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"Please ma'am, you can't go inside! Mr. Hunter doesn't wish to be disturbed! You have to wait if you want to see him!" Faith Jameson hurriedly blocked the scantily clad woman's path.The woman raised a perfectly arched brow, her expression was one of impatience as her brightly painted lips tightened in annoyance.
"Who do you think you are to stop me!" She spat.Faith sighed. How many times since these four years she had heard this exact same line? She stared at the furious woman in front of her.Carla Luis was a popular designer, her father owned several companies, the newspapers, TV, and magazines had carried it all through the last week that Carla Luis and Sterling Hunter were dating but this was her first appearance in the office."I apologize, Mr. Hunter is currently in an important meeting, I can get you water if you insist on waiting?" Faith offered and she could almost see the fumes escaping Carla's nostrils.
"You should know that I'm Sterling's girlfriend, he's going to propose to me soon, do you still think that I don't have the right to see him? I can even fire you right now if I want to!"
What was it with these women her Boss dated? Faith thought. She always tried to be polite with them, why couldn't they be at least understanding? Did they all have to be arrogant and rude?
Working as Mr. Sterling Hunter's personal assistant was indeed a tiring job most of the time.Faith got this job four years ago and if she were to count the number of women that have spoken about firing her, they would count up to her ten fingers, or even more.
Who didn't know of Sterling Hunter's reputation?
He had the good looks and the money, it was common for women to throw themselves at him."Suit yourself then." Faith muttered under her breath, unwilling to continue to put up with Carla's attitude, she started to return to her desk but didn't expect to be suddenly yanked backward.
"Did you just talk back to me! Where are your manners? I could complain to Sterling about you." Carla's nails were digging onto Faith's shoulders.
For how long was she going to continue to deal with these kinds of women?"You do know that Mr. Hunter got two of his past girlfriends arrested for laying their hands on me, I heard they are still serving jail time, I will advise you to keep your hands to yourself, ma'am." Faith shrugged away from Carla's grip, meeting the woman's shocked stare with a mocking smile.
"Are you trying to say something here? Is that it?"
Faith ignored Carla's words, Carla had not been able to disguise the jealousy in her voice. Faith was not bothered about her threats to get her fired. She knew she was doing a good job for her boss and he would never fire her without a reason. Even though others see her boss as cold, arrogant, and manipulative, he always treated her well and was kind enough. This was the reason why she had never considered resigning despite some of the difficult situations. Her salary was quite attractive, she constantly received monthly bonuses, much to her greatest shock, and the rest of the employees, Mr. Hunter and gifted her a new car because she arrived to work late on the day her old car broke down. Faith had been a fresh graduate from the University when Mr. Hunter hired her, she was grateful to him.The office door suddenly opened and Sterling Hunter walked out. Faith was surprised by the sudden change in Carla's expression. The once angry woman now had a wide smile playing across her lips.
"Baby! You kept me waiting, your secretary wouldn't let me in!"
Faith almost snorted at the way Carla adjusted her dress, her breasts were nearly spilling out, her heels clicking as she seductively walked towards Sterling Hunter."I missed you so much!" Carla started to lean for a kiss but Sterling Hunter moved away at the last moment, his eyes locating where Faith was standing.
"Ms. Jameson, in my office, Now!. We have something to discuss."
Faith held her boss' gaze, she thought she saw annoyance and something she couldn't identify flash in his dark eyes, her lips tightened in worry, she thought she had done a good job in keeping his girlfriend away from the meeting, or was it that the meeting didn't go well?
"I think you mean me, not her! I came to surprise you, I thought we could have some fun." Carla giggled, clinging onto Sterling's arms, her lips curved in a pout.
Faith didn't realize the quiet sigh she heaved when her boss' piercing gaze was finally diverted away from her, she had worked for him for four years, but she still couldn't completely make eye contact with him. She always got a strange feeling in her stomach each time.
"What did I tell you about coming to my workplace? I was not able to complete my meeting because of your disturbances. The door is open, leave!"
Faith winced at Sterling Hunter's sharp words, at this moment, she even felt pity for Carla even though the woman had been rude to her earlier. She wondered if she should leave the couple alone, it all seemed too personal for her to be present.
"Why are you rude to me? You can't mean that! I'm your girlfriend! Why are you upset that I'm here? Don't tell me that the rumors are true?" Carla glared in Faith's direction, clinging onto Sterling Hunter's arms even more desperately.
"The rumors that you're fucking your little secretary! She even admitted that you arrested two people for her sake!"
Faith didn't expect to be suddenly involved in the conversation, her ears reddened at Carla's vulgar words, the woman was currently throwing her the dirtiest of glares. All the sympathy she felt for Carla instantly vanished away.
Sure her boss was strikingly handsome but she had never regarded him in a personal way, her relationship with Sterling had always been on a purely professional level! They weren't even each other's type!"Leave right now!"
Sterling's expression was dark and menacing, for a moment Faith felt scared for Carla even though she knew that Carla didn't deserve it."You aren't denying it? You owe me an explanation! You are my boyfriend!" Carla yelled when Sterling suddenly announced.
"Not anymore, the security will walk you out if you don't leave this building in the next three seconds!"Color pumped into Carla's face, her eyes were wide with shock and concealed anger.
"Y__you don't mean that, you can't break up with me! Your mother said we are going to get married, are you really going to throw away all that I can offer you__" She barely got to finish her statement when two huge bodyguards appeared."Don't touch me! You will regret what you are doing to me one day! You will never get another woman like me!"
Carla was sobbing loudly and uncontrollably. Faith wondered how Mr. Hunter didn't even flinch, if anything he looked annoyed by Carla's constant tears.Did relationships not mean anything to him? How could he not have the slightest feelings for these women? She thought.
"So are you going to leave on your own? Or should they take you away?" Sterling's expression remained unfeeling.
Carla stormed out of the premises, but not before casting a hateful look at Faith.
There goes another break-up, Faith thought, she felt as though she had just experienced a murder scene.
She noticed Sterling staring at her and swallowed hard. The silence between them was unbearable and awkward."Ms. Jameson? Didn't I mention for you to be in my office!"
"Y_yes sir" Faith muttered, she suddenly remembered that she equally had important to tell him as well.
**Sterling Hunter sat behind the huge mahogany desk in his enormous office, his dark coffee-colored eyes located where his assistant stood a few distances away. His eyes roamed over her face, he could tell she was tensed. He could not fault her after what she had witnessed earlier, Carla or whatever her name was had been too annoying, he knew he had to get rid of her right there and then. He despised loud and clingy women, to think that he and Carla had only met twice. The first was when his mother had arranged a meeting between them without his awareness, the second was when she had shown up at his house uninvited. He had sent her away and today she dared showed up at his office? Sterling had been irritated when she had spread the news to the media that they were an item, he hated entitled women who thought he belonged to them after one night. "S__sir, you wanted to see me?" Sterling noticed the way Faith clenched and unclenched her palms. His watchful eyes also didn't mis
* *Soft music echoed in the bar, the dim lights flickered across the exclusive area where Sterling Hunter's sat. His face was set in a deep scowl as he appeared to be lost in thoughts. His hand clenched around the glass of bourbon, threatening to shatter the glass to pieces. All he could think about was his Faith's words earlier in the office today. He couldn't remember the last time he felt this aggravated. He hadn't kept her by his side for four years just to watch her be taken away by some mother fucking cocksucker! The thought sent his heart burning with a bloodthirsty uproar. He could only empty the contents of his glass, the liquid spreading smooth hotness down his chest, providing momentary relief to the turmoil in his heart. "What brings you here tonight? Aren't businessmen like you always busy with one thing or the other?" Sterling watched Rex approach, Rex was his cousin and owner of the bar. He wanted to be left alone but didn't say anything when Rex fell on o
F.O.U.R**Faith had tried hard to ignore the stares of some of her co-workers, they had all seen her step out of the boss' car this morning. Their whispers made Faith uncomfortable, she had always hated being the center of attention and now she could easily guess that she was the topic of today's topic. It was already almost afternoon, As Faith walked into the cafeteria to grab some coffee, she saw three of her co-workers locked in a discussion. "I knew something was going on between her and Mr. Hunter all along! they are starting to make their relationship open after she made him break up with his girlfriend? That Faith is too shameless!"Faith paused midway to stare at Patricia, Yvonne, and Darla, the three ladies didn't seem to be aware of her presence yet. "Didn't you hear what the fight yesterday was all about? Mr. Hunter's girlfriend spoke that she really does sleep with the boss, Mr. Hunter didn't deny it either. Some people just have everything easy, She isn't even all th
F.I.V.E **The moment the door slammed shut, Sterling Hunter released a frustrated breath.What had gotten into her to hug him like that?He had been stunned when she threw her arms around him. Those few moments had felt like heaven and hell at the same time. To feel her womanly softness but not able to touch her. To inhale her divine smell. Sterling had nearly lost control then. It had been hell trying to battle the intense urge to make love to her right then. Didn't she know that the moment she looked up at him with those wide doe eyes, he would have paid any price, even to sell his soul to get a taste of those luscious lips? Was she that clueless about the way her very presence affected him? She had stared at him like she wanted to be fucked. He would only have been happy to oblige her. Fuck knew that there was nothing he wanted more in this world than to sink his cock into her tight pussy. He was starving for it. The knowledge that he couldn't possess her just yet had
S.I.X**Faith walked into the expensive-looking bar where she met a young man who appeared to be in his late twenties or perhaps early thirties, Faith thought when he walked closer. Faith thought he looked familiar, then quickly remembered that she had seen him quite a few times at the office with Sterling Hunter."You are his secretary, right? I'm Rex, owner of this bar, I'll bring you to Sterling" Faith followed him, they walked until they arrived at a spot. In the dim lights, Faith's eyes found Sterling Hunter. His eyes were closed, and his head relaxed against his chair. She hurried towards him to discover he was fast asleep. "Do you want me to arrange a car for you to take him home? We are about to close any time from now." Rex spoke. Faith didn't tear her gaze away from Sterling, she couldn't help but wonder what prompted him to drink so much. "No need to, I've already called the driver, he will soon be here"Faith caught Rex's quiet nod before he walked out of the room,
S.E.V.E.N**Faith felt Dan's arms around her waist as he softly kissed her across her lips. "I didn't expect that you would come here at this hour, why didn't you call me? Did anything go wrong?"He pulled back and turned his head in the left direction. Faith watched as the concern in his eyes slowly vaporized and was replaced by a disapproving and hostile look. He was staring in the direction of Sterling Hunter's car. "I thought you took him home, why is he here? Don't tell me you allowed him to drop you here!" Faith met Dan's question with silence and watched as his eyes widened as he confirmed the answer she hadn't spoken aloud. "He only asked the driver to drop me here because__" Faith started but was cut off by Dan who shouted, his voice dripping with bitterness. "He also drove you to work, isn't it? Since when did Sterling Hunter become your personal driver, I thought you worked for him, since when did it become the other way round?"Faith stared at her boyfriend, maybe
E.I.G.H.T.**Sterling looked behind Faith to see the figure standing there, he could feel the bitter taste of jealousy in his mouth. Sterling clenched his jaw and barely managed to keep a calm composure. "S_sir" Faith stammered, pulling Sterling's attention from the man behind her. As much as Sterling was pissed off by the both of them, his heart still managed to twinge at the sight of her. Her face would remain the most beautiful he'd ever seen, his hands urged to de-tangle her brown messy bun. Her long shapely legs through her skirt were all but a temptation. And the shape of her breast through her shirt___ What wouldn't he do to make her his? Nothing. "I should have told you that there's no need to pick me up, Dan will bring me to work."Sterling met Dan's stare, he could openly see the man's animosity towards him, the feeling was mutual, or even worse because Sterling hated him more. It had taken everything in him not to get rid of Dan most easily and more quickly. Faith wor
N.I.N.E.**Faith could almost smack herself in the head, why did she think she could explain her situation to Sterling. He was only her employer, why did she always forget such a simple thing? He was not obligated to care about her personal issues.She stared at her bandaged hand, recalling how tender Sterling had been when he picked her up and brought her to the hospital, she had seen genuine concern in his eyes. Some days, he was just so good to her that she would forget that he was her boss, other times, he would be so stern and harsh reminding her that he could always replace her. Would she ever completely understand him? Perhaps not in this lifetime. Faith watched as Sterling signed the last papers, she accepted them from him and handed them to the lawyer. Sterling shook hands with Mr. Muller, this was the first time Faith was seeing her boyfriend's father, he had a wide smile. Well, his account had been topped by some good digits, Faith thought. Dan didn't show up as