Jake paced endlessly in the office. Gabriella who stood right by his side kept batting her lashes while the head of departments sat there dumbfounded. They kept exchanging confused expressions at intervals but none of them dared make a sound.It had been a full week since Kate Finn was discharged from the hospital but she hadn’t been to the company at all. The doctor had strictly placed her on bed rest which, even Vince had insisted she remained on. For the first time in the history of Peak Hills, the CEO had called an all out meeting in his office to rant about their firm’s management.Jake wasn’t capping any words. He pointed each of it out exactly as Vince had suggested. He made sure they had filtered out some truth that wasn’t supposed to be known to the CEO, but some that could have been assumed that a secretary could dig up.“As I said earlier,” Jake said with a more firm tone “the company is going to be restructured and this will be strictly done on merit, which Miss Carris he

“Slut!” That was the first thought that filled Bernard’s thought. He couldn’t take his eyes off Amber as she tried helping Vince into the VIP elevator. He hadn’t seen this scenario happening at all, especially when they had both just finalized their wedding date. Bernard grumbled within himself, “I was used by everyone “ A few days earlier, Bernard had sat in that boring meeting with the CEO who had pointed out Vince Finn’s foolishness. He had thought it was the final moment to kick him out of Peak Hills until he realized that he had successfully assisted the lowlife to upscale his career. Bernard couldn’t watch it all anymore. He angrily returned to his office but before he could settle down, one of the staff rushed into his office. “Mr Harris, there is a problem.” “What is happening?” “Take a look.” Bernard looked at the phone screen that the young man brought to him. When it came to light, he snatched the phone from him. A video footage of himself trying to sexually moles

“Do you have anything to say to this, Mr Finn?” Jake questioned.Vince got up on his feet, his eyes scanned through the conference room. Bernard knew that the case wasn’t going his way, so dragging Vince who had a previous criminal record down with him wouldn’t be a hassle. He didn’t plan to involve Amber but somehow ended up doing so.“Mr Finn, if I may?” Gabriella stood up and raised her hand.Jake turned his attention to her, he tried pretending to be offended by her but nevertheless he gave her the opportunity to speak. Vince on the other hand drew back, waiting for Gabriella’s action.“Thank you Mr Finn. Actually, we made a copy of this document when Mr Vince Finn, the desk clerk, submitted this to the CEO’s office. Don't you think he might be innocent?” Murmurs erupted in the audience. The board of directors all had something to whisper but one word from Jake, they all fell silent at once.“We do not deal with assumptions Miss Carris, you should know better.” Jake snapped back.

“I know you are meant to act poor but may I take you home…sir?” Vince looked up and his eyes met Gabriella. She shrugged her shoulders lazily, she knew she had to break the uncomfortable silence in the room since Vince stopped watching the CCTV footage from earlier. She could feel his pain because she had heard about his history with Amber but she wasn’t going to let the remnant of the pain from it break him. “Why would you want to do that for me, Miss Carris?” “Can I be unprofessional for thirty seconds, Mr Finn?” Gabriella turned toward Jake Darius who understood her instantly, he cleared his throat and excused himself to the restroom. Vince didn’t outrightly respond to her question. He just faced her and his attention rested on her. “This is something you might hate to hear, Mr Finn, but if you really want your revenge tactics to be successful, you have to completely detach yourself from Miss Reed.” “I didn’t say that I still love her.” Vince responded defensively. “Yes, b

Vince wasn’t having this. His eyes rested on Bernard whose posture appeared arrogant. It infuriated Vince more, that the man didn’t seem as broken as he had expected him to be. “I do not answer to either of you anymore.” Vince responded coldly and walked out on the duo.He heard a scoff from behind him but he couldn’t be certain who had made the sound. Before either of them could scold him, he disappeared to the cafeteria where he had his lunch and usual chat time with the head chef.The day ended more boring than Vince had anticipated, but the next day overshadowed it.Too many dramas unfolded in the wee hours of the morning, when Bernard Harris dropped a message in the group chat, that Amber Reed hadn’t handled group work perfectly.Everyone knew he had done that to undermine her reputation and leadership skills but to everyone’s surprise, Amber wasn’t shaken. Instead, her response to Bernard’s unwanted observation was subtle.“What would you have done differently, Mr Harris?”Ever