Chapter 1-The First Encounter
Isabella's POV
"didn't i already tell you that i hate coming to clubs?" i speak irritated and she glances at me squirming her eyes at me
"and don't you already know bella that i love coming here" she speaks in a dim voice as she holds the glass near her face
"plus thing is the only way of me going through every day in that shitty office" she speaks with hatred but nods her face in disagreement.
"not today, let's go" she grabs my hand and we make our way through the dance floor hardly managing to pass between the sweaty people dancing the night off
"jenn-" i try to speak but i bump right into someone, apologizing i move around trying to spot jenny but lose sight of her
"god" i walk towards a corner irritated and take a vacant seat on the couch
"hey beautiful" a drunk young man pats me on the shoulder trying to grab my attention. "you wanna d-ance with me" he speaks stuttering a little, his breath reeking of
alcohol. i scan my eyes around him straightening my shoulders in the process
"uh no, i'm good. Thankyou" i speak then shift my body away from him no longer maintaining eye contact.
"hey" the guy says again touching me, this time his hand stays on my arm.
"do you wanna have a drink with me?" he says as he offers me a sparkling glass and i inhale the scent suspiciously
"no thankyou" i speak a little irritated this time and turn my eyes away from him trying to find jenny
i feel his hand still on my arm so i jerk my hand a little but instead of removing his hand, he drops his hand further down my body tracing his fingers through my dress leaving a uncomfortable gesture.
"can you move?" i raise my voice a little in case he can't hear me properly but he just passes me a smile. he brings his face closer to mine and i push my face away
until i can no longer back off. i immediately stand up and he stands beside me
"you wanna go with me finally?" he scans my body with his eyes that are sparkling and passes me a mischevious grin
"in your fucking dreams" i say on his face and turn my head away from him
he grabs my hand roughly making it pain and stops me.
"Ain't i asking you nicely?" he says a little angry and it makes me a little angry but a little scared too. unable to think of what to do i try to scan jenny
he slips his hand around my waist and stands beside me
"what the fuck is wrong with you?" i shout this time but only a few faces turn that too turn back to their dancing
"i just told you NO like 4 times, go away already" i say pissed and roll my eyes at him
"you-dare how, why did you shout at me" he tries saying half drunk and i jerk my hand away from him.
"you don't know who i am?" he says in a loud voice and i flinch at his tone. before i can think of anything else, a fist beside me launches and lands right at the
drunk guy's eye who stumbles and falls.
i look beside me to see a stranger standing with no expression on his face.
"i'm just trying to have a nice drink" he says through gritted teeth and looks at the drunk guy who finally manages to get up
"NOW who are you?" he says louder and i struggle to maintain my calm. the stranger gives him a long look then turn his back on him and takes a step away.
The drunk guy once again attempts to hold my hand and i yell at him. why am i even here? i think as i try to get away from him but his hold is too tight and it starts to pain me.
"you're hurting me" i say with a tear in my eye but it doesn't effect him.
"What is wrong with you" the stranger appears out of nowhere pushing the man away who this time falls on a table
This time the stranger looks at my eyes and i look at his. His green eyes suddenly become a safe place for me, pulling me into them. i don't know how long i stare into his eyes but someone calls my name
"OMG ISABELLA" jenny runs towards me and looks at my wrist.
"Are you okay?" she asks worriedly scanning my hands and i nod
i look at the stranger beside me and get a good look at his face.
Even in this dim flashing neon light, his face is like a model, perfect jawline, mesmerizing eyes, light beard. His face doesn't look ordinary but yet i feel like i have seen it before.
"Are you okay?" another man appears behind the stranger and the stranger looks at him then me
"yes, let's go" he says giving me one last look
i look at Jenny who looks at the distance and i snap her out of it.
"Do you still want to stay?" i ask her and she looks back at me guilt in her eyes.
we get out of the club and make our way over to my place. I open the door quietly and we remove our shoes, picking them in our hands and being as quiet as possible, we tiptoe through the living room and into my room. i quickly close the door behind me and we both sigh in relief
"switch on the lights" i whisper to jenny as she struggles to find the switch. She finally founds it and turns the lights on.
"that was a close one" she giggles at me and i giggle. i look behind her and all the laugh drains my face
"Imagine your mom found out that we sneeked out of the window to go to the club she had asked us not to go to" jenny says looking elsewhere and i look at her trying to tell her to keep her mouth shut.
"she would've really killed us" jenny says putting her shoes down and i nod silently
"well, i will happily do that now" someone speaks from behind jenny and she freezes. i let out a nervous laughter as Jenny turns around and sees my mom
"M-mom" i try to speak but her glare dries out my throat.
"it was all Isabella's plan" Jenny confesses and runs to my mom as i stare at her in disbelief
"you bit-" i try to speak but my mom shuts us both
"Even if it was her plan, why did you go with her" mom scolds jenny and i try hard to control my laugh keeping my head low
"And why are you laughing now" my mom says refering to me and i instantly stop laughing. i nervously play with my fingers as she eyes us
"Tomorrow" she says and we both look at her
"you both will come home straight from work and we will talk about it" she says and she walks out closing the door behind her.
"Bro what" jenny speaks in disbelief and i throw a pillow at her
"you snitch" i say narrowing my eyes at her and she laughs at me.
we change and lay down on the bed as i close my eyes and his face appears in front of me. His eyes, that feeling, everything comes rushing back and i open them to remind myself that i would probably never see him again. The entire night passes in tosses and turn until finally i fall asleep at sunrise
i wake up the next day to find a few missed calls and realize how late i am for work. rushing through my everyday routine, i quickly throw on a silk white shirt with
knee length black skirt and heels then make my way out to my car.
I quickly make my way through the entrance door of the 15 floor building AKA Cadogan enterprises and wait for the elevator impatiently
the door opens and i quickly press the 15th floor panicking internally. It's okay, i am only 20 minutes late, i keep telling myself.
The elevator comes to a stop and i calm myself as the door opens
it's okay, Mr.Anthony would understand, i tell my brain and lift my eyes up to look directly at Mr.Anthony, my boss and all the colors drain from my face.
"Hello Isabella" he says with the same smile and i blink at him.
"can you get me my schedule ready for today, i will go meet someone quickly" he says as he goes inside the elevator and the door closes.
was it just me or did he look super unhappy? pushing my thoughts aside i make my way to my desk that is right in front of the CEO's office.
"Heyyy" i glance up to see Maria who hands me a cup of coffee and i thank her
"did you hear the news?" she asks excitedly
"what news?" i say clueless
"you don't know why Mr.Anthony is so upset?" she asks me and i nod my head
"i heard he is retiring today"
"WHAT" i yell so loud i feel like the entire floor heard it.
"what about the company?" i ask her in a low voice this time
"He apparently has a heir who is going to take over his company"
"A heir? he never told me he had a heir old enough to take over the company? isn't his son just 16 years old?"
"He has another son who just came back. I heard he is very handsome but also ruthless" Maria says crushing over the heir
"okay and you can leave now" i playfully nudge her and she laughs then walks away
i slowly sit down as i process the information.
Mr Anthony has a son, someone who is going to take over the company today. Who is this mysterious son?
