REFINED ROMANCE

Secrets

We decided to arrive at work separately because he was already the target of paparazzi.

I stood just by the front desk talking to Laura the receptionist and watched as cameras were whipped out as soon as Liam stepped out of the black sedan. Black hair falling into his face, black shades hiding his eyes, he lifted a hand and strode forward. Even as they belted questions his way, trying to block his path, he moved without stopping.

My patience was stretched because I wanted to run out there and fight them off. I wanted to protect him but couldn't. Just imagine if I bust out there and started to create a scene. They'd obviously catch me in shots and I'd be labeled as a lover or something. Not that I wasn't. Smiling to myself, my heart prepared to say something to him. He came in, dressed in a gray gray suit and glassy shoes . Files tucked under his arm, those same files I had helped him fetch out, he hugged them.

He was so handsome, I was stunned now every time my eyes studied him.

The way his choppy black hair stayed in that style. His honey colored skin. That walk. The power in his walk, shoulders back. What a man.

"Don't let them get to you," I smiled as he came in my direction.

"Good morning," he said, head lowered.

And without even glancing in my direction, the elevator was pressed open. In he stepped and before I could even contemplate if to follow, the doors whispered. He was gone just like that.

"I tell you," Laura began in a hushed voice, "I've never met a bigger b***h in my life than that one. He never says anything to me but good morning. And even on best days, he just walks past without a word. What he did to poor Terry."

I frowned. "You mean head of the design department?"

Laura scoffed. She was in her fifties and gray, the bluest eyes ever. "Not anymore. He sacked him last night on the phone. He couldn't deliver some estimates on August's issue and he called him at midnight. Told him he shouldn't show up today because he was fired."

I was confused.

We had fallen asleep just after midnight. That meant he somehow got up during the night and made that call. With me there. Without me hearing a word of it. He was one sneaky man.

"...said to my Bobby, the man in charge is as cold as winter." Laura's chin was lifted. "I mean, after reading this..." she pointed at that day's newspapers and scoffed, "this will show the world what he is."

I leaned over the desk and asked to see the papers. Laura told me that I could take it up to my desk, there were other copies. So on my way up, I barely managed to read the first paragraph. The heading was:

CEO OF DAZZLE MAGAZINE'S MARRIAGE COMES TO AN END

LIES, SCANDAL, INFIDELITY AND SECRETS!

I couldn't believe what I was reading at first. Every single line and accusation sounded ridiculous to me! Things were said that sounded really unbelievable and taking the papers to my desk, I sat down as Ruben shot a smile at me.

"Now having a read?"

My computer was turned on. "Yeah," I frowned at the paragraph and sat down, growing cold inside.

Sources claim that even before their marriage, Abbort was unstable. He has a record of spending close to a year in a mental institution, threatening to kill his brother several times. And even making an attempt to poison his wife with pills. One year spent in Scotland after an unsteady time in their marriage, Abbort had an affair with a twenty one year old woman .But his affairs didn't stop there. He later cheated with three other women, all in their twenties. Officially labeled as a man who chased after young women his wild romantic lifestyle dwindled out to be replaced by excessive drinking and harassing is employees. Many of them claimed that he was so harsh on small matters, it was obvious that his s*x life was telling on him.

But the biggest and juiciest news of all was that he held onto a marriage even though his ex-wife wanted a divorce. Obviously the woman was tired of his games and lies. She wanted out. And big and powerful Abbort decided to hang on just for the fancy clothes and expensive lifestyle. Note to you all, his shares are less than half of her wife's in Dazzle, due to his mother's lack of trust in all her children who began as the successful one.

His brother sleeping with his wife ?

They apparently were high school sweethearts!

One brother stealing the others true love out of jealousy and selfishness?

That's the talk around town, ladies and gentlemen! So it didn't come as a surprise when he probably forcefully got her pregnant to keep ties with the marriage. We all pity the loss of the child. But was there really one to begin with? What a cover up! Not a hint of that miscarriage. Just the sad news that slipped in that the wife was pregnant and had lost the child due to emotional stress and trauma. We're yet to see the proof Mr Abbort ! Unless you're lying. Just as you lied about you loving her all this years . Those poor young women must be in shambles right about now. To think that he lusts after young women instead of his own wife who desperately wanted to be with his brother .Why couldn't he let her go? Money.

Numerous speeding tickets. Reckless driving. Wild s*x life. Gambling and drinking. Spending more than expected on crazy deals and fancy clothes.

The vote of the majority is that he's not suitable for the job.

Actually, news just in, he's about to get sacked just as he sacked those poor employees depending on a paycheck.