Now Keith wasn't sure if that was an invitation or a goodnight but when he remembered the "come hither" look in her eyes, he was ready to take his chances.

The door was unlocked, he let himself in, her swimsuit crumpled up on the floor; alongside her bathrobe. The shower was running, he turned back to head out, as he felt he was trespassing. Athenaïs called out to him, luckily for him she got out of the shower just in time.

"I thought you won't get the message," Athenaïs said.

"So it was an invitation..."

A towel wrapped around her chest and hair, she sat on her bed, picked up a strawberry, and started eating it slowly and seductively.

Keith was enjoying this sight but he never imagined the reserved and timid Athenaïs could be this freaky.

"So what is this invitation about?" Keith asked.

Athenaïs grinned and stood up and loosened the towel off her chest, revealing her fully naked body that sent Keith into a trance.

Strutted slowly towards him and cupped this semi-hard cock in her hands; "Isn't it obvious?" sliding one leg up in between his, all the while staring into his eyes.

"Athenaïs..."

"Yes, boss" Athenaïs responded.

Keith moaned a little to the mild hand strokes on his dick.

"Don't start what you can't finish..."

Athenaïs smiles devilishly as she takes his cock to slit her sloshy pussy open, making him feel her wetness.

"Careful Athenaïs... there's no stop button to this machine." Athenaïs strokes him even faster and harder, now Keith couldn't hold back any longer.

He grabbed her by the waist and pinned her against the wall with her legs wrapped around his waist, plunged her hard. Athenaïs gasped as though his dick lengthened to her throat. He started slow and steady then increased the speed till he felt her legs vibrate.

He laid her on the bed, Athenaïs lying on her back and him on top of her with his dick still inside her, he sweeps off the hair of her face to kiss her and stroked gently, and then switched positions suddenly. Flipped her and rammed her from behind while spanking her hard.

Athenaïs screams in pain and pleasure at the same time. He slows down a little, so she catches her breath a little before going full beast mode.

Bent her over by the edge of her bed and fucked her hard, she could hear the sound of her butt slapping fast on his deep strokes.

Now her entire pale body turned light pink. He held back a little.

"Am I being too rough?" he asked.

Athenaïs was too weak to give a verbal answer but her hands were caressing her pussy, so Keith knew what to do.

He spreads her legs wide open and begins to eat her out. Athenaïs moaned loud while running her hands through his hair.

When he stopped her pussy was dripping, and he slides his dick in slowly.

"Faster" she screamed. Keith grinned and raised one of her legs on his shoulders to go deeper. He fucked her fast and hard until he nutted on her cleanly shaved and creamy vagina.

The next morning, Athenaïs rolled over to hold Keith and realized she was all alone in bed. Spotted a note on the nightstand.

"Sam will pick you up in the afternoon, a car will be waiting for you when you land to take you home safely... take the day off."

Athenaïs tore the note to smithereens as her eyes welled up. She landed in California at 3 pm.

Athenaïs kept checking her phone frantically, to see if Keith left a text message. She couldn't believe after their intimate night, all she got was a lousy note by the nightstand.

Arrived home safely, the driver bade her goodbye, Martha was excited to see her but the look on Athenaïs' face wasn't encouraging; without saying a word to Martha, she went straight into her room and locked the door behind her.

In the shower the next morning before heading to work, the bruises on her arms and neck gave her flashes of how Keith grabbed and choked her, she closed her eyes and sighed, her finger wandered off to the crevice between her legs.

A mere memory of him turned her on and made her even more frustrated that Keith hasn't called or texted.

To cover the hickey and bruises on her body, she wore a black turtleneck and gray long pants.

Everyone at the office kept asking how she was coping with her health as she called in sick. Hye-Na bought a self-care hamper for Athenaïs.

Mid-day Athenaïs continued her design, she was almost done, and everyone's submitting their designs in 48 hours.

David saw Athenaïs for the first time after she called in sick, and went to see how she was doing. He sat by her desk flirting with her.

"We were all worried about you... would've called but I don't have your number," David said and handed his phone to her and she punched in her phone number.

Unknown to David that Keith was standing behind him, everyone giggled.

"Having fun are we?" Keith's comment startled David and everyone burst out in laughter.

"No sir, I was just-"

Keith interjected. "As you all know, the contest ends a day after tomorrow," L

Everyone murmured in agreement.

"How are you miss Gauthier, I learned you were feeling under the weather; I trust you're doing better," Keith asked.

Avoiding Keith's stare with a subtle frown Athenaïs responded. "Yes, sir I'm doing very well."

Keith wished them luck and exited their office and everyone started to tease David about his slightly embarrassing moment, the boss caught him hitting on Athenaïs.

Athenaïs received a text from Keith.

"Why did you give him your number? Do you like him?"

Athenaïs couldn't believe how brazen Keith was after he hasn't even reached out to her since that night. She responds.

"That's rich coming from a guy that hasn't called or texted me as though nothing between happened to us, I'm busy."

Keith was impressed with Athenaïs' feisty response.

"See me after work."

Athenaïs reads the text but doesn't respond.

After work hours, she was torn between ignoring him or going to hear him out, she decided to hear what he had to say.

Keith was with someone in his office but the moment she came in he dismissed the person and she sat down. Before he could utter a word, she berated him.

"Will you let me speak now?" Keith said. Athenaïs rolled her eyes.

"I had urgent business in New York, didn't want to wake you, I knew how worn out you were,"

Athenaïs scoffed with her arms folded. "You couldn't take out a minute to text me, just wham bam goodbye?"

"Of course not! I had one of the best nights of my life, I'm sorry for my misdemeanor Miss Gauthier..."

Athenaïs' hardened countenance softened.

"I'll love to take you out for dinner Athenaïs," Keith said. Athenaïs blushed even more.

"Let's say Friday night? I'll have Sam pick you up."

"Pick me up yourself and I'll consider it," Athenaïs said with a whimsical smile.

and left.

On the day of the contest, Athenaïs came to work to the shock of her life, she couldn't find her design in her locker, she asked everyone and they denied her. The hysteria attracted David's attention.

He questioned everyone but no one owned up to seeing it or even knowing she kept it there, Athenaïs cried, unfortunately, Keith was not in the office at the time.

Utterly distraught, Athenaïs bolted to the lady's room. Hye-Na followed her and saw Athenaïs on the floor weeping.

Hye-Na grabbed a paper towel and bent down to give it to her.

"Don't cry... I'm sure the boss will retain you, maybe as his little office slut," Hye-Na said.

Perplexed and shocked, Athenaïs said; "Excuse me?"

"You heard me... I saw you that night,"

Flashback...

That night Athenaïs worked overtime and Keith gave her a ride home. Unbeknownst to Athenaïs; Hye-Na eavesdropped on their conversation and saw how Keith loved her design and also knew where Athenaïs hid the key to her locker.

Hye-Na began to copy Athenaïs' design and pretended to befriend her. And began to keep a close watch on Athenaïs and Keith. Observed their body language and knew something was brewing between them.

Flashback ends...

Enraged Athenaïs threatened to report Hye-Na and accuse her of theft if she doesn't provide her design.

"Oh yeah? I'm sure everyone will like to know how unfair the boss has been by playing favorites and sleeping with his employee," Hye-Na said.

"You wouldn't dare! You have no proof!!"

"Wanna bet?? In case you do not know it's against the company's policy for the CEO or manager to have a relationship with a subordinate,"

"Give me back my design!!" Athenaïs exclaimed.

"No can do... I'm going to present your design and you're going to shut up or everyone will know you've been fucking the boss," Hye-Na said and walked away, leaving Athenaïs to ponder on it.

The word got to Keith and he told Athenaïs via a text message not to worry that he was going to find the culprit. She responded and told him what transpired between her and Hye-Na, leaving no details out.

Athenaïs went home disappointed and heartbroken. Keith had a plan. Told his P. I to gather info on Hye-Na and get back to him before the time of the presentation.

At the conference room, everyone presented their design, Keith got a text from his P.I, it seems that Hye-Na has a lot of worms under her rock.

At the time Hye-Na presented her design, everyone in the room raised their brow at her impressive idea, it was no doubt brilliant.

Hye-Na was one of the top three and the winner was about to be selected, the board chose Hye-Na as the winner. Everyone applauded.

Keith sent for Hye-Na to come to his office. She got to his office and sat down.

"You must be proud of yourself miss Kang..." Keith said.

"Indeed I am sir," Hye-Na responded smiling.

"Hye-Na, we both know you presented Athenaïs design and blackmailed her to keep quiet," Keith said.

Hye-Na gave no reaction and no comment.

"I'm going to arrange a meeting with everyone in this office where Athenaïs will claim her design and you'll have to give up your spot as the winner to her, do we have an understanding?"

Hye-Na laughed.

"Sir, with all due respect, I think I have the upper hand here, what will the board of directors think if they knew you engaged in sexual relations with Athenaïs, a subordinate...will they still think that she's the winner?"

A man with a black suit walked in, with some documents in his hand the dropped them in front of Hye-Na.

"I thought I could reason with you and maybe even forgive you for your heinous behavior but you've proven stubborn"

Hye-Na looked through the content of the document.

"Who has the upper hand now?" Keith said.

Hye-Na goes on her knees begging.

The documents contained proof of Hye-Na being an illegal immigrant, one phone call and she'll be detained and probably deported.

"I beg of you sir, I'll do anything, don't call the police,"

Keith smiled devilishly.

"Did you think a small fry like you could threaten me under my own company,"

Hye-Na continues to grovel.

"I'm going to set up a meeting to announce you as an official architect but you're going to confess your crimes and Athenaïs will become the new winner and then I'm going fire you, see you in 15 minutes,"

Hye-Na walked back to the office with her tail between her legs.

Keith sent a text to Athenaïs to come to the office immediately.

Everyone in the annex congratulated Hye-Na but she feigned happiness.

The meeting was set up and Athenaïs showed up, everyone told her that Hye-Na won the contest but Athenaïs knew very well that it was her design that won, the fact that her design emerged as the best was a consolation prize, unknown to her that Keith had a trick up his sleeve.

Keith presented Hye-Na as the newest architect and also a sweet surprise, the winner will have the honor of being his new assistant, if the candidate accepts. It was time for Hye-Na to make a speech and Athenaïs was shocked by what she said.

"I'm so honored to emerge as the winner but I do not deserve this... I stole the design, it was Athenaïs', I stole her work and passed it on as my own, she is supposed to be on the stage and not me"

The crowd went into a frenzy and all eyes were on Athenaïs, she didn't know why Hye-Na but she knew it had something to do with Keith.

Athenaïs mounted the stage and claimed her work and she was made the new winner. Keith pretended to be surprised.

"I appreciate that you said the truth but what you did is against our code of conduct, I'm afraid I have to fire you, pack up your desk and leave," Hye-Na left the room in shame and Athenaïs was announced as the new winner.

Now she had a choice to either accept the role of being Keith's assistant or just be an architect.