*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

*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

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

*Vincenzo Ace.*A perfect strategy—the perfect moment to claim every one of my yearnings and lust for her was just here, right in front of me. I have always wanted this moment. I have always fantasized about having her under me, doing just everything I intended to do on her little body while devouring her to the depth of her soul until she never forgets every one of the filthy things I’d done to her.Back then, when I first set my eyes on her, all I wanted was to have a taste of her, and then, we all went our separate ways, pretending like it never happened, just like I'd done to other girls.When she decided to play it stubbornly, I was determined to prove to her that I always got what I wanted, but then, that seems to be just the beginning of a mistake that couldn't be amended.I did extra—I went the extra mile just to prove a point to her, but little did I realize that It only pulled me to her even more. Slowly, even without realizing it, my feelings graduated from Lust, attractio

*Lily's P.O.V*“Are you having an affair with the boss?”I choked on my drink as I beat my chest to stay calm when I suddenly got defeated by a coughing fit. I swerved the counter tool a bit only to make direct eye contact with Kylie standing at the door with her left hand clutching her handbag.She hasn't been speaking to me—all this while she pretended like I never existed and the moment she decided to speak to me, a strange question was all she could come up with.I gave her a puzzled look, “What do you mean?”She walked casually towards me, but then, she halted her steps and averted her gaze to the ceiling. Just like she did, my eyes trailed in the direction and I noticed she was glaring at one of the surveillance cameras fixed to the ceiling. “What? Why are you staring at that?” I asked as I dropped my gaze back to her.She huffed, completely ignoring my question. “Don't play dumb Lily. He treats you differently—” She took an approaching step, “He treats you in a way he has neve