All Chapters of Tainted by the CEO’s Greed - Illicit affair with my boss: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Ivy’s POVOnly a few hours ago, I’d been having a pretty lovely time with Noah. The date was all kinds of fun and light. Just what I needed after the suffocating atmosphere at my workplace. We’d wandered the amusement park, went through different rides and games, tried (and failed) to get the hang of those double bikes at the park, and simply walked side by side.It was during that walk that a little boy crashed into me, his messy chocolate ice cream splattering across my top. I’d tried to scrub the stain out in the bathroom, but a faint mark still remained.Noah offered to buy me a new blouse. I refused at first, but he insisted—which is how we ended up at the mall.“Ivy! Hey!” A voice came from behind me. My eyes fluttered shut, my spine straightening because I immediately knew exactly who it was.I turned, fixing a polite smile on my face. “Oh. Hi,” I said, feigning surprise.To my surprise, it wasn’t just Laura, Tristan was right beside her.My breath hitched slightly at the sig

Ivy’s POVMabel, Addy, and I had our very well-deserved sleepover. We talked, played, sang, danced, and still decided it wasn't enough, so the next day, we went for a little more fun.At the club. And I was pumped. I badly needed to loosen up from the frigid air around me. Let loose and lessen the load in my chest."Girl, how do you stay so fit with all the junk food you eat?" Addy shook her head, holding up one of my dresses. "Skinny and thick at the same time, no wonder he's all over you."I turned to her from my closet, where I was moving clothes around to find something to wear. "And you're talking?" I raised a brow. "You're smoking yourself, no wonder your boyfriend wants to wife you up so fast."She blushed, twirling slightly with a beaming smile. "Stop it." She waved her hand. "I'm seriously not ready to become a wife yet. He's been so good and I feel bad but I’m just not ready."Mabel and I watched her, the smile still wide on her face."What's stopping you?" Mabel asked, peer

Tristan’s POV I couldn't keep the image out of my head. Ivy and that jerk she'd been hanging with back there. It had taken strong self-control to stand there watching them act like a cute little couple, and not tear her away from him.It also took Laura’s strong grip on my arm to be unable to move. It was almost as if she knew that I was tempted to.I tried to ignore her as best I could. I didn't look her in the eyes and didn't speak to her, because God knows whatever came out of my mouth would not have been pretty.I really fucking tried to let her go this time. I was raised as a man of honor, regardless of how much that had changed since meeting her.I really planned to cut it all off. Keep my engagement without being tangled in something forbidden. I really fucking tried to ignore her, but God did she make it so freaking hard.It was another workday and I got in earlier than usual. It took a shit ton of alcohol and a nice little meet-cute between my groin and my fist to keep from

Ivy’s POVI let out a small moan when his knuckles traced my inner thighs. I trembled under the light trace of his fingers, arching further into him.“Tristan…” I moaned, my breath coming out in gasps, eyes fluttering shut.He continued kissing me everywhere, my face, my jaw and the corner of my mouth.But he carefully avoided my lips, and I was disappointed, though I wasn’t even sure if I wanted him to kiss me there.I was afraid it would make this an irreversible thing, something that would haunt us long after we were done. I was slightly terrified of the things his lips might coax out of me, the things I might say or do that I wouldn’t be able to take back.Yet, I ached to touch him.I wanted to run my hands over him, pull him closer and feel every inch of him against me, but he kept my hands locked behind my back.He settled himself between my thighs, his hard cock straining against his slacks and pressing against my thigh.Fuck.I was only just realizing how badly I needed him.I

Ivy’s povThe next day came without care for whether I was ready or not. I was already in a sour mood before I even opened my eyes.I groaned, turning to the clock at the bedside table. It was six in the morning and I already debated if work was really important. “Get it together, Ivy!” I grumbled before I peeled my cozy blanket off and planted my feet on the cool floor. That woke me right up but didn’t make work any more enticing.I’d barely slept through the night. My reflection in the mirror as I brushed my teeth was a horrid sight. A bad day was coming and I struggled to brace myself for it. It was certain that I wouldn’t be able to avoid Tristan at work, not after running off like that the day before and practically ignoring him right after. Like a dog whistle, his name merely made something low in my core flutter. I pressed the heels of my hand to my eyes in frustration. “You’re losing it, Ivy.”I got dressed trying to think about ways to avoid Tristan. It was near impossibl