Bernard climbed the stairs angrily. He was panting hard as his health could no longer tolerate such intense stress. He was denied access to the VIP elevator but yet the CEO had invited him over. When he finally gathered his strength and got to the last floor, he stopped briefly to catch his breath again. It had been fifteen minutes since he had begun climbing and he was already two minutes behind schedule. He managed to drag himself over till he actually arrived at the front door of the CEO’s office. His late arrival hadn’t worried him at all, he was more concerned about what could actually be wrong? His instinct kept replaying his secret meeting with Blake and Pete the previous night. Had they betrayed him? He wondered desperately. He was about to knock on the door when it opened, his heart pounding intensified. Gabriella had opened it and she gave him a look which he couldn’t quite place. He ignored her bitchy attitude and just walked into the room. Bernard’s jaw dropped as he

Primrose settled in on her chair and threw another candy into her mouth. Her attention was sorely focused on the monitor. She watched with interest the actions of the sales attendant she had caught the previous week. She was certain from the girl’s action that she was yet to detect that she had been busted. She kept attending to customers and her focus remained on what she was doing. Primrose zoomed the screen and took another look at her tattoo. She compared it with the one she had discovered and a cocky smile crept up on her lips.It was clear who put a tail on her, her old friend. An NIS agent who had helped arrange her release from jail. She contemplated the idea of confronting the girl but decided against it. At least it wasn’t like her life was in any danger.She discarded the notion and focused on the favor Vince had asked her. He had told her to choose the best, but Primrose still found it difficult. She had never attended such gatherings. And for the fact that attending

*Flashback* Vince’s eyes scanned through the monitor and his jaw dropped in disbelief. Amber rushed into the office at that moment, her usual neat bum looked out of place and her flawless makeup had been ruined by the line of tears. “What’s wrong?” Vince questioned as he rushed forward to embrace her. Thankfully, the rest of their teammates were out for lunch, so they had the office to themselves. “I will be jailed! I didn’t agree to this at all, Mr Harris and….” “Slow down, Amber.” Vince said worriedly. Amber burst into uncontrollable tears, the sound of her voice made Vince’s heart ache. He had sat at the computer scrutinizing the report he received, still wondering what was happening, when his lovely wife had walked in in tears. Seeing her at her lowest hurt him beyond words. A few weeks earlier, they had both joyfully celebrated their conception. “Why didn’t you tell me when you were forced into it?” Vince said, slowly picking his words not to hurt her further. “Mr Har

Amber walked into the office and all heads turned in her direction. Contrary to the broken woman everyone was expecting at work the next day, she showed up looking like she had just signed up with a modeling agency.“Hi Helen, how are you doing today?” She said as she walked past one of her colleagues.Helen’s jaw dropped. Amber had always overlooked her and the last time they had exchanged pleasantries was two years ago. She didn’t wait for Helen’s response, she just walked past her, and the others greeted her pleasantly. Amber responded politely before rushing over to her office.The stupid heels were killing her legs!She bought it off an instagram vendor a few weeks earlier. The seller had claimed it was a feminine secret seduction for powerful men. Amber wasn’t trying to show it off to her minions first. She just needed to be certain it was going to work. Obviously, it did because she got more than enough attention to confirm that.After she had settled in her office and rushed

Kate laid back on the sofa, her back hurt so much despite the constant massage she got. She knew it was nearing the time for another chemotherapy session which was starting to tire her out. The call she had just dropped from thirty minutes earlier saddened her heart more. She picked up her notepad and scribbled something on it. She was starting to get forgetful as a side effect of some of her medications. Just as she had condemned Vince’s mother in the past, he was facing the same problem at the company which hurt her badly. Kate couldn’t bear the thought of everything as her mind pushed forward the image of having him hated by everyone. When they finally found out his identity, were they going to quit? There was no way he could be CEO if everyone was against him. The board of directors wouldn’t allow him either. Knowing that she had limited time alive saddened her heart the more. She smiled warmly and pressed a bell. Two bodyguards walked in and the hefty one moved to her side