I'm evil

Becca soon resumed her work after a week of rest and pampering from Xavier. He had the maids prepare meals that were specially good for pregnant women, and she was overjoyed.

This new company she was working for was much better than previous pearl and she had a good.position and salary, all.thanks to Xavier who gave her the opportunity, and she intended not to let him down.

"How are you now, Becca?" Vanessa, Becca's superior, asked.

"Better now, director. Thanks for your concern," she said as she handed over some designs she had made during her leisure time at home when she was on leave. She was just imagining herself and Xavier in those sweet and cheesy couples' clothes that she normally saw on TV.

"My, my... Rebecca, I never knew you had this much talent. It's pretty and so unique. I'm going to add it to the new designs for the company's auction," Vanessa said in delight.

Becca seemed gratified. She never thought that her director would accept her designs, but she gave it a try. That day, the board of directors had a meeting with the CEO of Yang's Men Clothing and Fashion Enterprises and his coworkers. They agreed on the clothes to be produced, advertised in magazines, and chosen for the fashion show and auction.

Since Becca's design was also unisex, she would be chosen for the auction and the magazine front-page view. Becca was glad that things were working in her favor. She was grateful to God. Now that she thought about it, it had been a while since she went to the chapel. She'd try visiting the chapel every Sunday.

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NYU

"When we talk about romance in literature, we are talking about nature... Nature has to do with naturally occurring things, be they living or non-living," the professor said, and the scholars paid adequate attention to him as he discussed several topics pertaining to poems in literature. American literature was truly unique.

'See how handsome he is... why do you have to be chosen for my Master's wrath?' Peni mused inwardly as she drooled over Azuka.

"Peni, are you okay?" Fiona, Peni's course mate and buddy, asked as she helped Peni wipe the saliva that was threatening to fall onto the large desk. 'F*ck!'

"Yeah, I'm just fuzzy," she replied, trying to focus on the lectures.

Gring... Gring...

The class ended, and it was lunchtime before the history class.

Peni was buying her lunch when she felt a warm masculine presence beside her.

'Mm... so warm,' she inhaled that familiar sweet and refreshing scent before turning to meet Azuka's handsome and mesmerizing face.

"Oh, hi," she said and smiled sweetly, and the guy smiled back.

'Good... keep him occupied,' she heard her secret microphone speak. It was definitely her boss. 'Can't this man just take a break from monitoring my life?'

"Here," Azuka handed the money for his lunch and Peni's to the vendor.

"You didn't have to do that," she said, not knowing how to start a conversation. "So, how did your class go?" Azuka asked. He saw Fiona wiping Peni's face.

"Fine, just tiring," she said as she bit into her sausage, her eyes never leaving his. Azuka gulped an invisible lump of saliva as his mind started going wild. She was so sexy with that little act of hers. Is she a pro? he asked himself.

"You live here, right? I mean, New York is your home," he asked, and she nodded.

"Maybe we could hang out sometime " he said not sure where this conversation was going

"Oh, okay, that's not a problem... we can hang out after our evening class. I know a place where we can see the city's lights from a tall building," she said.

"Thanks, Peni," he said and continued, and they ate their food in silence. Peni was so focused on her food that she didn't notice when Azuka took pictures of her without her knowing. He smiled at how cute she looked.

He remembered asking Azula if she'd ever had a crush, and she said yes. Azula, his prying twin sister, continued pestering him to send her photos of the lucky lady who caught her brother's eyes during his one-month stay in New York.

Soon, history class came and went, and they were given assignments, which Azuka didn't like taking home. So, he went to the library, accompanied by Peni, Fiona, and another guy named Illus.

They all worked on their assignments, assisting each other with whatever they could.

"We'd be going first," Fiona and Illus said before leaving Azuka and Peni.

"Are you done?" Peni asked Azuka, and he shook his head.

"Almost... sorry for the delay," he said honestly.

"Don't worry... we're actually buying time for the city's lights to come on," Peni said.

Later, they boarded a taxi, and Peni took him on walks around the streets and zones. Sometimes they stopped to buy grilled meat, chocolate, candy, ice cream, or other junk food and sweets until they reached a building. Peni led him through the back until they reached the top balcony, and Azuka looked at the breathtaking view before him. The city was indeed beautiful.

Peni stood beside him, and they enjoyed the view while eating the steak they had bought from the streets.

"It's beautiful, right?" she asked.

"Yeah, but not as beautiful as you," Azuka said without batting an eye as he noticed the lady's face turn crimson red, and he smiled.

"I like you, Peni, but it's fine... if you're not ready... I'll wait," Azuka said and held her hand, squeezing it gently before letting it go because of her awkward look.

They stayed silent as they both savored their precious moments.

'I like you too, Azuka, but I have to do my job first before I can reciprocate the feelings... All I need is valid information about your sister and her boyfriend... that's all... It's not like I'm evil,' Peni said inwardly with a sigh