LOGINTo never fall in love with rich guys and to never make a bet when feelings involved. Vera Davis knows it better than anyone, or she thought so. At one night in the bar, Vera's colleague Chloe becomes desperate with her crush on their handsome CEO. So Vera suggests the only possible decision in her very annoyed and drunken state – to make a bet on him. With the return of a person from her past, everything goes wrong from the very beginning. Vera finds herself in a total whirlwind, where past and present, combined in the tight knot. Even if Vera knows how to protect her heart, sometimes it isn't enough because the heart wants what it wants without any reasonable excuse.
View More[Note: Good time of day to every one of you! This is my very first story that I wrote in English. Since then, I was working on my grammar and vocabulary a lot. I revised it as much as I could. Of course, it's not ideal. Some things I am just unable to see because I use English only for writing since Russian is my native language. One day, I will rewrite this story but for now, I hope you would be able to enjoy this revised version. Thank you ❤️]
And here I was.
I was standing nervously outside my boss's office in the middle of the Christmas party.
Only three months ago, I couldn't even imagine myself in this situation.
Little did I know how it will be when I proposed to Chloe to make a bet on our CEO.
God, she was really desperate with her crush on him. So I only did it for her, to help her to draw his attention, for him to notice her.
But everything went wrong from the very beginning.
Right now, my insights screamed to me that I needed to be in another place. But I guess today, after all these years, when I was following my heart, I finally decided to think about what is best for me and how to protect myself from heartbreaking.
So I took a deep breath and knocked on his door, only to hear his voice.
"Come in."
Seven years agoTyler was the most beautiful guy in our school, with dark brown hair, deep blue eyes with long and thick lashes, chiseled cheekbones, and full lips. He was a baseball player with a toned body, and he was really smart. In the final year of high school, he also became one of the wealthiest students, because his father's business began to bring real profit. Obviously, with all this, you could expect from him to be a player, a womanizer, and oh god, he was. He steadily dated Queen B, Cindy, who also happened to be a lead cheerleader. But the list of his hookups was as long as US-history if you know what I mean. Cindy was jealous as hell, but as she was so desperate with her position and power at school, so she never said a word.Me? I have always been told that I am beautiful, but the thing is I never felt this way. Tasha, who was my best friend since pre-school, was furious with me because I always doubted myself. But I
When Chloe and I finally walked out of the bar, Dean was a little bit relaxed. He insisted on driven us home. While we arrived at our apartment, Chloe passed out, so Dean carried her to the bedroom. I wasn't drunk, only lightheaded, but I wanted to go to bed too.I laid on my bed without undressing. I managed to take my heels off. I heard a light knock on my door, and it opened. Dean was standing in the doorframe."Hey, you.""Hey. Is she sleeping?""Like dead. She didn't even budge when I placed her on the bed.""Very funny! Will you stay with me?""Are you asking me to be your hook up for tonight? Because I won't say no to that." Dean's boyish smile appeared on his lips.I instantly felt aroused. This man's handsome, and I am obviously attracted to him. Why did I need to resist it? Without my answer, he laid down in bed next to me. Too close for my condition, hone
Chloe's eyes instantly flicked between Nate and me. She looked perplexed."Vera? Mr. Donovan? Am I interrupting something?""No." I almost whispered because of a lump in my throat."Well, thanks for your presentation again, Miss Davis. I really shouldn't bother you longer than I've already done." Nate said, saving me from explanation. "Have fun tonight; you deserve it!""Thank you very much, Mister Donovan. We will!" Chloe said to him with a flirtation look on her face.He only nodded to her, leaving us alone in the room. Silence. She slowly returned her eyes on me, pouting her lips. Panic started forming inside me. Did she notice something? Did she feel this strange energy between Nate and me? But just then, her expression changed into sadness."As always, not even acknowledge me. Am I invisible to him?""Girl, stop it! You're an irresistible young woman with look-
Thanks to our driver, we arrived to work on time. We said our goodbyes to each other since I wasn't planning to go out for lunch."I'll pick you up after work," Chloe said to me before heading out of the elevator.I knew well that the only reason why she was planning to come for me – was Nate Donovan. He will be on my floor in the evening because of our meeting. I didn't have the energy to argue with her, so I only nodded.The day flew in a blur, and it was time for our planning meeting. I collected my MacBook and turned around to go to the conference room. When suddenly, I found myself bumped into the solid male chest in a white shirt.My mind went blank, and I only inhaled a delightful aroma, actually my favorite one - The One by Dolce&Gabbana. I felt tingles down my spine and instantly shivered. Next moment two arms landed on my hips, steadying me because I stumbled a little at my stilettos. I immediately fel





