Naughty Ceo’s Secret
Chapter 82

I woke up the next morning to someone kissing my nose. I pushed the face away as I groaned. The face just started to kiss my hands. "I have to go kitten." Kenzo said softly.

I opened my eyes slowly to see Kenzo standing above me. He's in the same clothes as yesterday. I smiled as I looked up at him.

"You stayed." I said as I rubbed my eyes.

"Yes, but now I have to go. I'm sorry." He said.

I sat up in my bed.

"Wait, are you going to work? Give me a minute, and I'll come with you." I said.

I flung the blankets off of me, all for Kenzo to pull them back over my body.

"No, you are taking the weekend off." He told me.

I frowned up at him. I opened my mouth to argue, but Kenzo placed his fingers against my lips. He kissed the top of my head before standing up straight. "No arguing baby. You need rest. You had a very long day yesterday." He said.

"But.. I'm your secretary." I said.

"It'll be fine Opal. Don't worry about a thing. You just rest. Relax. Call Kendra. Have a girls day." Kenzo said.

I smiled up at him.

"Okay.." I said softly. "Uhm.. W-will I be seeing you later?" I asked.

Kenzo smiled at me as he cupped the side of my face. I grabbed his wrist, and leaned into his touch. I turned my face and kissed his palm.

"I'll try to come see you before the weekend is over kitten." He told me.

"Oh.. Okay." I said.

That wasn't the answer I was expecting. Although he is a busy man. Even on the weekends. I'm sure he'll come see me if he can.

"Uhm, just.. don't forget, you're always welcome here at any time. Even if it's in the middle of the night." I told him.

Kenzo chuckled as he leaned down to kiss my head again.

"Please do not leave today. If you do, call me. I'll send Ben." He ordered.

"Kenzo tha-"

"Don't argue. After that stupid ex of yours yesterday, I don't trust that he won't come here. If he does, do not answer the door. Do you understand? The guard is just across the hall. If your ex shows up, call me. Do you understand Opa-" "Yes, I understand Kenzo. I promise, okay? I'll be fine." I told him.

Kenzo smiled down at me.

"I'll call you later." He said.

"Okay, have a good day." I replied.

I watched Kenzo leave my room. He closed my door behind him softly. I blew out a breath as I lay back on my bed.

What to do today?

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"Okay, explain this to me again. Why are you off today?" Kendra asked.

I called Kendra over shortly after Kenzo had left. Honestly, I just didn't want to be alone. After telling Kenzo everything yesterday, I feel a lot better. And a lot worse.

It dragged up a lot of memories I wanted to forget. I know that it was a good thing for me to tell someone about what happened, but it didn't make it go away. It's time I realized that.

It's not like I want to tell everyone. I definitely don't want to tell Marc or Jed. I don't trust either of them not to hunt Brad down. Hell, I don't trust Kenzo won't do that.

Kendra, on the other hand... She might consider it hunting Brad down, but I know that I can sway her against it. I just don't want the drama that will come with it. I don't want anything to do with Brad again.

Which is why I needed to come clean to someone.

"I want to move." I told Kendra.

"Move?" She asked me, confused.

I nodded.

"I thought that staying here was a sort of defiance, but.. I don't want Brad to replace me again." I said.

"Find you again? What do you mean? You always talked about staying here out of spite of that bas.tard." She said.

"I ran into him yesterday on the street. It.. It was awful Kendra. He started saying all of these really gross things to me, and I was starting to panic. Then Kenzo showed up, and Brad started saying all of these awful things. So I slapped him, and things escalated after that. I thought Brad was going to hit me. I thought Kenzo was going to kill him. It was a mess." I rushed out.

Kendra dropped her jaw as she stared at me wide-eyed.

"You slapped him? Really? I bet that felt great." She told me.

I shook my head.

"It was the opposite actually.. I started to full on panic. I had to beg Kenzo to get me out of there, and I could barely talk. It was terrible." I told her.

"You think that Brad would come back here looking for you just because you slapped him though? I know that Brad was abusive, but he wasn't that crazy. Right...?" Kendra asked.

I squeezed my eyes shut for a moment. When I opened them again, I looked at Kendra. I put my hand on hers and took a deep breath.

"I'm honestly afraid that he might. Not only because I hit him, but because I was with another man. Brad was always... too jealous." I said softly.

I hope that Kendra can pick up on my underlining meaning so that I don't have to actually say it out loud again.

Kendra stared at me for a moment with her brows knitted together. I watched as the realization of my words slowly registered in her head. Her eyes became soft and glossy as she stared back at me.

"Opal.. Did he..?" She asked.

I nodded.

"Once.. I..thought that it didn't matter because we were in a relationship. I know that was stupid of me, but.. That's why I never told any of you." I said.

Kendra put her free hand over her mouth as a single tear fell from her eye.

"It was that night that we stayed out late wasn't it?" She asked softly.

I nodded.

"It's okay now though. I mean in the sense that it doesn't affect me much anymore. I'm still afraid that he might come here though." I said.

"Oh Opal.. I.. I'm so sorry. I can't believe you never told us before.." Kendra said.

"It's not your fault, Kendra. You have nothing to be sorry for. Honestly, I think that I just wanted to make excuses. Like it didn't happen if I just kept telling myself it was normal. I think that's really why I never told you. I will never be telling Jed or Marc though." I said. Kendra chuckled, then sniffled.

"They would kill that bas.tard. I almost want to tell them just because of that." She said.

I chuckled with her.

"You won't though, right?" I asked.

Kendra shook her head.

"No, I won't. Promise." She said.

I gave her a thankful smile.

"So, you told Kenzo?" Kendra asked me.

I nodded softly.

"It kind of just came out. He was so sweet in the way he cared for me after. Didn't make up for the sh.it he's been putting me through all week, but it was still very nice." I said.

Kendra snorted.

"I don't know what he put you through, but I did see his interview. I hate GG Formentta. She's a leech that the public loves for whatever reason. I met her a few times at some fancy parties I had to attend with Daddy. She would leech onto any rich man she could. It was gross." She told me.

I suddenly recalled the way that she was sitting on the vanity in front of Kenzo. I knew something was off with that. She was trying to flirt with him.

"I was so happy when he told her that he was seeing someone. And the way that he looked off camera at that moment! Ugh, I knew that it was you. It was, right?" Kendra asked.

My cheeks heated.

"Yeah, it was me." I grumbled.

"Why do you seem so upset by it?" Kendra asked with a laugh.

"Because I overheard them talking after. GG said something about how Kenzo's grandfather had told her to ask, and that they knew Kenzo would give the right answer. Made me feel like it was fake." I said.

"Was it?" Kendra asked.

"I don't know." I groaned.

"Well, for what it's worth.. I don't think it was fake. Kenzo clearly loves you." She told me.

"Kenzo doesn't love me." I said, shaking my head.

Does he?

Kendra scoffed.

"Please. The two of you are head over heels for each other." She said.

I thought about what Kendra said for a moment.

Are we head over heels? Does Kenzo really feel that way? Does he really.. love me?

Then why is he acting this way lately?

Kenzo did say that his grandfather was putting a lot of pressure on him. Maybe distancing me is Kenzo's way of keeping me away from the drama. He's definitely the type to keep me in the dark for my own sake.

Do I love Kenzo though? Do my feelings really run that deep? Thinking about it.. Yeah, I'm pretty sure I do love Kenzo Sukuzi.

If only he would stop pushing me away. I'd tell him. I'd finally tell him how I feel, and that I want to be with him.

Monday. Kenzo said he would explain everything on Monday. I just have to wait until then.

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Kendra ended up spending all weekend with me. I was extremely thankful. Marc had come over Saturday to hang out with us too. Kendra and I spent a lot of our time looking at other apartments. One's big enough for both Jed and I. Kenzo didn't call me. He never came back over. However, he did text me every morning, and every night. That made me happy. Guess I'll take what I can get.

I rolled over in my bed and then shot up. I snatched my phone to see the time. I'm running late!

I flung my blankets off of me, and rushed around my bedroom. Kenzo gave me a long weekend off, and I repaid him by being late on Monday. I can't let that happen.

"Whoa killer, hold up." Kendra came into my room.

"I can't, I'm gonna be late." I told her. "Why didn't my alarm go off?" I mumbled more to myself.

"I turned it off." Kendra announced.

I stopped what I was doing to look up at her.

"Huh?" I asked.

Why would she do that?

Kendra grabbed my shoulders, and looked at me with eyes full of pity.

"You are not going back to that place. Not until you get some kind of explanation." She told me.

"Explanation for what?" I asked.

Kendra sighed. She let go of me to pull her phone out of her back pocket. Then she bit down on her bottom lip as she turned her phone around.

It's an article. In big bright bold red letter, it reads: Kenzo Suzuki finally taken? Under that reads: Kenzo Suzuki was spotted yesterday out in public with the lovey Natasha Romani on his arm. An engagement ring on her finger. Is this the end of Mr. Suzuki's bacholer lifestyle?

My heart sank as I snatched Kendra's phone from her. I dropped everything in my hands. My eyes scanned over the article. Then I scrolled down to see a picture.

Kenzo is walking out of some fancy restaurant. A slim figured brunette is wrapped around his arm. She's smiling at the cameras.

My heart sank even more as tears filled my eyes. Was this his plan the whole time? To just keep me on the side or something? Maybe he was just being nice to me because he felt bad about yesterday?

Whatever it is, Kendra was right. No way in hell am I going back to Suzuki Industries.