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Chapter 10:
Christian's POV:
So I can gladly say that a big problem has been solved, as we all know "The Leila Problem". But in its wake another problem has aroused, "The Elena Problem". I really am starting to doubt whether my life will ever be problem free, just when I thought I could fill some colors with Ana's help in my colorless life, this all shit is happening. One after other people are posing problem in my life. What have I done to deserve all this, I just wanted to have a normal life, but all these problems seem to be never ending.
Leila went out of Ana's room after our conversation and my sleeping beauty is still in her beauty sleep. I look at the clock beside her and it's already seven thirty. I have a very important breakfast meeting today, it's at eight thirty and it really cannot be shifted. This means I have only one hour in hand. This also means I have to leave before seeing those beautiful eyes I have so fallen in love with. This thought sours my anyway bad mood. Anyways, she will start her nonsense crap about the contract and its rules, which I know I can't handle right now, I have other things to deal with.
Though this thought brings a smirk to my face. Wow, this girl has really turned your life upside down Grey, calling your own contract nonsense, really great. With this I turn on my heel and towards the door. Taylor and Sawyer are already in a position to leave and the major is looking at me curiously, while I do not even pay attention to him, like he is not even there, I know this is childish but I don't give a damn. I hate that Ana slept with her head on his shoulder while I was right in the next room. The only shoulder she should lay on should be mine, period. Ana too has some answering to do, but right now I do not have time, so I just leave with my two trusted men right behind me.
Without any questions we get into the car and Taylor drives. There is silence in the car, which gets me thinking on all that has happened recently, it's really all very puzzling. Soon we reach Escala's garage, and I take off towards the elevator to freshen up and start my day.
Ana's POV:
I feel someone shaking me and annoyed I wake up to rip that person's head off his shoulder. I open my eyes to come face to face with Edward, "So God help me Ed, you are so dead, so you better have a good reason to wake me up or get ready for a death wish", I bark at him. Yesterday with the shouting and today with this shaking, he is really getting on my nerves. If this is like to have a sibling, I am really thankful to whoever is up there for not giving me one.
"Sorry to disturb your beauty sleep, Your Highness. But I just wanted to remind you that you do not live in the sixteenth century, and have a job where you have to work to earn a living", he says in a sarcastic tone annoying the crap out of me and I look at him with the biggest glare possible, "It is already past seven thirty and you have to reach your office before nine, which I do not get how to it be possible without me waking you up. Sometimes I really do not understand how you got such good grades with all this laziness", he laughs while I pout.
"To answer your question, I am not lazy, I am just not a morning person. And lately with all this drama I am not getting my full sleep, so blame the situation rather than me", I retort. As the grogginess starts reducing I remember the previous night's events, and what a night it was. Immediately a question pops in my mind, "Where's Christian?", I ask Ed.
"He just left a few minutes before, and man the look he gave me while leaving, the only thought that came to my mind was that if only looks could kill", he laughs while I smirk remembering how possessive and jealous he gets. "But I felt a little bad Annie, you shouldn't have hid my real relationship with you, I know for one I wouldn't have liked it if my girlfriend had any other man in her life. But on the other hand I am happy to see that my baby sister has found real love, one look at him and anyone can tell he loves you more than life itself. Treasure it while you have it", he says a sad look on his face, obviously thinking of his recent heartbreak.
"Hey, what have you planned for the date today", I say to lift his mood, that has suddenly dropped. And like I thought it again lifts up at the mention of his date. "Oh, nothing fancy, just a private dinner near the seaside and then a walk at the seashore", yeah nothing fancy my foot, he is planning a romantic dinner on the first date itself.
"Listen Ed, not that I don't want you to be happy, but a romantic dinner right on the first date itself will give wrong signs, if you know what I mean. And I am seriously telling you this Ed, do not do all this if you are not looking forward to a serious relationship because she has two very protective brothers who will rip your head off if you hurt her, and you can even add me to the list as I already care for her like a sister", I tell him point blank.
"Do I look like a horny teenager to you? Seriously Annie, I am in my thirties, I know how to date a woman. And I didn't expect you to give me this advice, you who has fallen in love at the first sight, at least this is what you told me. And looking at both of you really shows love can happen anytime, we just need to go with flow. This is what I have decided to do, I want to follow my heart this time, I realized that with Emma we both always let our mind rule the decisions, the maturity was too much and there was no romance and fun at all and look where that has brought me, and somewhere I think we were just not right for each other but just kept on dragging the relationship. But with Mia that is different, she is different. One look at her, and I felt deep for those beautiful green eyes, nowhere close to any of my previous relationships. It felt like my destiny was waiting for her to come and fill all those vibrant colors in my dull life", he has completely zoned out, but I understand the feeling very well.
"You happened to feel all this in one talk itself?", I tease him. I mean I had a whole interview to fall for Christian, while they both hardly spoke two sentences, I did all the major talking yesterday.
We talk about all this for a little while, I am really happy he has found happiness again and that too in Mia, who would have thought. They are completely opposite of each other, but I think the philosophy of opposite attracts work here. If he is happy then so am I.
And I also am happy that he liked Christian. Not that I needed anyone's approval to love Christian, but it is always good when your family supports you, and Ed is part of my family. So all is good in my life. Well as much as it can be, there is nothing bad to see positive in all situations, is it?
Then I remembered I have to go to work today, and here I am chatting like today is a holiday. Seriously Ana, you need to grow up. I immediately push a still very dreamy Ed out of my room and start to get ready for the day. In a record time of twenty minutes, I have brushed my teeth and showered. And then quickly in about five minutes I dress up in a white blouse with a black pencil skirt which ends just above my knees. I look at my wrist watch, it's eight fifteen. Looks like I have to skip breakfast today, no worries I can have a heavy lunch. Thank heavens, Christian is not here, he would scold me to no end for my eating habits. I understand his feelings, but he is just too much sometimes.
I enter the hallway and see Leila and Charles with Ed eating breakfast. Oh God, I completely forgot they were still here. They both stand up to leave while I entered the kitchen. They exchange their goodbyes with Ed and turn towards my way, and said their goodbyes to me, Leila once again thanking me for helping her and telling me to be safe from Elena, like I needed to be warned from that bitch. And then they left, because Charles had to report back at work.
Well from all this drama at least one good thing happened, Leila and Charles got reunited. She is a really good person, just wronged by the circumstances. But I even know that this friendship with her was just for the night, because the reality is that Christian and Leila have a past, and I cannot deny it. So us being friends can never be possible, and plus it would be beyond awkward for both of them. So I think this chapter named Leila has ended in my life.
After Ed finished his breakfast we leave for my office, as I asked him to drop me off because I am sure I would never reach on time with a bus, and a cab is out of budget right now, so I am gladly taking any free rides which I can get.
But now I think I regret ever asking him to drop me off, as soon as his ass had landed on that driver's seat he has been lecturing me about my eating habits, how I should never skip my breakfast as it is the most important meal of the day, blah blah. Why do all the men in my life behind my eating, it's not like I am starving myself to death, but no, they all just enjoy lecturing me, including daddy. Anyways I just stare out of the window, pouting, and while gazing in the side view mirror I see Sawyer following our car and I roll my eyes, poor him. I really pity him, to follow a bookworm who has nothing important going on in her life must be pretty boring.
Once all this drama is over, I will tell Christian to stop this non sense, I had added the clause of no security in the contract for a reason, but Christian being Christian, will always do what he wants. And I know I have to accept my fate one day, this is the price to fall in love with a billionaire. I am mature enough to know the he is a very successful person and people are after him and his loved ones for money or as we say ransom or even revenge. And although I am capable of taking care of myself with all the training I have had, I understand that having a security is always helpful.
Besides, he seems like a friendly person, so I don't see any reason to fight this. And I should learn to choose my fights, I know he will never budge in my security issue, so after this whole contract drama gets to an end I will willingly let him do whatever he wants to do with my security detail.
At last we reach my office, and also end to Ed's speech about "Eating Habits", phew. He can really get on my nerves at times, but that does not make me love him any less.
I turn towards, "I am sorry for not having breakfast Ed, I promise I'll have something to eat after reaching at my desk, I actually have some chocolates in my bag so I promise I will have something before starting work. And also I promise I will never skip any meal. But please forgive me this time, pretty pleassssseee", I say the last part in a childish voice while holding my hands to my ears like when we were small, I know this will earn me a smile.
He chuckled, "I am just looking out for you, my little Annie, and you know I don't like it when you ignore your health. And I was not angry just worried, so no need to apologize. And if you have forgotten then let me remind you, you asked me to drop you because you were late for work, so you better hurry up", oh yes it had completely slipped my mind, God knows where my mind has distracted itself these days, and I know Jack will eat me raw if I reach even a minute late, which I already am.
I quickly turn to open the door when I remember, "Oh yes, before I forget, best of luck for your date today", I say while he gives me a smile.
I reach my desk and see a huge pile of manuscripts on it and also a note in the dirtiest handwriting ever, telling me to bring coffee for him as soon as possible. And no guessing there it is from my most loving boss, even crow shit is better than his writing, it literally took me two whole minutes to read this one sentence.
Anyways, I pop a chocolate in my mouth and rush to the coffee maker to make the sweetest coffee ever, of course without any sugar. He has all the sweetness in himself, why would he need more. I actually wanted to poison it but that would land me in prison, rather than him. So, I just picked up the coffee and went towards his office. I knock on his door and enter when I hear a come in.
And as I expected, from his expression I can tell that he is pissed, actually he has been like this since yesterday when the trip got cancelled, but I cannot wait any longer, I have to start on my plan to seduce him. I only have time till Friday actually till Thursday, and it is already Tuesday. But he looks so creepy, I just want to gag. Come on Ana, you can do this, remember he is a threat to Christian's life and you are doing this to save his life, I try to motivate myself.
I quickly put the coffee in front of him and stand behind for the instructions regrading my work today. He picks up the coffee while reading a file which he has been from the time I have entered like there is no one in the room, clearly insulting me. As soon as he sips the coffee he spits it out, and I bow my down to cover my laughs and smile. Shit, this image would be forever ingrained in my mind.
"I had given you one simple task, and you could not even do it properly, really Ana, how much brain you have to use to make one cup of coffee, how could you forget to put sugar in it, what in the hell are you distracted in, oh wait I know the answer, day dreaming about your boyfriend weren't you?" he snarls towards me. I just want to rip his throat off, but I just stand there in complete silence, just to aggravate his anger.
"Why the hell are you just standing there, like you are watching a show going on. Any ways, I do not have all day for this non-sense, just throw this coffee in the sink and make me another one and do not forget to put sugar this time, and do it quickly we do not have whole day", he barks.
I quickly take the coffee mug and turn towards the door while slowly walking giving him a nice view of my ass in this tight skirt I wore purposely. I hope it looks more like seduction rather than clumsiness. Once outside I cannot control the giggles that escape my mouth anymore, what a scene it was Jack spitting the coffee. Claire, the receptionist, sees this and raises one eyebrow towards me, while I just shake my head and send her a smile while walking towards the break room.
This is starting to become fun, I feel like I am on a mission right now. I quickly prepare another coffee, with sugar this time. I return back to Jack's office and give him the coffee, he sips it and seems to be satisfied this time. Soon, he will be drinking coffee in jail, I will surely visit him to see how he orders the guards there to bring him coffee with sugar.
"I have kept fifteen manuscripts on your table Ana and I want them all finished till the end of this day, is it clear?" he asks raising an eyebrow and with a smirk on his face.
"Crystal", I say with a sweet smile on my face while I am panicking inside. Oh my god, there is a huge pile on my desk. How am I to finish it in one day, I turn to leave while thinking. And as usual my clumsiness makes an appearance and as I am about to fall a hand tightly grips my waist. I look up to see Jack with a creepy smile on his face and I gulp. I quickly scramble out of his hold.
"Now, now, you should be careful Ana, with these high heels on your delicate feet, you should be very careful. I may not always be there to help you, you know", while saying this his fingers trace my cheek, while a shiver runs down my spine looking at the evil smirk on his face.
I immediately turn around to run towards my desk while he lets out a laugh, evil may I add. Just as I am about to close the door, his phone rings. Feeling something fishy from this behavior a few minutes back, I listen to the conversation by standing at the side of the door, and what I hear leaves me in panic.
"How are you this morning my darling Elizabeth? Just now my slutty secretary has left my office. I swear this is the dumbest of all, couldn't even make a proper coffee, but anyways she got the job only because she was Grey's girlfriend. But I must say she has curves, just a few minutes back felt them. Now I know why he fucks her, a poor, lowly, bookworm. Because a billionaire like him must have a better class, but who says no to a good fuck. Anyways, the prey is ready for hunting, I have set the trap, a huge pile of work which I know she cannot complete till the end of the day, so it will just be me and my prey. I will fuck her so hard that she will forget all about her dear boyfriend, and after using her as I want, I will blackmail her with the live tape I will make of fucking her and make her help me in destroying her beloved boyfriend. And after all this is over, I am coming over to your house and bend you over the kitchen island fucking the living daylights out of you….", I slowly start to walk towards my desk, before he starts his phone sex with the girl he is speaking with.
Elizabeth, this name is familiar, and I remembering hearing it recently. I ponder on it a few minutes, and then it strikes me, Elizabeth Morgan. She is in HR department, and had held my interview along with Jack, and also her name was there in the names of the women Jack had assaulted, as per the list Steven had shown. Shit, she too is involved, or is Jack blackmailing her too. I sigh, while rubbing my temples.
So today is the day when Jack's drama comes to an end. Thank God, I don't need to seduce him, I know I was rather bad at it. But what a sick man he is, couldn't even wait for ten days, I had only joined last week, and he is ready to pounce on me. What must have he done to all the previous ones, poor souls, must be terrified of him. But today, all this is coming to an end. He is going to get the punishment he deserves, I will make sure of it.
He will beg for death, but not get it. I will avenge all those innocent women he has assaulted and raped. And also to try to destroy my Christian. You messed with the wrong woman, Jack Hyde. With all the contacts I have, I will make his life more miserable, than he ever thought of making anyone else's. I need to plan my moves too. I am just waiting for the day to end and drama to begin, I think with a smirk plastered on my face.
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