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I specifically took the day off since we are going to fly to the Maldives today, it was a mutual decision between me and Aiden that it would nice to reach the airport an hour before the boarding time and I agreed with him. Slipping the watch on my wrist I adjusted the time and straightened my suit before exiting my penthouse with my car keys. Some of the employees greeted me and I nodded back politely, at T least I thought I did.

Striding towards my Audi Q8, I unlocked it and slid in gently before reviving the engine to life and driving off to the airport. I didn't want to be late. Deciding that it was smart to call Aiden to make sure he was already on his way I called him. He received the call after three rings...

"Hey. Where are you?" I asked swiftly taking a turn around the corner, traffic was minimal today which was a good thing.

"Huh? At home. Why?" I heard his confused voice from the other side making me frown at his question.

Wasn't he the one who was keen on arriving early? Don't tell me he forgot himself? He rarely forgets any prior plans. It's always me who forgets. I felt the left side of my lips twitch at his profound ignorant behaviour.

"Well Aiden darling, looks like the tables have turned..." I said as a smirk found its way to my face, it's nice to be on the side of giving lectures rather than receiving them.

"What tables?!" He groaned over the phone in an annoyed tone before I heard a f*cking moan in the background, I was a little surprised for a second before I saw a very huge gateway of irritating Aiden right in front of me. Smiling evilly I prepared myself. Looks like someone forgot to pull out before receiving the call...my smirk widened further...as I decided to play with him a little, clearing my throat I shrilled in a high pitched voice over the phone.

"Aah Daddy Fuck ME! Aah, fuck me harder! Mhmm......Aah yes, right there daddy aahhh!! " I moaned loudly into the phone while desperately trying to stifle down my laugh...I going to piss, this is so fucking funny.

As I pulled my little prank on him, everything on the other side went dead silent for a second before I heard a grunt and shuffling sounds of what seems like closing a door, he was probably moving away from his fuck buddy.

Then Aiden voice boomed...

"Xavier what the FUCK!! I was in the middle of something important!! " he said furiously trying to hide the fact but his defensive snapping only made me believe that I was indeed on the right track.

Oh, I love when I get on his nerves... it's not very often that I get the upper hand on him and when I do, it's just one of the most amazing pleasures I have ever experienced in 26 years of my existence.

"Seems like someone didn't pull out before receiving the call. Huh?." I questioned teasingly ignoring his tantrums completely and I knew I caught him off guard when he abruptly

agreed with his prior activities.

"Alright I was having sex and you shitfaced asshole have to call between and have to ruin everything?!?" he barked annoyingly only making me smirk wider at him. But I decided to drop it since we have more pressing issues at hand, first of all, he was banging some chick instead of heading to the private jet that is going to take off soon.

"Okay, okay. You sex deprived man I called you cause we have a jet to catch in......." I glanced at my titan watch and we had exact 32 minutes left before boarding time.".....exact 32 minutes." I said ".....and about this shitfaced asshole, you know I am the sexiest man alive and most handsome man in world and women swoon over me...the list could go on but I will spare you of that" I replied cockily and fare enough I heard him gasp on the other side.

I think today is my day.

"SHIT!! You should have told me earlier! Wait for me I will be there in 40 minutes! I REPEAT WAIT FOR ME!!" He yelled hurriedly but then I heard a thud and I knew for sure that he had placed the phone somewhere. This asshole even forgot to hang up the call.

I was just going to end the call when I heard something in the background, I remained silent thinking maybe he would return to the call but I had never been so wrong in my life.

His faint husky voice reached me and his exact words were "Layla I have exact 40 minutes." My brows furrowed together at his commanding voice. What the fuck was he doing? The girl whose name seemed to be Layla replied seductively "Oh. do you want me to take it, daddy?" I didn't need to hear more to make out what the f*ck they were about to do. Her voice involuntarily made me cringe and shudder at the same time due to which I even blared the horn accidentally.

I fumbled with my phone and hurriedly tried to end the blasted call but to no avail, before I could do it I heard him "yes." I finally ended the call in a panicked state and threw it on the backseat in an attempt to get the shifty image out of my head. Jesus, I need to cleanse my brain off of this horrible picture now.

This asshole!?

As I reached the airport and opened my window just to pass over my ID so that the security would allow me in without any further questioning and they did. When I was finally reached my jet I saw Mr Davis standing there with his cap in his hand. Pulling beside the jet I exited the car, chilly wind messing my hairs and some fell lazily on my forehead but I didn't mind them. Making my way towards him I stopped right in front of him, my hands rearing in my pockets.

"Good evening Mr King." Mr Davis greeted me politely and I nodded at him in return. I told him to wait till Aiden show up considering he was fashionably late today. Mr Davis nodded his head in acknowledgement of my order before slipping into the jet and probably into the cockpit.

I was enjoying my own company at the foot of the jet. The sky was orange and purple at one side since the sun was setting and the other half was draped in a dark black cloak. The breeze was gentle and refreshing rejuvenating my senses but my joy wasn't long-lasting. Soon I heard a screech of car and came out a dishevelled Aiden. I stared at him smirking and in return, he glared at me, it was obvious he was frustrated.

"Looking Good Mr Collins in the after-sex glow," I said mischievously and this seemed to make him more frustrated. He walked past me into the jet while muttering profanities under his breath which made me chuckle at him.

I took one look around and felt a strange shiver ripple through my body, like a sense of Deja vù if you must consider but I buried it deep into my thoughts and ascended the stairs to get into the jet and not even after ten minutes, we took off. we were officially off to the Maldives, as we were in the air I saw Aiden still sulking so I decided to play him a little more, seriously Aiden let out his frustration very little and it was one of the few encounters so why not just use it.

I slowly went to sit opposite of him and said in a low sensual voice, at least as much as I can assist. "oh do you want me to take it, daddy!" I smirked at him and I swear his expressions were to die for. His eyes widened like a deer caught in headlights causing me to laugh out loud, tears started flowing relentlessly from my eyes at his pouting shocked face, I started rolling in my seat while he just snickered at me.

"WHAT THE FUCK XAVIER!! You are not supposed to spy on me " he yelled at me while glaring, if his glare could kill I would have been six feet under the ground.

"Oh like you're not supposed to spy on me and transfer it to my mom," I asked smirking and for a second he was speechless at my counter reply but his glare returned ten folds this time making me grin. I waved defensively into the air to show that I was done playing with him. Seriously.

"Okay, I won't say anything now— daddy!" I said laughing, trying to mimic the chick I heard over the phone

"XAVIER shut up!" He snapped almost immediately only making me crack up even harder. At least he paid back for annoying me the other day.

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"............Good afternoon gentlemen. Currently, it's 2:42 pm in the Maldives. We will be landing shortly so please buckle your seatbelts up......" I lifted my head from my laptop that was rearing on the table in front of me. Shortly glancing at Aiden, he was sleeping soundly. Sighing, I stood up from my seat and went to him, I nudged him slightly to wake him, he droopily opened his eyes before looking at me.

"Freshen up and get back to your seat. We will be landing in 20 minutes." I informed him and then went back to check the emails that Ms Lennon sent me just two or three hours ago. I caught Aiden's silhouette walking into the inner compartment from the corner of my eye, he was probably headed to the bathroom, soon he returned and air hostesses requested us to strap ourselves which we did and waited patiently for the jet to land.

The jet touched the ground and landed, Aiden sprinted from his seat and out of the jet, I slowly followed him out with my sunglasses on, I trailed a hand through my hairs as I stood at the uppermost stair, he was already down with his luggage now beside him. I adjusted my watch to the time here, it was currently 3 PM in the Maldives.

I glanced at the bright sun over our head, cool breeze and hot environment surrounding us. Slowly descending the stairs I stood beside Aiden who was striking a titanic pose all alone looking like a dumbass in his creased suit jacket.

He inhaled sharply and sighed heavily before wearing his sunglasses as well, I turned to see him smirking. "Aah... shining sun, women in bikinis and huge ocean. I think I just got my basic needs," he commented while smirking in my direction.

"Ok casanova..let's check in first." I ignored him and glanced at my phone before replying. Just then a black range rover stopped in front of us. I raised my eyebrow at Aiden, pretty sure he hired the driver for the ride to the hotel.

"Look who's talking? One who fucks everything in a skirt," he said smirking at me before dragging his luggage to the car, scoffing at his comment I followed him, dropped my luggage in the back and settled beside him in the backseat. Once we were settled, the car drove on the highway straight to the hotel.

Aiden occasionally commented about women and view, earning a few glances from me, no doubt he was having fun.

When our car stopped in front of the luxury resort, I swiftly got out of the car, Aiden following behind me, we entered the extravagant entrance, employees were lined on both sides of the entrance with their manager standing at the front, soon one of them assisted us with our luggage. Their manager greeted us politely while guiding us to our suites.

He requested us to inform him if we needed anything else, he passed our card keys and in return gaining a thank you from Aiden and a nod from me. When he was finally gone we both decided to take a rest, I was having severe jet lag.

I decided to shower first to get rid of aching knots due to constant sitting, cold water trailed down my body relieving me of the forming headache.

After the shower, I decided to call it a day, changing into fresh boxers and dropping on my bed, sleep came as soon as my face touched the pillow, consuming me in darkness.

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Sunlight tickled on my face making me sigh sleepily, I glimpsed through my partially open eyelids, the blue ocean was peeking through my curtains giving a glimpse of a majestic view, groaning slightly I leaned on my elbows to shake the sleep from my eyes and get up since it was already 8 in the morning, I have slept throughout yesterday due to exhaustion, with a huff, I got off my bed and pressed the button for opening the curtains, I stepped towards the opening floor to ceiling glass doors behind the curtains while passing fingers through my hair to somewhat arrange them.

Opening the doors I stepped outside into the breezy air, inhaling the clear air I felt refreshed from inside out. We can't experience such fresh air in New York.

Deciding that I should freshen up now I stepped inside before entering my in-suite bathroom, quickly brushing my teeth and showering, changing into comfortable shorts and tank top since I was in the mood for swimming.

I ate the breakfast that I ordered before freshening up, it was Saagu bondibai, some sort of pudding with orange juice and scrambled eggs, overall it was delicious and I felt full after eating it.

Picking my sunglasses and phone I left my suite to head to the beach, but just as I exited I bumped into Aiden, literally. He was in casual jeans and top, probably coming back from the resort's restaurant. Yeah, I was too lazy to explore. Sue me. I glared at him for bumping into me and as usual, he unaffectedly ignored my glare.

"Are you going to swim?" he inquired quickly eyeing my outfit.

"Yeah," I replied, "are you coming?" I asked him upon watching his cheerful expression. He obviously wanted to.

"Sure. Give me five minutes." His face practically gleamed with joy, he signalled me to wait for him before sprinting back inside his suite. This side of the hallways was much quieter than the ones in opposite direction, minutes later Aiden emerged back from his suite in his swimming shorts.

Both of us took off for the beach, we reached the beach pretty quickly subtracting the time we wasted due to Aiden's occasional flirting with employees and other guests, I swam after so long and the cold ocean water really felt nice along my body, calming my overworked muscles and body. Nurturing me to heal myself. I swam till my heart's content taking breaks in between. When Aiden started whining about being hungry, we are in a local restaurant that he chose before heading back to the resort.

I entered my suite with dishevelled hair all over the place, getting into the shower I took a quick warm bath to remove the sand from my body and hairs. As I got out of the bathroom while rubbing my hairs my phone chimed with a call, Ms Lennon was calling for the sixth time so I received it.

"King," I said waiting for her to speak.

"G-Good evening sir, Sir there is a slight p-problem here." she stuttered making me frown at her acknowledgement, I glanced at the clock, not even two days properly and she already started notifying me of problems.

"What is the problem now Ms Lennon?" I responded already getting annoyed with the news, she was can't even attend to things properly for two f*cking days.

"Sir Mr W-Williams...." she trailed making me confused.

"What about Mr Williams??" I thought out aloud. Mr William is one of our major shareholder with 8% shares of our company under his account and not to forget a long term client to us, Now, what the heck happened to him?

"Sir he pulled out his shares and had breached the contract between our companies to join Mickelson & Co.," she said in one breath, and just like that my patience snapped, my hands trembled beside me in fury, Of course. It had to the f*cking Mickelson's!

"What The Hell Ms Lennon?! I was only gone for one day and our MAJOR SHAREHOLDER has already breached the Contract?! I gave you one f*cking job that is to uphold everything until I come back, but no! You can't even do one shitty job! Can you! God, why did I even hire you in the first place?..... I Don't F*cking Care. Do Something, Anything but...I want a meeting with Mr Williams when I come back or consider yourself out of my building by tomorrow!" I snapped at her and ended the call before she could implore, she needs to figure this out on her own.

Oh, now I know why that f*cking bastard didn't come to the Maldives with other shareholders. That cunning snake. Ok Calm down Xavier you can just buy all his shares then he can't do shit...

OH F*CK THE CALM DOWN XAVIER

I can't calm down right now, I am so f**king furious right now. Good for Ms Lennon I am not there or I would have fired her till now...Ugh.

I need a f*cking drink!

I pulled a black V neck over my head and black jeans to go with it paired with black boots and decided to hit the resort's club tonight.

I knew this was a bad idea.