for her. She frowned, wondering why he had to do that, but soon realised his reason when she saw a curator from the gallery watching them.Placing his hand at her lower back, he took her purse in his hand before kissing her briefly on the lips.Muna stared at him, totally confused by the sudden kiss and big smile plastered on Grant's face. His dimples were on display, making him look even more handsome.He had gone for a charcoal grey suit which seemed as though it was sewn right on his body. He looked every bit like an intimidating billionaire which he was.Seeing how confused she looked, he explained, "It's time to put your acting skills to use. This is our first official public outing as a c
CHANEL'S POVI got into my car and drove to the address Jessie sent to me. It was her step-sister's birthday party today and she had to be there.I was quite surprised that she got invited, Jessie was from a wealthy family, but she didn't feel that way. I've known her for four years, ever since we both started working at Tasty.Jessie had told me of how much she's been struggling to make it up to her mother and stepfather. As a child she wasn't very intelligent and that was always an issue for her parents since their other children were very intelligent.Jessie had low self esteem as a teenager and struggled academically. Her mother kept pushing her towards modelling since Jessie wasn't good at studies and when she finally quit modelling as a teenager, her mother stopped being on her side. She wanted a flawless daughter who'd be slim and ready to do as her mother pleased. Jessie started developing curves and could no longer model for her step-father's clothing line and was therefore