chapter 17- He's Jealous and She's a liar

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Lara's P.O.V. :

"So girls, what's up?Why are we here?" I asked sipping my coffee. Ash and Angie were seated in front of me on the coffee table.

"I got the job without an interview," Angie said without any expression on her face.

"Wow. That's great, Angie!" I said, smiling.

"Yeah but you won't believe who the CEO of J.D. enterprises is," she said rubbing her palms nervously.

"Who?" I asked furrowing my eyebrows.

"It's Jake Dorrmann!" Ash exclaimed.

"What?" I asked, surprised.

"Yeah. J.D. stands for Jake Dorrmann. Did he give me this job to torture me?" Angie asked, nervously.

She really looked frightened

"Don't worry, Angie. He is just your boss. And you haven't done anything wrong so just chill." I said rubbing her hands gently.

"And what about me, Lara?" Ash asked.

"What about you?" I asked, confused.

"The very important client I talked about earlier is non-other than Ian Dorrmann. I am dead now, Lara. Angie didn't do anything that night and she's so nervous, just think about me. After what I did with Mr Ian Dorrmann that night, I'm dead for sure. He won't spare me. Guys, start digging a grave for me. Soon I'll need it." Ash said fake crying and dropped her head on the table dramatically.

"Stop overacting, Ash-Ass. Nothing is gonna happen to anyone. And, by the way, why do you think he might hurt you, Ash?" I asked her.

She raised her head up.

"Because out of 30 staffs in my company, he specifically chose me to design his new wardrobe. And before exiting from the company, he even smirked looking at me. I'm really scared, Lara." she said holding my hands.

Gosh....what's with these brothers?

These brothers are taking the peace of our minds.

"Guys, to be honest...I'm a little scared too. Mr Shane Adams is also acting weird with me. Instead of behaving rudely with me, he tries to come closer to me and acts really nicely. It is scaring me a bit." I said remembering his actions.

"Now, God is our only saviour." we all said in unison, dropping our heads on the table.

*******

Today is Saturday, which means...No Work today.

I can finally concentrate on my studies. I revised my books and completed some assignments.

After four hours of studies, I walked out of my room to cook something for lunch. Cara and JoJo were with Mrs Black. They really enjoyed being with Mrs Black.

I was making lunch when my mobile rang. It was from Mrs Adams.

"Hello, Ms Adams. How're you doing?" I asked.

"I'm fine dear. I called you to invite you to my 30th marriage anniversary. I wanted to invite you yesterday but I was out for some work so I couldn't. I would be really happy if you could come. The party is at 7 in the evening."  she said in her sweet voice.

"Happy 30th marriage anniversary, Mrs Adams." I congratulated her.

"Thank you, my dear. So you're coming right?" she asked hopefully.

Should I go?

Yeah, of course, you should She is so generous to invite me. It would be rude to not accept her invitation.

But he'll be there.

Are you afraid?

No!

"Umm..of course. I'll come." I blurted.

"That's what I expected from you, dear. So see you at the party, Lara. Bye." she said.

"Yeah. Bye." I said and hung up the phone.

********

"Ash, will you come with me to this party?" I asked, hopefully.

"Yeah, sure! Pick me up at 6:30," she said.

Wow...that was easy!

"Okay. Bye." I said and hung up the call.

"Mommy, can I also come with you?" Cara asked with puppy eyes.

"No, Cara, you can't. You have a cold. You'll have to stay with Mrs Black and drink your soup." I said tugging her inside the blanket.

"Please mommy...." she said making a puppy face.

"No," I said, warning her.

"Mrs Black, are you sure you'll take care of her and JoJo?" I asked Mrs Black who was making soup for Cara.

"Of course, my child. You go and enjoy the party. I'll take care of my little child." She said, smiling.

She's an angel. She sometimes reminds me of my grandma.

"Thank you so much, Mrs Black," I said hugging her.

"You're always welcome, my child," she said smiling at me warmly.

I wore a baby pink shiny strapless outfit with matching stilettos. I left my hair untied and applied some light makeup to matchup my outfit and drove to pick Ash.

"You look awesome, Lary," Ash said after seeing me in the outfit.

"You don't look bad either," I complimented.

We drove to the mansion.

"Wow...Larry, this mansion is so big. Never seen any mansion as big as this." Ash said, dreamingly.

"Okay let's go," I said and we both entered the mansion.

The mansion was decorated beautifully. There were like hundreds of medium chandeliers hanging on the ceiling which were enhancing its beauty. There was a huge fountain of champagne in the middle of the hall. There were like hundreds of guests in the hall-all in their extravagant designer outfits. All the men were in suits whereas the ladies wore various designer outfits and accessories.

I searched for the Adams' but no one was there.

After sometimes, the lights of the hall were switched off. And a spotlight was opened. The spotlight showed up senior  Mr and Mrs Adams who were climbing down the stairs hand in hand.They looked so adorable. Mrs Adams wore a red figure-hugging gown. She looked breathtaking.

Senior Mr Adams wore a black suit with a red bow tie which matched Mrs Adams' outfit. They both looked happy and totally in love with each other. Finally, the lights were switched on again. They waved their hands to acknowledge everyone's presence.

Cameron and Josh followed them from behind. She was wearing a navy blue frock gown and Josh was wearing a black suit like senior Mr Adams and a navy blue tie matching Cameron's gown.

Where's he?

Already missing him?

Shut up!

Mrs Adams saw me and walked towards me with Cameron.

"Oh dear, I'm glad you came. Thanks for accepting my invitation." She said hugging me.

"It's my pleasure, Mrs Adams. Here, I got these for you. I hope you will like it." I said and handed her the bouquet Ash and I had bought for her.

"Happy anniversary, Mrs Adams," Ash said shaking her hands with Mrs Adams'.

"Thank you. This is so beautiful. Enjoy the party, girls. I'll have to attend other guests. Excuse me." Mrs Adams smiled and walked away from there.

"Good to see you, here," Cameron said, smiling.

We both smiled at her.

Ash then excused herself and went to the bar.

"Well, I've someone to introduce to you," she said, smiling.

"Who?" I asked.

"Jason. Meet Lara, Josh's new piano teacher..." she introduced me to a handsome man in black suit with a navy blue bow tie of about her age. She then whispered something in his ear and he smiled.

"And, Lara, meet Jason, my husband," she said, blushing.

"Nice to meet you, Ms Jones," he said extending his hands for a handshake.

"Same here, Mr. Parker," I said, accepting the handshake.

"Enjoy the party, Lara. See you around." She said and they walked away from there, hands in hand.

I joined Ash at the bar.

"This party is awesome. Thanks for bringing me here, Lary." Ash said, excitedly.

"Don't get overexcited. You've been to many parties before, haven't you?" I asked and sipped my white wine.

"Yeah. I have been to a lot of parties but not any like this one. This party is just amazing." Ash said looking around the hall. Her eyes stopped at something. I moved my eyes to what she was looking and saw Angie standing at one of the corners of the hall with Mr Jake Dorrmann.

"What's she doing here?" I asked, confused.

"No idea, Lary. Let's find out." We placed our drinks on the table and went to her.

"Hey Angie, what are you doing here?" Ash asked.

"Thank god you guys are here." She said smiling and hugged us both.

"Guys, I'm here with my boss. He asked me to join him to this party as some investors are in this party as well and he may need me here," she said.

"Oh. So are you're joining us?" I asked.

"I'd love to but I can't. I'll have to stick to his side if he needs anything. Sorry." she made a sorry face.

"It's okay, Angie. And he's hot." Ash said, winking.

Angie blushed and walked towards Mr Jake Dormann.

We both were laughing when we heard a male voice from behind.

"What about me, Ms Hudson?"

We both turned and found Ian Dormann standing in front of us.

"Do you find me hot as well?  I mean, we are biological brothers which means if he's hot then I'm hot too, aren't I?" he asked and winked.

"You wish!" Ash said rolling her eyes and pulled me with her.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we would like everyone to join the dance with us and add spark to this special evening. Come on!" Mrs Adams spoke into the mic and every couple along with the Adams and the Parkers joined the dance floor.

After sometimes Angie and Mr Jake Dorrmann too joined them on  the dance floor.

They look great together.

"May I have the pleasure of having a dance with you?" Mr Ian Dormann asked Ash.

Ash hesitated for a bit but when I signaled her to go, she accepted and went on the dance floor with him.

They look even cuter together.

I was sipping my juice and enjoying watching all the couples dancing in the floor.

Mr Parker and Cameron looked too adorable. He was being careful with Cameron knowing she's pregnant, he was making her dance slowly.

But where's he?

"May I have the pleasure of dancing with you?" I heard a male voice. I turned towards him. He was a handsome man wearing a grey suit. He was really muscular and handsome.

"Umm...sure," I said and accepted his hand with some hesitation.

We walked to the dance floor. I placed my hands on his shoulders and he snaked his hands around my waist.

"It's James Raymark. What's your name, beautiful?" he asked, flirtiously.

"Lara Jones," I replied, blushing.

"You know, Lara, I've been noticing you all this time. And believe me, you're the most beautiful girl in this party. I couldn't get my eyes off you." he flirted.

"Thank you for making me feel special. You don't look bad yourself. You really have a great personality, Mr Raymark." I said, smiling.

"Don't be formal, Lara. Please call me James," he said.

I was about to speak when I suddenly saw the person behind him.

Mr Adams?

He was glaring at me angrily. He walked towards and stood in front of us.

Why is he glaring like this?

"Mr Raymark, if you don't mind then can I take her from you?" he said without averting his eyes from me.

"Yeah....sure," he replied and walked away.

"I need to go," I said and was about to walk away from there when he caught my hands and tightened his grip.

"Where do you think you're going, Ms Jones? Don't wanna dance with me?" he asked with the same angry expression on his face.

"I'm tired. I need some rest." I said and tried to free my hand but he didn't loosen his grip.

"You were enjoying your dance with him, weren't you? While dancing with him, you didn't feel tired then why now?" he asked, gritting his teeth.

What's wrong with him? Why is he angry?

"Leave me, Mr Adams. You're hurting my hand." I said and tried freeing my hand again.

If it wasn't Adams' special day, I swear I would have knocked you down by now.

"Dance with me." he said and pulled me towards him which made me crush on his hard chest.

He snaked his hands around me and tightened his grip around my waist. I looked up into his eyes. I could see he was extremely angry. His eyes were blood red. And his grip on my waist showed how much he wanted to punish me.

But why? What did I do now?

I had no option other than keeping my hands around his neck. I didn't wanna create any scene here.

I was ignoring looking into his eyes.

"So you liked dancing with James, huh? I don't think if you're enjoying the dance with me, are you?" he asked huskily whispering into my ears.

He was really close now. More than my liking.

What's wrong with this man?

"Yes and No. Yes, I enjoyed dancing with him and No, I'm not enjoying this dance with you." I said looking into his eyes, challenging him.

"Why? What has he got that fascinated you and I don't? Tell me!" he asked tightening his grip on my waist which made me move closer to him. My breast crushed on his hard chest which made me really nervous.

"I...no..nothing." I stuttered.

"Tell me why my closeness to you creeps you out? Why do you hate my touch....my kiss?" he asked, furiously.

Why is he acting so weird?

"I need to go," I said.

"Answer me. Until you're not answering, I'm not leaving you," he said looking into my eyes.

His eyes had some emotions in it which was incomprehensible.

What do I say now? How to get rid of him?

Yes! I know exactly what I need to do.

"Mr Adams, actually the thing is that...that I'm a married woman and I'm loyal to my dear husband. That's why when anyone other than my husband touches me, I get uncomfortable." I said smiling and trying to look as  confident as I could.

As soon as I said this, he freed me. He looked really shocked.

He held my left hand and saw my butterfly ring on my ring finger.

Thank god I was wearing my butterfly ring on my ring finger today.

He clenched his fist and without uttering a word, he walked out of there.

Done and dusted! Hurray!

Good job, Lara. Now he will never come near you.

******

It was already 9, We went to senior Mr. And Mrs. Adams and greeted them one last time and bade our goodbyes to everyone.

From Mrs. Adams I came to know that Cameron was really exhausted so she went to her room to take some rest along with Mr. Parker and Josh, so I couldn't bid goodbyes to them.

After the incident on the dance floor, I didn't see Mr. Adams anywhere.

Who cares!

You.

Why will I care?

Because he affects you.

Shut up!!

"So how was the dance with Mr. Hot shot, huh?" Ash asked, teasingly.

"Horrible!" I said rolling my eyes.

"You guys tell me, how was your dance with the Dorrmann brothers?" I asked, teasing.

They both blushed.

What? Did I miss something?

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