Chapter 8

She knew it, he wouldn't be this generous all of a sudden when he doesn't need anything from her.

She bit her lower lips finding an excuse to refuse him but she couldn't find a better one to say to him. They were living in the same house how could she refuse him that easily.

There is no way out of his requests. She thought, feeling as if she stepped herself on a quick sand that would swallowed her whole anytime soon.

Jake threw her a confused gaze but a sly smile was form in his lips as if he was teasing her. She doesn't need to hear a word from him to know what he was thinking.

She knew he was thinking something dirty. She can see it in his eyes. She threw him back a glare as if telling him to stop thinking nonsense and just rolled her eyes off of him making his smile grew wider as if his assumption was real.

"Don't worry, I'll give you an additional bonus to your salary for this month, specially when I get satisfied with you." Ace added when he didn't hear any response from her.

Jake was really starting to get more curious by the way they talk. Even before, he already wanted Summer to end up with their boss Ace, he knew how lovely Summer was and he constantly tell her to avoid making herself ugly and old, but this woman is like a hard-headed prick most of the time.

She was stunned for a moment, her eyes sparkle with glee and a smile was suddenly formed in her lips. How could she turned down this wonderful offer, money is all that she needs, besides it would help her a lot with her tight budget for Kylie's college fee and allowance and other miscellaneous expenses.

Think of it as a sideline. She said to herself cheerfully thinking how much money she could earned with her massaging skills as if a sparks flash through her eyes.

Who would say money couldn't buy happiness, she felt extremely happy now.

"Sure, Mr. Welling, I'll be there." She replied with delight in her tone and it makes him smile. This woman was really something. He thought.

They all have a wonderful and luxurious dinner at the Hilford Hotel while discussing about the newest plan for their on-going project, The La Marinae Hotel.

They would visit the place again, some other time to make sure the Shawn's had taken actions to his demand to change the materials used in the project.

It wasn't new, Ace always discussed his plans with them both asking for their opinions first.

He trusted them both and treats them like friends specially Jake, but since she joined the group she never felt as if she was an outcast. She excused herself for the wash room after their dinner.

When she walks out of the wash room someone grabs her right wrists forcefully out of nowhere, she almost lost her balance, and that really caught her of guard.

She was stunned to see James looking at her fiercely in the eyes, her eyes grew wider from being shocked and her heart was pounding fast as if it wound pump out of her chest. What a small world indeed.

She can see hatred in those deep blue eyes and it took her by surprised, it suddenly makes her frightened unknowing what to do as if her brain left her body.

She was about to shook her arms free after being lost for a moment when someone grabs her left arm tightly and pulled her forcefully to his chest in an embrace, her mind was in chaos, she wanted to pulled herself and run as far away as she can from that place but she felt her knees weakened.

The man pulled her hard enough to take her away from James' tight grip.

"Looks like you can't take your hands off my date tonight Mr. Mazon?" His voice was sarcastic enough to make him retreat with great annoyance in his face.

Without a word, but his eyes were full of disdain and she saw accusations between his deep blue orbs. They were left there standing silently.

He was really getting curious when he saw Mr. Mazon staring at her intently while they were eating a while ago as if he wanted to grab her anytime, there must be something going on with them. He thought, and he was right when he saw him followed her when she excused herself from them.

And his curiosity makes him followed them and saw everything that happened, James Mazon have no idea that his every move was followed by his keen eyes, and caught his attention, interest and curiosity in an intense level.

James rushed towards the parking lot of the Hilford Hotel, he suddenly called off the meeting he held with his clients, his mood suddenly change after seeing Summer looking happy eating and chatting with her companions, not aware with his presence.

Paul silently went out of the car to open the car's door for him after seeing him walking out of the hotel, he looks so angry, it made him really curious but he didn't dare ask any questions.

They just arrived a while ago but he returned so quickly and he assumed that the meeting doesn't went well with the looks of his face, he suddenly seems so agitated after coming back.

"To the villa" he comanded in a cold voice. Reffering about the huge house he left four years ago but since he saw Summer again few days ago he suddenly visited that place more often lately.

That huge villa was the house he bought for her when they got married. It was the home they dreamed about, everything inside that house remained as it was, he never change everything, he wanted Summer to see it that way again as if she never left him.

He just visited that place to check it for maintenance and whenever he felt so down it was his comfort zone. He didn't even considered to sell that property because he was still hoping that she would come back home one day as if nothing happens.

"Leave me alone!" He ordered him coldly with a frown on his delicate face before he went out of the car silently. He enters the house and went straight to the bedroom.

Paul was left in the car wondering what had happened with him that makes him furiously mad but after a few minutes he started the car and left him there alone as what he wanted.

James entered inside their bedroom and sat on their bed with a heavy heart, facing their huge wedding portrait on the wall, he stared at the life size portrait for a long time, portraying their happy loving faces at that moment his heart ached so badly, reminding him of the past, his tears fell, and he cried silently until he felt tired and exhausted.

He walks to the bathroom inside their bedroom silently and took a shower. He gritted his teeth under the warm shower, he was really pissed off by Ace's sudden appearance between him and Summer interfering them both.

He fisted his palm and started punching the bathroom wall in annoyance. The fresh blood from his fist started to dripped with the water flowing from the shower but it felt numb.

He should have talked to Summer if it wasn't for him. He was really getting on his nerves.