A/N: The image above does not belong to me. It belongs to the person who uploaded it on the internet.

AJ's POV

As instructed by Toptap, I made sure to arrive at the project site before eight in the morning.

It was a two hour drive so I made sure to give allowance to traffic and other possible road situations like a collision.

I showed my company ID to the security personnel at the gate and then he pressed the button from somewhere inside his guard post just outside the gate.

The massive iron gate started to slide noiselessly open.

What the hell, I thought I had arrived early but the mansion's spacious parking lot was already more than half filled with cars of assorted brands and models.

I eased my car into a spot marked for compact cars like mine.

I turned off my engine and stepped out. I looked around at my surroundings before making my way to the entrance of the mansion.

Whoever owned this property must be a gazillionaire. The well trimmed greenery had several pathways that led to I didn't know where. There seemed to be a mini forest up ahead and on another part of the land there was a large gazebo where a couple could have a romantic tryst.

The sight of the gazebo and the thought of being there with someone special drew my thoughts right away to Toptap. Oh shit, Toptap might already be inside the mansion waiting for me.

I hurriedly made my way to the mansion.

At the entrance there was a couple who appeared to be having an argument.

A/N: The image above does not belong to me. It belongs to the person who uploaded it on the internet.

"But I prefer a room that's on the ground floor," I overheard one of them saying as I stepped inside the spacious foyer.

"Why would you choose the ground floor when an upstairs room would give us more privacy?" the other one countered.

"The ground floor will give us quicker access to the kitchen and dining room," the other one tried to argue patiently.

He received a light smack on the back of his head.

"Food, food, food. That's all you think about," said the other one who was just slightly taller than the foodie guy.

"But ..."

I did not stop to wait what the other one was going to say in his defense. I walked farther inside the mansion in search of Toptap.

I started to panic when I could not find him anywhere. Where the hell could he be? Where could I find him in this endless maze of rooms and hallways.

Then just by sheer luck I stumbled into the dining room. It was the size of a banquet hall.

Toptap was at the head of the long table talking to someone who appeared to me to be the head chef.

Other kitchen personnel were busy laying out assorted breakfast food and beverages on the table.

As I hurried my way toward Toptap, my eyes were only on him.

My heart rate sped to an alarming level as I watched his luscious lips moving as he talked, his beautiful eyes that would squint from time to time as he tried to explain something to the chef, his well styled hair ...

CRASH !!!

I bumped into a kitchen personnel who had been balancing a tray of tall drinking glasses.