Aaron watched as he talked. He was sure he has never seen Dylan speak about any lady that way. It was usually a fling for him so this lady has to be really special. "Who is this lady? You need to see your face while you are talking about her. I need to see the lady that had my best friend love-struck like this" Aaron said, curiosity evident on his face.Dylan smirked at Aaron's question. He wasn't sure about his feelings yet but he knew he was drawn to Mara the first day he set his eyes on her at the club. He had trailed her to her house and to the convenience store where she worked several times after he dropped her off that night.His usual self would have made a move on Mara that night he dropped her off from the club and probably get pants down with her but that wasn't the case here. He yawned to get to know more about this lady that intrigued him at first sight even when he only just met her.Dylan growled, getting out of his reverie with a glint of smile plastered on his face.
Earlier that morning……"Tessa, are you sure about going back this morning, thought you said you're staying till tomorrow?" Her grandmother asked.Tessa dropped her already packed bags and moved closer to her grandmother who seemed really worried about her."Of course, I'm sure Grandma. It's usually boring to stay here all by myself when you and Mara go to work, I think I should just head back home. I promise to come visit again very soon" Tessa added and pulled her grandmother into a warm hug."Alright. But I'm just worried about you, are you sure you still want to continue with this contract? I could talk to Mrs. Winston on your behalf if you want to back out" Mrs. Taylor chimed in as they broke the hug."No, you don't have to. I'm okay staying with him till he finds his missing fiance. And besides, he hasn't given me any reason not to want to stay" Tessa said and gave her grandmother a warm smile."When is that going to be? It's been eleven months already and he's yet to find her. I
"You're back home already?" Tessa asked as soon as Aaron let go of his hands from her waist. Aaron gave her a quick glance and turned his gaze away, clearing his throat, Tessa could have sworn he saw him blush."Yeah, and you should be careful next time to avoid a fall, what if l wasn't here at the right time to save you?" Aaron asked sternly, a glint of concern that he was trying so hard to conceal was evident in his voice as he spoke.Tessa glared at him and was awed, she never thought Aaron would be concerned about her enough to not want her injured or hurt, she thought to herself and smiled much to Aaron's oblivion. "Don't get me wrong. I don't want you hurting yourself under my roof that's all" Aaron protested, trying to sound rather convincing.Tessa was taken aback by his words, and a glint of disappointment crept in, why does it hurt hearing that from him, was it a crime if he actually cared? She thought inwardly. "Fine, I would be sure not to hurt myself under your roof Mr
MaraI was so shocked to see Dylan here and by this time, he almost startled me. He was drop-dead handsome and his lips, gosh! I was left drooling harder.Tessa did say he was the flirty type and he hardly commits to women for anything serious, I might as well fuck him and move on. And yes, before you say anything, I'm naughty and flirty as well, and I guess that makes the two of us then."I'm here to see you," he said calmly, snapping me out of my reverie."Me, Why?" I questioned curiously."I'm- I'm… I want us to talk, what's your weekend like? I would want us to talk over dinner" he said, stuttering this time, leaving me confused."Like a dinner date?" I asked with a smirk plastered on my face."Yes, a dinner date, that's if you don't mind" he muttered.Did he just ask me that, of course silly, I obviously don't mind, I can't possibly turn down his hot ass, I wanted this as much as he does and what does he want to talk about? That question kept lingering in my head."Well, I will c
TessaI gazed at the stars from the balcony of my room, the peaceful ambiance gave me warmth. I was much more relieved after speaking with Mara, as crazy as she can be, she just knows the right things to say to me, to make me feel better.My mind slowly drifted off to Aaron, the tension in the room earlier when he came to check up on me and during dinner was crazy, I've tried to control my emotions but I can't just help but always stare at him.All I've ever wished for was to love and be loved in return but sadly I'm head over heels for a man who only sees me as his substitute wife.I never thought I would be caught up in a one-sided love but here I am, drooling over a man that doesn't give a flying fuck about me. It's funny how men drool over my beauty and my body whenever I step out and then there's Aaron who doesn't.Though I noticed that Aaron has been unusually calm and gentle with me for some time now, he no longer gives me those death stares and he talks to me these days unlike
Aaron I had accepted to work with Alexander Cooper, but after much hesitation, I finally made up my mind to let him work with me.I still couldn't shake off the night I saw him dancing and holding Tessa, knowing fully well that Tessa was drunk, he always takes advantage of people, that was the same thing he did to Lisa, he drugged her and almost raped her.He knew I was going to come for him, so, he ran out of the country and left his businesses behind, I bet he lost so many deals at the time. And now, he's back to spite me.After Lisa went missing, I thought he had a hand in Lisa's disappearance, my men went after him and after all the investigation he wasn't the culprit. Then if he's not the culprit then who is? And why haven't my men been able to find her? Did Lisa intentionally go missing because she didn't want to get married to me like Dylan said? No, of course not, Lisa loves me and wouldn't do anything to hurt me. Then why can't I find her?I was going crazy about the situa
Alexander I was surprised when Aaron agreed that I handled his construction project, I had doubts that he would accept initially but he freaking accepted.I never thought that my plans of getting close to Tessa through Aaron would be this easy, I smirked and gulped down the content in the glass of wine that I was holding.Aaron had just paved the way for me to go after his wife without even knowing, I can't wait to see the look on his face when I finally make Tessa mine, he claims to be powerful and ruthless but yet he's easily blinded by love, he made a great mistake when he accused me of trying to rape that silly girlfriend of his, he made me go into hiding because he made everyone believe that I was a rapist, he even went as far as accusing me of her disappearance.He choose to believe that lying, and a cheat of a woman, who doesn't care about anyone else but herself, I easily lured her to my bed all because of money, greedy bitch, Aaron was the richest man in the city, who is env
Aaron I came back home and didn't meet Tessa in the living room waiting for me like she always does."Welcome home sir" I heard Leilani's voice as she walked into the living room. "Hmmm," I hummed and made to take my leave but stopped and turned, facing her."Where is Tessa?" I asked softly."She's been waiting for you but she's in her room now, she said I should let her know when you get home, I will just go and let her know that you're back now," Leilani said calmly.I nodded and left.I got to my room, took a shower, and changed into something casual. I was working on my laptop when I heard a knock on the door, I raised an eyebrow and let the person in.The door cracked open and Tessa walked in, looking ravishing in the nightwear she was wearing, my heart was racing faster than l could imagine.It has always been like that these past few months, my heart would race faster whenever Tessa is around me, I don't know what this is but I can't control the way I act whenever I see her,