*Ryder’s POV
When I woke up after dozing off again, I looked at the time and noticed I was one hour late, which was unusual, I always got into my office at 8 as my employees come by 8:30. Now it is 9 and I am still on my bed with an enormous headache causing me to have shitty morning.
And thus, I was in the mood of snapping at anything or anyone. I got ready wearing a black suit like usual and got into my black Rolls Royce; I had the mood of having everything in black and got to the underground parking of my company and went in the lift typed the code and it took me straight to my floor with a voice saying welcome sir, which by the way I shouted at. Though I knew it was not human and was only an inbuilt voice, I shouted to shut up. Like I said, I was having the mood of snapping at everything until I saw her. My love.
She too was in black. Maybe she knew of my mood. Internally chucking I went into my office and my secretary came in informing my schedule and informing me of my meeting with Miss. Lisa Carvens. Which made me almost scowl but kept an impassive look on my face and dismissed Raven Cooper, my assistant.
There is 1 hour before my meeting with Carvens, meaning I have that much time to relax for that dreadful meeting. Ever since that meeting with Kat at Simiona, I felt like my old self in the aspect of women. Earlier I used to dread meeting any women thinking that Kat would be uncomfortable, it’s not that she doesn’t trust me but she doesn’t trust other women, she hates other woman touching, touching meaning not the friendly touch but the touch that says I-want-you.
But now the dread is same, but it is not just over the fact that she hates it but the thought of seeing that disappointment in her eyes because I am 100 percent sure that she doesn’t trust me anymore. And I have had meetings with Carvens before, and all of them have ended with sex. That is how I get most of my deals. Women can’t just ignore my charms. Using my charms, I manipulate them to get the deals. I have never regretted it, well not until meeting Kat.
As I was leaning on my chair with my eyes closed and thinking things through, I heard a knock which made me open my eyes and sit straight. Cooper comes in with Carvens, the latter wearing a red slutty dress which shows everything of hers leaving nothing to imagine. Cooper and Carvens look like sisters right now with the way they wore their dresses trying to get my attention little did they know my full attention is on my kitten who is sitting in her office which is just separated by a glass wall.
And from the way, I mention them using their last names simply means that they are my least favourite people. If I call people by their last name, it means I don’t like them very much.
“Miss. Carvens, welcome. Come in. Take a seat. To what do I owe the pleasure of seeing you in my office.” I ask with my usual business smile on my face.
“Ryder, we have known each other in ways others haven’t so please call me Lisa.” She says with that disgusting look in her eyes. If she thinks that she is seducing me, she is very wrong.
“Okay Carvens.” I say and internally smirk seeing her face fell and covering it with an eye roll.
She gets up from her chair and comes near me touching my shoulder dragging her disgusting fingers down to my crouch. I squirm with disgust and she has that smirk on her face thinking that I squirmed because her action turned me on if anything it turned me way down to the level I think he may never wake up. Unless a certain brunette hair girl.
My thoughts of hers were soon gone the minute Carvens sat on my lap. I jumped out of my chair.
“What the hell, Carvens??” I shouted.
“what!! This is the usual things between us why are you surprised as if this never happened.” She asked with annoyance and shock clear in her voice.
“This may have happened between us in the past but not anymore.” I said with anger clear in my voice.
“What this is not you. Wait, a second is it that bitch, the new girl sitting in the office near yours, the reason for your change??” she said with anger, talking as if I was hers. I too had no idea why I was mad, but the mere touch of her made me feel disgusted and I hate that feeling.
“hear this for once and for all I am not yours, neither are you mine so you have no right to ask who I am in relation with or not.” I said more like ordered her intimidating her and saw her step back scared. Now that is the difference between her and Kat if anyone talks to her trying to intimidate her instead of stepping back. She steps forward, staring back, intimidating the person.
I walked closer to Carvens and took her cheeks between my thumb and pointing finger, squeezing them tighter with each word as I said, “Never. Ever. Call. Her. A. Bitch. Slut.” With the last word, I pushed her off to turn around to see if Kat has seen any of this. And to my unfortunate there was no one in her office making me angrier if that was even possible.
“GET OUT.” I shouted at Carvens, who scurried out of my office.
I rang the intercom in my office to call my assistant in. “Cooper where is Katherine.” I asked, and she said she was in the cafeteria.
I immediately went down for some reason I don’t even know to see her holding a cup of coffee in her hands and talking with one of my employees. Well, she was talking but there was slight flirting in it and he was completely flirting with her time. Time to kick him out.
I became angrier than before, so I thought to go to some club and to forget about my anger by drinking. And so, I left the company, ordering Cooper to reschedule everything on my calendar.
On the way to the club ‘Devil’s Drinks’ I called my buddies Neocount and Gabriel. Neo and Gab are my business allies that became my best friends.
We entered the club and went to the third floor and walked straight to the VIP section that was behind a red curtain with a bouncer. The club had three floors. One has the normal club with bar one side and a dance stage on the middle the second floor was for strip dancing and third was VIP section where if we want we could ask for private lap dances with drinks in a room that was to left of the door after we passed the bouncer or else walk right and it is just like the first floor but with famous people. As I was a usual visitor here and also since I was quite famous, the bouncer let us in without asking for our names.
I just wanted drink, but the guys wanted lap dance too. So we went left.
Obviously, the lady gave a lap dance for me too, but I pushed her off, surprising the guys. They sent the lady off and asked what the problem was as I usually never declined any woman who approached me, so I explained to them while drinking the events that took place after Carvens coming to my office.
They looked at me with big annoying grins on their faces. I instantly knew what it was.
“Don’t you dare say that word.” I groaned at them.
“What we didn’t say you are in looove.” They said the l-word singing.
At that moment, it hit me. I was still madly in love with her. I decided not to waste anyone’s time and go for the obvious ending.
I saw the way she looks at me. She still loves me, but not as this new me. I think it is better to talk things with her and tell her everything about me without leaving any facts. I definitely have come into terms with my still existing feelings towards Kat and since she too loves me, I think it’s better to talk things through and get back together with her. But after ‘the talk’ I will give her two choices. A. forgive me, B. not forgive me.
If she forgives me, we date again and I will never go back to the ways I was. But if she doesn’t forgive me. I don’t want to think about that. I hope she forgives me. But if she doesn’t, I won’t blame her I mean I myself haven’t forgiven myself for what I have done so I don’t expect her too.
So, if she doesn’t forgive me, I will not bother her anymore and we will act as if I am just her client who needs the design, which I know will be a very hard thing to be done but for her I am ready to do anything.
She is the one who brought me back, and for her I am ready to do anything. I love her too much to loose her but at the same time I will respect her decisions. So, if she says she can’t forgive me I will accept that, but then too I am not going back to how I was. Being ruthless is not good, but if I am ruthless when it comes to business but shows compassion to my loved ones is fine, I guess. I will try to be my old self with some wonderful qualities of this new me.
With a determined look on my face they understood what I decided and both of them said nothing, knowing whatever I chose was for the best and all three of us drank celebrating my love. Little did I know that drinks will be the reason for me not to have ‘the talk’ with her the way I decided.
*Kat’s POV
When I saw a lady touching Ryder, I felt anger in me rising and I lost complete control over myself when I saw her sitting on him. Before I could see anything more, I got up and storm out of the office.
I knew he wouldn’t change what was I expecting. We reuniting the moment he saw me. I scoffed at my thought. I decided to go to cafeteria to have a cup of coffee. I always opted for coffee if I was angry instead of alcohol. I hate hangovers so I go for coffee always but if the emotion I feel is too much to handle be it anger, sadness, or stress I go for alcohol.
When I was making my coffee, I heard a hello from a male. He was handsome but not my type, but still I flirted with him with no interest. It was more like talking with some flirting in between, but he was flirting with me. When he asked for my number, I said I was not interested for more than just friends. And he was okay with it. At least I could make some friends by the time I am here. I soon forget about him thanks to coffee and Alex, my new friend.
Little did I know that the coffee with Alex will be the reason for not forgetting Ryder permanently. How I wish I knew the decision for having coffee instead of going home to drink alcohol would be the reason for dangers that took my parents lurking in the shadows to come out into light to take me.
Author’s Note: Thankyou guys so much for your comment. I know some people felt some chapters are incomplete i find no offence in that so if others feel the same please do comment and also mention where exactly because I cant find the mistake since I wrote it only from a third perspective can the mistakes be found. So if you did find some mistakes in any of the chapters do tell that. I hope in future, I will see more comments on how the book is. Criticism are well appreciated because that improves my writing.
Thankyou guys so much for reading this book I appreciate it a lot. Unfortunately I wont be able to upload anymore till June 12 because of my exams. So I will be uploading 6 chapters along with this chapter. Hope you wont ignore my book by then and will continue reading. It will mean the world to me. I havent stopped writing completely, I will complete it, wont leave unfinished. The gap is for me to focus solely on exams I cant be distracted now. Once again thankyou for reading my book. And I also need your prayers for me to get good marks. SO yha thats it. Have a wonderful days ahead. Love you guys so much.
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Niklaus Yorasneh