LEILANI'S POV:
I dropped my bag on top of my desk and walk off to get Mr Black's coffee. After making the coffee I walk straight to Mr Black's office and knocked on the door.
"Come in." I heard him say from the inside. I took in a deep breath and look down at my dress to see if it was out of place, after making sure that I look good, I pushed the door open and stepped inside then close it behind me.
"Good morning, Sir." I greeted him and carefully dropped the cup of coffee before him. I looked up at him through my lashes and found out that he wasn't even paying attention to me. He looked good.
The sleeves of his shirt were rolled up to his ankles, he wasn't wearing a tie. The first two bottons of his shirt were undone.
I gulped and looked down at the coffee on the desk then back at him.
"Sir, your coffee." I said calmly.
I'm not sure if he even heard me. He was holding a newspaper in his hand and he was so engrossed in it. I raised myself up and smiled.
"Sir, the meeting with Winchester Corporation will be starting in fifteen minutes." I said softly. He finally dropped the newspaper on the mahogany desk and looked up at me then back at his wristwatch.
He stood up from his chair and grabbed hold of his tie that was placed on his desk. He buttoned up his shirt and started doing his tie.
I watched as he wore his tie effortlessly and picked up the cup of coffee from the desk. He took a sip of the coffee and brought out his phone from his pants pocket.
"Stop staring at me and get ready for the meeting." He said, hearing his husky voice my heart did a huge flip. He knew that I was staring….he knew all along.
I just couldn't help feeling this way anytime he talk to me.
"Yes, Sir." I responded and turned around to leave the office.
"Miss Carter." He called and I quickly turned around to look at him. His gray eyes lingered on mine for sometimes before he looked down at the cup of coffee in his hand.
"Get going." He uttered. I nodded and quickly walk out of the office.
It is crazy, for a minute I believed that he wanted to say something else. But what did I expect him to say to me exactly?
Miss Carter, you look good? Leilani, you're beautiful?
I must be wishing too much then.
I walk behind my desk and brought out a file that I've been studying all night from my bag. I sat down on my chair and quickly went through the file one last time.
This deal is a big one and I can't afford to make a single mistake off it.
I've been helping him secure deals for five years now, helping him with works, projects, deals, meetings.
This one shouldn't be a problem.
The least I can do for a man that I love is helping him achieve his dreams silently.
Mr Black walk out of his office and I looked up at him and stood up as well, with the file in my hand and my iPod, I followed him to the elevator.
We both step inside his private elevator and I pressed in the 30th floor number.
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I passed across the necessary files to both Mr Black and the president of Winchester Corporation.
Mr Black bring up the file to his face, I watch as he scan through the file in a matter of minutes.
In the business world he was know as a genius. For him, things are based on logic.
His judgements were always logical…. still are.
I watch him silently from where I was sitting, his mouth twitched into a cold smile. That smile that makes me lose my sense of reasoning. That smile that still cause my heart to race.
Oh fuck me, He has ruin me.
I remember my first meeting with him, it was the most embarrassing day of my life.
5 YEARS AGO…
I locked my door and straightened my wig then glanced at my reflection on my phone screen.
Oh shit, first day at work and I'm already late.
I got inside the elevator and pressed the last floor number. I got to the parking lot and unlocked the door of my old mustang GT.
I've been driving it for three years, originally my Dad's.
The hood up on the way added to my anxiety. I just couldn't fathom how Mr Black will feel when I get to work.
He is a cruel, ruthless and logical man. If rumors were to be believed.
I parked my car at the company's parking lot and jumped out of it then rushed inside the company. My stiletto wasn't helping the manner and I resisted the urge to yank it off my feet and start running.
I successfully got up to Mr Black's office and met Aria, the old secretary behind her desk. She was to stay a few days teaching me all I needed to know as Mr Black's secretary.
She shot me a glare and shook her head. "You're late, Mr Black want you in his office as soon as you arrive." She said.
I clutched my handbag tightly in my hand and walk over to his office door. I knocked on the door and I heard a grunted response.
I took in a deep breath and pushed the door open then step inside the office. I walk deeper into the huge office, my eyes taking in all the decorations and couch, including the plagues and awards used in decorating the office.
It was magnificent.
Behind a huge mahogany desk was Mr Black. Before then I haven't meet him physically.
My interview was conducted by Aria, so standing in front of him was...I felt overwhelmed.
I stared at the huge, broad shoulder and very muscled man infront of me. His gray beautiful eyes looked up at me when I wasn't saying anything.
He raised an eyebrow and placed his phone on the desk.
"You are Leilani Carter, I assume." He said, I was too engrossed with looking at him to even form a word.
"Miss Carter." He called. I snapped out of my trance and blushed profusely.
I was drooling over my boss.
"Sorry Sir," I muttered.
He sighed and stood up from his chair, his length surprised me. I had to step a couple of foots back before I could see his face.
"I know that I look good Miss Carter, but you're here to work. Not to drool over me." He deadpanned.
That day was obviously the most embarrassing day of my life.
PRESENT…
I stared at him as he started discussing the business with Winchester Corporation. Suddenly I felt a heavy weight on my chest.
I know that I'm not someone of importance to him. I'm just his secretary.
But I wish, I've always wished that he'll see me as someone else other than his hardworking secretary.
I've always waited and still waiting for that day when he will see me as a woman.
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Here is the first chapter!
Love, Promise.
LEILANI'S POV:I stared pointedly at my laptop screen, my eyes darting from the laptop to the door of Mr Black's office.It is already time for him to leave but he haven't walk out of his office. After awhile, I stood up from my chair, pushing it back a little as I made my way to the door.I stood in front of it contemplating if I should knock or not. I swallowed the lump in my throat and turn on my heels, matching back to my desk.I sat back down on my chair and glanced at wristwatch. 5:49pm, he should be out by now.I didn't know what to think, I was worried about him. Almost immediately the door was pushed open and he stroll out of the office, his left hand clutching
LEILANI'S POV:I nervously walk inside Mr. Black's office, closing the door behind me. I walk over to his desk. He was sitting down behind the huge mahogany desk, wearing a spectacle, his eyes fixed on the laptop before him."Good morning, Sir." I greeted. He nodded and motioned for me to come to his side. I bite on my lower lip nervously and walk behind the desk to his side.He pointed at the screen of his laptop, I bent my back, my hand on the desk and my eyes fixed on the screen reading what was written there."Sir, it is an invitation letter." I said and cursed myself inwardly. I was sure that I got the mail first but since I haven't l
LEILANI'S POV:Throughout my day at work I was trying to find the perfect timing to go to Dylan but it seems like the perfect timing never get here.I was looking up every two minutes from my laptop to his door. He was yet to come out of his office since he came in. He was in a very bad mood earlier and going to him to ask for days off will piss him off beyond measures.I had to thred carefully.My telephone rang and I quickly brought it up to my ear."Secretary Carter of Black's corporation here, what can I do for you?" I asked in my professional voice.
LEILANI'S POV: I got inside the cab after making sure that my passport was and ticket was intact. I managed to get Kiara's help, now I had only two days to get back to work. Tomorrow evening I'll be on the next plane back to New York. "Let's go, please." I told the cab driver. It has been long I last saw my mother, sobi was so excited for this journey. I grabbed my phone and dialed Kiara's number. 'Hey, how is it going?' i asked her. She giggled softly before responding. 'Mr Black is
LEILANI'S POV:I was sitting outside the balcony with Gregory, pressing my phone and texting Serafina. I'll be leaving for New York in four hours and the few hours I have left, I wanted to make something out of it.Zoey walked towards us with a board of cheese."Nah, that's Pápa's. You know how to play? I always kick Greg's ass Everytime we play." I told her. She chuckled and kissed Greg on the lips before sitting down on the empty chair beside him."Why don't we bet on that?" She asked. I became excited, I looked at Greg but he wasn't the least interested. It sounded fun, it has been a long time since I last did something fun.Zoey is a fun girl and that was why
Dylan's POV:The car pulled up in front of the company and Daniel my driver came to open the door for me.I got out if the car and walked towards the front door."Stay around, I might need you soon." I told him.I board my private elevator and not too long later, I was in my office floor.When my grandfather made me the CEO of our pipeline corporation, I wasn't so sure if myself.It was a responsibility I wasn't sure I was ready for, after managing it for four years I realized that it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be at the beginning, it became even more interesting after I employed Leilani Carter as my secretary; my highly capable secretary.She is smart but not so smart sometimes, especially when her feelings for me clouds her judgements.She is love sick with me, it didn't start today, it started years ago b
Dylan's POV:I sat down inside my home office thinking about the possible solution to my current dilemma.I know that grandfather was serious. He doesn't threaten anyone if he isn't going to do what he says.I knew that he would surely take away my hard earned inheritance from me if I refused to do the one simple thing he asked of me.I don't have a girlfriend, I don't deal with girlfriends. How am I going to get someone that will cooperate with me in this?My mind kept going around and around until I thought of Leilani Carter.Leilani Carter.She is beautiful and smart, she is the perfect woman that I can trust with this.With her love for me I'm sure she wouldn't mind being my wife for a few years.I grabbed my phone from my desk and dialed her number.It rings twice but she didn't pick it up so I sent her a message instead.Miss Carter,I'd like you to come to my house tonight.There is an importan
LEILANI'S POV:I waited to see his reactions to my words but he just nodded his head."Margret." He called, a young girl in her early twenties walked in, an apron wrapped around her body. Margret was madame Solange's child, after the woman's death, Margret took her mother's place as Dylan's cook."You called me, Sir?" She asked and Dylan hummed."Get dinner ready, I'll be having dinner with Leilani. " He said, she looked up at me and smiled shyly. I can't believe that he hasn't eaten dinner by now. He always have his dinner before 8pm every night. Could it be that he was working and forgot the time?After Margret as left, I focused my attention to Dylan."We will go through the dos and donts while eating," he told me and I nodded my head.He continued typing on his phone until after a while, Margret came back to announce that the dinner is set.Dylan and I walked inside the dining room and sat down on the chair. Spaghetti