Looks like it hits the jackpot

"First person to talk to me this way in Lawson Group" she muttered and shook her head walking away

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<< ANNASTASIA'S MOM RESIDENCE>>

"Mom, i'm home, Mom!" Sia called entering the house, she decided to visit her Mom after having the discussion with Ryan

"Oh my goodness, my honey is home" M.s Ruby said coming down from the tiny stairs escorting Sia to the Couch.

"How have you been? you couldn't even call"

"Sorry Mom, i had too much on my plate" Sia said pecking her mom on her cheeks

"You must have been so busy, my baby must have been so stressed out, M.s Ruby said pinching Sia's cheeks.

"If work is too hectic, you can just pack your things and come home, Mom will take care of everything, okay?" M.s Ruby said with a smile

"Okay Mom, i will keep that in mind" Sia replied with a smile, her mother had been the only one there for her after her Dad died but the two of them have been busy to realize that it's been quite a while since they contacted each other.

"Mom, you aren't attending the hospital today" Sia said standing up walking towards the stairs

"Yeah! it's my day off today, i figured out i need some rest, doctors needs to rest too" M.s Ruby said

"Okay then, Mom I'm hungry, i miss your home cooked meal, can you please fix me something to eat?" Sia said stopping on the stairs

"Give me some minutes, i will be back" "I'm off to take a nap, wake me up when the food is done" Sia said finishing her journey on the stairs

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Ryan was sitting on the couch then he would lay down on the couch and then sit back down again obviously he is bored and couldn't figure out what to do, he stopped hanging out with girls around clubs and bars like before because of the company, he doesn't want to be in a scandal that would damage the fashion house and then he took his phone scrolling in his phone book then found the desired contact dialing it.

"Hello! where are you" he said to the other end of the phone

"What the hell?? are you my guardian or what?? what's wrong?" Sia who was now back to the sitting room because her Mom came to wake her up said to Ryan on the phone

"No, i just feel like hanging out and you are the only person that came to mind" Ryan said

"Excuse you sir, this is not the office, i have my private life too, am i supposed to be following you around on weekends too??" Sia scoffed

"No, i just wanted to know if you have some free time"

"Are you a loner?" Sia said with a disgusted look on her face

"Maybe, i'm hanging up!" Ryan said and hanged up almost immediately.

"Right! she has her own personal life" Ryan thought and sighed before laying on the couch again

"Was i too harsh?" Sia thought and sighed when her Mom emerged from the kitchen

"Who's it, your boyfriend?? he must have missed you a lot for not being there for a short while" M.s Ruby said with a wide smile

"No! it's not my boyfriend, it's just some annoying guy i know" Sia said and smiled at her Mom after spending some hours in her Mom's place, she head back home

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Sia was walking on the road checking her phone for some notifications while sipping hot chocolate latte when she bumped into someone spilling almost all the content in the cup on his shirt.

"Oh! i'm sorry!" she said as she quickly tried to dust the coffee off his shirt.

"i'm really sorry!" she apologized again bowing slightly

"It's okay" the guy said and cleaned his shirt with the handkerchief Sia handed over to him.

"Thank you" he said thanking her for the handkerchief

"I'm really sorry, i shouldn't have been so reckless, i will buy you a drink to make it up" Sia said with a smile

"No, i'm okay, i'm really okay" the guy who happened to be going by the name Raven said

"I insist" Sia said with a smile taking a hold of his travelling box

"Really? okay then!" Raven said and slipped her a smile. "Just hearing you say that made me realize i was a bit thirsty" he said and they both laughed

She walked with him into a cafeteria and bought him the coffee of his choice also taking one for herself since she didn't get to finish the one that ended up spilling earlier

"Thanks so much for this, pretty lady! i appreciate it" Raven said with a smile sipping the coffee

"My pleasure! the name is Sia, you?" Sia said staring at him

"Raven, nice meeting with you" he said with his usual smile

"Yes, same here! you seem to be going somewhere, hope you are not in a hurry?" Sia asked curiously

"Oh no! i just came back from the airport"

"Oh i see! i was actually wondering if i might have delayed your journey, thank goodness!" Sia said and Raven chuckled while she only smiled

"Oh Miss Sia! you made my day! it's been a while since i've laughed like this"

"I'm honoured i got to make someone laugh" Sia said and he laughed again

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Dressed in a white short flared office gown, Sia walked into the company with her white transparent heel clinking across the floor.

"Good morning!" she said to everyone with a smile entering the department and she got the same reaction as usual, she sits on her desk finding some things to do when Almighty Syaon entered,

"this darn b!tch always have something to say to me" Sia thought looking forward to what Syaon has to say

"You must be really happy that you are chosen to do the shoot, you think you are lucky huh?" Syaon said and smirked rolling eyes at her disgustingly

"Oh right!" Sia exclaimed silently, she had totally forgotten about the shoot.

"damn!" she muttered and sighed not replying Syaon who just stood in front of her with her arms folded beneath her b**bs

Few minutes later, the C.E.O called for her while walking out of the department and she quickly followed with a smile on her face. "Going for coffee??"

"No! we have to go do the shoot"  Ryan said walking with his eyes fixed on the way

"Oh shit!" she muttered. "Why do i have to be the one to do the shoot!!" she yelled crazily in her head.

"Mr. C.E.O! you know it's not to late to reconsider" Sia said and jumped in front of him walking with her facing Ryan and her back facing the path they were walking on since Ryan was not ready to stop to look at her.

"To go for a shoot, you need a model who is experienced, one with the beauty and with good body shape, look at me, i have no good body shape" Sia said trying to make Ryan reason with her as Ryan just watched as she rants when she almost bumped into a cart carrying files and he quickly grabbed her arm wrapping her into his arms to prevent her from getting hit by the cart as she just stared at his handsome face in awe

"What is he doing?" Sia thought as she just stared at him and gulped down nothing, they were so close to each other with her hands on his chest as she could feel the sound of his heart thumbing

"You talk too much and you are just careless" he said and let go of her and she stood there staring at a blank space.

"Just follow me and say nothing" he said authoritatively and continued walking while Sia nodded and did as he instructed, they got to the dressing store in the company and Ryan picked out some dress for her to change into and she sighed then went into the changing room with one of the employees there while he sits and evaluate it disagreeing with every dress she puts on and Sia was getting sick and tired of the whole thing

"What the hell? are we going on a date?" Sia wanted to ask him but said it in her mind instead and she took the next cloth walking angrily into the changing room along with the employee who helped her change and Ryan sits down wondering why she's not out yet

"I should check the next dress too, but she's taking forever to come out" Ryan thought when she emerged from the room and Ryan's eyes thought it caught an angel seeing her in the Maxi red lacy gown he had picked out for her, she also had her makeup done which made her shone like crazy

"F**k! she looks so hot in that!" Ryan yelled in his head as he couldn't help but stare

"Looks like this hits the jackpot" Sia muttered as she could tell with his looks