The CEO's mystery heir

and physically, she decides to forgo cooking and orders some food for herself

nse of pride. From each piece of furniture in the house to the paint on the walls and the dishes in the cupboard, eac

e job openings online, while eating her lunch on the side. She has given herself a month to find a job. Once she has signed on the dotted lines with her next emp

he was going to leave the

o five places, Rose finally puts her laptop away. The mom

sound of her phone's ringtone. Her irritation a

What

I just wa

ing at the time Rose responds, "Wow

d. Did the dragon make

even wish to t

he unleashes his worst on you. Although I had my theories around it, now wit

ything to Sarah. She knew she could trust her, but didn't

how about catching up

same place that we went to last ti

love that they keep se

that their manager has a crush on you? It just works be

but I feel bad for him. It is

pecting anyone, she quickly hangs up on Sarah to find out

rson she hadn't expected at her d

ens the door to find a

her clothes he laughs

that you w

r a hug he says "I wanted us to be togethe

I texted you. That isn't called di

baby. I jus

k somewhere. I don't even know what's happeni

ou. You k

o her to kiss her but R

k pleads, "Please baby.

conflicted, Rose finally gives in and kisses him back with equal fer

e her breasts before twisting and pinching her buds, a shar

rounded bottom. Landing a smack on one of the cheeks, his hands encircle her soft globes from behin

asn't ready earlier, she definitely was now. Especially when she

s quick work of their clothes and

s around him, he walks closer to the ne

s Derek expanding inside her, realizing he is about to orgasm. Knowing they are so close to the entrance door, having never made it to the bedroom, s

out of her and heads towards the bath

se realizes he had just w

back, thinking about all of his recent behavior leading up to just about now she feels something has changed in him. While

han expected. Feeling disappointed in herself for having

ts Derek now in his boxers, sitting by the kitchen island with a glass of whisk

Rose softly asks. "What

red her question. As she gets closer to him the smell of alc

d softly asks again. "What happened to us, Derek? I feel things are not alr

her and snapping, "Yeah you could. Maybe cut down on your c

"I never called you or texted you today. So why did you come h

need you to take care of my sex drive. You are not even tempting enough. Wha

ur another large drink for himself, his grip loosens and the bottle slips out of his hand. Trying to

p and check him for injuries. Finding no visible cuts or bruises on h

g her for the bottle of whiskey but just as she p

he was extremely drunk when he said all those hurtful things to her b

t thing in the morning once

as slept in a lot longer than most days. As the memories of l

toilet puking his guts out. Getting up, as he flushes the toilet, Rose g

e sits in front of Rose clutching his head, "My head feels like it is about to burst and I have a

ooks at her with a vulnerable exp

I'm exhausted. With us, this relationship, this façade

dly, "You aren't h

you aren't even interested. I don't want things half-hearted. And I refuse to be l

st night, wasn't I? I came here because I had been missing you like crazy and I ended up ruining

of that? I promise I'll m

m really sorry, love. I had planned to whisk you away for a pro

dy now to leave in some time. But let's plan to meet sometime in the week. I know there is something that is worrying

ise I'll make it up to you. And don't worry about me. There isn't anything s

ckly get dressed and leave." Placing a kiss on her head he moves away to g

-

s Sarah seated in a quieter yet sunnier area, looking

, Sarah sees her and gets up

ready told him we are ordering Mimosas today since they were kind enough to offer us their 1+1 on th

and some starters, both end up say

ays again, "You

ng life. You already know that. You tell me about what happene

nd as I was entering this place, I saw you were beaming at your ph

r, "It isn't what you think. Yes, he has texte

ine. Let me see it for myself." Putting h

tion on Sarah's f

on a date. But I can't. It's work-related. Had I met him

n noticed him, forget about talking to him or going out on a date. And honestly, we don't have th

ther round of Mimosas and asking Rose again. "Okay. Now back t

on Rose's face. "I don't even kn

at happened over the two consecutive days,

the ongoing recession. Finding a new job may not be as difficul

g me is not good for me. I had started to relax when Charmaine made an appearance, but now he claims she isn't even his girlfriend. It is

you know you always shut him down and do it well. To me, from a distance, it feels like he is dying for some affection from y

ob and I shall also reach out to some of the people I know. I just don't w

has a sudden brainwave. "You know what?

s head off. And do not mistake me. I do not mean a date or the kiss that he might be dying to have. I mean simple things like shar

warm towards him, he will dr

ed dollars, he will be beaming at you for the next few days. If nothing

g after what happened yesterday, the situati

th of their

es, Rose has a dreadful look on her face, whi

eeling I'll be 100 dollars richer before the

by Alec. The subject said: "Top 30 under 30" and the meeting invitee

email for Rose. Alec had asked her to m