Bloom thought she must have heard wrong. The ice king was offering to drop her at home? Her lips fumbled for words and she stuttered out.“Y-you d-don’t h-have to…” It felt like pushing out a huge lump of rock out of her throat. He was only studying her again, wondering why he was so drawn to her.“Don’t bother about it. Hop in” And he spun to quickly walk over to the driver’s side of the car. Bloom pouted, ‘He’s taking advantage of being my employer. Cruel ice king’.Bloom strapped on the seatbelt and focused her attention on the scenery outside the window. It was the second time she was riding in his car and like the first time, she couldn’t deny the comfort that was enticing her to lay her back properly.Hayes glanced over at her to see her with a relaxed ambience as she continued to stare out the window. Something in him…something so distant was beginning to light a bonfire within him. He didn’t know what was transpiring within that far distance in his chest. What was this strange

That Saturday morning, Bloom was glowing with unmeasurable joy. She had received a notification that informed her of the payment of her salary into her bank account. That was why the little rabbit was all sparkle and sunshine as she speedily tidied up the boss’s office even when she wasn’t supposed to be there.She couldn’t control the spurt of excitement rushing through her so she raced into the company and thought to thank him for hiring her by cleaning his office before she went to the nearest ATM to cash out the money.“I’m back! Ben! Mario!” She flashed into the house, a humongous smile sitting on her glowing face.Benjamin was the first to show up and wondered over her merry mood.Bloom only giggled cheerily and approached him. “I just got my salary! And I’m taking us out”.Now he smiled down at her, raising a hand to pat her head as if praising her. “That’s great sis. Mario is going to bring the place down with his joyful screams”.Bloom laughed, looking away to see her droopy e

Bloom returned hurriedly, held the door knob and pushed inwards. She was about to say something when she bumped into a wall and winced, “Ow”.She had bumped into the CEO and when she tried to look up, she suddenly discovered something was restricting her. She tried again and met the same result.Hayes stared at her with wonder until he finally saw what was troubling her. One of her bells had gotten stuck onto his cufflinks. He held on against helping her immediately to enjoy her sweet torture to free herself. She even wore a frown and gritted her teeth.‘How amusing…’ Hayes, who never believed anything else in his life could revive a genuine smile back on his face…was smiling in such a mesmerizing way as he observed her torment even more.That was until a snap sound was heard, followed by something softly clinking against the floor. Bloom gasped dramatically with eyes bulging out and had palms to her agape mouth.“Oh no! I just got this” She panicked and squatted on the floor to pick u

It was lunch break. Bloom wanted Mario to leave the men and come have lunch with her. She had brought a food flask along with her and returned to the boss's office to get her son."You don't have to. Sharon will get lunch for you, or what do you say?" The CEO threaded his long, slender and masculine fingers in a caressing manner through the boy's soft thick curls and wore a simple smile.Bloom and Adrian gasped and Sharon nearly fainted. Who the hell was this?! Where did that cold-hearted ice king drift off to?! They revelled in their individual conflicting thoughts till Adrian was brave enough to dare interrupt the ice king. "B-but..."But, Mario nodded eagerly, a sheet of happiness etched across his adorable face. "Yes! That's even better...if it's okay..." His voice lost its charge at the end, his shoulders slumming and head lowering as he slowly turned to his mother.'This kid!' Bloom was amazed. He was acting all pouty and spoiled all of a sudden. But what was more pending in dang

Bloom, now noticing the unnatural silence, stopped her tiny giggles and straightened with a plain face. "Uh...um...it looks okay".Hayes wanted to chuckle outward but let it go as he walked up to her. "Thanks. Do get us cups of coffee will you?" He spoke softly to her as opposing his cold aura.She was surprisingly unaffected by it and pushed to ask, "For us? Are we...""Yes miss Santiago. I do owe you for the aid you lent me" He smirked crookedly, secretly eying the bells dangling around her head.Bloom displayed a smile and whipped around to go get the task done. In that swift motion, her straps swirled, making the bells clank loudly against each other. The CEO's gaze softened and oozed a compelling amount of tenderness that had the other woman glaring hatefully.Bloom returned with the mugs of steaming coffee balanced on a round tray and held carefully in her hands. Her bells were jingling softly from how she walked cautiously so she wouldn't spill the coffee by accident like she di