RC.

Ch5 . A

I'm tired of telling you to Read it Slowly on every chapter... you know what to do ...

For a moment all you can hear is the muffled purring of the engine. The tension between us is such that there could well be a few sparks.

T:"Sir ... It's not ..."

I try to rid myself of him. We simply can't do this even if I'm dying for it...

I watch as his lips slowly stretch.

He leans, bringing his mouth closer to my ear. His smell invades me entirely ... My whole body quivers with delight.

Mr. Carter:"You weren't so uncertain when I was up against you in the elevator that time... Remember ...?"

(WHAT ?!)

My heart leaps in my chest! This revelation snaps me out of the torpor in which his embrace had plunged me!

I feel like he's thrown cold water in my face!

(I knew it!)

Somehow I knew it all long even if I had doubts! I should have listened to myself!

He was the mysterious stranger in the elevator! The guy with whom I almost lived the most indecent and most sensual moment of my life ...

He knew it all along !! What an asshole!

I free myself from his embrace quite abruptly, leaving him alone beside the window!

T:"So ... You've always known ...?"

He calmly arranges his shirt and a small smile appears on the corner of his lips.

Mr. Carter:"I must say that you made that evening much more entertaining than it had been until then."

What nerve!

T:"Why didn't you tell me ?!"

He stares at me, visibly amused, pulling the sleeves of his shirt back down.

Mr. Carter:"Tell you what? That I was the mysterious man you savagely embraced in the elevator at work?"

(YOU kissed me!)

T:"You mean to say that YOU kissed me savagely!"

Mr. Carter:"You didn't give me the impression that you were against it ..."

Suddenly, I realise that there's something far more unpleasant and demeaning than his lie.

Is that why he hired me? It would explain my sudden promotion...

Is that what he's been waiting for from the beginning? To have it away with me on his private jet ?!

T:"Is that why you hired me?"

My fists are tight and my whole voice is choked. If he comes near me again, I swear I'll give him an enormous slap!

Mr. Carter:"Not at all."

T:"Oh ... So why did you then?"

T:"I find it difficult to believe..."

Mr. Carter:"You aroused my curiosity in that meeting room, Miss White ... I like people who are challenging."

Mr. Carter:"And the little bonus in the elevator has nothing to do with what I think about your skills."

T:"The little bonus ?! You've got to be kidding me!!"

He sits down, shaking his head, a mocking smile on his face. Obviously, the situation amuses him a lot!

T:"What's so funny?"

His ash-coloured eyes stare at me. He puts his elbow against the armrest of the chair and rub his chin.

(His attitude is stirring.)

Mr. Carter:"First you think I need to pay for girls at auctions and then that I'm the kind of man to promote his employees just to sleep with them whenever I may please."

Mr. Carter:"Seriously? Miss White ..."

His little mocking air ticks me off big time! I refuse to let him have the last word! Even if it means overstepping the bounds that my position imposes on me.

T:"Shall I tell you what annoys me the most ...?"

He just looks at me, slowly stroking his lower lip.

T:"You didn't play fair, you kept a dishonest advantage on me!"

T:"You knew from the start that it was me in the elevator and I didn't know it was you!"

Mr. Carter:"People reveal their cards when they see fit to."

(He's trying to destabilise me. For him, it's just a game.)

He's clearly in challenging mode! I can see he's having fun! So ... You want to play? Let's play!

With calm and elegance, I sit myself down in the chair in front of his, holding my head high. I elegantly cross my legs and drink a sip of cold water.

For a moment, I gaze at the clouds passing by outside the window. Then, my eyes settle on him and I make use of that crooked smile that he seems to like so much.

T:"Now I know that you're not insensitive to my charms, I can take note and know at least that we're playing on the same level now."

His look brightens as his eyes explore me in silence. He smiles but doesn't rub it in.

I know, I'm playing with fire. But my opponent is far too sexy and diabolical to resist playing his game ...