The Perfect One – Episode 59 & 60

THE PERFECT ONE 
( Lovestruck
with you…)

Chapter 59✰60

By, Bloom H.

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[ BEAUTIFUL LIPS… ]

< SAME NIGHT~PAST 11PM: B.E.A INT’L >

••CONFERENCE ROOM••

“What do you get paid for? To work and make sure everything is in place… Were y’all asleep when the designs got leaked?” Brandon’s rage filled voice thundered in the room, the members of the board were shaking fearfully with hands clasped together

Brandon already fired half of them, they were just a few left

He paced about ruffling his hair, the ringtone dominated atmosphere was giving him a headache. He shot them deadly glare, without words, they understood

All turned off their phones

Just then Chloe and Ben barged in the room panting heavily

“Sir?” Brandon’s gaze was enough to have her shivering like someone who bathed with ice.

Chloe gulped when he started walking towards her like a predator prying on its prey

“You. Made. The. Designs… You. Supervised. The. Parts as they were. Made…” He was standing in front of her, “So what the f*ck is going on!!” He thundered and she gasped

“I don’t know who sabotaged the project sir…I swear I did everything right…”

“Cut the f*cking crap! If you really did everything right then why did our deliveries get rejected and ideas stolen…I want answers!!” He yelled, the veins around his neck propped showing how furious he is

“I… I’ll get t-to the bottom of this” Chloe stammered, heart slamming dangerously against her chest

“I hate working with incompetent people” He cast a sour glance her way and she gulped as tears pricked her eyes, that look defined the life she’d be living in the next minute – a jobless fellow

“You’re…” He paused and Chloe felt a tear roll down her cheek. Ben looked at her pitifully and dropped his hands. Brandon on the other hand didn’t know why he couldn’t finish the statement. Was it because of Presley?

Chloe’s her best friend right? For some reasons her face flashed through his mind and he thought of how mad and disappointed she would be if he did fire Chloe. But why did her opinion of him matter so much?

And him? Why did he care?

Frustrated, he folded his fist like he was trying to suppress something, then sat down

“Ms Flair, begin the meeting!” He frowned

Everyone in the room had their jaws dropped to hell, the breath which unknowingly they’d be holding back released. Chloe sniffed and wiped her face that had utter shock written on it.

He didn’t fire her? WTF!!

What happened to Brandon Campbell’s ruthlessness. However, she was grateful to the forces that changed his mind, she shakily made way to the front to make her claims

All through, all Brandon was thinking about was Presley, that arrogant tiny lady. Eventually his lips curled to a small smile no one noticed.

< AN HOUR LATER >

“You’re a lucky one Chloe, how come boss didn’t fire you. Not that I want you to be fired but..”

“I understand, I’m also shocked myself” Chloe cut Ben midway, she looked really weary, her face was pale and all she wanted to do was cry her soul out. They just had one of the hardest meetings and all the envious head office holders could do was haul accusations against her.

She would’ve called Sierra but if she were to come, maybe she’ll get fired truly this time around.

“Chloe?” Ben waved at some of the junior workers before entering the elevator with her, “Are you okay? You look tired. Please don’t let what happened in there pull you down okay? I believe you, I think someone’s trying to slander your name” He comforted and she faked a smile

“Thanks Ben”

When they exited the building, Ben offered her a ride but she declined. They wished each other a goodnight and parted ways. Chloe walked dejectedly, her arms hung low, eyes clouded with tears towards her car but she was caught in an embrace all of a sudden

It startled her but when she took in his scent, she relaxed and placed her head on his chest

Adam patted her back gently as she sobbed, her tears soaking his shirt. His brows creased with worry. He actually came here to explain things before morning since he wouldn’t bare it if things became awkward between them

“Chloe?” He cooed and she cried more

He sighed

••••

< 1AM: BRANDON’S MANSION >

Brandon was exhausted when he got home. The thing with his company was weighing him down badly. This was the first big loss he’d ever incur since B.E.A was commissioned.

Within few hours, a lot of investors has pulled out their shares and the few left keep threatening him. His coat was off his body by the time he got to the door of his room.

He sighed and pushed the door open, he entered stealthily. Brandon gazed around the room, quite surprised when he saw two figures on the bed. He could make out from the little lighting in the room

“Lilith?” His face was scrunched up in anger, how dare that b***h! He threw his coat angrily and went to the bed

His eyes widened when he saw Presley with Asher instead.

“Huh?” He blinked staring at their posture, it brought a smile to his face. Presley’s hand was loosely wrapped around Asher’s body while the kid placed his hand on her neck

They were probably talking before sleeping off

Brandon took his time to stare at her, he leaned closer to adjust Asher, once he did, Presley stirred in her sleep and her eyes snapped open coming in contact with his

She gasped and revolted by throwing her hands which he caught easily with his right hand then held it over her head

“Shh…it’s me!” He whispered

“What are you doing? And why are you back?” She tried sitting up but he didn’t let her

“Do you hate me that much to wish I never returned?” He tightened his hold on her hands and she gasped

“Let me go!”

“Quiet… Asher’s asleep” Brandon smirked at her silly expression

“Brandon…” Her voice was raised causing Asher to move slightly, but before she could speak further, Brandon’s lips landed on hers

Time froze!

Presley’s heart thumped so hard that she feared he could hear and when she thought he was going to move away, he started kissing her slowly. She blinked, gasping as his free hand slid into her shirt to her waist sending shivers down her spine

“Brandon” She moaned, soon found herself kissing him back. He let go of her hands and they got to work tugging in his hair and rubbing his neck

Brandon’s mind ran wild as he thought of the naughty things he’d be doing to her if Asher weren’t there…still the kiss would do

Too bad his little man didn’t feel so, a budge had formed in his pants already and was throbbing in need

Their tongues still in battle for dominance as they came in contact. Presley’s soft moans riled him up more, it sent him to the stars and back. His hand under her shirt caressing her bare stomach, he trailed it down to her thighs then…

“Shittt” He broke the kiss and ruffled his hair, Presley suddenly came back to her senses and covered her mouth, what just happened?

She jumped out of the bed and dashed out of the room

“Oh God!” Brandon palmed his face also wondering what came over him

“Hmm” Asher moaned sleepily and rolled to his side

Brandon looked at him then back at the door, then to the tent that formed under his pants

“F**k!”

••••

< A WEEK LATER…>

< E. ENTERPRISES: ROYCE’S OFFICE >

Sierra was seated in Royce’s chair while he was sitting across her looking into the tablet as he went through his schedules for the day

Yes, she’s the boss!

“My God, why do I do everything. Must I attend these meetings?” Royce whined and she chuckled softly

“You’re the boss, ain’t you?” Sierra teased as their eyes made contact. Royce shook his head

“You look great in that chair”

“I feel flattered here. Thanks anyways, so what do you think of my real job?” She asked and he rolled his eyes

“It’s easy.”

“Being an assistant is easy?” She glared at him, “You’re crazy.. working for you is like torture, you’re so picky about everything” She complained and he smirked

“Am I? That’s because I want the best all the time. The Best” Royce stared deeply at her as he spoke making her feel uneasy and nervous

He dropped the tablet then stood up and came to the side she sat, Sierra didn’t expect he’d pull her out of the chair but he did

Royce dragged her back and she fell in his arms

“Picky huh?” He whispered against her neck and she sucked on breath trying to get up but he held her in place

“I need to get back to work boss”

“Now that sounds cheesy. Look at me Sierra” He held her neck and made her look directly into his eyes then smirked, Sierra could swear that her heart flipped from it’s position

What kind of temptation was this?

Royce’s hand found its way under her shirt after untucking it, the eye contact maintained

When he trailed his fingers in her body, she closed her eyes and bit her lip. Royce smirked and continued doing what he was doing

“B.E.A has some internal crises, and they’re looking for investors, won’t you do something?” Sierra breathed trying to ease off his hold

” Something like?”

“Buying shares? Investing? Whatever you do to help them and us… Royce!” She gasped when he pinched her, Royce chuckled and mouthed an apology

“Brandon is arrogant so I’ll wait till he begs me to help” Royce shrugged and her jaw dropped

” What?”

” Yeah, I’m running a business, not a charity event and you know. It’s all business and we’ve been rivals for a while despite specializing in different sectors. It’s fun when your rival begs for help…or anything at all. Right Sierra?”

Sierra was tongue-tied, she opened her mouth but it hung open, he was right to some extent but such harsh reasons. Really?

Royce chuckled at her expression then kissed her cheek

“My mom’s birthday is in a few days, you’re coming with me to get a gift for her, later today” He informed and she nodded

He held her waist drawing her close, he kissed her lips

“This is wrong, I’m your employee remember?” She pulled away

“Then you’re fired” Her eyes widened, “For thirty minutes” He winked and kissed her again, the make out becoming hot as ever

She pulled on his shirt while his hands worked to unbutton her shirt. Royce pulled away and looked at her face

“How the f*ck did you end up in my life”

“You rehired me” she smirked

Royce kept looking at her while gathering his thoughts, after a while he smiled

“Yeah I did, and I don’t regret it” They resumed making out hotly when the door burst open. Sierra gasped and tried pulling away but he did let her

Whomever it was should just f*ck off for all he cares.

“Royce!” Sierra breathed

Everleigh palmed her mouth to prevent herself from wailing. The pack of lunch she was holding dropped to the floor noisily but they didn’t stop

She saw how he held Sierra and her jealousy doubled a million folds. They were kissing… making out like nothing else mattered

“R.. Royce” Sierra finally pulled away, she ignored the disappointed look in Royce’s eyes and got up from his legs while fixing her shirt

Both cussed when they saw Eve standing there staring at them in shock

“Uh…I’ll leave” Sierra blinked and rushed out, she ran to the restroom directly

Eve and Royce kept looking at each other, he didn’t actually care whatever she was thinking but he didn’t expect she’d see them in that position either. Royce knew she’d be heartbroken but, what could he do.

He sighed

“Leigh..”

Eve swallowed the lump in her throat and forced a smile, tears were threatening to pour but she controlled herself

“Royce”

She sat on the couch hoping he’d join her but he remained in his position now working like those files hadn’t been there since

She didn’t fail to notice the tension between him and Sierra anytime she came in. The tension was sensual, she could feel it. The love in Royce’s eyes for Sierra was obvious, he was utterly smitten

Eve felt like yelling and crying but…she couldn’t instead she kept faking smiles

••••

< LATE NIGHT: CHLOE’S APARTMENT >

Chloe cooked! She realized just then how horrible she was at cooking. She looked at the rice – more like soup – it didn’t steam properly, the taste was nothing to write home about. She didn’t use onions cos she couldn’t chop it, she didn’t fry either because she was scared of hot oil on her skin

She spat the spoonful she ate, it was salty…too much salt.

“Mommy!!” She cried and clutched her stomach. She’s been indoors for the past two days working and working her life out, surviving on junks and pizza. She couldn’t take it anymore so she tried cooking but what in carnation’s name did she do

Valley meowed from the chair and she groaned, showing the cat her middle finger

“That’s for mocking me!” She fired and got up from the chair in the kitchen, then maneuvered her way around the cardboards and files scattered on the floor

Chloe sighed as she perched on the couch next to the cat

“I’m so hungry…and I can’t call Sierra, what do I do now. I will die if I eat pizza again” She whined not taking Presley’s name since Presley would never cook for her.

A thought struck her and she grinned petting the cat

She picked her phone and called Adam. He picked on the first ring

“Uh… hi”

“You sound nervous, are you okay?” He asked in a baritone and she bit her lip

“Actually, I’m hungry. Can I you send some food over, I’ll pay” She proposed and he hummed

“Mn. Kay” He hung up

Chloe smiled and dropped her phone

“And that’s how everything falls in place” She giggled but Valley made low sounds, it left her on the couch and went to a corner while she scoffed

“I’m your owner… Stop acting up!” Chloe mouthed and picked a file going through it.

It’s a week gone, they managed to convince and get back some investors but the mystery of the leaked engine types hasn’t been solved yet

She sighed

< MOMENTS LATER >

Chloe was engrossed with work when her doorbell rang. Her eyes twinkled, she knew the food was here, she quickly picked her credit card and ran to get the door

“Thank…Adam?” Her eyes widened in horror when she saw Adam with the package.

“Hi…I thought of bringing it myself” He said, Chloe shook her head and slammed the door close to his face, she placed her back against it and palmed her face

“That’s not how everything falls in place…Look at this place, why did he come…argh!” She muttered, the first thing she did was ran to the kitchen, disposed her “rice soup” in the wastebin, she washed the pot hurriedly. After that, she picked some files from the floor then sprayed perfume in the room

She almost fell as she ran back to get the door

“Adam” she called with a silly grin as she opened the door, “It’s you”

Adam raised a brow, “Really?”

“I’m sorry for that…I was sorting out some issues. Do you want to come in? You might have some IMPORTANT business to attend to, I don’t mind if you wanna leave” She struck a pose in front of the door and Adam tilted his head in curiosity

“Chloe..here’s your food. And now that you brought it up, I’d love to come in, can I?” He asked politely

“Hmm?”

” Can I come in?”

“In where?”

“In here”

“Eh… okay” She reluctantly made way for him to enter. She made faces behind him and pouted, why did he have to come over today?

When she’s a freaking mess… literally, even her apartment is messy
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Adam looked around the room, his eyes caught a cardboard with a well drawn diagram, his eyes widened in awe

“You sketched that?”

“Yeah”

“Wow! Is that an engine?” He asked again and she shrugged in approval

“That’s f*cking talent Chloe, wow” He smiled at her sending heat to her cheeks

“Thanks!” She chewed on her lips

“I’ll serve this warm.” He stressed referring to the take out he brought, she pointed towards the kitchen, he nodded before going there

Chloe released the breath she’d been holding before falling back on the couch, she’s glad he didn’t notice the messy aspects of her f*cked up apartment

“Chloe…oh my God” He called laughingly, she looked in his direction

” What’s that?”

“Did you cook?”

This question sent her brain to shutdown and reboot mode immediately, her stomach churned irritably. Chloe blinked and shook her head

“No!” She denied, and even if she did, she disposed the food – concoction already

“Really?” He jibed laughing his a$$ out. Chloe’s eyes twitched, slowly she made way to the kitchen only to meet the wastebin open and her supposed meal staring at her

She felt like the earth split and suck her in. Her cheeks burned out of embarrassment and Adam’s laughter wasn’t helping matters

Even Valley decided to meow at that time

“Stop laughing. I don’t know how that got there” She shrugged pouting her lips

“Seriously? What the f*ck is this…were you planning to poison yourself?” Adam rubbed his hair and looked at her, she was red all over

He couldn’t help it, another round of laughter exploded

“Adam!!!!”

••••

< PRESLEY’S APARTMENT >

Presley was keenly waiting for a mail Rosie was supposed to send to her. She sat in a crisscrossed position on her couch, her laptop covered the exposed skin of her thighs

She wore a white button up shirt that stopped on her mid thigh

As she sat idly, her doorbell rang. Presley squeezed her face, she wasn’t expecting any visitors since her friends wouldn’t use the doorbell

Who was it?

She wanted to ignore it and act like she wasn’t home but, it might be important especially when her next session in court was nearing

She placed the laptop on the couch then stood up, she straightened the shirt and went to get the door

Her heart jumped when she saw Brandon standing in front of her apartment looking effortlessly handsome. Presley gulped, since that kiss incident, she did her best to avoid him, she only went over to see Asher and then hurried back.

But now, he’s here looking like candy and she doesn’t understand why it’s getting her to react weirdly

Presley stretched her neck out to see if he came with Asher but…

“He’s at Summer’s house” He pushed his way in leaving her in a daze at the door

“Presley” He called and she jerked coming back to earth. She faced him with a frown

“I never let you in. Leave my apartment Brandon” She said

” And what if I don’t?” He sat down and looked her up, his eyes lingered on her fair long legs then back to her face

The apartment suddenly became hot as both were lost in their train of naughty thoughts

“I heard your company has issues, shouldn’t you be trying to fix that?” She kicked his legs breaking into his wild thoughts

Brandon blinked, slowly casting his gaze at her and in a swift motion, he pulled her onto his body, her knees by his sides and hands involuntarily holding onto to the couch

She was straddling him

“Let’s fix something else..” He whispered

“What?” She found herself whispering too

“Everything!” He smirked and she squeezed her face while pouting her lips. Brandon looked at them, he recalled the last kiss

“Your lips are beautiful”

“Hmm?” She raised a brow, Brandon pulled her down by her waist to his legs

“Ha!” She gasped

He claimed her lips immediately
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TBC