“Have you decided?” Ace asked before I could even finish my sentence.I guess I didn’t even need to say it. Ace already knew what I was here to talk about.I couldn’t help but wonder which part of his request was referring to? The becoming his secretary part of becoming his girlfriend part?Regardless of which part he was referring to, my answer was the same.“I’m very sorry but I can’t accept the role of being your personal secretary nor taking a place in the CEO’s Office team,” I stated firmly.“…and why is that?” Ace asked as he lifted his brows at me in wonder.Because I got this opportunity because I slept with you and if I continue being around you then I’ll probably…I didn’t let myself finish that thought, fully aware that we were in the same room that we got extremely intimate very recently. Honestly, I didn&rsq
Ace pushed over the piece of paper across the table my way. I picked the paper up and began reading it. “Actually, I’m not supposed to show you this. It’s supposed to be kept confidential, especially from you, but I’ll make an exception this once,” Ace explained sternly. ‘I would like to kindly request for your consideration to promote Miss Karina Miller to join the CEO’s office as a representative of the Design Department. Despite having only a few years of experience with the firm, Karina has shown outstanding dedication and talent in her job…’ I felt tears form in my eyes as I continued reading the one-page letter of recommendation that Ace had given to me. Honestly, I had no idea that my manager would do something like this for me. When she told me about the opportunity, she never said anything about the fact that she recommended me. “Lauren has a keen eye for talent, and she is a very honest and straightforward colleague of mine. If she wasn’t truly convinced of your talent a
“I see…” I mumbled with a small nod of my head. “Any other questions?” Ace asked.“About project Alpha, what are your expectations of me?” I asked.I would be a big liar if I said that I didn’t want to work on such an important and challenging project like this one. It was a well-known honor to be staffed on this project and the final of the competition is live broadcasted on television. It became a tradition for employees of the company to stay up late at night on that day to watch the competition live together at the office while cheering our company on. If we won, then everyone would drink together to celebrate until sunrise. If we loss, people drank the night away anyways as a way to deal with their disappointment. “Help me, Karina. Give it your best shot and do what you’re best at. According to Lauren, you’re supposed to be talented in design, right? Imagine, think and create…” Ace said before he smiled brightly at me.His smile felt mysterious, charming, and extremely arrogant
“What about being my girlfriend? Have you decided on that yet?” Ace asked with me still locked in his arms. “I am definitely not taking that position!” I refused loudly as I pushed hard against his chest in an attempt to free myself. Ace looked at me with widened eyes in surprise before his expression quickly turned into a sorrowful sulking one. “Why would you turn me down? I really can’t understand a girl like you,” Ace said with genuine confusion. He’s the CEO and my boss, of course, I would turn him down. There’s also a ‘no dating’ policy in this company. Plus, I wasn’t in love with him…or anything…What makes him think that I’ll say yes just like that? “You’re my boss…” I mumbled to remind both him and myself. “You’re right about that but I’m absolutely certain that you’ll fall in love with me very soon…if you haven’t already…” Ace said as he stared deeply into my eyes.Where does this man get his confidence from? I just sighed in defeat. Not wanting to discuss this topic a
“Send this project over to the CEO’s office. The team will fix it. You see, apart from dealing with key projects we also fix the shitty messes when other teams can’t even deal with their regular projects,” Ace spat without hiding his utter disappointment. He shook his head like he deserved to see and hear something better than the presentation just now. Without another word, he got up from his seat and the others quickly did the same. Ace walked out of the room without looking back while the others bowed respectfully. With that, the meeting came to a close. Ace didn’t even wait for me, so it was my responsibility to try to keep up with him. When we were outside in the hallway, I kept my distance from him because I was simply scared and extremely intimidated by him. The Devil CEO…After a few meetings that went exactly like that and ended in a very similar fashion, I finally understood why he had that title. I knew that Ace was scary when he got serious, but I never knew that he was
“At first, I thought the luxurious branding of the outlet worked well but now we’re not so sure. After adding in more trendy brands that cater to the younger adult population, we fear the current branding might seem too old fashioned for the younger generation,” Johnny chimed in with his view. The conversation went on as we switched from food to drinking some wine. Of course, I drank very moderately to make sure that I didn’t get anywhere near drunk or even tipsy. Just staring at alcohol nowadays gave me a bad feeling and I couldn’t help but recall the disaster that had just taken place when I overdrank that one night. It was just that one night, but I ended up sleeping with Ace. No more drinking for tonight! I placed my wine glass down firmly and pushed it out of the way. Ace was sitting right next to me and it would be another disaster if I added alcohol into my blood stream. I should never mix the ingredients of disaster together to create another disaster again. By the time tha
“I think you might have a fever…” Ace said.I felt my face turning beet red when I felt the gentleness of his palm against my forehead. Ace’s face was directly in front of mine as he stared into my eyes with concern. He placed his other hand on his forehead as if to compare our temperature. My heart had started beating much faster than before and the sound of my thundering heart beat felt deafening to my own ears. My heart was beating so fast and loud that I was scared that Ace would hear it. “I…I’m ok. I don’t feel sick at all…” I said as I tried to remove his hand from my forehead.He’s too close and he’s touching me…I felt even more blood rush to my face and my head started to feel dizzy. Ace hazel eyes stared closely at my face. When will the light turn green?“Let me know if you’re sick. I can drive you to the hospital,” Ace said before he retreated back to his seat.That was so not good for my poor heart. “Ok…” I murmured in reply. Thankfully, we arrived at my apartment buil
His tongue swirled in my mouth as he seemed to explore every nook and cranny. I could taste him and a bit of the wine that we had at dinner. It was such a sweet taste that I couldn’t get enough of. My tongue moved against his fervently as I started moaning louder. I kissed him back as I felt the heat of my own desire flooding and clouding my mind. Ace is such a skillful kisser. His kisses felt so satisfying and so blissful. His hand slipped in between us and began caressing the side of my waist before he sucked on my lower lip. “Ace…” I called his name to stop him, but my voice came out in a small breathless whimper as I panted. “Don’t say my name like that. You’re such a mean girl…” Ace said mockingly but he did back away a little to give me some room. Is he holding back for my sake? “This is a strange condition that you have. When I kiss you and touch you, your face gets redder and hotter...” Ace said teasingly as he reached a hand towards my face. He tranced two fingers al