Chapter 8
Bennett could have sworn that he had wanted to leave her there.He had promised himself to let her shit out of his head and somehow she was still fucking bringing herself back.He hated it.Earlier when she had touched him.Fuck his soul for shuddering for a woman's touch.It had sent electricity down his body and for a moment he had forgotten that he was cold.But then he had warned her to get her hands off.When he had walked down and saw her standing there and shivering.He was stunned for the few minutes he had stood and watched her.He sighed, staring out the rain as he watched Andrew bring her to the car with the small umbrella he was made to fit both of them.The car opened and she got in the side."Thank you." She mumbled and he nodded.Hell, he didn't want to help her.He didn't even want anything to attach himself to her."About the..."We'll talk about any business tomorrow in my office." He said, cutting her off.This was what he hated.She would take every chance to talk to him.Was she even aware of the things she does? He shook his head and looked out again.She hissed loudly, scrambling her bag and grabbing her phone."Yes, there's no need to come anymore Ryan, I'm already coming home." She said to the person on the other side of the line.Ryan? Home?That was right, there was nothing on the internet that said she had a boyfriend or any info about that shit.Maybe she did, but secretly.Fuck! He had been ogling another man's woman!"Andrew drives faster, I'm suffocating here." He muttered. * * * *Bennett sighed, as he walked into the Penthouse.He frowned when he saw two men on the couch, eating pizza as if they were at their home."What the fuck are you two doing?" He asked, his voice low but dangerous."Hi, Ben." A man stood up and walked to him, patting his shoulder."We've been waiting for you." The other said, still eating the pizza that was on the table."Did you hack my door, Barry?' He asked the smaller one who nodded with a smile."There was no need to hack anyway, remember I made those locks?" He winked at him and stood up as well."Why are you both here?" Bennett asked, dropping his suitcase on the couch.He was tired as hell.He was finally done with the other problems at work and now they had to fly back to give him a headache?"We flew back to the country, as soon as we heard that Stone's Corp had a model..a very rare thing." The other burst into laughter.He froze, his hands leaving his face as he glared at the one named Barry."Don't look at me, we heard it and we saw her images." Barry shrugged and winked again."We needed one for some business strategy, nothing more nothing less," Bennett said, and sighed."Just business?""What the fuck do you mean by just business Jace?""I mean don't get me wrong, many begin with pleasure before getting down on business," Jace said, licking his fingers that had pizza paste on them."She has a boyfriend."Both men in the room blinked their eyes at the man that looked tired.Their jaw dropped and their eyes widened."Let me get this straight, you like her but you can't have her because she has a boyfriend?" Barry asked.They both stared at each other before bursting into laughter.Bennett sighed.He already knew the shit he was getting himself into.They were both Idiots with no brains and discussing with them was something he was not ready to do."You both came here for business, meet me in my office when you're ready." He mumbled, grabbing the suitcase and leaving the room."He did get rejected?""That's how they seem bro. * * * *Octavia was sure he had said something bad under his breath after she had finished making the phone call.He was acting like a douchebag and she cared less.She shook her head as the thought came rushing in again."Still thinking about the mysterious guy?""There's nothing there to think of." She smiled and got back to her food.There was everything to think of.She had never really had a thing for that stuff called first love but hell..she knew she was attracted to him.She was attracted to her Boss, but not her Boss."You have to come to the company tomorrow, the Japanese Investors asked to see the Boss herself.""Don't get me wrong Sofia, you're doing good yourself..just take care of them," Octavia mumbled, staring at the food as if studying it."No, I want you to come. They employers but have forgotten who the hell is their Boss, so come tomorrow and solve some of the problems, so I'd clear my part of the shit. It's not my company but yours." Sofia hissed.Octavia scoffed, rolling her eyes as she stood up from the huge table that could comfort more than ten for dinner.She grabbed the glass of milk and left the room."Where is Shirley?" She turned to ask, tilting her head to look for her female guard."Went home, says she needs a little distraction from the work. You make her work boring.""I don't make her work boring, she should be grateful that I am a simple person who doesn't need many guards to move around the country like a thief..just like Bennett," Octavia mumbled her first foot on the stairs."You've included his name again, for the last few words we've been sharing right now.. he's name has been on every single word. Don't get me, the wrong darling, I'm just making sure you're okay." Sofia flashed her teeth.Octavia rolled her eyes again, taking another step..till she was out of the living room to her room.Surely this was not going well for her!TBCChapter 9Octavia sighed, as she got out of the tub.She was going to get a fancy jacuzzi tub soon enough.She stood in front of the mirror as she dried her hair. She was claded in her short bum short and a white top with no bra.She was not they stupid type to wear a bra at home.If she was not a responsible human being, she would go round with out the bra.She dropped the towel on a small hanger in the bathroom and stepped out to her room.Her phone buzzed and she chuckled when she saw a group message buzz in.How they hell did they get her phone number?Just few hours ago, she had met them and now they were sending in messages.She shook her head and clicked in to the group.It was not the designing department group? It was for the VIPs?Another message buzzed in and she frowned."So Sorry Miss Octavia, I was asked to add you to the group. I am Troy, Mr Bennett's PA."She scrunched her nose and huffed.She shook her head and dropped the phone.She had to rest for tommorow...Her
Chapter 10Octavia stepped out of the company and got in to her car.She was going to the company just as Sofia had asked.She was use to it and her workers were used to it as well.She would barge in to the company unannounced and kick some guts."Are you coming?" Octavia sighed as she heard the voice."Ha ha ha, why did you use another number to call me Sofia, don't you trust me at all?" She asked."Just hurry to the company or else I'm leaving this office now." The call was disconnected and Octavia sighed.She Chuckled as the picture of Sofia and the Italian Investors crowded in the meeting room, with Sofia fidgeting her buttons came to her head.Sofia has helped her a lot.As some may say that love smells like roses...she didn't believe that.Friendship smelt like roses and cinnamon.The best relationship one could ever have.When her work had rolled in line with her business, Sofia had stood up with her and worked out their friendship.She was the kindest person she had ever met
Chapter 11Bennett stood closer to the wall glass.Hell, he was going to teach that woman a lesson.He had never been scared his whole life.A minute ago, he had sent a team of soldiers to go look for her.He sighed.He was the one at fault. He had been scared for nothing.Why the hell would they even go after her.He was the one being tailed after.Just as he looked down, he saw her car driving in to the company parking lot.He walked back to his seat and slumped his body down.Troy walked in with a file."Sir, the meeting with the designing department begins in ten minutes." He said, picking up the other files."Miss Octavia is back."He nodded, standing up and heading out of the office."Sir?""Hmm.""You left your coat." Troy mumbled."We're not travelling are we?"He walked in to the department and looked around.They were all settled down.He didn't look at her, walking pass her seat to the other."What do we have for today?" He asked.He waited, staring at each of their faces.
Chapter 12 OctaviaShe had said a piece and she had left him there to think about it.She was not like those models he'd use and then throw away.Yes, she had been attracted to him at first but hell! He had been too much of a prude to know that.She sighed, dropping her things on her table."Ma'am, we're having a late night party to send one of our own away..will you join us?" The team leader asked, dropping a can of energy drink in front of her.She nodded, smiling at him and picking the can up."Yes, I will." She asnwered with a smile.Her intercom buzz and she frowned."Hello?" She said irritated, that he had called after ten minutes of their talking."Come to my office." She rolled her eyes, rounding the table and leaving the office.One of this days, she was sure she would hit his head with a pan or something.Talk about pan, where would she get it.She knocked on the door, and opened it before he could say a word."You called for me." She said, staring at him as he star
Chapter 13Leaving the office, the club was not the place Octavia had wanted to go, but then she had promised them she would go with them so there was no backing down.She walked in to the club, closing her ear in the process as the booming music reached her ears."We're going to dance our way out!" The blonde girl that had gone for her shift yelled.She didn't even know she had followed them to the club."I would prefer taking a seat over there, thank you guys." She mumbled, going to the counter to take a seat."What do you want Milady?" The bartender seem to know her as he quickly took a picture and smiled at her."Uhm, any wine at all." She mumbled, and returned the smile."Hmm, okay then." He nodded, taking out a big bottle and passing some of it's content In to the glass.He handed it to her and she nodded, taking a sip of the drink."It's hard.""You said any of them.""Then you want me to get drunk?" She asked with a arched brow."I'll protect you then." He smirked and she huff
Chapter 14The morning sun was not doing justice at all, as it shone brightly into Octavia's room.She turned her back to the window, preventing blindness due to the brightness of the sun.Her alarm rang and she sighed.Her head was throbbing hard as she scratched her hair, sitting up.Oh, how she hated working morning."Now you're awake," Sofia mumbled, walking into the room with a mug on a tray.Octavia smiled, moving to sit at the edge of the bed."Here," Sofia said, smiling as she handed the mug to her.Octavia took a sip of it and frowned."I thought it was coffee." "Oh..pardon me Milady, when you're done. You can go get your coffee in the kitchen. But this water is filled with ginger to relieve your headache." Sofia said and took a seat on the bed."How the hell did I come back? I can't even remember anything!" Octavia sighed, rubbing her forehead."Calista and I brought you home," Sofia said."Brought me? I was at the club with my department and I.. don't remember." Octavia hi
Chapter 15Bennett Stone had been curious about the stakes and the death.If he'd taken the lead to take out all the cartels in his City at the docks.It would have been easy.He had men and women flocking around him, to take and to give.He did not deal well with charity.He'd give you shit and you'd take it that way or better still get on his black list.At the end of the night, leaving the club where he'd gone to clear his head with his buddies.. he'd come to learn that there was a new cartel in his City.One that he was not aware of.Men could stay...fuck around and do whattheye deem fit.But he didn't accept rape, and drug trafficking.He wanted his City to be sane and not mad.He'd taken the job as the capo to make sure it was cleaned and for the past few years he'd stayed on top, and the city had been cleansed.He would not sit and watch men come and scatter his rules.Staring at the ceiling, he watched the lady in red walk closer.He didn't like people who walked their way out
Chapter 16Octavia slumped down on her chair, pulling her desk close to herself.She was so tired with the first shoot and now the second one would be held a month from now.She didn't even know what to think anymore.Earlier that time she had seen that man engulfed in the arms of another woman.He looked aloof, but still calm?Did that woman make him so calm? He was always yelling whenever he saw her."Miss Octavia."She frowned."What?" She glared and instantly melted when the woman's face turned sour."I'm so sorry, that's what happens when you have so many shoot to take care off. Pardon me." She said with a sweet smile and they woman nodded."What is it?""It's Mr Stone Ma'am, he wants you in his office right now." She nodded, standing up as she began to arrang her dress and stop Midway.Why was she arranging her dress? Was she trying to look good for him? He didn't deserve her.People like him were people who were suppose to be nothing to him.She grabbed her cell phone and wal