It came as no surprise to me that I couldn’t go to sleep at all that night and that was because I couldn’t stop thinking about Ace and what he did to me. I had no idea how long I had been standing here under the shower as warm water splashed on my body from above. Although it had been many hours since then, I could still feel his touch on every single part of my body that he had caressed. My eyes closed blissfully before a soft sigh escaped my lips as I recalled both his tender and his rough touches. I can’t believe I let him touch me like that. He’s the CEO of the company that I work for, so it was still hard for me to imagine that we did that and we also did it in his office of all places. He made me cum so hard…it felt too good…I covered my face with my hands as embarrassment washed over me in waves and I knew that I was blushing. Although there was clearly no one else there to witness my embarrassed reaction, I felt shy towards myself. If what Ace said was true, then the things

Note: None of the companies and organizations in this novel are real and does not intend to refer or reference any real existing organizations. This is purely a work of fiction. It goes without saying that if we were to lose this competition, then our market share will probably be eaten up by our competitors, especially whoever happens to emerge as the winner. This was the unspoken truth that everyone in the room understood including myself. “Now, this is what you’ve all been waiting for. The theme and the non-profit organization that we’re supposed to be creating our commercial for,” Julianna said before she paused for effect. When she pressed the clicker button to go to the next slide, people gasped before low murmurs started filling up the room. I had a very similar reaction to the other people in the room. This is just…brutal…I winced and closed my eyes for a moment to collect myself before I gather my strength to look up at the screen again. Julianna had started playing a vid

Ace pushed over the piece of paper across the table my way. I picked the paper up and began reading it. “Actually, I’m not supposed to show you this. It’s supposed to be kept confidential, especially from you, but I’ll make an exception this once,” Ace explained sternly. ‘I would like to kindly request for your consideration to promote Miss Karina Miller to join the CEO’s office as a representative of the Design Department. Despite having only a few years of experience with the firm, Karina has shown outstanding dedication and talent in her job…’ I felt tears form in my eyes as I continued reading the one-page letter of recommendation that Ace had given to me. Honestly, I had no idea that my manager would do something like this for me. When she told me about the opportunity, she never said anything about the fact that she recommended me. “Lauren has a keen eye for talent, and she is a very honest and straightforward colleague of mine. If she wasn’t truly convinced of your talent a

“What about being my girlfriend? Have you decided on that yet?” Ace asked with me still locked in his arms. “I am definitely not taking that position!” I refused loudly as I pushed hard against his chest in an attempt to free myself. Ace looked at me with widened eyes in surprise before his expression quickly turned into a sorrowful sulking one. “Why would you turn me down? I really can’t understand a girl like you,” Ace said with genuine confusion. He’s the CEO and my boss, of course, I would turn him down. There’s also a ‘no dating’ policy in this company. Plus, I wasn’t in love with him…or anything…What makes him think that I’ll say yes just like that? “You’re my boss…” I mumbled to remind both him and myself. “You’re right about that but I’m absolutely certain that you’ll fall in love with me very soon…if you haven’t already…” Ace said as he stared deeply into my eyes.Where does this man get his confidence from? I just sighed in defeat. Not wanting to discuss this topic a

“At first, I thought the luxurious branding of the outlet worked well but now we’re not so sure. After adding in more trendy brands that cater to the younger adult population, we fear the current branding might seem too old fashioned for the younger generation,” Johnny chimed in with his view. The conversation went on as we switched from food to drinking some wine. Of course, I drank very moderately to make sure that I didn’t get anywhere near drunk or even tipsy. Just staring at alcohol nowadays gave me a bad feeling and I couldn’t help but recall the disaster that had just taken place when I overdrank that one night. It was just that one night, but I ended up sleeping with Ace. No more drinking for tonight! I placed my wine glass down firmly and pushed it out of the way. Ace was sitting right next to me and it would be another disaster if I added alcohol into my blood stream. I should never mix the ingredients of disaster together to create another disaster again. By the time tha