Chapter 130
“What’s the matter? Do you really like being forced by that man p>
Alana blushed. “Don’t be ridiculous. He wasn’t forcing himself on me p>
“Girl, look me in the eye, I dare you to say that to me again?! That’s not what you told me at first p>
Alana looked a bit sheepish. “I didn’t say it was that extreme at first. I think he has his good points, so it was not forced, not all of it p>
Eve pounced on the opening, “Not all of it? So there was some coercion after all p>
Alana blinked.
Eve’s expression turned serious. “Girl, I can tell, you’ve got a masochistic streak p>
Alana gasped. She was suddenly at a loss for words.
Eve stared at her and continued, “And you’ve already fallen for him, haven’t
you p>
She didn’t deny this.
If you like someone, you like them; if you don’t, you don’t.
She could tell the difference clearly.
Just like with Luca, she could refuse him outright.
But when it came to Stephan, she was hesitant and indecisive.
Eve tugged at her hair. “It’s over! Girl, you’re turning into a love-struck fool p>
Alana couldn’t help but defend herself, “It’s not that bad. Besides, I haven’t agreed to anything yet. We’re still in the trial period p>
“What’s the point of this ‘trial period’? Does it stop him from doing whatever
he wants with you p>
Not at all, if anything, he was just getting bolder.
Seeing Alana’s reaction, Eve guessed it: not only had she failed to stop him, but he’d taken full advantage of the situation, hadn’t he p>
Based on her experience reading alpha-male romance novels, Alana might’ve even
been lured into bed and he must have had his way with her several times over.
Eve sighed. Since she couldn’t stop it, then p>
“Forget it, forget it. If you really want to date him, go ahead. After all, we only live once and p>
But just as she was about to agree, Alana hesitated. “Can I really go out with him? Last night, I overheard him talking to his mom. It sounded like she has a girl in mind for him. If I get together with him, will his mom try to separate us p>
Eve immediately perked up. “Oh my goodness, that’s exactly why you have to go for it! According to how the story goes in the novel, his mom will come knocking on your door herself, then throw a few millions, or even tens of millions at you to keep you away from her son! Then you’ll take the money, turn on your heel, and walk away. You’ll have the man, plus the money, becoming a millionaire. Isn’t that just wonderful p>
Alana was at a total loss for words. “Have you been reading too many novels? Where in the world would something like that ever happen p>
Eve said with a straight face, “What if it really happens? If she actually shows up at your door with money, just don’t turn her down!” It’s all just to get rid of you anyway. If you don’t take the money and just leave, aren’t you getting the short end of the stick p>
“From my experience readin, domineering CEOs are quite the workhorses in bed, five or six times a night, or even seven or eight, is no big deal. So take as much as you can; just think of it as compensation for the wear and tear on your body p>
After saying that, Eve couldn’t help but rub her aching lower back.
If that man hadn’t offered enough, she’d have just run away.
Otherwise, dealing with him day after day like he was an insatiable hungry ghost, she’d lose her slim waist sooner or later.
Alana listened with a sigh of exasperation. Novels again.
Her best friend had really been brainwashed by those novels.
She nodded half-heartedly. “Fine, fine, just eat your meal. I’ll think it over myself p>
Anyway, Stephan was going on a business trip for two days, so she had time to cool off and think things through.
Eve seemed to remember something. “By the way, have you really forgotten about you-know-who p>
After all, they were together for quite sometime.
Eve remembered she was also against that relationship as well.
Alana gave a faint smile. “I told you, I forgot about him already p>
He wasn’t worth thinking about.
Alana’s hadn’t expected that the man’s business trip would last a whole week.
During that week, she went about her daily routine of commuting to work and her part-time job walking dog and cat.
But without his occasional nagging by her side, she couldn’t help but feel that something was missing from her life.
Her heart felt empty.
The last time he was away on a business trip, he was gone for over a week, and she hadn’t felt anything out of the ordinary then.
She’d think of him from time to time, but it didn’t leave much of a mark.
But this time, she was tasting the bitterness of longing. Even though Stephan would check in with her from time to time while on his business trip and share updates about himself,
But, it always felt like something was missing.
The two of them were simply too far apart. She confided these thoughts to Eve.
Eve scolded her for being weak, saying she’d fallen into a lovesick spell over a
man she hadn’t even started dating yet.
Alana sighed, realizing she was thinking about him a bit too much. She decided to push those distracting thoughts aside and focus all her time on her work. Just then, her colleagues nearby suddenly started chatting.
“I heard the manager of our project department is coming today p>
“Is that true p>
“It must be true. I overheard some executives talking about it this morning while I was in the elevator p>
“Did you hear them mention whether it was a man or a woman p>
“Seems like a guy, not only young, but really handsome, too p>
“Really? That’s fantastic! I sure don’t want to see another bald old goat like Manager Dane p>
“Exactly! Not only is he old and ugly, but he’s also always harassing women at
work p>
“If he’s handsome, we can kind of understand, but if he’s ugly? Please, just step aside and stop grossing people out p>
Alana was a bit curious. After being vacant for so many days, was the project
manager finally being parachuted in?
Just how much clout does this person have for the company to wait this long?
The Deputy Director walked over. “Alana, go to the Starbucks outside and buy twenty
cups of coffee. The project manager is arriving shortly and said he’s treating everyone in our department to a cup of Starbucks p>
Alana froze. “Am I supposed to go p>
The deputy director snapped, “Who else? You’re an intern, this kind of menial work is naturally your job p>
Alana pouted.
It seems like in the workplace, all kinds of menial tasks were automatically assigned to interns.
Does an intern’s life not count as a life p>
She really wanted to snap back with a retort.
But life had already weighed her down.
“Okay, I’ll go down right away p>
“Hurry up. Be back in half an hour, the manager is almost here p>
Alana sighed.
A round trip in half an hour? Why don’t you just fly there?
After the Assistant Director left, Carla leaned in close to Alana and whispered
a sarcastic remark.
“She’s clearly going through menopause p>
Alana agreed wholeheartedly. “I’m off p>
Starbucks was near the office, less than 500 meters away, just a few minutes’ walk.
It was twenty cups of coffee, and it was taking a while.
She watched as the seconds ticked by.
Alana stood there waiting, glancing at the clock the whole time.
Finally, the coffee was ready, but there were less than five minutes left.
She quickly grabbed the packaged coffee, carrying a few bags in each hand, and jogged back.
When she ran back to the office, she saw someone getting into the elevator.
The elevator doors were about to close.
Alana rushed over frantically, “Please wait a moment p>
Someone pressed the button, and the doors, which hadn’t quite closed yet, swung open again.