Lahat ng Kabanata ng Easy, Mr. Bigshot: Kabanata 421 - Kabanata 430

It was a young woman's voice—sweet, young, and sheepish. A young man replied, "Can you get on with it? I'm supposed to race my friend on the freeway later."I was shocked. He sounded like Mason! I smiled, not expecting to be a witness to such drama."I…I've been meaning to tell you… That I like you! I really like you! A lot!" She looked at him anxiously, waiting.I waited with her. It had been a year and Mason was never left wanting of admirers. Would he say yes?"You're the third girl to tell me this today. Wanna know how I rejected the first two?" Mason replied casually. "How?""I told the first one her vibe wasn't up to my standard. Bad match. Can't get hard." He gave a scummy chuckle. The girl blushed and continued, "And the second one?""I told her there was nothing special with her pussy. I fell asleep not because I was exhausted, but because I got bored."I was sweating. How was anyone supposed to react to this?!The girl blushed even harder as the air grew cold. "

Before I could finish my sentence, Nathan cut me off. "I know what you're going to say, Rina. You're going to reject me. You’re going to say that we’re just business partners and friends, but the real reason is because…Jethro. It's Jethro, isn't it?"He had guessed me right at once. It made me panic. Even I didn't want to admit to that. I hung my head, not wanting to look him in the eye. After a while, I raised my head. "It's not because of that, Nathan. I simply don't feel that way about you. Please don't invalidate what I think and feel like this by drawing it to someone else," I replied. Jethro was his allergen. If I admitted that what he said was true, he would suspect me even more. The last thing I wanted was to attract more trouble for myself. "You are well aware of how I’ve treated you for the past year. You know how I feel about you. You also know that your chance of success only increases with me. Most importantly, you know it's over between you and Jethro, so why not g

"Why are you such…such a stubborn, tyrannical little shit?! You're unreasonable in every conceivable way!" Everything this man said made me want to punch him in the face. He was the one who started the fight and yet he had the nerves to make it look like he was in the right! Nathan grabbed my hand. "It's all right. Let's not fight with him anymore," he comforted."We should get you to a hospital. Let's just cancel our dinner," I said quietly, ignoring Jethro as I stressed over Nathan's injury.If our colleagues saw Nathan in this state, they would surely talk."You haven't given me an answer yet, Rina. Please? I swear I'll always be by your side. I’ll never do anything to hurt you." Nathan showed me the ring again.I frowned. He was still on this topic after all that had transpired?My decision remained the same: no. All I could care about was his injuries. I calmed myself and decided to change the subject and persuade him to get to the hospital. Before I could say anything,

As Nathan questioned me, his voice weighed down with emotion, and his intense gaze sought answers in my eyes. My anxiety spiked, and I guiltily looked away. He was astute. My blatant refusal must have given him a hint about the reason. My silence was an implicit admission."So it's true. You haven't forgotten him. Why do you want to go back to him? Have you forgotten why you came back here? Have you forgotten how he hurt you a year ago?" My silence prompted Nathan to become agitated.He gripped my shoulders as he bombarded me with questions. I knew he must be feeling terrible. He was reminding me of the impossibility of reuniting with Jethro. And I knew the truth all too well. A future with Jethro wasn't in the cards, nor was a hasty commitment to anyone else. I didn't feel anything romantic toward Nathan, so I couldn't be with him, let alone marry him. It was selfish, yet it was undeniably the fairest approach for us both."I understand your concerns. I've closed the chapter on tha

Jethro's audacious words instantly brought a flush to my cheeks. I hadn't expected him to speak so unabashedly. Since that night, we hadn't shared a proper conversation or any form of intimacy, and his shameless comments took me aback."You shameless bastard!" I pushed against him.Despite a part of me not fully rejecting the physical closeness, I loathed being pressured. The memories from a year back still haunted me, fueling my anger."Shameless? Weren't you quite satisfied the other night? Can you truly say you felt nothing?" His response was even more unabashed, his lips now tracing kisses across my ears and neck."Get off me!" I shouted, but my efforts to repel him and my raging emotions seemed ineffective. Jethro’s weight immobilized me, making escape impossible. His hands had already started to wander over my body, his breathing growing heavy. Realizing his fervent yearning, my inner resistance began to falter."Moments ago, you were rejecting me, and now you're already s