ie's

about Kyle Blackwell, the CEO of Lunar

de, arroga

d yeah it's true. He treats

Grade-A

magazine tabloids as well. But even amidst all the criticisms, there was one thing in common between both-The same people talking shit about Kyle couldn't seem to st

s was, it wasn't enough to stop

to everyone and the news spread like wildfire because such a thing was never usually this big of a deal. It ce

in the cafe I worked part-time. April was even the one who let

d me of that rumor Victor was telling me the other day! He heard from someone that Kyle's personal as

d up from the kitchen an

ed dryly but that

on. The salary used to be crazy high but what they're offering now is up to three t

y need to find a new hire as soon as possible but Kyle's reputation is so bad, no one will want to work with him u

ny other reason." April scrolled on her phone some more. "Has h

e actually true. That's all they

ing wiped and pinched my cheeks. "My baby, Silvie. Always tryin

April. "No. Are you kidding? Do you know how many people will be applying as well? Here's a hint: At le

, as soon as I got home, I booted up my old room computer

ng for me to have any good chance, but I wouldn't have been able to sleep properly knowing that I le

change so much. I'd be able to afford three square meals a day for myself and my bro

nything would come of it. But it seemed the universe had decided to let up on tormenting me because three days ago, I

nd groggy, I was disappointed in myself for going clubbing with April on the eve of my interview. To be

s to describe myself, she was right. I'd been getting more and more depressed recently. It was so bad

I taken more than a few sips of alcohol but yesterday, I chugged on it. It felt so good, so

aptured and held my attention from the moment I sat down at the bar and ordered my first dri

ut with a complete stranger, but that complete stranger had my heart pounding like it wanted to give out, had

p all over him because I'd drank too much. The shame I felt yesterday came rushin

e embarrassment because I was never going to see him again. That

rom passing easily. Steeling myself, I clutched the styrofoam cup of coffee I bought to ease my h

ted, but I was too anxious this morning to properl

" I greeted wi

wing gum with a bored expression on he

be specific, for the role of perso

late due to sleeping late because I went clubbing and while I still managed to arri

ounded like a

ly apologizing, not reall

r to the fifth floor, there's a large c

ank

, intending to return to ask which to pick but I didn't want to waste more time than I already had.

a sip from coffee and ran my fingers through my brown hair in an attempt to calm my nerves. I was only a little lat

i

ng held was easy to find, but I didn't immediately see any room like that. Looking ahead, I did see a corner so maybe it was on the other side. I walked

make it. It was compressed, spilling all over my

. Ma

uined by brown stains. Just behind that suit I caught a glimpse of tight abs hidden behind a clingy white shirt. Glanci

ing too long and with a gasp, my eyes snapped up to the person's fa

e

pilled coffee on Kyl

arted to apologize

not watch where you're going?" Ky

h in humiliation. As I watched him inspect the wet stains on his s

ok of disgust. Oh, right. He probably didn't want some random, weird lady touching him. I dropped my hand and felt myself start to shake u

n on his face had me pausing in my movement. Kyle was staring at me. His face held shock, like he couldn't believe

omething else I couldn't name, soft and strange. It was so weird. But while taking in the sexiest eyes I'd ever had the

lly. That seemed to jolt Kyle out of

area? No one is allowed in here without official permission." Kyle's deep voice was exponentiall

"I'm only here for the job interview and I wasn't sure

who he was referring to was the receptionist. "

the other elevator. Fi

again referring to his suit and not wait

ed to get to, meaning this really was a reserved elevator that only led to one floor. If I'd been observant eno

ore, I definitely was going to be now. But there was no need to worry about that. Aft

om Diana was referring to. To my utter relief, right outside the room, there was a sitting queue

gone so I had nothing to manage the lingering hangover I was still experiencing. But that would fade away in time. The real issue was the cof

phone, I quickl

:

y, babe.

e job. Deciding I would tell her about it

itty m

nk so much last night. Ha

because of my hangover

:

orgotten about you and yo

:

ed in my mind, intense and heated. April had no idea the disgusting way our make out e

Don't p

iggling my e

how to make me laugh when my mood wa

ll you the

il let up on her poking

nally my turn. My heart beat heavily in my chest. The moment had come. The figures of the proposed salary flashe

experienced, like people Lunaris would be proud to have as their CEO's personal assistant.

conference room with my head held

e shut behind me and I faced forward, I was met with the interviewers sitting on one side of a long meeting table and smi

the head of the table, my body se

ackwell, wearing a new, different suit than the one I stained earlier

morn