Benjamin walked to the bed and gripped Sebastian's belt, pulled him away from Cassandra with enough force that threw him out of the bed, he stumbled back, crashing back-first into the table at the centre filled with expensive meals and bottles. The table groaned under his weight, rocking violently. Ceramic plates slipped off to the floor with a crack that echoed the room, bottles of expensive lost balance hitting the floor with a shattering sound that made liquor burst mid-air before pooling over the floor.Benjamin didn't stop. He walked over to Sebastian whose face had been cut and bleeding from the sharp edge of a broken bottle."I told you to let her go." Benjamin said with the same quietness in his voice. He threw a punch that snapped Sebastian's jaw to the side. Spit flew from his mouth mixing with blood from fresh cut. Sebastian staggered backward to the corner of the room.He spat blood from his mouth and forced his shoulder to raise, anger visible in his eyes.Sebastian was b

And what if she refuses?" Benjamin's voice was maddeningly calm. The noises in the hall stopped. Silence— not the empty silence but one packed with shock and confusion along with tension that slowly rose in the atmosphere like a living thing.Harriett Hayes paused, her eyes narrowed to Benjamin, her brow raised in shock and something close to confusion like she'd just heard something that was explicitly wrongly.Someone just challenged her authority?She leaned forward, her eyes blazing on Benjamin."What," she asked, "did you just say?" Benjamin stepped forward, his confidence unwavering. Cassandra standing closer bedside him, shaking in panic, grabbed his arm to stop him."Please, Benjamin..." She whispered, her voice shaking. Benjamin looked into her eyes and said in assurance."Allow me," the look in his eyes was confident and assuring. "I'm not stopping till you're proved innocent of Sebastian's lie." He said.Benjamin turned to the family, looking at the Matriach without bl

Laughter burst out around the table in cruel amusement that cut Cassandra's heart like a blade, flushed Helen's face in anger and embarrassment.Her grip tightened on Benjamin's wrist, her eyes blinking back tear that was hell bent to spill but she didn't want to break. Not before Benjamin. Not before her family. That was what they wanted."Benjamin, this...it's a trap... please let's leave..." Her voice cracked.Benjamin turned his face to her. He held her shoulder firmly yet it was gentle, staring squarely into her eyes with a look of assurance.Cassandra swallowed."Just leave this to me, Okay," He said, holding her gaze firmly. "You can't just give away your position. You deserve to be respected in your family."Cassandra shook her head, sweats glistening on her forehead.Her eyes were blurry with tears that were yet to fall. Her chest rose and fell in rapid gasp as the words tumbled out from her lips shakily."You don't understand, Ben...you don't. This isn't about respect. They'

Alfred's expression drained of colour, his hands trembling at the side as anger coursed through him like inferno raging. Every eye around the table fixed on him, anticipating.But beneath the anticipation, some whispered among themselves."How is it even possible," one family member whispered, "She already lost the interview.""Who knows. Since she's desperate to prove herself, maybe she's slept with someone in the firm to have her way."The first person nodded, shaking her head in pity, her lips curling in Distaste."She's really pathetic." Matriach Harriet didn't intervene yet. She was obviously cornered by the situation. She'd put up the challenge to Benjamin earlier, assured he would have nothing worthy to prove but the outcome had proved otherwise even though he didn't even make any move. She leaned with both hands on the desk, staring at Benjamin intently as though she was looking for something she'd earlier missed from his appearance."Tell me," Her voice cut through the hal

Three Miles across the city, Hannah stood in her new luxurious apartment that she thought probably cost more than his husband... ex-husband's entire existence together. The ambiance was a fever-sight— sleek Furnitures, imported marbles, and chandelier that didn't belong to any industry in the city, casting harsh light over her midnight blue gown that drank the light and didn't waste any of it.She stepped out to the terrace with a glass of wine in her hand, staring into the skyline and skyscrapers that seemed to belong to her.She smiled softly, swirling her cup of champagne gently before taking a sip that tasted like victory.She could finally breathe. No Aria dragging her down, Benjamin is gone. Though she left the divorce paper shredded back in the old apartment that she thought he was still squatting with their...his Daughter.She was eventually going to divorce him but he was waiting for the right time, until jealous ex-husband couldn't handle her success, said she prioritized