“What happened to you?!” Fallon was ready to do murder as she saw Seraphina approaching with a blood-spattered hem and shoes.Seraphina smiled serenely as she waved her friend’s worry off. “Relax. It's nothing,” she said.“That does not look like nothing. Did your bitch sister do that to you? Or was it the mother? Sera, you have to start fighting back against these homewreckers. Just look at you! What will they do next? Try to kill you?!”Seraphina hugged her, smiling through the sting in her eyes.Fallon had always been like this from day one. She cared for Seraphina even before knowing her surname.T

Adrian's first day at Echelon started out just fine.He rejected Edward’s offer of a ride, thinking the staff might find it suspicious for an intern to arrive in an expensive car.He took a cab to work, dressed in one of the new clothes Royal Garbs delivered.The security guards recognised him from the day before and waved him in without issue.“I already informed the development team you will be joining them,” Edward said, since Adrian had told him it would be awkward for a man like him to take an intern to his post.Still, the lady he had met before, Fallon, was waiting for him again on the dev floor.Her smile looked genuine as she greeted him.“Come with me, please.”He followed her to the main open-floor office of the Dev team.They were all huddled around a large screen.Their attention was so absorbed that they did not even notice their entrance.Fallon was about to get their attention with a clap when ‘ASCENSION’ appeared on the screen, embossed in a colourful swirl around an

Gasps. Someone let out a chuckle they couldn't stifle in time.Henry threw a murderous glare in the general direction, then he turned back to Adrian. “What did you say to me, trash?”The lifelong label rankled, but Adrian's expression did not change as he responded calmly, “The name is Adrian. I asked a question. Since you can do everything yourself, I assumed you missed that part… manager.”Henry's face darkened with anger. Still, he checked himself. Scott had said to sabotage him and make things worse for him. The young master didn't specifically say he should give him grunt work. Also, Henry still believed Adrian must have some sort of connection to be able to sit that comfortably and even contribute during the board meeting.He cleared his throat and adjusted his suit, his tone less harsh as he said, “You are here as an intern and you will do what interns do. Don't think because you got here through some shady connection, you are above the rules.”That statement made the othe