1 year later:

She knows it was going to go down when she messed with their reservations for the event. But, she had been with these women for a few months and all she knows as she has to get Usman back with Anabia.

She looks at the venue hiding in the corner as one by one each of them were leaving with their husband.

She turns around to make out of here alive before she dies at his hand without even doing much in her life. Her life turned completely different in a matter of a year. She didn't expect to last that long with that arrogant man but she did last for a year and she doesn't even want to think about how many times she wanted to kill him in that time.

She starts to take steps outside trying the back door because she knows at the front there will be everyone there. As she steps outside she bumps into someone and she held her breath thinking she had bumped into him.

She looks at the woman in front of her and her eyes widen looking at Romaisa standing in front of her looking at her expressionless. Even when she was a true beauty, there is no doubt that she is a cold-hearted woman.

A deadly combination.

She could see her entire life flashing in front of her eyes.

"I-I am so sorry". She stuttered as she steps back from her

"Here I thought you would have more guts after messing with those men". Romaisa rich honey voice said making her heart go in a frenzy, a smirk appears on her lips, "Guess not".

"What do you mean?". She asked strengthening her posture not that intimated by her presence though it was overwhelming whenever someone mocks her, it's a different case

"I know what you did". Romaisa said smirking, "You might want to run because he is exactly 3 minutes away from reaching you".

Just as she heard her last words she took off running faster than she ever has run in her life not even waiting for the car because she came walking here and their cars were far away. She starts to take the same route that they all came from but as she wasn't paying attention she ended somewhere else.

"God, why today?". She groaned wanting to bang her head somewhere

She didn't even wear heel instead she was in her sneakers just so she could run this far from him, to end in a place she doesn't even know. Being in this country didn't help her case either because mostly he is the one who drops her off and a driver who picks her and she didn't even know there was a driver assigned for her in the contract.

"Tired?". She heard his voice as her breathing hitched

She turns around to find him leaning against his sports car and she doesn't even hear him in her thoughts.

She places a sweet smile on her face, "Oh, you are here?".

"You actually thought I will let you be in that party for long?". He asked taking steps closer to her as she takes back, "Not going to happen".

"Ok. We can talk this out". She said hurriedly wanting to have last words before she dies, "I did it for Anabia".

"Even though I care about both of them". He said leaning closer to her as she gulps, "Doesn't mean that I will have you walk in that filthy party without me".

She crosses her hand over her chest, "Why not?. I can take care of myself".

He laughs mockingly, "I know you can but not when half of the people there are mafia".

Her eyes widen, "I didn't see that when I was looking at the list".

"Exactly! You can't look at the list because that is for higher authorities only". He stated narrowing his eyes looking at her dress, "What are you wearing?. You don't wear dresses".

She huffed, "Excuse me?. I can wear dresses when I want to".

"You shouldn't". He said as he takes in how beautiful she looks wearing a dress

"You know what?". She snapped narrowing her eyes at him, "I am going to wear dresses from this day on just to show you that I can wear them".

"NO". He said rejecting it instantly, "No. You can't do that".

"Oh! I will". She said smirking making his heart skip a beat as she turns around running off when she found a car coming her way

She heard him screaming her name but she moves at the side before the car could hit her. She falls on the ground taking a moment to process what happened. This street was empty and there weren't any people or anything for that car to come at her.

She turns around to look at Awais breathing heavily on the ground somehow she should be but that way, his face was losing colour which made her worry. She never saw him like this before so she runs back towards him calling his name.

"Awais, what's wrong?". She asked looking around for help but knowing him, he must have outrun his guards

She removes her shawl covering him with it as she waits for him to calm down. She sits in front of him trying to talk him out of his trauma which she wasn't aware of.

"Back in high school". She started as she looks at the dark sky but the cold wind blowing her curly hair away, "I used to be very conscious of my hair. Most girls would style their hair perfectly while my hair can't be done in many styles. Sometimes, I was tired of pulling them in a tie because it would break anyway but our teacher was strict and she would hit our hand if we didn't do it". She pauses watching him as his breathing started to even out, "One day, I didn't tie them so the teacher called me in front of everyone mocking my weakness in front of all those perfect girls and I felt humiliated. She gave me a tie asking me to tie them right now and when I tried, the tie broke and everyone even the teacher started laughing at me so I run out of my class which didn't do me any good because I ended with a punishment slip".

"That's a stupid school". He said removing her shawl from him holding the soft matter in his hand, in a fist, "Mocking someone weakness is not funny".

"Sure". She said shrugging

"What's with the tone?". He asked frowning

"You wouldn't have ever mocked someone in your life, right?". She asked and the sarcastic tone told him, she had an answer for whatever he was to say, "Forget it. Your guards are here".

She stands from her position as she looks at his guards coming there way but he stood in front of her blocking her from their view.

She tilts her head looking at her confused and he places the shawl back on her removing his coat covering her with it properly.

"It's cold". He started turning to look at his guard as he nodded and they all stayed in their positions, "Get in the car".

She sighs, tired from the running as she sits in his car craving a hot drink but the hot man beside her would probably kill her if she voices that out. She looks at them entering the main street and his level of speed which is only normal according to him made her dizzy.

"We live in a beautiful country". She said after some time

"I have lived here since I finished high school". He said

She frowns, "What's the point?. I already know that".

"I thought we were stating the obvious so I said my part". He said turning to smile at her then looking back at the road

She shakes her head frustrated, "I meant to drive slow so I can enjoy it. Being in your company is just boring".

"That's because you choose to look at me in that way". He said softly, "Why not look at me differently?".

"What will I get by doing that?". She asked rolling her eyes looking out of the window

"Me". He said making her choke on-air as she turns to look at him wide eyes while he just has a smug look, "Wouldn't that be the most awarding things ever?".

"You are a person, not a thing". She said disliking how he placed himself in that way

Though she shouldn't feel bad even if he places himself in a clown category, that would suit him better.

"Oh, am I?". He asked smirking as he parks the car making her frustrated with his presence

He gets down from his side moving to open her side of the door.

"Would you like to step down yourself or you would like some help from this amazing man?". He asked in a fake courtesy tone making her sigh

"I don't know why am I still working for you". She said getting out of the car to find the blinding lights entering her vision making her wince

She blinks rapidly until the lights were no more blinding her so she opens her eyes looking at him standing in front of her blocking them all.

"You weren't like this when you went to that event". His voice was tone darker making her shiver because this is the first time she had heard it

As he snapped his fingers the reporters were out of their sight and the whole place was now empty. She looks at him amazed as she follows behind him into a warm cafe.

Just as he enters, as usual, his presence stands out even if he didn't intend to do that. She brushes her hand together feeling the cold air nibbling at her cheeks freezing them.

"What do you want to have?". He asked turning to her and everyone eyes follow his actions, she waited for him to move away from her but his eyes remained on her, "If you won't say we will keep standing here until the store manager kicks us out. I don't mind looking at you though".

She closes her eyes clenching her hand because she really wanted to kick him so she restored to kicking his leg and he went groaning while the people gasp looking at them.

Can they mind their matter?.

"I will forgive you for this since you look exceptionally beautiful today". He said waving his hand as if he was the righteous man ever, "What do you want?".

"White mocha- hot, please". She said sighing as she thinks about her drink and it's the taste

"And?". He asked knowing she wasn't giving all of her order

She grins adorably making his heart skip a beat even when he knows she did that to have her ways but she was winning anyway.

"Cream and caramel on top and can you be kind and bring me a chocolate slice too?". She asked sweetly and he should have done this before just so he can enjoy this type of moments

She went to find the far best corner that shows the view of the snow falling. She looks towards him to find the small gathering around him of a woman trying to speak to him.

In all honesty, she knows he will speak to them because she witnessed that couple of times at the starting of her working with him until recently he would just make them all go away from his coldness. She never knows someone who annoys us at any given time can be like that when needed.

She stands from her place standing outside of the cafe under the shed forwarding her hand as the snow falls on her hand making a smile appear on her face.

He looks behind him to find her nowhere until the shining dress of hers, he found her outside. He opens the door with their dress standing behind her watching her smiling and enjoying the snow.

This is their first snow together.

He never saw her smiling in the past year. All she ever does is work, drag him, annoy him and nag him.

She didn't even hang with the other girls until recently when they invited her over and she works with them on whole Usman's case. He knows for sure today Usman will enter into his life he always wanted.

He stands behind her leaning on the wall when he finds someone coming their way. He would have thought the man was heading towards the cafe if his eyes weren't focused on the beauty enjoying snow unaware of the world around her.

His hand clenched in fury watching the look in man's eyes as he steps nearer to her.

"Laila". He heard the man say and the moment he felt something he never thought he will

Jealousy.