Annessa just got out of her brother’s clinic. He was already the head surgeon of their derma clinics while she, on the other hand, managed them.

“Miss Annessa, a certain Mr. Contrero wants to see you.” Ollie their receptionist informed her.

She moistened her lips. She was well aware that Logan would come to the clinic even if she didn’t agree. She couldn’t do much actually since he would insist as expected. But maybe after tonight, that would all change. For now, she just had to make him believe that what he wanted was okay with her. When she defied him, the more he became persistent.

“I already brought him to your office because all he female patients couldn’t take their eyes off him. I didn’t want any cat fight starting because of him.” Ollie’s lips twitched upwards on both sides..

She nodded. She knew what the receptionist meant. Women really drooled over her cunning ex especially now.

***

“Don’t you baby me, Logan!” She said when she got inside her office and he murmured his endearment for her.

She went straight to her office chair while he was sitting opposite her table. He was staring at her like he hadn’t seen her for a long time. She must train herself more on how to make herself immune to his obviously hot looks and charms. She was going to be Eric’s girlfriend tonight. She mustn’t forget that. She turned on her laptop before looking at Logan. Her eyes turned to slits when she saw him looking at her cleavage. A muscle jerked in his left jaw before his eyes went up to hers.

“You never wanted to wear such revealing clothes before. And I don’t like you putting on such color of lipstick.” He said in an arctic voice.

When they first met, she dressed in boring and very conservative clothes and she didn’t use make-up. But she didn’t care if he disliked how she dressed and looked like. She preferred her wardrobe now and her red lips. She rolled her eyes and her eyes went to her laptop’s monitor. There was no sense in locking eyes with him. Whenever she saw his face she couldn’t help feeling angry.

“What do you want to talk about?” She asked as she was typing something with her gadget’s keyboard.

She gaped when all of a sudden, he grabbed and closed it. He put it on the chair in front of him while his eyes never left hers.

“Why did you do that?!” She asked in a high-pitched tone. She couldn’t grasp why he would do such a thing! He was so high-handed.

“Do you really want me to lose it baby? Just tell me directly if you do. You have been pressing my buttons.” He said gritting his teeth.

She sulkily took off her blazer and hang it at the back of her chair. However, she wanted to put it back on when his eyes travelled on her breasts but she stopped herself. Anyway she was planning to seduce him a little so he would realize what he lost but she wanted to throw something at him because his gaze was so intense. It felt like his lips touched her skin. Heat came from her neck to her face. Her face reddened not only from anger but from humiliation too. She hated herself for letting him touched and kissed her body even her most private part in the past though her hymen was still intact. But she was lucky because she stood her ground that time though a lot of times she almost gave in to him. She loved him so much then that she let him do what he wanted with her. Logan Contrero was an expert when it came to giving women pleasure. She was overwhelmed before because he wanted her despite her lack of experience in the field of sex. And she really thought that he loved her just like how she loved him. She was so naïve. His charms, coaxing words and good looks could let him get away with anything. He was too good-looking for a woman’s piece of mind. And for a Logan Contrero to drop off and pick up a woman almost every day was a big effort on his side which could make any female feel special and giddy. Sadly, she was that woman.

“When did you start dressing like that?” he asked chillingly with his eyes narrowed.

“Is that what you wanted to talk about? Well I will just answer you so you can go…”

“Dammit Annessa! You know damn well that is not what I want to talk about!” He angrily stood up to come to her.

She rose too and went behind her office chair. “Don’ you dare touch me like what you did last night! Don't you realize what you have been doing? What is wrong with you?! I have been reminding you that I am not your girlfriend!”

Furiously, he pulled her office chair so she ran to get away from him. He caught her left arm to turn her to him. Before he could say or do anything more, she slapped him hard.

He was shocked for a few seconds then he gritted his teeth. “ If that will make you feel better, then go ahead. Slap me as many times as you want but after that , I will kiss you as long as I want.” He said sounding serious.

She was taken aback for a moment but she wriggled free. Thankfully he just let her go.

“I will talk to you only if you promise that you won’t be too close to me and you won’t touch me! ” She said with a firm tone.

He cocked an eyebrow but didn’t say anything. He just squared his shoulders.

“Let’s talk at the coffee shop across the street. I don’t want to be alone here in my office with you!” She said in an annoyed voice and walked out of her office.

“Ollie, I will be out for 15 minutes…”

“Make that an hour.” Logan interjected which made her sigh heavily.

Her eyes became half slits when she saw how the other woman widened hers while looking at her bastard ex.

Ollie’s eyes went back to her as if asking who should she listen to.

“Half an hour!” she said through almost clamped lips. And marched out of the clinic.

She wanted to ignore the man walking behind her but no dice. Well she should be thankful that he didn’t say anything against the thirty minutes she told Ollie. Knowing him, she was positive that he didn’t like it because he couldn’t get what he wanted. Unfortunately since they are no longer together so she called the shots now

***

“Thank you Arthur.” She said to the waiter with a smile.

He smiled back at her. She was a patron of the café so all the staff knew her.

“You are too familiar with the waiter. ” Logan commented with a trace of irritation.

He folded his arms on his chest and leaned on his chair. He was watching her like a hawk. She stopped herself from rolling her eyes. As usual her pervert but very possessive ex was in it again. She was taken aback awhile ago when he forced her to wear her blazer. She wanted to defy him to annoy him but she didn’t. Anyway she never went out of her office without a blazer. She intentionally dressed a little sexier today since she was expecting Logan to come. She wanted him to drool over her a bit. But she didn’t want to attract the attention of any of their male staff or patients.

“You weren’t like this before! You didn’t even talk to men when we were together! I didn’t like you smiling at the server!” he said coldly.

She had the sudden desire to retort but she bit her tongue. She couldn’t unleash the beast in him yet. He might do something extreme before she became Eric’s girlfriend so she will just try to ignore his comments. If she didn’t do that, she might hit him with one of her high heels out of annoyance.

“We have 25 minutes.” She reminded him.

“Don’t start counting with me baby. We will not leave until everything is clear. If I have my druthers, I prefer we talk in another place.

She counted one to ten slowly inside her head. She had to control herself more because all she wanted to do was to tell him what she thought of him. What he had been saying was making her really mad.

“I have a meeting in less than an hour. Start talking. I will listen.” She said without any trace of her real feelings.

He flexed his neck muscles while his eyes were on hers. “Let’s fix things baby because I want you back.”