“Come on in,” I heard Lauren’s calm voice call out to me through the door. I entered the room, closing the door carefully behind me. Lauren immediately gestured for me to take the seat opposite her. I nodded and did as I was beckoned while offering her a professional smile. “Hi Karina. I hope I haven’t been keeping you too busy these days,” Lauren greeted me with a smile.“It’s always a pleasure working on all the projects that you’ve assigned to me,” I replied honestly. Lauren was a good supervisor and she cared deeply about the development of the people in her team. “I see. Well, this might seem a little sudden but…as of today, we have decided to transfer you to the CEO’s office,” Lauren stated in with a bright smile. “Sorry? I mean, excuse me?” I replied in shock, unable to hide my confusion. The CEO’s office was a team that comprises of selected individuals from various departments that would work directly with the CEO. Naturally, only the top talent from each department is s

“That is exactly why I want you to become my secretary. You’ll get to work on more challenging projects, and you’ll work alongside me. My team and I handle all the first tiers and the most challenging projects in this company. If you work as my secretary, I’ll put you on all those projects so that you can learn. You can flourish while you watch and learn with the best of the best. There are many things that I want to teach you, Karina,” he said it all like a promise. Once again, the passion and determination behind his words touched me. I cursed myself silently when my heart skipped a beat when he called me by my name. Just like the many speeches that I’ve heard him deliver, I was captivated by his words and the earnest emotions behind them. There are many things that he wanted to teach me. It wasn’t like I didn’t find his suggestion tempting. I knew that it was a rare opportunity to work alongside someone as superior as he was. However, I still had my doubts, and I was very scared

I heard him, but I couldn’t bring myself to answer. Before I knew it, my lips were quivering uncontrollably and then warm, wet tears spilled over my eyes and rolled down both my cheeks. I have never felt like this before, and I didn’t even realize that I had started crying until the tears streamed down my face. At first, I thought I was simply sad and upset; however, those emotions didn’t adequately explain what I was feeling. The heart burning sensation inside my chest resembled more of anger and the tight knot in my stomach felt like a grudge that would never fade. I felt like I was ready to explode from the inside out. I felt Ace’s eyes on me as he looked at me curiously. I watched as he cocked his head slightly to one side in wonder. I must have looked like such a mess. It was my first day working for him and here I am, standing right in front of him in tears. Thankfully, he didn’t ask me what was wrong because I didn’t know what I would have told him if he did. Slowly, he appro

No…he’s…too close…His arm around my shoulder tightened around me as he pulled my body against his. My eyes widened in shock when I felt the warmth of his breath against my cheek. I didn’t even dare turn my face around to face him, knowing full well how close he was to me right now. “You see…I’ve broken that golden rule before too…” he whispered directly into my ear.His lips were so close to my ear that I could almost feel them brushing against my ear lobe. My body froze, I was completely stunned at his words.Ace broke that rule too?!I scooted away from him, and his arm willingly let me go. After putting enough space between us on the sofa, I turned to face him with my eyes still widened in shock. The way he said those words did not at all imply that he was engaged or is currently engaged in a proper relationship with simply one employee. Just how many girls has he been fooling around with in this company since he took over as CEO…or even before that?“I thought letting you know m

“When we entered the room, you wouldn’t let go of me. You begged me to stay and when you thought that I wouldn’t, you started kissing me…” Ace said before he smirked at me.I did…that? Really? “When I kissed you back, you melted in my arms and begged me to touch you…” Ace continued as his eyes looked at me with intense desire. Was that the way he looked at me that night as well? As if to illustrate what happened that night, his hands stroked its way from my waist up to my chest. I held my breath in anticipation until his large manly hands cupped my breasts firmly and began groping it. “When I massaged your breasts, you cried out as you begged for me to touch you more…” Ace continued with his story of that night. “Ahhh…” I moaned loudly when his hand began massaging my breasts through my clothes. My nipples felt tight, and I knew that they must be as hard as rocks from his caresses. He’s driving me crazy already and all he’s doing is grope me on top of my clothes. I couldn’t even