“Yeah, how would you know how it feels when you’re not even close?” Someone else added.The ladies had their eyes fixed on Yoel who dressed awkwardly for a swimming competition. They doubted that Yoel might have been a slim and pale young lad as he was always dressed in long sleeves. Hence, the ladies assumed that Yoel was simply making a passing comment.Paige did not expect that her comment would arouse the ladies’ curiosity. She cursed at herself for making a useless comment and now all the attention was on her.“I’m just guessing,” Paige started coming up with excuses, “in either case, we’re all men, I’m sure it’s pretty much similar.”One of the female staff studied her skeptically as she insisted, “I don’t think that’s the case. How would guessing and reality be the same? Director Fabian, it’s not like you’ve seen Manager Zion’s body before.”All of a sudden, the ladies kept quiet as they were suddenly reminded of how Yoel showed his affection for Zion.Paige, who felt awkw
Everyone was well aware that Yoel was a pro swimmer. There was a year where he came in first place in one of the swimming competitions organized by the company.That was the first time Paige desperately hoped that her brother was a complete loser instead of someone who got unnecessary attention because Paige did not know how to swim at all. She was in deep trouble.“I’m not competing against you! I’m sick and there’s no way I can defeat you. So, congratulations, Zion! You’ve won!” Without any hesitation, Paige decided to accept defeat.The audience who looked forward to a showdown between the both of them were disappointed and tried to convince her to take part.“Friendship comes before winning. Director Fabian, you should have a lap with Manager Zion. We’re all one of your own and no one would tease you if you lose,” The girl had a crisp and clear voice that no guy would bear to turn down her suggestion.However, Paige was a lady after all and she was interested in only good-look
“You-” Just when Paige was about to defend herself, she noticed someone elegantly dressed in a swimsuit headed in their direction and it was none other than Madison.“Director Fabian!” Madison greeted her by nodding her head politely and turned around to face Zion before saying to him, “Sir, I might have something about the thing that you asked of me.”Madison was careful not to say too much in front of others and said enough to remind Zion of the task that he handed to her. Hence, no one knew what she referred to.Zion’s expression changed immediately. He gave her a nod and stared intently at Paige before saying to Madison, “Okay, let’s go then!”He then turned around and left the audience seat where the girls were gathered without any hesitation.The female employees stared at Zion, who left them dressed in his swimming attire as well as ogling over his broad shoulder and long legs. They regretted not making a move before Zion had his eyes on Madison.Paige, on the other hand,
Zion thought that he was mentally prepared but he froze on spot at the moment he saw Aruna.Aruna was exactly how Madison described her - a mother of a child and she was dressed in a plain formal outfit. Aruna was slightly chubby, she looked clean and normal. Zion thought that even if she was younger, Aruna must have only looked normal and plain.Zion stared at Aruna who was among the audience and took a deep breath before saying, “Madison, please make sure that no one knows of this matter. I’ll look into this again. You can stop worrying about work today and take the rest of the day off. Have fun and enjoy yourself.”“Thanks, Sir,” Madison was still young and after Zion reassured her, she paid no attention to the doubts that she had for the situation. She simply flashed a sweet smile at Zion before leaving to find her colleagues.After Madison left, Zion finally showed his true expression wherein he felt defeated. He returned to the lounge area and called for his secretary. “From
“Thanks, but we don’t need them anymore,” said Paige as she continued to explain how Zion offered her his pair of swimming trunks. “We’ll just use his since he willingly offered them.”Vincent chuckled out loud. “This guy lives up to his name, huh? He’s indeed a difficult person. I’ll need to stay around until the competition ends, who knows, I might discover something interesting.”“Okay, suit yourself then, I have to hide now. Zion left with his intern to discuss some matters. From the looks of it, I think it’s bad news,” said Paige as she recalled the look that Zion gave her when he left with Madison. She suddenly felt chills run down her spine.She tightened the collar around her neck and asked, “Is everything ready? Zion knows that I didn’t bring any swimming attire with me, so we’d be exposed if Yoel changed into his swimwear.”“Don’t worry, leave it to me,” said Vincent as he reached into his backpack and pulled out a set of sports attire and cap. He then handed them to Paig
Yoel only thought of provoking Zion and did not think of how Paige was careful with her words around Zion as she did not want to cause any trouble.Zion flew into a fury when Yoel provoked him and immediately threw a punch at Yoel.Yoel was not able to avoid his punch in time and his entire body crashed hard against the locker when Zion’s fist landed on his face. Yoel then tried to get up and staggered towards Zion hoping to return him a punch.If Yoel was still in his glory days as an athlete, he would have been able to get in a few extra punches even if he would not be able to defeat Zion. However, Yoel was now weaksomeday. Before his fist could even land on Zion’s face, his wrist was grabbed by Zion and he was once again slammed to the ground.“So, you think that you can touch me? Why? Do you think that you won’t be thrown in jail again for the financial fraud case since you were bailed out? Let me tell you, with how you’re behaving around the company, I can make the cops come f
When Zion showed up again at the swimming pool, he was not wearing a swimming cap and neither did he have a towel over his shoulders. He simply had on a pair of swimming trunks and he showed off his sculpted body figure and his pair of long legs. At the sight of that, the female employees that were attracted to him previously fawned over him.One of the girls said to her friend, “This is just too much, isn’t it? Madison’s such a lucky girl. If cheating is legal, I’d risk everything I’ve got just to be with him!”“Even if you want to, Zion needs to give his consent too, right? Who knows, maybe Madison’s his type. I think it’d be wiser if you target someone else instead,” said the friend as she looked around the other guys that were by the swimming pool, trying to pick out a few decent-looking guys for her friend.However, no matter how hard she tried, no one could be compared to Zion.As Zion’s assistant, Madison was in the middle of making preparations for the competition with on
“Miss Sanders, you’re still not pregnant.”The glint of hope in her eyes faded away instantly. Biting down on her lips, Estelle Sanders mumbled, “Alright…”With a pitiful look on his face, the doctor passed her the examination report. “Miss Sanders, how about...giving up? You’re overstretching your body and it can’t stand another distress. Even if you were to get pregnant, we can’t say for sure that you’ll be able to reach the full-term pregnancy…”Biting her lips, Estelle was silent as her body turned stone cold. The doctor was concerned about her. He called out to Estelle, “Miss Sanders, are you feeling all right?”“I’m fine and I’m listening.” Her voice sounded shaky and it seemed that blood had drained her lips, turning it pale-white. Looking at her, the doctor let out a deep sigh, “You know, if you go through with the chemotherapy now, it might increase the chances of extending your life.”“That’s not necessary. I must get pregnant,” As she stood up, she insisted, “Doctor