LIAM“Bed! Bed!! Bed!!!” That was the only thing on my mind as I drove into the estate. Work was tedious today. I only got to understand why Violet decided to make me her COO after many years. I should have suspected, but I didn’t. That brat didn’t give me a bigger position just because she thought I was ripe enough for it. She gave it to me so that she could abandon all her work to me.She hadn’t been staying in the company ever since I became the COO, and every one of her jobs was brought to my table to complete. I could proudly say that life was easier when I was just her assistant. Being a COO came with even bigger responsibility.She dumped ninety percent of the job in my office and was busy visiting everywhere with her lover. I didn’t even know whether I needed to cry or laugh. I just wanted to get home and lie on the bed. My neck and back hurt. Scratch that! Every region hurt, and it made driving seem like hard work. If I had known, I wouldn’t have taken my car to the office to
GENERALViolet’s body stiffened when the sound of the knock echoed across the room. She stared at Stewart before shifting her gaze to the door. Disappointment and anger were vivid on her face.“Ignore the knock. The door is locked. They will leave when they cannot open it,” Stewart assured her and continued to thrust his fingers in and out of her.She agreed and continued to let the pleasure build within her. However, the knock came again. And this time, it returned with a matter of urgency. “Excuse me, sir, but there’s something I would like you to look at right now.” That was Jackson’s voice. It caused irritation to churn in Stewart’s stomach.His blood boiled, and fury coursed through his veins. For the first time, he regretted ever employing Jackson as his assistant. This wasn’t the first time he had interrupted something as good as what they were doing in the office, and he promised to sack him if the matter wasn’t as urgent as he painted it to be.“Attend to him. We can always d
-GENERAL~“Hello!!!!” Violet mumbled, shoving her head in between the door and waving, her lips curled into a large smile.Stewart, whose entire attention had been focused on the research he was doing, raised his head when the familiar voice wafted into his ears. His emotionless face twisted into a broad grin as soon as he saw her. Initially, he had been swamped with fatigue before her arrival, but everything disappeared the moment she appeared.“Oh my God! Babe,” he mumbled, getting up from the chair and leaving his table.Violet released her grip on the door handle and strolled inside. “Yes, baby. Surprise!!!” she said, opening her arms.When he closed the gap between them, he snuggled into her embrace. The duo stayed that way for minutes, inhaling each other’s scents. It calmed every raging emotion within Stewart. It was as though that was all he needed to make the day’s job a success. It sent a cold sensation down his spine, and it made him stronger. He loved the feeling, and he d
~LIAM~I watched her mouth open and her lips curl up as she made an attempt to respond to me, but Violet interrupted. She strolled in before Loretta could respond to me. A sense of disappointment arose within me the moment I saw what happened. I was expecting her response, honestly. I wanted to be certain she was the same person I saw at the interview and home. If she were still the same at the beach and at work, but seeing Violet's presence, it wouldn't be possible anymore. "Good morning, ma'am." She greeted, bowing curtly and taking a few steps to the side.Violet's sharp eyes darted over her for seconds, and then she moved them to me. She squinted her eyes as she gave me a glance of scrutiny. With her tongue on her lower lip, she snapped her finger. "Good morning, Miss Loretta Maxwell. Happy first day at work," she mumbled. Even though she was speaking to Loretta, her eyes were fixed on me as though she was afraid she would miss a highlight from me. I knew she was just trying to
Liam My jaw dropped. Everything happened so fast. Seconds passed, and I couldn’t bring myself to shut my mouth, yet I wasn’t saying a word. My brain was devoid of logic. What just happened? The apartment in front of mine has been vacant for a month now. I only just found out that somebody moved into it two days ago. Never would I have thought it would be Loretta Maxwell—the same woman I’ve been trying to get rid of. Our paths kept crossing since the day we met. First, it was at my place of work, and now she stayed next door. She was my neighbor. This couldn’t be a mere coincidence. I was a hundred percent sure that she was the one behind everything that had been happening—our constant meetings and encounters. My ears turned red, and my feet stayed rooted in place. I couldn’t move. What just happened wasn’t just a slap to my face but a punch to my chest. I couldn’t believe that I had embarrassed myself so many times in front of her. “You are stalking me.” That statement echoed
LIAMI could feel her eyes on the nape of my neck as I walked back home. A pair of eyes prodded into my skin and made me alert and uncomfortable. Still, I didn’t turn. I thought she would swerve to the other side when we got to the junction, but she didn’t. Instead, she spun to the same path as me.At this point, I knew Loretta had been caught. There was no way she wasn’t stalking me. Why the hell was she following me around? What did she want from me?Shutting my eyes, I sighed and turned so that I could face her. She stopped in her tracks when she saw me, and her brows raised in a questioning manner. She wasn’t merely surprised—she wasn’t scared.“Did you forget something at the mart?” she asked, her expression laced with confusion and astonishment.I rolled my eyes and cleared my throat. What did she think she was doing? Trying to deceive me? She wanted me to believe she was truly concerned about me when she was stalking me? How dare she pretend in front of me?“Stop the pretense,