Tempted By My Boss{Complete}

Chapter 21- Break Down These Walls

"A lady like you shouldn't be sitting alone." Before she could turn, Colhane was sitting next to her.

She saw him assessing her, but he didn't say anything. "I wanted fresh air." She responded.

"You don't mind if I join you right?, I myself could use some fresh air too, It's a bit crowded for my liking," he responded.

"Is this not your type of scene?"Colhane said.

"It is, it's just I needed a bit of a break." As she tried to evade the question.

"I'm glad that in life some people know when to be the bigger person." as he looked at her.

She decided to ask him a question that she has been dying to have an answer to, "Why is Charlize your date? Isn't she Valerian's ex?"

Colhane seemed to be taken aback by her bluntness as he chuckled a bit. "She insisted that I bring her, she normally comes with Valerian, but this is the first time that he hasn't asked her to be his date. And Valerian doesn't mind at all."

"Oh." as it was all she could afford to say.

"So, Hailey, how did Valerian manage to make you his date?"

"It was more of a bargain." She replied as she remembered the events that had occurred that lead up to this moment of her coming with Valerian. The sad thing was that the very same people she did it, for now, treated her like dirt, they didn't even bother to ask how she had managed to do it. Hailey didn't even want to come to this dinner in the first place, but now she was forced to because she wanted them to be happy, to get what they wanted.

What was the use of regret now, everything had happened the way that it had?

"Are you okay?" as she was bought out of her thoughts by Colhane.

"Yes." She replied quickly. She wasn't in the mood to tell Colhane her sob story. All she knew was that this would pass, and she would mind her own business as she had always done in life. Hailey wanted her life to go back to normal which meant hashing things out with Matt.

"There you are."

Hailey and Colhane turned to find Valerian.

"I've been looking everywhere for you." as he carried on.

Wow, he must have been looking in a very difficult place as she sarcastically thought.

"If you don't mind Colhane, I would like to have a word with Hailey."

"Of course not, after all, she is your date," said Colhane.

Colhane stood up and he looked at her, "are you fine?"

"Yes, I am alright," she responded to him.

Then she felt a cold breeze when she realized that Valerian had taken off Colhane's blazer from her shoulders. "You forgot something" as Valerian handed the jacket back to him. Colhane took his jacket reluctantly and he left.

Then Valerian took off his jacket and she saw him pause a bit as he noticed the red wine stain on her dress. He took off his jacket and then he put it around her shoulders.

Hailey felt warm once more, "Thank you." she said.

"You're welcome," he responded calmly.

He tilted his head as he looked at her neck. She tried to cover it with her hand. "What happened in the bathroom?"

"Nothing." She replied.

"Hailey just stop it!"

"Stop what?" she retorted.