After the meeting, Luke went back to his office with James.
"Come to my office with me!" He said to James as they exit the elevator
James followed him from behind. Luke sat in his comfortable chair and said, "Gather all information about Stephanie Young. I want you to make it clean! I don't want Martin to find it later, got it?"
"Yes, Mr Miller!"
"You can go! I want the information ASAP!" Luke waved his hand and started to work from his desk
The time shows 6 pm when Luke finally finished his work. He leaned lazily on his chair and a flash memory of Stephanie's smile appeared. He opened his laptop again and he typed, 'stephanie young'. There's only little information available, but what made his eyes go bigger is several images of her with Martin, accompanied with a short article about their relations. Luke's hand moves slowly to view the pictures and he suddenly feels a little jealous, seeing Stephanie smile brightly in every picture.
Half an hour later, Luke found himself in his car, driving to the hotel. He wanted to see her and talk with her. He realized she didn't talk much to him, just enjoyed having sex and left. When he reached the hotel, he stayed silent for a moment, thinking about what he had seen in all her pictures, the way she looked at Martin, it definitely showed that she is in love with him. However, it bothers him, 'If she is in love with Martin, why did she hook up with another guy? And she without hesitation did it twice with him' His thought wandered. There is one way to find out and Luke was about to push his luck one more, he opened his car's door and walked to the hotel lobby, heading to the receptionist.
He was about to talk with the staff when he saw Stephanie smile happily on Martin's embrace. She didn't notice Luke since she was only looking at Martin full of love. Luke widened his eyes when he saw Martin land a hard kiss on her lips and she jumped on Martin, making him carry her and hugging her while both of them got in the elevator.
"Can I help you, sir?" The receptionist asked Luke
"Nah!" He answered shortly and walked out of the hotel.
'She ain't worth it!' He told himself, decided to forget her
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Stephanie opened her eyes and smiled when she saw Martin sleep soundly next to her. For a moment, she takes a closer look at him, her heart beats faster and she couldn't keep her hand off from trying to touch him. Her fingers touched his bare chest as she brought her face closer to his, landed a soft kiss on his cold lips. Martin naturally pulled her closer to his embrace while he slowly opened his eyes. As she pulled by Martin and he hugged her tightly, she began to kiss him aggressively. She claimed his mouth as her hand trailed his hard chest, within seconds, she sat on him and her eyes looked at Martin deeply. The room was so quiet, none of them talked, they only heard their heavy breaths. Her eyes didn't leave Martin when she started to move slowly, rubbing herself to him. Martin breathed heavily, he raised his hand to touch her beautiful face, putting his finger on her mouth and she didn't wait for a command, she sucked his finger immediately. Stephanie's hand touched his bottom and pushed it inside her, making Martin sigh. They didn't talk but they spent quite long intense morning sex.
Stephanie looked at herself in the bathroom mirror, she smiled when she recall her morning sex with Martin a while ago. It is meaningful and makes her feelings deeper for him. However, she heard from outside Martin was talking on the phone, discussing Elena. Her face expression turned in a second and became cold. She was lost on her own thought for a moment and when Martin walked in, he noticed her absence of mind.
"Baby, what are you thinking about?" He walked closer to her, landed a soft kiss on her head
Stephanie went silent for a while, she wanted to bring Elena matters but she knew Martin's temper, she turned her head to him, and smiled weakly.
"Nothing…" She kissed him
He kissed her in a domineering way and when he released her, he said "You're not good at lying. Tell me, what is it about?"
His hand circled her tightly and he looked at her eyes closely. Stephanie was a little worried about bringing the issue, but she quickly thought about other things.
"I want to go on holiday with you without any intervention!" She said to him as her eyes stared at his
Martin understands with her words about 'intervention'. She wants to spend time alone with him, time when Elena will not disturb them, since Elena never leaves Martin alone, even for a day. Martin wondered, 'Why did she suddenly say that? Does she dislike Elena that much?'
"It's okay if…." Stephanie about to say something but Martin cut her
"I'll think about it!" He said that and shortly his phone rings again, he left her, went to take the call
Stephanie faked her smile when she heard Martin say it. As soon as he left, her expression turned cold. There is sadness in her eyes, but she quickly hides it and walks out from the bathroom. She glanced at Martin who continued talking on his phone, she took her bag and walked toward him, giving him a quick kiss on his cheek and left.
Martin stared at her back as she walked farther and closed the door behind her. He could feel it, her cold gesture a while ago. She is mad, but she doesn't show it to him. Martin thought about it for a while but then quickly erased his thought and brought back himself to the topic that he was discussing on the phone with his business partner.
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Stephanie went to the meeting room with Nathan and quickly started the meeting. Luke was there, together with other 5 CEOs from other companies. Similar to yesterday, William didn't come to the meeting. Stephanie acted like usual, pretending she doesn't know him. He does the same. The meeting went well until the first coffee break. All of them went out for coffee outside the meeting room. However, Stephanie wasn't there, while Nathan went to his bedroom to get some documents. Suddenly a notification from the group chat shows William's message.
"What? He quit the project?" Liam couldn't hide his surprise
"You need to see the news!" Thomas told his buddies
"This must be her dirty work! That bitch, went too far!" Duncan said it angrily
Luke quickly checked the news and found William's business fell down for illegal product and tax issues. The C Corporation stocks crushed and within hours, the company fighting to stay afloat.
Stephanie walked to the meeting room after she went to the hotel's coffee shop, meeting Martin there who introduced her to his business partner. Martin walked her to the corridor and both of them smile and laugh elegantly in front of their new business partner. A flash hate cross from everyone's eyes, especially Luke, seeing Stephanie smile happily with Martin. As Martin walked out with his partner, Stephanie walked back to the meeting room, at that time, when she passed Luke, she could notice his sharp eyes looking fiercely at her.
'What's wrong with him?' She wondered