“Stephanie? What are you doing here?” Owen picked up her phone from the floor and gave it to her. Stephanie was too stunned to speak and all she did was stare at him. “Here… Your phone.” He stared at her shocked face. Stephanie hurriedly collected your phone from him, grabbed his bag, and stood up. She proceeded to the door in the twinkle of an eye. “Stephanie!” “Ma’am, your tequila is ready!” Stephanie heard the voices call behind her but she didn’t look back. She kept storming to the door. Her eyes were on the door, and she didn’t shift her focus until she was out of the house. She saw a Taxi heading to where she was, she raised her hand to wave it down, then she remembered Mary. ‘I’m here to watch over Mary. If I leave now, how will I do that? What will I tell Mom?’ She gulped hard and lowered her hand. She turned away from the road and looked at the mansion. ‘What the hell is he doing here?’ Stephanie saw Owen hurry out of the door, he was chasing her. When he saw her standing a
Stephanie’s phone made a beep which made her open her eyes. She threw her hands on her drawer and picked up her phone. Her sleepy eyes closed and opened before she took a look at her phone’s screen. When she finally opened her eyes to check the message that had popped in, her eyes widened in great shock, and she sprang up. It was a message from the company she had submitted her credentials to. “I have an interview in an hour?!” She roared and jumped out of bed. Her heart was thumping violently against her chest. She was very surprised and was still in shock as she rushed to the bathroom. As she was in the bathroom, her door flung up, and Sarah entered. “Stephanie, are you okay? I heard your screen,” Sarah uttered fearfully as her eyes scanned Stephanie’s room. When she didn’t see her in the room, she moved to her bathroom door and placed her ear on it. “Stephanie, are you in there?!” She asked in a louder voice, and Stephanie heard her. “Mom, Mom is that you?!” Stephanie asked from i
“Sebastian?” Stephanie struggled to mutter, and she watched him stand up. “How are you, Stephanie?” He walked to where she was standing. Stephanie wanted to move away, but she was too stunned to move. When he got closer to her, Stephanie didn’t hesitate before she lifted her hand and spanked him in the face. Sebastian’s face fell to the side and clenched his jaw as he felt great pain in my face. “How dare you, Sebastian!” She yelled, and Sebastian turned to look at her. “I’m sorry, Stephanie.” She shook her head and picked up her bag. “Coming here was a horrible mistake.” She turned to leave, and Sebastian quickly grabbed her from behind and embraced her tightly. “I’m sorry, Stephanie,” He mumbled, and Stephanie struggled to release his grip around her. “Let me go! How dare you touch me? After what you did to me!” She yelled, but Sebastian didn’t let go of her. Instead, he tightened his grip around her. “Let me go!” Stephanie’s voice was low and quivering. Tears streamed down her e
~ After a week~Stephanie stood in front of Sebastian’s company. She gazed at the building and began to replay all her parents had told her. Sarah and Philip called her for a private chat after she told them what happened at the company. She told them she wasn’t going to go back, but Sarah and Philip told her to embrace the opportunity since other companies didn’t get back to her. They told her she could start in the meantime and when she secures another job somewhere else, she could leave. After so much pressure from her parents, she told them she would return, and if she didn’t feel comfortable, she would leave without thinking. Stephanie heaved a sigh and slowly walked into the company. As she approached the receptionist, the receptionist looked up and hastily sprang to her feet. Stephanie knitted her brows, wondering why she acted in such a way. “Miss Stephanie Taylor. Welcome, Ma’am.” She gave Stephanie a slight bow, and Stephanie reciprocated the bow in surprise. “Good mornin
Stephanie sat on the chair in front of Sebastian’s desk, she had a file in her hand, and she was busy going through its content. Sebastian on the other hand was busy gazing at her. He replayed all the memories he had with her in New York City, and he couldn’t wait to create more. “How is Princess?” He asked out of nowhere, and Stephanie raised her head. She looked at him and noticed how he had been staring at her. “Princess is fine. Always fine.” She glued her eyes to the file again, and Sebastian nodded. “I can’t wait to see her again. I miss her.” Stephanie looked up and heaved a sigh. She raised the file and shook it. “So you have new clients now?” She asked, and he nodded. “We have about five active ones. There will be a meeting soon, and I think we will get a new client. Mr. Coleman, one of our clients, wants to introduce a new partner this morning. He needs some cloth designs for his partner,” Sebastian informed her. “And this meeting is to start in ten minutes?!” Her eyes
Stephanie got out of the restroom and headed back to Sebastian’s office. She made sure her eyes were all dried up before she headed back. In the restroom, she stood in front of the mirror and cried. She never thought she would have to work with the two men that crushed her heart. She was still yet to figure out what she was going to do. “Now that Owen knows I’m working with Sebastian, he will start bothering me. He would want me to get back with him. What should I do?” She kept thinking and thinking until she got to Sebastian’s office. She knocked on the door and waited for him to tell her to come in.” “Stephanie, you don’t have to knock, okay? It’s your office too,” Sebastian uttered, staring at his door. Stephanie sighed and opened the door. She walked in and wore a faint smile. She headed to the couch and sat on it. All this while, Sebastian kept his eyes on her. “How are you?” He asked, and she bounced her head. “I’m good.” She looked at him and saw he didn’t look happy. “Wh
“If you have any questions, we can talk about them later. We should talk while eating,” Sebastian mumbled, and Owen bounced his head. “That is true. But you don’t mind me sitting here, do you? I mean, we are partners now.” Sebastian looked at Stephanie as Owen spoke, and he noticed her head was bowed again. ‘God, I am beginning to hate this guy. She was doing fine before he interfered. What the f**k does he want?’ Sebastian tried not to show his anger as he thought. Owen looked at Stephanie with a beam of a smile. “How are you?” He asked. She looked at his face and let out a faint grin. “I’m good, thank you, Mr. Owen. And how are you?” The way she responded took Sebastian by surprise. He expected a shy or probably broken voice, but instead, he got a bold and calm voice. “I’m good. Thank you. You look pretty. Just as always.” Owen complimented, and Sebastian clenched his jaw. ‘What is he trying to do?’ “Thank you, Mr. Owen. You don’t look bad either.” Stephanie spoke with such
~ After two weeks ~ Stephanie sat on the couch scrolling through the daily news on her PC. Sebastian sat behind his desk, his eyes were locked on her serious-looking face. Stephanie finally gave him a chance to prove his love and this time, he wasn’t going to ruin it. After the dinner date with him, Stephanie became softer to him. Sebastian kept making moves at her, and she didn’t push him away like she used to do. He guessed the showing up of Owen did him more good than harm. Sebastian stood up from his seat and walked up to Stephanie. He stood in front of her, and when Stephanie noticed it, she looked up. “Hey, what’s up?” She asked, and he reached for the laptop and lifted it from her lap. “You have been on this for minutes. Aren’t you tired?” He asked, and she giggled and shook her head. “We need to be current with the news too, don’t you think? We would know how to run the company better.” “Hmm… My smart woman, or do I say, smart assistant?” He asked, and she smiled. “I