WHO IS CRYSTAL CASTELINO

4. First Strike

" Listen I have nothing against you. It's between me and Pink Stilly. Its unfortunate that you got tangled into it," Crystal wrote back.

Kylo saw the message but did not answer immediately. Okay that's your weak point. " I don't care what you have with whom. You shouldn't have dragged me into it. Now watch your back. You may not be as lucky next time," he wrote back logging out.

Joshephine had left and all the workload came on Ashlee. Kylo worked hard. There was a whole lot of work Ashlee was entrusted with. He had series of meetings through out the day. Bring this, bring that, go through the file and give me feedback, do that, do this, bring lunch, make coffee, make coffee again and again.... Kylo drank coffee before lunch, after lunch and if possible during lunch......he was a caffeine addict and a work addict and of course the he had the other unmentionable addiction

He was a very demanding boss. He made her work like mad but thankfully he made no passes at her and that was a relief. That was due to her hedious get up may be. Or perhaps her personality...But Kylo was also at ease with her. Primarily because he did not see her as he saw other women..to him she was too young and of course she did not have the looks. She wore very lose clothes which gave no idea about her figure. So, there!

At 4:30 Susan the girl in reception called her, " Bitch alert, " she squealed, " Irene Valetti is heading upstairs. inform the boss."

Ashlee was nervous. What if Irene recognised her.But then she took one look at her appearance and relaxed. It was no way she could catch her.

She ran up to Kylo's room and lightly knocked before entering.

" Miss Irene Valetti is coming up, Sir."

"Inform Susan... to tell her I can't meet her since I am busy, " he said going back to his work.

" I think, she did not wait for Susan. She is in the lift."

" Then you inform her when she comes up."

"Okay, Sir," she said unsurely.

She went out to find Irene coming out of 7 lift. She looked like some diva in her leopard print designer minidress and high boots and perfect make up...she was dripping in diamonds.

"Ma'am, Mr Kylo is very busy he..." Ashlee could not finish.

"Move out of the way," she pushed her walking inside his room.

Five minutes later Kylo called her in the intercom. " Worthless people I have recruited in my office...can't even stop one person. Your salary will be deducted for the hours I will lose listening to her nonsense," he said under his breath and then bringing his voice to normal," Would you bring in two black coffees, please...thank you."

Two minutes later when Ashlee entered his room she found Irene sitting on Kylo's lap, sucking each other's mouth. So much for deducting salary, she grimaced.

Ashlee stopped undecisively, and then turned to leave. She may have seen enough of them together, but the sight embarrassed her. It also made her little jealous. It made her feel that Irene had everything... while Ashlee had nothing.

Kylo saw her going back and immediately disengaged himself from her lips and said, " Leave the coffee here, Lee," he said trying to look through her blue nearly opaque glasses to make eye contact with her. But he could see nothing. The sight of Irene made Ashlee cringe. It seemed an old festering wound had opened. But she pitied her as she watched her desperation as she tried to latch her lips back to him, but he kind of moved back denying her that pleasure.

Ashlee went to his side of the table putting both their cups on his side. "Please put Irene's cup on the otherside. She will have it there," he hurriedly said," your coffee awaits you, Irene."