Chapter 2

• She flushed immediately and froze. He didn't even hide the fact that he was staring at her breasts that were peeking out of the small-sized lacy bra she wore.
• She immediately stood upright and acted embarrassed. But he looked unamused by her act. "Isn't that what you wanted?" He suddenly asked. She was stunned and didn't utter a word.
• But she managed to shake her head to try and refute his words. "Why did you unbutton four buttons on your shirt then?" He asked her again, with a surprisingly innocent look.
• She was speechless. He had even counted the buttons she unbuttoned. She blushed out of embarrassment for real when a thought suddenly escaped her mind,' What if he wasn't staring at her breasts as she had thought? What if he had only been counting the buttons she had unbuttoned instead?'
• Jeez, that's embarrassing. She looked at him and saw that he was still looking at her innocently, patiently waiting for an answer.
• "Sir... Sir," She stuttered, not knowing what to say. Ryan smiled inwardly as he watched her squirm. Finally, some fun after a boring day in the office. But he didn't display any expression apart from that innocent look he was used to confusing her.
• "One button can unbutton by itself mistakenly but I do not understand why four buttons will be unbuttoned except you did it yourself... Uhmm... What were you planning to do miss?," He asked her again. Each of his statement-making her speechless.
• In the end, she immediately buttoned her shirt and then bowed to apologise. "You can leave. Next time, don't make that mistake. You might actually unbutton more than four and unintentionally let everyone know the kind of dirty and obviously small underwear you wear," he threw shade at her innocently.
• The lady was so embarrassed that she immediately left the office. He not only counted her buttons but also noted that the bra she wore was smaller than her size. But she had only done that to entice him!
• Ryan finally laughed when she left. He had actually been bored sitting on this seat for a while. Who knew one of those cheap female staff with big dreams would come in and try to seduce him?
• He isn't blind and had of course noticed what she was planning to do. Not everyone can be like Scott. Thinking of Scott, he picked up the telephone on his desk and called a number.
• As soon as the call went through, a cool voice breezed in,"Hello brother, what's up? Why have you called during office hours? Are you missing me that much?"
• Ryan sighed at his brother's words and immediately answered, "It's Ryan, not brother... We are still in the office remember? And I told you no calling of brother during office hours."
• "Yes, I know but it's office hours and you are disturbing me which is unusual," Scott replied.
• "Did you sleep with that girl that came here with your files?" He asked.
• "I didn't know you also like to gossip."
• "That isn't the question."
• "Are you talking about Amy?" Scott asked him, acting oblivious.
• "I don't know her name. Did you sleep with her or not?"
• "No... I am not that cheap but Chris slept with her once or twice. I don't know. Is that all?" Scott replied.
• Ryan's eye had an unfathomable gaze when he heard Chris's name. Chris is his cousin who also works in the company since the business is a family business but he deals with a different aspect of the business.
• "No... Don't come to my apartment today or I'll kick you out. I can't risk you shredding another one of my designers," Ryan immediately warned before Scott cut off the call.
• "What!? It's not my fault that Kian has been having the sudden urge to shift," Scott retorted.
• "You are supposed to shift in an open area like a forest not in my house, wearing my designers and wrecking my sitting room. I have already changed my password and I do not want to see you in that area today. You have your own apartment," Ryan warned and immediately cut the call before Scott could say something else.
• He then turned to the bundle of files in front of him and soon got lost in the work.
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• In that same company, in a similar-looking office to Ryan's, a man stood by the window side. At first glance, one would think it was Ryan standing there but on a closer glance, you'd notice the difference between them.
• Ryan though innocent-looking appears to be older than the man standing by the window side. Unlike Ryan who always seems to have an innocent but handsome look, this man actually looks calm and expressionless.
• "Hmm Scott, he's preventing us from his house already, how do we keep tabs on him then?" He mumbled to himself. Surprised right? He actually looks and talks differently from Scott who had just spoken to Ryan.
• "He even rejected Amy... Did he really not have an idea of what she tried to do like Amy told me?" He looked conflicted with this question.
• "But... I still think he is hiding something... Like he is hiding his true self from us. That innocent demeanour might just be a ploy to cover up who he really is... Who he can be," Scott soliloquized coldly.
• But then, he smiled. The smile is as frigid as his face. "I'll find out what it is about you, Ryan... I know there is more to that innocent demeanour than you are letting us know," He whispered and removed his hands from his pocket.
• "That's why I can't stop hovering around you till I find out what I need to know," He muttered and then walked out of the office briskly. As soon as he walked out, the cold expression on his face melted instantly like it was never there.
• A familiar, warm and flirty smile appeared on his face as he walked down the hallway to the elevator.
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• "Elena, do you really want to go to a fashion college?" Emily asked Lena as she folded some of their clothes into the huge closet in the beautiful room.
• Lena pouted and reminded her, "It's Lena... Not Elena. Lena sounds chic and I like it that way." Emily smile and corrected herself, "Okay... Lena, answer my question."
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