“Eeeeeiiiiiiiiii.” Rose squealed in shock and dropped the letter like it was on fire.
The Business Awards was the biggest event in the business world. It was basically an award night for businesses and people who had done great things or made visible impacts in their business sector. Getting an award was a massive accomplishment and bragging rights were certainly earned.It was strictly by invitation and held every year. Rose had assumed that she would probably be invited or tag along as Wayne’s plus one. Wayne was a regular there and had worn a number of awards since he had officially delved into the business world.Rose never expected that she would be attending the event as an actual nominee and was trying to make sure that no one was pulling an expensive joke on her; her heart wouldn’t be able to take something like that.She carefully picked up the letter and slowly read through so she wouldn’t miss a word. It looked authentic enough; it wasnPatricia always felt this pulsating need between her thighs when she looked at Wayne. No man had ever made her run mad with pleasure like the way he did and she missed that. It had been a thrilling ‘friends with benefits’ situation and she would have preferred if it had lasted for a longer period.She had only been able to hold unto him for three months before they had parted ways. It had been his idea to break things off.He had apparently gotten tired of her and moved on to the next lucky lady and she resented that. She was the same age with Wayne and her father had been hinting for years how getting married to a man like Wayne would solidify a lifelong partnership.Patricia was not big on the idea of getting married but she supposed that she could do a hell lot worse than Wayne Blackstone. She was more concerned with having him in her bed than in the meeting room.Patricia wasn’t interested in anything exclusive. She was satisfied with just get
Rose allowed the letter from Business Today fall from her hands so she could freely touch Wayne’s chest. There was something urgent about their movements and they were naked in a few minutes. There was no time for a lot of foreplay and they let their primal instincts take charge.Wayne picked Rose up and she wrapped her legs around his waist. As soon as he was in, Wayne let out a growl which immediately tipped Rose over the edge. He didn’t let up as she gently trembled in his arms.He walked to the door at the right side of his office which led to a resting room and dropped her face down on the bed. Rose looked back at him with a lazy grin on her face; she knew that this was his favorite position.Twenty five minutes later and they lay back panting. This was the first time they had ever had sex in Blackstone Corp. Until a few minutes ago, they had managed to keep that particular extracurricular activity away from the office.Bu
Jessica was still upset with Rose for getting too close to her man so she had been keeping her distance for the past couple of weeks. Jessica had missed her but she had been spending more time with Winifred under the guise of brainstorming for opportunities to take down Rose.For Jessica, spending time with Winifred made her happy because it showed her the life she deserved and was trying to have. It was nice being surrounded with Winifred’s expensive things and exotic dishes. Jessica wished their friendship could go further and she would invite her for a sleepover.Things could kick off from there and maybe she would get to escort Winifred on trips to different countries. What was going on between her and Winifred was more of an alliance than a friendship. But there was still hope for that to change. She was looking for a stepping block and Winifred could be just that.She just needed a breakthrough and everything would fall
”Sir, all she’s doing is going to have a conversation with him. You don’t need to worry about that.” Tom leaned in and whispered to Wayne because he could feel how tense he was from the shoulder that tightened underneath his palm.Tom had a point but Wayne had a bad feeling about this.He took a deep breath and tried to be optimistic. All Rose was going to do was hear him out. That didn’t mean she was giving him the chance to crawl back into her life. It was only right for her to get an explanation about Victor’s disappearance.After that, she would kick him out of her life and come running back into Wayne’s open arms.Wayne really hoped things would work out that way. Everything had been going so smoothly and he should have known that life was gearing up to throw him a sucker punch right in the gut. They were supposed to officially start dating tonight!He was almost a hundred percent sure of that. He really liked Rose and it l
Victor took a deep breath and looked at the floor. “Straight to business, right? Something about you has changed since the last time I saw you.” Victor said in a low voice like he was talking to himself, but Rose heard.“Well, maybe it’s because my fiancé disappeared without a trace and shattered my heart into a million pieces. When something like that happens, a person is bound to change.” Rose snapped and it was hard to keep the hurt out of her voice.She couldn’t help remembering how difficult it had been for her; especially through the first month. It was like she had been grieving and sometimes it had felt worse than that. At least if he had died, she would have known it and tried her best to cope.But she had been left with the unknown; not even sure if he was still alive or dead. She hadn’t been sure how to feel and it had felt like she was just drifting through life with no one to hold unto. What she had gone through had been worse than getting her
Rose and Victor stayed in that position for almost a minute. It was when his gaze shifted to her lips that she finally snapped back to her senses and moved out of his touch. But she remained next to him on the couch.She tried not to look at him and fixed her gaze forward. He followed her lead and looked forward as well.“How did everything change?” She already had a feeling about what he was going to say.“I met you and fell completely in love with the amazing person you are. People say that a man will know if he wants to spend the rest of his life with a woman in no time. It took me by surprise but right from the moment I saw you, I knew that I never wanted to let you go. The feelings got a lot more intense as our relationship progressed. All I could think about was you and how much I enjoyed being with you.But I kept on thinking about how marriages end up for the men in my family. I’m not superstitious about most things but this was
Rose opened her mouth and blinked like a fish.“What did you just say?”Victor held her gaze and spoke adamantly. “I said that I want you to marry me. I can repeat it as many times as you want. You are the only one I want and that is never going to change. I love you Rose.” “Things have changed Victor. You can’t just come back into my life and hit play like it’s been paused since you were gone.” Rose said as she shook her head in disbelief.She could understand that he had gone through a lot, but this was asking for too much. How was she so sure that he was really over his traumatic experiences or had learnt how to cope with them better?Was seven months really enough time to deal with several years’ worth of trauma?Victor watched Rose as her wheels churned. “I can see you thinking about it, but it doesn’t have to be this complicated.”“Well, I’m sorry Victor but it is complicated.”“I know it feels
“No Victor, you don’t get to take that tone with me or look at me that way.” Tears slowly rolled down Rose’s cheeks. “I waited for you. I tried to find you. I mourned you! I almost ran mad because I had no idea if you were alive and I prayed every day for you to come back to me.Do you even have a clue of what that was like for me? I stayed faithful for months even when I wasn’t getting any leads. Are you so shocked that I eventually moved on? Were you expecting me to wait forever? Like I was your widow who swore a vow of faithfulness to you?”Victor began crying as well. “Damn! I messed up so bad! When did this start? This thing going on between you and him?”“The answer isn’t quite straight forward.” Rose smiled in spite of her tears. “It started off as a sham because he lied to his Mom.”“What?” He looked confused and she could not blame him.“Forget about that, it’s a totally different story. It was a couple of wee