A Night With My Boss

17

CHAPTER 17

ROSELLE the whole night tried to calm her thoughts, it was a whole full pack. Thinking about her sick father and her worried mom, it still slip her mind the thoughts of what Ian said.

She know who's Jessie's boyfriend? How? Why?

It was afternoon when she told her parents that she'll be leaving for Ian's party and promise to go home fast to hospitalize her father. If and only if Ian will agree, cross fingers he will!

Right when she arrived at the mansion, sight of busy workers and maids decorating the garden was the first thing she saw.

She roamed her eyes to search for Ian, and she saw him through the glass door talking to his men.

She jogged towards him. Ian glanced when she was near, he extended his arm to reach for her.

"You're here. When did you arrived?" Ian softly asked, his face went closer to peck her a kiss and she let him.

"I just arrived" Panting, she uttered "I have something to tell you, can we talk?"

Ian creased his brows "What is it?"

Rosé glanced at the men in front of them "Can we talk somewhere private?"

Ian's brows creased deeper, he looked at them and signaled them to go away.

"Sir, how about the back security?" One of his men asked.

Ian sighed and glanced at her "Is that important? Can we talk about that later? Mom and dad are on their way"

Roselle heaved a sigh pouting as she gave up, he's busy at the moment and she knows him when he's busy.

Ian gave her a small smile and pinched her chin softly "Don't worry, whatever that is I'll try my best to do whatever I can"

Roselle's face lit up hearing his words. She wanna yell 'YES' at the top of her lungs but first, she have to make him promise.

"You promise me" She raised her pinky finger and Ian released a small chuckle at her behavior.

"Whatever, I promise. But it still depends" Whatever. He promise he'll help.

"Just stay in my room for now" Ian stated before glancing on his men and command them to do what they have to do.

"Your room? How about my room?" Roselle asked confused.

"Jessie is staying there. Our house don't have guest room hon" He answered.

"I heard my name" Jessie appeared behind her.

Jessie gave her a small smile and kissed her brother's cheek.

"I just arrived from the cake shop. I chose mom's favorite red velvet cake. Is it fine?" Jessie asked her brother for approval with carefulness.

Ian nodded making Jessie's smile grew wider "Oh that's great!"

"I should go--" "Where's your boyfriend?" Roselle and Ian talked in unison.

Roselle stopped midsentence, the mention of Jessie's boyfriend caught her attention.

Jessie glanced at her for a moment and back to her brother. Roselle don't want to jump into something but Jessie's eyes was suspicious.

She don't want to conclude something but her instinct is telling her something. That something will happen today. And it makes her nervous without a reason.

"Ah ... He's on his way oppa" Jessie said stuttering, she gave her an awkward smile before saying her excuse "I'll call him if he's already near"

"What happened to her?" Roselle asked Ian while still looking at Jessie walking away.

Ian just smiled at her making her brows furrowed with confusion to his silent response. What was that?

It was almost an hour and so when Roselle got bored just from staying in Ian's room.

She would peek for him and try to talk to him but he was too busy to entertain her.

She badly needs to talk to him about her father. Her old man is sick, and she can't bare to see her own father suffer. Her parents already suffered enough.

There's just only one thing she needs to act to get Ian's attention. And as if she has a choice 'cause she don't, she must do this.

Seeing Ian with one of his men walking almost pass his room, she tidied her dress and went out stopping Ian and his man.

She was wearing a string dress with a jacket to cover up her exposed chest and shoulder, but now gone was the jacket. She flopped it down his bed before she went out to face him.

Ian scanned her with his brows scrunching, he looked at his man and caught him eyeing her.

Ian glared at the man and then the man walk away scared with Ian's blazing eyes.

"What are you doing?" He asked with his voice cold as ice. His eyes was glaring at her face down to her wide shoulder and fair chest.

Roselle gulped the lump building on her throat from the nervousness. This is the only way to make Ian talk to her, she have to do this!

Roselle raised her arms and reached for Ian's arm, her hand travelled to his biceps and squeezed it.

She saw how Ian's eyes darken at her touch. His jaw clenched and the veins on his neck sculpt.

"Let's talk" Roselle breathily said, her hand crawling down Ian's hand and pull him inside his room.

And like a puppy being hypnotize, Ian let her pull him and she close the door.

Just when she close the door. Her hand that was holding Ian's hand switch as he pull her back to face him.

He pushed her hard on the door cursing "You can't understand the word 'later' huh! How about a punishment?"

Ian kissed her lips hard she was surprised. This isn't part of her plan. When she said talk, it was literally talking with their mouths away from each other and not this.

But Ian being Ian, she should have expected this when she seduced him.

"Wait! Wait!" She pushed his face away from her "I meant it when I said talk Ian, talking with our mouths not intact with each other"

"Let's talk after" Ian whispered as his kiss traveled to her collarbone.

Roselle rolled her eyes. This is unbelievable.

"I need your help okay. Let's talk first" She pushed his face away "Ian please!"

Ian didn't budge, not when she yelled "IAN! I SAID STOP!"

Ian stopped, surprise when she yelled.

"Did you just screamed at me Rosie?" Brows creased, he asked.

Roselle sighed calming herself "It's just ... I really legit needs your help"

Ian stayed silent so she continued "Dad is sick okay, and I need to send him in the hospital"

"He can heal with time Rosie, just let him take some meds and he'll be fine after a few days"

"That's not the case Ian" She stated starting to get mad at his shallow reasoning.

If that was just a normal fever or a cough, it will heal with meds but her father was bedridden for days now. And she can't just blind eye on it when his life is at risk.

She don't have anything. She don't have money to pay for the bills for the hospital.

Ian is only her hope. It's been always him. And she's hoping he'll help her now too same as always.

"My dad is badly sick. He can't get up, he barely eat anything and he always cough. Actually nonstop. That's not just a simple fever Ian, it's serious"

Ian stayed silent. Roselle stared at him, trying to read his face.

It took a moment when he responded "Is that why you're letting me kiss and touch you today huh. This is the reason"

He sarcastically laughed, tongue pushing the inside of his cheek " There's always a reason behind your switch of behaviors towards me. What will I get?"

"Mwo?" Roselle brows scrunched.

"What will I get in exchange in helping your dad?" Her mom was right. He never change, he still wants something in return.

Not thinking much she said "Whatever you want"

She saw a ghost of smirk on his face but she don't care. She has better things to focus on than his thoughts for an exchange, and that is her father.

"You said whatever right"

She thought for a while. Is she ready whatever it may be? Whether she is ready or not, she have no choice. For her father, she'll take whatever that is.

"Let's get married" Ian interrupted her reverie "Right now"

She should have expected the worst idea, she thought it will be just her kissing him or them having s*x but it was worst than s*x itself.

It was the death of her and her freedom. It was a trip to the evil dungeon with no exit.

"R-right now?" Roselle eyes twitched, her mouth gaping because of shock.

"Do you need time to think?" Ian asked staring at her emotionless, like a monster with no heart as he is.

Her mouth tried to speak a word but nothing came out. She can't think.

Ian smirked as if expecting her response, he turned and open the door "Tell me if you already decided"

Ian was about to walk out of the room but she stopped him "Ian wait!"

Ian stopped and turned to look at her "Does it have to be now? As in now?" She asked.

Ian didn't blink when he said "Yes! Right now! Right here!"

She was fidgeting, she can't think straight. With her thoughts clouded with her mix emotions and scenarios.

Thoughts of her being married right now with a monster, her father in a hospital, her sleeping with Ian and her simply being chained.

She looked at him with pleading eyes "How about next year?" She proposed.

But Ian just shook his head as he tried to turn his back again to leave.

But she reached for his arm "I promise Ian, next year. I will resign from work and stay here just please next year"

Ian's brows drew a crease "I can't wait that long Rosie, you know that. I'll send your dad in the hospital now, I will get my exchange now. That's how it's supposed to work"

"This isn't business Ian, for God's sake! I just want my dad to get hospitalize. Why do it needs something in exchange every time?" She exploded.

"You don't have a say in this Rosie! You want something from me? Then swallow what needs to be done to get what you want. You want your dad to be healed? f*****g marry me right now!" Ian grunted.

Roselle shook her head starting to get teary eyes from madness and for being hopeless at the same time. Since that day she met Ian, she started to stop getting any chance in choosing for herself.

Today isn't an exception. She's pathetic for expecting too much from Ian. She expected him to have an ounce of kindness 'cause for once he saw him being kind in the past. But past is past.

That Ian was long gone. He is already the greedy, dominant and controlling Ian in the present.

"I'll be waiting for your response" He said before he stepped closer to her and peek a kiss.

His face stopped just an inch from her and stared at her hopeless face "I won't wait for long" He whispered.

Shoulder's dropping as her hope for her freedom slowly vanishing, she watched as Ian stepped out of his room.

But then Ian stopped and turned to her with no emotion on his face "My parents are here, stay as the kind actress that you are portraying right now Rosie. I may change my mind with my exchange"

Behind the emotionless mask Ian was showing, a slight kindness peek out without him knowing in his eyes.

She can't help it anymore, she started sobbing. She covered her face with her hands as her shoulder trembled.

She felt a pair of arms enveloped her "I'll give you a month, is that enough?" And what he said just made her wail even more.

Ian's illness is kicking, his bipolar disorder is kicking and it shows how he's mad for seconds and heartless and now he's hugging her as he gave her a chance. For once, she was happy with his illness.

"Please send my dad in the hospital, I'm begging you Ian" Roselle's voice muffled in her hands.

"Okay, let's go out. My parents are here, let's greet them"

She just nodded, her head is low as Ian guide her out of the room.

"Hi! Is he here?" Ian asked with her still hiding her face by looking on the ground as she fix her face, wiping her tears.

"Yeah, there he is" Jessie happily answered "Justin, come here"

And for the second time, she looked up hearing his name. Surprised at the very moment, like a deja vu. The first meeting happened in Ian's house flash back on her mind. His eyes that day they met and when he knew that she lied, that she was already taken for marriage. That scenario suddenly flicked on her mind.

Her pair of eyes met his unreadable pair of eyes.

And just like that, the little hope she felt with a month long Ian gave her felt like nothing.

Nothing when the person she want to spend that remaining month with is here in front of her, but with another woman and not her.