Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 8
Ashtonâs p.o.v
âI thought I already told you not to call me any moreâ. I told the lady I had a one nightstand with I couldnât even remember her name. it was just a night,just one f—–g night so I see no reason why she should keep on calling me.
âI missed you,didnât you miss me?â she purred over the phone. The truth is I canât even remember her name,we both had a good time and thatâs all.
âI didnât miss you. look I canât even remember your name so stop calling meâ. I told her bluntly. I have alot on my mind right now and having a good time wasnât on my mind now.
âyou sure about that? you looked like you were enjoying it when you were f—–g meâ. she said again.
âdonât call me againâ. I told her sternly before hanging up.
If I was in a normal state of mind I would have accepted her offer to have a good time but hell I was practically loosing my mind right now. I thought Kim would come running back to me after a week or so but heck it have been a month already and she havenât even placed a call across. Who the hell does she think she is? I inquired and I learnt she started working in a coffee shop,after i knew the owner of the building all I had to do was to place a call across and offer to buy the building at an insanely high price and it didnât take him three days to accept and I told him to clear the f—–g building,I knew it was stupid and mean but I am really desperate and i wonât take no for an answer. I have a little hope she would have no choice than to come running back to me.
I buried myself in my work which have been relatively boring since I had to put my project on a stop for the time being,I have been snapping on everyone more than usual,I was really desperate and frustrated.
âsir,you have a meeting in ten minutesâ. my secretary said to be honest I canât even remember her name too. I rarely remember my employees names.
âyou didnât knockâ. I said raising a brow at her. I was in no mood for any f—–g meeting,I need my big file project.
she looked confused âi knocked sir and you said I should come inâ.
Did she knock,I didnât remember when I said that. Great I am finally running mad. âyou didnâtâ. I deadpanned.
âI didâ. she argued.
âyou should just drop the issue and apologizeâ. I told her. She looked at me weirdly before apologising.
âTake care of the meeting and if you canât, reschedule itâ. I told her resting my head on my table.
âSir,we already rescheduled the meeting thrice. We canât keep re_scheduling itâ. she said calmly.
âI clearly remember giving you two options. Take care of the meeting or reschedule it,itâs unprofessional to choose the easiestâ. I told her.
âSir,I have no idea on what to discuss during the meeting. If you knew I was going to attend the meeting you should have informed me earlierâ. she said again.
âwho the f–k do you think you are to tell me what to do?â I snapped.
âsir,I am not telling you what to do. i only said you should have informed me earlier so I would preâŠ.â
âGet outâ. i said interrupting her.
âsir?â.
âi said get the hell out or you didnât hear that part too. get.the.hell.outâ. I said stressing the last four words.
she sighed before scurrying out of my office. At this rate everyone might just resign but they canât because of the huge amount of money involved. You want money? then you f—–g work for it. I rested my head on the head rest on my chair,I really need to continue the project and I canât f—–g do it without funds,the last thing i would do is to beg those money conscious bastards. I would do this on my own and it canât happen without my fund and I canât get my fund without a lady and..
The sound of my phone brought me to reality. Canât they just understand that I want to be alone,I ignored the call but the phone rang again. i swear if this is work related i am gonna sack the bastard calling me. I looked at the screen it read âKimâ. okay I expected this call after everything but not this early after she lost her job in the coffee shop. Guess she is as desperate as I am then. I smirked before picking the call,she better say something meaningful.
âhello?â she said..
âMiss Kim, how can I help youâ. I asked in a flat tone.
âi justâŠthought..Iâ. she stuttered before stopping abruptly.
I guess she finally ran out of INTEGRITY. I smiled inwardly,may God forgive me.
âyou should say whatever you have to say now because I am really busyâ. I said curtly. I know, yes I know I wasnât really doing anything,but it is fun to play with her. I am the one in control here.
âI am sorry for calling you at this timeâ. she said in a low voice I guess she was still fighting with her inner mind. she havenât made a decision yet has she?.
âGo on,why did you call?â I asked her.
she took a deep breath before she replied.
âdoes the uhmmm..deal still stand?â.
Jackpot!..I did a mental dance in my head but it wouldnât hurt to taunt her a little.
âwhat deal?â I asked with my voice emotionless as usual.
she sighed again,guess she was having a hard time doing this than I thought.
âthe uhmmâŠdeal,the engagement dealâ.
âwhat about it?â. I asked her.
âI am interestedâ. she said.
I huffed,this has got to be the best statement I have heard in the whole of this year. Sure you are,who wouldnât be?.
âyou are?â I asked her. âyou sure you are?â.
âyes I amâ. she replied.
âit took you so long to make a choice,I canât wait for you forever. They are other girls waiting to grab this opportunity,you canât just place a call to me after a month to tell me you are interestedâ. I blurted out suddenly feeling angry for all the weeks I have been waiting for her call and all the stupid things I did before she finally agreed.
âI know and I am really sorryâ. she begged. She must be really desperate then.
I sighed.
âmeet me at the bar we met the other time by 7,donât be late like you were the other timeâ. I told her.
âi am sorry,but canât we meet in another place?â she asked unsure. âthe bar is quite far from my houseâ. she added.
I huffed,I knew that was not the reason why she didnât want to come to the bar. She looked uncomfortable with whatever was happening in that place the other day and I caught her more than once saying a silent prayer. Who the f–k is that innocent?.
âyes,it is far from your houseâ. I said sarcastically âcome to bar Hugo then,I guess that isnât far from you houseâ.
âbar Hugo? okayâ. she said sounding relieve.
of course bar Hugo was a formal place,you rarely see them doing illegal things there.
âdonât be lateâ. I said before hanging up.
To say I was glad she called was an understatement . I was happy I didnât waste thousands of dollars over the building in vain. She was bound to run back after she runs Low on oxygen. But she must be really desperate to call me this fast and she didnât sound rude.
I left the company earlier than usual to the bar because I am aware of the never ending traffic in new York City. My employees looked at me weirdly when I smiled at them instead of my usual growling on my way out. Guess they werenât used to it I should probably smile more often now or rather they were suprised I left the company earlier than usual.
I got to bar Hugo few minutes after 7 and to my surprise Kim was already there. She wore a ripped jean with loose tops,since the little time I have known her I know she wasnât one to over dress she just wears what she finds comfortable and I find that endearing but she didnât look so good and she have reduced drastically in weight compared to the last time I saw her.
when she noticed my presence,she forced a smile âhelloâ. she greeted me.
âhiâ. I said taking a seat. âdo you want anything?â i asked her.
âno I am okayâ she replied and there was that sad glow inâŠwhat the f–k Ashton, itâs none of your f—–g business. itâs a deal and nothing else.
âokay,I want something tho.â I said signalling to the waiter. I couldnât just come to the bar without drinking anything because a certain person doesnât want to drink.
âgive me a whiskeyâ. I told him and in no time he came back with my order.
âI came with the contractâ. I said passing it to her.
âokay,I already read it the other dayâ. she told me forcing a smile.
âgood. I knew you were only scuba diving and you will definitely run out of oxygenâ. I told her sipping my drink.
âThis is all about how important the money is to me and believe me if I didnât need the money urgently I wouldnât come backâ. she said looking at me straight in the eyes.
âthe fact still remains the same. You came back and we would both be happyâ. I told her smirking.
âThere would be no sexual relationship between us right?â she asked me with wide eyes.
oh that is what she is afraid of.
I laughed softly âof course there wonât be,only if you want itâ. I said moving closer. âI knew you were afraid of thatâ. I smirked.
âI am not afraid,I was only making sure nothing like that would happenâ. she told me.
âi repeat it wonât,only if you want it toâ. I said looking at her .
âbelieve me i wonât want itâ. she told me.
âI would remember thatâ. I. told her.
âwhen are you paying me?â she asked me.
âdesperate are we?â I asked her.
âyes I am,you talked about paying some amount of money before I move in with you.â
âyes I didnât forget that. I would do that first thing tomorrowâ. I told her.
âthank youâ. she told me with a genuine smile and I just understood that the reason why she agreed to do this must be quite important.
âI would get back to you on how things would be from now on. Just flow alongâ. I told her.
âI will. just donât forget to send the first paymentâ. she reminded me.
âI wonât. Sign here thenâ. I told her gesturing to the dotted lines at the bottom of the documents.
she took the pen before assuring herself calmly âjust six months.just six monthsâ. she told herself before she signed it but I heard it anyways.
Within the next six months big file would come into reality.
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