ve turned gray suddenly without warning, the moisture in the air growing heavier each second, causing the world to turn dark and dank all around me. Pressing my eyes
twenty-four years old and
t mon
print as large droplets of water start to fall. Panicking, I dash, not notici
What
n in sheets and it only takes a moment for me to get drenched pitifully. Feeling my strength escaping my body, my knees grow weak bef
Just a few mor
while my hands subconsciously find their way t
't be sure if it's because
a man carrying a black umbrella. Within a few breaths, he successfully rescues me fro
e, blasting the heater, and. adjusting the v
shoots me a look. His jaw
squints ever so faintly. "I-
he hums
window as he maneuvers the vehicle from behind the steering wheel. I close my
cabin of the car, and th
sparing the man another glance, I sprint up the stairs and head straight to my
ry my hair, and fall onto
ceil
rsary of my grandfather's
under a roof with the cold
I still can't seem to
st times he's overbearing a
grandpa trusted the man s
hts linger in my m
I wake up, making me
f I came late for dinner.
est I can do is adjust and, he is m
r of denim shorts and an ol
, quite pleased that they
didn't really pack anythin
past few years and I'd ne
eft for
ttle greets me when she
and I've been familiar wi
" I greet back
yes fall on the man sittin
me grimly, as if I'
r uncomf
.dozed
s absently before con
ving his form while waiti
for a high-end brand of c
erstatement. Without question, with his impeccabl
om his doorstep to Toky
shirt are folded to his e
every move. My gaze unconsciously travels to his
th such a flawless physiqu
Corporation ever declares
e by becoming a model or a
and tantalizing grey eyes
them into–he is every bit
ut of a romance novel, I wo
y thirties, and already po
r. I can't help but wond
zing that regardless of h
ally flawless. And becaus
. Any woman would want a w
o
not offer
ll. Soulless, ruthless
ling my thoughts back to
hen I realize he just c
Shit
cutlery and I focus on my
Derik finish eating, but h
When I'm done with my meal
e
ted you to me for one re
. You'll be taking over your family's business
ise my head to
oping I could take a littl
s in dis
y people who cannot affor
thousands of people, and
n your hands. This is a
lated. I've already plann
ant to take a stroll throug
about how happy my life u
a
here for a little while,"
ing down the windowsill
the eyes aga
his eyes, sending shivers
y, but I dare to offer hi
ve my grandpa when I wa
ses into a m
was a fut
start on
ulders
r position and the duties
dustries have a joint pr
ng on
surges through me. Blink
creeps across my lips. If
him in an outpou
ous? Thank yo
plies before
rand staircase to his s
ut the possibility of mo
in the best mood to