Immediately after Nathan stepped out of the airport, a bulletproof Lexus pulled up right in front of him. He smiled and adjusted the backpack around his left shoulder.Right after the partnership party ended, he had booked a morning flight to Rockville City. Nathan didn’t even wait for the party to end before leaving the venue. He had walked out right after addressing Lisa. “Welcome back, boss.” Jackson welcomed him with open arms after stepping out of the car. Nathan smiled and they shared a quick embrace. “And Charles?”“He had an emergency meeting with the investors so I had to come alone,” Jackson replied and then proceeded to open the door to the front seat for Nathan after taking charge of the backpack.After Nathan sat and put on his seat belt, Jackson started the car and drove out of the airport premises. “Great partnership party huh?”“Yeah,” Nathan replied and pulled out his phone. “Everything went according to plan.”“And the Carsons?” Jackson turned to Nathan for a while

While he wondered when he was going to see her soon or not, Nathan couldn’t help but feel excited at the sight of Avery. After speaking to her about his experience in the last few years, he fell as if a large log was lifted off his chest. As she sauntered toward Derrick’s car, he wished she could turn around and give him a stare, perhaps just once. He had seen the look in her eyes as he shared his story. It was evident that she still had a soft spot for him and it didn’t matter to him now whether Derrick was in the picture or not. Nathan was determined to get his girl back. Suddenly, someone cleared his throat loudly and Nathan immediately turned to the direction of the sound. Kelvin was standing on the other side of the car with his head cocked toward the opened window. Nathan motioned to him that the car was opened and Kelvin immediately pulled off the door handle. When Kelvin entered and sat on the seat Avery had earlier occupied, he turned to Nathan with stars in his eyes. “Al

“And where did he instruct you to take me to if I may ask?” Avery demanded.Steve smiled and she caught herself smiling too. There was no denying that the bodyguard bore an intimidating posture and was strong but beneath the qualities that made him a strong man,Avery could tell that he had a warm personality.“Why don’t you come with me?” Steve demanded and charged toward the Bentley he had parked at the side of the road. “Except you want to go back there and ask Derrick for a ride but I nearly crippled him so he can’t take you to your hotel room.”Avery began to charge toward Steve. “On second thoughts, why don’t you take me to the place your boss told you to? Derrick just gave me a scare and since he knows where I’m staying, I have a conviction that he’ll follow me there.”“You’re smart. My boss asked me to protect you with my life.” Steve said. They had now reached the spot where the car was parked. He opened the door to the front seat and turned to Avery. “Hop in, miss.”She sat

“Here!” Jackson passed the glass of drink to Nathan.Nathan took the glass and downed it with a gulp. They had just returned from the meeting at the APS company and Nathan had requested for a glass of vodka the moment they walked in.Nathan dropped the glass on the table and loosened the grip his tie had on me.“Was it a close one?” Nathan asked, referring to the attack earlier.Jackson drank directly from the bottle and then shook his head. He sat beside Nathan. “Not really. They didn’t stand a chance. All our vehicles were bulletproof and our guys were armed so the moment they figured out that the checkpoint was a fake one, they started firing.”Nathan nodded repeatedly. “And the men you captured?”“They didn’t even last two hours in the torture unit. Like we all guessed, it’s all Morgan.” Jackson replied.Nathan saw Steve walking toward the living room and he signaled to him to come closer.Steve walked up to Nathan with a smile.“Is she still up there?” He was referring to Avery.

“Come in.” She responded from the inside.Nathan opened the door and walked into the room with a smile. He had just returned from the meeting and was still wearing his suit.“Ready for bed already?” Nathan demanded after seeing Avery. She was seated by the table in her pajamas and was applying cream on her face.Avery turned around with a smile. “Almost. I wanted to do my night skincare routine before I got in bed for a movie. How did the meeting go?”Nathan walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her. She relaxed around him and supported his hands with hers.“It went well. Lots of drama.” He said. “What have you been up to?” He kissed her on the cheek after leaning toward her.Avery sighed and looked at their reflection in the standing mirror. “I’ve been sleeping like a woman who was hexed.”Nathan laughed.“I’m serious, babe. I haven’t slept like this in a while. Looks like I needed the rest because I feel so energized right now.”Nathan kissed her on the cheek again. “I’m glad