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"Mommy. I don't want you to leave us alone with grandma." Iris says in a low voice.

"But why love? What's wrong?" I ask her as I sit on the carpet next to her.

"I don't think grandma likes us mommy."

"She yells at us all the time." Ryan adds.

"Oh honey... I'm sure grandma loves you both. It's just she doesn't know how to show it." I tell them knowing so damn sure that they're right.

Besides everything that happened I thought she would love Iris and Ryan just because they are my children but I was wrong.
She treats them even worse than me. I don't get it. How can someone act like that to her grandchildren. Or her own daughter? It just doesn't make sense.

"Please mommy. Don't leave us alone." Iris says.

"Come on Iris baby it won't be long. I'll be back in one hour I promise." I tell her while I give her a  kiss on  her little forehead.

"Okay then mommy." She replies hugging me tightly then I get up from the floor then I take on of the purses in the drawer to match it with my long black dress.
Before I can open the door of my room, someone knocks on the door gently.

"Hey." I say as soon as I open it.

"You... you look stunning Mia." Armando says looking at me with his big eyes, making me shy.

"Thank you. You're not bad yourself either." I reply to him smiling a little.

"Daddy! Iris and Ryan say at the same time running towards Armando to hug him.

"Hi!" He replies opening his arms and hugging them.
As much as it hurts me to hear them call him daddy and not Bryan I'm glad that he loves them like his own children.

"We should leave now." I say as he lets go of them and gets up and leads me downstairs.

"We'll be back in one hour or two Giselle. We're going to a celebrating party if someone asks and don't forget to call us immediately if something happens to Iris and Ryan." Armando tells one of the cleaning ladies before we step out of the front door.

"Are you sure that this dress isn't too much for a celebrating party? I mean I'll have to meet your colleagues and partners there." I say. Not that I care but I don't have the nerves to worry about what someone would say for me.

"Everything is fine Mia. It's a party." He replies smiling as we climb into his car and drive to the hotel where the party is holding.

"This night is gonna be important to me and to our company." Armando says.

"I have heard that «BS» is one of the greatest companies in New York and Turkey." He explains.

"I'm glad for you. I really am." I say smiling and I mean it because if it wasn't for Armando I would probably be dead or in a hospital right now.

"Thank you Mia." He replies while he's parking the car in front of the hotel. Then he steps out of the car and runs to open the door for me while he helps me to get out of the car too.
He's such a gentleman and he doesn't deserve this at all.
He deserves someone who loves him. Not me.

"Are you okay?" He asks worried when he sees me thinking.

"Yeah I'm okay. I was just thinking about Ryan and Iris." I lie.

"Don't worry about them I'm sure they'll be okay. Plus, Giselle will call us immediately if something happens.

"I know." I reply simply as we step inside of the hallway then into the alleviator and as I see the party is gonna be at the 3 floor.

After a short elevator ride we get out of the elevator and he opens the door to the bar.
The place is filled with people dancing and having drinks and laughing their hearts out. The music is quite but loud enough to drown out what's happening in the room behind the bar and it looks like the DJ is doing an excellent job at keeping everyone entertained, playing classic music.

"Let's go find our table." Armando suggests as we make our way through the crowd.
It seems like every single person here knows each other and has come to celebrate the news that the company made another breakthrough and is now owned by the man himself. Which is also good news for both Armando and the company.

As we walk towards our table one of the waitresses collides with me and spills a glass of wine on my dress.

"Oh no! I'm so sorry mam! I'm so sorry." She says worried as she tries to wipe the wine from my dress with a towel.

"It's okay, don't worry about it. I'll go to the bathroom and clean it myself." I say smiling a little at her.

"Do you want me to come with you?" Armando asks.

"No. I'll take care myself. I have some clothes in a bag in the car. Luckily I took them in case I would need to change." I say with a smile as I head towards the exit.

When I open the back door of the car I take the small bag with my clothes then I head towards the building when suddenly I hear a voice behind me.

"Well, well well... why so fast? Why's Cinderella  leaving the party so soon? It's not even midnight yet." He says with a smirk as he looks at my up and down making me want to hide my thigh that is showing from the slit of the dress.

"Bryan? What... what are you doing here?" I ask him nervously.

"What, I should ask you where I have and where I haven't to go now?" He asks innocently as he fixes his tie.
I have never seen him wearing a tux before and he looks handsome than ever.
He looks like a Greek god, a living angel even.

He's wearing a royal blue jacket with black pants, white shirt and a black vest with some black shoes. His hair is styled perfectly making him look more dangerous than usual but still adorable.
And he looks so hot in that suit I could die.
The only thing that's missing is the wings on his back.
I look at him up and down again.

God he looks sexier than ever.

"Are you here to meet someone?" I ask and as soon as the words leave my mouth I regret it when I see that smug grin on his face.

"Maybe, maybe not. That's none of your business kitty cat." He replies with a smirk.
At least he hasn't lost his ability to make me angry.

"Whatever. I don't know why I bother talking to you anyways." I snap as I turn around to start walking away but I hear his footsteps following mine.

"Stop following me!" I say as I walk towards the restroom.

"Are you afraid of me kitty cat?" He asks playfully.

"No. I'm not. I just don't want you to follow me." I say as I enter the restroom and before I close the door he enters inside too and closes the door behind him.
My heart starts racing like crazy and I take a few steps back.

"Get out Bryan. I have to change." I say in a low voice.
"Why do you sound so desperate all of a sudden? Do you miss me already?" He asks leaning against the wall next to the door.
His lips are curved upwards and he doesn't seem to have any intention to leave at all.

"Please Bryan. Leave." I whisper.

I'm asking him to leave because that's the right thing to do but my whole body is begging him not too.

"You're wet." He says suddenly making me blush.

"What?" I ask confused.

"Your dress. Is wet." He says raising an eyebrow at me.

Oh. He's teasing me. For a moment I thought...

"Just stop it Bryan please." I say trying to keep my composure despite the fact that my legs feel weak.

"Or what?" He asks with a smirk as he takes a few steps towards me and I take a few steps back until my back reaches the wall.

"Are you afraid that you won't be able to resist me? Are you afraid that you would want more than my hand touching your thigh right now?" He says as he moves his fingers up and down my bare thigh.

"Please. Stop it." I say in a whisper feeling my breathing hitch.

"But I want more than your hands touching my thigh." He adds caressing my thigh with his thumb.

"Mia? Is everything okay? Are you done yet?" I hear Armando asking from outside the restroom door.

"Oh God!" I say in a low voice and Bryan starts laughing.

"This is not funny. Stop laughing." I say as I hit him on his arm and he just starts laughing harder.

"Mia?" Armando calls again.

"Almost." I respond. "I'll be out in a minute ."

"Okay. Take your time. I'll be waiting outside." He says before he leaves me alone in the restroom.

My heart is beating so hard it feels as if I've run a marathon and as I look up at the mirror I see that my face is red like a fucking tomato.

I quickly pull off my heels then remove my dress and step out of it as I put my pants that were on the bag on then I put on the white crop top and the black jacket. When I'm all dressed up I start fixing my hair in the mirror as I put on the black heals I had before.
When I turn around I see Bryan standing there watching me with his arms folded across his chest.

"I... I'm gonna go now. Please don't cause any problems." I say as I grab the handle of the door.

"Don't worry about it kitty cat. Just think about what I said." He says smirking.

I roll my eyes as I open the door and rush out of the restroom and I see Armando waiting for me.

"Are you okay?" Armando asks.

"Yeah. I'm okay. it's just I couldn't open the zipper behind my back." I say as we enter the elevator.
A few minutes later we're back at our table and Armando walks towards the stage to announce something I guess.

"Thank you all for being here tonight to celebrate our union with the «BR» company.
One of the gratest companies in New York and Turkey. And now, please welcome the creator of «BR» Mss. Beatrix Harris." He announces as the crowd claps as the music starts playing and I turn to see Beatrix walk onto the stage. She's a beautiful woman with a curved body that anyone would like to have.
She's dressed up in a long silver dress, with long curled black hair.

She looks familiar. Where have I seen her? I'm sure that I have seen her before. But where?

"Thank you very much for this warm welcome." She says smiling as she waves her hand to ask them to quiet down.

"Now I'm sure that some of you may think that how can a woman lead a company like BR? Some people can even say that she can't but that's completely wrong and completely true at some point." She says and everyone starts looking at each other.

"I have menaged BR for a few years now and yes everyone thinks that I lead the «BR» but I'm nothing more than a person who manages it.
I'm not the real owner of BR." She says and everyone starts looking at each other again shocked.

"Without further ado, I would love to introduce one of the biggest investors in New York. The real CEO of «BR», Mr. Bryan White." Beatrix says as she gestures towards Bryan who smiles and waves at the guests as he enters the room.

Everyone starts clapping.

I am frozen in place and I can't believe what's happening. He can't do this. He can't be a partner with Armando.

"Bryan, would you please join me up here?" Beatrix asks and as he's walking towards the stage he walks past me and whispers.

"Surprise, kitty cat."

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