CAPTIVE OF LOVE - CHAPTER 21&22

CHAPTER 21💞22

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“Have fallen in love with you, Pearl” he said again when she kept starring at him without saying a word.

He bent wanting to kiss her again but she pulled back and slid off the desk she was seated on just to put some distance between them.

“Aren’t you going to say something?” Jerome said behind her, without bothering to look back she said.

“Am sorry but I don’t feel the same way”

Walking the distance that separated them, he wrap his arms around her from behind,basking in her scent.

“I know. I know you don’t feel the same way about me and that you might never feel that way but then….I can’t stop my feeling and I don’t want it to stop which is why I won’t give up on you” he said which made her turn her in his arms.

“You aren’t being fair. We signed a contract and we agreed to abide by it and…”

“And I broke it, I broke the contract first which I don’t regret. like I said, am willing to pay the necessary money but don’t ask me to give up on you” he said watching her intensely.

She move out of his hold and went to open the door.

“I…you…I think it’s best you leave” she said after finding hard to say what she wanted to say.

Jerome let out a sigh and head to the door, he pause and stared at her.

“I know you are flabbergasted by my confession and am willing to give you time to adjust to it but don’t expect me to give up on you, I will never ever do that” he said and left the room while Pearl stood against the door thinking about his confession to her.

“Jerome is in love with me” she said fín???ing her lips.

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<< NEXT DAY ~ KING COSMETICS COMPANY >>

“You want the boss to do what?” Pearl asked watching her boss and her colleague.

“It’s a good marketing strategy and it’s not bad if the boss model for us” Jennifer, Pearl boss and head of PR team said.

“Have seen other companies using their boss to promote their business and they get a nice reward in return” Cassie said cheerfully.

“Have you heard of Golden advertising agency? Their boss did an advert recently and it’s brought the company more fame, we can’t come last ” one of her colleague added.

“Okay, if we are to do this, who’s going to ask the boss?” Pearl asked.

“I already did and the boss agreed to it” Jennifer replied looking efficient as always.

It’s sure going to be a win win for them if Jerome agree to be the model for their new product but it will bring him closer to her.

She had thought that with them being at work, it will be hard for them to run into each other since they are on different floors but things will turn out different with them working close.

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<< LUNCH TIME >>

“Why are you so worried about it? It’s not like you have to be there all the time. It’s the planning and make up team that will be seeing much of the boss” Cassie said to Pearl as they head to the elevator after having lunch.

“I hope so ” Pearl said as Charlie wrap his arms around her.

“Stop thinking about the upcoming project for a while and tell me about those guys who came to see you. Who’s your boyfriend amongst them cause I don’t buy the friend thing” Charlie chided.

“Have told you that none of them are my…” She stop talking when she saw Jerome walk in and beside him was Larry who waved his hand in greeting to them.

Jerome eyes was fixed on her until he got into the elevator which whisk them to the tenth floor.

“Why do I feel like the boss wanted to ki|| me?” Charlie asked as he pulled his hand away from Pearl’s waist.

“Are you really sure you are not into Larry?” Cassie asked suddenly.

“Larry is just a friend. Why do you ask?” Pearl asked.

“It’s just that I plan on going after him, I think have fallen in love with him” Cassie said getting a surprised look from Pearl.

“She’s been crazy about him ever since she saw him at your house” Charlie confess.

“But isn’t that too soon. You know nothing about him ” Pearl said.

“When it comes to love every other things are forgotten and….” Charlie stopped talking when Opal walk past them.

“And your jaw just drop open. Don’t tell me you’ve also fallen for Opal” Pearl tease lightly and when her friend said nothing, she looked at him closely.

“You are also in love with Opal!” Pearl cried out in shock.

“I am but she’s as hard as stone. She’s never budge to any of mine greetings or jokes” Charlie said looking a bit sad.

“But that doesn’t mean I will give up, I won’t give up” Charlie added and that made her remember Jerome words.

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<< MEXICO CITY >>

The room was empty when Sebastian Martin walked in.

He decided to wait for his God father to arrive when a picture on the table caught his attention.

He picked it up and was immediately lost in the loveliness of the girl in the picture.

He was wondering who she is when the door open and his Godfather walked in.

“Did I make you wait for long Sebastian?” Alexander Martinez, a man in his late fifties asked as he seat himself behind the desk.

“Not really, I also just got here myself” Sebastian replied as he put the picture down.

“She’s beautiful right?” Alexander asked and Sebastian gave a nod.

“She’s my daughter”

“You mean she’s the daughter you’ve been looking for? How on earth did you find her?” Sebastian asked.

“Someone contacted me” Alexander replied starring at the picture.

“And is she a reliable source?”

“She turns out to be very close to my daughter but that isn’t our main issue here. I figured that if I go to see her myself, she might refuse to see me and keep on hating me more for abandoning her years ago and so,I want you to go to London and get close to her first” Alexander said.

“I don’t think that will be easy and….”

“You’ve always been one to achieve the most difficult task and this isn’t a difficult one. I just need you to go to London and watch over my daughter till it’s time for me to be introduced to her” Alexander said.

“If it’s what you want then I don’t mind going” he said starring at the picture again.

“This is the fourth time you stare at the picture. Do you find her attractive?” Alexander asked and unknown to him, a smile left his lips.

“She’s not ugly looking” Sebastian replied as he picked up her picture again.

“Pearl looks exactly like me” Alexander said proudly.

“Pearl ” Sebastian said musingly. Not only did she have a beautiful name, she’s also attractive.

He can’t wait to meet her.

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<< LONDON ~ KING COSMETIC COMPANY>>

Pearl was heading to the planning department when someone called her name.

The smile on her face fell when she saw Max.

He left the receptionist desk and walk towards her looking smug.

“What are you doing here?” Pearl asked wondering how he got in.

“What do you think?”

“If you aren’t going to tell me about it then you might as well forget” she said wanting to walk past him but what he said next stopped her.

“Am working here now. I just got hired. We will be working together and I hope that with this, we will go back to being close and hopefully a couple”

❣️ TBC❣️