Semua Bab Vicious Obsession : Bab 71 - Bab 80

He's not serious, is he? There's no way he's expecting me to get those reports!! Why is he even suddenly asking for reports!I turned around anyway and left, getting stuck at my desk for what seemed like an eternity trying to gather everything, piecing together numbers and statistics just to get it right.Finally, I was standing back in his office while he was busy with whatever he was doing, signing documents with an indifferent, cold stance. I stood waiting, shifting my weight from one foot to the other until I was tired of waiting any longer."Sir, I've been waiting," I said, getting no reply from him. "Sir?""When you're ready, you make it to my desk."Shit! That's why he's been making me wait, because he wanted me to physically bring it all the way to his desk? Well, I trudged slowly toward his desk and dropped the thick file down.He reached for one, while my eyes fell on him, specifically on the faint mark masked carefully under the collar of his shirt on his neck. My pulse fl

"Let's talk about this later," I said, already shifting away from Persie and turning toward Arnold. "Hey! You didn't tell me you were coming to my house."He stopped inches away from me, his cheeks flushing a faint red. "I figured it should be a surprise. And..." His eyes fell on Persie, who was standing right behind me. "I've been meaning to ask, who is she?""Oh, my girlfriend.""Girlfriend... what sort of?"I turned toward Persie, and our eyes met. "Uh, you know...""Sexual kind of girlfriend. We've been dating for over eight years," Persie inserted smoothly, speaking in a bold tone that was so unlike her usual quiet self.I stared at her in shock, but she just smiled, offering a hand toward Arnold, who stood frozen in place, completely stunned. He took her hand, both of them shaking awkwardly before we all moved into the house together."Where have you been?" came my mother's stern voice from the living room."Am I not allowed to get some fresh air in this house?""You should ha

The Northern driver instinctively hit the brakes, the SUV skidding slightly on the asphalt before coming to a screeching halt along the desolate highway shoulder.Before the tires even stopped rolling, Persie shoved her door open, cold mountain air rushing into the warm cabin as she threw herself out of the vehicle and slammed the door behind her."Persie, wait!" I scrambled across the leather seats, shoving my door open and jumping out into the biting wind."Sandra, is she okay?" Arnold called out, leaning over from the front passenger seat with genuine concern etched across his face. "Did I say something wrong?""Just stay in the car, Arnold!" I yelled back over my shoulder, pulling my coat tight around myself as I hurried after Persie's stiff, fast-moving figure down the edge of the lonely highway.She was pacing furiously near the metal guardrail, her breath misting heavy and ragged in the freezing air."Persie, stop! What the hell was that?!" I demanded, catching up to her and g

"Father?" I asked, my brows furrowing into a tight, confused knot as my hazy gaze clashed with Gideon's amused eyes."Yeah, how uncanny, both of you meeting each other here," he murmured, his thumb rubbing small, maddening circles against my hip."What are you saying again? Get your hands off me!" I yelled, shoving him back with every ounce of strength left in my staggering frame. My heels caught on the edge of the plush carpet, my head spinning wildly as I stumbled away into the dark, throbbing crowd.When I woke up, I was back in my room, a cool, damp napkin draped lazily over my forehead. The dull, rhythmic throb behind my temples felt like a sledgehammer hitting stone. I turned over, and there Persie sat on the edge of the mattress, staring at me with a heavy intensity.I frowned immediately, sitting up on the bed and letting the wet cloth slide down my lap. "What are you doing here?" I asked coldly before my legs hit the cold floorboards, already heading straight into the bath

"Club?" Elias asked, his eyebrows pulling into an immediate fold as his eyes flicked between the two of us.I blinked, my mind reeling as I stared back at the man standing beside him. Yeah, he's the man I met yesterday at the club. What the hell was he doing here?And why did he have such a resemblance to Elias? If you shaved off his thick, dark beard, you'd literally think he was Elias's twin."Yeah, we met at the club yesterday. Did you go home fine?" the man asked smoothly. I nodded stiffly, my mouth slightly dry as my gaze kept darting back and forth between their faces, trying to process the subtle differences. They must be brothers. They had to be brothers. "You can go," Elias said as he looked down at me, cutting off the interaction before it could go any further.I nodded silently, taking the cue, and turned on my heel to walk out of the office, closing the door behind me.As I made my way down the sleek hallway back toward my desk, hushed whispers were already rippling th