Page 6 of The CEO

“You’ve been working long hours and deserve a break. Why don’t you take the rest of the day off and don’t show up until nine tomorrow? I’m used to being the first one here and the last one to leave until you came along. It’s like you’re trying to make me look bad.”

How much of a life could he have working all the time?

Turning back around to look at him, I placed my hands on my hips, and tried to keep my voice level. “Are you doing this so you can fire me?”

“Fire you? You’re one of my best employees.” He paused and I thought for sure there would be a cocky as hell look on his face, but instead, he looked sheepish. “Before you took over as head director of Human Resources, I was informed that our policies needed to be amended for sexual harassment. I need you to read over Avery Capital Holdings’ policies and update them. Once you’re done, they need to be sent out to all employees at both Avery and Titan. Can you do that?”

I was amazed at his faith in me. It would have taken me years and a bigiffor me to become the head of HR, but he must have saw something in me.Hegave me a shot and I would do my all not to disappoint him.

“Yes, Mr. Avery. I promise I won’t let you down.”

“See that you don’t, Ms. Wang.” For the first time, when saying my last name, Kingston didn’t say it with any sexual connotation, and he tipped his head to me as he walked out of the room. “Have a good day.”

With a springin my step and Italian takeout in my hand, because I was still jonesing for the carbs I didn’t get last night, I opened my front door with a smile on my face. I was happy to be home early and surprised to see Haider’s bike out front when I walked up. My mouth opened to form my fiancé’s name, but it died when I saw my fiancé with his pants down, his white ass bared to me as he thrust into a leggy redhead and she moaned his name on our kitchen table. It was a train wreck that I couldn’t tear my eyes away from.

Never once in our three years together had Haider showed me one ounce of the passion he was entrusting on this woman. I watched as his hands cupped her voluptuous breasts as he kissed up her curvy frame. Seeing him touch her like that brought out all my insecurities of having tiny breasts with a petite body. In all truth, I looked like a pubescent boy when I was naked. I tried to make up for it by always wearing beautiful dresses, sexy lingerie, high heels and always having my hair done with a full face of makeup.

I’m not sure how long I stood there in shock. At some point my food fell to the floor, but I didn’t feel it slip from my fingers and they sure as hell didn’t notice as they continued to fornicate on the table. The table we’d eaten dinner at last night. I must have made a noise—or maybe time had slowed, and it was thesound of the bag of food hitting the floor—because both their heads swung in my direction with looks of shock on their faces.

Time sped up as my emotions caught up to me in a blinding rush. Suddenly, I was enraged as this hussy tried to cover herself as I stormed past them. The only thing I knew was that I couldn’t stay here any longer. I had a strong feeling this wasn’t the first time Haider had cheated on me. Not that it mattered. There was no way in hell I was ever taking him back.

Grabbing my suitcase out of the closet, I threw in everything of mine that was in reach as tears slipped down my cheeks. As I dumped the contents of my lingerie drawer, Haider walked in with his head down unable to look at me. At least he had his pants on. Otherwise, I might have gone all Lorena Bobbitt on him.

Grabbing my arm, he tried to stop me but I ripped it from his hold. “Pria, it’s not what it looks like.” His voice was so quiet and without conviction, he had to know there was no way I’d believe him. It was almost five months ago when he started to pull away and three since we’d last had sex. Now I knew why. Haider had been sticking his dick in someone else. The same man who wanted to wait to have sex until we got married, and I had to beg and seduce the fuck out of him for him to finally give in eight months into our relationship.

“Please don’t be a cliché, Haider. I don’t believe you tripped and fell, magically making your pants fall down, and impaled her with your penis. I must have walked in at the exact right moment. Or is it something else? Because I’d love to hear how this isn’t how it looks.” Heading to the bathroom, I grabbed another bag and swept everything on the counter into it. I didn’t care whose it was. I didn’t ever want to come back if I didn’t have to.

“Just look at me for a moment and let me explain.” He grabbed my arm again and this time I let him turn me to him.I let him see the tears and devastation on my face. Haider pulled in a breath as if it hurt him to see me broken. What was he expecting? “You’re too smart and deserve more, so I won’t disrespect and lie to you. I wanted to tell you last night. I thought you’d come home late and…”

Oh, now he didn’t want to lie and disrespect me. Good to know. Maybe he should have thought about that before he dipped his wick into that cesspool between her legs.

Pulling away, I continued to pack my belongings. I had no idea where I was going, but I wasn’t going to show up at work tomorrow looking like I went on a bender the night before or worse. “And what? Start a fight with me and break up with me? That still wouldn’t have been honest.”

Sinking down to the floor, Haider looked up at me. Did he really need to get comfortable to tell me his story of infidelity? Why did he think I wanted to hear how he cheated on me? “About six months ago Kiki joined the firm, we met and fell in love.” Looking down at his lap, he shrugged as if it wasn’t a big deal. As if he hadn’t wrecked my world.

“As easy as that,” I sniped out. I wanted to stab him or at the very least kick him in the balls. I couldn’t imagine if the shoe were on the other foot, he would be as understanding if I stated that I met someone at work and we fell in love.

“As easy as that,” he repeated. “I didn’t want you to find out like this.”

“I doubt you would have wanted to walk in and find some guy balls deep in me,” I gritted out as I continued to pack the rest of my stuff. Squatting down, I retrieved my vibrator from deep underneath the counter. I didn’t bother to hide it as I securely put it in my bag. It couldn’t get damaged now that I had no hope of getting any real dick in the near future.

“What’s that?” I kept my back to his confusion. Of course, he wouldn’t know what it was. I wanted to stick it up his ass andturn it on, but I refrained. There was no way I was giving Haider the satisfaction it had brought me over the years. Whirling around, I smiled. I knew it was ugly, but I was feeling quite ugly in that moment.

“It’s my vibrator. You should probably invest in one if you want to keep what’s her name out there interested in having sex with you.”

“What… what are you talking about? Why do you have one?” The confusion on his face was comical as his eyes bounced back and forth between my face and the vibrator in my hand.

Going back to finish packing, I fought back the laughter that was bubbling up in me. “I have one because I wanted to have an orgasm every once in a while, and it wasn’t going to happen with you so…” I shrugged as if it wasn’t a big deal.

Haider huffed from behind me but I paid him no attention. I wanted to get out of there as fast as possible.

“Pria.” he sighed as he stood up. I watched him through the mirror. He looked sad, but he also looked relieved, which pissed me off.

Stomping out of the bathroom, I grabbed the handle of my suitcase and looked over my shoulder at Haider. “Were you going to ask me to move out last night?”

“I was hoping you’d offer once we talked and agreedweweren’t working.”

We weren’t working because he was cheating on me. He all but encouraged me to work long hours night after night. Now I knew why.

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