CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN:She Stood Up For Him.

"Here,your coffee, just the way you like it"Nancy said, dropping the mug of coffee on the table beside the working Natasha who had her spectacles on looking through documents.

"Thanks' 'Natasha muttered to her but her eyes were still on the laptop and on the documents,she was trying to figure out how every project  she had worked on while in the company led to her manipulating company funds.

She got a phone call from the estate secretary about the visit of her step mother. She couldn't relax because she knew that her step mother must be planning  another way to get that  estate sold to her and her daughter.

Not that her inheritance was up for sale but she needed to be careful,this made her stay focused trying to find where everything went wrong.

She didn't need anyone's help,she could do this alone,if Skyler could use the shareholders against her and accuse her of fraud.

Then it was up to her to find where and how she used the company's money. Skyler may be old,but she was cunning and smart but she was smarter.

"You need to rest,you have been awake since yesterday.Nancy advised feeling concerned about her health. She came back yesterday from having this date with an unknown man who she didn't get to know,and hasn't gotten a wink of sleep after that.

Rather,she was busy checking  out  the financial statement of the company for the three months to see if they were doing anything wrong,but sadly, Skyler had bribed the financial account manager and they had changed everything in these few weeks that had passed.

Nancy has remorse over what happened because she knew from these few months she had worked as her secretary that she wasn't capable of doing that.

"Fuck!"Natasha threw the documents away in anger,throwing her laptop at whatever place while Nancy went up to hold her. She had a really bad temper which was uncontrollable whenever she was angry.

"I'm sorry"Nancy Apologized hugging her while she cried on her shoulder,she patted her back while she let everything out of her system while holding Nancy.

The statements and the documents were all faked,the last  project which she handled successfully before she left the company also stated that she took money from it.

Shyler was one step ahead of her,she planned everything out before launching her  attack.

Natasha blamed herself,she could have been more observant and figured out the changes in the shareholders some months before all these happened.

"It's okay,everything will be fine" Nancy advised, cleaning her teary face before helping her up to her room,leaving her alone for now.

She wasn't the weak  type but after   seeing the very thing that belonged to her snatched right under her nose questioned her strength.

It was hard before one noticed her emotions but these past few moments,the dramas in life were too tremendous to hold in.

The company,meeting  Luca,Henry and also Luca.

Talking about him,he had warned her about slapping him and threatened to punish her if she stood him up  today.

What made her even weak when it comes to Luca surprised her,because she could remember she took no bullshit from anyone but Luca was a different case.

The worst part of it all was after concluding that she wasn't going to meet him because he was not someone important in her life to give much attention to,at the end of the day she would find herself in his arms.

She could still remember the  way her body responded to his touch which didn't happen in these years she dated Keith.

She never felt this way while she dated Keith.

Dating Keith was too boring but she wasn't complaining because she hardly had him her time, the excitement in their relationship was all Keith's doing.

She can't really blame him   for cheating on her,she wasn't giving him attention so he sought   in her step sister.

But Luca was a different case altogether,he screamed danger whenever she saw him,his composure and with his possessiveness gave her the idea that he was a dangerous man,but she loved the dangers,she loved the thrill of him trying to tame her for himself..

Talking about danger,she remembered him skipping the questions when she asked him who he was,If he was too secretive towards his information then  something is definitely wrong somewhere.

What was his name again?

The only thing she knew was that his name was Luca and he's a fucking Italian, besides that handsome face there was danger behind it.

Is he a gangster?

A criminal?

No,a criminal won't be bold enough to be out in public,she could remember him saving her when the press attacked her so him being a criminal was off the list.

Well,since he promised to tell her  who he was today,she would go to the event  with him just to find out who he is.

She heard the phone ringing by the bedside,moving up to take  a look at the caller,it was no other person but Henry.

Yes,he made her angry after spitting nonsense at the dinner with him yesterday,but she too owes him an apology with the way Luca acted towards him yesterday.

That was it about Luca, which  she despised. He gets angry when he sees her with a male not minding that they were in public. Had it been that she  experienced this with him before on their first date with that waiter,Henry might have been in the hospital by now.

Seriously Tasha,first date?

It was just a dinner with him, not a first date.

She picked up the phone to hear him give a deep  breath before saying"Hi baby girl,how was your night?"

"Nice urs"

"The same"Henry said and there was a silence between the two before they both said at the same time"I'm sorry"

Natasha laughed before she heard him cursing out loud which she wasn't sure who he was talking to while being on the call  with her.

"I'm sorry about yesterday,I know I am a jerk for opening your old wounds and I'm really sorry about it"Henry said, sounding hurtful about yesterday evening.

"I owe you an apology too,on behalf of my friend"she paused, not believing what she just said. When did Luca become her friend?

"He can be a jerk like you sometimes,and won't apologize. That's why I'm doing that on his behalf,I'm sorry Henry"She said laughing at herself,she felt speechless when she heard his reply.

"He's not a friend Esme,who's he?"Henry asked waiting for her reply,which he doubted she was going to tell him the truth.

Sincerely speaking,he knew that the man he saw yesterday had a dangerous look on his face and wanted to kill him for touching her. He knew he was more than a friend to her but she doesn't want to tell him the truth.

"He's a friend Henry, I don't know what you are talking about Henry"she denied.

"He's dangerous for you Tasha,stay away from him"Henry advised,he didn't want her falling for that man yesterday who wouldn't hesitate to kill anyone for even staring at her.

"Do you even listen to yourself,you know nothing about him  Henry,I'm sorry but you don't get to tell me who to talk to or who not to talk to ''Natasha sounded  offended with Henry that she hung up on him.

How dare he tell her to stay away from him when he knew nothing about Luca,yes,there was something suspicious about him but telling her to stay away from him  without knowing anything about him was wrong of him to say.

What are you doing Natasha?

She laughed at herself when she finally understood what she just did, she defended him,she defended someone  who she was trying to avoid.

Luca has definitely done something to her,why would she stand  up for  him and shout at her best friend.

She stood up walking in circles not believing what she just did. Today,she was going to find out who he really was and why he was affecting her this much.

If he was dangerous as Henry says, then a badass was all she needed to get her revenge on her stepmom.

Two can play the  game Skyler.