"What do you think you are doing?!",anger in his voice.
They are both inside his car and heading to Henderson Company in which Steve is the CEO. Zhaira looked down and plays her fingers because of nervousness. "Anika was the one who started the trouble, kuya. If she didn't pushed me then this will not going to happen.", she apologized and explained her side but Steve is really cold-hearted when it comes to her.
"I don't need your explanation. What will they going to say about my family? That the poor girl adopted by my mother is weak and underestimated?", sarcasm in his voice.
Zhaira bit her lips because of what her Kuya Steve said. Her brother is right, everything she does has a big impact in Henderson's image and both of them don't want to ruin what they have right now.
"I avoid troubles,Kuya. If I take revenge on her then both of us will going to Disciplinary Room and that will be a big damage to your image. I thank you for taking me out,kuya.", she sincerely said but Steve didn't accept her thankfulness.
"Don't thank me, I did that not because I care for you, I only care for our image and nothing more so stop misinterpreting what I acted. I will never care for you, remember that.". Steve said that because he wanted to hurt Zhaira's feeling.
She silently cried in tears but secretly wiped it. She looked at the window and hid her face from her brother. Yeah, she's sensitive so it really hurts for her but she can't do anything because her life is dependent with Henderson family.
No one broke the silence until they reached their destination. Steve parked his car in the center of the basement and asked Zhaira to follow him. They entered the elevator going up directly in front of the office of the CEO, this was custom-built to avoid the eyes of the employees staring at him while walking in the hallway. He hates eyeing on him that's why he decided to make it this way.
But to their surprised, an elegant woman is sitting on the couch as they entered in the office. "What are you doing here?, Steve asked calmly as if he's not surprised for this woman's presence. But to Zhaira, she don't know what to react.
Steve headed to his swivel chair and opened the folder while the woman went near him and kissed his cheek. Zhaira witnessed it but she didn't turn back nor show reaction about it. The woman looked at Zhaira from head to foot and it is uncomfortable to her.
"Who is she? Why did you bring a high school girl here?", the woman asked with annoyance.
Zhaira turned her back because she cannot hold her temper anymore while Steve put down the folder and looked at the woman.
"Sofie, don't be harsh with her.", he warned her.
Sofie Collins is known as Princess of Fashion because of being professional with this field. She is known worldwide and one of the best woman fashionista around the world. Her parents owns Collinstier brand which is a brand of clothes,shoes, watch, mens and womens wear, and bags. She creates her own styles of wears and still a Collinstier brand, basically she is the creator and ambassadress of their family business.
"Oh, so you are kind with your sister. How sweet.", she sarcastically said.
Zhaira holding the strap of her bag very tight while Steve stood up and walked towards her. "She is not my sister.", he said to Sofie but the latter just laughed.
"Yeah, your adopted sister.", she correctly said with sarcasm.
Steve held Zhaira's arm and commanded her to seat in the couch. If not because of Steve, she might stand there for few minutes until she loose her mind because of what she hears.
They glare with each other but Steve was the one who broke it first. He went back to his table while Zhaira focused her sight without the silhouette of the two.
There are lots of questions running in her mind like, what are their relationship? Are they couples? Does Sofie is her brother's girlfriend? How it happens? What about Sofie's husband? Were they already annulled?
Sofie is already married to James Froster for two years but they still have no child maybe because their priorities for now are their careers. James Froster owns J and F Restobar and Froster Hotel known worldwide. He manage his company by himself because his parents died three years ago before his marriage to Sofie.
"Can we have fun today?". Sofie flirts him and he knows it.
Steve took a glance to Zhaira who is now turns her back to them as Sofie giving him quick kiss in his cheeks.
"Sofie, I have something to do. Stop it, not now, okay?", he refused Sofie's last kiss that makes the latter rolled her eyes in annoyance.
Before Sofie could say her words, there is someone knocking the door agressively. The three are surprise with it that's why Zhaira stoop up and walks towards her brother.
"SOFIE, GET THE HELL OUT. HOW DARE YOU TO COME WITH THAT BASTARD MAN!", James, Sofie's husband angrily yelled while forcing the door knob to open.
"The hell!", she hissed as she noticed that her phone tracked by her husband that's why James came there.
Steve face palm in frustration. "Here we are again, Sofie!", he said in annoyance. Last month they were almost caught up because Sofie didn't off her location at it seems like she forgot again.
Steve doesn't know what to do and Zhaira notice it so before James could open the door, she pushed Sofie that cause her to sit in a mini couch. Zhaira, then pulled Steve and gave him a kiss on the lips. Steve and Sofie were surprised of what she did but he didn't care anymore. Steve still in surprised and their lips are still pressed with each other as the door opened.
James, with the media's flashing cameras filled the CEO's office and that was the last thing Zhaira saw before she fainted in nervousness.