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64| You’ll be fine.
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The Sweetest Temptation 65| Jealousy!
The weekend flew by in a blur and Reese was feeling much better, thanks to Lucy who cheered her up all through the weekend. It was Monday again and Reese had resumed work. She was in Axel’s office with Tom and they had just concluded their routine Monday morning meeting. “You have a meeting with the research team in less than one hour.” Tom reminded Axel as he leapt to his feet.Axel nodded his head. “I know.”“See you later then.” Tom said, nodding his head, as he turned on his heel and started trudging to the door.Reese also leapt to her feet and started trailing behind Tom, but she stopped in her track when Axel called her name. “Ms. McBride.”She turned to look at him. “Yes? Mr. Griffin.”“Can I see you for a second?” He asked. She pressed her lips together knowing that being in a closed room with Axel at that moment wasn’t a good idea—they would either fight or get in each other’s pants and she didn’t want neither to happen. The door was pulled open and it was shut close alm
The Sweetest Temptation 66| Saving grace.
“What?!” Reese exclaimed, her lashes fluttering in perplexity. The last thing she wanted was to become a topic of discussion between the employees in the company. Chloe turned to look at her. “What? You didn’t expect your little secret to be let out of the bag? You little slut.”Reese drew in a sharp breath, refusing to get provoked by Axel’s ex. Chloe waited for her response for a few seconds and when she didn’t get any, she returned her gaze to Axel. “Why are you fucking a slut Axel?”Axel raised lifted his index finger to point at her, the rage burning beneath his eyes palpable. “This should be the last time you call her a slut.” He warned. “Axel, open your eyes. She doesn’t love you.” She placed her hand on his shoulder and he yanked it off. She sighed and continued. “She’s just after your money.”“No she’s not.” He pressed his lips together. “Can you leave now? I have work to do.”“Look at her. Look at what she’s wearing.” Chloe flicked her gaze at Reese before returning it to
The Sweetest Temptation 67| Keeping tabs.
After Reese left Axel’s office she suddenly became pressed and needed to use the restroom, so she made her way to the restroom. When she got to the ladies room, there were two ladies inside. She could hear their voices when she opened the door, but as she slipped inside, they suddenly went silent and she could swear that they were gossiping about her. She glanced at them briefly before sauntering to one of the stalls and entering it. When she finished responding to the call of nature, she stepped out of the stall and strolled to the mirror to look at her self.The ladies that were inside the bathroom when she entered had left and another lady was also standing in front of the mirror.“Hey.” The lady said, as she swung her head to the side to look at Reese. “Hey.” Reese muttered, as she turned on her heels and started walking away. “How does fucking your boss feel like?” The lady sneered. Reese stopped in her tracks, then turned to look her. “I am not fucking the boss.” She denie
The Sweetest Temptation 68| It’s about me.
After Reese closed from work for that day, she didn’t bother to go and inform Axel she wasn’t going because she didn’t know what temptation might do to her if she stayed in a closed room with him again. As she made her way to the building’s exit, she let out a frustrated breath. She would have to take the bus home just like she did when she was going to work in the morning. Zayn didn’t come to pick her up, and she wondered why he didn’t make an attempt to pick her up last Friday. Tugging her phone out of her bag, she decided to put a call through to him and ask why he didn’t make an attempt to drop her off at work last Friday and pick her up. She dialed his number, and he picked up on the first ring. "Hey Heiress." He said it from the other end of the phone. "I am surprised that you are calling me.""Why should you be surprised?" She chuckled softly. "Aren’t we friends?""We are friends, but I believe Mr. Griffin would get mad if he learned that you are talking to me right now."
The Sweetest Temptation 69| Through the window.
"Fuck!" Reese exclaimed as she pushed Axel away from her and sprung up, her heart beating dangerously fast against her rib cage. She hadn’t thought of the possibility of her mom showing up at Lucy’s house before going inside with Axel."If you hadn’t left my house, this wouldn’t have been happening." Axel groaned, frustration clawing at his chest."Shut up!" Reese exclaimed as she reached for her towel and wrapped it around her body. She turned to look at him. "Get up and wear your clothes."Before he could even reply, she rushed to the bedroom door and yanked it up. Lucy was standing there, her expression etched with worry.“What do we do now?" Lucy shrieked. “Where is she?" Reese asked quickly. "She’s still behind the door." Lucy told her."Has she seen you?" Reese asked quickly.Lucy shook her head. "No, she hasn't. When she rang the doorbell, I peered through the peephole to know who it was, and that was how I knew that she was the one standing there.""Good." Reese heaved a s
The Sweetest Temptation 70| Ta-da!
The second Axel jumped out through the window, Reese quickly rushed out of the room, to the front door and yanked it open. "Ta-da!" She beamed awkwardly as she grabbed her mom’s wrist and pulled her inside.She had to make sure her mom entered the house quickly, because Axel’s car was parked in front of it, so if he got to the front of the house, he would see her, and she needed to avoid that. "So I was right." Her mom said as she snatched her hand from Reese’s grip. "Right about what?" Reese asked, feigning ignorance. She knew exactly what her mom was talking about. "About you being here." Her mom said. "Oh." She scratched the back of her neck and smiled awkwardly. "Surprise.""Good evening, Mrs. McBride." Lucy greeted Reese’s mom, and she swung her head to look at her, a dark look seeping through her eyes."Excuse us." Mrs. McBride said, and Lucy nodded her head before sauntering to the bedroom. "Mom, why are you here?" Reese asked the moment Lucy was out of sight. "So, you p
The Sweetest Temptation 71| Not special.
After Reese’s mom left, she went inside the room, and Lucy, who was laying down on the bed when she stepped inside, quickly jerked up and rushed to where Reese was standing, worried and curious to know how the conversation with her mother went. "What did she say?" Lucy quickly asked. Silence fell as Reese averted her gaze away from Lucy, unable to tell her how her mom threatened to make her suffer if she didn’t go back to London with her. Her silence bothered Lucy, and she jumped full-steam on the worry train. "Tell me what happened." Lucy demanded, her eyes searching Reese’s face for answers."It’s nothing." Reese forced a smile, as she ventured further into the room and sat on the bed. Lucy knew she was hiding something, and she wondered what it was that her mother told her that she was hiding. She was really worried about her, but it was obvious that she didn’t want to talk about it and that she wasn’t going to press her. Her gaze fixed on Reese, she sighed. "I hope you are o
The Sweetest Temptation 72| Unwanted.
"Lucy, calm down." Reese tried to calm her friend down, but Lucy wasn’t having it. Reese’s mom just threatened to take her means of livelihood away from her, and that wasn’t even the worst thing. She also threatened to make her parents back in New York bear the brunt of her anger if she fails to convince Reese to go back to New York.With all that? There was no way she was going to calm down. She was enraged and felt helpless because there was nothing she could do."Reese, I am sorry, but I don’t want you to come back here." Lucy spat. "I think it’s best if you just stay there with Axel from now on. At least she won’t be able to threaten him.""Lucy…" Reese called softly, tears brimming in her eyes, hurt as hell that her best friend was forsaking her. "Can I come over so we could just talk about it in person?""Reese, didn’t you listen to all that I said?" Lucy snapped. "I don’t want to have anything to do with you. At least not now."Her words, every sentence, drilled an unending ho
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