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95| The fight.
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The Sweetest Temptation 96| Board meeting.
The news of Axel and Zayn's fight spread throughout the media like wildfire, which prompted the board members of Perfect Touch to call for an emergency meeting.He had to fly to New York for the emergency meeting, and he wasn’t even worried about what the outcome of the meeting would be. The only thing that crowded his head was the thought of Reese, and the fact that he might never get to be with her again was enough to send him into depression.He didn’t go to his father’s mansion to stay the night before the meeting because he knew he was going to receive serious tongue lashings from his parents, and he didn’t want that.When he got the perfect touch for the meeting, all the board members had already been seated, and when he walked in , the look in their eyes was nothing but a look of disdain.He had never thought that there would ever be a day when the board members would look at him this way. They had always respected and adored him. He was the perfect CEO, and all that changed be
The Sweetest Temptation 97| She’s not a bitch.
The first place Axel went to when he arrived in London was Reese’s place. He missed her so much that he couldn’t stop thinking about what she said to him. He needed to confirm whether she meant it. If she did, he was ready to persuade her or even beg her to be with him again. She was all he could think about, and he would be really screwed if she really decided to stop working for him. He needed her by his side at all times.After ringing the doorbell and banging on the door a few times, Lucy finally opened the door. "What do you want?" She asked sternly. "I want to see Reese." He told her as he tried to push his way in, but Lucy blocked him with all her strength. "Where do you think you are going to?" She asked, a scowl flashing at her face. "I said I want to see Reese." He said it gruffly. "Reese is not here." Lucy said. "I know she’s inside. Let me in." He said as he tried to push his way in again, but Lucy blocked him again. "I said she’s not here!" Lucy yelled. "We fought,
The Sweetest Temptation 98| I’m sorry, Zayn.
Reese and Lucy were sitting on the couch in the living room, watching a movie. Although Reese was staring at the screen, her mind was far away. Even though she didn’t want to see Axel, she couldn’t stop thinking about him and how the fight he involved himself in will affect him. The doorbell suddenly rang, and they both flicked their gazes to each other. "Could it be Axel?" Reese asked Lucy."I don’t know. I'll go and check." Lucy said as she leapt to her feet and started trudging to the door. She abruptly stopped, then turned to look at Reese. "If he is the one, what should I tell him? Do you want me to lie to him again?"She nodded her head in response, even though she desperately wanted to see him. "You know you can’t run from him forever, right?" Lucy asked, raising her brow. "And I know you miss him.""I don’t miss him." She denied. "Just tell him to go away.""Okay," Lucy said as she turned on her heels and continued her journey to the door.Yanking the door open, her mouth f
The Sweetest Temptation 99| Poison snake.
After Reese ended the call, Axel realized he had no use for Chloe again, so he sprung up and made his way out of the study to go and forcefully chase Chloe out of his house.Chloe was still lying down naked on the bed when he got to his room. Before he left the room, her nakedness had no effect on him, and he could tolerate it. But after the phone conversation with Reese, her nakedness disgusted him so much that he couldn’t even bear to look at it."Welcome back." Chloe beamed. "Are you done with work? Or do you want another round?"Another round? He thought, and that thought disgusted him. "Get up and put your clothes on." He instructed her, and she pursed her lips into a pout. "I want to remain like this." She whined. "No, you are not!" He groaned. "Get up, gather your things, and leave!"Confusion spread over her face. "You said I could stay. What changed?""What changed is that I don’t want you here anymore." He snarled. "I realized how much of a snake you are, and I don’t want
The Sweetest Temptation 100| Date with Zayn.
When Reese got back home, Lucy was in the living room, watching a movie. The moment she sighted Reese, she jumped full steam on the worry train as she sprung up and rushed to where Reese was standing. "What happened?" Lucy asked, concerned, as she wrapped her arms around her. "I swear I am going to kill that man. I swear to God."Reese managed to tell Lucy all that happened. In between sobs and rage suddenly boiled in Lucy’s veins."He is a fucking bastard." She seethed as she led Reese to the bedroom. "You can cry all you want right now. But I want you to get over him.""I wish it was that easy." She cried. "Do you know what hurts the most? I have no right to be angry with him because our relationship is not defined.""You have every right to be angry at him!" Lucy exclaimed. "You guys made an agreement to be loyal to each other. Damn it, he fucking lied that you were the only one he could react to.”"But—" she sobbed."You’ll heal, baby." She patted her back. "You’ll heal.""I hope
The Sweetest Temptation 101| Quidone.
When Reese pulled the front door open, Lucy was standing there, a dark look saturating her features. "Why did you do that?" Lucy asked angrily. "So you were watching?" Reese said as she walked past her. "Yes. I was." She said as she trailed behind Reese. "Why did you reject him like that? You didn’t even give him time.""I told you before I went on the date. I don’t feel anything for him, and I decided to tell him the truth before his hopes get raised too high." Reese explained. "How would you feel something for him when you wouldn’t open up your heart?" Lucy retorted. "Lucy!" Reese exclaimed. "This is also very hard for me. I tried to, but when I did, guess what? All I could think about was Axel. I fucking tried!”"You didn’t try enough!" Lucy exclaimed. "If you really wanted to try, you wouldn’t have rejected him yet. You would have given yourself time to groom the love.""Lucy, when he kissed me, do you know how I felt? Disgusted!" Reese yelled. "It shouldn’t be that wa
The Sweetest Temptation 102| I appreciate you.
Reese woke up with a very terrible headache the following day, and she could barely open her eyes."Awake?" Lucy asked when she saw her struggling to open her eyes."How did I get home yesterday?" Reese asked, as she tried to recall the series of events. But nothing was coming to her. "You can’t remember?" Lucy asked, raising her brow. "Of course you won’t remember how you puked all over me yesterday."Her eyes grew wider. "I did?"Lucy nodded her head. "You did.""I am so sorry," she apologized. "I am sorry, Lucy.""I should be the one apologizing." Lucy said, "I shouldn’t have talked to you the way I did. I am your best friend. I should have understood you better and not blamed you.""Thank you," Reese said as she struggled to sit up and hug Lucy. "I love you.""I love you more.""But how did I get home yesterday?" Reese asked curiously."A cab driver brought you home; he said it was the bartender that hailed the taxi." Lucy told her. "The bartender is so nice," Reese said. "The c
The Sweetest Temptation 103| I suspected.
Axel thought about reese and he wanted to see her, he wanted to hear her voice, he picked up his phone and dialled her number.“Please pick up.” he muttered as he waited for her to pick the phone, but he was directed to her voice mail. His stomach sank when he remembered what the bartender had told him about the two men who harassed her at the bar. He had to do something about it, he thought. He was at the bar now, standing. He had a hunch they would be here; he knew from what the bartender had told him that they were predators, and one thing you could count on predators to do was be at their hunting grounds.He looked around to see a tall, blonde man with a hefty build and his short friend with the black biker jacket. He bet they had matching tattoos, and just the thought of that made him smile. He saw them seated at the edge of the bar; they both looked a bit tipsy but not too drunk. Axel knew how to pick a fight; it wasn't something new to him. He walked over to their table and
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