Tom look at his watch as he closed his laptop. It's almost 10:00 pm but he still has another meeting at midnight due to time difference of his US client. He touches his nape and tilted his head few times until he felt satisfied. He's already tired and hungry but he can't completely rest yet because there are still documents that he needs to read and sign.
He stood up and walked to where the little girl soundly sleeping. He can't believe that he let anyone aside from himself in this house. Looking at the little girl closely, she's not looking bad but you can't say she's a top-notch beauty or say very beautiful. In his work, seeing gorgeous women with great background and career are normal encounter to him. He can't be enchanted by an ordinary or an average beauty.
But then he finds himself still looking closely, every detail of the little girl face. She's slim but not skinny type and her height is not tall at all. Even her body is also an average nothing any man can be fantasized. She's not wearing make-up and her clothes are very ordinary. Nothing really especial to her but he can't seem to look away at the little girl's face as if she's his stress reliever.
He remembers the name on the ID when he took it. "Sab", he called trying to wake-up the little girl. But she didn't even move a bit. He tried to shake his shoulder a bit but still no response. She was really fallen asleep. He shook again the little girl and this time it's much intense. The little girl frowned and touches her forehead feeling in pain not sure where really is. When she saw the man's, light brown eyes looking intensely at her she sat down caressing her face.
"I'm hungry" she said in a hoarse low voice while covering her face with her hands. She felt a little ashamed but her stomach can't really stand the food deprivation. She has no idea what time it is already but she can't really stand the pain she's feeling. She can also feel her hands trembling due to starvation.
The man saw her trembling and think that she might have been really hungry. Because he also felt hungry, he stood up and ask the girl to follow her. In the kitchen, he opened his fridge and took a bottled water and gave it to the little girl. Sab accepted the bottled water but then for some reason she lost her strength and cannot open it leaving no choice to ask the man in front to open it.
His face darkened but still took the bottle and opened it with no effort. He then checks the food left to her by his part-time maid and re-heat it in microwave. Minutes later, both of them are eating quietly. Thinking of what's happening, he snorted deep inside on himself. He never serves anyone aside from himself. But he had done few things already that he never did to anyone in just few hours being together with this little girl without battling. How strange!! He's always the boss but it doesn't feel that way now.
Regaining her strength, Sab was the one breaks the silence. "First of all, thanks for saving me and for the food. I can't say the full details but I can assure you that I did not commit any crimes or whatsoever. I'm badly in need of a place to stay..."
"Never", "Out" replied by Tom immediately without thinking twice looking darkly at the little girls eyes not letting her to finish with whatever reason she may had. His patience is now long gone. He bought this place so he can have his own space and peace of mind and now this girl is proposing to live with him. She has no fear at all.
Sab eyes become a little wet. The dark aura coming from the man's gauze are too strong for her. She can feel her legs trembling of fear that any moment this man might really throw her away but she can't back down or else she'll be out of street. She works so much to avoid this from happening as soon as she become orphan. She tried her best to please the people who's willing to take care of the younger self. She's almost independent if not just her Auntie Lina's doing.
"Sab, a little push more. You can't back down" her mind keep reminding of her mission. You must stay in this house." I'll work for you for free, I just need a place to stay for just 3 months. I'll clean your house, do your laundry and cook for you, I can do everything. Just let me stay and eat here for 3 months. Just 3 months..
"I'm not short of finances little girl. And I already have someone doing all of those things for me. I never mind spending. Now GET OUT!!!!" his voice is not loud but firm as he refused again. Looking intently at the little girl's eyes, he can sense that she's desperately in need but she's not begging or saying please to him or not using tears to make him agree. Though he can sense great fear, the bargaining attitude is much stronger. Much to his surprise, the girl doesn't seem attracted to him. Though he saw the girl a while ago spacing out looking at him, he's pretty sure it's not because of attraction but because of something else.
"I watched you a while ago and see that you still work even at home. I can be useful if you need someone to help you when your secretary is on leave or in case had an emergency. You can surely make use of me in the future. You can never tell" she said this in determined and firm voice as well but deep down, she's panicking and praying hard to make this man change his mind.
When she sees the man move, she unconsciously step back and stop. She can't run away, NEVER or DIE. She straightens her body and look seriously on the man in front. Because of height difference she needs to make an effort to do this. He's really a beautiful man but he's someone he cannot handle so she's not fantasizing.
The man's face lowered until just half inch away from her face while both of his hands slid inside his pockets. She can feel his warm breath. She wanted to look away but thinking of her situation, this guy has met surely model type or celebrity type of beauties and she knows for the fact the she's just normal looking girl with an average figure. There's no way this guy would like someone like her, poor, orphan and average human being. She knows that this guy is trying to intimidate her to shoo her away or may be trying to put him to test and if she passed, she'll be able to stay.
"Seduce me" Tom said in a low and very seductive voice which made the little girl in front frozen. "If you could seduce me now, I'll let you stay and I'll even help you whatever troubles you had. If you can't, what use I could get from you" he smiled mockingly and his tone is really trying to challenge her.
"Seduce" "Seduce" "Seduce" this word keep echoing in her head trying to penetrate on her brain before she could understand what the guy wants her to do. She wants to slap the man and wants to stay away or even try to cross her arms to cover her chest but when she remembered what kind of guy the man is and what kind of girl she is. She knows that this guy is not fucking serious. There is no way, This should be a test. From head to toe, from her haggard looks right now, there is no way he would like her.
She then calmed and sneered deep down. "I'm sorry to disappoint you but i need tell you that you're not my type and I'm positive that you feel the same way to me. From your looks and status, I'm pretty sure that girls are lining-up to get your attention and you can rest assured that I will never be one of them. I will definitely won't disturb you even if I were to live with you and as I said, I can be useful to you at times of emergency or at your worst situation. All I ask is to let me stay in your house even just for
3 months" she answered without stuttering. I will truly be greatly to you forever. You can consider it as charity but I'll definitely work for you and will not be a burden.
Tom lips curved a little from what he heard. He already threatened the girl to kick her out if she failed to seduce him but she's been calm and rational. From what he can see, the little girl might have been very smart, intellectually and emotionally. Though he put a lot of pressure on her like he normally does with his employees and with his work to get what he wanted, a normal human being who are at their most vulnerable moment will do everything to please him. But this little girl, she never been tempted, he even saw glimpse of hatred on her dark shinning eyes and it become cold.
He is Thomas Marcus Del Monte considered the most successful and desirable bachelor in the business was slaughtered and declined by normal average little girl without a blink of an eye. This little girl is really interesting he thought. But he can't be fooled, some did play hard to get on him but from a little temptation those girls also give in easily so he lost interest again. He removes his hands from his pocket and wrapped it around little girl's waist and he pulled her closer without breaking the eye contact. Their lips are almost touching and he can feel the girls breathing but surprisingly, it wasn't what he had expected. He still looks at him blankly, coldly and her breathing is calm, no sense of fear of danger.
Few minutes had passed and no one wants to loose. They still looking each other intently calculating their situation. He then lower his face to give the little girl a passionate kissed, his tongue is exploring savoring everything. It was supposed to tease her but he finds her lips sweet and the temptation he felt were surprisingly greater than he had expected that he almost moaned of the pleasure giving him even if the little girl never replied back. She just stood there with her dark eyes widely opened without moving.
He restrained himself from going deeper and pulled himself away from her lips before he loose his control. Her lips was too addicting for him that he wanted to kiss it passionately until he exerted all the sweetness and until he fill his desires. He smiled evil. "You can stay. I'm satisfied. Use the room across the study room. My room is just beside yours, never ever enter any rooms without my permission. Moving forward, you do the cleaning, laundry and cooking until I decide what kind of job you'll be useful to me" he said in serious tone and left the little girl spacing out.