ARIA'S POV～
As Rosaline Castillio's scolding continues, I pass the phone to Adonis who cringes like a chastised child. His eyes meet mine, a glare flashing briefly before he focuses on his mother's tirade. I bite the insides of my cheeks to suppress a smile.
Adonis's mother is a version of elegance, her blonde hair and blue eyes makes her more like a youthful thirty something than a woman well in her maturity. Her relationship with her husband is one that makes you believe in fairytales built on mutual respect, trust and affection. My parents have a similar bond and it's refreshing to see it in the Castillio's.
She and my mama have been the best of friends since high school and our dads too.
The sudden commotion in the hallway breaks my riverie. I gesture to Adonis that I'll be right back and he nods without taking his attention off the phone. I step out into the chaos and the sight that greets me has my lips curling.
I walk outside and stop to observe the scene in front of me.
The boss's ex janeth jones, a very famous celebrity, stands there arguing with the secretary more like insulting the poor girl.
She is dressed to show, a margarita coloured thigh length Prada dress, glistening heels and her clutch in hand, blonde hair flaying as she speaks.
'Somebody tell me why a beautiful woman Is chasing after a man'
''I'll have Adonis fire you''She says her eyes filled with malice as she spits out the words in a haughty and sure voice,I almost roll my eyes at her ridiculous claims.
The secretary passes me a pleading look, her face pale and probably terrified.
'Poor girl' I sigh in irritation.
The way she is lying without guilt is amusing and I wonder if she thinks she is still with the boss.
When I say Ex I don't mean relationship ex but more like your bed partner ex,seems miss celebrity finds that hard to digest.
''I want to see my baby''She says and starts walking towards his office, I raise an eyebrow entertained by her nerves.
Adonis's voice cut through the din, his voice icy "What do you think you are doing?" The hallway fell silent, everyone frozen in anticipation.
I turn around to look at the man only to see his eyes darkened, with his fingers clenched tightly at his side, the vein on his neck ticking as he glares at Janeth.
''Why is there so much noise here?''He asks again, his gaze inquiring as he pins everyone with a look but the hall remains silent.
'Well your baby decided to act in a movie' The sarcasm is evident.
''Baby''Janeth calls out shamelessly and saunters in his direction, she throws a smug look at us only to stop when he raises a hand, halting her.
''Listen here Pamela I-''My boss starts saying and instantly her face twists and her grip tightens on her clutch but she raises her nose up in the air.
'Damn' I fight back with a smile clearly entertained.
''It's janeth''She reminds him and Adonis sighs, placing his hands in the pockets of his trouser before standing straight, height towering.
''I don't care now get off my property''Adonis orders and I wait for the celebrity to walk out only for her to turn out to be extremely shameless.
''But why,we had so much fun last time just one ch-"She starts saying the desperation evident as she throws away any form of shame, Adonis steps closer to her in a predatory way.
''Listen here Jane or whatever you call yourself.I have fun with a lot of women and nothing makes you special''He tells her before turning on his heels to walk away.
I almost turn to ask the woman if she has no self respect at all.
Angered at his words I feel the urge to hit him.
'Asshole'
''Make sure she is gone Aria''He says and continues walking towards his office without turning for once.
'Ofcourse Aria is the assistant, the maid and security guard'
I hated women with no self respect who even after being insulted and humiliated would still go back to that same man, I mean girl you are so much more than that and they'll always be someone out there that'll love and respect you so why lower your standards.
''Please leave Miss jones''I tell her kindly my polite tone and Miss lover woman glares at me.
''How dare you''She grits out and from how the vein seems to want to pop out I can tell she's still angry.
'Yes I dare'I reply internally but just keep a straight face while staring at her.
''What are you huh,just a little personal assistant''She says her voice high-pitched and proud like she has just accomplished something and annoyance instantly bubbles in me.
'Oh she did not just do that'
''What are you huh,just some small attention seeking whore''I tell her, matching her stare, my eyes portraying a look of mockery as she stares down at her.
Her face instantly turns livid and she raises her hand probably to slap me.
Halfway I use my hand to hold her raised hand and twist it behind her back.
The sound of her screeching voice makes me wince.
''Now listen carefully miss jones,the next time you try that stunt,I'll make sure to remove your hand.Now why don't you save yourself a little self respect and get out''I tell her in an icy tone before letting go of her hand with a force that makes her stumble.
Janeth stares back, eyes widened and face pale. The irritation shimmers as I roll my eyes and gesture to the elevators.
'She needs to get some self respect'.