Cardinal Bastards 4: Cristobal Cardinal By Vanessa

I submitted this manuscript to PHR on July 2013. Today, the TV version is entitled Los B*stardos (I have to use the asterisk so this doesn't get flagged). I will be posting the entire ORIGINAL manuscript here, one day at a time. Thank you!

When Lee Young-Joon, a filthy rich, narcissistic, good-looking CEO of Yumyung Group learns the fact that his trusty secretary Kim Mi So, who has worked by his side for the past nine years, wants to quit, he gets quite a shock. Determined to keep her by his side, Lee Young-Joon offers her many things, yet she refuses each time. As time passes, he becomes more and more stubborn and upset. Frankly, he should have let it go. He shouldn't care all that much. He could just find another, right? But there is this nagging feeling that is haunting him. And all those feelings aren't only bringing sadness with them, but old memories he does not want to remember, too. You see, there is much more to Lee Young-Joon than what meets the eye. And as far as Kim Mi So knows, Lee Young-Joon is only trying to keep her by his side for his own benefit, the narcissism getting the best of him. But she, too, has memories of her own. And once she starts digging through them, maybe the thought of staying doesn't sound as bad. But is the only thing keeping them together memories? Or does something else form along the way? This book is based on the Korean TV series "What's wrong with secretary Kim?" and follows the (hopefully) exact same plot and characters as the series. The content written is my own, but not the plot and characters. I hope you enjoy this book, and let yourself become lost in the story as the characters develop before your eyes. Thank you for reading. Read at your own risk. I wouldn't recommend this book to readers aged 15 and under.

*Mature Audiences Only Please ?* There are times I wish I hadn't met Mr. Cane. I wish I hadn't developed a crush on him. I wish he hadn't picked me up that one night, when my entire life seemed to spiral. I wish I hadn't touched him. I wish I hadn't kissed him. I wish we hadn't made love... He's handsome and wealthy, and has no business messing around with a girl like me - a girl half his age. But that isn't my biggest problem. My biggest problem is that he's my dad's best friend, and I was never supposed to fall in love with him. ** Please Note: This story is only the first 11 chapters of the full-length book. The official full-length story is on Amazon.**

Some say high school was the glory days -- the best they ever had. I call bullsh!t. High school was the worst...the cliques, the mean girls, the stupid boys. But my life has taken an 180-degree turn since then, and I'm no longer the girl I was back then. Until my high school reunion brought it all rushing back...the good, the bad, the ugly, and the memories I'd rather leave forgotten. I thought I was ready for this...ready to face him again. Can anything ever really change between old friends?