CHAPTER 7

Author's POV

She stubbornly reassured herself he was the one and was just playing hard to get as she walked towards the point he took a seat.

She reached the spot and leaned on the table which had a bottle of whiskey on it, staring at him as he stared at his phone and didn't spare her a glance.

Without breaking her gaze, she walked and took a seat beside him, leaning on his shoulder as he stared at her confusingly, adjusting to the edge of the seat.

She moved closer to him, tugging onto his arm, snuggling closer to him.

"Get your hands of me, slut!!" He fired angrily.

The word "slut", resounded in her ears as she stared at him with disgust.

"Doesn't he remember me?, Why's he acting weird?" She asked herself and stubbornly clinged onto his arm again and he shook her arm off his.

She rose from the seat and glared daggers at him with disgust before emptying the content of the glass she held on him, turning around and storming away.

His gaze flew from his wet and stained jacket to her retreating figure as he couldn't find her amongst the crowd anymore, wondering why she acted so irrational and if he knew her from somewhere before.

"Alcohol isn't everyone's thing" he muttered before taking of his jacket angrily and storming out of the club, regretting why he came there in the first place.

Sydney picked her bag and exited the club through the staffs exit, as she couldn't decipher why he pretended not to recognize her after disappearing posterior to their unforgettable one night stand.

She boarded a taxi which took her to her apartment and after freshening up, she laid on her bed and couldn't catch an atom of sleep because of tiring thoughts so she decided to distract herself with her phone.

She remembered she activated the "do not disturb" mode, which obstructed her notifications and she deactivated the mode as notifications flooded her screen immediately.

She clicked on an email notification and it was from a company she applied for a job and it stated that she has been invited for an interview the next day.

She was super excited and immediately forgot about the incident that took place at the club.

She set an alarm for 5AM before sleeping off happily.

The next morning, the sound of the alarm woke her up as she stumbled out of bed and freshened up before settling on a formal outfit of a milk coloured sleeve and black palazzo pants.

She had breakfast and picked her pouch and a file containing her CV before heading out of her apartment.

She boarded a taxi and reached the company after an hour and twenty minutes. She paid the fare and walked towards the entrance of the building.

She met with the receptionist who showed her the HR department. She was given a seat while she awaited the manager. He arrived and she handed him her curriculum vitae which he took to his office.

He sent for her and commended her CV, before asking her about her previous work experience.

"Honestly sir, I am interested in an entry-level position, I know I have much to learn and I am looking for an opportunity to help me build a strong professional foundation" she stated, and he was impressed by her way of explaining the fact that she has no experience.

"So, are you trying to say you had no job or occupation before now?" He asked.

"Yes sir" she said dishonestly.

"Okay, you have the job, you can resume tommorow and take note of the fact that this company tolerates no form of immoral or indecent behaviour" he said to her and she was happy she didn't reveal anything about her previous job.

"Thank you so much sir, I'll do my best to make my presence in this company a factor to boost its productivity" she said and he nodded affirmatively with a smile as she collected her CV and stepped out of his office, joyously.

She returned to her apartment and happily made arrangements for her first day at work. She noticed a document amongst her CV and read through it.

The document contained information about her pay and the company's code of conduct. The pay was mouthwatering as she hopped excitedly around her apartment.

Nightfall arrived and she slept off with a gladened heart.

The next morning, she observed her morning ritual of having a warm bath and brushing her teeth before dressing up and wearing a very light make up as she packed her hair in a ponytail and wore wedges.

She stepped out of her apartment and happily boarded a taxi which transported her to the company's gate. She stepped down after paying the driver and walked towards the company's entrance.

The receptionist pointed the elevator which led to the last floor where her office was located. The elevator's entrance was about shutting when she stepped in and noticed someone else inside.

She elevated her gaze, and stared at the face, only to find out he was also gazing down at her. She recognized the face immediately and returned her gaze to the floor.

"Stripper from the club" he blurted out, chuckling annoyingly.

She panicked immediately, realizing that he recognized her.

"I'm doomed!" She said to herself inwardly.

The elevator came to a halt and he stepped out first. She ran after him and stood before him, obstructing his way and stared at him pleadingly.

"Please, no one must hear about this" she pleaded and he smirked mischievously.

"Please, name your price, just don't let anyone know about this" she blurted out hurriedly, afraid of losing a job she hasn't even started and he still didn't say anything.

"I'm begging you in the name of……." Her statement was cut short the moment she noticed a figure behind the man she was begging. She stared at the both of them in confusion and they gazed at her in return, one coldly and the other, mischievously.

"Who…" she started, only to pause midway when they both walked out on her, leaving her in her state of beffudlement.

She stared at their retreating figures and her legs wobbled.

Chapter 8

Still, in a confused state, the secretary called out to her,

"Miss shepherd? Come take your appointment letter" lost beyond measure, she managed to get herself a stand then walked towards the counter,

"You're quite lucky, it wasn't the CEO themselves who interviewed you. They're both quite picky and have different expectations when it comes to hiring a new member." The lady smiled, signed on the paper then gives her to put her signature.

"They're twins?" She inquired, the lady looked at her,

"Haven't you heard of the white brothers? They're the heirs of the White household and both have a share of the company too" her mouth widened agape.

"Don't tell me you've not heard of them before?" Her brows twitched, looking intently at Sydney,

"What? How am I possibly supposed to meet them?" She faked a small laugh before signing her name.

"See you." The lady walked out just before She realize she didn't get to know her name.

Walking out of the building, Paxton stood close to the window, watching her board a taxi,

"what was she doing here of all places?" He thought deeply, she looked quite sober than the other night, he could tell just by a single look, she was pretty.

"Paxton?" His voice startled him bringing him out of his thoughts,

"Have you by any chance met her before? Jaxton sat comfortably, he knew she must have by chance mistook him for Jaxton.

"Why would I? We have virtually nothing in common" he defended, then he recalled the weird moment he saw them both, in the elevator,

"You know her? What kind of girl is she?" Paxton knew the girls who often hang around his brother were all nothing but touts, was she one of his bedroom chicks? He frowned at the thought of this,

"Yes, I know her but not what you're thinking." He smirked, standing up, Paxton's eyes immediately followed him,

"Where are you going to? We have a meeting with the Taiwan investors?" Jaxton turned swiftly to him,

"You're good at this stuff, I am not." And with that, he walked out.

"That son of a ....." He held his breath, then took a deep breath. He turned his gaze to the window when she had successfully flagged down a taxi and was getting into it,

"What's your identity really, Sydney Shepherd?" He asked no one in particular watching the taxi driver out of the company driveway.

The door opened, Dana walked in,

"Sir, the Taiwan investors have arrived. And they are waiting for you in the conference room." Paxton sighs, his brother has yet again missed another potential meeting.

"Ok then, tell the human resources to gather all the files and head there, take this with you" he hands over the blue spiral bounded file to her,

"I'll then soon, give me a few minutes." He says she walks out closing the door behind him, and he falls his back to the chair, sighing.

Sydney walked into her apartment, the still and quiet aura hugged her, she throws her purse onto the small couch and walked to the kitchen to grab a glass of water.

Opening the fridge, the water was not at all chill, she felt others but nothing, it was then she realized her electricity had been cut off from her apartment. She sighs removing her shoes, and slides into her flip-flop, entering her room, she removed her clothes and went to have her shower,

"Jaxton and Paxton? Dammn! You're screwed, Sydney?" She ran her hands through her head.

Coming out of the bathroom, it then occurred to her that she could search them up on social media, sitting on her bed in the flora-designed nightgown, she rammed through the internet, another world that seems to know everyone,

"There it is!" She clicked on a blog and read within herself,

" Paxton and his younger twin brother, Paxton had agreed to run their company together as co-CEOs after their father passed away and handed it to them but it was Paxton who took care of most of the office business while Jaxton usually traveled around for business but had fun while he was at it." She gasped,

"They're so identical to tell them apart, how do I know?" She sighs, searching all night made her quite sleepy, and soon the darkness hovered over her.

Next morning.........

She stood at the front door taking deep breaths, she walked in approached the counter,

"Hey there, you're quite early, very impressive" the lady smiled,

"Yes, sorry didn't get to know your name," returning the smile Sydney asked.

"Dana Adams. But you can call me Dana." Dana beamed.

"So where's the marketing department? " Looking around, the front door opened and both CEOs walked in, the room though silent, the squealing from other females could be heard, and their dazzling walking step as a duo made them more attractive, Paxton's gaze jammed with hers, and she immediately broke off the contact, she swiftly turned to Miss Dana

"I'll locate the Marketing department" she rushed to the elevator, as soon as she sensed them approaching Dana's table. Inside the elevator, she heaved a deep sigh of relief.

The elevator immediately opened, she walked out, marveled at how pretty the building looked upstairs,

"Excuse me!" in split seconds she was out of the way of the guy carrying a box filled with files, he turned to her,

"Are you Sydney Shepherd?"

"Yes sir," wondering how he got to her name,

He laughs," your resume was submitted to me yesterday," he dropped the box on the table behind her,

"Follow me," she Instantly followed him,

"This is your table, that's your ID which you must have on at all times, there's a penalty that comes with it when you don't have it on. But first, am your supervisor, James."

"Good morning Mr. James" she squeal, he was quite friendly to be her supervisor,

"Take this, and photocopy it, after you're done, meet me in my office. Chop chop!" He claps,

"This early?" She grunts, he turned his eyes to her, and she smiles,

"On it!" Walking back to the elevator, as soon as the elevator opens, about to walk out when her head bumped into someone's hard chest, causing her to lose her balance, but caught before her butt met with the ground, closing her eyes tight, she slowly opened them to meet the charming eyes, she could head heels over,

"Sir Jax-Paxton?" Words messed up in her head,

"What's all this?" Her subconscious screamed.

Chapter 9

He looked deep Into her brown eyes, he smirked,

"Are you enjoying this, because I'm not?" She immediately came out of her lost thoughts, batting her eyes repeatedly like a kid, each bat pulling his heartstrings,

"Sorry, Sir." She abruptly ended the contact, setting her balance.

"Next time, stay 2 meters from me," He says." And with that, he walked away without acknowledging her apology,

She gasps,

" How rude." She murmured, watching him walk away in a coltish way,

"Is he injured?" Arching her brows, she bent to pick up the files scattered all over the floor,

"He's not even that handsome, bet, his twin is quite handsome" she mumbled angrily, storming to the human resources department to photocopy the files.

"Just my first and I already feel old" she grunts.

She finished up with the photocopy and quickly head over to the department,

"You're quite slow" the supervisor complained,

"If not for that....." She froze Instantly, that was her boss, she was about to curse Infront of her supervisor,

"It's too early to get fired, Sydney." Her subconscious mind warned her.

"What?" The supervisor asked looking suspiciously at her as she asks all weird.

"Nothing sir," she added, biting her lower lip in frustration.

The department was full already with were already arriving, the supervisor looked at her,

" You know...." His telephone rang he picked it up, and his tone immediately changed,

" Yes Sir." Her eyes popped open, it was only the two CEOs he must be addressing as Sir. Her mind had traveled far and wide, thinking of the possibility of the twin she bumped into telling on her to her supervisor.

He dropped the call, then turned to look at her,

"What did you do to Mr. Jaxton? He asked, she stared at him in confusion,

"Why was he asking as if she could tell the twin apart? The more frustrating part was that she doesn't know with whom she shared a bed and with whom she spilled a drink on, her life was practically a movie, and it was not nice.

"Who?

"Mr. Jaxton? He asked to see you in his office immediately." She blinked repeatedly, gulping down the saliva down her throat in anxiety,

She was about to gave a nervous breakdown because of these twins that are somewhat her bosses.

" Be going, you're keeping him waiting. His office is the first door by the left, top floor, and be careful around him, Boss Jaxton tends to be..... Nevermind, just go" He returned to what he was doing,

Confused about what he meant by he was, She entered the elevator to the top floor, soon she was staring at the door, and her body stopped for a while, she had to face any of them from that night no matter how hard she tried to avoid, it seems nearly impossible.

Opening the door, the coldness of the room first hit her making her shudder, the man in the black tuxedo suit, sat with his legs crossed, and immediately their eyes met she gulped down her saliva in tension,

"Sydney Shepherd" he smirked, immediately she recognized he was the one from last night,

"It was you, wasn't it?" She rolled her eyes,

"Hey, you don't roll your eyes at your boss, do you want me to fire you?" Not letting her reply he immediately said,

"I won't do that, I want to watch how far you're willing to go to keep your little secret. Am still shocked how you're able to live a lie in the day without feeling any remorse. You do surprise me."

" Are you going to tell the world what two adults agreed to do?" She was trying to play mind games with him but he seemed difficult to swindle.

" Can't you keep this little secret of mine?" He smirked, he was going to blackmail her,

" Well, I promise to keep to my end of the bargain if you do yours" she clutched her fist, he was spilling nonsense,

" I don't care" she turned to leave,

" Do you think Paxton would hesitate to keep you here once he finds out you lied your way into the company? I've known my brother for 26 years and the one thing he disposed of more is lying to his face, things could get messy" she shivered inferred, was that how cruel and cold-hearted, Paxton was?

Judging from his reply when she fell, his cold response got to her.

He stood up, and walked towards her, her strawberry perfume, turned him on instantly, he looked at her, stumbling a little bit, he smirked

"How much damage does my presence do to you?" He pushed her hair behind her ears causing her to tremble,

Tears filled her eyes, this was the only good thing that had happened all her life and now when she was getting a hang of that he wants to ruin everything for her.

"Fine, I won't say anything but it takes a heavy payment to seal my big mouth" and with that, he walked past her to his seat, she turned swiftly to him,

"Go and think about it" dismissing her, she nods, the turns to leave, as soon as she closed the doorknob behind her, she bumped into Paxton, her heart Instantly dropped, and ran a marathon,

The suspicious look on his face was not encouraging,

"Sir..? He cut her off immediately,

"What are you doing in Jaxton's office? As far as I know, your work here doesn't relate anything to yours. He narrowed her eyes like he wanted to see through her.

Sydney tried to explain that Paxton didn't listen to her. Paxton told her not to lag off work. Paxton left and Sydney was relieved Paxton didn't hear.

Relaxing, she put on a warm smile,

"I mistook your office for his sir." She replied warmly, almost good enough to believe, Paxton was meticulous in his dealings and often the smart one who solves puzzles and highly calculative life instances, swaying him was not going to be easy, part of her was greatly relieved he did not hear her discussion with Jaxton, meaning she was still safe.

"I don't need you to get the hell out of my sight." He cussed, feeling more irritated by her.

"It's not like you're handsome anyway" she murmured,

"What did you say?" Almost hearing her say something,

"Nothing, I was just leaving," and with that, she entered the elevator, still looking at her, Paxton could not shake off this energy he gets from her.