A Lifetime With You

Chapter 65

Damien had retrieved the wedding ring from the pawnshop! This explained why such an expensive ring was repurchased immediately. “Damien, what do you want from me?” Damien stood up with a smirk on his face and said, “You pawned our wedding ring without hesitation and I assumed you are trying to leave me as soon as possible. Am I right, Ava Nagel?” “I’ve always desperate but it was you who never care about me,” replied Ava. Damien clenched his fists and looked at Ava intensely, as if trying to stare into the depths of her soul.

Ava took a step back, but not before Damien advanced towards her in long strides. “You…what are you doing?” “I just saved you and your mother. Think twice before acting coldly towards me, Ava.” Damien was right, and she owed him a big-time now. Ava politely replied, “Fine. Thank you for helping me.” He chuckled, “What? All I get is a lousy thank you?” “Then what else do you want from me?” Damien was inches away from her now as he stared down at her. “I heard that you had lost your job at the advertising agency the other day.”. Albeit being unable to predict where this conversation was going, Ava replied, “I guess nothing escapes your watchful eyes, Damien.” “Since you’re my wife, I must care about you.” Damien lifted Ava’s chin playfully while hovering over her.

Thinking that a kiss was coming her way, Ava tried to dodge, but Damien merely brushed her lips slightly. Upon seeing Ava’s reaction, Damien teased her, “Oh dear, what should we do now? After all, you do owe me five million dollars.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll get a new job as soon as possible and pay you back in installments. It will take a while but rest assured that I will pay it all back.” “You have offended Kelly this time, and that girl has a bad temperament. Don’t tell me that you are expecting yourself to join the industry again?” “Huh?” Ava was stunned for a moment, but she recovered and retorted, “She may be a big celebrity, but I doubt she holds sway over the entire industry! Plus, I’m not even an actress, surely I’ll be able to find a job in advertising.” “Well, you can be an actress with that pretty face of yours but sadly, you are justCopyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

untalented in acting.” “What are you suggesting? Just get to the point.” He poked her forehead with a finger and said, “How about working for me? Then I’ll consider your debt repayment.”

“Wait, what?”

“Be my secretary and I’ll pay you fifteen thousand dollars a month according to the market rate. Eighty percent of the payment will then go back to me, which means you are working in this company until the debt is cleared.” Ava did some quick mental calculations. With a salary of fifteen thousand dollars per month, twelve thousand dollars went to Damien. All in all, it would take her more than thirty years to pay off the debt of five million dollars! This was a rip off rather than a pure act of kindness! However, she was not in a position to negotiate. As much as she hated to admit, Damien was right. It would be difficult for her to find a job with much higher pay. Moreover, most of her job applications were rejected in these few days. The salary offered by him was considered high for the position of administrative secretary. Ava’s wages as administrative personnel in the previous smaller firm were nothing compared to this. “Alright, fifteen thousand dollars as you said then. You better keep your promise.” Damien chuckled and said, “Certainly, Ava. You’re mine, now and forever.”

On her first day working at Radbury Group, most of the employees were aware of Ava’s position as the new secretary She couldn’t escape from their curious gaze. After all, her title as the CEO’s wife was an open secret to everyone. At first, she was worried that Damien would get angry. After all, Ava was not allowed to reveal her title as Mrs. Radbury publicly previously. It was until a few days ago that she realized that Damien was probably the one who spread the rumors about her wife working in the same company. What was he thinking? In Damien’s secretarial department, there were more than a dozen staff including the chief of secretary, Quinn Davies. With a whole host of secretaries to serve him, Ava should only be handling a few simple reports (at most), yet Damien would always find something for her to do. Even menial tasks such as preparing refreshments should be handled by the interns instead of Ava. Yet Damien demanded, “You are still serving the three-month probation period. Starting now, the refreshment preparation and office sanitation are your jobs.” “Wait. Isn’t office sanitation is handled

by cleaners?” “There are many confidential documents stored in my office and obviously, not anyone is allowed to enter here including sanitation cleaners.” Ava just realized that it was Miss Bradley tidying up Damien’s office all this while and now, the job was passed to her.

With the new role assigned, she had to leave the office fifteen minutes later than everyone else.

At the end of the day, Damien waited and watched her cleaning the office instead of leaving. “Mr. Radbury, put your feet up please,” Ava demanded grudgingly. Damien lifted his foot slightly, making it difficult for Ava to maneuver the vacuum cleaner.

Consequently, she accidentally hit his calf. “Such a sloppy person, aren’t you?” “Blame it on yourself then. I have warned you.” He reprimanded her mildly, “Woah, this is my first time being ordered to make way for a mere cleaner.” Ava replied annoyingly, “It is my first time witnessing a CEO staring at cleaners after work.” After struggling to vacuum the carpet, Ava proceeded to clean his office desk. The desk was messy, yet Damien remained motionless in his seat. Ava had no choice but to lean across the table to arrange the documents. This time, Ava accidentally hit his arm. In one swift motion, Damien pulled her into his embrace. “Hey…what are you doing?” “This is the second time, Ava. I take these repetitive physical contacts as a form of seduction then,” muttered Damien. She was speechless and said, “You are such a narcissist!” “It’s fine. I love it though.” A cunning look flashed across his eyes and before she knew it, Damien pressed his warm lips on Ava.

Her whimper was muffled by the sudden kiss. Damien caressed her waist and pushed her onto the chair. The documents went scattered everywhere. Ava struggled to break free, but to no avail. Damien was firm yet gentle, as if he was afraid of hurting Ava. But he grew impatient as time went by. With hot breath and heavy panting, he pulled Ava closer and their tongues intertwined wildly in the kiss. Ava lost in a trance, and her arms were now tightened around Damien’s nape. The latter smirked and deepened the kiss passionately.