Suddenly, Romeo’s arrogance faded, his eyes laced with shock.“What is that, Romeo?” Pearl pointed at the screen of Brian’s phone, as though she couldn’t see the image there.“There is more…” Brian broke his silence, a wry smile on his face.Then he swiped twice, revealing more pictures. He had unleashed a card that Romeo had never thought he wielded, leaving the man speechless. Romeo began to sweat profusely, feeling the wet beads that streamed down his body. The hotness inside him made him uneasy, and he was forced to grab his collar with both hands.He swallowed hard to deal with the cringe that engulfed him, his eyes gradually moving inside. “Is that you, Romeo? Tell me that’s not you!” Pearl’s finger was still pointed at the screen while she turned to face Romeo. “I am talking to you, Romeo! That’s not you, right?! He must have manipulated AI to get those images…”Brian scoffed, drawing Pearl’s attention.“Is this AI too?” He revealed something else; a video for a

“I didn’t know you were going to catch that really early, Romeo. That makes this even easier for us…” “Why then are you telling him this, Brian? Do you want him to prostrate at your feet and thank you or what?” Pearl asked, anger brewing inside him.She couldn’t hide the resentment that she had for Brian, allowing it to flash in her eyes while she kept on rolling her eyes at him. Brian scoffed, then he took a deep breath.“You are always very quick to speak, Pearl. I wonder how your employees keep up with you at work.” Pearl tutted, then she looked away and hissed. She searched and searched, but it didn’t seem like there was anything else she could say to Brian. So she chose to remain silent, speaking through her angry flashing eyes. “Why are you telling me all of this, Brian?” Romeo broke the silence, almost in a hurry to receive an answer. “Quite simple…” Brian responded, refusing to get rid of his smile. “I am sure you still remember that you had agreed to give th

Brian whistled a familiar tune while he shut the door to his apartment.But barely two minutes after he had gotten in, his phone rang. “Who could that be?” His thought was that Pearl was the one calling, but when he saw the name on the screen, he took a deep breath. Then he answered, pressing the device against his left ear. “Hello, Brian! Where are you?” Arya’s voice rang with so much excitement, her question causing Brian to remain silent. “Hello? Are you there?”“Yes. Yes, I am here.” Brian took a deep breath, then he began to think of the possible reasons why she was asking where he was.“I am at your office, but I didn’t see you. Today is Monday. What kind of CEO doesn’t go to work on the first day of the week?”Brian cleared his throat, and a sudden but subtle feeling of urgency flooded inside him.“Erm…” He realized he lacked a suitable explanation, scanning through his mind. “I had an emergency, Arya. But I will soon be on my way to work. I am sorry, I didn’t ev

Dara gasped, her expression brandished with bemusement.Even Brian was shocked, turning to look at the so-called Manager. “I am sorry, Sir. I was only trying to be sure of who to expect. I don’t even know the name of this investor you speak of.”Dara was very calm and polite with her explanation, her voice low but steady.When she saw the Manager flashing an angry gaze at her, she slowly looked away. Victor Sullivan- 32 years of age, handsome, and with an imposing stature. His brown orbs glittered with annoyance, then he drew closer to the desk, gnashing his teeth even when he no longer moved his feet. “You are a nobody, Dara. The only thing you are supposed to do is take instructions and ask fewer questions. You are lucky the CEO requested we make major changes in the staff. Winnie seemed smarter and more docile than you…”“That’s no way to talk to a lady, Mr. Sullivan.” Brian couldn’t hold it any longer, expressing his displeasure over Victor’s demeanor.The Manager tur

“Hi. You must be Sarah Hopkins…” he stepped forward with his right hand outstretched toward the damsel in cooperate wears. The guards were on alert when they saw his hand moving toward their boss, but they remained calm when they ascertained that he looked harmless.Sarah turned to Brian, staring at his face particularly.“Yes…” She muttered, drifted away for a moment. “That’s exactly who I was talking about…” She shook hands with Brian, then she refused to let go.Victor glared at Brian, his eyes burning with annoyance.He turned to Sarah and cleared his throat, causing her to get a grip on herself.She slowly let go of Brian, but not without giving him a coy smile.“And you are?”“No one of interest!” Victor answered before Brian could get the chance to speak, then he moved forward and brushed him aside.“I don’t think you should be talking to this man, Miss Hopkins. I am going to be the one having the meeting with you. Just me and no one else…” He chuckled softly, then