Chapter 43: Chapter 43

Tommy walked Triffany to the bus stop. He sat down with her waiting for her bus to arrive.

"I should just give you a ride." He had insi9on taking her home but she had turned him down with excuses.

Triffany smiled. "You've done a lot already today. I will just take the bus."

Tommy was not happy but gave up in persuading her. He don'tknow the reason she was always turninghis offer down. "Next time I will give you a ride even if you protest."

Triffanysaw how serioushe was and she knew if she continuethis way it will become obvious, "Next time then." She smiled. She might let him drive her to her cousins place and then go home after he left.

"How was the movie?" Tommy asked after a moment of silence.

"My head is all cleared now." She have been away from Carlos for few hours bow and she had have some moments to think things through.

She look at Tommy who was still staring at her. "It was fun." She added.

Tommy beams, happy that she enjoyed today. "Let's go to a contest show some other day."

"Okay, no problem."

Tommy smile, seeing her agree so easily made him happy, he might as well tell him what he had been wanting to say for a long time now.

"Triffany, I want to tell you something." Triffany turned to hear what it was, but just then her bus arrived. "Maybe next time."

"Okay." She bide him goodbye and got into the bus.

Tommy watched the bus leave. "I will confess my feelings to her some other day." He smiled. "She's so beautiful." He touched his hair.

"Ah...I forgot to tell her, where was my manners." He fished out his phone immediately and sent her a text message.

Triffany recieved it, she read the message to herself. "I forgot to say this. You look so pretty today." She blush at his text.

She puts down her phone and looked at the window. To her Tommy was very cute and was a nice man. She read the text again. Carlos have never complimented her before and she was sure she would never hear him say it.

Triffany got home, she went upstairs. When she entered she saw Carlos spacing around the room. He raised his head when he head the sound of the door and his face suddenly brightened.

"I'm home." She puts her bag down.

Carlos suppress his smile. "You don't have to announce it." He said indifferently and walked over to his sofa. Seeing her back home safe and sound made him relief.

Triffany scoffed, there was no end to his arrogant attitude. "Can you be less annoying?" She took off her high heels and placed her coat on the couch, then she took off her jewelleries.

Carlos looked up at her. "Can you come home more earlier, because that's the rules."

"What rules?" She asked, since this was the first time she have ever heard him talk about rules.

"Everyone should come home early." He said seriously.

Triffany blinks. "And who exactly keep that rule?"

"Everyone, apart from my sister." He cross his legs and look at her with his penetrating gaze.

"You don't keep the rules." She knew he don't come home early and most especially when he goes out with Kelsey.

"I created it." He curled his lips upward.

Triffany raised the corner of her brow slightly. "Then, should I be the only one keeping that rule?" What he was saying was nonsense to her.

"Maybe." He smirked.

Triffany shook her head. "I'm not your prisoner." She sat down on the couch.

"I did not say that."

She crossed her arms and looked him in the eyes, since he was sitting right across her. "What happened to 'Stay out of my business' and 'Don't cross boundaries'."

Carlos touched his hair, he knew he wa losing this, why do he always have to lose to her of all people. "This isn't it. This is the rule."

Triffany got up from the couch, she was not ready to continue this discussion, he was not making sense. "I'm tired please." She picked up her towel and walked into the bathroom.

Carlos scratched the back of his head, his plan to make her come home early next time had just failed.

He took of his top, exposing his well built muscles and broad shoulders as he lay on the bed without his quilt on his shoulders.

Triffany came out after bathing and halt when she saw him there on the bed, shirtless.

This first time she had ever seen him like this was the day they took a bath together and she had not taken a close look at his tight muscular body.

She couldn't take her eyes off him, Carlos turned to see her standing there, staring right at him and he knew the effect he had on her and grins. "Hey!" He called out and Triffany regains herself.

She walked over to the mirror as she puts cream on her skin, her mind was in thought. Why isn't he wearing his shirt? She could feel her heart thumping hard inside her chest.

Will I lay on the bed next to him? Oh no, oh no. She shook her head. She will just lay on the couch.

She puts her cream down and head over to the couch, she lay down, avoiding her desperate heart that was telling her to take another peek at him.

"Triffany." Carlos called out and she swallowed hard before turning to look at him.

"Huh!" She saw the smile on his lips and knew for sure that he knew the effect he had on her. He knew what he was doing.

"Come over to the bed." He tap the side she had laid the other night gently, with that same smile on his lips.

Triffany closed her eyes. "This is torture." She thought to herself. Why was this doing this to her, her heart was going to explode.

Was it because he was so sexy? No.wake up Triffany! She shouted in her head.

"Come lay down here." Carlos voice pulled her from her thought

"I will use the couch." She said softly without glancing at him.

Carlos sat up.on the bed, his smiles gone, only seriousness in his tone. "I told you before, your hand is injured so use the bed for now." He paused.

"Come over and take off those nasty imaginations out of your head." His final.word made Triffany sit up.

"What imaginations?" She said without hesitation. "I'm not thinking anything."

Carlos smiled, even if she said otherwise, her reaction had already given her away. "Come and lay here." He pat the bed with his hand gently.

Triffany had no choice but to do as told, if she chose to stay on the couch she would be admitting to the nasty imagination he said.

She look at him. "But, why are you not wearing your shirt?" She asked.

"It's none of your business." He looked her all over. "Take of your night wear if you please."

Triffany pressed her lips together as she was rendered speechless. "Just sleep." She managed to say before lay on the bed, next to him.

She could feel her heart thumping, she face away from him, but her heart was still racing. "It's really hot in here." She muttered.

"The A.c is on." He lay down, he looked at her back that was turned on him and smile.

She faced him and their eyes met. "Really?" She swallowed hard. "Then why is it so hot?" Her face was red because of the heat she felt just staring at him. How did she not notice that this man was this sexy.

Carlos looked at her face, he could see the blush on her cheek. "You need ice." His eyes stare down at her lips.

"Stop teasing me." She immediately turned her back at him, shutting her eyes close, repeating in her head that he was her husband, he was her husband.

Triffany woke up the next morning to see herself so close to Carlos bare skin, she looked at his chest and blushed.

She look up to his face and muttered. "He's so handsome when he's asleep."

She looked at his closed eyes, she notice his long lashes and his pink thin lips. "I got married to a rich, handsome man with one disadvantage." She curled her lips. "He doesn't love me."

She looked at his chest and then his tight muscles. She touched it lightly and blush. This was the first time she had touched him and she was glad he was asleep.

She realizes that she had really fallen in love with him, even when he hurts her. Her mood changed just by thinking about him not loving her.

She gently pull away from his embrace and left the bed. She took.her bath and brush her teeth.

After getting dressed she took one more glance at him before leaving the room with her laptop.

Carlos woke up the next and did not find Triffany in the room. He smiled when he remembered how she ogle at him yesterday.

"She must have found me sexy." He smile to himself that he was really trying hard.

He got up and checked his muscles out in the mirror with smiles on his lips. His phone rang and he picked up after hesitating. "Hello phillip."

"Sir, there is an emergency." Philip said with panic in his voice.

"On what?" Carlos was his normal calm self, he was a person who can never feel pressure even when things goes west.

"The directors you ought to meet yesterday wants to cancel the proposals for the new site, since you are not willing to meet them." Philip gave him the update.

"Set an immediate meeting with them. I'm going to be there in the next fifty minutes." He hung up and went into the bathroom to take a quick shower.

Triffany came into the room to see him dressed with his well tailored navy suit and tie. She sat down on the couch still with her laptop.

He puts some files into his briefcase and called Shanne. "Shanne prepare to leave, I'm coming down now."

"Okay sir."

Carlos hung up, puts his phone into his pocket, with one glance at Triffany who looked down immediately he left the room.

Triffany closed her laptop, her face fell, he was in such a hurry that he didn't even acknowledge her.

Now to him she doesn't even exist, last night meant nothing to him. She got up and walked to the balcony, there she saw Carlos car drive out from the main gate.

"It's so clear, I don't mean anything to him. He doesn't love me." She muttered.

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Carlos solved the problem at work and retired to his office with Philip as they go through some file.

"Sir this was brought in yesterday." Philip puts a document on his desk. "It needs your signature for approval."

Carlos went through the file. "Check the database for clear view, then report back to me." He stamped it for review and hands it over to Philip.

"Okay sir." Carlos continue signing other documents. "Sir I checked on the site and they are improving, but need more funds for the project." Philip informs him.

Carlos looked up with a slight frown. "This year budget was already determined. Go through their expense list and confirm if it corresponds, then get back to me."

"Okay sir." Philip left the office as Carlos called in his secretary.

"Where is the report on Chixobest company?" He asked with his business tone.

"Here sir." Felicity who already know what his request would be, had brought it along with her.

Carlos checked them and then lifts his eyes from the file. "Is this all?"

"Yes sir, also there is a new intern, who they are yet to determine."

Carlos leans back on his chair, he knew he have heard of this company before from someone. "Run a full list on their workers and if they are reliable to invest in."

"Sir, yes." Felicity spoke with courage. "Honestly, two companies have invested in them so far, before they came to you for the proposal."

"How was the investment with the other companies?"

"It ended well and they fulfil their bargain."

Carlos exhaled softly after few minutes of consideration. "Okay. I will sign the contract. Inform Elvis Daniel's and st a meeting date next week. He should also provide me the names of the pair I will work with."

"Okay sir." Carlos hands over the file back to her.

"What are my next schedule?" He asked, it was already late noon. Today had been a really busy day for him as he rubs his forehead.

"That's all for today, the board meeting was rescheduled due to the absence of Director Vincent." Felicity reminded him.

"Okay. Let me know ahead of time when the meeting will hold." Carlos puts down his pen.

"Yes sir."

"If that's all, I will check out now. Tell Shanne to prepare to leave."

"Okay sir." Felicity left the office.

"This long day is over already." He stood up and picked up his coat to leave.