April 2019BIANCA'S POVI zipped up the back of my dress and took a three sixty turn in front of the mirror. I smiled satisfactorily at my reflection on the mirror. It was Amara's day, but very funny how I was more concerned about my appearance. "You already look perfect, Bianca!" Mom shook her head in disbelief, as she walked into our room. "Get busy with assisting your sister." She ordered, and I nodded. Amara chuckled from the other side of the room and I gave a sheepish smile. She waited for mom to be out, before teasing me."I thought it was just my convocation. Do you have a date?""Really? Amara really?""What?!" She threw her hands up in the air, and I gave her an 'are you serious?' look. "Who knows? you may have invited Kylie...""Kyle!" I corrected. "His name is Kyle. And no, I didn't invite him. He wouldn't even come if I did." I muttered the last part, feeling quite shitty."Oh, don't say that now." She shook her head in disapproval and fully turned her attention towards

BIANCA'S POV I smiled at the screen of my laptop as I read the mail over and over again. For 3 years, I worked so hard in college, just so I could graduate with a good degree and be able to bag a job at Alexander Russo's company. Yes, it was for the sake of being in a closer range with Manuel Russo. And yes!!! I was still a hopeless fangirl. I still crushed on the man I had only seen once. The same man whom had been standing on the podium on the day of my big sister's convocation ceremony. In my opinion, Manuel wasn't a kind of guy one forgot so easily. I knew there were probably a lot of girls fangirling him like myself, but what made me different from them was the fact that I was more than ready to make something possible. I know I sound like an obsessive stalker, but trust me, my likeness for him is healthy. My efforts in trying to bag a job with his cousin may have been quite extreme, but it comes from a good place. Also, let's be real. If things do not turn out as I wish, I have

MANUEL'S POV"Arrghhh!! Yes!!" She moaned loudly before falling to the other side of the bed. Oh, that was nice. I leaned in to give her a kiss on the lip, but she clearly had other plans as she turned her face away and got up from the bed."Why?" I simply asked, slightly irritated. "I'm sorry, but I have to get going now." She muttered, giving me that sympathetic smile that I hated so much. "We only just got here.""I know!" She sighed, throwing her hands up in frustration. "I know, but there is a dinner I have to show up at, with my father." At the mention of that, I went silent, trying to push away the feeling of annoyance that was slowly creeping in."Do you even talk to your father about this? About us?" I finally couldn't hold it in anymore. "Trust me, love.." She chuckled. "I do, but he is never interested in any conversation that has to do with you. I'm trying.""Then maybe you aren't trying enough!!" I yelled out, finally letting out my anger. "You are just not trying!""M

BIANCA'S POV It was already weekend, and I couldn't be more grateful for the short break from all the work I had done during the week."Working with Alexander Russo is more demanding than grooming a child." I muttered as Mila laughed heartily at the other end of the line. "But is it really that bad?" She asked, making me release a confused sigh. Maybe it wasn't so bad. Actually, it wasn't totally bad."To be honest, it's not so bad. I actually have a perfect job, if we exclude the work load. The pay is very juicy. I have a lot of allowances as well. Transportation allowance, wardrobe allowance, even housing allowance! I get to eat free and delicious meals at work. It's quite difficult to find well paying jobs like this, especially for people who are fresh out of college. And to top it all, my boss doesn't seem like a sort of man to sexually harrass me. He has been nothing but strictly professional, and that makes my work space really comfortable for me. The only problem is just the

Bianca POVMy boss was already in his office? I could hear sounds from inside his office, which confirmed my thoughts. That was new. I always arrived before him, so what changed today? I had just gotten to work, and was suprised to see that Mr Alexander in was already in his office. Quickly fixing up my hair and brushing out a few creases from my blouse, I walked to the door connecting my office to his. I gave a knock and the next second, I heard him ask me to come in. The moment I stepped in, I stumbled backwards, probably due to the intensity of his smile. So far, I had worked for Alexander Russo for close to a month, but this was the first time he was actually smiling at me. Genuinely. Don't get me wrong, he never talked down on me or made me feel less of myself, but he had never actually smiled at me so widely. Not being able to hold back a smile of my own, I proceeded to ask him the reason why he had gotten to work so early today."Good morning Sir. You're very early today.""Oh