Feeling satisfied, he picked up his briefcase and checked the contents before closing it. He realised he was forgetting something and looked around the room. His phone was on the bed and he reached out to take it before leaving. As he closed the door behind him, the doors opposite him flung open at the same time. Leo stood against the wall, his hand in his pocket as he watched Alan and Jake. His eyes squinted at Jake's dishevelled appearance."Why are you still in your pyjamas?," His cold voice drove away the last trace of sleep in Jake's head. His eyes snapped open fully as he stared at his boss.He cast a nervous and accusing glare at Alan who shrugged in response. "Boss... I have a hangover," He spurted anxiously.Leo smiled and removed the hand he had tucked in his pocket. He raised it up to look at the wristwatch strapped round his fair wrist. "You have just forty minutes to meet me downstairs. If you exceed the time I gave to you, do not bother to come downstairs. Just prepare
Jake offered to hold Leo's briefcase as they followed the two blonde ladies. Leo didn't refuse, he just handed the briefcase to the latter and looked around the resort as they walked. He noted how the interior design seem to have a strong air of elegance around it yet appearing to be simple at the same time. This time, he couldn't hide his impressed expression. The designer did a fantastic job at the place. He would make sure to request the contact of the unknown design genius from Mr Meyer later. They were led into a cafe. Mr Meyer and a middle-aged woman were already waiting there at a table that was filled with dishes Leo could recognize. There was the popular English breakfast, crumpet, kedgeree, eggy bread and so many popular British breakfast. He could almost feel Jake drooling beside him. Poor guy, he didn't get to eat breakfast because his boss woke up on the wrong side of the bed. "Morning Leo. Welcome to our humble resort," Mr Meyer stepped forward and waved his hand ar
"Valerie!," Mrs Meyer exclaimed, casting a glance at her husband who had a dark look on his face. He already wasn't pleased with her behaviour to show up late and now she's treating Leo with such disrespect. What would he think?"You should show more respect to Mr Leo. He's your father's...""Don't worry mom. I and Mr Leo already met," Leo noticed the way she emphasised the word 'Mr Leo'. He looked away and snatched a tissue from the tissue box on the table to clean the coffee stain on his chest."I wonder who it was that said she is probably a young girl of five years," Jake mumbled amusedly. His voice wasn't loud but it was loud enough for Leo to hear and glare at him."Let me help you with it, Mr Leo. You are just making the stain spread even more," Valerie occupied the empty seat beside Leo and took a tissue. She moved closer and placed her hand on Leo's hand to stop him from dabbling the stain.He coughed lightly to hide his discomfort as she began to wipe his shirt slowly. No wo
"What did you do that for?," His nose scrunched up in distaste. Valerie giggled at his reaction. Yep! He definitely is that type of man that doesn't like any form of intimate action like kissing. He lifted his hand to wipe his cheek but she hurriedly stopped him,"If you wipe off the stain from your cheek, I'll kiss the other cheek too." His hand halted instantly. He went silent and just stared at her. "Hey," She called softly. "I'm sorry, okay? I didn't mean to hide my identity. I just thought you'd reject me if you knew I was the daughter of your soon-to-be business partner." 'And that I'm hopelessly in love with you,' she didn't add this statement though. How the heck is she supposed to explain that she'd fallen for a man she hadn't even met? Others may call it infatuation but she knows what she is feeling. She's studied him for so long to know that he isn't a kind of man to adore affection so the only way she could get to him was with her beauty and her offer. The one ab
Heaven paused and read the message again. The first message actually. 'The one that displayed,'Aiyo... That was a mistake. That message isn't meant for you.' She scrolled the messages upwards and read his previous message,'What? Do you miss me already?' She rolled her eyes. If this message wasn't meant for her, then who is meant for? His girlfriend? Her phone chimed with another message and she scrolled downwards. He had sent another message to her,'I can see that you are still online so why aren't you replying?' Heaven suddenly had the urge to press the 'block' button. He still has the nerve to ask her that question. You wanna know what she did instead? She turned off her mobile data and even switched off the phone before facing the laptop on her bed. It's late anyway so she won't waste anymore time talking to that bastard.*************** Leo raised his phone in frustration. Why has the network bar turned red? It's currently displaying a 'no connection' signal. "Why is there
Everywhere was silent except from the windy sound that indicated a heavy rainfall and the sounds coming from Jake's phone as he waited for the call to connect. The phone rang for a while but no one answered it so it got disconnected. Jake looked at Leo and shook his head to tell him that no one answered. "Try again. If no one answers, I'm gonna get rid of those incompetent fools as soon I get back," His words shook Jake to the core. He hurriedly tried calling again. Meanwhile, Sienna stood quietly by the side. There was a faint dreamy look on her face as she gazed at Leo. Even the way he looked angry just made him appear even more handsome. She wished they'd never get to meet again under these unfortunate circumstances. Her original plan was to charm him, seduce him and then grasp him round her finger but she'd had to put a stop to her plan and job to rush here and seek for mercy! She wiped the sweat off her brows. Though it's cold and windy out here, she's actually sweating at t
"Of course boss. We'll even be able to leave on Friday if you want us to," Jake nodded. "But... Boss, don't you want to go sightseeing?" Leo closed the notepad and gave it back to him. He turned around and began to unbutton his shirt. "No, I have something important to do at home." Jake took his reply as the end of that conversation and quietly left the room. But on his way out, he kept on wondering what was so important that the boss needed to rush back? Leo had already tossed his shirt away and was beginning to remove his pants when his phone rang. He paused and reached out to take the phone that was on the bed. As soon as he saw the caller id, his eyes stilled a bit. "Hello," his monotonic voice made Valerie feel a sense of nostalgia. She secretly prayed that he wouldn't hear her fast heartbeats. "Hey," She answered coolly, a complete contrast to how she felt. "I saw your message so I decided I'd call instead." "Hmm," Leo made a low sound and dropped the phone on th
As soon as he realised that he was the one they were talking about, Jake took a few steps backwards. "Boss... Don't look at me that way. It's like you wanna eat me whole. I'm innocent," He cried out with a pitiful look, rushing to stand behind Alan. The latter tried to move away but he held him. Since Alan learnt how to use him as his shield, he won't hesitate to do the same. It's called repaying bad deeds with bad deeds! "Did you or did you not say that?," Leo demanded, standing akimbo. Jake swallowed noiselessly,"I said so boss." His voice was low, so low that they almost didn't hear him. "But believe me boss, I never mentioned anything else to him. I didn't even tell him to call her cousin in-law." "Don't call her that again. She is not even my girlfriend," Jake and Alan exchanged a look while Leo turned back to the suitcase he was unpacking. They shrugged at each other with a similar confused look on their faces. If she isn't his girlfriend, then who is she to him? **