*Andrea*I had left to catch my breath in the bathroom. It was uncomfortable being in the piercing gaze of Nora. I was done with my business quickly. As I walked out of the bathroom, I decided I couldn't stay here anymore. Though Mr. Shaw had helped in clearing out Nora's speculation, I got weird stares from some people while I worked back. They were judging me with their gaze. I hastened steps. Soon, Nora and Alejandro were in sight. It seems Alejandro was about to step out. “Do you love her?” I heard Nora ask, and I stopped on my track.I wanted to know that answer, too. He had told me repeatedly that he liked me but never that he loved me.Alejandro slowly turns to Nora. My heart almost ripped out of my chest, and my breath quickened. What would he say? I unconsciously placed one hand on my chest.“Yes.” He replied, his voice firm. I removed the hand from my chest. “I love her. Do you have a problem with that?” He asked her.Nora sent him a shaking smile. “Of course not. I was
*Andrea*I was extremely nervous.I tapped my cell phone and glanced down at my phone, realizing I was only a minute or so away from my boyfriend's place. Releasing an unsteady breath, I put my phone back into the front pocket of my hoodie, pushing my hair behind my ears and looking around. It somehow felt like my reason for going to Lucas's place was floating boldly above my head for the world to see.I pressed my lips together, bracing myself.Lucas's house came into view. The word house was putting it mildly. Lucas lived in fucking paradise. His father was an extremely well known multi billionaire and though I had never met the man, I'd seen his face splashed a couple of times on TV and newspapers. Plus, he was practically never around. Which was probably the reason why Lucas had chosen to live in one of the penthouses in front of the actual mansion his father owned.There was no reason for him to live somewhere else.His father had more than enough. Lucas and I had met at one of t
*Alejandro*"Okay, be sure to keep me up to speed," I said to the manager of my company in New York before ending the call and looking out the window. I had arrived in Florida late in the evening yesterday so I'd had to check myself into a hotel. I decided to rest for a few hours this morning before calling my personal driver to come pick me up. I let out a deep breath, resting my head back against the seat from where I sat in the owner's corner. Home, sweet home. A part of me had hoped that Lucas would come pick me up from the hotel. It had quickly become rather obvious after I'd waited for more than three hours that he had no intention of coming. The house came into view in a blink and I took in the mansion I'd built years ago with my well-earned money. My attention shifted to the penthouse Lucas occupied but I got the feeling from how quiet it was that Lucas wasn't at home.Figures.He'd known I was going to arrive today but he hadn't bothered to at least be here when I arrived. H
*Andrea*Here I was, sitting beside the richest silver fox and father to my cheating ex. Looking at him, I couldn’t believe that I was the one who had just mischievously flirted with him a few minutes before. “You said your name was Anna, right?”I opened my mouth to correct him and stopped myself almost immediately. Anna was the name I had given him. As much as I knew he wasn’t close with his son, I wouldn’t risk the chance of him finding out about me until my plan was well and truly executed. I smiled coyly at him, though it was because I thanked the universe for making things flow smoothly and efficiently for me. All I had to do tonight was to seduce him to get him to bed.‘Yes, I am Anna, and you are Alejandro Costa,’ I replied. A waitress dressed in a black and purple skirt suit approached our table. She nodded at me and smiled at Alejandro before stealing a glance my way. I looked at the short outfit she had worn, and she looked comfortable in it, a stark contrast to the mic
*Alejandro*After being gone for a while, Anna came back looking a little flushed, with her cheeks red and a strange smile. I couldn't help but ask if everything was fine. “oh, it's nothing,” Anna said, brushing it off.I didn't try to push it, so we kept talking. After a while, I realized the bar was beginning to get empty. I looked down at my watch; it was already late. “Do you wanna go somewhere else?” I asked. “Yeah, sure,” she answers without hesitation. We walked out of the bar together, leading her into my already waiting car, and asked my driver to take us back to a particular apartment that I owned.He gave me a questioning look, knowing fully well that I only go to that apartment when I want to be alone. I gave him a little nod to assure him he didn't hear wrongly, and we were on our way. It didn't take long before we arrived at my apartment.I alighted from the car, going round to open the door for Anna, and then we made our way towards the apartment entrance. She loo
*Andrea*The Uber was already waiting for me outside when I walked out of Alejandro's apartment. I got in fast, greeting the driver and telling him the address as he drove off.I rechecked the message to confirm what I saw.Alison's message stared back at me.‘Hey, where are you? Lucas is here.’My body revolted at the message, and I couldn't believe Lucas had the nerve to show up late at night at the apartment.I would have loved to spend a little more time with Alejandro, but I had to cut the time off to go and face my cheating ex-boyfriend.I sat back in the backseat, massaging my temples, this is not what I needed now.The car stopped abruptly. “We are here.”I peeked out the window; we were already at my house. I wish the ride had been longer so I could be ready to face Lucas.I got down, closing the car door behind me after paying the driver and walking slowly towards the door.I took a few deep breaths before opening the door to my apartment.I walked in, shutting the door behin
*Alejandro*I opened the door to the meeting room filled with directors. I walked straight to my chair, and they all stood till I had my seat. I was in high spirits. My day has been going well. I pulled the chair back and took my seat behind the chair. I opened the laptop on the top of the table.Mark, one of the board of directors, passed me a file, and I flipped it open. “This contains a report on the mail which has been built in the city's outskirts,” he said. I nodded.I flipped through the file. There were so many errors. “Who prepared this?” I asked. Everyone went silent; the air became heavy. I raised my head, not hearing anyone speak. I looked around. Everyone's attention went to a cranny-looking girl with enormous, round-rimmed glasses. She put up her hands unsteadily and stood up. “That's Lisa. She is from the planning team,” Mark leaned closer and whispered. She looked so young; this seemed to be her first time organizing something big. I was in a good mood, which is wh
*Andrea*The evening would have gone better if I hadn't seen Lucas striding into the restaurant with the same girl he had cheated on me with. I couldn't afford to have him see me with his dad. So I left first.I was glad I had seen him first. It wasn't fair to Alejandro, but I had no other choice. I walked to the bathroom to avoid bumping into him at the entrance. Lucas can be an ass sometimes and could create a scene though he is with another woman. Our last encounter hadn't gone quite extraordinary. His hands were wrapped around the woman's slender waist until they got to the seat he reserved, which was adjacent to ours. I walked out of the bathroom and took the back door one of the waiters had shown me, which cost fifty dollars. I hailed a cab. I sent a text message to Alejandro. I was sorry we had to end today like this—a day that was going well. I'll make up for it by buying him dinner next time. When I got home, I opened the door and stepped in roughly as if I was being foll