Chapter 3 – The sin of greed

Aesthetics’ POV:

“ Sir----let me go… “ I begged trying to get out of his arms. He loosen his grip on me and turned me just to face him clearly. The first thing that I saw was his sharp gaze as if he’s going to devour my soul out of my body. His lips stretched and plastered a satisfied smile together with his addictive smell.

“ Let you go? “ He smirked and laughed sarcastically. He then returned to his serious look and traced his fingertips on my hair. “ Do you think that I’m an idiot to follow you? Now that your scent had prevail, all I have to do is to let you serve the sin of greed. “ He stated.

He licked his lower lip that made my heart go crazy. The sin of greed? What do I have to do about it? I was about to asked him when a knock interrupted us. His eyebrows slowly furrowed while his smile vanished.

“ Who’s the person who got the nerves to ruined this very moment?! “ He exclaimed. He quickly turned away which made me feel more relieved. He sat on his table and looked at me, signing to open the door for the person outside.

B I didn’t say a word and tried to avoid his gaze. Slowly and carefully, I walked towards the door but sensed that he’s still staring at me from the back. As I reached the door, I took a deep breath and displayed a smile on my face. A fake smile to be specific.

“ Where’s Ace little missy? “ A good-looking man showed up in front of me. The person whom asked me has a playful smile that’s obviously a happy go lucky person. In total, there are six handsome men right now.

“ Who’s Ace? This is the boss’ office. “ I answered trying to make myself calm but I almost failed. Another handsome guy wearing a red cap stared at me straight into my eyes, and it made me feel really uncomfortable.

“ That’s it! Ace is definitely the boss… “ A man with black jacket and earrings answered arrogantly. I raised one of my eyebrows and crossed my arms near my chest. These men are really gorgeous, but that doesn’t mean that they can be also rude.

“ If you want to see the boss, you need an appointment first… “ I seriously stated. The look on their faces were all surprised but later on, a wide grin showed up on their face that made me scared a little. I took a deep breath and looked at them once again.

“ If you don’t have any appointments, then please leave kindly sir… “ I formally said then stepped backwards when another man walked near my direction. He have this cold look on his face that made my heart beats rapidly as if I was in a race.

“ Spade! “ I was stunned when the boss shouted with full of authority. “ Leave her be and talk to me if you wanted to settle something. “ He stated with pure calmness in his dimmed eyes. The so called Spade smiled creepily then looked at me again.

“ Lucky for you missy… “ He mumbled and intentionally bumped my shoulder before walking towards Ace, the name of the boss. The other five people entered the office while glancing at me, as if I’m the most pathetic person in the world. I can’t do anything but to looked down.

I quickly walked outside without a single word. As I was about to close the door, I heard the deep and manly voice again once more. “ So, what’s going on in the castle? “ He asked with a serious look. I did not wait for their answers and closed the door.

While I was walking to my department's floor, I can’t snap out all the curiosities that are now running in my brain. As what the saying said, curiosity might kill you someday.

The first thing is that, his gestures earlier were quite weird and touchy. How can he even lay his fingers on me? Even if he’s the new boss, he still don’t have the authority to treat me that way. Because this is the first time that I met him, what he said to me becomes a puzzle in my head. The scent, including the sin of greed. What does he mean by those?

Secondly, why does his friends are so damn good looking but have no good manners? Specially that man called Spade, he’s the perfect definition of the word ‘ dangerous ‘. If Ace didn’t said anything, what will he do to me after reaching my distance?

And lastly, what does he mean by the castle? Istle boss adoring Disney princess’s and he wanted to make himself a castle? Or he just have so many secrets hidden in his claws? Forget it! It’s not my business and I’m just an employee who wants to have my salary. Maybe it’s good to avoid them for my future's sake.

I stepped in the elevator and pressed my floor. Lucky for me that I didn’t get fired because of his flirty side. I heard from some gossips that Ace is the most influential man in today’s generation. He became very successful from the age of twenty-two. Five years later, he came back to the Philippines and decided to take this position, but why?

I lifted my head when the elevator stopped. I was surprised when I saw the guy who’s wearing a white suit earlier. Our eyes met then he automatically smiled at me, and I smiled back without a doubt.

“ May I? “ He asked with a kind voice. By just looking at him, I can clearly see that he’s a nice person. I nodded but didn’t dare to speak. I’m afraid that I might stutter and will be embarrass in front of him.

“ Thank you… “ He said and joined me in the elevator. Silenced covered the whole atmosphere and none of us wanted to break the moment. I touched my chest when I felt that I could barely breath.

I leaned on the wall but my head becomes dizzy all of a sudden. I forced to stand straight but my knees are trembling. Now what? What the hell is happening to me? Before the dark place consumed my consciousness, a warm body wrapped his arms around me.