Shyla Jennings, our beautiful main lead is a hardworking and ambitious girl who came to the big city with a pocket full of dreams waiting to be fulfilled. Coming from a small town, the city life is very new to her and she's still struggling to adjust to this new lifestyle.

Shyla is an artist who came to the city to find a job so she could look after herself and her family. Her very first day at this beautiful yet intimidating city was nothing short of a disaster!

What is the first thing one does when they come to live at a new place? They look for a home, right? Now you must be thinking what could possibly go wrong here, right? EVERYTHING!

So let me tell you from the very start what exactly happened! It all began with her going to a broker in order to find an apartment she could rent. The broker showed her a couple of apartments but she didn't like any. In the end he showed her a fully furnished apartment on the 4th floor of a residential building in a good neighbourhood. And guess what? She actually liked it. It was perfect! So she completed all the formalities and shifted to the apartment with all her belongings. This was the beginning of the aforementioned disaster!

Shyla's POV:

It was around 9 pm when I reached the apartment, I was really tired because of all the travelling and just wanted to take a nice cold shower. It was the month of July, but due to the lack of rainfall, it was very hot and humid. I went to the bathroom with my towel and clothes. I undressed myself and after putting my clothes on the laundry basket, I stood under the shower.

I turned the shower on but to my surprise there was no water! I then checked the tap to see if it was just the shower, but turns out there was no water in any of the taps either! I immediately called my owner to ask what the hell is up with this to which he said that there is a water shortage in the area and water is only supplied at a certain time during the day. The balls he had! This son of a biscuit did not even bother to mention this before!!! I literally paid the rent along with the security deposit and broker's commission yet no fucking soul bothered to inform me about this situation?!

I was damn annoyed at this and had to buy water just so I could fucking shower! After the shower, I had my dinner while watching my favourite Thai BL, 'Kinnporsche'. Then I talked to my parents and decided to go to bed as I had a job interview the next day.

I came to my room and turned on the air conditioner as it was a hot day. But to my surprise (or should I say shock!) it wasn't working! As if I hadn't had enough already!!

I called the owner AGAIN and told him that the AC was damaged to which he said it's too late and he can't do anything about it at the moment. By then it was 10:30 pm so he said he'd send a mechanic in the morning! I was so frustrated that I cut the call without even responding to that bastard.

So after this long *** day of house hunting and the water supply crisis, I now had to sleep in this hot room when I actually paid double the amount of money than I could afford on this stupid house just because of the AC that wasn't even working!!! By the way the temperature must've been at least 45 degrees Celsius that day! On the very first day, I was conned by these big city money hungry beasts.

Anyways, I fell asleep thinking about the upcoming interview. Oh by the way, I can't even describe how excited I am for the interview at Whitestone Digital, the biggest IT Company in our country! I've always dreamt of working here, ever since I was a kid. I really hope everything goes well...!

Time skip~ Next Day...

I woke up at 7 am and got ready early as I DID NOT want to be late at such an important occasion (you know, I have a tendency of being late for literally everything)! So I left home at around 9 o'clock as my interview was at 11 and it would take an hour or so to reach the office.

I took a cab and was stuck in traffic but I somehow managed to reach by 10:30 am. As soon as we reached, I paid the cab driver and got out of the cab. The office was on the other side of the street so I had to cross the street myself (as there was a lot of traffic and in order to reach the office he'd have to drive further and then take a turn coz it was a one way street so I decided to it'd save a lot of time if I just crossed the road instead).

While crossing the road, some idiot almost hit me with his car! It was a luxury car as far as I could tell but I can't tell which one (as I'm not that into cars). Although I must say, it was the sexiest looking car I've ever laid eyes on! Matte black body with such a sleek design, I almost got distracted by it's shine. But soon, I came back to my senses and knocked on the window of the car. The window glass rolled down slowly and a guy's face was revealed. The guy had a fair complexion with skin as pale as the moon, beautiful brown eyes that were shining brighter than his million dollar car lol, smooth glass skin that made me wonder wtf is wrong with mine and above all, he had long, thick eyelashes fanning over his eyes. Just can't understand why guys who don't even give a flying **** about their looks have such gorgeous eyelashes while we girls actually have to go to hell and back to make ours look long and thick by wearing fake eyelashes and applying layers after layers of mascara!

I was lost in my thoughts when I heard a clicking noise and was brought back to the reality. The guy snapped his fingers right in front of my face and asked, "Do you have a problem?".

Not gonna lie that made me furious! After almost killing me, he had the audacity to ask if I had a problem. Of course I had a problem or else I wouldn't be standing outside his window staring at his handsome face... I mean, waiting for him to apologise!

"Of course I have a problem", I said. "You almost hit me with this beautiful car of yours...". I don't know what had gotten into me at that moment but my tongue just kept slipping for some reason! I immediately corrected my tone and said, "You owe me an apology mister". A small grin appeared in the corner of his lips.

He looked straight into my eyes and said, "You're the one who owes me an apology".

I was stunned by his reply, why the hell should I apologise to him?! "Excuse me?", I said.

"You were the one walking like a blind person. You deliberately came in front of my car so you could get some money off of me. I know your type very well", he said with a straight face.

This arrogant little son of a bitc- ! How dare he!! Is he calling me a gold digger or some sort of con artist who steals people's money in broad daylight?!

This comment of his made me so angry that I just wanted to pull him out of the car and punch him on that pretty little face!!! "What the hell do you mean by 'my type'?! It's literally been 5 minutes since we met and you already know me well enough to categorise me into a certain type...? You're such a judgmental asshole! Keep your stupid apology to yourself, I don't want it anymore. And you know what, you belong to the narcissistic, so full of shit category by the way!" I said as I walked away, still red with anger.

Is this city full of such bastards, I thought to myself. I just hope I don't come across any such person ever again (Little did I know that I'd have to meet the same bastard every single day starting from today...)!

Shyla's POV:

Although I somehow managed to reach the office pretty early, I was still running late because of the encounter with the stupid fellow. I rushed towards the reception desk and asked where my interview was to be held to which she told me to enter the 5th room on the 20th floor. I ran towards the elevator which was just about to close and yelled "Please wait!", hoping the person inside would hear me. And hear me they did!

Guess who was the one that stopped the elevator? The guy from before...! You know the handsome guy with the beautiful car who somehow managed to look even more handsome now for some reason... What the heck am I even thinking?!!! This guy makes me crazy.

Anyways, while I was busy thinking shit as usual, he looked straight into my eyes and said, "Oh it's you, Miss Car thief! Never expected to meet you again. Anyway, I'm sure you wouldn't wanna share the elevator with a 'judgemental asshole' like me so you'd rather take the stairs. Ciao". And he fucking closed the elevator to my face!!! Can you believe it?! Ugh, I hate this guy!

And what the hell is wrong with this company?! Such a rich and huge company yet they can't afford to have two elevators??? "Ahhh **** my life", I said as I climbed the stairs.

It took me a good 15-20 minutes to reach the 20th floor and by the time I reached there, I was out of breath so I had to wait for a while to catch my breath. Anyway I was late because of that idiot and now I'm as late as can be! It's definitely one of my not-so-good days because how else can I manage to be late by a whole half hour even when I actually left home early!!

After getting a hold of myself, I finally entered the 5th room at exactly 11:30 am. As soon as I entered, I noticed that the whole room was empty with just one person (I'm assuming the interviewer) sitting on the chair turned towards the window, with his back facing me.

"Excuse me, I had an interview at 11. I'm extremely sorry for being late! I'm usually not this irresponsible, it's just because of the traffic and this stupid person I kept crossing paths with. You know what, he actually works here and can confirm that I was here by 10:30! Could you please give me one last chance? I swear I'll do my best." I kept blabbering uncontrollably out of anxiety as I wanted this job really badly!

To this the person behind the chair said, "Excuses won't get you anywhere."

I felt really disheartened hearing those words and was just about to tear up when he continued, "If only you would've been this sweet in the streets earlier this morning, I would've considered your request". I was confused for a minute but soon realised, it was him! Mr. Ego pants!! I can't believe I'd bump into this certified idiot once again and turns out he's the one who was supposed to take my freakin' interview!!! Remember me telling you that it's a 'not-so-good' day? I've changed my mind. It's a TERRIBLE day!!! "Why, God, why?!", I whispered to myself.

I think he heard it and as a reply said, "Don't blame God for your own mistakes". Ugh this arrogant pig!! I didn't respond to his stupid remark, obviously! Now that I know there's nothing I can do about it I decided to just give up and leave already. As I was walking out the door, I heard him say, "Remember to close the door behind you". Why is this guy so intolerable?! Also, what exactly is he trying to do, make me feel inferior or something?! And why the heck should I listen to this guy anyway, it's not like I'm getting this job anymore! So I made sure to leave the door open as I left, just to irritate him. After all that he has done, I just wanted to get even with him, I guess.

I left the building feeling hopeless as my dreams were shattered right in front of my eyes. Not all dreams come true, I guess... At least I know mine won't come true!

But the only good thing about this whole incident is that at least I wouldn't have to work in the same office as that idiot anymore. I don't wanna see his face ever again and hope to God I never bump into him EVER AGAIN!!! I swear to God I'm gonna murder him if he shows that stupid little face of his to me ever again!

Evan's POV:

I had a meeting at 11 am this morning, so I left home for office in my black Bugatti. I was right in front of the office when a girl bumped into my car out of nowhere! She was facing the opposite direction so I wasn't able to see her face clearly. I was just about to yell at her to get the **** out of my way, when I saw her face for the first time...

Belonging to a rich and powerful family, I've been to numerous elite parties and have seen loads of beautiful faces but none of them even remotely matched the beauty of this girl in front of me. Her big brown almond-shaped eyes were the first to grab my attention, then I moved on to her cute little nose and her plump, pink lips that I wanted to kiss so badly...! Her rosy, white skin was glowing in the sun with bangs that framed her face so well. As she started walking towards me, I noticed her petite frame and short hair that looked perfect on her (P.S. I honestly don't understand the hype for long hair on a girl, short hair looks real cute in my opinion)!

While I was lost in admiring her beauty, I saw her knock on my window. I rolled down the window and was waiting to hear her sweet voice but she just stood there without uttering a word which made me anxious. She looked lost, to be honest, so in order to grab her attention I snapped my fingers in front of her eyes and said, "Do you have a problem?".

She remained quiet for a minute as if she was thinking of what to say and then replied, "Of course I have a problem. You almost hit me with this beautiful car of yours..." Then after a brief pause continued, "You owe me an apology, mister". I almost couldn't contain my amazement and ended up smirking a little bit, which I hope she didn't notice! Her cuteness caught me off guard! She looked so cute when annoyed that I couldn't help but annoy her even more.

So to irritate her I said, "You're the one who owes me an apology".

I could tell that she was pissed off at this. With a confused expression she said, "Excuse me?". Can't believe she looks even cuter when confused! That made me curious to see how she looked when she got angry though... So, I thought of the worst thing to say which would definitely make her angry enough to punch me right on my face!

I said, "You were the one walking like a blind person. You deliberately came in front of my car so you could get some money off of me. I know your type very well". Okay, okay I'm not very proud of my words but I just wanted to get a reaction out of her!

And boy did I get a reaction or what! Her cheeks were flushed due to anger and turned a beautiful shade of pink. With brows knitted together, she said, "What the hell do you mean by 'my type'?! It's literally been 5 minutes since we met and you already know me well enough to categorise me into a certain type...? You're such a judgmental asshole! Keep your stupid apology to yourself, I don't want it anymore. And you know what, you belong to the narcissistic, so full of shit category by the way!"

She stormed out of there as soon as she finished her sentence and did not even wait to see my reaction! This outburst of hers reassured me that she's definitely not that kinda girl. But I lowkey feel bad for saying those rude things to her, after all I have fallen for her...

Shyla's POV:

After such a long and tiring day, I came home all depressed. I took a quick shower, had dinner and called my parents as usual.

"How was the interview, sweetie? I'm sure you nailed it! I was waiting for the good news the whole day", said my mom.

I was a little sad to break the news to my mom as the last thing I wanna do is disappoint my parents. But I can't hide the truth forever just because I don't wanna hurt them. They deserve to know what happened.

So, I mustered all my courage and told her everything that happened today. "I must be the unluckiest person on this planet for screwing up such an amazing opportunity", I said to my mom.

"It's okay, my love. Such things happen to the best of us and it's nothing to be disheartened about. Your time must be bad right now but it won't be bad forever, you know! And I'm quite certain tomorrow will bring a lot of wonderful surprises for you, just have some patience and be strong", my mom said. Her words made me tear up a little bit. My time right now might be bad but at least I'm lucky to have such supporting parents by my side.

We talked for an hour almost and I felt a lot better after talking to my parents.

When I checked the time, it was just 9 pm but given how tired I was, I decided it'd be better to sleep early just to get all the shit that happened today out of my mind. I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow and drifted off to dreamland...

Buzz... Buzz...

I was awoken by a vibrating noise and saw that I was getting a call from an unknown number. I immediately checked the time on my phone, it was 7 am. "Who the hell is calling me this early in the morning?" , I thought to myself. I don't pick up calls from unknown numbers so I just ignored it and went back to sleep.

A few minutes later, my phone started vibrating again. It was the same number as earlier. I ignored it again and tried to go back to sleep, when it rang AGAIN. I was pissed off by now and wanted to see who was this desperate to talk to me! So I picked up the call and said "Hello" angrily. A female voice replied saying, "I'm extremely sorry for distributing you this early in the morning but my boss wanted to see you in the office by 11. I usually call a day in advance but I just found out about it as well, because of which I'm a little late...".

I interrupted before she could continue and asked, "Your boss? Who are you and where do you work?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I should've started the conversation with that! I'm calling from Whitestone Digital", she said.

"Whitestone Digital?? But I came to give the interview and was rejected yesterday, wasn't I?", I asked, still a little bit confused.

"There must've been a mistake, I think you've called the wrong person", said I to which she replied, "I just got a call from my boss saying that he wants to give you another chance as he thinks you'd be a good fit for the job".

Is this for real?! Maybe my time has changed and the bad luck is gone now! My mom was right after all... This is a good day indeed! But given how absolutely terrible yesterday was, I shouldn't get my hopes up just yet.

"Hello?", said the girl on the phone. I was so lost in my thoughts that I almost forgot about her!

"Yes, I'm sorry about the brief pause, I was just thinking... Who exactly did you say your boss was?", I said.

"It's Evan Thorne".

I was shocked after hearing that name! "Evan Thorne, the CEO of Whitestone Digital?!", I enquired.

"Yes", she replied very casually.

Oh my God, oh my God, is this a dream?! The very CEO of my dream company wants to give me a second chance?! You've gotta be kidding me right now!!!

"Hello? Please tell me you'll be there on time", she said while continuing, "I'm gonna be in massive trouble if you don't show up!".

"I'll be there!", I almost yelled at her out of excitement.

"Thank you. See you soon!", said the girl before hanging up the call.

"Yasssss all my good deeds are finally paying off!!!!", I thought as I danced in joy.

I took a quick shower and wore my most favourite shirt (which I only wear during special occasions, but this was nothing short of special! In fact it was more special than all of the aforementioned ones combined!!!). I was going to meet Mr. Evan Thorne in person!!!

The guy has been my idol since FOREVERRRR and I never thought it'd be able to meet him personally. The weird thing though is that although he is my idol, I actually don't know what he looks like irl. His identity is well hidden from the public with not even one photo of him online. I searched all over the internet but to no avail. I honestly don't get why he has to be this private, it's not like he's some sort of mafia... Or is he?! Is it possible that he's in some sort of underground business which is why he has to hide his identity...? I'm about to find out real soon! Not only will I be able to see him face to face and hear his voice, but I'm gonna be close enough to inhale his beautiful scent as well! I always wondered what that guy smells like tbh. Yeah, it might seem weird to a lot of people, but I have some sort of smell fetish or something like that ig...

Anywayyyy, I got dressed and did my makeup which I went for more of a natural look today coz in an article about him, I read that he doesn't like girls who wear too much makeup... Soooo, you know, your girl's trying her best to impress the man of her dreams!

After I was done admiring myself in the mirror for the hundredth time, I finally left for the office at around 8:15 or so (just to be safe I left extra early this time, coz y'all know what happened yesterday and I don't want history to repeat itself!).

Surprisingly enough, I reached office by 9:30 am, that too without any misfortunes this time. Since I left early today, there was not much traffic on the streets either which helped me reach a whole 1 and a half hour early!!! What the heck am I supposed to do now?!

For the first time in my life, I managed to reach early instead of being late as usual but I don't think this is any better either! Having nothing else to do, I thought of exploring my future office (Yes, I'm quite certain I'm gonna get hired this time!).

I entered the lobby and went straight to the elevator. I hopped from one floor to another exploring each and every room in the building. There was no one else in the whole office except for the receptionist as the work hours began at 10.

I reached the 20th floor and went on exploring it when I saw the stupid interviewer from yesterday in the same room as yesterday! "This idiot again! I hope he doesn't create any problems today", I thought to myself.

This job is really important to me. By God's grace I got a second chance and I won't let it slide this time, no matter what! "To avoid him creating any new problems for me, I need to get rid of him somehow, at least till the interview gets over...!", I pondered.

After thinking for a while, I finally got an idea. I went to the receptionist and asked for a key to the 5th room on the 20th floor saying that the guy inside the room was asking for it. Without questioning me further she just reached out for the key in her drawer and handed it over to me. "Be careful with that, he has a really bad temper", she said after giving me the key.

"Sure, thanks!", I said to her before walking away.

I took the elevator to the 20th floor and went close to the door as quietly as possible and peeked inside to make sure he wasn't aware of my presence. Then, very carefully, I reached out to the door knob and locked it using the key. "Ha, serves him right!", I thought to myself as I kept the key in my pocket and walked towards the elevator ever-so-slowly making sure he didn't hear me. I went back to the lobby and returned the keys to the receptionist as if nothing happened. Thankfully, she didn't ask any questions either.

I continued exploring the office after that and waited for the clock to strike 11...