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."
"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 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
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
"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
Reese has been staying with Zayn for three days now, and he has been so good to her. He takes her to work every morning and drives her back home after work. But those three days have been really tough on her because Lucy was still pushing her away and Axel carried on with the attitude from the night she left his house. He had been deliberately avoiding her, and that bothered her a lot. Today, however, she was ready to confront him and talk it out with him. She was tired of the awkwardness between them. She was in his office and she had just finished briefing him on his schedule for that day, and he expected her to leave after that, but she didn’t. She remained seated, determined to put an end to the nonsense that had been going on for days."Ms. McBride, anything else?" He asked, raising his brow. She nodded her head. "Yes."He raised his brow, urging her to continue. "Why have you been avoiding me?" She asked. "Avoiding you?" He asked, feigning ignorance. "I have not been avoi
Axel darted his gaze at Reese, worry saturating his features. "Are you okay?"She was definitely not okay! But he looked worried, and she didn’t want him to worry too much, so she nodded her head and lied. "I am okay."He could see right through her lies that she wasn’t okay and he really wanted to take her into his arms and comfort her. But he had to take care of the scumbag first.Pressing his lips together, he returned his gaze to the mysterious man, who was still on the floor, wincing in pain. "Who the fuck are you?" He barked, but he didn’t get a response from the man."Are you even an employee here?" Axel pressed on, but he still didn’t get any response from him, and that frustrated him. Blowing out a frustrated breath, he slipped his phone out of his pocket, called the securities, and asked them to rush to the printing room.The mysterious guy tried to stand up, but Axel threw another punch at him, causing him to forcefully fall back on the floor.Axel briefly glanced at Rees
Understanding Axel is an impossible feat. One moment he is so kind to her, and the next he becomes so cold. They had just arrived at his house, and she was wondering if he would let her stay there peacefully or chase her away with his attitude like he always does."Call that guy and ask him to bring your things here." Axel told her as they walked towards the front door of his mansion, his arm wrapped around her waist."I would go and get my things myself." She spoke quietly. "Bold of you to assume that I am going to allow you to go back to his house." "What?" Reese asked, confused, as she swung her head to the side to look at him. "You are not going back there, Reese." "But—" She tried to protest, but he cut her off. "Unless you really want us to end this." He said, as they slipped through the door. Eleanor was the first person they saw when they entered, and she had a big smile on her face. "Welcome sir." She beamed, then darted her gaze at Reese. "Hi, Ms. McBride.""Hi." Ree