Chapter Eight

I'm standing in front of Ronald and I look so stupid right now. He knows all my habits. Still no change. He saw me watching him all the time. What can I do? After all, so many years later I saw a handsome man who makes me want things for him. He's the one who makes me wet. He stands and I step back.

“Miss Rose, tell me one thing, are you just sitting there gawking at me?” Oh boy. My cheek feels hot. Hot? What's that feeling? Again childhood memories. He's coming closer and standing in front of me. Dark eyelashes with haunting deadly green eyes. Hard, flat chest with perfect body shape. Hard jaw flexes when he speaks in a heavy voice. This is a dream for me.

“You're blushing. Is this the way you want to trap me again in your stupid love?” My eyes rose and met him.

“I'm your boss Miss. Rose, so tell me one thing is your work already done?” I shake my head like a stupid puppy. He makes me nervous.

“What are you doing over there?” I shake my head again. What? He's asking me for an explanation, not Yes or no.

“Words.”

“I...”

“Stop behaving like a fool here and get me a black coffee right now.” He barks at me suddenly and my whole body shivers with vibration. Stunned, shocked , unable to understand. The reality came and my foot started working. After two minutes later I came with a black coffee. Placing coffee on the table as soon as I turn he speaks.

“It's cold.” What? How? He's kidding me.

“It’s warm.”

“So Your boss is a liar here.” No, he's a Jerk here. Two minutes later I came back again. He sipped and threw it in the trash.

“What the hell?” What now?

“What happened Ronald?”

“It's so warm. I want a cool one.” Without pushing back I took the cup and came outside the next time I gave him cold coffee.

“I changed my mind. Milk with sugar.” I'm done here. So he's just playing with me. Fine. Now it's my turn to answer. With a smile, I take the cup back and walk outside.

“Your coffee Mr. Ronald.” He looked confused when I placed a tray in front of him. All types of coffee. Black, cold, hot, milk with sugar. He knows I stop his goal.

“Whatever you want Mr. Ronald.” I said with a wink, and his jaw dropped.

“Sit Miss Rose.” Closing the file he sits casually and now it's his turn. My eyes were on the chair where he signed me to sit. Sitting on the seat in front of him we're face to face. He drags the tray towards me and here my eyes widen. No He knows Coffee means poison.

“Drink Rose.”

“All of them?” My wet eyes were on coffee and Ronald. He knows I’m allergic to coffee. Then why?

“I said to drink all of them.” My throat was already swallowed from inside. The reaction after the coffee left on my body is more painful.

“You know I’m...”

“You made a mistake and you know it very well.”

“Now stop looking at them and drink. I have a meeting in two seconds.” With a shaky and sweating hand, I take the first cup and start drinking. Shit! It's better bitter than I remember. My eyes met his dark eyes. Slowly the whole coffee in my throat and one by one all cups. He knows how much my boy handles.

“Clean the mess.” He said and left me staring at the cup. Putting the cup in the trash my body is waiting for a reaction and fifteen minutes later I feel when my whole body suddenly starts burning with heat and redness spread on my body. Half an hour later I’m standing in front of a mirror checking my whole body. I’m looking like a joker. But I have to complete my whole work like that. Coming out, my first reaction was shocking because two women standing outside started laughing at me. On the other side Ronald watched me with horror. Yeah, see what you have done? It's embarrassing.

“I... I’m so sorry Mr. Ronald.”

“Mrs. Bean, let's go for a meeting. Rose set everything.” In this situation I'm unable to stand because of a fever. Ronald's face gets angry when my foot is still holding the floor.

“Miss Rose, I said something to you.”

“Y.. yes sir of course.” I ran towards the meeting room. But whenever the eyes found mine a shock and laugh came out. These people are helping me to remember my past again. My hands shaking during setup. The whole team came inside and stopped one by one after they saw me. How weird am I looking right now? Low whisper coming in my ear. Ronald came inside with a beautiful woman. Both were talking. But as soon as the woman saw me she burst into a laugh and after one by one everyone. I couldn't stop myself and my mind took me to my haunted past where the laughter was still covering me like a blanket.

“Ronald doesn't tell you to arrange someone for my entertainment.” Ronald looked so angry. I know he's angry with me but what can I do now?

“Shall we start?” Everyone sits in their places except me. Because there's no seat for me in the room. So Ronald gave the order to me to stand and I obeyed. Ten minutes later my whole body gave up. My whole body is burning with fever and a sensation running in my body like an electric shot. Thank god not on notice but I'm wrong.

“We're done here.” Everyone was shocked by Ronald's sudden interference.

“What we just started.”

“But I’m done.” The words he said while watching me. The pain I saw in his eyes. He knows something is wrong with me. After all, he's my Ronald who takes all my pain away.

“Miss Rose follow me.” Nodding, I came outside after Ronald. We keep going. At one moment we crossed our office. Where are we going?

“Our office..”

“We're going somewhere else.” Oh without saying anything else I do whatever he says to me. We came outside from the elevator and my jaw dropped. How much did he earn? The huge line of high classy cars with some top brands standing one by one. A man nods to Ronald and opens the car door for Ronald.

“Miss Rose?” Silly I’m standing like a fool. Sitting next to him is like a dream. It's a beautiful and huge car. He gave the order and then I’m in heaven. The car passed the street so fast and my curiosity gave up. Where is he taking me? During the ride, we never talk but his eyes are always checking me. Our car stopped in front of a hospital. Hospital Why?

“Why are we here?” Hospital for me is like a second hell on earth. First is Laura.

“Because I want.” He turns towards me and my breath hits. His charming face looked handsome and the green eyes were shining like a light. After a few seconds later I understand his presence around me is more poisonous. We're sitting so close that his breath touched my face.

“You're so red. Let me take a look.” A whisper and my whole body vibrates. Wait he said Look? Look no Before he touched me I put some distance between us. His hand stopped in the air. Don't touch me, please.

“I... I’m fine.” He's watching me with confusion.

“Sure we can see.”

“No, I have medicine. I just never take them or there's no need I feel in these years.” My words hurt him. He wants to take care of me but no need. Nothing is going to happen between us.

“Fine.”

“Tha...”

“No need. But you're working with me so I don't want your allergy to come to me. You're ill. So I need to make sure the person who's always around me has a fit body.” Ouch, that's hurt.

“Okay, Mr. Ronald. I’ll submit my health check-up report..”

“Now don't interfere in my decision.” That's it and he left me in a car and went inside. Why is he a pain in the ass? Angry at myself , I joined him. He called someone and gave me a sign to follow. We entered the room where a nurse told us to sit. I suddenly feel so weak. A girl who spends the worst nights in the hospital was always scared from the restless night which I spent alone. My wound was still hurting when I looked back. We waited for a moment then a person came inside. Our gaze met and everything stopped for me.

No

Not again

He knows me very well.

Dr. Marcus

He knows my situation. He knows my health very well. If he also knows Ronald then oh god everything comes out. Needing to do something my mind starts running. Do something before damage happens. He shakes hands with Ronald and sits but his eyes never left mine.

“Ronald, how are you? It's good to see you again?” Wait? They know each other. My body is getting worse from sweating.

“Mar she's...”

“Rose?” He's watching me with weird eyes. I know why? He never saw me healthy. Here I’m dying. Don’t look up.

“You know each other?” Ronald looked between us. When his face towards Marcus and Marcus eyes on me I shake my head to stop him. He stops for a moment then speaks.

“No, actually someone told me from outside.” Before Ronald asks another question his phone starts ringing. Thank god.

“Excuse me, please carry on.” Wiping my sweating forehead I take a breath. What if he finds out about me? What if Marcus... No

“How are you, Mrs. Rose Elvis?”