Chapter 23 So cute

"What did you do to make her calm?" Rose asked all amused when Clara was just resting her head over his shoulders with a small smile. Alex looked at her face and smiled like the same.

"Drivers are supposed to drive not to eavesdrop on the conversation" Alex snapped with a chuckle and turned away leaving Rose dropping her jaw to the ground.

Frank and Grace came there with worried faces. Rose explained about Clara's state. "We are home. You promised me that you would show me something interesting?" Clara asked as she grabbed Alex to her side. Alex didn't expect her to remember them and even ask that loudly in front of all. What a day!

"Interesting?" Grace asked with a wink.

"Maybe he promised only his wife. He won't show us anything" Frank pouted and Alex knew that this night had no ending at all for him.

"It's only for me. I will not share him with anyone" Alex widened his eyes at her remark. Did she purposefully join hands with his family to tease him?

"Why?" Rose asked with a giggle.

"Because." Clara couldn't find any words to answer but she placed her head over his shoulders because of heaviness. She couldn't control the effect at all. It's making her head burst.

"Why are we wasting time here? Let's go to our room" Clara is in full form as Frank laughed out loud at her words and his son's flustered face. Alex never felt like this in his entire life. This girl is just insane.

"Can you stop blabbering for once?" Alex asked.

"No" She replied innocently as she threw her hands over his neck and pressed him closer to her side.

"Ask these people to let us go. I am so tired" Clara kept her head over his shoulders as she closed her eyes to rest there.

Alex tries to remove her hand but she gives a punch to him again making him wince in pain.

"No one can order me anything," Clara told him as she again kept her head over his shoulder with a huge nout.

"We can continue our session tomorrow. Let them do whatever now." Frank announced as the head of the family.

"Do something interesting" Both Rose and Grace replied in the union, making Alex roll his eyes. His family is one crazy family and it's too much to bear.

He got her inside the room gently and she pushed him at once they entered.

"How dare you hug me?" She was baffled by the happenings. Alex sighed tiredly. He shouldn't have agreed to have dinner with her in the first place.

"Are you trying to seduce me?" Alex was perplexed by the accusations. Shouldn't it be the other way?

"Dare you to touch me?" She spoke as she stumbled again and fell flat over him. "Do you want to see my dare?" He asked with a smirk that she turned red with his words. She tried pushing him again but failed miserably.

"Sleep here with no more drama or else I don't know what I will do" His voice was so deep and scary that she forgot to even blink. The words brought many memories that made her eyes tear up automatically.

"Why are you crying?" Alex was now confused with her. Why the hell is she so hard to understand?

"You scolded me and asked why I am crying?" She pouted cutely and that made him chuckle.

"I won't talk to you." She punched him again and turned back to sleep.

Finally, peace.

"I don't want anything interesting. You are so bad." She punched him in his chest again and turned to sleep.

Alex lay on the right side of the bed and wondered how he could be so soft towards her. When he married her, he was very angry and annoyed with her for rejecting him in the first place. But he didn't even show that annoyance to her for even one percent. Instead, when he was genuinely angry with her actions, he felt guilty for scaring her.

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The next day is worse than anything. Clara clutched her head as if it would blast anytime. Alex came inside with a tray of water and a tablet to help her. She grabbed them without any question and gulped them as she already guessed what would have happened. But the question is does he bear everything?

"I don't have the habit of" Clara wanted to apologize but was not sure what she did the previous day.

"Guess you are alive" Paxton entered the room with a mocking smile as Clara widened her eyes with his words.

"Did I beat him too much?" Clara asked Paxton as he shrugged off his shoulders.

"Maybe less than the last time you did with me" Paxton pouted and now Alex was really curious about the last time.

"She usually creates a ruckus whenever she is drunk. Mostly she would beat anyone coming in front of her black and blue" Paxton explained in two short lines. But it has a history for each episode. Jason and he would make sure she doesn't come in front of anyone in this state.

"But she didn't beat me or do anything like that," Alex said as Clara widened her eyes. She knew that whenever she was drunk, she would release her frustration with Elena by any means. She feels so light the next day.

"Do you really want to know what you did?" Alex whispered with a teasing smile. Paxton rolled his eyes and left the room as if he understood their talks.

"I didn't know that you really think that I am hot," he said once Paxton left the room. Clara sat there without any movement.

"You were reciting the same thing again and again" Clara's cheeks burned instantly as her face turned red as a tomato.

"Such a fierce girl you are" Alex showed her nail mark just in the right side of his neck as she closed her eyes in embarrassment. She should not have opened her eyes this morning. Damn her day.

Before she could ask him about more, Frank, Rose and Grace entered the room. "How are you dear?" Frank asked with a smile.

"Did he do something interesting as you asked?" Grace chuckled as she asked those. Clara closed her eyes in complete embarrassment. She thought that there might be a chance of Alex lying to her. But these people's smiles and words matched his words.

"I didn't know that you were this cute. I mean, you clanged on to my brother and never left his side even for a second" Alex smiled at Rose's words as how it made an effect on Clara's face.

"I will be late for my office" Clara literally ran to the washroom to at least wash that damn red thing in her face. She avoided even coming out till she heard absolutely nothing. She sighed in relief when she saw that Alex already left for the office. She got ready in a light blue shirt with black bell pants.

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Skyline premise "Boss asked me to submit the reports now," Layla announced, all frustrated. First, that new girl is late and she didn't come till now. Secondly, Layla asked her to finish them by evening.

"She is here" Diya announced as Clara walked to her desk all nervous. She is half an hour late. Back then, Clara would burn Jenny alive if she was even five minutes late.

"What time is it?" Layla asked Diya but her eyes didn't leave Clara.

"Reports, Miss. D'cruz" Oliver asked as he came to collect them as per his boss's orders. "Clara, where is my report," Layla asked Clara as she calculated already to blame her entirely if the boss gets angry.

"Here it is" Not only Layla, everyone is just astonished by how Clara gave the file confidently. Layla didn't like the way Clara acts. Her calm posture and curt replies made her madder. She even finished this report in a day? Is it even possible? Layla scoffed at her as she grabbed the reports to see if she was telling the truth or not. But before she read them, Oliver grabbed them and went to give them to the boss.

"Time for punishment now." Layla walked towards Clara. She can't act dignified till the end. Can she?

"There are ten workers here to do all the small and not so important work. So today Clara is in charge of those works to show what will happen if one didn't report on time" Layla announced and all felt so sad for the new employee. Layla oversees the work of the members. So, there is no way anyone could go against it.

Clara gave a long sigh. Why does it have to be so hard for her in all places?

"I need to make some xerox of these copies first." Layla gave a big bag where there are drawings of many designs which was successfully launched by Skyline earlier.

Even though it's tiring work, Clara loved to do them as all those designs were incredibly made and it must be a great opportunity to see them all together as how it was made.

Layla is more pissed off now. Can't this girl at least say sorry and end this drama? She is doing everything that has been tasked to her. It's as if she is challenging them to make her bend once.

But Clara on the other hand hates whenever her employees make excuses to run away from punishments. So, if she is wrong, she will accept the punishment. Sandy noticed Clara's every movement and wondered how Alex could get such a girl without any effort. She is perfect in all senses. Should he make an entry now? But he is not sure if she will continue working there or not if she comes to know about him being the boss there.

"Sir, are you sure that we should announce this?" Oliver is confused now. Sandy has never given anyone any importance.

"I can't tolerate any bullying in my office. How can this happen?" Sandy asked Oliver to sound confident but Oliver knew about Sandy completely. He knew about Layla being authoritative there and never interfered with them as he thought everyone should have their battles and learn their lessons and should stand up for themselves. If they can't stand against Layla, they don't deserve to get saved.

"But appointing Clara as head designer for our project is a little sudden." Oliver gave his opinion as Sandy shifted his eyes to his secretary.

"I don't have the habit of repeating my things. Announce this immediately." Sandy snapped at him angrily and left the cabin. Oliver sighed tiredly. He could see the coming troubles already. Before announcing this now, he wanted to make sure of them.