The business card was squiggly, but the contents were simple, just a name and a series of phone numbers. He should be glad he had that card. As they had just said, Iris Harper's three words could make people tremble, even a big family like the Adams.
But Joshua wasn't happy, nor did he feel gratitude. He wasn't in need of that business card, besides the way Iris handed him that card was with an obvious hidden plan behind it, and the way she undressed him with her eyes when she looked at him, she might as well have been another pervert.
Iris' desire for him was written all over her face before. Of course, he was also attracted to her and felt the need to taste her beautiful lips, but at least he had the decency not to show it. Besides, he had had enough strange women in his life and he did not want to get involved with another one, even if his body was screaming the contrary.
Not knowing she was labelled as a pervert, Iris did not blame Joshua for what happened that night, she had seen everything that happened on the table, she had seen how the young man was cornered, how he tried to keep his smile while doing his best to reject that Miss Admas advances, how his body trembled and twitched in disgust when she put a hand on his strong arm. Iris felt repulsed and wanted to see how the young man would react and deal with the situation, and she was not surprised when she saw the scene this woman was making after being proudly rejected.
It was a rare opportunity for her to be a nice person, and she really did not know what made her give the young man the business card, that was not in her habits. Maybe because she felt that he was a good boy who did not succumb to the call of money, or because of his handsome face, maybe because she was happy to meet him a third time? In any case, she felt great after throwing Shirley away, but then frowned when the thought occurred to her that Joshua might be arrased by other women! She could not decipher this possessive feeling she was developing for a young man she did not even know! All those émotions she hadn't felt in a long time was making her anxious.
Luckily, her busy schedule soon made her forget this little incident, and the other party had not called since that night, not that she did not expect it. The young man looked too anxious as he took the card.
Some days later, to her surprise, a couple of her best friends broached the subject eager to know what was going on! Some of them were present that night, others had heard about it and could not help but tease her. It was just too unpredictable for her to act like that.
"Iris, how is that little friend you have your eye on? Is he strong? Tsk, twenty-three, the wildest age, I'd love to find a little boy to try too." Sandra sat recklessly on a fluffy sofa, her eyes full of fondness.
Hearing this, Luke hit a ball right out of the park and looked up in disbelief, "What kid? What strong or not? Who is 23 years old? Iris, have you decided to use what you got down there?"
Sandra tossed him a roll eyes without a second thought. Beside her, David said, "You don't know? Iris gave a waiter a business card and said she'd wait for his call, at the time the scene was so ambiguous I could not wait to push them into bed myself! She looked at the young man as if she wanted to eat him up!!"
"Fuck off." Iris unceremoniously threw the word at Luke, not caring about her friends' chatter. "And you Sandra, how do you even know his age?"
"Who can stop me when I want to know a handsome man?" Sandra smiled, remembering how she had to seduce the club manager to have Joshua's information.
everybody laughed, sure enough no one could stop their friend when it was about handsome men. They have all grown up together since childhood and love to tease each other.
"But Sandra, aren't you a little unfilial here? Isn't your brother Iris's fiancé? Does your brother know how you betray him?" Luke half joked, wanted to see Iris reaction.
At that moment the door of their private room was opened, it was a waiter coming with their order.
Iris was half relieved she was really angry and all she wanted at that moment was to try all the dishes that were being served and was only half listening to her friend when her eyes fell on the waiter, and she chocked with a little panicked in her eyes. All she had in mind was the idea he may had listen to the craps her friends were spouting.
She cleared her voice and looked fiercely at her friends "For the thousands time, I am not in a relationship with anyone okay! I have never had a fiancé! No offence Sandra!"
"But your parent…" David was cut with Iris's glare and shut it in a second.
She looked at the waiter who was slowly putting the dishes in front of her. It was him! He had such a distinguished appearance that it was hard to forget him once you saw him. She thought it would be hard to meet him again if she didn't take things in arm herself, but here he was, right in front of her, looking dazzling as always under the light from the private box, shining sideways on his face, revealing the cold, hard lines of his face.
Once their eyes met, he looked a little panicked as if he wanted to leave the place as soon as possible. When Iris saw this, she thought with amusement that he was kind of cute and wanted and wanted to play with the young man some more.
She squinted at the young man's long, slender fingers as he served the wine. He had calluses on his fingers, a few scars on the back of his hands, and a band-aid on the nail cap of his right index finger that showed how much he had worked with those hands... She didn't know why but she thought they were sexy! She wanted them to explore her body slowly, she wanted to feel those callused hand caressing her. Once again she shook those dirty thought off her head desperately.
Iris lifted her hands, which were immaculately white and warm, wearing a pretty manicure and a diamond ring. She could make a lot of money sitting in her office reading plans, signing documents, going on meetings... She was busy all day long, but there was no sign of calluses on her fingers, her hands were fine while the young man seemed to be slaving away at work but not earning much. It gave her a certain conflicted feeling when she looked at Joshua, who was trying to serve her as diligently as possible. She didn't know why she wanted to take those hands and massage them.
Like that day, the collar of his shirt was close to the top, showing his glowing skin, wet with a little sweat that made him look sensual. She swallowed as she looked at him, not really surprised that she wanted to kiss the young man.
"Do you work here too?" Iris' shallow tone broke through the awkwardness between the two parties and silenced the room for a second.
Joshua had not expected to meet Iris here, nor had he expected her to recognise him. The room was not booked in her name, he just knew that the people in the room were big names. Joshua had already lost one well-paying job, he could not live without this one, so he decided to answer Iris' question with a nod so as not to offend her.
"What about the job at the club?" Iris pointed to the place next to her and signalled him to sit down. She didn't know why, but she now was sure she was quite interested in Joshua, the cold gaze in his eyes, the indifference on his face, which contradicted with the beautiful smile she had seen on him before, was making her curious about him. She wanted to tease him just to see his smile, to see the warmth in those beautiful eyes and of course to know the sweetness of his body.
Joshua frowned a little, but sat down anyway because while his head was telling him to go out quickly, his heart was yearning to hear a little more Iris delicate voice.
"It didn't feel right to stay there, I quit." He was not surprised she didn't know about it, after all, he was just a small waiter.
"And everything is fine here?" inquired Iris with a smirk. She understood his remark and knew what he was getting at.
"It's more peaceful here." Joshua did not know what the smile on her lips meant, but he answered honestly anyway. Besides, he happened to be doing well and had gotten a raise.