Barking an order to Black over phone , he leaned back his head against the chair and breathed out.

His body was stiff from sitting and reading documents after documents on their new clients. Him being second in charge , he had to look over the big boys working under the Men Of Steel corporation but then again. .these stubborn asses didn't match to the one sitting at home.

His lips tugged up in a small smile and—

His phone begin to vibrate.

Sitting straight up, he frowned noticing the name flashing on the screen.

He picked the call right away.

"Yeah?"

"You know what day it is right?" A chirpy voice asked.

"Yup. Monday."

She groaned. "No , halfwit! It's her birthday and knowing you...I knew you didn't even wished her so I ordered a cake and said it's from you. Well, the cake has a card that clearly states from Jonathan." She sing sang.

And he dropped his head in his hand.

"Thanks , Daisy."

I'm going to pay heavily for your act of kindness, he added in his heart.

She chatted for a while and then hung up.

Creating a new headache for him.

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Jennifer gave up.

Sitting on the cold floor , she eyed the innocent two layered chocolate cake that laid on the table in front of her since two hours. She had been so happy when she got the cake . .a tendril of hope had resurfaced in her heart when she read the little card attached to the package.

Happy birthday , Love

Jonathan~

So he remembered! She had desperately hope and in her joy , she had baked his favorite pizza and . .it too sat sadly beside the cake. She had then gone to take shower and had her best dress on but the the clock kept ticking away. .

Hour after hour. .

Until it wrenched all the hope from her heart . The day had passed away and it wasn't any ordinary day. It had been her birthday, she had wanted to see him . .but she couldn't even see him at the end of it. .

1: 00 AM

The hurt was too much to handle this time.

That absolute cruel man was busy God knew doing what and he didn't bother calling her. Her eyes and head felt heavy from the entire episode and leaning against the couch, she shut her eyes close for a few minutes or may be an hour?

But right in the middle of a hazy sleep, she heard his familiar footsteps but damn tired she didn't stir.

Jonathan entered the room and his gaze searched for her in a rushed manner finally finding her on the floor , asleep. A deep regret filled his heart to the brim and he eyed the bouquet of red flowers some day she had injured her hands for him. Slowly , without making noise , he walked towards her and placed the bouquet on the table.

Searching her face , he could tell right away she had cried. Sighing , he sat on his knees . Jonathan couldn't help but stare at the diamond on her ring finger and before he could stop himself . .he had reached out and gently touched her lashes.

"Jen?"

She didn't respond.

And then he gently pat her cheek ,"Jen, wake up. Sweetheart?"

This time she did wake up. She jerked up , seeing him so close .  .close enough to see the gold flecks in those green eyes and the next second her eyes turned cold , heartless.

She looked away in a furious way.

"You don't have the right to do that." He reminded her softly , breaking her down so softly. Jennifer glanced at him and the fire in her eyes straight away consumed his heart.

"I have every single right but like I said it doesn't matter what I do. You hate me."

She didn't stop at that.

Jennifer stood up and so did he.

But...he didn't let her go away.

He had his fingers wrapped around her wrist and she bristled at his courage.

Jonathan whirled her around , she turned breathless at his proximity though there still was a speck of space between them . .

"Want your rights?" His eyes came alive right in front of her and the double meaning sentence made her eyes widened.

"My right is your time! Your attention and. . nothing else." She said in a brave voice but her heart trembled.

Jonathan smirked.

"But I want everything." His voice turned low and his arm went all around her waist and suddenly she found herself flushed against his hard body!

Her bravery melted right away.

"Yeah. .you only need me for that." She said in a hard voice not letting him have the satisfaction of seeing her crumble.

He shook his head. "It's more than that."

"You never wanted that. Ever." She reminded him in a weak voice , feeling the hard contour of his body bruising her.

"True but wishes change.  Don't they? And with a wife like you. .," He trailed off , smiling in a seductive way.

Jennifer placed her hands on his chest.

"And once completed, wishes lose their interest!" She pushed him back with all her might and he let her quietly but her words twisted his heart somehow.

Stumbling back from him , she looked ready to combust.

"I'm not someone you can use your manhood against! I won't allow you to use me however you want!"

He watched her shaking her head in a helpless manner and . .she claimed of loving him yet never tried to understood him.

"You're wrong." He said calmly and turned towards the cake on the table , jeering at them.

"The moment I saw you , I always thought of you as right! Not anymore!" Her voice filled up with hurt and it was true. His love had injured her.

He took the knife and begin cutting the cake into slices.

Surprise hit her when he took a small piece of cake in his hand. With wide eyes she watched him come towards her and neared the cake to her mouth.

"Happy birthday. ."

She pushed his hand back.

"I don't want it. "

Jonathan pushed back his growing anger and caught her wrist gently , this time she shrugged out of his grip harshly  and his control snapped.

He pulled her flushed against himself, his hold brutal. "What's wrong with you?!"

"Don't you dare come close !" She tried to pull back against his hold.

Jonathan leaned over her , his mouth near to her ear ,"How about this?"

She shivered at his breath tickling her.

"I won't let you do anything Jonathan." She promised him , one of his arm crushed her against his chest ...she could feel all of him.

"You can't stop me from doing anything. .ever." his eyes were filled with amusement as he watched her cheeks flush at his proximity.

"Let me go." She whispered , feeling like going mad if he touched her again.

And he did loosened his hold around her with a small smile playing on his lips.

She couldn't believe what she was seeing. .him smiling at her.

He knew he had shocked her into silence. She just kept staring at him. .and he had realized . .the girl he brought with himself was slowly turning into a stone day by day. .

So he decided to break the idol of ego in his heart to save her.

She jumped when he rubbed the slice of cake on her cheek. .

"I'm hungry." He confessed now going towards the corner of her mouth and—she stumbled back , her heart pounded against her body . .it was too much.

He didn't let her run, instead he had her back pressed against his chest.

"Don't." She was trembling at his sudden open advances and he didn't hear her as he applied the cake on the side of her neck.

Jennifer squeezed her eyes shut feeling his mouth on her neck , taking away all the cake...

She had never felt this electrical sensation travelling up and down her body.

"You claim to love me... then prove it too." His lips moved on her neck . . taking away all her breaths.

Her spine tickled. .

"It's nothing against your hate!" She spat , feeling his hold loosening up , she turned around at him.

"You never had the courage to tolerate it. " He said in a casual voice , his gaze still on her neck.

Jennifer smiled ,"What? Can't hold yourself back now?"

Her words had shot out like a bullet and went straight towards his heart. All the feelings vanished from his green eyes , they stopped smoldering. A deadly calm took it's place and it had to be her mistake for calling on to him like that when he had decided to give her the rightful place she deserved. Jennifer had lashed at his love and he could feel it in every cell of his body.

His heart had wailed on her stupidity but it was too late.

Too damn late.

"Unfortunately , you'll have to face the intimacy of this relationship. I don't like having things I have no right on." He said in a voice that sounded like a slap to her.

Jennifer's heart shattered at his confession. .so she had been right all this long. . knowing well what he wanted from her. .and the swirls of emotions she had seen in his eyes?

Jonathan had left.

And Jennifer couldn't stand on her feet anymore. Knowing well she had screwed up. All she had ever wanted was him to accept her and now. .now that he was ready to . .she had rejected his advance . .she had gotten so freaking angry , ready to hurt him and she did. .

She had known him since . . eternity and knew him well enough to know he wasn't the kind of man who could stoop low to eye her for such a primal reason.

Did she kill her only chance with her own hands?

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