Marie was stunned and uneasy as her sight was drawn to his hands. She forcedly shut her eyes when she saw his hand move. She was so terrified waiting for him to stab the knife into her body that she even held her breath out of fear. Her skin was sweating cold while waiting.   "What’s happening?" Her mind asked her. She felt his finger slide through his ear, tucking a few strands of her hair behind. She could feel his warm breath in her ear and heard him ask, "relax! I’m not going to kill you. Have you ever forgotten that you are my best friend?"   She gently blinked her eyes open, realizing she was still alive. "Am I not dreaming? I—I’m still alive!" She murmured when she noticed Stephen had moved one inch closer to her. His lips twitched into a curve.   She looks at his hands, which are holding a piece of cutlery, and he moves his hand to offer her a seat to dine with him.   She terrifyingly decline

 "Wha—at are you doing?" She was looking at his eyes intently. "I—I" He was lost out of his words trying to look for an explanation. She waited for him to finish his remark, but he didn't appear to."Can you let me go? I have to go back immediately "She took a deep breath and swiftly departed the room. "I will pick you up later!" He saw her pause for a second after hearing him shout. Axel watched her walk till she lost sight of him.  "Why is he acting strange lately?" She pondered as she returned to their office, but Sabrina stopped her before she could enter. She studied her colleague's reaction and could tell that she was in trouble. "What’s wrong?" S

"Don't even think about drawing close to me or, more than likely I—I will hit you!!" Axel became more worried about her when he heard a shriek coming from upstairs. He speedily strolled up the steps and looked through her room. His heart race when he heard her shout once again, making him barge into her room without the slightest hesitation. He got truly concerned when he saw the wreck on the ground; the pads were thrown on it. He breathed deeply as he slowly raised his gaze on the master’s bed and found her standing on top of it. “What's wrong with you? – What are you doing here?!!” they said in chorus. Schina was puzzled seeing him standing in his room in the middle of the night. She needed to go down and alarm him with the hanger she's holding, however, she did not dare to do it since her opponent was as yet on the ground. Axel was stunned concentrating on the thing t

"Stephen’s POV""Let's cut the chase. What do you want this time?" Marie boldly questioned. She sat down, folded her legs, and stared at me. I noticed her lips curling up. "If you're going to tell me that you're still going to attack Axel, I'm warning you, I'll be the first one to fight you," she growled. I giggle at her bravery "As far as I recall, you were trembling the previous time we met, but today you're full of confidence. Where did you get the guts to confront me? Huh?" I

 "AC’s POV"Today is my second week working for H Group of Companies Inc., I consider myself fortunate to have been accepted into such a respected organization. Luckily, my cousin, Axel, recommended me even though my grades aren't as good as others, and here I am honing my skills as an encoder. The employees have been treating me nicely since day one of working here, I heard that my cousin is the President and CEO of this firm, but I haven’t confirmed it to him yet. I didn’t know that he was wealthy, as I expected that he could afford to build his empire! I had seldom heard from my parents and relatives before that he was a talented and gifted man, but I didn’t know that he wasn't as simple as I thought, I was overwhelmed when I found out that he was a multi-millionaire! I chose to accept his proposition to grow closer to him and become his full-time employee without difficulty