"Bye!" Akane waved to Zel as he reversed the car and drove away from the building- back to their apartment. Thank goodness, She thought. The driving lessons which I gave him did not go to waste.
She shook her head, with a smile on her face. When Akane had come home the previous day, Zel was so happy for her that he said that he would throw a party- which sounded more of a ball from the way he was talking about the preparations.
She gave out another sigh thinking about it. It nearly took her an hour to calm him down. The way he was happy was like as if he had got the job instead of Akane. That boy.
And today again he said that he would to stay home and persue his hobby of cooking, a hobby which he always finds intersting.
She wasn't surprised of the thought that someday he might build a house for himself in the kitchen. And in her eyes, Zel had got a cooking fever.
Well forget about that.
She turned back to the building with a confident smile plastered on her face.
She had never felt this great in her whole entire life. Because from that day onwards, she would live be like any other normal human. A new life to live again.
With the boost of confidence within her, she started walking towards the building.
Well to put it more accurately, it was more of a dance and less of walk. She swore that the people who were going to see her, would think she's a creep since she couldn't help but grin goofly.
It was as if she had slept with a hanger in her mouth. Suddenly a sleek black BMW car just passed her with great speed.
She just froze there, still- by the clossness and speed at which it had passed. Who the hell rides so fast?? She thought, cursing in her mind. Look at the people who are walking dude!
She saw the car getting parked in the corner and she narrowed her eyes. The car was obviously, beautiful and expensive, so probably some rich and arrogant person might have owned it.
She just stared at the car with her hands crossed, ready to give the person a piece of her mind. A furrow appeared on her face at the same time, wondering to who might own such an expensive car.
At that moment the car door opened and she leaned more to take a better look at the person coming out.
Shit! Mr. Edwards!
Today he had worn a dark blue suit while the white shirt underneath had two of its buttons undone.
Even with the suit over him you could make out his strong mucles which were under the long sleeves. His face was clean shaved, unlike yesterday but his hair was still messy, but that did not ruin his looks.
Infact it made him look hotter- as hell. As she just stood there staring- nope, ogling him, he removed his shiny blue sunglasses and his gazes fell in her direction- a smirk carving on his lips.
And there he plays the hot guy roll again.
She quickly recovered from her staring habit, not wanting to look as if she was going to eat him and looked down, not knowing what to do with the heat which was rising on her ace again.
Either way, she heard his foot steps getting closer and closer until they were few feet apart from her.
"Good Morning, Ms. Hanasaki" He greeted her with his always-deep and-husky voice . She quickly looked up and met his silver gaze, greeting him back. "Good morning Mr.Edwards."
"I apologize for that just now. I was running late, you see" He said fixing his tie. Her gazes fell on the hard chest which was also evident under his shirt but again, she quickly looked up and smacked herself mentally for checking out her boss like that.
"No.It's ok. Happens" She said, shaking her head. He nodded in respond and started walking with no conversation further.
They walked in the building, Akane walking behind him. Layla was busy on the phone, writing down some things, just when she saw him and got up to greet him.
He nodded and greeted her back, Akane still following him. There were some other employees too who stopped their work and greeted Mr. Edwards and then Akane.
Layla saw Akane, as she walked past her and she gave Akane a wink. Layla had became her very good friend from the previous day when she walked out of the building.
She told her that she was very glad that Akane got the job rather than those whores. Akane remembered laughing at the comment and Layla was like, 'What?? I just stated a fact. Did you see that girl's skirt yesterday?? It barely covered her butt' and this and that about them."
Akane had got to admit Layla was a woman with bubbles in her nature. She was very happy as she was her first female friend she had made in years.
Layla might be in her late thirties, but that did not stop her from acting like a sixteen years old teenager.
They kept walking when suddenly Mr.Edwards changed his direction and that's when she realised that he was heading towards his personal elevator.
She did not follow him. Who would follow their Boss's personal elevator?? It was supposed carry only the Boss.
With that thought in mind, she kept walking towards the elevator in front of her when she heard him calling her. "Ms. Hanasaki, where are you going??" He asked her, before entering the elevator.
She stopped in her tracks and turned to answer him in an obvious tone, "In this elevator, sir"
"Ms. Hanasaki, you don't have to go on that one. Take this elevator from today." He said entering it. She too quickly walked over there and entered the elevator. But she did not get a hold of his actions.
After the door had been closed, she looked at him utterly confused. She did not get the reason why he had to call her in his elevator, since it was his personal one.
It was really bugging her so without wasting a second, she asked, "Sir, why did you call me on this elevator? There was an elevator there, on which I could get in. Plus, this your personal elevator."
He chuckled at her statement making her more confused and responded,"Ms.Hanasaki, your my PA now, you are free to use this elevator."
"Umm...yeah??" She qsked nervously. These were the things she sometimes did not understand about humans. He chuckled back and nodded at her reaction making her give out a nervous laugh. Then all of a sudden he stopped chuckling and kept his gaze on her.
And then each passing second made his gazes more intene than before. Is the air around me started getting hot or is it just me?? The more they stared, the more it got harder to breath.
What was wrong with me??
Or, What was wrong with us??
Her courage to break this akward staring contest, got into her after complete ten seconds."Um..sir??" Her voice came out way too akward.
Any one would, if you had just finished an intense eye contenst with your Boss(Who is handsome as hell).
"Hmm??" He just hummed in an carefree tone.
Oh great.
Just when she was about to ask him more, the elevator dinged, reaching them on the twenty fifth floor. The door opened and she released a breath of relief which she didn't realise that she was holding. This surely wasn't something she had expected.
The way he looked at her, turned her whole body on fire. The only thing that time was his silver eyes which she thought were shimmering-literally.
And seriously, she did not remember eating butterflies that morning for breakfast.
She sighed, as he walked out of the door without any word.The long broad corridor was filled only with their footsteps.
Since she was walking behind him, she took the opportunity to scan his broad back. Damn She tought.
He was tall and mascular. Even Zel did not look that strong in his human physique. Really something's wrong with me.
Akane had never complimented any male human as much she was complimenting him.
She shook her head, trying to focus her thoughts on anything else but him.
He stopped and turned around, making her almost stumble on him. But she quickly gained her posture, clutching her bag very tightly.
She looked back at him and was about to ask him about his sudden halt, but he already had started talking.
"Ms. Hanasaki, could you get me some coffee?? Within the mean time Ill set your papers. Just go to the previous floor and you'll find the room. Strong and black with one teaspoon sugar."
He commanded her while he pushed open door to his office. His thick British accent not failing to miss anywhere, even slightly.
She quickly nodded to his request and started running back at the elevator. Once she was in, she clicked the twenty fourth floor again and reached the floor less than ten seconds.
The corridor of the twenty-fourth floor was also the same. Broad and desserted. Except this one looked more duller and gloomy than the one on the fifth floor.
She glanced her eyes in all directions, searching for the room. Well there were so many doors, so she just decided to try one after the other.
Finally after opening the eleventh door, she turned on the lights to find the machine in this room. Searching for a single room in this wide corridor was like going through a maze. She mentally did a happy dance and left a sigh of relief.
After making his coffee, she found herself back walking on the same twenty fifth floor again. Her satchel was still around her arms as she carefully took the coffee, watching her every step.
After reaching his door, she carefully balanced the cup in one hand and knocked on the door with the other. "Come in" He replied and she held the cup firmly in her hands as she gave the door a slight push with her shoulder.
He was again with his laptop, typing something. It was just the starting hours of work and the things around him was a big mess.
In front of his laptop she saw some few light green papers and quickly recognised them as the terms and condition papers.
Again carefully balancing she made her way to his table, and bended a little asking whether she had to keep it there or no.
He quickly nodded as an yes and she set it right beside him. He thanked her and she was sitting infront of him again fiddling with her fingers.
"Those are the papers." He finally spoke shutting the laptop, after five minutes of silence and typing. She figured that he was talking about the papers which were kept in front her.
"Read it before signing" He took a sip of the coffee and she just looked at him as could not stop feeling nervous.
Of course, not about the papers. About the coffee.
He noticed me looking eagerly at him and she quickly looked away feeling embarrased.
Akane stop staring at your Boss while he's drinking coffee.
Just then she heard a chuckle, and she shot her head up to see him chuckling. Her face had quickly become red like tomato due to the embarassment she was facing. No one looked at their Boss like that, like he would compliment your coffee.
"The coffee is good" He said making her look at him again in surprise and a little bit of hapiness.
Ok.
He complimented.
To avoid further akwardness she quickly grabbed the papers and flipped it open.
The first page itself had left her shocked and dumbfounded. It took her few minutes to process the words completely, before she got up violently, anger and confusion radiating from within.
"Is this some kind of joke, Mr Edwards??!!" She demanded slamming her hand on the glass table. If her Spiritual Energy was not sealed, she would have broken the glass table.
Mr.Edwards looked at her with bored expression and said dully, "It's what you see Ms.Hanasaki. And please read the full thing"
She did not care to sit and flipped through the other pages of the file. The contents of the files were not the terms for a working employee, but for a bride, for a freaking marrige.
And no they were not wrong papers because it clearly mentioned her name in bold:Akane Hanasaki
Did he go insane?? Does he think he has alot of spare time in this world to fool around a person who needs work??
The whole contract was about being a bride for the family and how she had to help them in their fortunes and other shit, which had left her mouth and brain frozen for few minutes.
She definetly had not gone near just for a marrige with him. Just because he was rich, that did not mean that he could get anything at any time.
This was total bullshit and her blood was boiling with anger just by looking at him.
She never knew this guy would be so low for starters. He had given a very good impression, fooling her.
But playing with something as sensitive as a marrige was something very horrible.
"Ms.Hanasaki, please don't waste my time and sign the contract." He said, keeping him self from yawning.
She raised an eyebrow, giving him cold looks. He thinks that he would show her a marrige contract suddenly and she'll instantly agree to it?? Does he look at me with such low mind??
"And what makes you think I'll sign the contract??!" She snapped at him shoving the papers on his face. Ill show him the meaning of rejection today.
He got up, his vein throbbing out of his forehead, and his face showed pure anger.
"Will you just drop the act and sign the damn papers already??" He growled banging his hand on the table. He then stalked around the table, towards her.
Akane was still giving sending him death threats through her eyes. And just after few seconds he was in front of her, so close that their breaths mingled.
Her knees were wobbling,almost on the verge of giving up, but she did not. She wanted show him that he did not affect her anymore.
And fired back at him,"What part of me you think, is acting right now??" She crossed her hands.
He just started taking slow steps towards trying to fill the remaining space. But she did not allow that.
She kept walking back trying to put as much space as she could between them. His strides started getting longer and his eyes started shining again.
Not soon enough her back was touching the door, preventing her from moving further. His face was few centimeters from hers, and she could smell his cologne.
"Everything right now that you had displayed, was an act. You came here for work, but instead you came here for my money and my body didn't you??"
His voice came out low and seductive, like a cunning snake trying to hypontize its prey. Her body froze and she felt heavy.
She did not notice that she was breathing faster when his hands started moving near her shoulder.
Her brain started processing his words. He thinks I'm after his money and body. He thinks that Im a slut who'll just sell my body. Does he always think this low of the women.?
Could he fall any lower than that?? Could he get any more pathetic?? He did not deserve the title of a human. He did not even deserve heaven.
Her bangs were covering her eyes, which were downcasted. She stood there, her body shaking, not of fear but of anger.
His hands were now on her shoulders. "You can be a fine actress. Just act like my bride infront of my parents and Ill pay you with both-my money and body. Hows that A-k-a-n-e??"
He whispered lowering his head towards her neck. She could feel his hot breath on the nape of her neck.
But just before his lips would touch her neck, she gripped his hand which was on her shoulder and yanked it away.
He certainly did not expect this, so she made sure the next attack would make his brain hit the walls his skull.
She raised her hand and hit his face with all her force.
Everything went still as if time had stopped. The sound of her hard nerve-wrecking slap echoed in the room and his face was tilted to the side, his cheek facing her.
There was a bright red hand print planted on his face and glowing which was-of course caused by her. His hand automatically cupped the injured cheeck, his eyes still wide.
She breathed heavily with her hands on either side of her body, and her eyes still giving him menancing glare.
They stood like that in complete silence when she decide to end the matter with her mouth.
"Are you done dreaming you asshole? Who the hell do you think you are?? Have some shame! Just because your rich, you think you can buy anyone, anytime?? What are people's lives to you?? A football match? A game where you can play with them whenever you want?? I had come over here for a job, not for your money and definetly not for your body! If you are so eager to sell your body, you can gladly so. There were many women outside yesterday who were ready to open their legs for you. Don't think your attitude and money will get you everything."
By the time she completed her words, She was panting hard, trying to catch her breath. He just stood there his eyes were still wide open.
She couldn't make out whether he was surprised, shocked or angry or what. Not getting any further response, she grabbed her satchel from the chair and turned around to walk out, but not before turning one last time, to say her final words."You have really dissapointed me Mr.Edwards. Hope you recieve the judgement of hell when you die"
And with that she walked out, never looking back at that disgusting man.
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