Connected By Heart ✔

ONE

"Look at me, Gabriela. Why have you been avoiding me?" Terrence asked her with his eyes showing so many emotions that Gabby couldn't even take in at once.

Even though Terrence was the one hosting the office party, he had found a way to ditch the party as he told his best friend, Ian, to help take over. Ian, knowing the reason why, gladly decided to cover up for him and all.

The truth was that Terrence had a thing for Gabriela since the first day he saw her and that was the day she set her foot in his company which was two months ago and since then, he couldn't stop thinking about her. Her face was all he could see in his dreams for the past eight weeks.

There was also something bothering Terrence, and it was the fact that he thinks what he feels for Gabriela was one-sided and that she doesn't feel the same way about him. Thinking of that alone really hurts Terrence in ways that it was even hard to explain.

And to make matters worse, Gabriela had always avoided him at all costs which annoyed Terrence the more. Because whenever he finds the courage to approach her, she screws it up with every excuse on earth she could manage to come up with. She always gives him a straight face that says 'If it is not business then I don't think there's anything to talk about.' The only time Terrence could remember them being together in the same room was always when there was a board meeting for them to attend. Her presence was required as Gabriela happens to be the head of human resources.

So, it has always been Terrence and his feelings. Even Ian often pities him as he knew his best friend had already fallen in love with Gabriela. She was all he would talk about whenever they were together and Ian found that so adorable as he knew Terrence had been trapped real big. Finally, his best friend feels something for a woman.

Trust me, Terrence has done all he could to forget about Gabriela. But the more he did that, the more he found himself falling harder for the 26-year-old beauty. Terrence couldn't take it anymore tonight so he did what he had to do.

Terrence's company was celebrating its 4th anniversary tonight. Just within its four years of establishment, the success of the company was second to none. It was something Terrence could be proud of. Achieving this, before the age of 30.

The party was to be hosted on the top floor of TENNON'S INC and indeed the planners had done a great job in making the party a success. Terrence kept it at the back of his mind to greatly thank the human resource team. Halfway into the party, Being the CEO of TENNON'S INC, Terrence gave his speech after which he was congratulated by every successful person in that room and that came to a halt when he set his eyes on someone, Gabriela.

Beautiful would be an understatement to describe how she looked. Her cocktail dress fitted her perfectly. It didn't fail to reveal all the curves in her body that even Terrence hadn't known existed until now. She had minimal makeup on her face with an adorable glow and the way she parked her hair was just so perfect. Terrence did not also fail to notice how other men kept on staring at her. What provoked him more was the way she was laughing freely with a particular man. He wished that man was him. He wants to be the one to put a smile on her face instead of some kind of stranger.

And with that, Terrence approached Ian and told him to take over the party as he handed him his glass of unfinished wine. Before Ian could even ask him what the matter was, Terrence had already left his sight with Ian's eyes trailing after him. Terrence walked towards Gabriela where she was laughing her ass out with the stranger. When he approached them he took Gabriela's right hand possessively and dragged her away from the party into his office, not giving a damn if anyone saw them or not.

"Answer me, Gabby? Why do you keep avoiding me?" Terrence asked her again as he raised her chin with his thumb, making her look him in the eye.

"Th..his is not proper Mr. Tennon. Please let me go." Gabriela managed to say, trying to ignore the spark his touch was making her feel.