Revenge On The Scumbags

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She opened the door and saw a tall man standing in her office. He was backing her so she couldn’t see his face but she could tell that he wasn’t Leonard.

“Who are you?” She asked stepping into the office slowly.

“Is it that long that we met that you’ve already forgotten about me??” She heard him say and recognized him immediately.

“Carl.” She called and he turned back to face her.

“We finally meet again, Jasmine.” He said.

“What are you doing here?? I thought you had left.” Jasmine asked in surprise.

“Well I couldn’t leave without talking to you. You’re one of the reasons I came here.” Carl stated with a smile on his lips.

His words and smile seemed so genuine that Jasmine almost lost herself but she was able to recover from it quickly when she remembered the necklace he had bought.

Her face morphed into a tight frown.

“What are you really doing here??” She asked again. She wasn’t going to fall for his looks or sweet tongue.

“Why do I get the feeling that you are angry with me. Did I do anything wrong?” He asked.

“No. We are at work so it’s best to act formal.” Said Jasmine. She just wanted him to leave quickly so that she would make herself forget about him, even though it was going to be hard.

“Well, I don’t want us to act formal. There’s no one here, so you can just be casual with me besides we are quite acquainted.” Carl said referring to the time they spent together.

The same night that Jadmine was trying so hard to bury. She shouldn’t have met him. If she didn’t, she wouldn’t feel this hurt. The pain she was feeling was more than the one she felt when Leonard confessed that he loved Rosalie.

“Please just go!!!!” Jasmine wanted to scream at him but she didn’t.

“I can’t. I don’t like mixing my work with personal matters.” She said instead.

“But you aren’t. Well, it’s fine if you don’t want to. I’m not going to force you. But you can’t force me to speak formally to you.” He said.

“Okay.” Jasmine answered.

“Well, I was about to leave but I felt that I should come see you first.” Carl said.

“Well, you shouldn’t have.” Jasmine said inwardly.

“Why??” She asked him.

“Well, after that night, I searched for you everywhere but couldn’t find you. When I saw you seating there, I was very happy..” He trailed and looked at her to see if there was any expression on her face but had a neutral look.

He felt sad that his words didn’t affect her but he didn’t show it.

“So???” She asked hinting for him to continue.

“I want you to go on a date with me.” He blurted out.

Her eyes widened in shock.

“What???” She asked.

“You heard me.” He smiled, happy that he finally got an expression from her though it wasn’t the one he was expecting but it was still something.

“So, what do you say??” He asked with a smile.

“I can’t.” She said without giving it a second thought.

The smile left Carl’s face immediately.

“Wait…. what do you mean by you can’t???” He asked sadly.

Jasmine felt really bad but she had to draw the line now before it was too late. She can’t let herself get hurt again.

“I can’t go on dates with my business patners.” She lied.

“Is that what you’re worried about?” He asked with a small smile.NôvelDrama.Org content rights.

“Yes.” Said Jasmine.

“I hope you know that it was my brother you did business with and not me. I’m only here to represent him since he travelled.” He saud giving her the ‘have you forhotten look.’

“It’s still the same thing.” Jasmine argued. She really wanted to get rid of him now.

“It isn’t. Besides, we’ve known each other before.” He said.

“It was just one night……”

“One pleasurable night.” Carl corrected.

Jasmine blushed when she realized what he was talking about but she didn’t allow him to notice her red face.

“It was a mistake. It wasn’t supposed to happen.” She muttered.

“Really??” He asked with one eyebrow raised.

“Yes.” Answered Jasmine.

“It didn’t feel like a mistake to me.” Carl said taking slow steps to her.

Jasmine’s heart jolted and she moved backwards but he didn’t stop. He caged her in between her desk and his muscular body.

“What are you doing?” She asked fearfully.

Carl chuckled, she looked so cute. His eyes trailed from her face to her red lips. He had the urge to kiss her but he held himself. He can’t take things too far yet.

“I want you to go on a date with me. I promise you that you won’t regret it.” He said calmly.

Jasmine could feel his hot breath fanning her face and that made her breathless.

“I can’t.” She managed to croak out.

“Just think of it as a way of repaying me back for what I did for you that night if you still feel uncomfortable.” He said.

“I already apologized and told you thank you.” She argued.

“Your words means nothing unless you show that you actually meant it.” Carl lectured.

“But…”

“No buts. You’re meeting with me tonight for out date. I already have your number so I’ll text you the location. I hope to see you there.” He said and bent down to her level and out of reflex, Jasmine closed her eyes.

He smiled at her reaction. Jasmine breathed in expecting what was supposed to happen but instead, she felt something cold wrap around her neck.

“I hope you’ll look prettier for me tonight.” Carl whispered in her ear and placed a peck on her cheeks.

She opened her eyes and saw him smiling at her. He adjusted himslf from her body, giving her space to stand aright.

“I will be expecting you then.” He muttered calmly and left the dumbstruck Jasmine still rooted on her spot.

“What the hell just happened??” Jasmine thought placing her hands on the cheek he had just pecked. Her face turned really red.

Her hand trailed down to her neck and she felt something cold there. He looked down to see the necklace he had bought from the auction.

Her eyes widened in shock and she squealed happily.

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