Bedmates Soulmates
CHAPTER 245

Dan shook his head.

Fangirls could be such daydreamers.

Lexi thought about it, then she nodded. 'You're right. What was I thinking? Kira's an intern. There's no way she knows the president.'

Kira guzzled a glass of water to wash down the linguine stuck in her oesophagus.

Then she headed into the restroom.

She splashed cold water on her face.

'Horrible man,' she complained to the mirror. I'm going to get heartburn for eating so fast just now."

The only consolation was that he had not gone too far and exposed their relationship.

But maybe that was just part of his plan to toy with her.

Kira decided to skip lunch if Austyn showed up at the café again.

She came out of the restroom, walked down the hallway, turned around a corner and bumped straight into a man.

She hit her forehead on the smooth, worsted wool of the man's suit jacket and caught a noseful of a minty scent.

'You wouldn't come within ten feet of me just now in the café. Now you're throwing yourself at me?'

His breath tickled her earlobe.

Kira tried to step back, but Austyn locked his arms around her waist.

'Someone's coming!' Kira panicked when she heard footsteps: 'Let me go!'

'So what if people see us? We're not doing anything illegal.*

It wasn't about legality; it was about notoriety!

Kira didn't want to make the headlines in the employee forum as the intern who tried to seduce the boss.

She shoved, but Austyn didn't budge.

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She squirmed, but his arms were as strong as iron shackles.

Kira debated biting the man.

Reading her mind, Austyn lifted her chin with a finger and stared into her eyes.

'Let me

The rest of her words were lost in the kiss.

Kira lost the use of her lips.

She pricked up her ears.

The footsteps were getting closer and headed this way.

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Kira's Mysterious Sugar Daddy

Kira's Mysterious Sugar Daddy

Kira stuck a hand under Austyn's suit jacket and pinched his waist hard.

Austyn hissed in pain.

He drew back, letting go of her.

He glared at Kira.

Kira spun on her heel.

Before she could escape, Austyn grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.

He whispered in her ear, 'There's a party tonight. Come with me.

"Okay, okay!"

Kira would have said yes if he asked her to skydive with him-anything to get her out of the current crisis.

'Stay back after office hours. I'll come and find you."

'Okay, sure, whatever. Just let me go!'

She was sweating now.

As soon as Austyn released his grip, Kira took off like a hare with a hound after her.

She almost knocked over Kai, who was standing guard at the end of the hallway.

Kai winced.

Young Madam's elbow dug into his left flank.

'Boss, are we heading back to the office now?"

'I am. You're going shopping.

'I am?'

'Kira needs a dress for the party tonight. And call Vincent. Ask him to clear his schedule for 6-8 pm. I'll bring Kira to his studio for hair and makeup."

The party was an annual get-together arranged by Stamford's Chamber of Commerce.

The city's leading business figures and high officials would be in attendance,

The Chamber director sent an invitation to Austyn every year, but he always declined in the past.

He had more important things to do than to chit chat with people he would meet at work

anyway.

Kai was curious. 'Boss, if you want to make your relationship with Young Madam public, your could arrange a press conference. The party is going to be filled with people, almost all of them strangers to Young Madam. She may not feel comfortable attending such an

event.

Half of the attendees there wanted to talk business with Austyn.

The other half wanted to marry him.

If they saw Austyn show up with a woman on his arm, Young, Madam was going to become public enemy number one. Austum

tossed his assistant a look. 'She's my woman. Nobody will dare touch her.'

Kai wasn't convinced.

Based on what little he knew about Young Madam, she did not seem like the type who embraced the spotlight.

The lunch earlier was a case in point.

out if I

"You don't know her like I do,' Austyn said, seeming to read Kai's mind. 'She'll freak hold a press conference. I need to do it slowly and gradually. Introducing her to my social circle is step one. Eventually, the news will spread and she'll get used to being addressed as Mrs McCarthy.'

Kai nodded.

He still had reservations, but then, he was just the assistant slash chauffeur slash sometime legman, not a relationship consultant.

Martin knocked on the door of the study and waited for a reply before he entered.

'Any news?' Gideon stood in front of the French window overlooking the lake.

He didn't turn around.

'Sorry, Young Master. I tried my best."

'Just tell me what you know.'

'Miss Kira Hewitt is a Year Three Communications & Media Studies student at Stamford University. It's the summer break now. She's interning with a company in Stamford. That's all I can find.'

can't find her home address or her phone number?"

'Sorry, Young Master. Her school records are sealed.'

'Did you offer them money?'

'I did, but the dean turned me down. Said his hands were tied."

Gideon scowled.

Kira was an ordinary student.

Why would the dean guard her personal info so fiercely?

Was this the doing of Kira's mysterious sugar daddy?

Gideon saw red just thinking about the possibility.

'Did you at least find out the name of the company she's working at?'

'Yes. The M Group."

"The M Group?' Gideon cocked an eyebrow. 'Are you sure?'

'Yes, I double-checked. Is Young Master familiar with the company?"

'Of course. It's the largest conglomerate in Stamford, ranked number five nationwide by capitalisation. The owner and founder is Austyn McCarthy."

'If Young Master is acquainted with Mr McCarthy, perhaps we could reach out to him for help.

Stamford was not Ourhlana.

Martin couldn't just snap his fingers and have Miss Hewitt's dossier delivered to him within the same day.

Gideon pondered the suggestion.

'I had not wanted to trouble him for my private business,' Gideon said. 'But now it seems that I have no choice. If Kira's working at Austyn's company, going to him is the quickest way to get to her. Martin nodded.

He set an embossed invitation card down on the desk. 'A representative from the Chamber of Commerce delivered this yesterday. It's for a party tonight. It will be attended by the city's upper echelon in business and politics. If Young Master wants to gain a foothold in Stamford, this will be a good starting point."

Gideon didn't look at the invitation. 'Is it really necessary?'

He wanted to call Austyn right now.

'I think attending the party will prove worthwhile.""

Martin wasn't just Gideon's personal assistant.

He had a duty to see the Garner family prosper.

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Young Master had a good head on his shoulders, but lately, he had been a little too distracted by this affair of finding Miss Hewitt.

When he sensed Gideon's hesitation, Martin added, 'Mr McCarthy runs the biggest company in Stamford. It's highly likely that he'll be there tonight.'

'In that case, I should probably go as well.'

'It's a black tie event. I'll prepare the tux, Young Master.'

Knowing Gideon probably wouldn't read the invitation card, Martin reminded him, 'Young Master, it's customary to bring a plus-one.'

Gideon wasn't in the mood to hear the details. 'Just make the arrangements. You know what to

do."

Kira started packing up her stuff when the clock struck six times.

Her colleagues left one after another.

Kira waited for her turn to clock out.

Her phone vibrated with an incoming text message.

'Stay in the office. I'll be there in ten minutes."

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What Is He Sulking About Now?

An order from the boss man.

Kira rolled her eyes.

The man never started a request with 'Please' or ended one with "Thank you."

It was always just 'Do this,' 'Do that,' or 'Stay here."

She had not forgotten about what Austyn said after lunch, but she was kind of hoping he had.

The man must have a memory like an elephant.

Kira remained in her seat and killed time browsing her school forum.

Summer break would be over soon.

She should start planning her timetable for the next semester.

Meanwhile, she wondered absent-mindedly about the M Group's policy on office romance.

It had always been a thorny issue.

Should coworkers be allowed to date each other?

Would it lead to favouritism?

Or lost productivity?

Like right now, she had to waste time at her desk, instead of being on her way to the hospital

to see Dad.

No wonder some companies banned it entirely.

Kira was tempted to ignore the message, but Austyn was sure to give her a hard time once she got home.

She thought of something and then quickly typed out a reply. 'No hurries. Take your time.'

In fact, the slower he was, the better.

Kira didn't want anyone else to be still at the office when Austyn came down.

'What are you still doing here?' Lexi trotted over 'Are you staying back for overtime?'

Kira smiled. 'I'm just about to leave. Just needed to send one last email.

'All right. I'll head out first. See you tomorrow."

'See you.'

Kira kept her head down and waited for the office to empty.

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Ten minutes later, she shut off the computer and stood up.

She was the only one left in the bullpen.

Ten minutes passed.

Austyn didn't show.

Kira checked her phone and tapped her foot on the floor.

'You could hurry up a little, you know,' she grumbled.

Another ten minutes and three levels of Angry Birds 2 later, the man was still a no-show.

"Have I been stood up? Kira quit the game and called Austyn.

It was picked up after one ring.

'You're late. I'm leaving.'

'I'll be there right away. Stay put.'

""But I want to-

'You want to stay put and wait for me. Give me five minutes.

Austyn hung up.

Kira pulled a face at the screen.