“Did they leave ahead?” Stephen asked as he returned to find Vanessa waiting all alone for him. He had expected his uncle to insist on sending them home.He knew William Cho was starting to get desperate in finding out where Stephen lived.“Yeah, William got called home. Something about his brother being furious.” Vanessa chuckled as they walked out of the restaurant hand in hand. “Vanessa, I’m going to grab some drinks with Robert and Edward, if that’s fine with you.” Stephen told her. “I already asked Amalia to come over to the house to keep you company. I have to discuss work with the boys.”Vanessa shook her head and smiled at Stephen. “Amalia doesn’t need to come over. The house is safe enough, we have a few maids now and a cook. I’ll be fine alone.” Vanessa told him as he nodded in response.Around them, Stephen’s bodyguards walked silently as they observed their surroundings. They were particularly on the lookout for Willaim’s men that he could have left behind to stalk Steph

“Where do I start?” Stephen asked.“That morning, who did you speak to?” Robert questioned his friend as they were careful to go through every detail.“The first person I spoke to was Amalia, she was up early and crying as if I had died.” Stepehn laughed and shook his head. Little did they all know that that night, Amalia’s fears would become a reality.“Did what she told you change your mind?” Edward asked his friend as he refilled his glass of liquor. “No.” Stephen confidently answered. “I smiled and laughed and told her that I would be back in a few months when we had a break from school. We then went down to breakfast with grandpa, uncle, and my mom.” “Why was your uncle there?” Robert asked as he looked Stephen in the eyes. “If I recall correctly, your Uncle William rarely had meals with the family.”“It was my sending off meal.” Stephen told his friends. “Everyone was required to be there, but my Uncle William didn’t want his wife around, he was telling us how she might be pre

Michael glanced between Stephen and Andrew as a deafening silence enveloped the room. When the two men had entered, Stephen didn’t say a word. He just sat down, crossed his arms and glared at Michael.Following Stephen’s lead, Andrew did the same. “Why didn’t you tell us?” Andrew said as his expression went soft. He hadn’t spoken this way to Michael since he arrived. Andrew had thought the worst of Michael, even when he was pleading, explaining what had happened. To Andrew one of the gravest crimes now was to betray Stephen.“I had to Andrew! You don’t know what it was like!” Michael cried out, sobbing. “But I regretted it in the end, that’s why I’m here. I’d rather get fired than suffer my conscience!”Andrew stood up and slammed his palm on the table.“What do you mean I don’t know what it’s like?!” He asked angrily as he stood up.Stephen remained calm as Andrew grabbed Michael by the collar, dragging the younger man forward.“Michael, do you forget who’s son I am? My mother is

“You aren’t attending tonight?” Amalia asked as she stayed behind to speak with her brother. It was six in the evening and Stephen had allowed his team to go home.They had progressed quite well that day and were ready to present in three days.“No, but Vanessa will be going with a friend and several bodyguards.” Stephen told his sister as he made the finishing touches on the presentation.“Don’t tell me you’ll be working the entire evening? I know for a fact that Robert and Edward will be at the Charity event tonight.” Amalia said, crossing her arms on her chest. “Grandpa told you to build your connections. You’ve been gone for too long.”Stephen sighed, his sister was truly being too insistent. “Vanessa will be there, building her own connections. My presence will only make things worse for her.” Stephen reminded his sister about how lowly he was right now compared to his fiance. “So you will just stay in the office and work?” Amalia asked, clearly annoyed at her brother.“I will

“Emily Ty.” Stephen said over the phone as he spoke to John. He didn’t need to use the Cho Industries resources to make Vanessa’s cousin suffer. “Are you sure you want to do this?” John asked, everyone around Stephen knew how he refused to hurt the Ty family because of his fiance.“It wasn’t me that they offended.” Stephen answered.“Alright boss, we’ll get all the dirt on her and her branch of the family. I should have it by the time you get home, enjoy the party.” John told Stephen as Stephen thanked him and ended the call. “What did you do?” Amalia asked as she kept watch, making sure no one got too close to Stephen. Of course that was incredibly difficult since most of the guests wanted to introduce themselves to the mysterious Malcolm Reyes. “I just asked for an investigation.” Stephen responded.It was the truth, he had done nothing yet.“I was not offended.” Amalia insisted. “Also I don’t need you to come to my rescue, I’ve survived six years without you.”“You don’t need t