"I talked to Ivy about the auction and she said she feels like a cheat.""And how is that?""She feels bad for her mother and the other clients wanting to partake in the auction.""Oh, that is very benevolent of her but what are you going to do about it?""She wants me to hold a fair auction. Place the mall on a public sale and award it to the highest bidder.""So in other words, she's asking you to not get involved.""Yeah.""Can you do that?"That was the million dollar question. Could he look away? The mall was initially meant for his wife and now she was asking him to stay out of it.He was starting to regret announcing the sale of the mall in the first place. He knew if he was to give it to the highest bidder, there was hardly a chance for Ivy to win. "Sire, why don't you leave it to me? I'll try my best to make it even-handed in every respect, and I won't just award it to the highest bidder.""Is that possible?""Don't you trust me?"If course he trusted Grover. He had never gi

"Mrs Mochi, how are you?" A slender, pale skinned woman approached Blanche with an animated smile on her face but the other woman just looked uninterested. "It's been so long." She said as she extended her hand which Blanche reluctantly took."Yes." She replied dryly."How have you been? I haven't seen you since Blake's wedding. How's the family?""Fine." She eyed the woman who was dressed in a simple dark dress…like she was always putting on. This one was dark brown with reddish tint all over it. Blanche wondered if that was all she had in her closet."What are you doing here?" She asked."Isn't it obvious?" Blanche replied with a cold look on her face."Right. I invited you to my party the other day but you didn't make it.""Yes, I was busy." She wasn't actually busy that day, she just didn't want to attend the party. "What were you celebrating again?""Oh it was the celebration for the grand opening of my mall." She announced proudly."Your…your mall?" She couldn't believe it. "You

"Grover, what are you doing outside? Were you so eager to see me that you couldn't wait inside?""Not quite. Master Lucas was here when I got your text.""For real? Fuck, I had no idea.""Relax, he doesn't suspect a thing.""Good, then I hope you keep it that way.""Of course, I just hope our agreement still stands.""Definitely.""Good." Grover handed the other man a small envelope. "You get the other half when the job is complete.""That wasn't our deal, you promised full payment.""Well now I am giving you half, take it or leave it.""Fine. But you better pay up immediately I'm done.""Gladly."★★★Lucas still wasn't sure of what he had witnessed, although he didn't have the time to think about it because he had trouble waiting for him at home. As he got to the front door, he expected to hear the loud voice of his mother in-law but he didn't… in fact, he didn't hear anything at all, and that was odd.Walking into the living room, he noticed her entire family were seated. "You're

"Hi, you came to to work today." Mike said as he sat across Lucas. He didn't even knock before coming in but he decided not to say anything about it."Yeah. I've been dealing with some things lately that's why." He replied simply."Well, it's always good to have you around.""Yeah. So, how are things here?""Good.""I'm asking for an update Mike, how are things in the company?" He noticed that whenever he asked how things were, Mike never went pass 'good', and before he didn't say anything but lately he felt the need to double check on things."There's not much to say other than they're good. Everything is going smoothly, and that's that. I would never do anything to harm the company, don't you trust me?""This is my company Mike, is it not?" He asked, folding both hands on his desk."Definitely, but I am your COO and I feel that I–""And is it a crime for me to ask about the affairs of my own company?""No.""Okay, then when I ask for an update, I am expecting a full, detailed accoun

"Lucas, what the hell is going on? Why are you being suspected for Kelly's death?" Ivy questioned on the drive back home. She had been going on about how she was upset that he would keep such a thing from her, and that she was suspicious of his behaviors lately."I have no idea!" He still hadn't been able to accept the fact that Kelly was dead just like that. He never actually liked her but he never wished her death at the same time."What is going on with you Lucas? I don't seem to understand you anymore. Ever since my mother suggested we go on a trip to Georgia, you turned yourself into a stranger at home. You barely talk to me and you never eat at home anymore. Does it bother you that much that I finally agreed with my mother on one thing?!"He kept mute. With the way Ivy was getting steamed up, pouring out his mind would only make things worse and he wasn't in the mood for a fight."What the hell is my offense huh?" She continued. "Tell me, cause I really want to know. Why are you