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Chapter Ten

"Her beauty was like a pulsating silence full of music." - Lionel Suggs

"It hurts to think, it hurts to remember what happened. I want to kill her, but I don't think I can live without her." - Raghad.

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"So how was yesterday?" Amanda finally spoke after eyeing me for the longest time since she entered the office.

"Beautiful," I smiled, remembering her.

"Awww," she put her palm on her heart and sighed. "I never knew you had that side."

"Same," I shook my head, trying to concentrate on the papers in front of me.

But I couldn't.

Her image was still printed in my mind.

"Mr. Hendrix," Amanda said again, excitement clear in her soft voice. "There will be a celebration because we won the deal with the Japan companies, and I thought it would be beautiful if we invited Rose."

I nodded.

"Because it'll be held in a romantic place," she explained. "So I did my work, and invited her, and she's coming."

"When is it?"

"At eight, today."

My jaw dropped. How come no one told me? I'm the darn CEO that needs to know about everything...completely and utterly everything.

"Is there something wrong?" she asked.

"No, no. It's okay, we'll come."

It wasn't her fault.

A part of me wanted to cancel the celebration because the idea was never discussed with me, and another part is craving for more of Rose.

More of her smiles.

More of her eyes.

More of her touch.

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I was waiting for her to come. She didn't call, and I was terrified of her not showing.

I know I only saw her once, and heard her voice three times, but it's just different. She's different, in a good way. She's honest, and she talks to me like I saved her.

I like that feeling.

It feels like my heart was back alive again.

I stared on the entrance until she came. A ravishing red dress that hugged and covered her body in the right places. A thin, sparkly belt was tied around her small waist. Her soft hair was in waves and parted to the right, moving with every step she takes. A strong, bold red lipstick was applied to her luscious lips that she was biting with her upper teeth anxiously.

I lost track with everything around me.

It was like I was with her alone.

She smiled her beautiful smile to every person who greeted her. A gorgeous crystal bracelet were on her left wrist, and it made my heart pump each time she rotates and searches with her gray eyes.

She came, and the song Amazed started. I wanted to pick her and engulf her closer to my body.

I wanted her to be with me. Close to me. I wanted her to be mine.

Only mine.

I walked, leaving everyone on the table, and her eyes caught me. A smile made its way on her lips as she started walking towards me. I stopped when she reached me, blushing.