Chapter 3. The Sin of Greed

Aesthetic’s POV:

“Sir… let me go…” I begged trying to get out of his arms. He loosened his grip on me and turned me just to face him clearly. The first thing that I saw was his sharp gaze as if he was going to devour my soul. His lips stretched and plastered a satisfied smile together with his addictive smell.

“Let you go?” He smirked and laughed sarcastically. He then returned to his serious look and traced his fingertips on my hair. “Do you think that I’m an idiot to follow you? Now that your scent has prevailed, all I have to do is to let you serve the sin of greed.”

He licked his lower lip that made my heart go crazy. The sin of greed? What do I have to do with it? I was about to ask him when a knock interrupted us. His eyebrows slowly furrowed while his smile vanished.

“Who’s the person who got the nerves to ruin this very moment?!” He exclaimed. He quickly turned away which made me feel relieved. He sat on his table and looked at me, signing to open the door for the person outside.

I didn’t say a word and tried to avoid his gaze. Slowly and carefully, I walked towards the door but sensed that he’s still staring at me from the back. As I reached the door, I took a deep breath and displayed a smile on my face. A fake smile to be specific.

“Where’s Ace, little missy?” A good-looking man showed up in front of me. He had a playful smile that’s obviously a happy go lucky person. In total, there are six handsome men right now.

“Who’s Ace? This is the boss’ office.” I answered, trying to make myself calm, but I almost failed. Another handsome guy wearing a red cap stared straight into my eyes, and it made me feel really uncomfortable.

“That’s it! Ace is definitely the boss…” A man in a black jacket and earrings answered arrogantly. I raised one of my eyebrows and crossed my arms over my chest. These men were really gorgeous, but that doesn’t mean that they can be also rude.

“If you want to see the boss, you need an appointment first…” I stated seriously. The look on their faces were all surprised but later on, a wide grin appeared that made me scared a little. I took a deep breath and looked at them once again.

“If you don’t have any appointments, then please leave kindly, sir…” I said formally, then stepped backwards when another man walked in my direction. He had this cold look on his face that made my heart beat rapidly as if I was in a race. 

“Spade!” I was stunned when the boss shouted with full authority. “Leave her be and talk to me if you want to settle something.” He uttered with pure calmness in his dimmed eyes. The so-called Spade smiled creepily, then looked at me again.

“Lucky for you, missy…” He mumbled and intentionally bumped my shoulder before walking towards Ace — the boss. The other five people entered the office while glancing at me, as if I were the most pathetic person in the world. I couldn’t do anything but look down.

I quickly walked outside without a single word. As I was about to close the door, I heard the deep and manly voice again once more. “So, what’s going on in the castle?” He asked with a serious look. I did not wait for their answers and closed the door.

While I was walking to my department’s floor, I couldn’t snap out all the curiosities that were now running in my brain. As the saying goes, curiosity might kill you someday.

The first thing is that his gestures earlier were quite weird and touchy. How can he even lay his fingers on me? Even if he’s the new boss, he still doesn’t have the authority to treat me that way. Because this is the first time that I met him, what he said to me became a puzzle in my head. The scent, including the sin of greed. What does he mean by those?

Secondly, why are his friends so damn good-looking but have no good manners? Especially that man called Spade, he’s the perfect definition of the word ’dangerous.’ If Ace didn’t say anything, what would he do to me after reaching my distance?

And lastly, what does he mean by the castle? Istle boss adoring Disney princesses, and he wanted to make himself a castle? Or does he just have so many secrets hidden in his claws? Forget it! It’s not my business, and I’m just an employee who wants to have my salary. Maybe it’s good to avoid them for my future’s sake. 

I stepped in the elevator and pressed my floor. Lucky for me that I didn’t get fired because of his flirty side. I heard some gossip that Ace is the most influential man in today’s generation. He became very successful from the age of twenty-two. Five years later, he came back to the Philippines and decided to take this position, but why?

I lifted my head when the elevator stopped. I was surprised when I saw the guy who was wearing a white suit earlier. Our eyes met, then he automatically smiled at me, and I smiled back without a doubt. 

“May I?” He asked with a kind voice. By just looking at him, I can clearly see that he’s a nice person. I nodded but didn’t dare to speak. I’m afraid that I might stutter and will be embarrassed in front of him. 

“Thank you…” He said and joined me in the elevator. Silence covered the whole atmosphere, and none of us wanted to break the moment. I touched my chest when I felt that I could barely breathe. 

I leaned on the wall, but my head became dizzy all of a sudden. I was forced to stand straight, but my knees were trembling. Now what? What the hell is happening to me? Before the dark place consumed my consciousness, a warm body wrapped his arms around me.