Elisabeth Friday... the best day of the week and my favorite. It was also signalling the end of my first week teaching at Empire High school. I'd thankfully not had any run in with the boss and I was also thankful that my father had decided to let me be. He'd probably weighed the pros and cons of going against a man like Leonidas Sebastiani and decided that I wasn't worth the battle. "Hey Liss." One of the male teachers, Mr Daniel had also taken to calling me Liss no matter how many times I told him otherwise. My friends called me Beth, Lisa, Ellie or just plain old Elisabeth which was my fucking name. It was just my first week here so I didn't want to be rude and tell him off. "Hello." I was standing by the vending machine in the hallway trying to decide which soft drink I wanted and snacks as well. "So... I was wondering if you would be busy this weekend?". He asked me. I looked up at him. "Why?". "I would like it very much if you'd say yes to me taking you out on a date." H
Leon From my position in the VVIP lounge upstairs, I could see Elisabeth talking to a man or more like she was laying into him and giving him the third degree. She didn't look happy so I guessed he was someone that had hurt her but it was none of my business. My only business was Delirium. I'd come to see for myself just how well it was going and so far I was really impressed with the result. I couldn't wait to tell Liese the good news. She and Collins were the only ones who knew I was going to open a nightclub but I'd put the business in Collins's name just in case dad found out about it. Not that he'd do anything about it, I just didn't want him to think I was planting my feet here in the city even though I was. I looked around the lounge and sighed. My life was like a bus with no actual destination and it was messing with my head. I used to be levelheaded, happy despite the shitty things my brother did to me but now... I couldn't say who Leonidas Alexandros Sebastiani was anymor
Elisabeth I hated doing my laundry or going grocery shopping which was why Jules and I had hired a maid to take care of those chores for us. She worked at Blue Bird Airlines as the assistant to the general manager of the branch here in Lagos and just like my boss was prince of hades, hers was the king of hades. But the pay was so good, she couldn't think of leaving hoping that one day... She'd become her boss's boss. I'd had a bad night, last night, all thanks to that idiot Ben which in turn had caused me to toss and turn all night before I finally slipped into a fitful sleep then I'd woken up cranky, found out we were out of coffee and my day just got worse. Our maid had graciously helped herself to our valuable items like Jules' Manolo Blahnik shoes, her most treasured Chanel bag and some expensive clothes as well. Mine had been minimal but it'd hurt to have found my designer jeans from clothes over bros, my fur coat from the same brand and expensive earrings gone just before we
LeonMy father once told me many years ago that I was evil and I'd believed him. I thought I could change for the better because of her but then I realized it was no fun being good all the time so I'd retained just a tiny bit of myself which had that evil streak in him.I knew I shouldn't have goaded Elisabeth like that but she'd looked so... cute and small in her oversized shirt and black jeans that I couldn't not tease her. I'd had fun teasing her and watching her react to it without being able to do anything about it and once I latched onto something I liked doing, nothing in this world could stop me from doing that thing so I hoped for her sake that I'd get bored real soon and stop or else I would have her running for the hills before the month would end.I looked in my rearview mirror and noticed that the smile I'd been wearing after I left her standing there in that aisle was still quite plastered on my face and I frowned. There was nothing to smile about. I'd teased her, laughe
ElisabethThe next dayI sat by the glass window of the restaurant waiting for Jules to show up. She'd had to travel with her boss yesterday and they were returning today but I'd left home early this morning to go see my mom who'd requested to see me. As usual she'd had nothing else to say except ask me when I'd be getting married again and if I had a guy in mind already. She'd gone as far as to suggest I get together with my boss from hell and that was when I decided enough was enough."Mom, you know I love you very much and I'd never do anything to hurt you right?". I asked her."I know that darling but...""No buts mom. You've gone too far this time." I cut her off. "What's wrong with the man? He's very wealthy... way more than Bennett's family and he's very handsome. What else do you want?". She looked exasperated."Love mom. I want a man who'd love and respect me and I don't see that in the Prince. He's a self absorbed figlio di puttana." I stated. "Whatever that means. People
Elisabeth I shook my head to clear my thoughts and I glared at my ex fiance. He didn't have any right to come here and breathe rubbish in my direction. I was done and dusted with him and I needed him to know and see that, maybe then he'd leave me alone. "You're so full of yourself you know that?". I sneered. "Do you really think so little of me? You'd say something to remind me of a day I'd forever like to be wiped from my memory and I'd fall back into your arms?". "I think very highly of you El. You're so high on a pedestal that I think if you were to look down, you'd get dizzy and fall off." He said. I laughed without mirth. "Funny. I did that on the day you decided it was fine to ruin my life. I wasted seven years of my life loving an animal like you Ben." I spat acidly. "Common sense should tell you to stay the fuck away from me but you have obviously lost the screws to your brain so your cells are floating around in your head without any purpose." The bastard did nothing els
Leonidas"Damn it." I banged my fist on the table as the scene from earlier today kept playing in my head nonstop like a broken record. I got home, took a shower then went to my gym to work out my frustrations but it had not worked so I left there and came to my home office to get some paperwork done. Victor had sent me the financial report for the second quarter and I decided to work on it to clear my head but that damned kiss was clouding my thoughts and making it hard for me to do anything.If I were a man who loved to drink, I'd have buried myself in tons of alcoholic drinks just to forget that I'd literally felt something when she'd kissed me. I didn't like the fact that she'd kissed me without my permission or that I'd felt something which was why I'd said those hurtful things. I wasn't remorseful because we'd both hurt each other but the 'mom' voice was telling me that two wrongs didn't make a right and I had to fix it."I'm not going to apologize to her." I said. "No way." I
Elisabeth"There I finally said it. Hopefully he'd give me my job back." I thought.I didn't like the fact that I was at his mercy but I was ready to make a compromise just so that we would be able to work together in peace and not in war."And you don't like it." He said, reading my mind just by looking at my face."No." I said."There won't be a third chance Miss Stevenson." He warned me. "Of course." I nodded.He huffed and opened the file in front of him, effectively dismissing me but I didn't leave because I didn't want to misunderstand what he said."I'll have Barbara add you back on the payroll and register later today." He didn't look up at me. "I believe you have a class right about now." He checked his wristwatch."Thank you." I muttered then turned and left his office quietly. I let out the breath I didn't know I'd been holding in as I sagged against the door in relief.I didnt want to stay at home doing nothing and I didn't want to give my father any reason to coerce me i