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Girl and villain
Romance novel
By Kim Lawrence
Episode 1:
No, this is completely impossible!
Once again, he scrolled through their dialogue, trying to understand what had happened.
Usually, when he entered Andreas’s reception room, she only looked up from the computer screen for a second to tell her brother was waiting for him, and then add with caustic politeness — about half an hour. He would have laughed at this, if not for the irritation that she invariably caused in him. Theo himself could not understand what exactly he did not like about his brother's secretary, because it was definitely not only her pedantry or overly caring attitude towards Andreas. And not even in how hostility this girl looked at him every time. Theo did not need love or approval from the people to whom he paid his salary, but Elizabeth Farley excelled everyone. For one well-known reason, she approved him as the main villain in her personal melodrama.
Although I must admit, up to today, even despite the obvious hostility, she behaved impeccably polite with him.
Theo had no idea what her problem was, and honestly, he didn’t really want to know. The only thing he liked about this girl was her competence, which all her predecessors lacked so much. Unfortunately, when choosing another employee, Andreas first of all paid attention to a pretty face and a chiseled figure, and only then to the candidate’s professional skills. Elizabeth Farley was in this sense a pleasant exception to the rule: she organized the work of Andreas’s office perfectly, was obligatory, executive, and had no habit of disappearing in beauty salons for half a day. But, despite all these undoubted advantages, Theo would not work with her, because he, unlike his brother, did not like to be the object of pagan worship.
A grimace of disgust distorted Theo's beautiful features for a second when he remembered Elizabeth’s canine loyalty to his brother, far beyond a normal working relationship.
But not as far as she probably would have liked. And her dreams will not come true until she throws out all these disgusting gray and green-swamp suits from her wardrobe. As far as he knew, Andreas met only with those girls who looked as if they had come off the covers of glossy magazines.
Theo himself was a little worried about fashion, but he liked it when a woman knew her worth and looked after herself. Elizabeth Farley, it seems, on the contrary, directed all her forces to hide her female nature as much as possible.
When Theo walked past Elizabeth's desk, she looked up from the screen for a moment, and he saw that her eyes behind the thick glasses of glasses were full of tears. Theo knew that some men melted at the sight of wet paths on the female cheeks, but he himself always only irritated him.
But now he was surprised to realize that he could not just pass by.
- Did you have a hard day? - after a short pause, he asked.
The sympathy in the man’s voice, from which she had previously heard only caustic remarks, caused Beth a new flood of tears. So typical of this terrible person to show tact at the most inopportune moment for this! Why couldn’t he remain as cold and arrogant as always, and just pass by?
Trying not to look into these hypnotic eyes framed by long black eyelashes, Beth muttered something inaudible about allergies and tried to pull herself together.
From the first day, when she saw these large, deep-set, bottomless eyes, they inspired her a strange thrill. Beth always tried not to judge people by first impression, but in the case of the Kiyriaki brothers, she could not follow her own rules, because her internal reaction to both men was too strong not to pay attention to her. There weren’t many people in the world who really didn’t like Beth, but You couldn't talk about Theo Kiyriaki as part of a multitude, he was one of a kind: the coldest, arrogant and arrogant person of all she knew. And he was the exact opposite of his brother, at the sight of whose soft smile Beth was ready to surrender to life-long slavery. One memory of her nullified all of Beth’s attempts to pull himself together.
Realizing how unprofessional tears look at the workplace, Beth bit her trembling lower lip and took a slow, deep breath, trying to calm down, but the presence of a person who, as everyone knew, was the only sovereign owner of Kiyriaki Incorporated, did not contribute at all to this process. .
Although it is unlikely that Theo Kiriyaki first found one of his employees in tears. His company has always had fierce competition and very high personnel requirements, which not everyone could handle. But he himself, frankly, did not often show sympathy, which, it seemed, was not characteristic of him at all. When God handed out this useful quality to people, Theo was clearly not the first in line. But it should be recognized that in all other cases he was always the first.
Beth sniffed and allowed herself a sidelong glance at the bronze Greek profile of the boss. Even she was forced to recognize the incredible beauty of Theo Kiyriaki and the sexuality exuded by every time of his body. When Theo entered the room, conversations fell silent, and all eyes turned to him, and it was not only a matter of appearance - irresistible animal magnetism came from this man.
This in itself, of course, was not bad, because you cannot blame a person for his genes. But it was not only that. Beth was annoyed that Theo didn't give a damn about what others thought of him, his self-confidence was unshakable. He was too perfect: not a single hair was knocked out of his hair, not a single speck of dust could be found on his suit sewn from the best tailors. Beth, who was brought up by an old-fashioned grandmother, who valued cleanliness and grooming most in people, was a very neat girl herself, but still believed that a man should have small flaws that make him more close and dear. Their complete absence from Theo Kiriyaki made Beth doubt his human nature.
This man declared with all his appearance: “Accept me as I am, or go to hell!” But it’s so simple, if you have no doubt that you will be received. This self-confidence made Theo Kiriyaki look like an impregnable stone wall. And of course, there wasn’t that hidden, inner vulnerability that attracted Beth in his brother so much and made him a sensitive person who understood the troubles of others. If Andreas had found her in tears, he would have gently hugged her and tried to support her, but would not have been looking at her face forever with cold, piercing eyes, which would have suited the king cobra more!
On the other hand, the very thought that she might fall into Theo Kiriyaki’s arms made Beth's gut shrink in horror. Of course, from horror, what else?
She sobbed again, so plaintively sniffing at last, that Theo wondered how such a small nose could make such loud noises.
“Go home, Elizabeth.” With Andreas, I'll sort it out.
His proposal, of course, was dictated solely by the interests of the company, and not by an unexpected concern for his brother's secretary - at least that was what Theo tried to convince himself of. What happens if a hysterically sobbing woman meets his business partners in the waiting room?
- No, It is Immpossible! Beth protested indignantly.
Although Andreas was her immediate boss, Theo cannot miss a chance to demonstrate that he is the only and sovereign master here. Beth often had to bite his sharp tongue, watching him smash Andreas for minor mistakes and belittle his contribution to the company.
Theo's black eyebrows arched in bewilderment when he heard her answer, and unexpected sympathy gave way to irritation.
“You should not transfer the problems of your personal life to work,” he remarked coldly.
Beth shot an angry glance in his direction. If Theo himself was able to adhere to this rule, even when several years ago he broke the engagement and, according to all city newspapers, remained heartbroken, this does not mean that he can demand this from his employees.
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