Hailey looked around and saw that Archer was serious. His expression had darkened and it looked like the only thing keeping him away from her was the table. She turned and fled, closing the door behind her.Hailey took a deep breath and leaned against the door. She closed her eyes in an attempt to shut out the world for a moment. It was too much. For a second, she thought Archer would throttle her. She had never seen him angry no matter what she did previously.A tear escaped and traced a path down her cheek. Instinctively, she wiped it away, determined to not let anyone see her vulnerability.The unmistakable clicking of heels echoed as they drew closer to her, Hailey's heart raced as she realized she wasn't alone. Panic set in, urging her to compose herself before whoever it was saw her like that. Satisfied with her pep talk, She straightened up, took another deep breath, and opened her eyes, hoping to mask whatever emotions she had displayed.A voice, smooth and composed, cut th

"She invited me over to the beach to preach about peace and I was a damn fool for letting myself be fooled for even a second.""it's not your fault," Madison chirped in."Let me finish. I had no idea she had invited Jack for the same obvious reasons. I had walked away when she started proposing the idea of being together again. I came back when I had cooled off, ready to forgive her and be civil with her. She apologized to him too. He asked her if she had been sleeping with me all this while and she said yes.""Oh,""Yeah, I felt like such an idiot standing there and listening to them. For weeks, she pleaded and begged me to meet with her. I gave in with just the thought that I needed to put it behind me and prepare for the worst.""You had no choice, you thought she was carrying your child," Madison said.Archer shook his head, "But that's not it. I knew it wasn't mine but a foolish part of me hoped it would be. Even though there was no chance of it happening."Pity entered Madison's

Grinning to himself as he sat behind the bigger man, Archer waited patiently. It's been an hour since they have been waiting for Jack. Was he pissed off? No. But it felt good to have the other complain about their CEO's punctuality despite the backlash their company was facing. Archer looked up when Jack breezed in, his face deviod of anything. "I am sorry, I was so caught up." The apology was so half assed like he couldn't be bothered. Archer looked around expecting people to complain but they turned a blind eye. Jack couldn't be checked and that's why he kept gettimg away with everything. Archer had met up with Mr Clarkson who had opened up about everything. The higher ups have been looking for a way to get rid of Jack but they haven't found plausible evidence to make him step down. "You know why we called you?" one of them asked, Jack shrugged, "If this was about yesterday's news, then don't worry about it. I am sure it will die down soon. Archer felt his eyes pop out fro

Madison tapped her fingers against her wristwatch as she waited. The man in front of her looked cool as a cucumber."When did he say he will get here?" he asked,Madison looked at her watch, her brows furrowed for good measure."I am not sure but let's give it some time, please."The man nodded and relaxed against his chair. The door opened and both their attention went to it, Madison heaved a sigh of relief when Archer came in."Sorry, I am late."Archer stopped when he saw the unfamiliar man sitting there, he cut a glance at Madison who shook her head immediately."Hello," the man greeted.Archer responded with a greeting of his own. Madison gestured for Archer to have a seat."Archer this is Colonel, the private investigator I hired to look into Hailey but he is also on Jack."Archer brought out his hand to shake the man, "It's nice to meet you, Colonel." "Colonel, my friend, and strategic manager, Archer."The man brought out his hand and shook Archer's hand too. A wave of under

Security held Jack before he could come close to Archer. His face was red with anger. He struggled but they didn't seem to let up."You fucking asshole!" he yelled."Are you trying to ruin my life?"Archer stood where he was, unaffected by Jack's antics. Not when he had seen worse and also anticipated that Jack wouldn't have gone without a fight.He shook his head."Control yourself or we will restrain you," one of the members spoke up.Jack glared at him too, "Fuck you," he spat.The member flinched but didn't say anything after that."Are you done with your tantrum? Was the truth not to your liking?" Archer asked.He cocked his head to the side as he stared at Jack. He said Jack wished he could just run up to Archer and throttle him, beat him up till he learns that he wasn't the one to be messed with."Let me go! This is ridiculous!" Jack seethed, struggling against the stronghold of the guards. His attempts to break free proved futile, as the security personnel maintained their unw