"I never paid you to think, did I?" Bruce asked Rex. Rex was in no position to cajole him to make a relationship work. After seeing what great lengths Mr. Archibald had gone to get him into a union for an heir, Rex was supposed to know better than to question his decisions in his relationship."No boss. My apologies." Rex knew he was not supposed to interfere in his boss's affairs but someone had to give him a nudge in the right direction and Mr. Archibald was no longer available to do that.Bruce took quick strides into his office. He had spent half of his day at the office thinking about the devil he knew currently taking space in his house with her mother. He wondered what they could be doing. Every now and then, he had called for Rex to show him footage from the mansion's security cameras. Rex knew his boss was just being anxious and nothing else. Claire and her mother could not come up with any plans as long as they were in his house. They had tight security and the most loyal, tr

"Spill it, mom. I need all the help I can get." Claire did not have the time for her mother's theatrics. Her mother cleared her throat and then drank some water."I was thirsty, excuse me. I think it is time you went on a vacation.""A vacation?" She asked her mother. She was not expecting her mother to come up with this. How was a vacation supposed to fix the gap between her and Bruce."Yes, a vacation. You could go to a faraway country, sign up for couple's activities you two could do together and just enjoy a different country together. He would have no where to go if he is in a strange country.* Her mother smiled mischievously like she had just come up with a master plan. Claire looked at her mother for a while."What if he refuses to agree to this plan of yours? What then?" Claire was not convinced about her mother's plan. There were many loopholes in the plan. Each hole had a lot of what-ifs. She needed a sure solution. This was the best time to consult her friend's psychic, Cry

"Hi, how can I help you?" The middle aged man stared at Claire as though she had just fallen from the sky. Claire's mouth felt as though it had lost its function to speak. "Uhm, hi. My name is Claire and I recently got married to your boss, Bruce." She ended the sentence with a tone of question. He was meant to recognize her as Bruce's bride. Did he not inform the entire staff about her or was the cellar outside the jurisdiction."You know Bruce, don't you?" She asked again, to be clear. He smiled a shy smile and stood to his feet."Of course, he is a good boss to me. What would the young master need?" He asked her like he did not look ready to burn through her body with his eyes. She wondered if he was mentally stable."The young master needs your best bottle of wine. It is that kind of night, do you get me?" She smiled at the man as though he knew what kind of night it was. He gave her a small smile in return and went into hidden corner in the cellar. She was left there wondering wh

Hugh Steele stared at the information the man before him had brought to him. He had hired a spy to follow up with Bruce's activities and he had discovered that Bruce had moved on. Bruce had taken another bride not too long after jilting his daughter. He could not take that manner of insult. He had wanted to know how he was faring at first… but hearing he had married his employee on a whim angered him and he wanted to avenge his daughter."Where are they now?" Steele asked the man who had refused to take off his black hat. It was hard to get someone able to spy on Bruce Ace so Hugh did not care about how the man wanted to appear before him as long as he did his work right. The man stroked his jaw and took the seat he was offered when he first came in."They paid for three buisness class tickets to Beijing. They leave in two days." Steele nodded. He dropped the rest of the files on the table and was about to leave Hugh Steele's office. "Well, that is good information. Do you know anyon

"Maria, right?" He said as he stood up from his seat, offering a hand to her. She took it and although her hand was small, her grip was firm. She was a tough one, even if she appeared small."Yes. Maria." She stared at him as though she was trying to assess him too."It is a good thing you came now. I am going to leave for a trip tomorrow. Please, sit." He gestured at the chair opposite his. She took the seat and breathed deeply."You are acting nervous." He blurted. He almost wanted slap his face with his palm. She looked genuinely confused now."I mean you do not seem nervous but you seem like you should be nervous. You really do not have to be." He tried to assure her. She smiled and then she became really nervous. She scratched at her palms repeatedly and Bruce sighed. She had been told that Bruce was extremely wealthy but she had no idea he was intelligent. It had surprised when he caught her in her act. She was supposed to be the extremely nervous, timid girl but that was not h