Intimidating Aura

Morris pauses and then glances at everyone. "Nolan will work with Leila on the remote area here in City Zee" he concluded

A round of applause resonates through the room as Morris walks into the crowd. Leila's lips curve up. She already knew this project was going to be given to her because she had more advantages. Her house is located in the area and her tech seems to be functioning, so who better else to give the project to if not her?

She crosses her legs and picks a glass of wine from a waiter's tray while serving the man beside her. While in her thoughts, she catches sight of Nolan staring at her with a smile on his face.

Leila rolls her eyes, sips her wine and looks away from him. Nolan grabs a glass of wine from a waiter, gulps its content, and places it back on the tray of another waiter passing by.

He places his gaze on Leila and walks forward. Currently, he looks like a predator going to attack his prey. Nolan moves slowly, counting his steps with every move and in no time he is standing beside her.

Leila has her gaze focused on the dancers at the centre of the room, enjoying and moving to the beat of the song. She notices someone standing beside her, and before she could turn to know who it was, Nolan squats and holds her hands.

Leila raises a brow, trying to understand what he is trying to do. "May I have this dance?" she hears him say,

Her brow goes higher. The song being played is not a song for couples dancing. "The song is…"

She stops speaking when the song changes to that of a slow jam. "Come on, let's celebrate our company's partnership and us working together," Nolan said again,

"Are you drunk, Nolan?" Leila asked in a whisper,

Nolan hisses, picks up the wine in Leila's hands then gulps it. He places the cup on the table then rises, pulling her to stand with him. Once standing, Nolan leads Leila to the centre and pulls her closer by holding her slender waist.

He shuts his eyes momentarily as gets a whiff of her perfume. Leila had the urge to laugh out loud at the way he looked, but she could only manage a smile.

"What's funny?" he whispers into her ears

"You" she replies

After two minutes, Leila twirls out of his grip, but Nolan holds her hand and pulls her back to his body. Nolan felt something was wrong with him, but he had no idea what or why.

Once back on Nolan's body, Leila sighs. "This is boring"

"What would be fun?" Nolan asked with a smirk on his face,

Leila shakes her head and pushes him lightly. She turns to the DJ and winks. The speakers bang with loud and fast music, and she begins moving her body. Her body movements are fast yet seductive.

Nolan watches her for a few minutes. His gaze moves from her legs, up her sexy waist to her flat stomach, then to her well-defined bosoms and then to her face.

Their eyes meet briefly and she winks at him. All eyes were now on her. Some ladies, which including Rachael, felt like pushing her to throw her off balance. In the next minute, Nolan joins in and they both dance in unison.

It surprises both of them that they can move at the same speed and steps. They dance for about ten minutes, and then they stop, going off-stage. Leila nods at Nolan before walking into the crowd towards the restroom.

She gets to the bathroom, washes and applies new makeup as the other one was made sticky with her sweat. After five minutes, she steps out only to find Nolan at the door, relaxing on the wall with his hands folded and his legs crossed.

"This is the female bathroom" she stated and begins walking away

In no time, Nolan catches up with her and walks by her side. "You know the movie Brave?"

He stated more like a confirmation than a question. Leila nods. "I love that movie also" Nolan informed

Without a word, Leila increases her pace, leaving Nolan behind. He glances at the restroom that was not far, then at Leila who is about to disappear from his sight.

He hurriedly moves towards her. She is about to get to the main hall when she hears her name.

"Miss Leila" Nolan calls out,

Leila spins around and almost bumps into someone. Just before she could apologize, she recognizes the face of the person.

"Mr Lawrence" she whispers

The man before her turns stiff as he stares into her eyes. Her eyes gave a sharp gaze at him. She moves aside for him to pass and, without objection, Mr Lawrence walks off.

She turns to Nolan. "A problem, Mr Nolan?"

Nolan shakes his head, then she nods and walks off. It was as though the Leila he danced with a few minutes ago was different from the Leila that walked out of the restroom.

Her intimidating demeanour was back on, and he is trying to know if that's just her nature to give people the impression that she can be spoken with and the next minute she tells them to back off with her aura.

Nolan smiles. "If that's her way of cutting people off then she doesn't know me," he thought and approached the main hall,

The party goes on until the late hours of the night. The yacht arrived back at the dorks and the party guests began leaving one by one.

At around 10:15 pm, the yacht was close to being empty. Leila is the only one in the main area. She loved the cool air, and she decided to stay a while longer.

By 11 pm, she rises to leave. On getting to the exit, she spots Nolan standing in the corridor that was dimly lit, staring at her.

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