The Billionaires(#1)

06 ||

The next morning, Sonya was shocked to find MJ working on her laptop. She looked like she had just taken a shower and was wearing a black gown, and her hair was wet. "Good morning." Sonya greeted, letting her presence known. MJ ignored her and took a sip of her tea while she continued staring at her screen.

Sonya snarled at her and walked to the kitchen island to prepare herself some cereal. She took her bowl, plopped down next to MJ, and then she threw her feet on the coffee table. MJ watched her from the corner of her eye. Sonya was wearing blue jeans, a pitch shirt, and her feet were covered in white socks. They sat there in silence; MJ sitting with her back facing Sonya while she sat Indian style on the couch with her laptop placed on the armrest.

Sonya kept scowling at MJ's back while annoyingly eating her cereal, making sure that the spoon clicked against the ceramic bowl. "We have to go and see my boss today before I leave." She finally spoke up and gritted her teeth when MJ ignored her. She did not really understand why she subjected herself to this much suffering. MJ was very cruel and spiteful, and this was probably her payment for insulting her last night.

"Let me call Liam to pick us up." MJ said as she closed her laptop after prolonged silence.

"No, we are walking there." Sonya said, placing her empty bowl in the sink. MJ laughed sarcastically, and Sonya joined in before she paused and looked over at MJ. "I'm serious." She said, giving her a serious look.

MJ got up from the couch and walked to where Sonya stood. "I am going to dress now, and Liam is going to take us to your work place, okay?" MJ said sternly, finality in her tone.

This story could end in two ways; reveal their dirty secrets to the world and hurt Jorge in the process, or keep each other's secrets without pushing each other's limits and no one gets hurt. However, Sonya was failing miserably at boundaries, and MJ was slowly losing her cool.

Sonya sighed and nodded her head vigorously, and then grabbed her handbag off the couch and left the apartment.

MJ went to dress up before she joined Sonya and Liam outside the building. Sonya was giving Liam directions when MJ stepped out of the building; looking nothing like the PA she was going to be. Sonya clenched her teeth as Liam opened MJ's door, but did not say anything. Liam opened the other passenger door for her, and she stepped in next to MJ, and they sat in silence while MJ busied herself with her phone; barely making any efforts to look at her surroundings or where they were going.

Thirty minutes later, their car pulled up outside a huge building, and MJ picked that time to ask if they had arrived, causing Sonya to roll her eyes. "Yes, May Jeanette." She said as she opened her door and stepped out while Liam opened MJ's door. MJ had her eyes glued to her screen, only looking up for a few seconds to look where she was going that she easily missed the name on the building, and its mere size.

Liam's eyes widened at the huge building standing in front of him as he followed the two women inside. It was a skyscraper with glass that gave off a blue colour. Right at the top of the building was the name of the company written in large bold capital letter.

PARKER'S ENTERPRISES.

Liam never expected to find something like this in South Africa, more especially in Cape Town. He thought his boss was the biggest tycoon, but after seeing this marvellous building, it would seem that he was wrong; if MJ Billings thought she did not have any competition, she should probably take a look at this building.

"Quit gawking." MJ gritted while standing in front of the huge glass double door. Liam was surprised that she knew he was following her while she was busy with the phone. He nodded at the security at the door and hurried to join her, and together they walked into the building, following behind Sonya who looked like she had rather be anywhere else than here with MJ.

The floor was busy with people of different types walking up and down. It was as if everyone was minding their own business until MJ and Sonya walked in, with Liam in tow. Sonya worked there; it was not as if these people did not know her. It appeared as if people were staring at the both of them, but that was not the case because as usual, MJ was the one that caught every person's attention.

MJ wore a white pencil skirt with a matching jacket- a very expensive business attire that not many people in that floor could afford, and did not look close to being anyone's PA with the way she carried herself.

As soon as Sonya realised what was happening, she rushed MJ into the elevator while Liam was stopped by security, denying him access into the upper building. MJ was distracted by Sonya's behaviour to notice that Liam was no longer with them. "Oh, God! Why didn't I see this? MJ, how could you dress like this, do you want to ruin your reputation by giving off your identity?" She asked, wearing a worried expression.

MJ's reputation was the least of her worries, and they both knew it. Sonya was afraid and insecure because she knew that no matter what she did, she could never measure up to MJ, and now that everyone she worked with saw it, it was like a splash of cold water to her face.

"What was I supposed to do? I had no idea that..." MJ started, searching for the right words to rub salt to Sonya's wound. "I would be out dressed. I'm not that stupid to blow up my image." She smirked, but her smirk vanished as soon as they both stepped out of the elevator and came face-to-face with a silver door written Mr L. Parker, CEO of Parker's Enterprises.

"Of course you didn't." Sonya said sarcastically. "Look, when we get into Mr Parker's office, I'll do the talking." She said, and as if her brain cells had finally started working, MJ's steps came to an abrupt halt as Sonya's words finally rang in her head.

"What did you just say?" MJ asked gravely, her face as pale as a blank page.

Right there and then; Sonya knew that she had the upper hand again. MJ may dress to kill, but Sonya was the only person who knew what made MJ Billings tick, and what made MJ Billings tick, was merely a simple name- PARKER.