CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE Beatrice scoffed. She turned to Riley, who smirked while he stared at her. Riley said nothing; he was not ready to break his silence.And since Beatrice understood what could be going on, she decided to explore. “What did you say your name is again?” She cleared her throat, turning to Jemima with a smile. “Jemima Thiago. I am sure my boyfriend told you about me.”“Oh, he did.” Beatrice nodded, clearing the doubt that was all over Jemima’s face. Jemima nodded, taking a deep breath. She looked at Riley on purpose, taunting him with her eyes.“Should we go to your office for the interview, Miss Beatrice? But I can assure you, there wouldn’t be any need for you to conduct any interview. I am overly qualified for this job.” Beatrice scoffed, and then she took a deep breath. “I wasn’t planning on conducting any interview for this job, Miss Thiago.”“Oh.” Jemima chuckled softly, turning to Riley to spite him again.“Did you hear that? I am going to get a job in t

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE When they were done, Jemima turned to Beatrice, and then she chuckled. At that moment, it seemed as though time had stopped, and everything was at their disposal. However, Beatrice was running out of time, seeming in a hurry to get to the end of the drama between her boss and the pesky couple. “What is your decision?” She asked, attempting to remain patient. Jemima took a deep breath, and before she broke her silence, she turned to Riley to roll her eyes at him. “I want to be paid two hundred thousand dollars, Miss Beatrice.” She finally spoke, her voice laced with so much greed and dripping entitlement. Beatrice scoffed, then she took a deep breath. She turned to Riley, and seeing the look on his face, she cleared her throat, returning her gaze to Jemima without getting rid of her wry smile. “Is that the amount you want to be paid? Are you certain that is going to be enough for you?” She asked, triggering an immediate reaction in Jemima. “What?” Jemima’s

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN “This has to be a joke!” Jemima added, turning to look at Beatrice. “Riley cannot be the new CEO. This man can never be anything meaningful in his life.” She pointed to Riley, glaring with internal and age-long conflict. Beatrice took a deep breath. “This is the new CEO of Silver company,” She pointed to Riley. “Mr. Riley. He is my boss.”Jemima gasped, turning to Brian.“That’s not possible.” She muttered, taking a deep breath. Then she cleared her throat, turning to Riley.Then she pointed at him. “You?” She paused for a while, attempting to get a grip on herself.“You are the new CEO? Is this a joke or something?”“No, it’s not, Jemima.” Riley retorted at once, and then he stood up slowly, adjusting his jacket slowly. He walked up to Jemima and Brian who were staring with their jaws dropped. “I wonder how you thought you were going to suitable enough to get a job in this company.” He took a deep breath, then he walked to the door and locked it. Then he p

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE “Just hear us out, Riley.” The man behind said, but that was not enough for him to make Riley turn to look at him.All the young CEO wanted to do was get into his car and drive away at once.He had been reminded by the men of the hardship and torments he had to endure for years with his sister, and even though the men didn’t look the part, he was beginning to think that they were trying to spite him. “We are your uncles.” The man standing in his way to his car blurted, and even though Riley was still staring at him, he was forced to raise an eyebrow, and then he began to laugh.He laughed so hard that the men had to look at themselves, wondering if they were putting on clown outfits. “This is the funniest joke I have heard in a very long time.” Riley chuckled, and then he took a deep breath.He turned to the man standing behind him, and even though he could see that he was serious about what his companion said, he still didn’t believe them. “I have so many thin

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE Judith could see the pain that was glittering in her brother’s eyes.She could feel it also, but just a segment.Right at that moment, she began to remember how Riley suffered to fend for her, how he made sure she had a roof over her head, and how he made sure that she had something to eat.Tears trickled down her face, and she took a deep breath. “I know how you feel, Riley.” She paused for a while, looking at her brother to be certain that he was in the right mood to listen to her, even though he seemed very upset. “You read the letter, Riley. Our father was fighting a war. He was in the army, and couldn’t reach out to our mother, Riley. He was not entirely at fault. All he wants is to get back to his family, and from these pictures, it looks like he has been watching us.” Riley sniggered, shaking his head slowly. “Is that so?” He whispered, his brows furrowed. His voice was laced with so much pain, and he was forced to take a deep breath.“I wonder why he h