  The next day, Sean brought Athena out with him to meet with a friend for lunch, when they were done, they walked out of the restaurant together but on their way to the car, he told her to go ahead and wait for him that he would be with her shortly while he left with his friend to his own car. Athena walked to the car and stood beside it to wait for him, she was dressed in skin-tight jean with a white blouse and wearing no makeup, her hair was up in a ponytail and she hung a black sunshade on her head. She was wearing a nude colored boot and standing beside the car made her look so hot and attractive.
  Frank just finished meeting a model who he was trying to get on his side, he walked out of an opposite restaurant and was about taking a call when he looked up and saw the lady standing near the car. At first he was amazed at her beauty but when she looked to her side and he saw her face, he stopped short, his phone nearly dropping from his hand. He couldn t believe what he was seeing, &quot;no, it can t be,&quot; he said to himself, &quot;it really can t be,&quot; how could Athena be dressed like that? He wondered.
  He was still pondering when something crossed his mind, how come she was there? She couldn t be stalking him again right? He decided to use that as an excuse to approach her, he was still in the process of crossing the road to get to her when he saw the man walking up to her. He stopped with his foot slightly hanging off the ground. The man smiled to Athena and she returned the smile, his bodyguard who he has often seen with him got down from the car and opened the door. He watched the man helped Athena get into the car before getting in beside her and his bodyguard closed the door, got in and the car sped off.
  Frank stood in his spot, watching the quickly disappearing car, it can t be, he mean, how could it be possible? There is no way it would be possible, Sean Brand, leaving with Athena in his car? He must have had too much to drink last night for why in the world will Sean Brand be with Athena? Although he found many reasons to doubt himself but he also couldn t erase the fact that he just saw Sean Brand leaving with Athena in his car.
  End of  <The Tutor> PART ONE
  NEXT TO PART TWO

  PART TWO
  &quot;Athena, wait,&quot; Frank ran after her, &quot;please, hold on.&quot;
  Athena turned, putting down her phone, she looked at him with a raised eyebrow, &quot;yes, Frank?&quot;
  Frank heaved a sigh, licking his bottom lips, he gulped and looked into her brown eyes, the eye-shadow she had on was enhancing her eye color, making it irresistible not to stare at, &quot;listen, I know you didn t expect to see me inside nor running after you but if you must know, I have been trying to get close to you but the opportunity never presented itself, that s why I am taking this chance now,&quot; he blabbered.
  Athena raised an eyebrow, &quot;alright then, you have me here, now what?&quot;
  Frank chuckled nervously, &quot;come on, Athena, you don t have to speak to me in that tone. You have ignored me inside and I finally got you to talk, don t be like that.&quot;
  &quot;Really? How should I speak to you then? I should slur when talking to you like I am drunken in love or I should speak to you in a singsong voice?&quot; She raised her brow, her lips lifted up in a smirk.
  Frank was surprised, he had seen her briefly talk to people like that, like they matter not but he never expected her to ever speak to him like that. Athena never replies to him in sarcasm, rather she would be apologizing if he as much as furrows his brows or frown, what is happening now? How come she had changed so much? First she had ignored him all through the time he spoke to her when they were inside and now this? Heaven knows what he went through to trade seat with the guy sitting beside her, he even lost his new Rolex watch and yet he got no reception from her. He licked his lips and flashed a smile, deciding to believe that he was thinking too much or maybe she was just playing hard to get. He ran his hand on his sandy blonde hair sexily and looked at her, his green eyes shining in the light, &quot;well, it won t be bad if you do that, don t you think?&quot;
  &quot;I m sorry, Frank, but I don t have such time,&quot; she replied and turned to walk away.
  He quickly grabbed her hand to stop her, &quot;okay, okay wait, listen, do you think we can sit down somewhere? I really need to talk to you.&quot;
  &quot;We are talking now, aren t we? Do we really need to sit down somewhere before we talk?&quot;
  Frank frowned, a little annoyed now, &quot;what has gotten over you, why are you speaking like this?&quot; He decided to use his angry voice to get her to give in.
  Athena sighed, &quot;if you had stopped me to question me about how I speak, then I will just have to say goodbye to you, I can t stand here to answer your questions,&quot; she turned once more to walk away and he stared at her in amazement, what the hell?
  &quot;Athena, Athena wait,&quot; he rushed after her again, &quot;okay, I m sorry, I shouldn t have asked that, please forgive me.&quot;
  Athena tucked her hair behind her ear, &quot;why do you keep stopping me, what exactly do you want us to talk about?&quot;
  &quot;Please, Athena, we can t talk about it here, out in the open,&quot; he looked up at the darkened sky, &quot;if you can just have dinner with me, or lunch tomorrow,&quot; he rushed to add when he saw that she was about to reject him, &quot;or any other day, just go out with me, we can sit down and talk like adults, please, that s all I ask.&quot;
  Athena pouted her lips and heaved a soft sigh, &quot;fine, I will let you know when I will be free.&quot;
  &quot;Wait, can t it be tomorrow?&quot;
  &quot;I said I will let you know when I am free; I don t know if I will be free tomorrow, but if I will be, I will give a call.&quot;
  &quot;Fine, I will be expecting to hear from you tomorrow, or next, whichever suits you.&quot;
  &quot;Great, do have a great evening,&quot; she wanted to leave again.
  &quot;Can I ask you something,&quot; he interrupted her movement.
  &quot;Make it fast,&quot; she responded.
  &quot;I just want to know, I know Sean had claimed it that night we had dinner together but I just want to confirm from you, are you guys really a thing?&quot;
  Athena smiled then, crossing her arms on her chest, she smirked, &quot;why are you asking me, didn t you hear him well enough that night?&quot;
  &quot;I just…&quot;
  &quot;There you are,&quot; a voice said behind her, interrupting Frank and making her heartbeat increase, she turned sharply to see the man walking up to them, he was dressed in a sky blue shirt and a black pants, his hair as always was in slicked back, his hazel eyes twinkling as he walked up to them, &quot;I have been waiting for you and when I didn t see you, I had to come look for you,&quot; he pulled her into his arms in a side hug and kissed her lightly on the lips. He ignored the shock that enveloped her eyes and turned to the man who was staring at them in shock. &quot;Mr. Jones, I never expected to see you here,&quot; he offered a smile to him.
  &quot;Same here, Mr. Brand, I never expected to see you here.&quot;
  &quot;Oh, you should know by now, where she is, is where I will be. You find her, you find me. Isn t that right, honey?&quot; He glanced at the woman in his arms.
  &quot;Yes,&quot; Athena shook off her dizziness, &quot;absolutely,&quot; she added and leaned into his arms, it took all the courage in her to do that, knowing what his presence does to her.
  &quot;Oh,&quot; Frank was confused, he didn t know what was going on, he knows that they are often together but he doesn t want to believe they are dating. He hasn t forgotten how shocked she looked that night he introduced her as his girlfriend, or could he be the one that was doubting it? It s been two months since then; could it be possible that they were really together? &quot;Well, I was about taking my leave,&quot; he looked at Athena, &quot;I will be expecting your call.&quot; Sean looked at her immediately and Frank smiled secretly, yes, something for him to think about, he raised his head high and said to Sean, &quot;see you later, Mr. Brand,&quot; then he walked away when Sean gave him a nod. Things don t go smoothly between them anymore, not since Sean rejected his designs and told him not to bother again that he would be given the contract to Augustus and also the fact that he is the obstacle for him getting Athena back.
  When they were alone, Sean turned to Athena, &quot;you are meeting with him?&quot;
  &quot;He wants us to sit and talk and I told him I will call him when I m free,&quot; she grinned.
  Sean smiled then, &quot;ah, till you are free then.&quot;
  &quot;Indeed,&quot; she agreed and they started walking towards his car. They were both silent but Athena s thoughts were running wild as well as her heart that was beating in frenzy, she couldn t erase the feel of his lips on hers, even though it was only for a second, it had sent electricity all over her body and it had refused to die down. &quot;Um, Sean, can I ask you something?&quot;
  &quot;Shoot,&quot; he replied as casually as he always does.
  &quot;Why did you kiss me?&quot;
  Sean smiled, he had been expecting that question, he stopped moving and that made her stop too, &quot;I overheard his question when I was approaching and wanted to give him something to think about. It would make him believe that he has to put up a lot of fight to be able to get you away from me,&quot; he grinned, then with a raised eyebrow, he asked, &quot;you don t think I was going to let him have you so easily, do you?&quot;
  Athena shook her head with a smile but her smile didn t reach her eyes, for some reason she had wanted him to say that he kissed her because he wanted to and couldn t resist not doing so. Hearing his reply gave her a sad feeling that she doesn t know why. Being with Frank is all she has ever wanted and she should be happy that he was willing to help her, not sad that he kissed her just to show off. Ugh, she really needs to get a hold on her emotion.

  Athena went down to join Sean for breakfast, dressed in shorts and top and barefooted, TB had told her he would leave early to the company because he need to make preparations for the models who would be leaving with them to France for some fashion show. She was happy when she found the dining room in one try and happily jogged to meet the already eating Sean.
  Sean looked up from his plate of breakfast and examined her; he frowned when he noticed she was not wearing any footwear, &quot;didn t Tobias show you the shoes I got for you?&quot;
  &quot;He did,&quot; she answered, pulling a chair back and sitting down to dish out her food.
  &quot;And?&quot;
  &quot;They are all heels, I can t walk on heels, there is not a single flat something there so I said to myself, since it s just breakfast, I could come down like this.&quot;
  &quot;First of all, it s not just breakfast and second, barefoot is not allowed here,&quot; he cautioned.
  &quot;But they were all stilettos!&quot;
  &quot;And I got them for a purpose, you are not to go anywhere without them, in fact, if you can sleep with them on, it would be allowed.&quot;
  &quot;What?&quot;
  &quot;You heard me, now go up there and put on some shoes,&quot; he looked at her, daring her to try to disobey.
  Athena pouted but she still stood up and left the dining room, murmuring to herself as she left. Sean went back to his feeding and was done and settled in the living room when Athena emerged again, grabbing onto the wall to walk.
  Sean wanted to laugh so hard but he clenched his teeth and looked back on the book he was reading. Athena glared at him and continued in her funny walk to the dining room, she missed the smile that enveloped on the handsome man s face when she passed.
  Done eating and ready to relax on the chair before taking the long climb up to her room, Athena managed to enter the living room and slumping on the couch with a relieved sigh. She closed her eyes to enjoy the moment of freedom of standing on those death heels when Sean emerged from nowhere to ruin her moment.
  &quot;Get up, Athena,&quot; he said and she opened her eyes to glare at him, &quot;glare all you want but get up, let s get to business.&quot;
  She heaved a sigh and got up, her legs shaking softly because of how imbalanced she was, Sean was alarmed when he saw that and was afraid she would break her legs and couldn t stop himself when he blurted, &quot;take them off.&quot;
  Athena looked at him with gratefulness in her eyes and immediately bent to take of the death heels before he changed his mind. She stood up after, really energized and smiled to him, &quot;what do you want us to do?&quot;
  Sean rolled his eyes at her action before leaving the room with a &quot;follow me.&quot; They passed through doors until they got into a room. The room was spacious and empty of much furniture but a table, a stool and a crystal piano with the name 'KAWAI  written on it.   
  Athena was frozen staring at the piano, &quot;there is a crystal piano?&quot; She murmured but Sean heard her and smiled, his piano was one of the things he is very proud of and which many pianists that came to his house all wanted to play its keyboards. He had gotten it from an auction with a huge amount of money and he was very satisfied with it.
  &quot;Yes, that was the first one they ever made, although they are more like it, but this is the first of all,&quot; he said with pride laced in his voice, he took his eyes off the piano and looked at Athena, &quot;do you play?&quot;
  &quot;No but I have always wanted to, a friend of mine back home had a Yamaha and he never lets anyone touch it,&quot; she shrugged, &quot;oh and he makes beautiful melodies with the keyboards.&quot;
  Sean smiled, &quot;that s good, well, piano lessons are not why we are here, we will practice that one later.&quot;
  &quot;Why did you keep it here, don t you play it always?&quot;
  &quot;I have another one in the living room, didn t you see it?&quot;
  &quot;Honestly, I haven t looked around.&quot;
  Sean nodded, &quot;I play that one on daily basis but this, not so much, this is a prize, I will offer it in an auction some time again but that won t be anytime soon.&quot; He walked to the table and picked a very big hardcover book; he walked back to her and removed the hair band which she used to hold her hair in a ponytail. &quot;Now, try to walk to that extreme and back with this book balanced on your head.&quot;
  Athena stared up at him like he has gone nuts, &quot;that s impossible!&quot;
  &quot;It s very possible,&quot; he said and placed the book on her head, &quot;don t touch it and don t try to hold it steady with your hand. Start,&quot; he turned her around, &quot;remember, it must not fall off from your head.&quot;
  Athena wiggled a little, trying to keep the book steady, she took a step, her eyeballs up, trying to watch the book and at the same time, keep it from falling.
  &quot;You are walking like ugly duckling, Athena, stand straight, keep your back straight, your head held high and arms by your side then take your steps and not so sluggishly like a slug.&quot;
  Athena tried to do everything he said but all she took was one step and the book fell off from her head, she tried to catch it but she missed her step and she fell on the floor, on top the book. She groaned and turned to see Sean pinching the bridge of his nose, she pouted and complained, &quot;I told you it was impossible.&quot;
  &quot;No, it s not, you are just not getting it right,&quot; he walked up to her and held out his hand, she took it and he helped her up and bent down to pick up the book. &quot;Here, watch me,&quot; he said, balancing the book on his head and without further ado, walked to the extreme in perfect movement and he turned with the book still on his head, walked back to her, &quot;see?&quot;
  Athena was watching with her mouth open, he looked so perfect and graceful, &quot;you should be a model, Sean.&quot;
  &quot;No, I train models, now come here,&quot; he waved at her and she went up to him, &quot;try to relax, don t act like there is a book on your head, just forget it totally. The purpose of this book is to help you keep your head high and walk straight. You slouch when you sit, you slouch when you walk and you slouch when you do everything. This book would help keep you in shape; Tobias could walk perfectly with five thick books on his head. Esperanza could walk with ten; do you understand now that it took her hard-work to get to her place? Now she enjoys it and she walks around with the tag 'best international model . You don t think she woke up and became that, do you?&quot;
  Athena bit her lip and shook her head softly, &quot;let me guess, you trained her?&quot;
  &quot;I trained all my A-list models, now stop questioning me and do what I say,&quot; he gave her a light push and she started walking but it was so hard to forget the book that was dangling on her head and soon, it fell off and she turned back to see Sean frowning.
  She wanted to say something but he shushed her with his eyes, walked up to her, picked up the book and placed it back on her head, &quot;just know that from now on, you will be eating with a book on your head. So the early you master walking with one book, we can go to two, then three and so on and so forth.&quot;
  Athena couldn t believe what she heard; he is not training like his models right? She doesn t want to walk with ten books on her head like Esperanza, &quot;just so we are clear, Sean, I don t want to be a model.&quot;
  She didn t know if she imagined it but she could swear she saw his lips lift up briefly in a smile, &quot;as long as you are here, I am going to train you like one.&quot; He replied and nodded at her to continue walking. She groaned but still did as he asked.
  They were at it till late in the afternoon when TB came back with reports for Sean, he told him to watch Athena and left to take a few calls. 
  Athena looked at TB tiredly and he smiled in pity at her, &quot;sorry, been there. During my time, he told me 'if you want to handle my models then you must be a great example to them , so, just deal with it, soon, you will be good in it,&quot; he said to her.
  Athena heaved a sigh, &quot;I know but can I ask you something?&quot;
  &quot;Go on.&quot;
  &quot;Is he really that strict when teaching someone?&quot;
  &quot;Girl, if you are able to make Sean smile for one second when he is teaching you, then you must be special because he never smiles, and once after the lesson for the day, he would be laughing and telling jokes and you would be wondering, is he still the same Sean or does he have a twin that comes out only during lesson periods?&quot;
  &quot;I believe I told you to watch her not chat with her,&quot; Sean said behind him and they both shrieked.
  &quot;Would you stop creeping out on someone,&quot; TB complained and with a huff, left the room.
  Athena didn t say anything and just placed the book on her head and started walking, when she turned from him, she missed the smile that curved on his lips before he went to sit on the chair to watch her.

The next day, Sean brought Athena out with him to meet with a friend for lunch, when they were done, they walked out of the restaurant together but on their way to the car, he told her to go ahead and wait for him that he would be with her shortly while he left with his friend to his own car. Athena walked to the car and stood beside it to wait for him, she was dressed in skin-tight jean with a white blouse and wearing no makeup, her hair was up in a ponytail and she hung a black sunshade on her head. She was wearing a nude colored boot and standing beside the car made her look so hot and attractive.
  Frank just finished meeting a model who he was trying to get on his side, he walked out of an opposite restaurant and was about taking a call when he looked up and saw the lady standing near the car. At first he was amazed at her beauty but when she looked to her side and he saw her face, he stopped short, his phone nearly dropping from his hand. He couldn t believe what he was seeing, 

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