All Chapters of Tempted by my Best Friend’s Brother : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Zinnia Whoever came up with the phrase *a sticky situation* must have somehow caught a glimpse of my future and decided this exact moment deserved a name.Because how…just how, was it possible that I forgot my invitation at home on the very day I was supposed to meet the woman who could change my life forever?Good heavens.I pressed my lips together, blinking rapidly to stop the tears threatening to spill. Crying wouldn’t fix anything, and it certainly wouldn’t magically produce the invitation currently sitting on my dresser at home.What it would do, however, was ruin my makeup and that was the last thing I needed right now.With shaky fingers, I dialed Ailany’s number again for the tenth time. She had refused to pick up all this while.I inhaled sharply, forcing myself to stay calm. “Pick up, pick up, pick up…” I muttered under my breath, pacing back and forth just outside the grand entrance of the event venue.The place was massive, with elegant glass doors, uniformed security,

ZinniaSeriously…Of all the people I could bump into in this entire building, it just had to be him again.Dylan Reed.Was the universe playing games with me today? Because at this point, it was starting to feel very personal.I took a small step back immediately, raising my hands slightly like I needed to create distance before something else embarrassing happened.“I’m sorry, I didn’t see you…again,” I explained. Could this day get any worse?His gaze rested on me calmly and unreadable and for a second, I felt that same strange pause from earlier. Before I could even process that silence, footsteps approached and I turned to see it was Wyatt walking towards us.Ughhhh… not him again. The guy was super annoying. “What is going on here now?” Wyatt’s voice cut in, already irritated.I turned slightly, resisting the urge to roll my eyes. Did this man not have anything better to do than hover around Dylan like an overprotective guard dog?“It was an accident,” I said immediately, not

Zinnia“Girl what did you do?” My best friend asked and I rolled my eyes. I was sure her brother had gone to gossip about the situation today.He was being a jerk and he deserved it. “I didn’t do anything he didn’t deserve okay? Your brother was being an absolute jerk. Can you believe that stupid manager embarrassed my sister and me?”“He called us low lives Elinda, and screamed at us in front of so many people. He even referred to us as “cheap girls”. I so badly wanted to smack his face.” I was fuming just reliving the whole situation again. They really did get on my nerves today. “Wyatt is just like that. He’s kind of very overprotective of my brother.” Elinda replied, still laughing.I had no idea why she found the whole situation funny. It wasn’t making any sense to me. Her brother bullied me.“If not for the president's niece standing up for us, I wondered what would have happened.” I fumed, crossing my hands on my chest and she laughed even more.Elinda threw her head back ca

Zinnia Okay, you know all that confidence and bravado I had earlier? It was all gone now. I was at home now and my palms were feeling sweaty just from thinking about the situation. Ailany was back to her room now so it was just me and my thoughts. My mother was upstairs downstairs sleeping too. Earlier when I had told her she was so happy and thought the deal was very reasonable. She also advised me to be careful in my dealings with Dylan as rich people could be difficult. That was the problem. Rich people could be difficult quite alright but Dylan wasn’t just any rich person. He was a rich person who hated my guts. Isn’t that in itself a recipe for disaster? I kept tossing and turning in bed and that was when Elinda’s call came in. Oh shoot.. I totally forgot I told her I’d call her later in the evening to confirm if we could still hang out. “Hello,” I said, biting my lips as I picked up the call. Elinda didn’t say anything and I was sure it was because she was pissed at me.

ZinniaI recognized the girl straddling Dylan immediately. That was Helena Matt. You’d have to be living under a rock not to recognize her.She is also a singer just like Dylan and one of the most popular people in the industry although Dylan’s popularity far exceeds hers. So she was hooking up with Dylan? Was she like his fuck buddy or was this the first time?“Well…” Helena drawled, making me aware that I had been standing rooted to a spot, mouth open and staring at them shamelessly.She slid off Dylan’s lap looking very annoyed and like she could strangle me. “This is new, I didn’t know you had girls now barge in anytime they liked.”Heat rushed to my face so fast I thought I might actually combust. Why was everyone mistaking me for one of the girls Dylan normally hooks up with??? I was here for work for fucks sake and as far as I could tell I was dressed very appropriately.So why??Does this mean Dylan was a man whore who hooks up with anything in a skirt? Ughhh… who was I ki