CHAPTER TWENTY-ONEVanessa had regained her freedom just as she wanted, but she suddenly lost the strength to make even a single move. She was still on her knees even after a few seconds, looking at no one in particular. “Leave, Vanessa…” Desmond’s voice reminded her that he was standing right in front of her, and she looked up at him. Nothing had changed about his countenance, especially the rage that had darkened his expression, causing her to look away at once. Vanessa managed to push herself up, but it took her a while before she could get a grip on herself. She turned to look at Celeste, and unable to handle the rage she saw in her eyes, she looked away, facing the door. It suddenly looked as though the distance had increased by several meters, and the cringe that gripped her couldn’t let

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREEDeep down, Celeste could tell that Elon was lying, but he seemed to be more interested to know why Desmond was silent, holding onto his smirk.She cleared her throat, slowly turning to look at him.“Don’t you have anything to say to these accusations from your former boss?” She inquired, trying to play along with Desmond.Elon scoffed, and before Desmond could say even a word, he was already to break the silence, still glaring at him.“That’s because he has nothing to say, Miss Celeste…” He snapped, refusing to let go of his glower.“He knows that everything I have said is the truth, that’s why he has nothing to say…” He paused for a few seconds just to be certain that he had Desmond’s attention before he continued.“I hope you told Miss Celeste here that your wife divorced you because of your inability to act as a man should. You couldn’t even get to keep your marriage, how else are you going to be able to keep this job?” He snorted, turning to Celeste.“I thin

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE“But I think that Mr. Kane should see this for himself. He is the one who has the final say. I am just here as a representative…”Elon was silent for a while, and even when he parted his lips, he found it very difficult to say even a word.At that moment, the tension inside his body was beginning to rise gradually, and even when he cleared his throat in an attempt to get a grip on himself, it didn’t look like he was going to be able to do that.“Miss Celeste …” He took a deep breath, turning to take a look at Desmond.He glared at him as usual, wondering why he seemed too composed at that moment.When he finally returned his gaze to Celeste , he continued with a voice that was barely above a whisper, laced with desperation and nervousness.“Could you please tell me what Mr. Kane is like? I want to know what he likes, the kind of things that I can do to impress him. Anything at all that can help me bag this contract. I really need this deal, and u promise to compens

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVENHe sniggered, shaking his head slowly.“Don’t tell me that you think that I could possibly kill you with a glass of water…” He stared with a wry smile and even though Elon said nothing, it was very obvious that several thoughts were running through his mind.Desmond scoffed, drawing his attention at once.“Well…” He cleared his throat, still holding onto his wry smile.“If I were in your shoes, I would also have the same thoughts going on inside my head. You were a very mean boss, and no one deserves the kind of things you did to me…”Elon bent his face to the ground again, covered by guilt and nervousness. His blood was suddenly beginning to flow faster than before, and his heart beating like racing horses.“Go ahead and drink the water. I don’t have any reason to kill you, at least not yet…” Desmond said with a frown, and even though Elon was still full of doubt, it suddenly felt like his fate depended on the water.He looked at the water inside the glass li

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE“I am sorry about that, Mr. Kane…” Celeste apologized at once, but because he wasn’t sure of what she was apologizing for, Desmond waited to hear what else she was going to say.“It was a last minute call from them, and your father is aware of the meeting. Mr. Trevor and your father are very close friends, and he is hoping that this could become an avenue to strengthen their bond…”“Hmm…” Desmond said nothing, just staring at the lady while he thought about everything that she said.“Why does it look like that was a reversed line?” He asked, looking eyeball to eyeball with the lady.“I am sure my father didn’t use those exact words…” He said with a smirk on his face, causing the lady to bend her face to the ground.That indicated that Desmond was right, and he chuckled softly, staring as she struggled to look at him.“Well…” Celeste broke her silence, taking a deep breath.“Your father didn’t use those exact words, but having worked for him for years, I know that