Chapter 5

The bodyguard was obstinate, so last night, I decided to change my style of dealing with him. Something was intriguing about the man. He was overbearing, confident, and so sure about himself. He acted superior to me, and I hated it very much!

Since I had a scheduled meeting with my staff, I got up earlier than usual. At a quarter to six, I was already prepared and ready to start my day. Before leaving my room, I envisioned myself having a good day at my workplace, but someone’s face ruined my mood when I got out of my bedroom.

“Good morning, Madame,” he greeted with a wide grin on his face.

In response, I arched my brows at him, but the arrogant man just smiled at me. As I proceeded down the hallway, I stared down at the man who waited outside my bedroom and dismissed him entirely as I entered the elevator.

“What are you doing, Lee?” I asked him why he was following me when I clarified to him last night that I didn’t need a bodyguard.

In reply, he said in a monotone, “I have to be with you all the time.”

His response drove me to raise my eyebrow and called him a liar. I responded, “That's crap, Lee!”

He didn't say anything until we arrived at the breakfast room, where Aunt Jenny set my favorite breakfast. “Aunt, he is not allowed to eat with me,” I said.

“It's essential that you watch your words, young woman!” Aunt Jenny reprimanded me for being rude to Lee, and I was mortified when Aunt Jenny confronted me in front of Lee.

“I’m sorry,” I ended up apologizing to Lee.

“Apology accepted, Miss Selena,” Lee replied before he sat down across from me.

I glared at him when I saw him grimace, and I wondered what had gotten into him. Did he look down on me for acting like a spoiled brat? I isolated myself to deal with my eating issues and heavily regretted my decision in front of Aunt Jenny because the older woman was known for her strictness, and she has a vicious tongue.

Since my mother passed away, she was the one who reared me, loved me, nurtured me, and as a small kindness, I felt obligated to regard her as my mother. “I'm sorry, Aunt Jenny,” I apologized to her.

“Not! You should apologize to him!”

It seems as though Aunt Jenny stated, and I decided to pound my feet on the floor, but she refused to listen to my grievances and frowned at me. The words we say cannot always be taken back, as some might contend. Thus, I got up and helped the man load his plate with food, and then I sat down next to him. While Aunt Jenny's gaze was upon me, I looked him in the eye and expressed my regret. The simple phrase “I'm sorry” was enough to provide me with an alibi, as it was untrue.

“It's no problem,” he said. With that, he started to devour his breakfast.

When Aunt Jenny left the table to check something in the kitchen, I kicked his foot under the table. He looked at me with defiance, but before he could respond, Aunt Jenny returned with two mugs of piping hot coffee. I had no choice but to remain civil with my bodyguard, no matter how I felt aggravated with his presence.

“Enjoy your food, alright? I have some urgent matter to attend to,” Aunt Jenny said before she left me again with Lee.

As soon as we were alone in the dining room, he stared at me, and the way I saw it, his eyes were full of lust. Unconsciously, I crossed my arms on my chest to block his vision, and he chuckled over my action. In response, I arched my brows towards him, and then I rolled my eyes heavenward.

“You are quite nasty, Miss Montes,” he remarked.

He said I was nasty, so I showed him what nasty meant, and he jumped in his seat after I intentionally poured my coffee into his crotch. “Oops! Sorry!”

“Holy crap!” Lee cursed and snarled at me as he desperately tried to wipe the coffee off his pants. When he scowled at me, my stomach flipped, and I was terrified…for a second! He bore a fierce attitude, which informed me that it was not a good moment to start things up again, so I stood up and readied myself to leave, but Lee was quick enough to seize one of my wrists.

“I can't believe you're trying to leave here without apologizing!”

His eyes had such a menacing glint that I ran away in terror. “Excuse me, sir, but I am in a hurry for a business meeting.” In a timid voice, I told him to let me go.

“Please, take a seat,” he requested.

At that time, I debated running away, but he appeared threatening enough for me to go for it. He was furious, outraged. “Okay, now talk.” When I finally had a moment to speak with him after we were seated, I showed him who the boss was, even if my nervousness increased the longer I waited for him to speak.

“Can we put aside our differences and just focus on the task at hand?”

When he asked in a more business-like tone, I felt ashamed for being unpleasant with him. He may have needed a job to support his family, and my disinterest could have harmed his employment. He was still there, though, and that unsettled me.

“I don’t need a bodyguard, sir, so please, let's put an end to this discussion.” Even when I had gotten up to leave, he placed his large hands on my thighs to stop me from going. I turned my head away in disgust, but he didn't remove his filthy hands from my body!

“I know that you preferred to be... by yourself!”

Lee stated, and his statement made me nervous, and that made me fidget in my seat. “For a bodyguard, you are mentally deranged!” I became angry and cursed at him, but he only smirked at me.

“Oh, how beautiful! I enjoyed watching your doll eyes light up when you were glaring at me. I wonder whether that's the bed case as well.” He murmured the last words, and the terms had an unknown effect on me.

“All right, then,” I agreed.

“If you’re done, please wait for me in the living room,” he ordered and then earned a death stare from me.