Chapter 4 - Meeting not-so-Prince Charming (2)

“Ok, Sir, I will tell him”. He turns to leave the office, and, in that moment, Reyna processes the surname, did he just say Reyes.

Oh lord, please don’t tell me its Rodrigo, Reyna looks up at the man by the window and as he turns to look at her, the hate for her showing in those beautiful grey-eyes. Reyna needs to hold on to his desk to steady herself, hoping her legs don’t give in.

She is shocked to see him after 5 years, she wants to run out of his office, just from the look he is giving her, it takes all her willpower just to stand there and not bolt.

“Heaven help me, why is fate playing such a cruel joke on me, why him of all people, have I not suffered enough”.

The person standing in front of her is Rodrigo Reyes, 28 years old, CEO of Reyes Holding, one of the largest group of companies in both America and Europe. Reyes Holdings is a family-owned enterprise and at the head is Rodrigo Reyes, he was promoted to CEO two years back and since then Reyes Holding has been going from strength to strength. He is charming and a very smart businessman, but he is also known for being ruthless and just outright dangerous. No one wanted to get on his bad side, they usually got crushed by him.

He is one of the richest men in the world and regarded as one of the most eligible bachelors, everyone woman is vying for the title of being Mrs. Reyes. Just looking at him you would understand why. His appearance and presence made him stand out from the crowd and his height of 6’4 made him stand out even more, he wasn’t a typical pretty-boy. His features were more rugged, he had thick dark brown curly hair. He had some stubble which made his square jaw look even more appealing. His body was to die for, every inch of him toned to perfection, his muscular arms and body was hugged by the shirt and waistcoat he was wearing.

Reyna was thinking of how good his body looked when he was naked, his gorgeous olive skin tone, which made you think he spent hours in the sun tanning. That v-line just by his waist, his perfectly defined abs, not an ounce of fat, all muscle. His broad shoulders and those big arms that use to engulf her in a warm hug. But what she loved the most out of all his stunning features, was his eyes, those grey eyes use to light up when he smiled at her, and it would melt her heart. However, now all she saw in those eyes were pure hatred and disdain for her, it was all cold.    

She tries to compose herself. She doesn’t want him seeing the fear in her eyes, she needs to stay strong. She needs to take whatever punishment is coming her way for leaving this wonderful man five years ago and going to Spain for her dad’s sake. The biggest mistake she could have ever made.

All this time, while Reyna is standing there shocked and confused, Rodrigo Reyes is watching her like a hawk, taking in all of her, he was hoping she wouldn’t be so breathtakingly beautiful still, he was hoping that time had not been good to her, he was hoping that his heart hated her enough not to skip a beat when her saw her. HE WAS WRONG, SO WRONG!!!

She was still the epitome of beautiful, she was still a goddess, time has been good to her, and worst of all his heart didn’t just skip a bit it felt like it stood still for a moment when it recognised its owner, Reyna Vasquez was everything he remembered and more. That dress hugged her body showing off the beautiful curves she has, her pale skin looked like it was glowing from the sunlight, she looked like an angel with those sky-blue eyes staring into your soul. If only he had known the angel, he fell in love with was nothing but a demon waiting to steal his soul and destroy him.

He was furious at his heart, and he was even more furious at her. She was the woman who he loved with all his heart, and instead of protecting their love she trampled all over it, lied to him, left him and ran into another man’s arms. She never looked back, she walked out of his life taking all the light and happiness and she couldn’t have cared less. How can such a beauty be so heartless?

He was going to make this back-stabbing bitch pay, his mind was made up and the look on his face made her blood run cold.

She knew her past would come back to haunt her, but she never thought it would be like this. She was hoping the next time she saw him it would be on her terms, and she would be prepared for his wrath, she was so wrong. Still staring at him, staring at those captivating eyes, she could always get lost in them, she heard him speak and came out of her reverie.

Hi Reyna, it’s been too long, what a small world it is, that you happened to start working today at the company I’ve just started taking the reins of today as CEO. Luck is on my side it seems. I hope you prepared for what’s to come. I’ll be putting a lot of pressure on you to get the job done, I hope you not going to disappoint me or run away before the contract is done, you good at leaving things unfinished”. She could hear, every word he said was filled with hatred.

His words send shivers down her spine, she couldn’t look at him and looked down, still holding onto his desk, not trusting her legs. Eventually the silence was getting awkward, and Reyna was forced to look up. She didn’t know when he moved to stand in front of her and she looked up straight into those cold grey eyes. Her breath hitched at their closeness, and she stepped back.

“Still walking away from me, I see”, he spoke clenching his jaw and balling his hands into a fist.

“Are you going to speak or just stand there and stare at me”? He yelled at her making her jump.

“Hi Rodrigo, I can see you doing well”, Reyna said softly and looked down at her feet, not wanting to see his eyes filed with so much rage towards her.

Rodrigo smirked, hearing how meek she sounded, he knew she afraid of him, she is right to be afraid, the things he has in store for her will make sure she never forgets his name, his face will torment her sleep. He wants her to feel the pain he felt when she broke him.

“Ms Vasquez I would like you to pay attention to what I’m saying and look me in the eyes when I speak to you”, he said flatly and with indifference. “I don’t have time to waste on you, so I will only speak once”.

Reyna felt a stabbing pain in her chest, how his words could still hurt her so much. She looked up at him, and answered, “yes, Mr. Reyes I am paying attention and there will be no need for you to repeat yourself.” She was trying to keep he voice steady while speaking to him.

“Good, I hate having to waste time on people that are unimportant”, he shot back at her with the same indifference.

“Mr. Reynolds will give you files and paperwork related to the transactions in question, I expect a full report by tomorrow morning on my desk with a clear explanation as to which entries you feel we need to trace first and also what further resources we would need to help the recovery of the funds that’s been stolen”.

“Yes, sir”, was all Reyna could muster to say, trying very hard to avoid eye-contact with him.

“I have an urgent meeting to attend, go to your office Mr. Reynolds will be with you shortly, I’ve wasted too much time with you already”, he was checking the time on his watch, with a frown on his face and he started walking to the door.

Reyna, who was still standing by his desk, she couldn’t move fast enough to get away from him, without looking turned to leave and banged her knee by the side of his desk. “AHHH, shit,” she hissed holding her knee.

“What the hell Rey why are you always so clumsy, let me see”, she didn’t know how he got to her side so quickly and she was even more in shock that he called her by the nickname he had given her. She just looked at him while he put his warm hands on her knee to rub it and check to see how bad it was, feeling that warmth of his hands again made her heart flutter.

He realised what he was doing and immediately let go of her knee, she was already missing his touch. He looked at her, not sure what to say and just turned and walked out of the office.