Linda was not paying attention to the conversation her mother and James were having in the dining hall while eating because she was absent minded. Actually, she was thinking about Henry and the board meeting that was coming up the next day.It was the last board meeting before the official launching of Henry's company. They had also been invited to the ball which would launch the new subsidiary of the Floater group.Linda had been down since she received the invitation because she couldn't help thinking that she was supposed to be beside Henry on that day as his wife if she had been patient enough.Even though they eventually got what they wanted by being the company chosen by the Floater group to work with them, Linda's life had never remained the same knowing that she lost Henry because of Richard whom she eventually found out was not even who he claimed to be.She wanted more, she wanted more than just being partners with the Floater group, she wanted to be the wife of the heir of

Henry woke up a few minutes before his alarm went off and went over to sit on his desk while staring at his bed where he had been lying.He had gone to bed the previous night thinking about everything that needed to be done today. First, he had the final board meeting to attend, then he also had to make preparations to welcome Madame Gu from the airport later in the day. She would be returning from the business trip which she had embarked on earlier. She had gone to meet up with top shareholders in the company to sign some documents which were needed for the hosting of the company. Henry could not believe that he had finally succeeded in carrying out this second mission, he could not believe that he did not end up as a failed heir after all. He had initially thought it was a difficult task to meet.Thinking about that, his thoughts drifted to Linda. She had been by his side all through the time that he pretended to be a poor man, only for her to betray him when it was almost time for

"How did the meeting go?" Mr Timothy asked Madame Gu who was leaning backwards on her table.They were now sitting in her office and having a conversation which seemed to be serious. To the point that Madame Gu didn't even bother changing her clothes before she went straight to her office. Henry had gone upstairs with a long face because he didn't want to be bothered about the meeting.There were some files in front of them which they both went through occasionally."It went well." Madame Gu said and took a long sip from the glass of wine in front of her. "I was able to get most of the major shareholders over to my side, they were willing to join me. I also found out that a good number of them were loyal to my late husband."Mr Timothy nodded his head and rested back on his seat."At least that is a good start." He cleared his throat."Now we are certain that Henry has a lot of back up." "If only he would just agree to the marriage with the Bay heiress." Madame Gu added. "It would be

Ava stood there watching Henry as he got into his car and swallowed hard.She started to feel a bit hopeful when he didn't drive away immediately, she was wondering what was going through his mind and why he stayed back there. Maybe he would come back to her and give a chance not to explain. She thought to herself as she stood there watching his car while trying to fight the tears that were threatening to burst out of her eyes at any moment.She did not just feel disappointed when he drove away, she felt equally dejected and felt like her life was about to come to an end. If only he had given her the chance to explain.Slowly, she retraced her steps backwards with shaky legs and went over to sit on the bench Henry had been sitting on before she arrived.The corner of her eyes stung, no matter how she tried to hold onto it, it stung even more and burned till she could take it no more. Soon, she was unable to hold back the tears and they began flooding out of her eyes like a volcano of

Henry did the last button of his suit at the same time as his phone beeped. He winced and reached out to take the phone which was lying on his table.His face immediately formed into a frown when he unlocked his phone and noticed who the message was from.Ava has texted him for the umpteenth time begging to meet up with him and explain things."Henry, please, can you stop ignoring me? Let's meet up and talk this out. I beg you, I can explain everything that happened. Just give me a listening ear." Henry could read the tone of the message, in fact, he could even read the entire text message in her voice.He scoffed and tossed his phone to a corner and went ahead with his dressing. What exactly was she trying to explain? Why did she come close to him pretending to like and care about him when she was only trying to ruin him? Or why was she working hand in hand with his enemies to ruin his company? What reason is justifiable enough for her to do that? There was a deep frown on Henry's