Gabriel struggled to open his eyelids as sunlight comes in through the windows. Hastily, he grabbed the cell phone he kept on the bedside table, looked at the screen, and confirmed that it was already noon. Then he turned around. There was no one there. There was a feeling of disappointment when he couldn’t find the woman beside him.

He smiled as his memory went back to last night. He never imagined that he would play with a woman who had no experience at all. Gabriel was like a father teaching his daughter to do something for the first time. Like a professional guiding a novice. However, he was quite amazed that she was a fast learner.

Gabriel sits on the edge of the bed, gathering himself before he left the hotel room. However, his gaze turned to two bills with Benjamin Franklin’s picture on them with a note on them.

‘I apologize for having to leave you. I hope this money is enough for last night’s service. Thank you.’

“Oh shit. I’m such a hired gun.” He complained with a lopsided smile. For the first time, he felt like a lowly man. No woman had ever treated him like this before. Did he look like he was lacking equipment, so she was keeping the money as payment?

Gabriel smiled wryly, his pride completely tarnished. He promised to find the woman, no matter where she was. Even though he didn’t know the name and residence of the strange woman. Once again, he could do anything, because he had a lot of money.

***

Bella groaned in annoyance as Holly pulled her arm. She had only just arrived at the office and the blonde woman grabbed her arm with all her might. Bella’s smaller body compared to Holly’s made it impossible for her to resist as Holly grabbed her arm, resulting in her being dragged.

“What are you doing, Holly?”

“If we’re late, you’ll get a scolding from Abigail. That nagging woman had sent a message to all employees to be on time. Starting today, we’ll have a new CEO replacing Mister Hamilton.”

“Why didn’t I get the message?” The woman reached into her sling bag, pulling out her cell phone to confirm the message Holly was referring to. “Damn it. My phone’s in airplane mode.” Bella had a habit of turning off her phone or changing to airplane mode when she wanted to sleep. The reason is simple, because of her health.
Holly and Bella entered the hall, sitting in the back row.
“Looks like we’re already late, Holly.”
“I hope Abigail doesn’t see us,” she whispered, so as not to disturb the others.
The two of them searched Abigail’s position, making sure that the chatty woman didn’t see them coming. Just as they were about to breathe a sigh of relief, Bella met Abigail’s eagle eyes. The woman’s gaze looked like a predator marking its prey.
“Looks like the universe isn’t on our side, Holly.” Bella pulled Holly’s body closer. “Look over there,” she whispered, not forgetting to put on the sweetest smile possible.
“Oh, no! Stop looking at her. Just act normal, like we’ve done nothing wrong.”
Bella knew very well how Abigail behaved. People nicknamed her “lioness” because she was a much older general manager. Her single status was often associated with her grumpy attitude. Many assume that no man dares to approach her because of her authoritarian and fierce nature. However, behind her strict attitude, there is wisdom to be gained. No employee under her auspices is lazy, no employee is jealous of each other, because she always equalizes all employees.
Many people say that Abigail often feels frustrated because she is single. It is said that women who have never had an orgasm will often feel stressed and frustrated. Is this true? However, it is something that is uncertain, because even someone who is single can get a release from a man she doesn’t know. As Bella experienced a few days ago.
Remembering it made Bella anxious. She wouldn’t get pregnant, right? Hopefully, the man used it safely. Yes, hopefully. She didn’t want to be in when she was pregnant, but didn’t know who the father of her child would be. Isn’t that a very scary thing? Not knowing who owns the flesh and blood inside her womb.
Bella regretted her actions, which were very dishonorable. Just because her lover cheated on her and played with other women, she even happily gave her virginity to another man. Was her grudge healed? Absolutely not. She is even more frustrated because of her outrageous behavior.

Recalling Jack moaning over another woman made her blood boil. The moans and sighs made her instantly nauseous. Although disappointed with the man, Bella was a little grateful for the incident. At least she didn’t regret that her relationship with Jack had ended. At least there was no karma she would receive for breaking up with the treacherous Jack.

“Ella! Look at him, he’s so handsome.” Holly’s nudge made Bella’s daydream come to an abrupt halt.

“You’re hurting me.” Bella scolded as she stroked the arm that had fallen victim to Holly’s violence. She looked up, narrowing her eyes as Mister Hamilton’s grandson was already at the main podium, introducing himself.

Holly smiled brightly. “Looks like I’m going to be very diligent about coming to the office. His presence will make the boring office interesting.”

That’s how Holly was. She was always hungry for handsome men, especially rich men. However, until now, she didn’t have a lover. Admiring many men makes it difficult for her to choose. She said that she would rather get a lot of attention when she doesn’t have a lover, rather than getting just one attention from a lover who might get bored later. Quite reasonable, but her attitude led others to label her as an attention-hungry woman. However, Holly doesn’t care. It was her indifferent attitude that amazed Bella.

At least Bella has a best friend who can strengthen her when she is down. At least Holly will be at the forefront when others to look down on Bella. Holly and Christy are friends who never leave her in any condition.

“His voice is so sexy, Ella. What if he sighs? That would be so exciting?”

Bella could only shake her head at Holly’s behavior. She looked back at the main podium, feeling quite familiar with the face. However, she couldn’t remember where she had met him.