Chapter 5 : The Silent Treatment Part 1Chapter 5 : The Silent Treatment Lewis' POV I stared at her eyeball to eyeball, waiting for her reply.She didn't reply so I tightened my grip on her arms, hoping to get an answer from her.I had many enemies and if Victoria was working for one of them then I would find out today.I looked at her closely, observing her full appearance. Her small hands were now captured by my masculine hands and her cheeks were a pale pink.Her luscious lips were in a firm line as I noticed that she was fighting back tears.Within 5 seconds, tears strolled down her cheeks, staining her face and ruining her makeup.Her mascara was now soaked with her tears and I was dumbfounded. I was startled at her outburst so I let go of her hand and realised that she was now bleeding from her wrist.It turned out that I gripped her wrists so tight that the bracelet she was wearing had broken and pierced her skin. I suddenly felt so bad and let her go as she was now lookin
Chapter 5 : The Silent Treatment Part 230 MINUTES LATER."So he didn't say anything and he just left?""What if he fires you?" "You shouldn't have slapped him Victoria.""You know how much you need this job.""I understand that you were mad and he deserved it, but it was your first day at work and that says a lot about your personality", Aysha said worriedly.I nodded and sipped my water.I was really scared, I wasn't sure if I'd go to work tomorrow and come back the same person. "Don't worry, if he actually fires you then that just justified that he's a bastard.""Let's hope for the best okay?", Aysha assured me as she pushed the food to my side of the table and I finally got to eat."I really hope she's right..."______________At work the next day, the office was really empty without Lewis. I wasn't fired but I still had it in my mind that there was gonna be trouble when Lewis came back. I attended meetings in his presence and always kept his office clean.I also arranged his
Chapter 6 : The Confrontation Part 1Lewis' POVAfter I got back from my trip, I couldn't find the courage to go back to work. I would definitely see Vic and I didn't want her to feel bad. I left without a word and coming back now would make me look like a fool. I decided to work from home for some time before I could muster up the courage to go to work.The rest of the week was hectic. I couldn't sleep well and I didn't take care of my appearance. After a bunch of calls and texts from the company, I decided that it was time to face reality. Kaden was already in the living room with important documents that were submitted in my absence. I heard from him that Vic was attending meetings in my place and was also asking about me from time to time. This made me a teensy bit happy as I thought about her. I put on a brown suit and fixed my tie myself. I wouldn't dare tell Vic to fix it for me again after what happened.I thought about what to say or do when I saw her."Should I bring up the
Chapter 6 : The Confrontation Part 2He stared at me as I sat in the front seat and folded my arms. He was standing in front of the car, not moving an inch.His fists were clenched and he looked so angry. I was low-key panicking but I didn't want him to know.His gaze was so fixed on me that I started to get uncomfortable and suddenly felt the need to pee really bad.I couldn't get out of the car after what I just said, I would only look stupid. I didn't know what to do at this point.I finally gave up and jumped out of the car to meet him. His expression was now softened as he looked at me with worry."What's wrong?", he asked worriedly."Uhh..I thINk I DrAnk tOo MuCh SOda", I said inaudibly."What was that?", he asked, bending to my height level to hear me better."I need to pee", I whispered to him.He looked at me and chuckled softly.I rolled my eyes at him as we made our way to the restroom using the park map guide.On getting to the restroom, it was locked and there was no o
Chapter 7 : The Plan Part 1Lewis' POVI stood, waiting for Victoria to come after she was done.I couldn't help but wonder if she was really going to date Kaden, he would only hurt her.We never saw eye to eye when it came to women. He was a playboy and I on the other hand, didn't have time to date. The only girl I tried to date left me for my rival Mason, the CEO of Hunter& Sons. He bullied me when I was in high school and always took my stuff whenever I came to school. He would beat me up whenever I tried to fight back. I didn't dare tell my parents that I was being bullied, they would have never let it slide.My mum always taught me to not let the bullies get their way no matter what, which was why I endured the beatings. I was relieved when my family moved cities, and I had to change my school. I was finally out of Mason's sight and everything was now perfect.But 10 years later, that bastard still managed to find his way into my life. It wasn't enough that he got into textile
Chapter 7 : The Plan Part 2Were these two flirting in my fucking presence?I didn't say a word, I just stormed out of the office in anger, leaving the two lovebirds alone.I went to the male restroom and felt like punching the wall but I couldn't damage the beautiful interior design.I couldn't stop the bad thoughts that were filling up my head.The images of Kaden screwing Victoria and her moaning his name were fixated in my mind and I was so fucking angry right now that I almost punched the mirror in the bathroom.If anyone was to do that to her, it would be me and it was my name she would moan out.I looked at myself in the mirror and washed my face, trying to cool down.This wouldn't do, I needed to get her away from him as quickly as possible.A devilish grin plastered on my cheek as I remembered that I had a business trip to Japan to attend the following week."Let's see if you'll still like Kaden after spending a week with me Victoria", I said to myself as I exited the restroo
Chapter 8 : The Business TripVictoria's POVI left work early and stopped by the convenience store near the company. I would be travelling tomorrow and I needed some supplies. By supplies I meant cookies and snacks.Don't mind me, I've always been the snack type.I looked around in the cookie isle in search for my favourite cookie brand when I spotted it at the same shelf that it was when I bumped into Lewis a few weeks ago.I started to reminisce that day, how he towered over me to get the cookies and how rude he was. He was cute but also obnoxious.I put the thought aside as I tried to get the cookies from the shelf but I was too short to reach it.I was about to give up when a masculine hand reached out and got the cookies.I recognised the hand as I turned to face him.LEWIS"Looking for this miss Smith?," He said as he waved the box round my face.I wasn't going to let him take the cookies this time. I had a plan and it was surely going to work.I made puppy dog eyes and pout
Chapter 9 : The Dinner Part 1Victoria's POV Lewis held my hands and helped me calm down when the plane was experiencing turbulence. I was so scared but having him by my side made me feel calm and I drifted off into sleep.I was interrupted by my dreams when I heard Lewis' voice trying to wake me up. I groaned as I stretched slightly and he offered me water to drink as my throat was dry.We got off the plane and I breathed the beautiful Japanese air.I was so happy that I was here and I was ready to put my Japanese skills to the test. I could use a chopsticks so that wouldn't be a big deal. I had planned to practice my Japanese speaking with anyone I met here.Someone was already waiting for us at the airport and I guess Lewis knew him because he took our bags and led us to a car. I couldn't help but look around and see beautiful colours around me. I thanked Lewis for giving me this opportunity but he cut me off by saying we were here on business only."Killer joy", I said to mysel