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.

glass door, Jolene shot him a smile, taking in his tall figure and the robe draped over his broad

it was time for him to

No matter how late it got, he never ceased

rest of the night by

the door and stepped over the threshold, still carrying a faint scent of

it instantly.

him and toward the coat rack, carefully collecting his shirt and jacket. She

afternoon. I’ll also be going to Vatin Company tomorrow morning to finalize some details with Mr. Smith.” She then got up on her tiptoes to wrap the tie around his neck. Suddenly, she heard a soft whisper in her

here tonight.‘

froze, momentarily

about it some more, the surprise

her arm to drop, feeling the tie brush against her leg. “Oh, okay.

she moved to walk past him, Bowen gently took her

glance out of the corner of her eyes, she pursed her lips into a slight smile. “What’s wrong? Don’t you want to wash up?

“Not without you.”

behind,

felt her breath stop

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

snake wrapping tightly around her body, getting closer and closer to smothering

eager for some action, but it

he

too far. Not too

just enough distance between them.

was finally within reach, she’d stretch her hand out

to fall shut as the man swept her off