Caught Between The twin CEO

The frantic look on her face gave her away but she immediately organized herself,

“Sorry Sir, I was a little startled” she stretched out her hand for a handshake, Paxton watched her, but let it pass since it was her first time meeting with a client maybe she was overwhelmed by the moment,

“Hi dear, you’re really pretty” he took her hand and squeezed it, her eyes widened, making her more uncomfortable,

The atmosphere was becoming too hot for Paxton as the two stared at each other as if they knew each other before this meeting.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“Mr. Godfrey, let’s start with the meeting” Paxton broke the silence,

“Oh right! That was what we can for actually” taking their seats, she threw her eyes to the other side of the room,

Guilt wouldn’t let her look into the man’s eyes,

Mr. Godfrey was if not in his late fifties then he was in his early sixties, his wrinkles and saggy skin have away his age at just the first look, as he spoke on could notice the brownish color of his teeth, his witty behavior, and clingy fingers, a weirdo for his age, his eyes were all over her all through the meeting, as soon as it was time to sign, he immediately signed an alliance with them,

Paxton found it a bit weird, it’s been two consecutive meetings they had been pressing to get the deal but just his first meeting with her, he immediately gave his approval,

“She does have some luck” this time he had to see the good part of her, noticing she was uneasy, he believes Mr. Godfrey must have done something under his notice to get her uncomfortable,

Mr. Godfrey was known to be a serial womanizer, he won’t be surprised if he knew all about Jaxton’s adventure with women.

“Will be taking our leave now,” Paxton stood up taking his hand, Sydney too stood up after exchanging handshakes, and he squeezed her hand one more time

Paxton noticed Sydney’s strange behavior Paxton had to ask

“Are you sure that you’re ok? You seem pretty out of it?”

Sydney replied,

“Sure, I am ok ” she smiled He nods but her face tells it all, she was not ok at all.

“Sir, I am coming, I need to use the restroom.” She got to the restroom and was shivering,

“What is he here? You’re so doomed!” She panicked, thinking about what to Doo she picked up her phone to dial, Jaxton to help her out of this mess, but she thought about it,

It’s not going to work, and it’s dangerous for them to meet this way, it could sabotage the just-signed deal.

Even without saying anything, she knew the man was looking at her. Sydney smelled trouble and Sydney knew he was plotting something. Something scary. Sydney felt scared. To the extent, that Paxton, her rude and cruel boss noticed her strange behavior and even asked if she was Ok. That means she was really obvious during the meeting, well who wouldn’t be,

“You can do this, Sydney” She calmly told herself then pull herself together after a while and came out of the restroom but bumped into the man.

“Oh sorry, sorry” lifting her face, it was the devil again, she became nervous and afraid.

“Well well well, if it isn’t the famous stripper then who it is” he cooed,

“I am not a stripper anymore,” she affirmed,

“Quit deceiving yourself, we both know that it’s impossible to hire anyone with that kind of job history unless you told a lie to Paxton.” her eyes widened,

“How was he able to figure that out in just one look?” Seeing her expression, he laughed,

“I might be old but my brain still functions and I know when one’s lying, instilled fear in them and they’ll themselves.” He smirked.

“Damnit, ” She fell into his trap. She actually told him without saying anything.

“What exactly do you want?” She didn’t believe she would ask him this but as supposed the man had something up his sleeves,

“Good girl. Look at you now, so miserable and helpless” he tries to touch her but she quickly stepped back,

“Am sorry but you can’t have what you can’t buy” she sprouted, he looked at her,

“Very fiesty, I’ve always wanted you” he added,

“I can’t give you want you to want just know that,” she folded her arms looking at the old ma who trying to blackmail her,

“Telling Paxton what kind of work you do before would not only affect your present job but all other jobs you might take in the future and not to mention, Paxton has a lot of influence to ruin you. Much more than you think” his words weakened her, at this point she had no going back, the man had made up his mind.

“What then do you want?”

“Sleep with me and your problem is solved, I’ll seal and not tell” she looked at the man in disgust.

“I can’t sleep with you.” She added,

“Would you have me tell the whole world instead? He smirked.

“Am sorry. But this cannot work.” She threw him a glare, that could send him packing out of the earth that very minute, he knew he had his request hurt badly but his conscience would not let him cage her in his restless mind.

“You’re sorry? You look me in the eyes and had the effort to say you’re sorry, that you can’t.” He stared at her in anger,

“You really are heartless,” a tear pricked down her eyes, how long was her past going to hunt her down,

“First, it was Jaxton, now this rickety old man who seems to have no shame whatsoever.

All she wanted was just a job, something to keep her going, if she has seen the future to see how being a stripper was going to affect her, she wasn’t going take the job and choose I instead to be jobless.

“Sydney,” the man called her, ” you’ve not given me an answer?” He says.

“What was she going to say to this ma right now? Was she going to sleep with him just to keep her secret safe? ” Her subconscious mind asked her but she was short on an answer.