The sudden ringing of a phone brought Coulter's cleaning to a sudden halt, and he turned, grabbing his phone off the dresser where he had left it."Hello?" He said into the phone, his voice low."Sir. The Martinez Corporation, Madam's company, has finally been approved for listing. Tomorrow, during the prime time slot, she will be ringing the Nasdaq bell."Coulter's eyes immediately lit up, a smile spreading on his light pink, cupid bow lips. "That is good news. Very good news, Ian.""Yes, sir," Ian breathed, relief that stemmed from Coulter's pleasure obvious in his voice. "As a matter of fact, Madam Melissa is on the news right now. The press conference for the company is being broadcast on live TV."Coulter broke into an even bigger smile. "I appreciate your competence, Ian. Thank you very much for handling everything so efficiently. I will greatly reward you.""Yes, sir, thank you, sir."Coulter hung up the phone, then quickly packed up the dirt he had been sweeping before making

Coulter watched as the bedroom door opened. The flowers he had kept by the bedside were all shrivelled up now, the candles he had decorated the room with had gone off, and the hot bath he had run was now cold, the petals soggy.The dinner he had prepared downstairs had gone untouched, and his heart was stiff. He looked up from where he was sitting on the edge of the bed as Melissa walked into the room.It was past ten a.m., and he bit down on his lips to stop himself from exploding. He had barely been able to contain all of the anger he felt since last night, and seeing her just nonchalantly dropping her things everywhere, it made his teeth clench."Come give me a massage," Melissa said as she peeled off the heels she was wearing, then pushed her dress to the floor and wrapped a towel around her body.She started to walk to the bed but stopped and turned to him.Coulter hadn’t moved an inch since she came in, and her brows furrowed. "I said, come give me a massage."Coulter looked

Madam Gabriella crossed her legs over each other as she brought the steamy cup of Earl Grey tea to her lips, stopping for a minute to take in its expensive scent."You are truly blessed, Madam Gabriella," one of her friends said, dropping her scone. "You really hit the jackpot with your daughter."Madam Gabriella only smiled. Of course, she had vowed to show them. Her daughter was better than all their children, and no display of wealth and affluence was better than this.She sipped her tea slowly, her mind reeling with the events of yesterday. Her new son-in-law, Caleb had prepared that beautiful banquet just for Melissa, and had even gone out of his way to book the luxurious Sun hotel for the event. Everyone knew the Sun Hotel. It was made for the elites, the sort of hotel that without Caleb, even Madam Gabriella wouldn't be able to have access to."Truly," one of the other friends chimed in, looking around the state-of-the-art banquet hall. "It is truly beautiful in here, like par

The exit doors opened, and Amelia promptly followed Coulter to the parked car, her hands clasped in front of her, her brows lightly furrowed.She stood there, her posture tense with uncertainty. Was she supposed to go back up? Or was there something else? She was never supposed to come down with him anyway."Hello?" Coulter said, bringing his phone to his ear, his brows slightly furrowed. Amelia waited. He wasn't saying much, just nodding to the other person. After a minute, he suddenly turned to her and gestured towards the car."What?" She mouthed, her brows rising."Get in, Amelia."Her lips parted, but she immediately nodded and entered the open door. Coulter closed the door, and she watched as he continued to talk on the phone before finally coming around to the driver's seat.Amelia bit down on her lips as Coulter started the car, then pulled out of the hotel's driveway. "Where are we going?" Amelia asked, her voice low.Coulter said nothing, his eyes focused on the road ahead

"What?" Was the common word amongst the crowd, as they turned to each other, murmurs rising within the crowd as their eyes darted between Melissa and Amelia."What?" Melissa asked, walking forward, her eyes wide with panic and fear. "Is this a joke? Is there some sort of mistake?! This... that's not what was announced at yesterday's press conference. I haven't received a notice about my company's listing being terminated!"Melissa had barely finished talking when her phone buzzed with a message. She managed to tear her gaze off of Ian and turned to her phone to check the message.To her utmost horror, it was indeed the notice of her company’s IPO being halted due to suspected violations. Her face turned white as all blood drained from it, and she brought the phone closer to make sure she was seeing it correctly.Sure enough, it was real. Not only was she suspected of violating the rules, she was also required to submit relevant evidence within the next three days, or she would stand