His face was inches from hers, his breath fanning her face. His eyes were dark with lust. He was serious and she knew he meant his words. She couldn't risk losing her first kiss in a contract marriage.
"Next question," she said, sinking into the water and swimming away. The corners of Sly's lips curled upward. He swam after her, catching on and caging between the stair rails. He smirked, "Good girl. Tell me, what is your passion? What do you want to be in the future." He was so close, Monica felt uneasy and shifted her gaze.
"One year of my future is already decided so my plan after that is to venture into the Finance and accounting field. I enjoyed finance and accounting in school and I know I would enjoy working with it but my passion is to learn more about electronics and build a business around it."
Sly never expected to have such a detailed outline of her passion from her and instantly, he felt something he never felt for any woman - Admiration. With the se
Monica had never thought about a situation like that. She never thought of a plan to safeguard herself in that direction. Her silence was a clear indication that her father was right. She was too naive for someone as experienced as Sly. He has shown her so much kindness and care, which naturally makes her like him but what if there was more to it? Since she didn't have an answer to the question, she wisely kept mute.********At the Del family car park, Sly was sitting at the driver's seat of his car, in a heated argument with his father. He did not have the slightest idea about how his father heard about the news, since the media had been cleared. However, upon careful analysis, someone at the event had relayed every information to him. Mr. Del was both worried and enraged. He just hoped that Sly wouldn't be hurt for the second time."Who is she Sly?" His father's baritone voice rang from the end of the line.Sly was unfazed. He was pushed to the hole an
The drive home was in complete silence, both sides engrossed in thought and not noticing the other's disenchantment. Sly, who has been a critical thinker and always thought through everything, missed a vital part of his plan. How could he have envisioned pregnancy when everything was a contract?Nonetheless, it wasn't easy to fool the real world. They would be expecting an heir real soon. For the first time, he didn't know how to get around this part of the contract. Despite everything, he decided not to think too much into it. After all, he still had over five months before his family's arrival.******Monica woke up to Sly's banging on the door. For the first time, she set an alarm to sleep yet, the alarm hadn't sounded but when she saw Sly in workout clothes, the grogginess in her eyes instantly dissipated."Meet me at the gym in five minutes," Sly commanded before he exited her room. He did it on purpose to avoid any kind of argument. Monica was having a
"Love? are you insane? This is purely business okay?" Monica was blushing at her own words. She remembered vividly the first time they met. He told her she was plain and there was no way he would be attracted to her. Coupled with her parents' advice, she had blocked the slightest chance of entertaining the fact that Sly would ever love her."Oh is it? Don't you feel your stomach giddy when he comes around or your heart racing when he comes close to you?" Gertrude would not relent.Monica felt she was going to have a heart attack with Gertrude's ceaseless questions and decided to find a way of escape."Come on, my heart races whenever I am around strangers so it isn't strange to feel that way around him. Anyway, your big mouth tells me that you are fine. I should call him to come and take me home.""Hold on, he came to drop you off?" Gertrude's voice was laced with shock, her eyes almost popping out of their socket. Monica was smart academically but completely naive
After confessing his true state of mind, Sly bid James farewell, leaving the latter dumbfounded at the cafe. He drove back to Gertrude's house to pick up Monica.Gertrude watched the couple from her window upstairs, her mind buried in worry concerning her friend. Monica sat at the passenger seat, her mood culpable. Sly noticed the shift and offhandedly asked,"How did it go?"Monica sighed. "It was good. She just had..." Monica wanted to tell Sly about Gertrude's breakup but remembering how he warned her against matters of love, she thought against it."She just had what?" Sly asked, noticing her uncompleted statement.Monica forced a smile, "Never mind. It's just girls' talk. Nothing to worry about."Sly wasn't convinced. "You don't expect me to believe that. Come on, tell me," Sly's tone was relaxed and stimulating. Monica almost gave in."It's not something you would like to hear but can I ask you something?"Sly shrugge
Monica stood frozen at the spot, her mind drifted to the first time Sly threatened to kiss her. 'Does it mean he would have done it if I had given him the chance?' She thought against it. Maybe, she didn't hear him well enough.While Monica struggled with her notions, Sly thought was in a completely different light. Silence means consent. To him, her silence meant she had granted him the necessary permission, and therefore, without asking the second time, he plastered his lips on hers.An incredible sensation of pleasure, stirred with warmth and lust, spiraled Monica, as Sly's tongue explored her opened shocked mouth. She was yet to realize that even her eyes were opened wide in shock as Sly continued to inflict this strange sweet pleasure on her lips. However, realization kicked in, as she pulled away, just as her palms landed hardly on Sly's cheek.SlapNow, it was Sly's turn to be shocked. No person; male or female, has ever slapped him before. The wor
"What do you mean by you will not let me out of your sight? I am here to work, remember?" Monica couldn't help asking. After what happened this morning, she planned on staying away from Sly the best she could but being in the same office for one week, she never estimated such a predicament. To her, being close to Sly was just like dropping sugar into an ants hill. He would not relent.To her comfort, Sly had a completely different agenda. While her thoughts went disband, he was composed and calculated."What is going on in that brain of yours? Do you think I'm going to take advantage of you in my office? Then, you are mistaken. One thing you have to know about me is that I don't mix business with pleasure. I just want to train you," his voice was serious and she instantly understood the tone. Whichever way, she couldn't prevent the weight of embarrassment now laying loosely on her."Train me in what?" she said sheepishly. Sly beckoned her to sit, as he sat di
Hot blood cascaded through Sly's mien as he fumed. His anger surged like a volcano at the notice of Josephine in his office. Barbara had an apologetic frown on her face. She seemed to fail her first task on her first day. Josephine's eyes were filled with remorse and bitterness. She had black patches on her cheeks, probably from the slaps from a few days ago. Aside from that, she was shabbily dressed, making her general appearance pathetic. "Get out!" Sly yelled. Even a fool, would be termed wise if Josephine had just turned around and left with the fire that consumed every word Sly uttered. Instead, she knelt instantly. "Please Mr. Norman, I deserve your forgiveness because I wasn't the one who hurt her. You can't still be angry at me after all I have suffered in the hands of your guards; Look what they did to me? They've destroyed my future," she cried. Barbara, who had no ink of the past, had begun to feel remorse but remained in her position, not ut
Just as Sly decided to order lunch, James returned with a packed lunch for all of them. The trio ate in silence, after which James bid the couple farewell and left to continue his duties concerning the venue.During the remaining hours of the day, Monica had fished out six more companies. However, since Sly hadn't given any verdict concerning it, she couldn't tell the sensibility of her discovery.The sun began to set and soon, the night returned. Monica's first day at work wasn't a joke. She was extremely exhausted. All she needed was good food, a hot shower, and a peaceful sleep but Sly had other plans when they reached the villa.They went to their separate rooms to shower before meeting downstairs for dinner and were served salmon salad. Unknown to Monica, this was Sly favorite. Meanwhile, she couldn't tell because she enjoyed it as much as he did. Just as she thought of retiring to bed, Sly said something that made her fr