Rise of the Billionaire actress

” Meeting tomorrow by 10am. Office of the Director, Royal Arts Academy. ”

The message was sent to the selected candidates for the production that evening, and the recipients were excited, hoping to finally get Intel on the status of the project after a while of silence.

Amongst the recipients of the invitation were Stella, Aaron and Deloise. On Stella’s side, she prepared herself, going through the script once more in case they decided to begin filming.

The role was hers after all.

Meanwhile, on the side of Aaron, he proposed to talk to Mr Austin about his decision to continue with the job. He didn’t know how he was going to feel about it and hoped it wasn’t too late to retract his previous demands.

Deloise didn’t know what to expect. It was the first time she was receiving word from the management since her settling in.

Early the next day, she got up very early, had her bath and prepared herself for the ‘ meeting ‘ with the director. By the time she was done preparing, Layla was only stirring up from sleep.

” You’ve got to be kidding me. Where on earth are you going so early in the morning?” She asked, wondering how on earth someone could be up and doing so early.

” I have to see the director today, he requested a meeting.”

” Yeah, I thought it was by 10 am, this is still… seven fifteen? ”

” I wanted to be early. I’ll hang around the area till it’s time.”Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

Layla sat up on her bed, her eyebrows raised in wonder.

” You mean to say you’re going to hang around for approximately three hours?” She asked in bewilderment. ” You’ve got to be kidding me. ”

When she saw that Deloise’s face was unchanging, her face morphed into that of concern.

” You are not about to leave a room as comfortable as this to go hang around in some area, Deloise. I know you’re probably itching to know the reason for your being summoned but I promise you… even the director is asleep.”

Deloise broke out in laughter upon taking in the look on Layla’s face. One would think she was about to commit bloody murder with the way she was looking at her.

” You think I don’t know that? I’m just going to feel the area a bit before the meeting. I was finding it difficult to sleep, so I figured, why not head out early? ” She said with a shrug, hoping it was enough to set her mind at ease.

” You are probably the only one who can’t sleep in the whole of Royal Arts. Maybe because you haven’t really been inaugurated into the school system.” She remarked, “Trust me, the moment you begin school proper, you’d be begging to get a bit more sleep in.”

” Until then, I have to go.” Deloise said with a smile, finding her roommate’s concern cute.

Deloise sauntered out of the room, clad in an off shoulder semi formal dress. Her hair was up in a ponytail, accentuating her high cheekbones and trimmed eyebrows. Nothing about her seemed out of place and she felt confident as she took easy steps towards the school area.

For the meantime, she was going to find a spot where she could get some light meal before finding an empty area to wait out the time until she was needed.

Fair enough, she found a spot , purchased an early breakfast and hung around watching a movie until it was well past ten. As soon as the credits of the movie rolled, she was made aware of the fact that she was ten minutes late!

‘ oh shit shit shit! ‘

Deloise couldn’t believe she was late! Having prepared so early and ended up losing herself to a movie didn’t sit quite well with her. Without a second thought, she rushed out of the now scanty breakfast spot and headed straight for the directors office.

She couldn’t help but laugh at the thought of Layla getting wind of the fact that she ended up late. She was definitely getting roasted for days!

With a short sprint, Deloise was able to get to the office building without breaking a sweat. In times like these, she appreciated the little athletic stamina she built from years of running from her problems.

The fact that the last time she felt like running now seemed like ages ago wasn’t lost on her. She felt more free in one week at Royal arts than she’d felt her whole life, and she wasn’t about to let all of that go down the drain.

She proceeded to the second floor of the building where the office was located and upon climbing the last step to the huge corridor, she was almost brought down by a human brick wall.

A huge, bulky and broad chested individual.

For a tiny second, she fumbled from the unexpected impact but was secured by a very strong arm which held her by the waist, preventing her from falling to her death.

Or rather, down a couple stairs.

The delicious scent of the individual assaulted her senses, causing her to momentarily take out time to appreciate the firmness of his arm and his body structure.

So far, the man before her was looking edible and if she wasn’t already full from breakfast, she’d definitely take him up on the offer. He looked and smelled delicious afterall.

” If you’re done eye fucking me, get your desperate self off my body and out of the way. ”

A clipped and masculine voice said, efficiently putting an end to Deloise’s little reverie.

****

Ashamed of her shameless act, Deloise quickly tilted her head forward, wanting to get a glimpse of the man she had literally assaulted with her eyes for the longest of seconds.

” I’m sorry You! ” She gasped in shock at the sight of Aaron, almost spitting out blood as a result of how surprised she’d been.

” Yes, me. Now keep your hands to yourself.”

Deloise’s hand was placed on his chest the entire time, she quickly removed it with the speed of light. One would think that she had been burned by a hot sizzling pot.

She attempted stepping away from him but quickly realized she was locked in by his oh-so-firm grip. She suddenly felt uncomfortable and in dire need of space between them.

” Uhm.. You need to let go of me.” She finally spoke, her voice in a low tone.

” Are you sure you want me to let you go? Last I checked, you were lost, and dare I say, undoubtedly taken by me. ”

This time around, Aaron smirk was arrogant. He couldn’t unsee what he’d seen and he was going to make sure she knew what he saw.

” Yes, I was lost. Wondering how you go through the door with such a large ego.” She said with an equal smirk on her face.

Two could play this game.

” You know what people with ego don’t do?” He asked with a pondering countenance. ” Hold people from plunging to their deaths.”

Aaron flashed an almost genuine smile and within a millisecond, retracted his arm from her and watched her helplessly struggle to find her balance, but failing to regain her stance.

Before Deloise could get a grasp on what was going on, she was free-falling down the stairs. Her free fall was brought to a halt by a hand to the railing.

Having watched her regain her footing, Aaron made way to leave but was brought back by the splash of some liquids on his white t-shirt.

Stunned, he turned around to be met with a smiling Deloise and an almost empty bottle of water in her hand.

The bitch actually doused him in water!

” Oh you little”

” That’s for being a heartless asshole!”

” Ass you must be really crazy, who the fuck raised you?! ”

” My single mother clearly did a better job raising me than whoever who raised a mannerless douchebag as yourself! ”

” Don’t you dare insult”

Splash!

” That’s for insulting my mother, you dick! ”

Before he could muster up words, an angry and mumbling Deloise found her way around him, muttering how unfortunate she was to have run into the rude prick.

In no time, she was in front of Mr Austin’s office and before she could knock, the door flew open, exposing the little crowd of people who were seated in the office.