Desires Die Hard

“Alright.” Anya tightened her fingers around the file and left the room,

A few female designers began whispering to each other in a heated discussion as soon as Anya stepped out of Jake’s office. These were designers who were more senior than Anya. “What’s she doing in Jake’s office so early in the morning?”

“What else? She’s probably trying to charm our boss. She’s still serving her probationary period, right? She’ll lose her job if Jake doesn’t keep her r after her probationary period is up.”

“Hmph! She thinks she can get her way because she’s got a pretty face. What a slut!”

“That’s right! That’s exactly what she is. Did you know what happened yesterday? I told her to bring me some documents from the office to the café where I was meeting a client. She walked right into a waitress and got tea splattered all over her chest. God knows if she did that on purpose! Her blouse got so wet, you could see everything underneath it! It was disgusting. She didn’t leave immediately either. Instead, she stood there and had an argument with the waitress, then ended up drawing the attention of Shane Brown. Shane Brown of the Nordenic Quartet!” Carol said darkly.

“Are you serious?”

“Oh man, how I wish I were there.”

“She’s really something. She’s probably only 22 this year, right? Kids these days don’t know when to stop. They’re willing to do anything for money and power.”

“That’s right! I heard Mr. Brown asking her for her number!” Carol added spitefully. “And she gave it!”

“What a slut!”

“That explains why she was in Jake’s office. She was probably trying to seduce him. I can’t believe it. That thought of it turns my stomach! Doesn’t she know? Jake’s everyone’s idol in JK Couture!”

“Hush! Stop talking…she’s coming.” Carol whispered to the other designers as soon as she caught Anya heading towards them. “If she’s got Jake’s ear, we can’t have her gossiping about us to him. It might cost us our jobs.”

“You’re right. Let’s get back to work.” They stopped talking and went back to work immediately.

Carol was left standing alone suddenly. The senior designer glared murderously at Anya through her thick eye makeup. Intense flames of jealous and envy flared up inside her suddenly.

She had been secretly in love with Jake for a long time. There was no way she was going to let a junior designer steal him from her!

Carol narrowed her eyes. The young woman was seized by a sudden Impulse to teach Anya a lesson,

With that in mind, Carol folded her arms and waited patiently for Anya to walk towards her.

Anya made her way down the aisle and greeted Carol politely when she saw her. “Morning, Carol.”

“Morning,” Carol replied with a strained smile. It looked absolutely plastic. “What’s that in your hand?

“This? Jake gave me a project. It’s for an important client,” Anya said honestly and without any hint of wariness or caution.

Carol’s eyes

widened when she heard that. The look on her face darkened.

She couldn’t believe that Jake had assigned Anya an important client on her second day at work. Anya must have used her willes on their managing director,

The thought of Anya trying to seduce Jake in his office made something churn in Carol’s gut. She had spent years working in JK Couture. Yet, she had only gotten her first high–profile client this year.

Anya was a fresh graduate without any experience at all. What had she done to deserve her first high– profile client? Something different, obviously. Something that Carol hadn’t done. Carol hasn’t tried to seduce Jake but Anya had.