Every time secretary Byron goes inside Eric’s office, he sees her boss in different positions.Sometimes, Eric was sitting in front of his desk while looking at the blank space.The next time Byron came back, he saw Eric watering his plants.The third time, he saw him standing by the window while looking at nothing.Byron sighed while observing his boss.Instead of putting all his strength, time and effort to his works, Eric just toured around his office while being out of space.What is really the reason behind his odd actions?Was it because he heard the news about the investors backing out from the Geelq company?It was indeed one of the reasons. But there is more than that.“Byron,” Eric finally spoke after a long time of being quiet.“Yes, sir?” Byron replied.“Know what Cyrus is doing right now. Where he goes, whom he’ll meet and his current projects.”“Yes, sir. I will.” Byron replied.Eric sat on the chair and roughly washed his face with his palms. He was wary ever since Cyr
I was so certain that Eric would not leave his fiancee. But here he is, standing in front of me while catching his breath as if he ran a marathon. “What are you doing here?” I asked a question that seemed so stupid, but somehow it made sense. It is weird to ask the owner of the house why he came back home. But, the reason behind my inquiry is to know why he left Haidee and came here so fast. ‘Did he really hear about me from Haidee?’ But instead of giving me the answer, Eric only asked, “Where?” What? What is he asking?” Eric's eyes scanned me from head to toe. Then, his gaze fixed at my arm which was wrapped with a bandage. “F*ck,” he cursed. “Why weren’t you careful?!” he even shouted. My shoulders flinched at his reaction. I know he became cold, but I wasn’t prepared to hear him curse like this. I was used to hearing Lance’s curses. But when it comes from Eric, it sounds very different. I wanted to hush him and say that he shouldn’t be too loud because he will wake up Euge
Saturday.This is the day when Eugene will go to stay together with his grandparents.Valerie and Chase are excited to see the boy again. But Eric felt the opposite. Weekends means that Jane will stay in her apartment and Eric will be alone in his house again.He was used to being alone for many years. But now, it feels odd. If only he could change the deal and say that he wanted them to be with him everyday, he would. Yet, he knows that is impossible.“Sir, I came here to get Eugene. Your parents are waiting for him,” Secretary Byron said.Sitting on the couch, Eric said, “Alright. Wait a bit. They are…”At the same time, Jane and Eugene came out from their room. When Eric looked at their sides, his mouth parted. He was stunned at Jane’s appearance today.Jane was wearing a pink dress with laces on the hemline and doll shoes. Her curly jet black hair was laid down and she’s wearing pearl earrings. On top of that, she’s wearing light make-up today.While looking at her, Eric remember
Lance and Jane looked at the beautiful man who went to their side. The first one who smiled at the woman was Lance. “Oh, hi,” he greeted. He raised his hand to signal the girl that she could sit down on the seat across him and Jane. The confused woman blinked her eyes as she sat down. Her parents told her that the heir of D&E corporation agreed on this blind date. That’s why she was so puzzled why that heir, Lance, brought a girl on this blind date. On the other side, Jane was shaking in nervousness. It is a good thing that there is a table between them so she can hide her trembling hands. ‘This is to repay my boss' kindness and for… money,’ Jane cheered herself. Aside from repaying Lance’s kindness , the only thing that gives Jane extra strength and courage is the prize that she will get after all of this. Praying inwardly, she tightened her grip around Lance’s arm. Lance noticed her grip, and he gulped his dried saliva. “You are Kate Morral, am I right?” Lance asked. The g
Jane’s POV Since I’ll be getting a huge amount of money for pretending to be Lance's girlfriend for a day, I should have expected that the work won’t be easy. I started to realize the difficulty of the work when Lance’s blind-date’s partner insisted we stay inside the coffee shop with her. She asked us to have a meal together before separating. Lance could not decline since Kate might get suspicious of us. In the end, we did eat snacks with her. This is a big problem. Why? Because staying with her for a long time means Lance and I have to pretend as a couple for a long time too! “Babes, say ahhh~” I looked at Lance who called me ‘babe’ and who fed me a cake. ‘I thought he does not want us to call each other ‘babe’? And how did he change so fast?’ Just a moment ago, he was so shy. But right now, he looks like he’s really into his character. He fed me with cake, wiped my lips with tissue and tucked my hair behind my ears. I almost thought that Sir Lance is a natural player b
Third Person’s POV Jane and Lance walked side by side, sticking next close to each other as if there was super glue between them. Lance used his large build, enough to cover Jane’s face as much as possible. When he peeped behind, he saw his mother following them from afar. ‘Oh my god,’ Lance sighed intuitively. It surprised him so much that his mom will take her time following his son. He’s used to having caring parents. His mom introduced women to him in fear that he might live as bachelor forever. ‘But this is too much! Why follow me?!’ Lance complained mentally. If only he knows what’s going on inside his parents’ head, he might understand why they are overreacting. Meanwhile, Jane kept on breathing sharply while walking with her boss. Just the thought of meeting his mom and getting caught lying made her heart burst out of her chest! What will happen if their secret is exposed? Or, what if Jane had to take responsibility for this for the rest of her life? ‘I can’t play as
Jane promised that after this day, she will never play as Lance’s girlfriend again. Even if he’ll offer her half a million dollars, she will decline the offer. Maybe if it is one million dollars, then she might consider it. Jane shook her head to wipe the money away from her mind. She realized how scary it is to get swayed by money. On the other side, Lance was smiling from ear to ear as they walked inside the cinema. When he saw his mom before, Lance felt like being part of a thriller movie. However, when Jane held him, and he wrapped his hand around her waist, their genre turned into romance. Lance wished that this genre would continue for a long time. But as soon as they went inside the cinema, the genre changed again. “Boss,” Jane called her once they entered. “Hey. I told you to stop calling me like that.” “B-But, S-Sir, I…” “What is it?” “I could not see anything.” Lance ceased and turned around. He looked at Jane and noticed that she was still wearing her sunglasses.
Lance came back to his house with a huge beam. He slumped down on his bed and rolled left and right while cursing. “Oh sh*t!” He hugged a soft pillow, bit it and punched it. It seemed he wouldn’t calm down not until he could knock out the innocent and non-breathing pillow. But after some minutes, he got tired moving around and he laid down straight while catching his breath and staring at the ceiling. In the nothingness, the accident kiss came into his mind again. “Argh!” Lance covered his blushing face, believing that it would help to ease the burning sensation spreading throughout his face and body. “Why am I squealing like a teenage girl?” he complained, whimpering like a puppy. “I am a man. A MAN.” Yes. A man who is in love. A smile appeared again as he put his hands down and stomped his feet. His jaws feel a bit hurt because they have been stretched for a long time. As if he cares. What important to him is that he enjoyed the date today. Slowly, Lance traced his red lip