twenty-seven

Aliyah was now sitting in her office buried with the works she needs to finish before the launching of her project with her phone vibrating continuously she can't seem to focus on what she's been doing so she decided to check her phone, only to see that her phone was bombarded with a congratulations messages.

"What the hell is this?" she asked as she scrolled down to the messages, she saw her mother furious message

'Aliyah Rose you said you're not keeping a man in your house so what is this all about?' her mother texted her with a photo attached to it.

It was her with a man leaving her house "Putangina" she said as she zoomed the image, "Putangina talaga" she cursed when she realized that it was Adam.

"Frances!" she yelled as she scrolls on the articles on the internet "Tangina sinong binahay ng lalaki?" she was so shocked by what she read "It was my house!"

Frances, her secretary immediately enters her room "Yes, Ms. Argania?"

"Why are you not reporting this to me?" she said as she shows her the article in her phone

Frances pursed her lips as she looked down slightly "You said no one should disturb you unless the building will collapse"

"My career will collapse!" she said furiously

Her secretary eyes her curiously "But you're not a celebrity" katwiran nito

"I am a businesswoman I need to maintain my reputation especially when I am the next heir of this company, handle those articles now!" she commanded as she massages her temple and leaned to her chair.

'Did Adam know this mess?' she thought as she dialed Adam's number right away.

"Tangina hindi talaga dapat nagcecellphone yon eh, walang kwenta" grabbing her purse she stood up and leave her office.

"Ms. Argania where- "her secretary's question was not yet done when she answered it

"To Mr. Diaz' Company," she said as she walks, looking back to her secretary "Cancel my schedule for this morning or if they were urgent schedule it in the afternoon" she ordered as she takes the lift, leaving her secretary speechless.

"I need to talk to Mr. Diaz right now" she demanded to his secretary

"Ms. Argania, I told you that Mr. Diaz can't accommodate you because he has a full schedule today" gigil ng secretary sa kanya "You better make an appointment next time"

"Can you just tell him to check his phone or just check the fucking internet!" frustrated na sabi ni Aliyah

"Mr. Diaz is so busy right now" sagot naman nito

"Putangina sasabihin lang eh" she cursed under her breath as she eyed the secretary furiously "You bett- "her words were cut off when the lift opens up.

"What are you doing here?" he asked as he steps out of the lift

"I need to talk with you" she walks up to him

"Okay. Say it"

Aliyah looked at the people beside Adam "I said with you" diin niya dito habang pinanlalakihan ng mata

"And I'm here?"

"Putangina mo talaga no?" she asked as she grabs his wrist and drags him, she looked back at him "Nasan ang office mo?"

Adam just gestured her his office and Aliyah drags him inside of it.

"So, you like it just the two of us?" he asked

"Obvious ba?" she rolled her eyes "It includes my reputation as a woman with dignity," she said

"I guess you just ruined that reputation in front of my employees," he said

"What the heck are you talking about? I still have my reputation no"

"Not anymore until you drag me inside this office" he stated as he pointed her hands that still holding his arms.

She stares at her hands holding Adam's arms and looks at Adam "I- "she said as her knees went weak

Adam immediately supported her "Are you okay?" he asked as he holds her arms and helps her to sit on the couch.

Aliyah was still looking at her hands holding onto Adam, "I was fine" she whispered "I am fine" she looks at Adam with a bright smile on her face "I am fine!" she exclaimed out of happiness

"Okay. Okay," Adam nods at her "I get it you're fine," he said and withdraw his hand who's supporting her and raise it in the air. "I'm sorry okay?"

Aliyah look at him and narrowed her eyes, "What are you sorry for?"

"For touching you," Adam said as he walks towards his table "I was trying to help you okay? I didn't mean to touch you"

"I mean" Aliyah hesitated to look at him, she sighed "I am okay now"

"I get it that you're okay. So, let us get back to what are you saying a while ago, what is it all about?" He asked as he sat down on his chair and face her.

She looked at Adam and brush her hair with her hands, "I didn't mean that I was okay"

Adam raised his eyebrows as he looked at her

"What I mean is" she paused for a minute as they just kept on staring at each other, she sighed and looked at her hands in her lap "Okay na ako, it is okay now for you to touch me" she muttered in a little voice

"Are you sure? You're not afraid of me anymore?" he asked

She looks back at him "Afraid of you? What nonsense are you talking about?" she creased her brows

"You are afraid of me" he stated and stood up "The moment I get near of you, you start panicking, your eyes wander around" he walks towards her "And the moment I touch you," he said as he leans towards Aliyah and lifts her chin looking at her for a moment "You are not trembling" he stated in amusement.

Aliyah pushed his hands "I am not afraid of you" she said at umatras ito ng upo, clearing her throat she looked at Adam "We should go back to our business, did you heard of the rumors about me?"

"What rumors?" Adam asked as he placed his hands inside his pockets and walked to the couch across Aliyah

Aliyah immediately took out her phone and search up her name, her eyes widen as she saw her name associated with Adam and the word fiancé "Putangina" she remarked. "Tingnan mo ito! I told you to clear my name months ago!" she sneered as she put her phone in the table showing Adam the article "One of your employees claimed that I was your fiancée!"

He gets the phone in the table and scanned the article briefly, "They should have used another picture, this was taken a year ago" he stated and puts back the cellphone in the table "The article was interesting I didn't know that I am included in the husband material last year" he grins.

Aliyah leaned on the table as she pointed her phone "It was a bad article! It is fake! I am not your fiancée! This is so embarrassing; my reputation now is tainted!" she exclaimed

Adam looked at her, leaning on the couch he crosses his legs, "So, what do you want me to do?"

"Release a statement" she demanded "I'll do the same"

Adam nod at her, "Okay"

She smiled at him "Really?"

Adam just nod at her as he dialed a number on his phone "Release a statement telling that Aliyah is not living in my house" he stated looking at Aliyah's gleaming face "I am living in my fiancée's house" he continued "That's all"

Aliyah look at him "You have a fiancée?"

Adam just shrugs, "I already helped you do you have anything more to say?"

Aliyah rolled her eyes "None. I was about to leave" she said as she grabs her phone in the table and stomps her feet as she walked to the door.

Adam just chuckled at the little woman's behavior and goes back to his work.