Chapter 4 Cute Temptress

*Terri*

He burst into laughter.

That was definitely not what was I expecting. I kind of expected him to tell me off for coming to work late because of such a flimsy excuse.

He stops laughing and leaves my office.

That went really weird.

I've always pictured our reunion in my head and I never imagined it would be on such a light mood. Is it a good or bad thing?

Does not feel bad for betraying me back then?

Seeing Jade with him yesterday brought out a lot of memories I personally want to keep buried but now, it doesn't seem like it.

The next few hours at work are hectic and I can't wait to go home and give myself a good soaking in the tub.

At four pm, I ruse up from my chair and leave my office. Coincidentally, I run into Casey in the elevator.

"Hey there. You look famished."

I smile weakly at her. Signing papers and typing non stop on a laptop is more than enough to make one famished.

"How's it going with your boss?" She asks me with a side glance. I pretend to not hear her but she nudges me in the stomach.

"Ow." I wince at her.

"Serves you right. So what's with Mr Williams?"

"Nothing. What would you expect?" I throw back at her

"Don't give me that attitude. I hear things all around don't you know?" She fires back almost immediately

Ah. I totally forgot. Casey at the reception desk, literally hears everything in the office. I wonder what she heard this time.

"What did you hear now?" I ask her showing my disinterested face but deep in me, I'm dying to know what it is.

"I heard he came to your office."

Those snitches and gossips always get the latest news. There's no way I'm getting out of this one.

Luckily for me, the elevator pings open on the ground floor and I literally dash out. I see Casey's hidden smile as I run away.

Why am I running?

I stop and wait for her to walk up to me.

"Nothing. He came because I didn't respond to his secretary's calls." I confess to her, well, half confession.

There's a big difference between telling a half truth and telling a complete lie and in my case, it's a half truth.

"Hm. Time will tell. You look like you want to run. You can leave. I'll be selfish to keep you behind when you look like you can sleep off at any moment."

Apart from the fact that she can be nosy, she notices things and cares about me. I give her an appreciative smile and leave. I try not to walk too fast or too slow so she won't say anything else.

I make it out and leave for home.

HOME SWEET HOME.

*Clayton*

One thing that stuck in my mind all through the day in the office was that she spent all night watching Bridgerton. I just can't believe her.

But people change, don't they? I guess she did. Big time in fact.

At around three pm, I get tired of work and leave, though not after collecting Terri's employee file from Anna. I'll have something to keep me busy for tonight.

Because it's weekend from tomorrow and that means, no time to myself.

I wonder how fascinating all those women I'll be meeting will be. Whether any of them will successfully divert my always straying to Terri mind.

In the car, I peruse the file and see her qualifications and personal details. And what caught my eye the most amongst it all is her resident address.

I suddenly remember what the lady last night said. Alyssa was it?

Fortunately or not, her house us quite to close to one of mine. Should I pay her a visit or should I not?

A lengthy visit at that?

Why do I want to get close to her? Of course it's only for one reason and that it is for revenge.

Get her to like me and then dump her quite hard and betray her like she did to me back then.

The sly woman.

"Take me home. I have a few things to pack."

Ray looks at me through the front mirror like he always does when he is watching over me or wondering what is going through my head.

"Okay. What do you want to pack though? There's no trip scheduled for you." He speculates in words

"I want to live in the building on East Estate."

He glances at me through the mirror again

"Suddenly?"

I don't answer again and look out the window at the passing scenery.

We arrive at home and I hurry in and pack the little I need. I can't wait to pay her an early evening surprise.

She must think that I have forgotten what happened back then for her to seem so comfortable. Comfortable enough to tell me she came late to work because she kept a late night watching Bridgerton.

The nerve she has. She still has the cool and suave look that mixes with cute and beautiful at the same time but she has like another look with it, one that I cannot name.

We arrive once again at the mansion in East Estate. As we drive into the driveway, I see the number of her own house. She must have had it big for her to have such a big house to herself.

Let's go pay her a welcome to the street visit.

I get down from the car and carry a shopping bag with a small sized red velvet cake in it for the nice to meet you neighbor greeting.

I breathe in deep and press the doorbell. I hear the distant sound of the vibration inside and muffled footsteps that seem to be descending to the door.

The footsteps sound nearer and the door finally opens to reveal Terri in a scanty bathrobe.

I take in the wet skin and dripping hair and swallow.

She is just as tempting as she has always been.