YOU CAN'T ESCAPE FROM ME

Bella's P.O.V. I was so tired and exhausted when I entered my apartment. I put the keys on the shelf and changed my shoes. I went straight to my convertible sofa that was my bed also in the night. I slumped down on the sofa like a log. My legs were aching the most. I am the personal assistant of the CEO of Lockwood Inc. My Boss, The Great Mr. Axel Lockwood is nothing but the devil himself. He was the reincarnation of the devil on the earth. I am Bell Pierce, The personal assistant of Mr. Axel Lockwood, the CEO of Lockwood Inc. I am working for him for more than 2 years and it was the story of every ending day of my life since I joined this company. He is a workaholic and made me like him. I hadn't had remembered when was the last time that I had a leave. He worked on weekends and on holidays also which forced me to work with him. I am 26 years old poor soul who had no time for love and boys. My parents belonged to a conservative community where having affairs and s*x before marriage was a grave sin. I finished my studies only studying with girls. I belonged to a well to do family but never had a chance to get a boy as a friend. My parents were strict with their beliefs and forced me to be like them. I never complained though because of what I saw around me. It was not like every girl was like me here. Most of them were rebellious by nature and had boyfriends or they were sexually active even before they attained the maturity ages. I always fantasied about having a loving boyfriend. I couldn't muster my courage when a few boys approached me during my college life. There was a boy's dorm a few metes away from our college campus and to be honest, I also liked to sneak peek there often with other girls.  Back to my present life, today was the hell of the day. We had back to back 4 meetings plus a dinner meeting. Being the most efficient Personal Assistant, I was all in my charm smiling, presenting the facts and helping my boss to c***k the deals and agreements with the clients. I heard often that I am the most efficient Personal Assistant. Though my boss thought different about me. For him, I was clumsy, disoriented and a messy person. We both worked together and formed a very efficient team but we were not in good terms. We didn't like to speak to each other if we are alone unless we have any work. I massaged my foot while looking towards the clock. It was 10 p.m. I wanted to have a warm bath to lessen the ache in my body but didn't have the strength to go to the washroom. I lived in a studio apartment. I could afford a decent size apartment but I liked this place since I came to this city after finishing my graduation. I sighed aloud and then dragged my body to the washroom. I filled the bathtub with warm water and put some essential oil. I dragged myself out of my clothes and made myself comfortable inside the water. As soon as the water hit my body, I felt relieved. I closed my eyes but made sure that I wouldn't sleep in the bathtub. I had some light music on in my phone which was resting on the shelf near the bathtub. It was the only time of my day that made me calm and relaxed. Suddenly the music stopped as I phone started ringing. I was irritated now. I was not in mood with any conversation with anyone. I looked at the caller ID and sighed. It was my mom. I put the phone on the speaker and greeted my mom. "Hey... mom... how are you?" I asked in a monotone while resting my head on the edge of the bathtub. "You are again tired?" she complained and I smiled. My mother was not very friendly with me but she was a lovely mother who cared about her only child. "It's a perk of being PA of the biggest firm", I said in a tired tone and heard her sighing aloud. "You know that you can come back any time, right?" she said with concern. "Yeah... I know, mom... tell me why did you call at this hour?" I didn't want a long conversation. "O yeah.... the thing is that we want you to meet Mrs. Aitkins who will be in the city this weekend", she told me in a cheering voice and I sighed aloud. "Mom... not again", I rolled my eyes. He would be the seventh man who is coming to meet me. The thing was that my parents were trying to find a suitable groom for me for the last six months as I am growing old and in a perfect age of marriage. They wanted me to get settle like other girls of the community. I also wanted to have a family but not with my present life where I barely had time for myself. "I am not asking you, Bella... I am telling you that You are meeting with Evan this weekend. I will send you his photo and his number. Coordinate with him and I want a positive answer this time", she commanded me before cutting the call. I stared the blank space in front of me. I sighed and again leaned back my head at the edge of the bathtub. I couldn't defy my mother and she knew how to control me just like my boss. My phone rang and I sighed. Why on earth everyone had something to do with me. I picked up my phone and groaned in frustration when saw the screen. It was a video call from my boss. Like really???? At this time of the night, he wanted to video chat with me. I rolled my eyes again while groaning aloud in frustration. I picked up the call but off the video as I was still in the bathtub. "What now?" I asked in an irritating tone as soon as his face showed up on my screen. He was in his night suit and was looking devilishly handsome with messy hair. He was looking so appealing but not to me. "Why your video is off?" he asked in an irritating tone and I scoffed. "This is because I am in the bathtub right now", I said again in an irritating tone. There was a silence as I saw his face turned stoned again. I closed my eyes again. It was not that I was forced to see his face right now. :"I called you to tell you that we are flying early in the morning to Florida. It's urgent", I snapped my head instantly and made a face. "When will come back?" I asked while crossing my fingers. I should be back by this weekend to meet this Evan guy. "I don't know till yet... maybe by next week?" he said assuringly and I groaned. "Don't tell me that you are going to meet a guy this weekend again?" he made fun of me and I really wanted to snap his head. "At this rate, I will die unmarried", I cried but couldn't do anything. "Prepare everything that we will need for our project there. The manager has sent an email. Get through that", he said and before I could protest he cut the call. He was always like this. I screamed in frustration and bang the water that splashed at my face. I huffed while looking around. I only wanted to sleep in peace right now. I was sure that he did this intentionally. He didn't want me to marry and have a family. He wanted me to die a virgin.