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22| Anger and lust.
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The Sweetest Temptation 23| Ruin him.
Axel was in his office, swirling on his chair, with his mind clouded with thoughts of Reese. His intention was to keep his distance with her in order to get his senses in check because she was a distraction. But when he was her entering and coming out of another man’s car, he was enraged. And been so close with her in the elevator, staring at her succulent lips, he couldnt control himself anymore.Whenever he was with her, all his senses gets block and he hated it. He hated and loathed the fact that she had so much control over him. A knock sounded on his door, pulling him out of his reverie. “Who is that?” He asked gruffly. “Reese.” “Come in.” Slowly, she opened the door and slipped inside the office, swaying her hips as she sauntered towards his desk. Every turn of her hips, causing his dick to throb under his trousers. Fuck! He hated the woman standing before him. He hated her but still asked her to come to his office to tell him his schedule. He knew he could have just t
The Sweetest Temptation 24| Total disaster!
The meeting with the Chinese clients lasted three hours. Fortunately, Axel was able to push thoughts of Reese to the back of his mind, and he was able to pull through the meeting smoothly, without dazing off.Although it was a really tough one, they came to an agreement that was suitable for Perfect Touch Inc. He was back at his office and was about to go out again for the meeting with the marking team, which they had adjourned to today. They had already come up with a marketing plan for the product that was to be launched the next day—foundation with SPF—but after giving it a second thought, he realized that the plan wasn’t good enough, and they had to come up with another one quickly.After the long meeting with the Chinese clients, his head was on fire from thinking so deeply and hard, and he needed to rest his brain before the next meeting.But he couldn’t. He had no time to rest. They had to get the meeting done with today and come up with a unique marketing idea that would br
The Sweetest Temptation 25| Rising tension.
"Fuck!" Axel exclaimed when he opened the boxes and saw for himself that, truly, the ingredients were not printed on the bottles. How are they going to sell these to customers? No one is going to buy if they don’t know the content of what they are purchasing. He turned to look at the warehouse manager, the fire burning under his eyes so palpable as he spoke. "What are these products still doing here? Get the truck ready and let’s return them to the printing company."Raking his fingers through his hair, he blew out a frustrated breath, and regrets washed through him.All this mess wouldn't have happened if he had taken the product launch to the company's headquarters in New York. They had their own printing company there, and something like this had never happened. If he would remain in London, he had to make sure that he builds a printing company for perfect touch. He hoisted his head up to see that the warehouse manager was still standing there. "Why are you not getting the tru
The Sweetest Temptation 26| Jealousy or disgust?
Tom was able to get four printing companies to do the jobs, and the employees that would place the labels on the bottles were already at the warehouse, waiting for the companies to deliver the labels. The first batch of labels arrived in two hours, and everyone got to work. Axel kept going around, supervising and shouting at them to work faster. They were too slow, and if they continued at that pace, they might not be able to finish in time for the launch tomorrow. His eye caught the attention of an employee who made a mistake while placing the label and had to discard it and pick another. "Hey you!" He yelled, pointing his index finger at her as he sauntered to where she was, ready to go nuclear on her for wasting the label. "What’s your name, and why can’t you fucking do it right?" He snarled. "I’m sorry, sir." She apologized, the perturbation in her voice palpable."Mr. Griffin," Reese called.He darted his gaze at her. She was sitting on a bench with her legs crossed.She l
The Sweetest Temptation 27| Perfect husband.
What a total jerk! Reese thought, fuming with anger, as she stared at the box of the unreleased foundations in front of her.She should have never given him the suggestion of using labels. If she hadn’t, he wouldn’t have made her do the tedious work she’s about to embark on. Blowing out a frustrated breath, she opened the box to bring out the bottles and get to work, but her heart skipped a beat and she quickly hoisted her head up when she felt a very strong presence before her. Axel. His hand was close to her hair, and he quickly caught it when she lifted her head. Why was his hand close to her face, and why was he standing there? She thought, as confusion spread across her face.He was standing so close to her that she could hardly breathe."How can I help you?" She asked breathlessly. Right. What was he doing there? Why was he so attracted to her? He thought, scratching his temple. "Mr. Griffin?" She called when she didn’t get a response from him."Uhm." He pinched the bridge
The Sweetest Temptation 28| Crazy about you.
Axel was standing there, his heart beating fast against his ribcage as he waited for their response. No, this can’t be. Could it be that she had been engaged all this time and had been cheating on her fiancé?But her cheating on her fiancé wasn’t what was troubling him. It was the fact that she was someone else’s and not his."Uhm, that’s not it." Reese quickly said, cutting through his thoughts. Before he could reply, she continued. "What are you doing outside?"She had to change the subject, because there was no way she could possibly tell him that she and Zayn were planning a marriage of convenience—which she hadn’t agreed to anyway. His eyes narrowed as he gazed at her. It was obvious that she was trying to change the subject because she didn’t want her little secret to be revealed. Nodding his head, he decided to let it go for that moment and confront her later. "I came out to receive some fresh air." He replied to her question. But that was a lie!She was gone for too long
The Sweetest Temptation 29| Plaything.
Reese wanted him, but she was sick of his on-and-off attitude. One minute he wants her, and the next minute he’s building walls again. She doesn’t know what he was trying to pull off. He thought he could get her and toss her aside whenever he wanted? at his own free will? She wasn’t going to give him that right over her, she thought, as she trudged to the bench where she had been seated earlier and slouched on it.Glaring at the bottles before her, she picked one up and continued placing labels on the bottles. Two minutes in, she felt a presence before her, and she knew who it was; Axel. Without bothering to look up, she continued with what she was doing. After standing there for more than one minute in total silence, Axel finally spoke. "Ms. McBride." He called, his gaze fixed on her. "Yes? Mr. Griffin." She replied, her eyes still glued on the label she was placing."What was that for?" he asked.She raised her brow and finally looked up. "What?""You know exactly what I am t
The Sweetest Temptation 30| Freebies.
Swinging her head to the side, Reese followed Axel’s line of sight to see Tom standing beside them. Was he a ghost? because she didn’t hear him approaching them. There was not a single sound of footsteps. It was probably the torrent of emotions coursing through her that blocked her senses. "For how long have you been standing there?" Axel asked, staring daggers at him. "I just got here." Tom spoke quickly. He scratched his temple and continued. "About the marketing, the marketing team is still waiting for you at the company."Axel let out an exasperated sigh. "I totally forgot about that." His arms went akimbo. "What do we do now?"“Tom scratched his temple. Should we just go with the earlier devised plan?”"No, I don’t like it." Axel said, shaking his head. "That was why I asked them to come up with another one in the first place.""Would you go and meet them, or should they go ahead with the meeting?" Tom inquired. "I am so tired and frustrated right now." He muttered, running h
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