Billionaire's Love Story

Chapter 11

Iris

I was behaving like a teenage girl nowadays which was so unlike me. I couldn’t understand myself at all.

I thought about his smile when he was waving his hand at me and found myself smiling again.

It’s hard not to smile while seeing him smiling. It is really contagious.

But every time I look into his eyes I can see sadness in them. It feels as if he is trying to mask that sadness with this smile of his.

On next day I quickly got ready and reached the office on time. I went to my cabin. In morning Ace messaged me that he and Mike are going to meet one of his friend so he will be late.

I am enjoying my work as his secretary because I am learning so many things with this new experience.

Mostly I do my account related work for which I was really glad because it is my favorite work to do.

After one hour I got a call from the receptionist of this office building and she informed me Mr. Wilson is here to meet me. I told her to send him in my office.

I was still angry at what he said to me in the party but what do you expect from the Mr. playboy.

But I can’t show him my anger right now as he is a really important person in this project we have signed.

After few minutes I heard a knock on the door of my cabin and I asked the person to come inside. And entered the great Mr. Wilson with a smile on his face.

He was handsome in this Navy Blue office suit of his, you have to accept it.

He sat in front of me and I noticed him holding a paper bag in his hand. He put that bag in front of me and I looked at him confused.

He chuckled a little after looking my confused face and said, “it’s yours that you let my grandma use on that day. Once again thank you for your help.”

I nodded my head while thinking ‘is this the only reason he came here today' because there was not any meetings today with him.

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I was about to ask him but he said before I could start, “I would like to apologize for what I said yesterday. I just said what came to my mind at that moment. But I should have been more careful, I am sorry.” He said shocking me.

I replied with a small nod saying, “it’s okay”. “I would really like to take you on a dinner, if you don’t mind.”

I was about to deny but he said, “please, there won’t be any funny business. My grandma wants me to apologize properly so let me fulfill her wish”.

I thought for a minute that it would be rude if I reject again so after contemplating a little I said yes.

He smiled and got up from his seat saying, “okay, how about tomorrow evening.” I agreed as I have no plans at that time.

After a quick handshake he left. I was about to start my work when I saw Ace coming out of elevator through the glass walls of my cabin. And I came out to greet him.

He had a little chat with Mr. Wilson. He saw me standing in front of his cabin and smiled but this smile didn’t reach his eyes.

‘Is something wrong with him’ with this thought I smiled at him asking him if he needed anything but he said ‘nothing’.

He was about to enter his cabin when Mike got out of elevator. He also has his cabin on this floor. But he came to Ace and asked, “Are you sure you want to be alone, I don’t think it’s a good idea man. At least not today.”

Ace smiled weakly at him and said, “I am okay dude, don’t worry. I just have some things to think about.”

Mike had expressions which said, ‘don’t lie’ but he didn’t say anything and Ace went inside his cabin before giving me a smile. And I was standing there confused as to what were they talking about.

Did something happen? He seemed a little down. Thinking that I made my way to my cabin after greeting Mike. He also prefers people calling him Mike over sir or Mr. Adams.

I was trying to do my work but my mind was thinking about Ace. He was looking really sad about something which he could not hide with his smile.

I was glancing at his cabin door every few minutes. I couldn’t focus. I don’t want to be nosy asking him what happened or not but I could not just sit still out here.

I slowly moved towards his cabin and knocked. I entered inside his cabin when I heard him saying ‘come in’.

I found him leaning against his desk while facing towards door, his hands crossed over his chest.

It felt like he already knew I was coming here, but how I thought and turned around and found that he could clearly see my cabin from here. ‘was he looking at me'.

Stop being delusional Iris.

I turned around to look at him when I heard him ask, “do you need something?” I shook my head in no. And replied, “just wanted to check on you.”.

There were so many emotions in his eyes when he asked in soft voice, “did’t I say I want to be alone.”

“ But you don’t mean it.” I don’t know from where I got the courage to say that.

“How? how do you know that?” he asked with a small smile.

“Your eyes speak, you know.”

He chuckled, “really? what are they saying?”

“ They are saying that you are sad about something and need someone to talk to or maybe even need a comforting hug.”

“And what if I really need it, will you give it to me?” and my eyes widened listening to his question.

He again spoke, “If I ask you to do it, will you hug me and give that comfort to me which I need?”. He asked hopefully and I felt a pain in my chest while staring in those sad eyes.

I don’t know what happened to me when I started moving in his direction and stopped in front of him.

As he was leaning against the desk he was same height as me. He was staring into my eyes. I took a step closer and wrapped my arms around his neck and his body stiffened.

After few seconds I felt his hands wrap around my waist when he pulled me softly a little closer to him and put his chin on my shoulder. And I could feel his body relax a little.

Suddenly I felt something wet falling on my clothes and I wanted to pull back and look at him. But he buried his face into the crook of my neck saying, “please stay like this for a while.”

And after listening to his voice I could say, he was crying.

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Ace

I messaged Iris that I will be late for office. Me and Mike are going to the funeral of one of our college friend Danny.

He passed away in an accident yesterday. When I heard about it from Mike I couldn’t believe it. He was about to get married next month to his girlfriend from our college.

We reached there and met his family. Everyone was sad and crying. But I couldn’t cry. I don’t cry since that incident happened with me when I was 12.

I was sad and started feeling worst when I saw his girlfriend Maria sitting there with blank expressions on het face. Riya also arrived there and we went near Maria to meet her.

As soon as she saw us, tears started to roll down on her cheeks. She started sobbing on Riya’s chest and Mike and Riya could not hold in their tears anymore.

Suddenly Maria whispered, “What am I going to do now. How am I going to raise this child.” And all of our eyes widened.

Riya asked her again and she said that she is 2 months pregnant. Danny was really happy to find out about this news but all the happiness flew away in a matter of minutes.

After the funeral me and Mike took our leave to come to office while Riya stayed behind with Maria.

The drive to office was silent. Mike was glancing at me from time to time but didn’t say anything.

He knows that I don’t share my sadness with anyone. I can’t share it with anyone even if I want to.

We reached office and he told me to come to his office because he has some reports to show me but I knew what he was trying to do, so I denied.

He didn’t want me to be alone but that’s what I wanted right now 'to be alone'. At least that’s what I made myself believe.

When I saw Iris standing there in front of my cabin I just wanted to hug her, but I couldn’t.

After going inside my office I could not focus on anything. I was feeling restless thinking about what happened with my friends. Then my gaze fell on Iris.

I leaned against my desk while looking at her through the glass walls of our cabin.

I was feeling a little relaxed while looking at her. But she was looking restless and kept glancing at my cabin door.

‘Is she worried about me?' I thought. She came out of her cabin and came into mine. My eyes never left her even for a second. She found out that I can clearly see her from here.

Right now she was as comfortable while talking to me as she was before that drunk man incident in party.

When she said my eyes speak I chuckled because I know it’s not true. No one can read my eyes or how I am feeling except Mike, not even Riya.

But when she said that she can see my sadness and what I wanted, I was shocked.

How did she know that I wanted someone to comfort me, even I myself didn’t know it until she said that.

I asked her if she can hug me and I knew she would deny and she might even get angry. But she shocked me when she wrapped her arms around my neck.

I hugged her pulling her little closer. And I felt like someone has taken away a big burden from my heart. I was right when I thought that hugging her will bring me comfort.

I don’t know when tears started to roll down on my cheeks and her shoulder. She tried to look at my face but I buried it into her neck.

I was stunned with my own self. How is this possible. This woman has made me bring my vulnerable side out and not once but twice.

I remember on that day after party when she was laying on my bed unconscious, some tears left my eyes.

It was first time I cried after the incident from my childhood. And again today I am crying like this in her arms, which I could not do in front of others.

She slowly started caressing my back with her right hand and started running her fingers in my hair with her left hand.

And I am telling you honestly, I never felt this good in my life. It was the most comforting things I have experienced. Slowly I stopped crying after few minutes.

I could feel her heart beating at a very fast speed and smiled while thinking, ‘I am not the only one whose heart wants to jump out of the chest.’

I asked her teasingly, “why is your heart hammering in your chest?” and her body stiffened and she stopped breathing. “you can breathe you know” I again teased.

She took a deep breath and tried to push me a little with her hands on my chest but I didn’t let her. I was liking the feeling of holding her into my arms.

She said softly, “ I think you should let me go now.” And I loosened my hold on her. She asked, “do you want to talk about what happened?” and I nodded my head surprising myself once again.

I don’t like talking about how I am feeling but with her everything is different.

We both sat on the couch in my cabin and I told her everything what happened.

I still could not believe I am telling my concern or problem to someone. I don’t even talk about these things with Mike. What is this woman doing to me.

But it felt really good to talk my mind out to her. Somehow I knew she won’t laugh at my misery and will not try to take advantage of my vulnerability.

She didn’t say anything and quietly listened everything but I could see some tears forming in her eyes. She did not let them fall.

After I was done talking I told her I am feeling better now. And she said, “you are a good person Ace and you have a really good heart”.

After saying this she went back to her cabin and once again I stood there frozen on my spot.

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Travis

Finally I was successful in making her say yes to have a dinner with me. I was feeling different kind of accomplishment.

Since the time I saw her in lunch meeting at Ace’s hotel, I had this urge of having her. Even when I was having s*x with other women, my mind still kept hanging around her.

I imagined doing all sorts of things with her. Now I want her in my bed to make all my imagination come true and I get what I want.

I wanted to have her on the night of contract signing event with M&A industries but could not do it because of Ace. But now I will get closer to her and then when she will start trusting me I will fulfill my desire.

I never had to do anything to take a girl to my bed. Girls happily throw themselves at me. But Iris rejected my advances and it hurt my ego a little. So now she is a big challenge.

And well, I love challenges.