His Contractual Mistress

Seated behind Vince's desk, Hailee did not leave her eyes to the man setting up a conference table inside his study room. 

Vince was installing the office chairs; Hailee need not have guessed that he had done this a hundred times as he didn't look at the instructions anymore; he just pulled out all the parts from their boxes to set them all up. 

After hours of labor, Vince finally finished setting up all ten chairs. 

He can actually assign someone from his company to do the job or ask for some help from his cousins. However, Vince considered this room sacred as he was meticulous with everything he put inside his study. 

Hailee licked her lips when Vince pulled up his shirt above his head, then picked up a clean hand towel and wiped the sweat on his upper body.. 

Vince glanced in her direction, and he caught her ogling at his body. He pushed the corner of his mouth into a smirk. 

Hailee was holding a red pen in her right hand. She smiled seductively and bit the pen. Her eyes were shining brightly as she was staring at his half-naked body hungrily. 

She knew very well that Vince was seducing her, and she never forgot what he whispered last time. Vince expressed how he doesn't as she would look at other men's half-naked bodies. 

But the truth is? 

Only his body she was physically attracted to even she already saw hundreds of men's abs before. Vince is the only man to cause the beat her heart wildly, and butterflies flutter inside her stomach. She drools and ogles even though he was all dressed. 

Since they were in an actual relationship, she need not secretly peek at his naked body every time he displayed it in front of her. 

In fact, she was very bold now to meet his gaze with affection and showed in her eyes that she lusted for him as much as he was to her by traveling down her eyes to his flat stomach and then, below that… 

Vince shook his head and chuckled. He was the first one to surrender because he would be the one to feel the guilt if he gave in to the temptation that was offered in front of him. 

He and Hailee have been seducing each other, and he will be the one to yield. 

Vince walked toward Hailee and halted behind her. He leaned over to kiss her enticing lips. Hailee rose from the leather chair and took the hand towel in Vince's hand. 

She helped him dry his sweat, wiping his neck down to his flat belly. She lifted her fingers and placed them on Vince's left shoulder. From there, it traveled down to his bare chest, down to his stomach. 

It takes all of his sanity not to lose control, which his lower body has denial over his head. With what Hailee did, he had a semi-hard now. 

It's visible as he was only wearing cotton short pants since everyone flew to the South Island the other day to film at the Old Mansion in the province as Vince's second home since his mom was born and grew up. 

And so, they both are carefree at home. Hailee was only wearing a short halter dress, and she didn't wear any bra. 

He battled to take control of his body, not flip Hailee over and push down on his desk to make love to her right here, right now. 

She is making things hard for him, and it takes all of his energy not to listen to his desires and not submit to her seduction. 

Vince hurls air from the deepest part of his lungs. 

"Wifey, I have to take a shower. I smell so bad." 

"Okay! I will head back to our room with you. I need to get dressed. Vera and Hazel are halfway already." 

"Alright." 

Hailee smiled and held Vince's hand, their fingers intertwined. 

When they arrived at their bedroom, she also went to the bathroom. She washed her face and brushed her teeth while Vince was inside the shower room, all naked. She wanted to continue teasing him, but she had to restrain herself from acting childish. 

Vince was already suffering because of her seduction. She must stop here now. 

Hailee finished dressing up; she applied light makeup when Vince joined her in the closet. 

"Do you want me to help you dry?" She offered a hand, but Vince only refused her. 

"It's fine, Wifey." 

'Hmm…' She smiled. Of course, she understood that he was trying to keep a distance from her. And she knew the reason he took a little longer showering. 'Damn. More potential fetuses are just drained on the waste pipe.' 

*

Hailee and Vince were standing on the front porch, waiting for Vera and Hazel. Not long after, two cars entered the giant gate and parked in front of them. 

"Hey, guys!" 

Hailee waved her hand at the second car. Pitt drove the car, and James was seated in the passenger seat stand as her cousin's bodyguard since reporters and paparazzi were still camping outside the village gate. 

James and Pitt got out of the car, and they opened the backseat door; Vera and Hazel came out after. 

"Hey, Hail!" Hazel climbed the stairs in a rush. "Look! James said he will prepare our dinner!" 

"Really?" Her eyes immediately lit up with excitement. She loves to eat the sushi rolls from the Japanese restaurant at Metro Palace Garden, but James cooks the food tastier like it is magically added to them. 

One time she jokes to James that he should put up his own restaurant with his skills. 

James replied to her, "I will think about it. Maybe when I settle down or if you don't need me anymore." 

She was pouting, felt ridiculous at his answer. "What are you saying? Of course, I want to eat Japanese food as much as I want to eat French and Italian cuisine and Chinese dishes!" 

"I see. You just wanted me to put up a restaurant basically for you." 

"Yes!" That was true, anyway.

Hailee pulls herself back to the present. She has that smile recalling them… it was such beautiful memories. 

"Hey, Vincent! You should help us make them!" Pitt calls out to him. Hailee immediately intercedes before Vincent can reply. 

"He should not be holding a knife." 

James and Pitt shared a look. They were used to her spoiled behavior, but she was never shown someone overprotected her. In the past, she just let them pamper her, but now? 

Their princess is pampering someone! 

"Wifey, I can grill some barbecue." Vincent somewhat understood that knowing look on James' and Pitt's faces. 

Hailee has treated him so differently ever since. She was giving him protection, which it was he who should have done. However, what happened is the opposite—Hailee, who makes sure that no one can harm him. 

"Wifey… Don't worry. I will not hold a knife, but I will do some labor." He coaxed her like an obedient lover, and it was the least he could do not to trigger her swing moods. 

"Okay." She finally agreed. 

Later in the evening, after Hailee had a video conference with all of her executives at Davies Cosmetics Company, including Hazel as their new Global Ambassador, they joined the men in the pool. 

Nadia and Liza came back from the university. Gigi and Kelly also arrived from the company, as well Jake and Lloyd went to the mansion to report to Vince. 

As James and Jake had a silent dispute, the two men did not bother each other to greet and have a talk. Unlike Lloyd, he had a great conversation with Tom and Alex while drinking champagne at the patio area. 

Nadia and Liza keep elbowing Hazel, giving her a questioning stare. 

"What? Can you girls spill out what you wanted to know?" Hazel rolled her eyes. These girls obviously wanted to hear another gossip of her love life, which none. 

"You and James had lunch together, right?" they asked her excitedly. 

"It's a company lunch, and it's not just James and me," she corrected them. Liza and Nadia only shrugged their right shoulders, then giggled. 

"So, who are you going to choose?" asked Nadia with a teasing tone. 

Once again, Hazel rolled her eyes. "Stop, girls! There's no WHO I am going to choose! I choose to focus on my career. If I would worry about my love life or even attempt to have one? I know it will only give me a headache, and possibly it will be a hindrance." 

"Why would it become a hindrance?" asked Liza. 

"Look, if I fought with my boyfriend, I would cry all night. Then what will happen to me? My eyes would swell from crying, and then, the worst results from no sleep are dark circles around my eyes," Hazel explained. 

"Okay, fine. Convince yourself, girl." Nadia mouthed. She looked at Liza; both snickered. 

"And what do you mean by that, Nadia!?" 

"Nothing!" Nadia grinned. 

Hailee, who only listens to the girls, a smile appears on her lips. It made her happy that these girls were still the same, even after learning who she was.

They didn't show how overwhelmed they were to know that she was a bigshot. They remained as those silly teenagers she befriended at the university. 

Oftentimes in the past, she was afraid to show her real identity. Either they would try to take advantage of her or avoid her. But these girls are simply enjoying their youth. 

Hailee picked up her phone from the cocktail table and aimed at the front camera. 

"Girls, come on!" They took a couple of selfies then Hailee posted them on her Instagram. 

"Good friends are gifts from heavens..." is the caption of her post.