Hidden Horns

Jealous is not a turn on

"So that's it? You're letting her go just like that?"

"Don't worry, she'll be back."

"You sound so sure." Belphegor, one of the 7 devils, said while they are both watching Yohan through the magic well.

"Because I know her so well." Satan said and the corner of his lips tugged upwards as he smirked.

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"Are we really going to do this?" Ivy asked while the four of them are inside the car and heading to a restaurant, where they are going to meet the successful CEO of all time in the business industry.

"Of course." Agma replied while fixing her necktie because she felt that she's suffocating in it. "We already gave her two years so it's time to start our plan." She added.

"Okay but listen to me, she's not the woman we know okay? Inside those two years, there are so many things that changed about her." Ivy said.

Yohan chuckled while she's looking outside the window, head leaning onto it. "I'm very aware that she's still the woman I know."

"That's not what I said." Ivy scoffed.

"I heard you, it's just that. I don't want to believe that she has changed."

"Everyone change, Yohan." Jess commented from the backseat while helping Agma to untie her necktie and just decided not to wear it again as Agma crumpled it and threw it out of the window. "Just like you."

"So are you trying to discourage me?"

"No." The three answered in unison.

"We're just telling you that—."

"Fine fine, I'll behave." Yohan said to cut of Jess and she smiled.

The car arrived in the parking lot of the restaurant, where their meeting will be held. Agma and Jess stepped out first then Ivy. Yohan heaved a deep breath before pushing the door open and got out of the car.

"Ready?" Ivy asked and the three nodding their heads.

As they entered the restaurant, the hostess greeted them politely and very professionally. "Hi, we're here for Ms. Smith?" Jess said.

"Right here, ma'am." The hostess guided them towards the VIP room. Yohan let out another sharp breath as they all walked and when the hostess knocked the door and announced that there were people with her, the door opened and Charlene greeted us with a smile on her lips.

"Great to see you again, guys." She said and hugged us one by one. "And you lady, are you their new driver?" She teased Ivy.

"No f*****g way. I'm with them." Ivy said and she entered first inside the room. After Charlene opened the door, my eyes immediately landed on the woman who's still sitting in her chair and her cat-like eyes were wide open in surprise.

"What are they doing here?!" She asked raggedly.

"They are our new investors." Charlene said.

"Are you making fun of me?!"

"Look Ms. Smith, if you think that this business is just a joke, then we'll leave—."

"No no, come on guys. She was just surprised and it's my fault. I didn't tell her about you guys." Charlene said to stop Agma from leaving.

Yohan was not really surprised on how Agma handled the situation and how Chloe reacted upon seeing them. Because in the past two years since they built their business as a part of a plan for helping Yohan to take back Chloe, they learned how to do a real business like how normal people do.

"I'm out of here." Chloe said as she started picking up her things and was about to leave, but Ivy pulled out her folder and put it down on the table. Chloe stopped and looked at it. "What's this?"

"List of the things that our CEO wanted before she invests in your company." Ivy said.

"I don't need it." Chloe said and continued standing up.

"Chloe, just read it first, please." Charlene pleads and holds her arm. "You know that we needed this partnership."

"You told me that we'll have a meeting with the YC corporation, but you brought them instead?"

"We are the board members of YC corporation and Yohan is our CEO." Agma said.

"What?" Chloe asked with a furrowed forehead. "Are you f*****g kidding me?"

"YC corporation stands for Yohan Ceyx." Jess said and pulled out her calling card and showed it to Chloe.

"I think your boss doesn't want us in her company, so we better be leaving—."

"Wait." Chloe cut off Agma. She pursed her lips and shut her eyes as she let out a long breath to calm herself. "Are you sure you guys are from YC corporation?" She asked as she looked up.

"Yeah." The three answered except from Yohan, who's staring at Chloe and stopping herself to run to her and pull her into the tightest hug.

It's been two years since she last saw the brunette, and inside those two years, there are so many times that she has tried sneaking into her house just to see her but she stopped herself. She just stood outside, everyday and watched the empty house.

Chloe and Molly moved into another house and started their new lives without having any contact with anyone aside from Charlene, who became her vice president in her company. Ivy decided to go with Agma so she's been living with the three and lost contact with her two best friends. Which she never regretted but sometimes, she thinks about them and misses them.

Yohan used to go to Chloe's old house to see her even if she knew that she would never see them, but she never tried to find where they live after they moved out. Weird might it be, but Yohan never had missed a day of standing outside the house and waited for someone to show up inside for two years.

And now that she's staring at the woman she longed for, there's so many questions running in her mind, like. How is she? How is Molly? Is she doing fine? How's the life of a mother in a bright kid? Does she have a new lover? A lot of questions, but one thing is for sure.

Chloe is still not married because she's still using Ms. Smith.

"Shall we start?" Charlene asked and Chloe drew a sharp breath before nodding her head.

Jess nudged Yohan with her elbow to snap her out from her trance and she pulled Yohan with her to sit across Chloe and the table in between them.

"So tell us about the contract and your plan for this new project." Agma said as they all settled down. She's really serious about business and you will never notice that she's still a Demon who's doing evil things even if they are betraying Satan.

Charlene opened her bag and pulled out a folder and put it down on the table. "This is the contract." She said as she shoved it forward to the other party. "Might want to read it while I'm presenting about our new project." She added.

Ivy took the folder and gave it to Yohan. "Read it and if you find something you don't agree with, tell us." She said.

Yohan only nods her head and starts reading the contract, fully aware of the pair of eyes staring at her.

There's so many things that changed about her looks. The long blonde hair was gone and she was now having her neck long ash-brown hair, her body built was much firm now and the way she would smile to each of her friends telling her was really new for Chloe.

As far as she could remember, Yohan rarely smiled. She only even heard her laugh when they were at Molly's family event in school. And seeing her now is so much different for Chloe. Perhaps, she has already moved on to her and so has she.

"I hope you guys can consider it, after all YC corporation and CS Incorporation have a lot of things in common." Charlene said after her presentation.

"In my opinion, I really like the way you will do this project to help homeless children and we can have good institutions that are run for the good of all." Jess commented and she turned to Yohan. "What do you think?"

"Actually, after reading the contract. I must say that they have good intentions." Yohan said as she closed the folder and uncrossed her legs.

"Don't worry about the funds that you'll release because we'll use all of it to—."

"The establishment can be a service to every citizen or an oblique power-base of corruption and greed. It can be run with love and goodness or apathetic emotional indifference. The problem isn't the institution, it's the spirit in which it is run. Integrity of emotion brings integrity to the institution, the spirit is the strength of the structure. So we don't really have to focus on the budget that we'll use in this project." Yohan said, which made Chloe amazed. She has never seen this side of Yohan who are familiar in the business industry. Because Chloe used about Yohan just doing evil things because she's a Devil.

"Yeah I agree." Agma said while nodding her head.

"Are you guys for real?" Chloe blurted out then she laughed mockingly.

"What?" Jess asked confusedly.

"Aren't you guys pure evils, why do you care about this project so much?"

"Chloe, what the heck?" Charlene rebuked her.

"No, she's actually right." Yohan agreed to her as she stood up. "We are evil and having concern about homeless children is really ridiculous. So let's stop it here and pretend that this meeting never happened." She added as she dropped the folder on the table and smiled at Chloe mockingly.

"No wait—." Charlene tried to stop them when the four started leaving the room. "What is wrong with you, Chloe?" She hissed before running after Yohan's squad. "Wait Yohan."

Yohan halted her steps and looked back to Charlene. "I'm sorry if we wasted your effort on your presentation but if your boss didn't want us, then it's fine."

"I'm really sorry about Chloe, but please. We really needed the help of your company to make this project."

"I'm sorry, but we both know that Chloe doesn't want us. Just like how she didn't want me two years ago." Yohan said bitterly.

"I'm going to talk to her—."

"You don't have to." Chloe cut her off and she walked towards them. "I'm sorry about my attitude back there, but if you'll give me another chance, I will make sure that this project will be successful."

Yohan chuckled dryly then looked at her friends, as if asking them if she should agree or not. When Jess smiled at her, Yohan knew that it'll be the start of their plan so she turned back to Chloe and nodded her head.

"Just send the contract to my company." Yohan said and turned her heels.

As they left the restaurant, they stayed inside the car and waited for Charlene and Chloe to come out.

"I told you, she hasn't changed." Yohan said.

"Yeah, she still believes that we are bad people." Jess said.

"We still are, but the difference is we have our own company." Agma said and they all laughed.

Two women finally came out of the restaurant. Charlene seems to be bidding her goodbye while Chloe stays at the porch of the restaurant while talking with someone on her phone.

"Who is she talking to?" Ivy asked.

"I don't know but I heard from Charlene that she has a boyfriend." Jess said and steal a quick glance to Yohan to see her reaction.

"And who might be the unlucky guy?" Agma asked while looking at Yohan.

"Him." Yohan said and all of them looked outside the window when a car stopped in front of Chloe. There's a big smile at the brunette's lips when the guy came out from his car and approached Chloe. They hugged each other and they kissed each other, the three immediately turned to Yohan to see her reaction but didn't get anything but her resting b***h face.

"So Harvey was really gone—." Jess was cut off when Yohan suddenly got out of the car and walked towards Chloe and her boyfriend. "Shit." She blurted out and was about to get out too but Yohan stopped them by locking the car doors with her power.

"Ms. Smith." Yohan called.

Chloe turned around and her smile faded when she saw Yohan. "What?" She asked with a frown on her face.

Yohan shifted her gaze to the guy who's still holding Chloe's waist. "I'm sorry, did I interrupt you?"

"Yes/not really." The couple answered simultaneously.

"Not really." The guy repeated with a smile. "Who might you be?" He asked.

"Oh babe, she's Yohan Ceyx. Our new partner in my new project." Chloe introduces.

"Not yet, I haven't signed the contract." Yohan replied but still offered her hand to the guy.

"I'm Joey, nice to meet you."

"Pleasure to meet you but can I have a moment with your girlfriend?"

"Fiancée, actually but yes." Joey said and he turned to Chloe. "I'll wait in the car." He said before running to the driver's seat.

"What do you want?" Chloe asked nonchalantly.

"So Harvey was really gone?" Yohan asked.

"Thanks to you for pushing him away."

"It's not my fault, I'm just trying to save you from him." Yohan shrugged her shoulders. "So this new guy—."

"His name is Joey and yes, he's my fiancée and no, he's not like Harvey so you better leave him alone." Chloe said with a straight face and held Yohan's gaze.

"Good for you." Yohan chuckled. "I just hope that he will never hurt you."

"He's too far from you, so he would never dare to abandon me nor hurt me."

"Good." Yohan nodded her head and smiled at the brunette. "It was nice to meet you again, Ms. Smith."

"Yeah, you too." Chloe said when Yohan turned her heels. "And oh. Jealousy is not a turn-on." The doe eyed girl halted and looked over her shoulder, eyes turned into its natural color; bloody-red. She twisted her neck, producing a cracking sound and her teeth gnashes together before she turned around completely to face the brunette. "But it suits you well." Chloe said.

The brunette turns her back against the Devil just before the latter could say a word and leaves, wearing her triumphant smiles, Yohan stood frozen on her spot, astounded for what just had occurred but after a few seconds and finally coming back to her senses, she chuckled and shook her head as she walked away towards their car, wearing the same triumphant smile like Chloe

"Fuck." Yohan murmured.

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