บททั้งหมดของ One night stand gone wrong: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 20

**Three weeks later** Arielle had all the proof to sue both Emma and Sophia. When she was about to take action, Thomas’s mother, Emelia Payna, approached her. It derailed her plans. Emelia threatened to make her disappear if found entangling with Thomas, who was due to marry Sophia. Arielle waited for two weeks for an explanation from Thomas, but he did not say a word. Thomas merely explained that Sophia was the girlfriend he had at college, the one who had tried to use him without knowing his identity. Thomas had assured Arielle that he did not have any feelings for Sophia, he had not had any in years, and Sophia was nothing to him. But he could tell something was bothering Arielle. His worries came true when he arrived in her apartment to see candlelight dinner, wine, and a table full of his favorite dishes. “What’s wrong?” He asked straightaway. “It’s scary how well you know me,” Arielle laughed bitterly. “El, what is it?” He panicked. “Let’s break up!” She said, looki

Arielle spent the entire week drowned in insults and jabs aimed at her, but she was too busy to care. A few people were in awe of her indifference and ability to endure. While a bunch of people thought she was too shameless to care. The majority, however, kept their opinions to themselves. Unbeknownst to them, Arielle was listening to everyone and keeping note of overly verbose people. A part of her job was cleaning the company, which meant she had to root out the bad apples. This rumor had helped Arielle by creating an environment of conflict. It was a chance to evaluate people’s characters. Arielle disliked people who thrived on gossip and other people’s misery without empathy or remorse. She would include them on her list of toxic people ruining the work culture. It was up to Thomas what he wanted to do with them. Finally, the day of the banquet came. Arielle showed up with a date who happened to be the man whose hotel room she had entered in one of those videos. It thr

Arielle no longer said anything. She played a video of that managing director who she had slapped. The manager made lewd remarks to Arielle and asked her to sleep with him for better benefits. Arielle slapped him in the face without a word. After that, an image showed his computer stats, followed by other images revealing his unusual relationship with some female employees. He had spent 85% of his time in PGI watching porn and sleeping around. Another short video showed a few former employees who had quit. All of them said the same thing. They quit because they did not want to sleep with that manager. When asked why they had not complained, they all answered the same - the manager was supported by Mr. Green. Mr. Green was a board member, a shareholder of PGI, founder and CEO of Green Group, and Sophia’s father. Another hushed silence followed the hall. Arielle became serious and announced. “PGIans, you can rest assured that no project of PGI has been leaked, at least not thr

**3 years later** Arielle sat on a couch watching financial news as she had been doing since she was 10. In the last three years, John was often on the news. Thomas was as low-key as ever. But she was content. PGI was doing well as she had expected it would under his management and with the scope and plans they had discussed. Admittedly, the share prices of PGI had doubled in the last three years, which was an unprecedented growth for a listed company that was already doing quite well. That day, however, it was Thomas who made an appearance. Arielle’s breath hitched seeing him after three years, even if it was just on TV. She heard his entire speech attentively as he talked about the company and its future. However, his parting words kept ringing in her ears repeatedly. “Three and half years ago, I had contacted the best financial analyst in the industry, Miss Arielle, and sought her help. It was owing to the personnel and project clean-up by Miss Arielle that helped PGI becom

Arielle woke up happy. Since it was a beautiful beginning of the day, she decided not to worry about the future and enjoy what she had while she had it. She did not mind that they were tangled naked. She did not dare to disturb the perfect harmony. She did not move. She slowly untangled her hands and caressed his face that she had longed to see every day for the last three years. Thomas had the best sleep in three years. He felt soft caresses on his face, and with the gentle touch, he could feel her love for him. He slowly opened his eyes and saw Arielle looking at him with love and happiness in her eyes. He smiled unconsciously, happiness blooming on both their faces. They kept looking at each other and caressing each other’s faces, trying to etch every fine line in their memory. Their perfect moment was interrupted when Arielle’s phone chimed in. Thomas turned around to see the brightened screen of her phone. His fantasy broke immediately. Arielle felt him stiffen and look