*Lily's P.O.V*I took the risk—an unthinkable one. Life shouldn't be any harder than this:I was working for free, I had debts to pay, I had rent to pay, and I had my dad and a man he claims to be my soon-to-be husband to always run away from, and there was Vincenzo.The decision I made was unreasonable yet reasonable—worthless yet worth it. My salaries are gone, and my debts are still there. Every day, life keeps on getting naturally harder for me, and I couldn't think of the possibility of it getting any harder.At least, I'd managed to get him out of my life and that was all that mattered.However, he didn't fail to leave me with the shock that he knew all the routes that led to my apartment. I didn't have to give him directions, I mean, due to the high undeniable tension between us, I literally forgot to give him directions, and in the next few minutes, he had his car parked right in front of my apartment building, and that was when reality hit me.I didn't make a big deal out of
*Vincenzo Ace.*I threw the burnt-out cigarette on the ashtray, as I leaned into my office desk, my searing gaze roaming at the screen of my laptop before I slammed it shut.She's here, which means Lily will be here too. I knew the game she was about to play, and I was in for that game with her. If there was more reason why Selena had been alive up till this day, that reason should be now.Using her as a means to get the reaction I needed from Lily wasn't exactly what I should be doing with my life right now, especially when I had a busy schedule—countless deals to strike and different men who didn't work according to my wish, piled up for me to torture. Unfortunately, I had lost myself and my sanity the first day I set my eyes on Lily and I was admitting to it. It's not like I could hide it anymore. My obsession with Lily was getting me crazy—was making me do things I never would have imagined that I could do.The door crept open as she walked in, her eyes not leaving mine, her hips
*Lily's P.O.V.* I ought to have ignored them. This should have been a clear realization that he could have sex with just any girl and there was nothing special about me—that I was no different from those he would consider as a ‘fling.’ But no, my dumb brain couldn't access it that way and I hated myself for that. I hated how I couldn't get my eyes off them. I hated how I just couldn't pretend as though I didn't give a fuck who he was fucking—I hated the different mixed feelings that built in me, and no matter how I tried to ignore them and act fine, I just couldn't stop myself from acting stupid. No. I am not fine with it. Yet, under no circumstances should I let him see the aftermath of what his action had done to me. That is if he'd not seen them all already.Considering the fact that I was here to serve drinks when he clearly had a bar in his office, I knew everything might be a setup and I should have gripped onto this as a reason to ignore them and not give them the satisfactio
*Vincenzo Ace.*“Do you need me to pour it on her too, so you lick it off?” I swear, that was all I fucking needed. That was the only confirmation I needed to clear off all doubts I had about the possibility of her getting jealous—to realize that she was down to her fucking breakpoint and could no longer accept it. I thought it was all in my head. I thought it was just me hoping that she'd get jealous, but seeing how she indeed got jealous, somehow, I felt a sense of achievement. I could almost see the sparkle in my eyes, my lips twitched as she stomped out neglecting Selena's command of asking her to return. The way she strides out speaks ‘of jealousy,’ and the way she bangs the door behind her as she storms out speaks more volumes of jealousy. No. If she thinks we could have a pure relationship of a boss and employee, then she was in for a shock. There was absolutely no way I would agree to that stupid boundary she was trying to set between us after seeing how cute she gets when
*Lily's P.O.V*I dropped the tray of drinks on the center table with much more force than usual.The striking-clicking sound of the drinks rolling on the tray seems to have gotten their attention as their eyes all sprout up to look at me, and their brows shoot up in curiosity. The man who would probably be in his early forties and seemed to be the center of the night with two strippers by his side was the first to speak.“What's your problem?”“I'm sorry. I do not mean that.” I apologized, my gaze lowered to the floor while mentally scolding myself for letting my emotions get the best of me.It's been a few minutes already, yet I haven't been concentrating. A force I just couldn't fight against seems to be pulling back my thoughts to what had happened earlier. I had thousands of bad memories in my life that I should be thinking about, yet, my brain seems to have filtered out those parts, and have left me with the part I shouldn't be thinking about.I have been mad, however, I couldn
*Long chapter. This will probably make up for a double update.**Lily's P.O.V*“So, you are that one girl I have been hearing a lot about?”I re-adjusted uncomfortably in the passenger's seat as I furrowed my brows at her. Why the hell did I get in here again? “What do you mean?” I asked, silently watching as her gaze trailed at me from head to toe before moving back to meet my curious gaze. I thought she had seen enough of me already.“I heard Vincenzo has been going after you. What did he ask for? Sex for a night, isn't it?” She paused and raised a brow at me. A tense silence enveloped me before I bats my lashes in astonishment. Was I supposed to answer that?I gulped before humming in response. “You are beautiful, but look way too innocent and a little dumb for a guy like him. I bet this, an innocent girl like you can never cope in his world.” She said, sarcastically. I scoffed at her way of calling me dumb. I wasn't going to say anything at first but, I just couldn't accept t
Lily's P.O.VVincenzo?”I couldn't get my eyes off him. My heartbeat which had been thudding harshly earlier because of panic seemed to now be in a beating turmoil at the sight of him.He gently slides his hands off my mouth, brushing his hands on my lips in the process. His eyes were not leaving mine as he pulled the knife away from my now weak grip and threw it over to wherever it landed at. His gaze devoured my body in an attempt to make sure I was okay. I just knew it: he wasn't staring at me this time with his usual stare filled with ‘lust.’But then, I wished his eyes had held lust instead, to instantly fill my brain with a protest of not letting him go any further—I wish his stares didn't just make my heart throb so harshly like it was going to explode.“Are you in danger, Lily? Is someone after you?” He asked, in a light tone, his eyes almost piercing through my soul.“Why are you here? Why are you in my apartment?” My tone didn't sound as it used to. It was hoarse, raspy, and
Lily's P.O.VI have never been so scared of my actions, yet so yearning.I also couldn't believe I was doing this—that I was willing to let him have me, despite the consequences, but the feelings you can't fight against, you end up submitting to it. He didn't hesitate, his lips moving in gentle sync with mine, his hands slowly caressing my back, as if reassuring me that my actions right now were one of the best decisions I have ever made.My chest fills with an unknown emotion, and my stomach warms with heat. His kiss was so gentle like I was a delicate piece of act he needed time to get through—that he needed time to break down the frames, the glasses, and the barriers around it before grabbing onto the art.It was all his fault. He riled me up in a way I could no longer think straight. His darkened affection followed by the sweet taste of the cocktail he had probably drank before coming over to my apartment hit me at the back of my throat and I suddenly felt the need to deepen the