"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in." - Morrie Schwartz

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Quillon's POV

It's been exactly a week now, since I've seen Nicole. Since the night of the fundraiser. I hadn't wanted to be the the one to text, since she'd decided not to text as well, so I don't look like I was too eager to be back on her company.

Plus, work had gotten more and more demanding. We'd found another area of land to develop, and working out the logistics, entering new partenrships, and leaving old ones was just as stressful, even for a workaholic like me.

A knock resounds at my door, and Jade pushes tue door open, to come in

"Good afternoon sir. I think you're going to want to see this. So this is why you cancelled our intially planned date to the fundraiser. Not because you were not going anymore, but because you judt gounf someone else to go with you" she teased, dropping a news article on my office table

But before picking it up, I replied her first of all "I never told you i was not going to go anymore Jade. You were the one who assumed that all on your own."

Jade and I had formed a really close bond. She was the one girl out of those many women who'd married the late Mr Zema's, that had decided to stay. I respected her so much. We'd developed a really amazing friendship and work relationship over the years. She was just like a sister to me now.

Picking up the newspaper, I'm shocked to see what it reads. And there's a picture of Niccole and I on it, when I'd leaned down to whisper how beautiful she was in her ear, at the ebtrance.

COULD THIS BE LOVE?
Last week, newly acclaimed multi billionaire Quillon Ivante, was seen entering a fund raiser party with United States heavy weight champion Nicole Zemira. Fans are wondering how they met in the first place, seeing that they don't move around in the same circles at all. And in the past, Quillon Ivante has been known to stay clear of women since his divorce to Austina Aguilerra. Could this be a sign that Mr Ivante is ready to get back into the dating game, with our dear Nicole Zemira right by his side?

"Heavy weight champion? What is she? A boxer?" I asked out loud to no one in particular, shocked

"No. A wrestler. And a pretty good one at that" Jade answers me, seeing that she's the only one in the room.

"You knew about this?" I ask, completely blown away

"Nope. I just learnt about it as well. I'm equally as shocked as you are Quillon. She doesn't even look like someone who can throw a punch. Anyways, so I went on youtube and typed in her name, and downloaded many videos of her fighting in the ring. And she's really good. That's how I knew she was a good fighter. I thought you might like to see the videos. Here, they're all on this latpop"

and she places the laptop in my front, playing one of the videos for me. I'm still astonished, and all I can do is watch, as another version of Niccole I've never seen before, pops up on screen. More confident, more athletic, and definitely on way lesser clothes.

"I'll uh, leave you to it. I made a whole playlist of fifty videos. Enjoy yourself. I'm guessing this means you want your next appointment, with the CEO of Mangroove to be cancelled. Okay, I'll just let myself out" Jade mumbled, and I don't even look at her or reply her, because I'm so fucking transfixed to the screen, my eyes can't even leave it. I wince when the other girl throws Nicole to the floir and repeatedly kicks her. Every protective instinct within me, flaring to life, to protect what was mine. And she wasn't even mine, to start with. Why would anyone even want to get into a professional like this? And repeatedly get beaten or beat others for a profession? If she were mine, I'd never let her go near a boxing ring again. And she is mine, or at least I want her to be.

Quickly picking up my phone, I text her up, without any preamable:

[You're a boxer?]-Quill

Few minutes later, she replies me.

[And good day to you too handsome]-Nick

[why didn't you tell me?]-Quill

[Same reason why you didn't tell me you had an Ex wife. We just met. It was too soon to spill out all our bag of secrets]-Nick

[Where are you? I want to see you]-Quill

[Can't. I'm busy. I have my sister and her kid to take care of. Plus I have to train for my next match]-Nick

[So when are you free then? Dinner tomorrow night?]-Quill

[Busy. Sorry.]-Nick

Oh no, She could not start avoiding me now, not when I've started to feel something that I've not felt for anyone since I divorced Austina. So I furiously type back:

[What about the night after that? I'm not relenting Niccole, until you agree to see me one of these days]-Quill

She thought she was stubborn? Well newsflash, I could be stubborn as well!

♣AUTHOR'S NOTE♣

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so I was able to drop a new chapter of HIS BOSS' WIFE (HBW)

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