“Of course not. Firstly, Evan was the one who hired you. I only knew about your employment when Evan mentioned that you will be handling some of my business.” He straightened on his chair and looked directly into his eyes.
She was about to say something when he beat her to it.
“Secondly, I do think that you are a valuable asset to my team and your exceptional credentials are what we need.” He continued.
“Mr. Princeton.” He held out his fingers to silence her.
“Lastly, I will never consider any of this as a joke.” Staring at her with those intense eyes. “If I will ever use manipulation with you, it will not be about your career. But with you back in my arms and on my bed.” He uttered in that sexy voice of his, with that luscious lips of his, and without losing eye contact.
He continued when he remained quiet. “I have a proposal and before you shot me down, try to think about it first.” He waited for her response.
“What?” She decided to hear him out.
She had nothing to lose anyway. Maybe his proposal was good enough for her to decide to stay with the firm. Because as of the moment, she was not sure if leaving the company was a good idea.
She had to admit, he was right. No other firm would give her the same special treatment she was receiving from this firm and it was all because of him. But was it worth it?
“Are you ready to hear me out?” He asked as he made sure that no one else would hear them.
She nodded, just wanting to get over with it so she could leave.
He was not sure if he was scaring her away with his words, but he needed to be honest with her. His plans were fair, and in his point of view, both of them would benefit from his proposal.
She could only gape at him after his bold statement. She searched her muddled brain for a sharp retort, but she could not find one. This was what she feared if she continued to work for him. She would be a heaping mess every time he was nearby.
“Alexander.” Someone called out coming from her back, snapping her out of her daze. Alexander too reverted his gaze to the source of the voice. Recognition quickly reflected in his eyes as he focused his attention on the person behind her.
“Alexander, fancy seeing you here.” The sweet voice said as she walked closer to their table until she was standing directly in front of them. “I was looking for you.”
“Tyra, I didn’t know you were back.” Alexander immediately stood up to greet her with a peck on her cheek while holding her hands.
“Well, Dad is having his annual gala next week. You know how important that is to him. I need to be there to support him.” Tyra explained while keeping a dazzling smile directed at him.
“By the way, Tyra Richards, this is Dani Hamilton.” Introducing the two ladies as he offered the seat Evan vacated to Tyra.
“I’m sorry for disturbing your date. I just missed my friend here.” Tyra apologized as she acknowledged her presence. Her face was friendly, but her eyes showed something she did recognize. Hurt or jealousy. She was not sure, but she was not particularly interested.
“No. It’s not a date.” Dani quickly corrected her. “This is just a business dinner, which just concluded.” She continued as she looked at both of them. She noticed the quick change in Tyra’s demeanor, her eyes suddenly lit up.
“Are you sure? I don’t want to be a bother.” Tyra said politely.
Alexander was about to answer her, but Dani beat him to it. “We’re finished. If you’ll excuse me, I was just on my way out.” She stood up and extended her hand to Tyra. “It was nice meeting you.” Giving her a genuine smile.
“Well, it was nice meeting you too Dani.” She took her hand and gently gripped it.
“Alexander thanks for the dinner.” She nodded in his direction and stepped away not bothering to wait for his response.
She heard Alexander invited Tyra for dinner as she continued to walk towards the exit. She found herself relieved that the dinner was over, but upset at the same time. This should not bother her. There was nothing between them and there would never be, but she still ended up disappointed.
Panting heavily, she kept on going, keeping with the beat with the music on her earpiece. After a few minutes more of running, she stopped and realized that the path she was on was getting unfamiliar. She must have made a wrong turn or something.
“Good job, Dani.” She murmured to herself as she found herself lost in Central Park. Scanning the area, trying to figure where she was.
Remembering gradually that she should have turned on the right in one of the trails. Anyway, she did not mind a few extra hundred meters in her routine. Running usually was her therapeutic way of clearing her mind from her problems and even unwanted thoughts.
She needed it today more than ever.
She woke up this morning with a jolt after a restless night. Last night’s event kept replaying on her mind, where Alexander and Tyra were the main attraction. When Tyra stood in front of him, she felt like an intruder that did not belong in their presence.
Tyra was so beautiful in her long silver gown highlighting her long slender legs. Her blonde straight hair shone, with the beautiful silver clip, holding it on the side. She was the epitome of elegance and class and she commanded attention when she walked into the room.
The way Alexander and Tyra greeted each other. There was an old chemistry present, not of being longtime friends, but something more. She saw it in Tyra’s eyes when she thought that they were on a date, but quickly changed when she learned that they were not.
Maybe this time, Alexander would stop pursuing her, now that Tyra was back. They looked perfect together. Maybe she was just a distraction while Tyra was away. She thought. It was a good explanation as to why he offered her a casual fling.
A temporary thing while they expelled the unwanted attraction, they felt for each other.
She breathed in deeply and scanned her current location, finding her path, and then continued on her run. Not minding the toll her body was taking as long as she could outrun her thoughts and leave it behind.
Walking back to her apartment building, she smiled at Jack who nodded back as he opened the front door for her. He was a sweet man who always had a friendly smile on his face. “You’re run took longer than usual.” He observed.
“I made a wrong detour on the park. I think I still need to get used to this place.” She explained as she ran past him onto the elevator before it closed on her. “Wait.” She yelled to the person who was already inside.
A man was already boarded with a big box in his hand. When he heard her call, he automatically, pressed the open button to wait for her. “Thanks.” She said as she climbed inside the lift as it finally closed. It appeared that they were heading on the same floor when her floor was already lighted at the panel.
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