Chapter 35

CHAPTER 35: ANNOYED

Ivyna was tapping her feet on the ground while her eyes was roaming around the restaurant where she and her boss, Taese. They're having a meeting with two old men. And Ivyna wasn't dump to not notice how the two looking like her like she's a food that was ready to eat. She roamed her eyes around so she couldn't feel the uncomfortable and awkwardness with the two.

"So, do you agree?" Taese asked. He's been trying to calm himself since they sat with the two frickin' old bastard men. He saw how they looked at Ivyna like he's not existing from the time they came until the end of his explanation about the proposal.

Mr. Cruz, the one with a bald head, looked at Taese with a smile on his lips. He's happy not because of the contract but because of the lady with them.

"Yes, of course, Mr. Villafuento. Who will not agree to your good suggestion."

Mr. He, the one with white hair man, looked at Taese too.

"Yes, yes, I agree, too and I will accept your proposal."

'Damn these two old bastards.' Taese thought.

"Okay. Settled." Taese fixed his tie before stood up.

Ivyna stood up too, following Taese.

"We're going. Thank you for your time—" Taese cut of his sentence by Mr. Cruz.

"No, wait, Mr. Villafuento." Mr. Cruz said.

Taese looked at him, comfused.

"Do you need anything, Mr. Cruz?"

He smiled at him before looking at Ivyna.

"Can we talk to this lady for a while?" His malicious eyes dropped at Ivyna's body. He scanned her.

"Yes, Mr. Villafuento. We'll just ask her something about the contract."

Ivyna was full aware what they want. And she wasn't the one who explained about the contract. So how she would answer them. It was her boss who did the explanation and she just was there— sat down and listened— to know how to act secretary in front of the meeting.

"A-Ah—" Ivyna couldn't find the right word to reject them. Since she's afraid that they will get back what they said.

"I'm sorry but we're going somewhere. Please, excuse us." Taese said before looking at Ivyna with a frown. "Let's go."

"A-Ah, eh, yeah." She bowed at he two. "We're going."

"Nex time, then. Take care, darling." Mr. Cruz bid his good bye.

Taese heard what he said. He wanted to punch him for calling Ivyna 'darling'. Who he think he is?

'That sh*thead!'

Ivyna was struggling following Taese. Taese took a big steps so Ivyna couldn't stand beside him. She saw how irritated his face a while ago when Mr. Cruz asked her to stay with them. She wasn't want to assume but her feelings telling her otherwise.

'Is he mad because of that?' She asked herself while looking at his back and following him.

When theu entered the elevator, Ivyna was behind him. Silence filled inside the elevator while its going down not until Taese broke it.

"Do yoi really want to stay with them?!" Irritated voice, Taese said.

Ivyna's mind was thinking something so she didn't hear clearly what he said.

"S-Sir?"

That's when Taese couldn't take anymore his anger. He faced her with a blank face and dangerous stare.

Ivyna was shock to the suddenly moved of him. She step back and felt her back touched the wall of elevator.

"S-Sorry, I didn't hear what you said—"

She couldn't finish her words when Taese suddenly caged her by his hands. He put them beside of her shoulders. He corner her. She was too stunned to speak.

"S-Sir..."

Taese didn't utter a word. He's feeling annoyed at the same time his heart was beating fast once her breath touched his chin and neck.

The tension between them was gone when the elevator rings.

'Darn it!'

Taese immediately turned his back at her and went out the elevator.

Ivyna left there dumbfounded while watching him walking away.

'What happened?' She thought.

Before the elevator door closed, she went outside and her Taese.

Ivyna walked inches away from him. Onxe they reached his car, they went inside with talking to each other. Taese started the car and they left the said restaurant.

On their way, they both silent.

Ivyna was looking outside watching the city lights and building they passing by. While Taese was still frowning while driving.

Couple of minutes had passed when Ivyna notice that they're not going back to company.

"U-Uh, Sir, this is not the way to our company—"

"I know." He cut her off.

"W-Where are we going—"

"You will know once we get there."

Ivyna looked at her wrist watch. It's already nine in the evening.

"But it's late already and—"

"Shut up."

Ivyna zipped her mouth once the angry boss shut her up. She could see the annoy face of Taese from the mirror.

'He's angry of what? I really don't understand this guy!' She thought.

Almost twenty minutes had passed before they reached a lucury hotel. Ivyna could tell from outside that it was for rich people's hotel.

"Follow me."

Ivyna immediately went out when Taese went out of the car. She had no clue of what they're going to do there but she still followed him.

"Good evening, Sir. Do you have a reservation?" The lady asked.

"No, my friend, Jeffrey, was here."

The lady checked the name he mentioned.

"Uh, perhaps, are you Mr. Villafuento?" The lady asked and looked up at him.

He nodded.

"Yes."

"They're on the rooftop, Sir."

"Thank you."

They walked towards the elevator and went to the said place. Ivyna was avoiding his gaze since they're standing beside each other and Ivyna could see his stares in the reflection.

When the door opened, loud noise from outside could hear. They went outside and Ivyna saw a pool party with a few people.

"Taese, here!"

They both looked at the table when someone called Taese's name. Once Taese walked towards the person who called him, Ivyna followed him since she doesn't know anyone.

"Hey, I thought you're not going." A man stood up from his chair and gave a handshake to Taese.

"It's your day, man. I could I miss this." Taese said. "Happy birthday, fvcker."

The man laughed.

"Thanks, man. We'll enjoy yourself."

"Where the others?" Taese roamed his eyes around.

"Don't know. Maybe hooking some—" he winked. "—you know." He smiled.

Taese shook his head.

Jefferey's eyes averted to Ivyna whose behind Taese and roaming her eyes around.

"Oh?" His mouth shaped into 'o' once he saw her. Of course, he knew her. She's the lady who kept telling Taese to him. "Good evening, Ivyna."

Ivyna, who's roaming her eyed around, looked at the guy. She was confused how did he know her name.

"G-Good evening." She uttered.

"Man, we're going to find table. Bring us some food and drink." Taese interrupt them since he knew his friend. He'll screw him for sure. "Let's go."

Ivyna bowed at him before following Taese.

Jeffrey curved a smile in his lips while looking at them.

"He's really into her." He said.

Taese sat down on the table beside the pool since it was the only table who don't have anyone sitting in there. Ivyna sat down in front of him.

Taese crossed his arms to his chest and leaned his back of the chair while looking at Ivyna.

Ivyna saw his stares from the side of her eyes. She didn't look at him. She just roamed her eyes.

Around thirty people was in the party for Jefferey's birthday.

One of the staff of the hotel came to them and asked them what they want. Taese stated what he want but Ivyna was just looking at them. She doesn't know what kind of food they served so she kept her mouth closed. Taese noticed it so he looked and asked her.

"Say what you want."

Ivyna didn't what to say.

"Uh, anything is fine."

"Tsk. The same with me for her," Taese said to the staff.

The staff noted before they left.

"Anything is not a food nor a drink," Taese said once the staff was gone.

"I don't know what kind of food they serve here so I just said anything." She was about to roll her eyes but she stop herself.

"Tsk."

'Tsk!' Ivyna copied him in her mind before looking away. 'Bossy.'

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