Chapter 8

She sighed and leaned on the backrest. “ I want to finish my studies first before becoming one. I don’ t just want to be called a ‘ pretty face’ .” She answered. I gave her an approving nod. That’ s good, justifiable reason.

“How about you? I’ ve never seen you with anyone since we met. Don’ t you date?”

I raised a brow. “ Does it matter?”

“Of course. You’ re like.. 26, right? For me, okay, it’ s not normal to be single for 26 years straight.” She explained and laughed.

“Of course I dated before.” I said as I remembered myself way back on my undergrad years.

Her eyes widened and instantly came closer to me. “ Really?! who’ s the lucky guy? How long did you last? W hy did you broke up?”

I rolled my eyes at her. Can’ t she ask one by one? “ It wasn’ t even a year, I think. I broke up with him. He doesn’ t love me, though. He just.. want ‘ that’ .” She pouted.

“You did the right choice. Men like them are trash.” she smiled. “ It’ s your birthday next week, right?” I asked.

“I though you forgot!” She hit me on my shoulder. Later on, she frowned. “ You’ ll come, right?” She asked.

I remember that her family won’ t come because she’ s being hidden by the public. Her family is powerful in Italy but I can’ t understand their need to get rid of her. That’ s just so cruel.

“Just promise me you won’ t cook.” I teased and we both laughed. She’ s really a bad cook.

I cooked our dinner and we ate before I left her condo. When I saw theelevator’ s about to close, I ran towards it and blocked the door with my hand, only to be stunned with the people inside.

It was Loren inside wearing black t- shirt and pants. His hair’ s a bit messy and he’ s not alone. His hand is resting on a woman’ s waist beside him. She was wearing a tube top and a mini skirt.

When he noticed that I wasn’ t moving, he raised a brow and looked at me suspiciously. So I had no choice but to get in. When the doors closed. I overthinked what happened before. Of course he still remembers it! And what? He's with another girl again?!

“Hm..” I suddenly stopped thinking when I heard the woman’ s voice. “ Babe, this is so embarrassing.. ohh.. stop..” She moan flirtatiously. I doubt she’ s embarrassed.

I clenched my fists and looked at the stainless door in front, only to see their stupid reflection. I can slightly see Loren’ s hand inside the girl’ s skirt. I bet he’ s doing wonders. How could they do that here?! People I’ m fucking breathing!

We're from 15th floor and it sucks!

When the elevator beeped, I immediately went out of there. It was like finally breathing normal air after years of being suffocated inside of that cursed elevator. And why were they even at the highest floor of this building? Are they neighbors with Yana?!

“Bye Celine! See you next week!” I smiled at Kate and nodded before I changed my direction. The org meeting held by our president, Larce, has ended.

It’ s already 7:52, and it’ s dark outside, plus it’ s fucking raining. I still need to go to work at 8. Damn it.

I ran to the waiting shed holding my bag at the top of my head to dodge the rain but to no avail. W hen I reached the shed, I’ m already half wet and my bag’ s doomed.

I cursed in my mind when all the jeepneys are full. Even the tricycle drivers are not around because of the rain. I creased my forehead and heaved a sigh. Alright, seems like I’ m gonna be late for work. Fuck it.

Just when I was about to text Steven that I’ m in the middle of something, a familiar white mercedes stopped in front of me. I raised my head to look at it, and when the Loren came out of the driver’ s seat, I glared at him.

I observed his wide steps towards me while removing his white polo. My eyes widened when he reached me and covered my back with his polo. He also made me hold it on my front to cover my chest. I was just looking at him like an idiot while he grabbed my bag without any words and dragged me towards his car.

He opened the front seat and tossed my bag inside. “ Get in.”he said with full authority. W - why is he acting like a boss all of a sudden?

“I’ m fine- - ”

“I said get the fuck in.”

God, I got goose bumps hearing him curse that way. Why do I feel like if I made the wrong choice, he’ ll execute me? W hen he realized I wasn’ t moving, he glared at me using his darkest and serious eyes so my knees instantly trembled.

Fuck what the fuck is happening to me?!

I went inside his car in surrender. He closed it and walked to the other way to sit on the driver’ s. When he closed the door, that’ s when my heart hammered my chest wildly.

I can’ t believe that after all that happened, after I just considered him a fuckboy in my mind.. here I am, sitting right beside him holding my damn breath.