Billionaire Heiress Wanted A Divorce

Chapter 8 The Boss's Fury

　　(Maxwell’s POV)

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　　I slammed my fist on the table, glaring at my men, who stood before me. Their heads bowed, fearing my wrath on their failure. My voice was sharp, and firm, “You mean to tell me all of you have not found her for the past one week? Celeste is a small town in Cantana City, and you can’t even locate one woman?”

　　One of my men shifted forward uncomfortably, “Mr Thorne, we’ve searched every hotel, asked around, but no one has seen her. It’s like she vanished”

　　I clenched my jaw and my temper flared as I leaned forward. My eyes were hurting from days of sleepless nights, “Vanished? She could not have left Cantana City. She is out there, hiding, and your incompetencies disappoint me. GET OUT! Go find her!”

　　I slumped back in my chair after three of those men I sent to find Layla, left my office room. I had to keep the search a secret, but I knew some were already suspecting I had some marital issues going on with my wife.

　　I kept sending sweet messages to Layla, not caring if she had blacklisted my number or maybe she had changed her phone. “Come on, Layla. I need you. Where are you?”

　　“Mr. Thorne, my apologies,” my secretary, Rory knocked on the door and I allowed her to enter.

　　“What now, Rory?” My tone was with a hint of annoyance as I had plenty of work to do that day. Rory was still fairly new and had much to learn to manage my busy schedule.

　　“Miss Thompson is here. She said it was urgent. But Mr Thorne, you have another meeting coming up and –”

　　“Max!” before I could ask Rory to not allow Scarlett to enter, she came in uninvited.

　　“Rory, please inform Samuel I will be late for the meeting” I then looked at Scarlett with a professional smile, “Miss Thompson, how can I help you?”

　　Scarlett locked the door after Rory left and I knew she was angry at me. I quickly hid my phone that had messages sent to Layla. It was not a good time to create a war between Scarlett and me. I still was in need of her to be my client and bring me new contracts.

　　“Where were you, Max? You did not answer my calls, and I waited for you to come” her voice calmed a second later and I could see her pouting her lips not liking how I had ignored her for the past one week. I was spending that time locating Layla who was my top priority to deal with.

　　“Scar, I have a meeting to attend to. I’m busy. We can talk later but not now”

　　“Max, I’m done waiting”

　　Then, there was her full and firm breasts being revealed to me, the kind that could draw any man’s attention without effort. The way it bounced when she walked towards me was undeniably attractive. Little that I realised at that moment, Scarlett had removed her dress slowly, slipping down to the floor in a soft, whispering heap.

　　I held my breath trying to control the hardness forming in my pants. Her skin, smooth and glowing, hinted at a softness that I could almost feel with my eyes alone. I was lost to the magnetic pull of her sexy body coming close to me. “Scarlett, what are you doing?”

　　She took steps back slowly and removed her high heels, with her dark eyes locked into mine with smoldering intensity. “I miss you so much, Max”

　　While I stood like a statue in the middle of my room, she moved with deliberate grace, while her fingers lightly trailed over her laced panties, teasing me to remove it, “You owe me for another contract that is coming your way”

　　Her movements were fluid, and hypnotic to my eyes. My heart pounded hard in my chest as I saw her slip her laced panties down to the ground. “Do you like what you see, Max? I want my paymnt now”

　　I knew it was wrong, but my body reacted otherwise. It was as if Scarlett had placed a chain around my neck and forced me to do as she wished. Without realising it, I was already standing just a few inches from her delicious-looking body that I craved to taste.

　　Scarlett's smile was playful, and confident. Her hand moved down to the hardness that I could no longer control in my pants. Then, I felt her mouth taking my erection full. My hands gripped on the table as I was no longer in control of my body.

　　Then, I heard her words whispered closer in my ear, “Now, f**k me, Max. f**k me hard like how your heart desires me.”

　　That was all it took for me to f**k her hard on my worktable. While I pushed in hard inside of her, I closed her mouth not wanting her to make a loud noise that would attract others in the office.

　　It did not take long for me to c*m on her breasts and seeing her smiling seductively, I knew I was in trouble to not having this affair to end.

　　“Max, I’m sorry” she said while putting on her dress, “I should not have forced you to divorce your wife. I understand how difficult it is for you to divorce her and I’m willing to wait, as long as you need”

　　She walked closer and sucked on my lips before I pulled her closer for another passionate kiss, then she whispered her words breathlessly, “Just don’t stop seeing me. I want you.. to desire me”

　　Her words made my heart pound in my chest. It had greatly satisfied my pride and I had agreed to keep seeing her secretly. “Alright, baby. Just let me finish my work now and I’ll have dinner with you tonight”

　　My words made her smile. I then accompanied her to her car. Along the way, we met my business partner Samuel who was not looking happy to see me walking next to Scarlett. He came to me after Scarlett left.

　　“My wife said your wife missed her yoga class today. She tried to call Layla but could not get through” Samuel gave me a mischievous smile and looked at me from head to toe, “Trouble with your marriage?”

　　“None of your business. Layla is fine, just under the weather” I lied as I would not want Samuel to know my marriage was coming to an end and that might cost us to lose potential large investor like Knight Corporation.

　　“You do know you need to put a happy couple face in front of Karl Knight” he got closer to whisper, “Best if you stay away from little miss Thompson during the grand banquet”

　　“What are you talking about, Samuel?” my voice raised a little but not too loud to cause attention to others in the office. Did he know about my affair with Scarlett?

　　“What you do in your private life is none of my concern, Maxwell. Just don't screw it up to affect our business. Fix whatever you need to fix and put on a show of a happy married couple during the grand banquet” his tone sounded like a warning to me before he walked out from my room.

　　“Nothing going on between me and Miss Thompson. Just a normal business conversation, Sam” my words made him snorted, and he told me I better end it before I would regret it one day.

　　I was about to start a fight with Samuel, but my phone rang.

　　It was a call received from one of my men. They finally found Layla, but she was in the hospital now.

　　I wasted no more time and rushed to the hospital.