IRIS The shopping bags were filled with the softest silk fabric Iris ever felt. She met Sheila, Alex’s assistant, and she thought that she was so pretty, like a Goddess Warrior. Sheila was tall, with lots of curves. A sexy bombshell, just like her friend Elena. Maybe one of the requirements to be employed by Alex was the staff must have a gorgeous face and proportional body. Who knew, right?Iris changed her clothes in a fast movement. She still felt Alex imprinted inside her. Her core throbbed again when she thought about him. What Iris did with Alex was crazy and out of her mind!She had sex with Alex, and she freaking enjoyed it even though it was her first time!&ldq

ALEXANDER Alexander was extremely pissed. He left his woman in her store in a merry mood. Their first time of making love successfully made him satisfied and sated. He planned to go back to the office to take some documents and resume his work at the penthouse. But his mood dipped because once he was in the office, he met his father. “We need to talk, Alexander.” His father greeted him in front of his office room. Well, it looked like his father was waiting in vain for Alex to come back home. That was why he ambushed Alex like this in the office. Mind you, this was the weekend. And his father usually went to his private beach with his mistress and had a weekend getaway there. To wrap up the situation sooner, he agreed to talk with his father. “What do you want to talk about, Father?” Alex asked in a nonsense gesture. He was not in the mood to start a fight with his father today. Alex sat in his leather recliner seat while he gestured to his father to sit on the sofa. To

Sheila burst out laughing. “Haha, of course not, you silly!” Sheila defended his boss. “He is not a person like that! He just has rough and hard exteriors. But inside, he is a good man,” added her with a serious note. “He never laid his hands on women!” Sheila rejected her notion passionately. It looked like Sheila was loyal to her boss, Alexander. “Okay, if you say so.” Iris decided not to push this again and chose to believe Sheila. “Now… I know that you feel confused. But… try to open your heart and see his actions. He is a man of the word.” The personal assistant gave her a piece of advice for Iris to ponder. “And for the gossip trash out there, just pay no attention to that. It’s not worth it, and you only waste your time, and your energy, and ruin your sleep if you think about that.” Sheila took Iris's hands and squeezed them in sympathy. Iris huffed. Gone was her simple and peaceful life. But again, she lost their parents, the love of her life–these things should be ea

IRIS"You can leave, Alex. I am not a kid," Iris peeked from her eyelashes when Alex stood and rechecked her store. "Just a moment. I want to make sure you are safe here." His reply made her heart melt a bit. Every small thing he did stack up and accumulate bit by bit successfully made her waver. How could it be possible she wanted to change her heart because of these things?"You said this Sebastian guy and his men are capable and reliable. So you don't have to worry. They will cover me well, aren't they?" A glare from Alex answered her rhetorical question. She smiled sheepishly. "You are so cheeky!" Alex teased her and resulting in her feeling happy and giddy. 

ALEXANDERHe felt it. The tension surrounded the office when his father and his men came into the board room for the emergency meeting this morning. All of the stakeholders already came and waited for the drama to unfold. His father was the president of The Browning Corporation. A vast business covered mineral resources extraction like oil and coal and doing some green investments in several countries in Asia for other resources like nickels, gold, and silver. The diversification of the business also included real estate and several investment projects. Almost a year ago, the company started to court Ruthfords's investment company to get fresh funds to expand to Asia Pacific. Alex knew this, but he was not getting involved because he was busy with the near collapsed business branches in Europe due to the economic slowdown. He was stationed in Europe, doing back and forth between the HQ and the European branches, so the last board meeting agreed for him to be solely responsible fo