PHOEBE's POV‘‘Sir, I...’’‘‘It's fine, Miss Stone, if you don't want to answer my question...’’ In between sitting up and leaning on the couch, Mr. Hudson murmured.‘‘No, Sir…I-I'd like to respond to that...’’ I forced a bitter smile on my face. ‘‘The fact that you've been so open about your marital life has impressed me, and I want to be fair to you, and because we're going to pretend that we're in a relationship... I want you to know the truth about me.’’ I declared, taking a deep breath. ‘‘I do have a boyfriend…’’‘‘You… do?’’ He sat up straight and his eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at my face ‘‘Shit! How can I be so stupid!” he growled. ‘‘Miss Stone, I’m sorry... I believe I made a mistake by asking you to be my date for the company's anniversary, and pretending to be my mistress without checking your situation first—I mean…I’m sorry. I think we’ll just have to cancel the—’’‘‘No…’’ I cut him off in the middle of his sentence.‘‘What?’’‘‘We're not going to cancel our ar
PHOEBE's POV‘‘So... your boyfriend passed away?’’ Tyler inquired, his hand running through my hair as I pressed my cheek against his chest. ‘‘I’m so sorry, Miss Stone. May Jasper find peace in—’’‘‘No!’’ I pulled away from him, looking up at his face. ‘‘Jasper didn’t die.’’‘‘What?’’ Tyler looked so confused as he stared at me, and I wanted to burst out laughing, but the tears just wouldn’t stop falling down from my eyes.‘‘He's still alive...’’ I said, wiping the tears from my eyes with my hands.Tyler reached into his pocket and pulled out a white handkerchief and handed it to me.‘‘Thank you...’’ My voice trailed off as I blew my nose into the handkerchief.Tyler watched me with amusement, but his mouth parted when I handed the white cloth back to him. ‘‘Oh, no… No, Miss Stone, keep it. It’s yours now.’’‘‘Are you sure?’’ I inquired because I was aware of the high cost of this small cloth. Much more expensive than the house dress I was wearing.‘‘Of course, Miss Stone…’’ he said,
TYLER's POVIt was after lunch when I arrived at the office building since I had spent the morning in my hotel at Bronx, where I had a meeting with the management and some of my employees.I received a report that one of the bellboys had stolen a diamond necklace that had been left in one of the VIP rooms, and the owner of the item happened to be my former classmate in college.‘‘On behalf of my employee, I want to sincerely apologize, Hilda...’’ In my conversation with the owner of the necklace, I groaned as I leaned my back on the chair. ‘‘I swear it won't happen again.’’‘‘You have to train your employees again, Tyler. And aren’t you conducting seminars or making your employees investigate their backgrounds first before hiring them? God, this is so annoying. I can’t believe you’re running a hotel with thieves. Don’t you know that this is a gift from my fiancé in Germany? You don’t even know how---’’‘‘I get it, Hilda…” I had to cut her off because she was talking too much and it’s
TYLER's POV‘‘Scarlet…’’ I groaned as I could literally feel my eyes trying to pop out of my head when I took her body in. The black lace of her bra was barely holding her cup D breasts inside and her matching underwear was bunched up on one side, revealing the soft skin between her hip and pubic bones.This couldn't possibly be right! I’m not doing this!I went back to my swivel chair and sat down. But, to my amazement, Scarlet approached me and climbed onto my lap, her knees resting on both sides of my thighs. ‘‘Fuck! Get off of me!’’I was completely taken aback by her forward action and I could feel my body trembling and my hands gripped the arm of my chair. My nostrils were tingling with the smell of alcohol coming from her mouth.‘‘Scarlet, please…’’‘‘Don’t you miss me, honey…? Don’t you miss the taste of my lips…the feel of my body, and the taste of my…juices?’’ I couldn't help but gasp when she whispered the final word into my ear as she put her arms around my neck. Fuck, it’
PHOEBE's POVTyler had already left the room for his office when I returned to my desk after placing the s'mores brownies in the fridge and drinking water. I shrugged my shoulders and returned to my desk to continue my work.I was in the middle of arranging my boss' schedule for the following day when I heard him shout from inside his office. I frowned as my fingers became immobile while typing on the computer. I didn't see anyone enter his office, so I'm not sure who he was addressing in his shouting match.Perhaps he fell asleep as a result of his exhaustion and woke up from a bad dream. Oh my God! I hurriedly printed a copy of his schedule and dashed into his office, only to find his wife clinging to him on my way in.‘‘Phoebe…?’’ Tyler seemed to be taken aback as he looked up and saw me standing near the doorway.‘‘I-I’m sorry, Sir...’’ Suddenly, my gaze shifted from him to his wife, and then back to him. ‘‘I was worried that something had happened to you because you were shouting
PHOEBE's POVAfter walking inside the door of my apartment, I kicked my shoes off and placed them neatly by the door before plopping down on the couch in front of my television. A yawn escaped my lips, and my vision became blurry. ‘‘I believe it is against the law to be this exhausted...’’ I muttered under my breath.I had no idea why my boss had assigned me such a large quantity of work before the clock struck five, but I had done everything in my ability to accomplish it all, since I didn't want to be forced into working overtime.Mr. Hudson acted and behaved in such an unusual manner, and I would like to believe that it was because I requested that Scarlet be barred from the company's premises.I glanced at the clock on the wall and it showed six o’clock in the evening. With a sigh, I forced myself up and headed upstairs to my bathroom to shower. When I was done, I threw on a loose shirt and underwear and headed to the kitchen to make myself a sandwich for dinner.The memory of Tyl
TYLER's P O V‘‘You should post a photo on your Instagram…’’ I advised Phoebe as I got out of my black Porsche Cayenne and moved around the car to open the door for her.Phoebe's pupils constricted as she locked her gaze with mine. Possibly perplexed as to why I was suddenly acting like a gentleman, she reached out for my hand and I assisted her in stepping out of my car.‘‘I was really thinking about doing that…’’ she said in response to my suggestion as she took out her phone from her purse.‘‘Let's take a selfie here, Miss Stone…'' I said as I stood next to my car.‘‘Here…?’’ she wondered as she gazed around. ‘‘With you…?’’‘‘Yeah…’’ I smirked a little. ‘‘Come on…’’She stepped right next to me and stretched her arm to take a selfie picture, while I wrapped my arm around her waist and smiled at the camera.She was taken aback for a moment, but quickly recovered and snapped a photo of us. ‘‘Just a little bit higher, Phoebe...’’ I spoke in hushed tones into her ear. ‘‘That's it... pe
PHOEBE's P O V‘‘Damn...this is so, so good...’’ I moaned and closed my eyes as I absorbed the amazing taste of the creamy lobster that Tyler had prepared for dinner tonight. ‘‘What do you call this type of dish?’’ I asked as I sliced a piece of steak and shoved it into my mouth.‘‘It’s Tyler's Surf and Turf Steak with Lobster Tail. This is one of the best dishes that is served in my restaurants.’’ He smiled as he placed another piece of steak on my plate. ‘‘You know what, I was thinking of looking for a new place to stay.’’‘‘What?’’ I frowned, and stopped chewing the food in my mouth. ‘‘What are you planning to do with this huge and lovely house?’’‘‘I don't need a house this huge when I don't have a wife or kids to share it with... Besides, it only reminds me more of Scarlet,’’ he murmured, and I was forced to swallow the food in my mouth before taking his hand on the table.‘‘I have no doubt that you will find a new love one day, Mr. Hudson..’’ I stated with a smile.‘‘I certainly