A scandal with Mr CEO

Chapter 26

Kiara

"It's really big in here and fancy too"

"Yep, we got the best of everything we could. There's always been something peculiar about the place, I wonder why he offered it up in the contract"

The penthouse was huge and Luke had taken it upon himself to take me around for a little tour before Antonio's grumpy old self walks in and deafening silence fills the house again. We went through room after room, the beautiful pool at the top, the gym and even a little movie place that'll definitely get a lot of my attention after the tour.

"Maybe he's finally seeing my worth"

"He sees you as a lucky coffee shop girl"

"Hey!" I exclaimed, making an effort to hit his arm and failing as he dodged the hit. "I used to be a coffee shop girl, all thanks to a stupid scandal"

"And that's it for the tour my lady" Luke said, coming to a abrupt halt. The maze had finally come to a painful end. I didn't think looking through a house would perk up my attention that much or that I wouldn't want it to end.

"Off to the movies"

"Off to getting ready for tomorrow, you mean"

"Oh please, I have the whole of tomorrow to do that"

Reminding myself that I was wasting seconds while a large screen with a comfy couch stayed empty upstairs was like dangling candy in front of me. I wanted the most of the trip and they didn't get it cause vacation to these guys is staying locked up in a room doing some dumb responsibilities. Life's not gonna live itself.

"I'm sure Mr Russel would prefer you do it today"

There was a sudden change in tone. He didn't sound like he used to just a few seconds ago. It was a familiar tone, one he would only use when Antonio is close by or any other person that wasn't just the two of us.

"What?" I chuckled "Stop it"

I didn't get the look in his eyes till I was engulfed in the familiar scent of Antonio's cologne as I felt a presence behind me. I didn't have to turn back to realize he was back in all his glory, just like he said he would.

I didn't think Antonio would keep to his word or that he would come holding something that emitted a savory aroma. My eyes went down to the bag he was holding, it was a colorful bag with two packs of food peeking through it. I could distinctively remember I saw something like it on the way to the penthouse and the kid in me was about to burst with excitement. Maybe I was finally seeing the soft side of Antonio.

"Aw, for me?" I squealed, not waiting for his response before my finger poked the bag "I just knew there's a sweet side to you"

*

I sat before an almost finished array of seafood. It was almost as if my belly had grown thrice the size with the sight of food. Antonio only ate about half of what I did and my shameless self didn't consider that I was eating more than a man twice my size.

"I see you enjoyed your meal" He said folding the napkin and neatly placing it down.

His statement gave me a questioning feeling. First, he got me food out of the blues, sat at table with me and now this.

The painful truth is, even if he spiked something, I'd taken at least a piece of everything.

"Did you put something in it?"