No. No. No.

This can't be happening to me.

I stared at my mobile screen for a long time until I realized people around were noticing me. I immediately put my phone back into the bag and sprinted toward my car.

I just received a confirmation message to merge with one of the most popular enterprises around the globe? My little business just got the deal?

This was news and I'm not going to miss this chance ever.

A ring sound came from my phone, to which I respond immediately by producing it out from my bag again once I was in my car.

It was a message from the manager of the company. It said :

Our CEO says he needs to have a deep analysis with your project and with the person who's holding the things.

Gosh, I don't know how would the CEO be like. He probably might be an arrogant, old and cunning man. How would I get him to this contract so that we could share a fifty-fifty percentage of share and profits. I have to make this deal in favour of mine.

Thinking out a way, I turned off the shower and wrapped the bath towel around be and gazed at the mirror in front of me.

This should work... but...

I immediately shook off the idea.

Seduce a man? Nah, where are my ethics going?

I quickly shook off the thought and slipped into my comfy T-Shirt and sweatpants before dry blowing my hair.

"So, I heard you're given a deal with the Magnus Enterprises?"

I gasped at the sudden voice behind me.

"The deal isn't made yet but yeah... there is a high probability of it," I replied, turning back at the gorgeous girl before me. My baby sister, Juliana.

"I wish you good luck and I don't even think there is a need for luck for a woman like you, Jo," she smirked, dashing her lashes up and down.

"I hope he falls for it," I sighed and collapsed on the couch.

"What is it this time? Your genius moves or the sexy ones?" She chuckled, accompanying me on the couch.

"Well, to establish such a great empire, I don't think he would be good at bed. So, I'm gonna go with my brain."

"You know what, Jo. I can take care of him if your brain doesn't succeed."

I immediately turned at her, the fury was all over me.

"Do you know what you just spoke? Shut your mouth okay? Don't you dare ever do such things for the transit profits. When I'm doing it, I'm just doing to protect you..." I shouted, about to sob.

Juliana kept silent for a long time until I shook her hand.

"Promise me that you won't do anything like that? Be a bold woman and don't fall for a man's trick, I had regretted my decision a long way back. Please, Julie. Promise me," I looked at her eyes, almost pleading.

"Girl, I was just joking. Please stop being so motherly and sentimental," she laughed before exiting the room.

I sighed.

It was not that I had shared my bed with many men for money or something but I had circumstances where I did spent a night or two with a few rich men, but I was forced. It did not happened in my conscience. And so, I've became a bit shameless, but I'm not letting my sister do it.

A tear escaped from my eyes, which was the result of the explosion of sorrows that had been imprisoned in my heart.

I thought of Dave, my ex-boyfriend. Growing up as a child with no mother to take care of and a father who barely cares about his children, he was the one whom I trusted so much in my life back then. Until he sold me to the rich men, drugging me when I asked him a financial need to pay my college fee. That day onwards, men were never an emotion to me, nor will they ever be.

"Please take a seat, Miss"

I nodded at the cute brunette woman in her executive wear. She had bright smile and a dashing charm that I found myself unconsciously grinning at her, ear to ear.

I waited for five minutes or so until the same woman waved at me from a bit afar. I immediately took my bag and the folder that was kept next to me on the steel chair a moment ago. I glanced at my reflection on the large mirror across the large hall.

When the woman opened the large redwood doors, I paused for a moment, rooted to where I was and gasped at the stunning guy before me. He was in a black suit with his wavy brown hair ruffled a bit but looking quite sexy. I didn't realize I was gaping at the man, almost leaning with my foot glued to the shiny white floor.

The woman cleared her throat and gave me an awkward smile.

"Uh... sorry!" I returned her a nervous laugh and fixed my eyes on the hazel eyes of the man straight opposite to me.

"Miss Carter?"

"Joanne Carter," I replied, nodding.

What in the world is this guy doing here?

"Please take a seat, Mister Rogers will be here in a few minutes, I'm expecting," He said, gesturing me toward the chair in front of him.

Gosh, his voice, it's making my throat dry.

I took slow steps toward one of the two chairs placed in front of him. My heart is in my mouth. I gently bit my lower lip and exhaled heavily while sitting.

"Hope you liked the assistance here? Miss Hugo is our best at courtesy," he said, smiling.

"She was excellent," I replied, breaking eye contact with him.

A heard an elderly sound echoing through the walls outside the large office. Must be the other guy he talked about.

"Well, thank you, Epiphany Hugo. I loved your joke on the recent stocks. It was quite a sarcastic comment," a gravely man's voice. He seemed to be chuckling.

"Mister Rogers!" The guy raised from his seat and brushed his thumb across the buttons of his suit.

"Ah, Brian!"

I turned behind to see an old man, probably in his late sixties, hugging the hot guy.

"Must be Miss Carter?" He asked, turning his direction toward me.

"Yes, sir."

"Well, let's get to business then."

Yes, it was all business later. More than taking an analysis on the merged projects, I observed the two men. The guy, the CEO of Magnus Enterprises and the old fat man, another share holder in the project we're putting forward, were really good at marketing and sales. They were quite witty and sarcastic at some point, to which I found it difficult to make the things go in my way. In the end, I somehow agreed in receiving only one by sixth of the profits and the guy getting half of the whole and the old man getting one by third of it.

"B-but--"

"I'll see you two tomorrow then, got a really emergency call to attend," Mr. Rogers smiled, cutting me off.

I glanced at the CEO, who was staring at me, smirking.

F*ck, he's hot and I'm likely to share a bed with him somehow!