The billionaire's haunted house

ch

o cleared h

w look would surprise him, maybe finally get a reaction from him, but Drego looked unfazed. Which was more upsetti

m, been at his beck and call, and he never noticed me. At this point I was sure

I had used as an excuse to come see him. When I heard

or the ones with similar complaints. And then I checked if the complain was legit. I

e from my hand

y of this to the departm

interrupted when Lisa barged into D

back and you didn

busy. Can y

ome back." I smiled and nodded to him. He n

ge and the sass to pull off something like that. Plus, she may be an annoying human being with zero decency and respect, but she was still Drego's

*

ne said, resting her head on my leg as

kiss. A kiss you mistakenly had and

kiss is imprinted in my head." I sighed. Christine r

if it's not Lisa, it will be someo

t know that? I kn

tly, a fierce look in

told Lisa off and told my boss t

was just that gutsy. I, on the other hand, was not. I coul

uldn't ever have to see again. The first time we met as employer and employee, I was the only one flustered. At first I thought he was jus

you know." "Are you insane? It's b

y? Seeing him everyday and having your heart brea

blame Drego for it. He owed me nothing. It was only one stupid kiss whic

e. I didn't mean t

She had no reason to feel ba

as a size ten so her arms were barely covering my body. She was probably still getting use to my new

s. That night sleep evaded me. I was all alone now, no C

him even before I met him. The stories about him

n to paint the city with his dalliances. I almost refused the job of working in his company because of him,

ed it was best to avoid him. To pretend like I didn't know who was under the stupid beard. His disguise was mediocre, but for some str

One thing led to the other and Drego and I got talking... and laughing. I hadn't felt connection like that ever, mostly because I did

alized that Avril was the name of his late wife. Drego divulged a lot of things to me that day and I finally u

forged in the bowels of hell and s

apable o

the possibility of how much more life can get better could only be limited by how far one is willing to imagine. Stamp the Ricardo name on anything and it sold fast. His name was that p

or heartbreak. So I didn't understand his insistence to still hold

art was unwilling to lose interest. I wanted Drego in so many ways. But with his heart closed and his unwillingness