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Getting ready with Diya for work was not how I supposed it to go, she was skulking around in her bed while I was all ready and trying to wake her up, she is a literal sloth. I cursed her for the thousandth time as I glanced at my watch to see five minutes left before 9 am, I don't even want to think about how Xavier is going to react, sighing and making up my mind I kicked her off the bed.

"Ow! B*tch!" She cursed, rubbing her head while whining, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed today but I couldn't care less, I tugged her up by arm and propelled her into the bathroom.

"If you don't get ready in another half an hour I'll leave your ass behind!" I yelled and she whined lightly, closing the bathroom's door, I anxiously gaped at myself in the mirror, my feet tapping on the floor in impatience, while my Burgundy dress packed me like a snack, sophisticatedly ending on my knees, the long golden chain on behind giving it the required alluring look.

I felt like dressing up so I did. Finally, after a good twenty minutes she emerged out of the bathroom, towel wrapped around her body and hair, she hastily wore her black blazer and pants while I settled her hair and she did her makeup afterwards, in the record time of forty minutes we were able to get her ready, I cursed seeing it was already 9:45 am, we are passionately late.

I dragged her out and straight into the elevators, waiting for the damned thing to proceed faster, she probably saw my panicked state as she confidently asked in my grip, "You do remember that I'm CFO of the company and you're my assistant not his right?"

"Doesn't mean I want you to intentionally look for trouble with Xavier, well no good in saying that now, cause we are already an hour late. First day of your work and you f*cked up real good Ms Shikhawat," I sarcastically retorted back, snatching the keys out of her hands and shoving her unto the passenger's seat of her car. She was about to counter when I exclaimed while swiftly getting into the driver's seat.

"Put your seatbelts on unless you want your skull bashed," igniting her Panamera to life and accelerating instantly, she squealed a little in her seat at the sudden jerk, clutching her seatbelts for her dear life.

I raced the car as I could in the prominent traffic, we were close to the company within ten minutes, "We'll get pulled over!" She yelled over the screaming engine making me chuckled at her comment, I swiftly overtook another car.

I entered the company's area, driving past other employees to stop in front of the entrance, we didn't have time to go around, look for a parking spot, then park the car and walk back to the company, "Since when are you worried about getting pulled over, for god's sake you threatened Xavier with drug-dealing!" I retorted to her useless excuse and before I could expand my insults further her rough voice reached me once again.

"Stop!" I slammed the break to the car, it screeched to an abrupt halt, my head jerked at front from the force, my hairs hoisting in different directions, I looked around to see the valet standing aside, panting in anxiousness, he was looking like he was going to pass out, our car was mere centimetres away from thrashing into Xavier's Bugatti, I exhaled in relief before promptly rushing out of my car, ready to hear him snarl at me but to my very rare luck he wasn't in his car, of course, he already arrived.

I placed the car keys in the hand of valet subconsciously, Diya stepped out of the car, with absolute calm and refinement like she wasn't just screaming at me a while ago, I rounded the car around to get to her and we both entered the entrance of the lavish KING INC's building but what we didn't notice was the wave of paparazzi and reporters just waiting for us inside.

My first instinct was to step back, and for some reason, Diya did the same, I looked around for security or bodyguards that Xavier assigned for me so very generously but I found not one single of them, it's like they completely abundant me. We were trapped between them, squeezed like sandwiches.

Ms Shikhwat, how are you connected to Mr king's fiancee?

Congratulations on becoming CFO of the most flourished MNC.

Are you gaining your position has something to do with your relationship with Ms Rajput and Mr king?

Both of us were bombarded with different questions. Mine were mostly circling around me and my engagement.

Ms Rajput, you weren't seen returning to your home with Mr king yesterday, are you two facing problems in your relationship?

What about your affair with Mr Marino?

I was so overwhelmed by the unwanted attention and them accusing me continuously, I glanced around the huge ground floor, people around whispering but that wasn't what my gaze stuck on, it got stuck on Xavier, he stood there with bodyguards encircling him, dressed handsomely as ever, the first two shirt buttons opened up with his chest showing suggestively, his hair strands falling on his forehead, he was smirking while enjoying me struggling around to get out of the trouble, he winked at me when my gaze clashed with his, his golden-brown eyes shining with satisfaction, I felt my jaw drop a little, so much for protecting me from everyone but I couldn't blame him when I was the one who wanted to be out.

I glared at him while he just smirked at me, casually winking at another employee who greeted him morning, I felt an unknown sting in my heart, I felt like smashing the girl's head in, he typed something on his phone and soon enough my phone showed up his notification.

F*cked up boss/ex-boyfriend/ current fiáncee: good luck getting out, darling.

I gaped at the message, he did not just use my sarcasm over me, I looked up to find him passing his fingers through his hair leisurely, smirking and shrugging his sunglasses on and finally moving to his private elevators, his bodyguards lining up outside while he entered the elevators.

I was so shocked to see him this unaffected, why the f*ck did he not seem affected, he should be sulking about me going away for f*cks sake!

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By the time I and Diya were able to divert the sea of reporters and leave them behind it was already fifteen minutes up, I glanced at my watch to see it showing ten-thirty already, I was about to get into the private elevators when Ann's voice stopped me from doing so, she even stopped Diya, she was looking like she would pass out from guilt she was feeling when she informed us that Mr king told her to not me and Diya use the private elevators from now on, he did us real bad, I just couldn't believe that someone like Xavier could be this childish.

"I don't understand, how the f*ck am I supposed to go to my office since it is literally on his private floor?" Diya asked confusedly and I nodded my head to her question, the employees were not allowed on his floor without any reason but CFO is always given office on the same floor as his.

"About that-" Ann trailed uncomfortably, "-he arranged your office at 26th floor, you'll go on his floor only when he calls you Diya," she completed and by the time I grasped the situation, only one question slipped out of my mouth.

"But...what about my office? It's on his floor,"

She bit her lower lip in hesitation before slowly starting, "Your stuff is moved in the office beside Diya's since you're her assistant now, sorry Shana I know you liked your previous office," I felt anger slowly creeping in, his ego is so high that he can't give us the same opportunities as any other employees just because we exceeded him.

I didn't wait for Diya, striding towards the private elevators and barging into it before anyone could say anything, one of his bodyguards tried to stop the elevator from closing with his hands but I pushed him outside before he could do so, the numbers went up with passing floors and soon enough it opened on his floor, silence consuming the whole floor, the video was already out and police had started looking for Vladimir but they weren't going to have any luck, it was one of the reasons I was bombarded with questions just as I entered the building since I was the fiáncee.

My heels clicking on the hard marble floor in fury, I saw Catherine in her office but she didn't even say anything after noticing me striding into Xavier office's direction, no one else was present on the floor, it was back to being a two-person floor all over again.

I didn't think twice before barging into his office, there he was leisurely sitting on his leather couch sipping his whiskey, so much for not drinking during work, I yelled at him.

"What are you doing?!" My hands drifting in the air reflexively, trying to get an answer out of him when he was anything but in the mood of answering.

He lifted his gaze from his drink, his legs crossed over each other as he settled his intricate gaze upon me, I felt my anger slip away a little but I stood my ground. His luscious lips turning into an innocent smile before he answered swiftly.

"I'm drinking my Auchentoshan," I felt my blood boil from his dumb answer.

"You m*therfcking bastard! is this how you want to play this game?! so much for protecting me from everyone!" I yelled infuriatingly, my eyes stinging with reflexive tears due to prominent anger swirling inside me, he always lies to me.

"What do you possibly mean Ms Rajput?" He asserted, casually sipping on his whiskey, I felt irritated from his dumb play, he is enjoying this too much.

"You were supposed to protect me when they were questioning me!! You're my fián-" my mouth shut on its own before I could complete the sentence, it was always him using the line, it felt degrading accepting it myself, he smirked on my obvious slip of tongue and acceptance.

Standing from his seat and closing in towards me, placing the glass over the table and slowly comingg towards me, my eyebrows furrowing on their own at him, I scowled when he didn't stop at a decent distance and instead continued ambling closer.

"What are you doing?" I questioned confusedly, taking a step back to create some distance between us but he wasn't having it, he didn't stop until he was right infront of me, smirking devilishly at me when there were only centimetres left between us, I glared up at him, resisting from stepping back anymore, I shivered when his hands unexpectedly encircled my waist, tingling my covered skin, I was stunned because I thought he wouldn't touch me after all that happened but he clearly proved me wrong and surprisingly his touch didn't felt repulsive.

"What are you doing?" I asked yet again in confusion, it felt like this was only the sentence I was muttering since I walked into his office, his smirk turned into a heartbreaking smile when he gently tucked a hair strand behind my ear and softly whispered.

"You are not my assistant anymore, so I guess you came in here as my fiáncee and am I not allowed to show affection to my intended?" I stared at him dumbfoundedly, he is one devious son of a b*tch, he knows how to use his drawbacks in his power. It means that every time I will bump into him he'll go all touchy and loving? Oh hell no! I'm mad at him.

"You can't and you won't!" I shrieked horrified, the thought of him acting like a lost puppy around me in the company was enough to make me scared and it won't help I was on another floor, Wait a second, don't tell he was planning on giving his employee PDA?!

"Oh, I so can and so will," He completed starting at my lips, and subconsciously trudging closer, my eyes widened at his advance and I wiggled in his hold to get free, I did after some tries and saved myself from his disgusting kiss.

Yep, totally disgusting, my inner voice perked up sarcastically and I ignored her passionately.

"You moved my office down! Why?" I squealed before he could come closer again, slowly moving back to create some distance, he was being extra touchy today, maybe he hasn't still grasped on the fact that I was no longer his forever.

"Aren't you assistant to Ms Shikahawat?" He asked standing still with his hands in his pockets, I frowned knowing he was right but wasn't she also supposed to get an office on this floor as well?

"I hardly think you'd want me barging into your office every five minutes since I'm not obliged to act professionally with you now," he asked amusingly staring at me, my scowl intensified in confusion, why the f*ck would that happen?

"But I'm still your employee!"

"Are you?" He smirked deviously.

Oh boy.

"I'm not your boss Shana," he completed smirking and demolishing my confusion for once and for all.

"But I signed the contract!" God, I never thought I would ever want that blasted contract to be valid, ever but here I was, begging God for it to be.

"Yes and I personally nullified it yesterday and gave it to Ms Shikhawat in case you don't remember-" he trailed, giving me an overall look and subconsciously wetting his lips, he smirked when his gaze clashed with mine once again,"-oh sorry, I forgot, you tend to forget a lot of things," my mind went straight to my first day I walked into his office, he used the same reference, I felt my body becoming hot slowly but surely, the heck was happening to me?

"Why didn't you helped me downstairs?" I asked trying to ignore my bodily instincts when he was looking exceptionally hot today.

"Wasn't it your duty to protect Ms Shikahwat from reporters when you're her assistant? I doubt you would have appreciated me Indulging in your work, I didn't want to be a nosy partner, you know," stating causally he stepped closer once again, so helping me would have been nosy but sticking to me like a leech until I was out of the building wouldn't be?

"Why can't you give her an office here?"

"No offence but I don't have anything personal with her, I just provided her office down because she would be needed there and as her assistant, I think you should be with her, shouldn't you? Unless you miss being closer to me," he completed thoughtfully, continuing his way to me while I walked around his desk to keep him away, why was he acting like a horny teenager? His amusing gaze followed by a hearty chuckle, he was finding this funny, he shook his head at me before changing his direction back to the couch, picking up his drink and gulping it down while his back was turned to me.

He turned around, his lips twitching a little before his smile was back on, he strolled to me and I visibly staggered back even when my body was screaming to run to him, he waved his hands in mock surrender before pointing at his intercom, I stood behind the table and watched him using the intercom to call Catherine.

"Mr king?" Her monotonous came through.

"Send the nurse in Ms Lennon," he ordered before swiftly hanging up, a frown etched on my face upon remembering about his injury, he couldn't drink but he was, gosh I felt stupid for not noticing.

A knock resonated on the door in sync, he ordered the person to enter, the door opened and a blonde nurse stepped in, dressed professionally in her dress and carrying required medicines and bandages, I noticed Xavier stripping his jacket and shirt from the corner of my eyes, struggling to move his arm when his chest was moving too much, I felt bad that I was the reason he was suffering but I would do it over again if it meant standing up for me and getting some type of closure which helped stopping the horrid nightmares.

He managed to shrug his shirt off, I diverted my gaze to the table, taking in the solkovov's contracts just resting there, I was a little confused upon seeing them since the company already liquidated a week ago, by the time I lifted my gaze Xavier was already sitting on the couch, the nurse was taking off his previous dressing, I flinched on seeing his wound even when it was nothing compared to the worse I have seen, but the feeling of irritation to see her touching him in his vulnerable was more intense than my regret, I felt my heart twist every time I heard her comforting him when he hissed in pain.

It somehow felt like I was invading their privacy when I was sure Xavier didn't even know the girl's name and she was being professional and nothing else, I cleared my throat before I could stop myself, attracting both of their gazes to me, her hand hovering over his chest while his hands leisurely resting on the couch.

"I will do it," I stated, shocking the hell out of myself, Xavier pained expression slowly twisted into a small smug smirk but the nurse became a little confused at what I was implying to.

"You can go, I will handle it from here," I finalized when she hesitantly glanced at Xavier for permission, I felt irritated that she has to ask for his permission, Xavier stared at me for a while before nodding his head at her, telling her to get out. She was up and out within seconds, leaving the medicines behind, I sighed before walking over to him and sitting beside him, at a good distance.

"Are you a ghost? He asked mockingly.

"Excuse me?"

"How will you put medicine on my chest when you're sitting in India and I'm here in America?" He replied sarcastically and I glared at him before trudging closer to him.

Picking up the sanitiser I applied it on my hands before looking up at his ointments. "Not so smart now, are you my darling?" I could feel him smirking smugly through his voice.

"Actually I'm quite a lot smarter than you Xavier," my mind not grasping that I called him by his name after so long, he certainly did because when I looked up I saw his face turned into a glowing one. I trudged closer, applying the ointments in order, I knew most of them since I used them before, he was silent while I did my work.

I patched him up with a new dressing, careful not to cause him much pain, he didn't hissed once which made me confused since he was literally whimpering when the nurse was doing it for him.

"All done," I said nonchalantly once I was done, his gaze was stuck on my face, I perplexedly asked when he didn't divert his stare from me.

"What?"

"You know sometimes I just can't believe you're what you are," he stated thoughtfully, his hands leisurely spread over the sofa, with him looking like a Greek God when his arms were flexing.

"I don't understand," I retorted, packing up the medicines and placing them aside.