LOGINChapter 7 Not enough ~OLIVIAI'm more surprised than Diane, but I don't show it. Yes, he told me he wanted to use this opportunity to show me off, but imagine when the most powerful man in the room tells the world you're his...fake or not, it makes my heart skip a beat as I turn to glance at him.He's not smiling; in fact, he looks agitated as though he has a personal vendetta with Diane.Diane's brows lift half an inch. "Your fiancée? Wow." She passes me a small smile that screams fake."I didn't realise you were seeing anyone, Bartholomew. This is... how wonderful. When did this happen?""Recently," he says, and his hand slides fully around my waist now, pulling me a fraction closer to himself.This is what I signed up for. This is it...fake and alluring enough that everyone thinks it's real, and he's playing it just fine."Very recently.""Very recently," I echo, my gaze on his...not on his face but his eyes. His beautiful
Chapter 6 Precise~OLIVIA Three days of thinking over and over again about what I really want.I push the mug of coffee away from me as a sigh leaves my lips.It shouldn't be this hard. I should've been over this the same day.I should've told him 'no' that day and got it over with.But I didn't. Why? I really don't know."I think I'm sick," I tell Bella, and she nods.She's opening a new account on Tinder, searching for a man who would not only love her but also her new cat she's about to purchase."Here, read this and get better." She says, placing the contract file on the table slab in front of me.I push it away, glaring at her from the side of my eyes.She shrugs."Many people would read the part that says 'Anything you want' and get better, Olivia." She shakes her head and continues with her search."You don't understand. This is Bartholomew Hades. If anything goes wrong, my reputation will be ruined and...imagine
Chapter 5 Let's get married~OLIVIAI have worked for Bartholomew Hades as his personal assistant for two weeks.Two good weeks.Two weeks of excruciating pain and longing. Two weeks of planning for several blind dates for him.I wondered why a man like him would be going for blind dates. He could go to the streets of New York and get as many women as he wanted, all for free.Two weeks ago, Mr Hades had sent me a message to meet up with him and talk. I declined the message, telling him it would be inappropriate to talk to him outside the office, considering our relationship.I think that message had triggered something inside him.He rarely talks to me; he keeps his distance, and if we're five feet close, he would back away as though I reek of cheap perfume, but I know that's not the reason, so I try my best to ignore him and do my job perfectly, and I think it's been going well.I had a word with Rachael over the phone, and sh
Chapter 4 Anything you say goes~BARTHOLOMEW The music lowered with every step I took to the third floor.Daniel, Isaac and Liam were already seated, waiting for me.I was supposed to be in New Orleans today for a business deal, but when Mr Rufus got in the way of another business of mine without minding his business, I cut the deal and tossed him to the sharks.It wasn't ideal to bite the hand that feeds.And I also didn't plan on coming here today, but I had to get her out of my head.It was disturbing, too disturbing that one woman, one small woman, would be so engraved into my mind this hard.Was it because I took her virginity? No, it wasn't. I felt that way, way before I even walked up to her."That's my man!" Isaac yelled, slapping the ass of one of his girls.They were curled up on the couch, overlooking the downstairs of the club where the booming music was booming harder."Liam, Isaac and Daniel." I acknowledged my best f
Chapter 3 Coincidence?~OLIVIAI chickened out.Bart, whom I had planned to call Barry if we ever ran into each other again, though I doubted we ever would because I’d already ruined everything—sounded like a child’s name. But that man was all hard edges and dangerous charm, definitely not a child.Barry and I had a good night; he became a two-night stand, and when I heard the alarm ring at 5 a.m., instead of getting his number, I chickened out and ran out of his penthouse. It was childish of me, and I know it.Bella chewed my ears out on Saturday morning, telling me she would drag my ass to Valentine again, but I wouldn't be going.A one-night stand is supposed to be a one-night stand."Are you done?" Bella asked, touching my already caked-up face with powder.I was called for an interview at one of the biggest companies in New York, Hade's Corporation. I never thought I'd be called for an interview when I applied to be th
Chapter 2 Two-night stand~OLIVIA "Hands on the headboard and don't let it go until I say—" Whack "I said, do not let it go, love." "I'm sorry, I'm just....wait—"•"Earth to Olivia!" I jumped as Bella slammed the pedal on the table slab, her eyes suspiciously eyeing me as a mother hen would."What?" I questioned, pushing the pedal away from my coffee cup."Do you have something to tell me, Olivia? Cause I think you do." She raised her brow.Of course, I have something to tell her, but I don't want to tell her that at the moment."I don't. If I do, you'll know, right?""Okay. I gave you time, plenty of it, to tell me what happened last week Friday, but since you won't talk... I'm going to have to push it out of you." Bella said, and I sighed, watching men and women run down the lane."So, you got a pass into Valentine. You didn't go back home that night, and the next morning, you called in sick and didn't come out for exer







