Don’t Mess With the Rock Chicks

Chapter 1

“Bowen Evert, president of Earth Group, is reportedly engaged to Viona Gellar, the daughter of Oriental Group’s president, and will be getting married next month.”

Jolene Marsh had stumbled across this breaking news while out on the balcony. A lit cigarette hung loosely from her fingertips.

She enjoyed smoking a cigarette after s*x.

Bowen didn’t share her sentiment, though, so she always had to hide out on the balcony each time.

After she’d digested the news, she silently slid her phone. back into her pocket.

In the three years she’d been by Bowen’s side, she’d always been good at masking her emotions.

Anyone who glanced at her face would be unable to decipher a single hint of her inner thoughts.

She seemed unaffected, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Rather, it felt like her heart was being crushed to a pulp.

She knew that this day would come sooner or later.

She also knew that she and Bowen were never going to happen. It was simply out of the question.

It was a fact she was aware of from the very beginning.

Footsteps sounded from behind her, and she hurriedly extinguished her cigarette against the balcony railing. With one hand still holding the stub, she lifted the other to wave through the air and disperse the lingering smoke.

When she finally turned, she was greeted by Bowen at the balcony’s doorway.

Jolene shot him a smile, taking in

time for

should be like. No matter how late it got, he

spend the rest of the

over the

it instantly.

toward the coat rack, carefully collecting his shirt and jacket. She then returned to his side to help him get dressed. This was their usual routine.

carefully. By the way, I left the Toyar Company contract on your desk in the afternoon. I’ll also be going to Vatin Company tomorrow morning to finalize some

here

momentarily stunned.

about it some more, the surprise died down.

drop, feeling the tie brush against her leg. “Oh, okay. I’ll get the water running for

moved to walk past him, Bowen gently took her wrist.

of her eyes, she pursed her lips into a slight smile. “What’s wrong?

“Not without you.”

arms encircled her waist from behind,

breath stop short.

at that moment that he slowly planted a kiss that traced its way from the back of her neck to the front

her body, getting closer and closer to smothering her.

Evert was always eager for some action, but it typically never

he

Not too cold,

enough distance between them.

reach, she’d stretch her hand out only for it to come back empty.

the man swept her off her feet. She felt