Devil's Temptation

Chapter 1

Duce's POV

I immediately went straight when I saw Nicolas Abaddon walking towards the elevator. I actually woke up just to wait for him.

"You need that for your office, Miss?" asked by the man I met yesterday. I smiled and nodded. I bought a desk box and some other things. The employees are also looking at me. It seemed they were surprised that I was immediately hired as an employee here. I just grinned and shrugged my shoulders.

"Let me help you, Miss," the man said to me. We were about to board the elevator when he was about to take the box from me. I can't help to secretly roll my eyes because he ruins the plan. I was waiting for Nicolas Abaddon to help me.

"No, it's fine... I can manage." I smile sweetly. He also saw Nicolas who looked at us briefly before he got on the elevator.

"Good morning, Sir," we greeted him. He didn't greet us back. It looks like he had a bad morning because he is frowning early in the morning. He didn't bother to smile or something.

"Shall I take you to your office, Miss?" the man asked me again when Nicolas' attention was no longer on us. I was about to get on the elevator but the man was still trying to talk to me.

"Aren't you getting in?" Nicolas asked coldly. I immediately met his eyes.

"We'll go with you, Sir!" The man said with a smile and grabbed me by the wrist and pull me inside the elevator. I secretly winced. I don't really like guys that much. I hate people touching me.

The man finally took the desk box from me and even smiled. I was about to have a conversation with Nicolas about his schedule for this day but the guy interrupted me. He elbowed me and spoke to me in a whisper.

“Now that I think about it. I don't really know your name," he asked in a whisper because the three of us were the only ones riding the elevator today.

"Amethyst," I said so he can stop talking to me.

"Oh, nice name. I'm James,” he said before smiling at me. If he just doesn't carry something right now, he would surely have extended his hand.

I just nodded. When I looked back at Nicolas, he was looking at me. I immediately met his eyes. As usual, I didn't take my eyes off him. I even tried to bite my lips before smiling at him. He didn't give the same energy I gave. He just gave me a cold look before slowly looking away.

I frowned at that. He's really hard to have conversations with. James talked to me. I was still slightly irritated by what he was saying. I'm not interested at all. He's saying that he's a new employee and their office is downstairs. He said that he is often ordered around by co-workers.

After getting out of the elevator, James actually followed me while carrying the desk box.

"Should I put it here, Ms. Amethyst?” he asked me, smiling.

"Yes, thank you." I just smiled there too. We just looked at Nicolas Abaddon when he slammed the door to his office.

I snorted there. It's not working time yet because we're early.

I was about to sit on my chair when I felt that its screw had been slowly removed.

"Is your chair comfortable, Ms. Amethyst?” James asked. He is still staying.

"Uh... It looks like the chair is not in good condition now," I awkwardly said.

"Let's go downstairs? We will also change your table to make it more good, Ms. Amethyst. Manong Guard and I are close," he joked, so I smiled. Well, I also want to be comfortable with work so maybe I should fix this first. I just followed James downstairs.

There are a lot of new items in the stock room so we asked Manong Guard and some workers here at his company to help. They brought the table and chairs upstairs.

I slightly raised my eyebrows when I saw Nicolas looking at us from his office. His window blinds are now open. I couldn't stop the smile on my lips. I said I'll just fix my things first but it seems like I can do that while seducing Nicolas.

I slowly took off my blazer so some of the men also looked at me. Well, it's just only for Nicolas because he seems like he's not comfortable seeing me like this.

"It's too early to be sweaty," I said with a laugh so they also laughed and agreed with me. While we were fixing my table, I could see Nicolas looking at my side so I tried to lean over the desk and tried to move sexily. I just laughed at what I was doing. If Grace is here, she's probably laughing at me.

We hadn't finished doing our things when Nicolas came out of his office.

"What the heck are you all still doing here? It's already time for work," Nicolas Abaddon said irritatedly. I looked at the clock here outside. It's still 8:25 though. We still have 5 minutes for working hours. The question by our co-workers immediately stopped.

"Sorry, Sir!" His employees were immediately panicking because of how irritated his face was. His employees also left in a hurry.

"And you... Follow me in my office," he said to me, annoyed. I can't stop the grin from my lips. At least, I got his attention.

"What the f**k are you doing?" he asked giving me a glare. It was as if he couldn't avoid questioning me now after being quiet for a while. Why is he even mad?

"Are you seducing all men out there?" he asked angrily so I secretly smirked before I brought my face close to him. I see the slight parting of his lips and him looking at my lips.

"Why? Are you seduced, Sir?” I asked before I sensually smiled at him.

"And why the heck are you even wearing something like that at work? f*****g cover yourself," he said irritated. The smile on my lips only grew wider because he didn't deny my question. The fact that he thinks I'm seducing people means he's really curious about me.

"I'll answer that if you answer me," I said without losing my smile while he only showed me a frown.

"Stop with your nonsense. Go back to f*****g work," he said angrily before he sat down in his swivel chair and got busy with work. It just raised its eyebrows.

"Hmm, what do you want to drink, Sir? So you can cool your head?” I asked, still ignoring him. He just gave me a cold look.

I just laughed softly.

"I'm sorry, Sir. That's not what I'm doing. It's just that my chair is not in good condition at all," I said innocently. Well, it's hard, maybe he will suddenly fire me.

"You could have told me," he said with a furrowed forehead. A smile immediately curved my lips. Is he caring about me now? He is very fast.

He helped me with the chair and the table so of course, I didn't let a single time be wasted.

We got busy with work later on.

And when the night came, I proceeded to my next plan. I just grinned when Grace called from the other line.

"My plan is already good. I'll call you once I'm done," I said so she just laughed and let me do my own things.

I already plan on living in the same condo unit as Nicolas Abaddon. He seems like he's the type of person who likes a simple life. That's good for me. I can also make my plan even when we are not in the office.

I fixed my face before I took some food that my maid cooked. I also slightly adjusted the nighties I was wearing. I even ponytail my hair so my neck and cleavage can appear. I grinned in the mirror. I look so different from the elegant and prim Duce. The one who was just always in her office.

I also left my condo unit before going to Nicolas' place. We were right next to each other so I immediately went straight to him. I only rang the doorbell once but because he's not coming out, I rang it again. The door soon opened.

Nicolas came out. Looks like he just came from the bathroom. It's only wearing clothes from his lower body parts. Water was still dripping from his abs. I couldn't help but secretly smirk as I got an idea of what to do next. It's really a good idea that I tried to buy a condo unit here.

I immediately pretended to be surprised to see Nicolas Abaddon in front of me.

“S-Sir?” I pretended to stammer while looking at him. He gave me a cold look before raising an eyebrow at me. I just secretly grinned.

"What are you doing here?" I politely asked. He was just looking at me as if he was surprised by my presence.

"Obviously I live here." I don't know if he's being sarcastic or what.

"I also live here, Sir. The next unit next to yours," I said pointing to the unit next to his. He looked at it for a moment before nodding.

"I just moved and I would like to give you some food," I said l, showing the food I cooked to our housekeeper. Yes, I became independent at an early age but never learned to cook. I'm only smart in the office.

He looked at what I cooked before he looked at me coldly. He accepted it too.

"Uh... Can I wait for the Tupperware, Sir?" I asked him when he went inside. I even peeked at his door to see his unit. He looked at me because of what I did.

"Do you want to enter, Ms. Amethyst?” he asked me, letting me go inside. I bite my lips just to tease him. I saw how he looked at my lips so I secretly smirked.

"Uh, can I really do that?" I asked so he simply nodded. I went inside next.

“Your place is big and nice. I like big things," I said before smirking. He didn't pay attention to what I said.

"You have a lot of furniture too while I'm still moving some of my things, Sir," I said even if he looks like he was not interested at all.

He didn't say anything at all. I followed him to the kitchen. I saw the way he looked at me when he saw me staring at him. There is food on his table. A pasta.

"What? Do you want to eat here?” he asked, raising an eyebrow at me.

“Uhh… Can I, Sir?” I ask. I'll take every opportunity I can get.

He just nodded so we started eating. I was eating his carbonara when I saw him looking at me.

"Why, Sir?" I asked.

"You have a sauce on the side of your lips," he said seriously. I acted dumb so he doesn't have a choice but go wipe it with his thumb instead.

I smirked after he did that. That's right. Think about my lips as I think about yours.