As Dominic made his way to work, his blood was boiling, rather than taking his bicycle, he boarded a taxi— as he was nowhere near the mood for paddling. He didn't believe that Preston could do such a thing. He already knew that he wasn't a decent man, since he was sure he was involved in a dubious business, but he didn't think he was a womanizer as well. And even if he was, he never expected him to take it to work. On one hand, he was pleased at the fact that Ciara still respected him as her husband, but on the other hand, he was displeased that such behavior was coming from his company. Dominic was a forgiving person… until you crossed the line, and Preston had definitely crossed it. He could forgive other things but on issues surrounding women harassment and things like this, Dominic couldn't let it go. It wasn't even just about the fact that such a thing was done with his wife, he was angry about the fact that Preston might— no— Dominic was a hundred percent certain he would h

"Gram! Gram!!"The old woman dropped the novel she was reading and sat up to see her grandson, George, hurrying towards her with his laptop in his hands. "What is it?" She asked as she removed her glasses and set it down on the coffee table next to her chair. "The DnD real estates just posted a new update on their site." He reported, putting his laptop on the table so she could see the screen. "Really? What does it say?""It says that the DnD has gotten a new owner. A man known only as Mr Shay.""What!""Yes. Apparently they signed the deal yesterday."Gram Fallon couldn't believe it. The DnD was a new company but it was still one of the best in the whole city, with a worth of several billions of dollars, and for one man to just buy it like it was nothing, his net worth must be even higher. "Is there a picture of this man on the site?" She questioned eagerly. "Not at all. He wishes for his identity to remain hidden, but gram there's more. The new assistant director of the DnD is Al

"Are you crazy Ciara?! Why on earth would you allow this maggot to push you into doing something so stupid?!!"Dominic suspected that his mother in -law would have some complains about her daughter deciding to bid for th contract, and when she followed them into their apartment after dinner, his suspicions were confirmed."Don't you know that the reason no one volunteered is because they were worried? Even my mother feared that she was not good enough to approach such a powerful company and yet you stupidly said you would do it. Why? Because this idiot told you he had faith in you?What the hell does faith have to do with this? How is that stupid faith supposed to help you get the contract? Huh? tell me!""Please mother, try to calm down. I can understand your fears, I won't lie to you, even I'm worried. But I just want to try my best, at least getting this contract will be to our advantage, so I don't think I've done anything wrong in trying to help out.""And when you fail? What do

David wasn't sure he heard her right. No one had ever spoken to him in such manner, if it wasn't for the feelings he had for her, he would have punished Ciara for being so rude to him. "Di- did you just ask me to leave?" He asked, a look of disbelief on his face."She's just joking David, what will she do without you? She's hopeless." Florence tried to cover up her daughter's words, but Ciara didn't give her the chance to. "Mother, I am not a kid anymore and I think I can speak for myself." She shunned her mother, then turned her attention back to David who was starting to frown at her. "Like I said before, I appreciate the kind gesture but I don't need it. Dominic and I are very capable of handling this ourselves. So if that's all, you can take your leave.""How? How are you going to handle it? By writing up a proposal and marching straight to the director's office and demand that he give you a contract? Ciara, business doesn't work that way. Mother, didn't you tell her?""Of cour

After the signing had been completed, Ciara rushed out to tell Dominic about it, though something told her he would have already known. She still couldn't wrap her head around it. The sudden confidence Dominic gained, the way he always seemed so... sure. She recalled that no matter how worried or anxious she felt, it never affected him. Instead, he would just hold her shoulders and tell her it was okay and that she would get the contract. Who was he?"Hey." He said simply as she joined him at the reception."Hey, I got the contract!""Wow, congrats. See, I told you you would." He smiled at her but the smile wasn't nearly as energetic as Ciara expected it to be. Almost like he was faking it. "So, what did the director tell you?"Or maybe she was just overthinking it, she told herself. "Actually I couldn't meet the director, I met with his assistant. Aliya Brynn!""That must have been really exciting, I know how much you like her. ""You have no idea Dominic, I felt like a teenage gir