Eleanor's POV

"What happened?" Jane asked.

"...It is him." I muttered.

"Who?"

"The man who I met at the nightclub." I replied and turned my face towards the table.

I felt nervous. I placed the glass that I was holding in my hand on the table as my hands started shaking.

"You gave your virginity to him?! The freaking Asher Wright?!" Jane asked in shock.

"Be quiet!" I warned her, checking around if someone heard us.

When I looked at him again, our eyes met. He looked at me, surprised. Then the corner of his lips curled up into a cocky smirk. My heartbeats increased. He winked at me. I turned around immediately. I felt my cheeks turn crimson red.

"He is coming." Jane informed nervously.

"What?!" I asked with wide eyes.

"Hey Juliet." I closed my eyes, cursing with my inner voice as I heard a familiar voice coming behind me.

I bit my lower lip nervously and turned around towards him. He was staring at me with a self-satisfied expression on his face.

"Umm...I have to go." Jane mumbled. I gave her a 'Don't go' look, but she left, ignoring me.

"Juliet?" I asked, raising my eyebrow.

"Yeah, I didn't know we were enemies." He replied, giving me his charming smile and placed his hands in his pockets.

"In this case you are Romeo then." I said sarcastically.

He narrowed his eyebrows and shook his head. "No, I am not a hopeless romantic like him." He stated arrogantly. I rolled my eyes.

"Did you know about it? Because of that did you sleep with me? Did you want to get information?" He asked mockingly, plunging his eyes into mine.

"How dare you!" I snapped, clenching my fist. "Hold on. You knew who I was when we met." I said, giving him a questioning look. "How stupid I was! Of course, you purposely seduced me." I said, looking into his eyes.

"Seduced you?! Baby, it was you who jumped on me. I just used the opportunity. That's all." He declared, giving me a cocky smirk.

I narrowed my eyes. "I didn't jump on you. I was drunk. I couldn't think straight. You took advantage of my state." I snapped. He made me mad.

He grinned. "Hey calm down, baby. As much as I like you when you are fierce like that night..." He said huskily and took a step towards me. "But I don't want someone to hear that I took your virginity." He added, emphasizing the word virginity. I averted my eyes, blushing. "Despite the fact that I am proud of myself." He whispered in my ear huskily. I gulped, feeling hot. He pulled back and winked at me, smirking. He waved off and left.

"Asshole!" I cursed under my breath, clenching my fist.

****

I bumped into Asher almost every day since that event. Sometimes, I thought he followed me. Otherwise, it wouldn't be possible to bump into each other so often. And of course, in our every encounter he teased me, saying double meaning words or flirting with me. But I was angry at myself, because I had been thinking about him. Even when I didn't see him, I missed him and my eyes searched for him, hoping to see him when I was outside. When he was beside me, I felt so nervous and my heart started pounding.

I frowned angrily as I saw Isaac's name on my ID screen. I declined the call again and put my phone into my bag. How many times I had told him that I didn't want to see him nor hear his voice, but he didn't understand.

I grabbed my bag and left my office. My father and I had a dinner meeting with an Italian businessman.

We were having dinner while discussing the details of our new project.

My heartbeats increased as I saw Asher walking in with his father. He gave me an arrogant smirk as our eyes met. I averted my gaze, biting my lower lip nervously.

"Good evening." Asher's father, Edward greeted us, giving my father a cocky look.

Asher stood beside his father and put his hands into his pockets, smirking while staring at me. I bit my lower lip nervously, blushing.

"Good evening." My father said dryly. His jaw clenched.

Then they went away. Asher had been staring at me while having dinner. When I looked at him, our eyes met. He gave me an arrogant smirk, plunging his intense eyes into mine, undressing me with his eyes. I felt hot under his intense gaze. I took a sip from my water and breathed deeply, trying to calm my heartbeats.

I averted my gaze and tried to focus on the conversation between my father and Mr. Ricci. But I felt Asher's gaze on me.

"Excuse me." I said as I stood up.

I went to the restroom. I walked in and closed the door behind me. Fortunately, there wasn't anyone. I placed my hands on the sink counter, breathing deeply. I washed my hands and placed them on my neck, trying to decrease my fever that was created by Mr. Intense gaze.

Ugh! Why do I feel like this? I feel vulnerable beside him.

I breathed deeply and turned off the water.

Suddenly, the door opened and Asher walked in. My eyes widened in shock. He gave me an arrogant smirk. He closed the door behind him and locked it.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, after pulling myself together.

"How long will you ignore me?" He asked huskily and walked towards me.

I folded my arms over my chest and turned around, trying to avoid his intense gaze. He stood behind me. His masculine scent filled my nostrils.

He wrapped his arm around my waist, standing too close to me. His breath fanned my neck, sending shivers down my spine.

"Asher..." I murmured as I felt tingling between my legs.

"You can not deny attraction between us. I know you feel it too." He whispered huskily, running his lips along my neck without kissing me. I pursed my lips together, breathing heavily.

Damn! This man will be the death of me.

"I will not give up, Juliet. You will be mine again. It is just a matter of time." He stated seductively and placed a kiss on my neck.