The slap resounded all over the receptionist area as everyone turned toward them. The boy was on the floor, crying, while Jessica was frantically trying to get the coffee stain off her dress. Travis helped her with his handkerchief. Julia was shocked by how hard Jessica had hit the boy and rushed to him. The boy had hit the floor so hard that he hurt his ankle, which was now bleeding. “Yaa… yaaa… yaaa, my hand, my cheek!” the boy cried out. Julia scooped him into her arms. “Are you okay? Oh… sorry, sorry.” Julia then angrily stood up and faced Jessica. “How can you be so cruel? How can you slap a kid like that?” Jessica scoffed, still trying to wipe the stain off her dress. “I can smack him more if I get any angrier. Look at what he did to my dress! Do you know how much I bought it for? And do you know how hard I tried today to impress the CEO? What impression do you think she’ll get if she sees my dress with a stain?” Julia couldn’t believe her ears. “First of all, the

Julia was overjoyed to land the contract deal. She hadn’t expected it to come this easily. When they arrived home, they quickly made their way to the grand room. She had already called ahead about the contract, and everyone was present. In the room, Julia presented the contract file and agreement. They were all shocked. Mr. Alfred spent nearly ten minutes looking through the file and reading it carefully. “This is impossible!” he stated. Ms. Leah asked to see it, and she too was shocked by what she saw. The contract was signed, and Julia had secured it. Victoria spiraled. “How is this possible? This is the contract everyone has been dying for. Even big companies were unable to get it. Joe, did you do this? I smell something foul here.” Julia scoffed. “Does it matter how I did it? I already got you the contract you wanted. Now it’s your turn to do what you promised.” Victoria chimed in, “Don’t tell me you expect this man to become the COO of our company. An outsider who just came

Jessica was in her room all day. She was slowly drifting into depression. First, she had lost Marcus—the man she was still very much in love with. She had foolishly thought he would remain single until she was ready to take him back. But instead, he was already moving on, dating other women. The last straw was the lucrative contract she lost yesterday. She had invested a lot of money into securing connections and making everything perfect, only to lose it all because of her own bad behavior. To make matters worse, Elena had publicly vowed to take revenge on her. With her company already deteriorating, any additional trouble from Elena would be the final blow. She was still lying in bed when Mrs. Morgan stormed into the room. "You've been in here all morning! What exactly do you think you're doing? Do you want to ruin yourself?" she snapped. Jessica said nothing. "Look, if you're doing this because of Marcus, then you're nothing but a fool. I don't understand what you see in tha

Marcus gracefully entered the hall. The party was already in full swing, with the elite guests engaged in lively conversations. Meanwhile, Julia stood in one corner with her mother. Her mother was frantically scanning the room for a suitable man she could introduce her to. Finally, she spotted one. She pushed Julia toward the man and immediately called out, “Mr. Frederick. Nice to meet you.” Frederick was a well-known boxer, currently ranked number one in the city. Everyone knew and respected him. Thanks to his successful boxing career, he had amassed a fortune that even many businessmen envied. Rumors suggested he was involved in illegal underground boxing matches—brutal “win or die” fights in which he always emerged victorious. This had only added to his wealth. He had recently purchased a private island. Ms. Leah (who could also be called Ms. Lena) had already done her research and knew he was single. Frederick, a huge man with broad shoulders, a muscular build, and short cur

Everyone was astonished as they whispered to each other. Fredrick was on the floor, unable to move his body. Some of his bodyguards immediately rushed forward and started nudging him. “Sir… Sir…” But he wasn’t responding. “We have to get him to the hospital!” Three of them had to carry him up as they dragged him out and made their way to the hospital. “What just happened? Who is this man? Is he a boxer too?” Julia was shocked as hell, but she immediately rushed to Marcus and checked his eyes. “Are you okay? Are you hurt?” Marcus wiped his face and scoffed, “No, not much. I just have to clean my face. Let me go to the washroom.” He wanted to clean the blood off his face. Ms. Leah doubled-crossed him. “What the heck did you just do! Do you know the gravity of what you’ve done? You knocked Fredrick down!” “How is that an issue? We had a proper spar and he lost,” Marcus said simply. “And you’re proud? I get that maybe you’re some secret boxer or something, but this is Fredrick we