I Won't Fall For You | ✔️

▪︎\\Chapter Twenty

"Not listening to my orders was one thing, but not showing up for work without letting me know is a totally different story," were his first words, but I kept my mouth shut.

I seriously wasn't in the mood for this.

He was dressed in a dark grey suit, and his hair was a bit messy but not unpleasant. He placed his hands in his pockets as he looked at me. His face turned blank as his eyes moved over me.

What's with men not controlling their eyes, especially at a time like this? I sighed and rested my head against the door.

"Mr. Lenetti, fancy seeing you here," I heard Franco say as he came to the door, his gaze fixed sharply on Mordechai.

The air shifted, turning heavy and thick. I turned away and went to sit down, my body tensed in a way I couldn't quite explain.

From where I sat, I watched as they shook hands, their movements calm but deliberate. There was no warmth in the gesture, only power and quiet hostility passing between them.

Mordechai sat on the couch opposite of me but Franco sat back exactly where he was. Only thing was that he wasn't straddling my body. My arms got goosebumps as that thought took over my mind. I shouldn't have felt that way when he did it, I should've resisted easily.

There was no way I had feelings for Franco Osvaldo. The man who only wanted my body. It was just not possible.

"Why weren't you at work today?" Mordechai asked, resting his elbows on his knees.

I glanced at Franco, but he only had his eyes on Mordechai. His face was so serious that it kind of scared me. I've never seen him so serious before, it was truly surprising.

"I took the day off because I wasn't feeling well," I replied calmly.

"How far are you with the files?" he asked and that was when I felt a wave of anger rushing through me.

How far did he expect me to be? It had just being one day!

"What do you want Mordechai?" I asked, my voice low and annoyed.

All I wanted to do was go back to bed. People say when you're stressed you sleep alot and I guess I was in that position now. I just wanted the both of them to leave.

"Vanessa, I'll be taking my leave now. I'll see you Saturday," Franco said as he got up.

He was about to just walk off but instead he turned and gave me a wink. He looked at Mordechai for a few seconds before leaving the living room.

"What was he doing here?" Mordechai asked, glaring at me.

"Excuse me?" I asked out of disbelief. He didn't just ask me that. It was none of his business.

"You have no right to ask me that," I replied folding my arms and relaxing on the couch. Might as well get comfy if he's going to be lecturing me.

"Whatever. You weren't at work and you didn't even inform me about anything. That's not the way things work."

"But giving someone a bunch of documents then leaving them out at night without dropping them home is how things work right?" I replied harshly.