Sean arrived at the headquarters, immediately escorted up to his office where his client was waiting.Rebecca was too good at her job, keeping the client entertained until he arrived.After apologizing for the time wasted, they got down to business Sean managed to convince the man to give in to their project.Time flew past quickly and two hours later, they sealed the deal after signing the papers, Sean had his man safely escort him down to his car.Everywhere was quiet, the silence eating at him. It was way past closing hours, and Rebecca left shortly after he arrived.Now that there was no one to impress, Sean pulled off his tie and jacket, unbuttoning his shirt so he could breathe, contemplating if he needed to leave.While he had a big and beautiful house, being there all alone reminded him how empty it was.No one other than his housekeeper has ever visited and it made him sad on some level.Twirling his glass, Sean watched the amber-colored liquid swirl in its confined space, de

Reporters and various camera lights started to flash, each person speaking over the other trying to be heard.It was chaos.It got so bad that some even tried to step on each other, pushing others out of the way to shove Mike in our faces.Jason and Mina were already facing the crowd, milking the attention by answering their questions with what he had no doubt were well-rehearsed and carefully selected answers.Sean's nostrils flared in anger, unable to stomach the insults.How dare they?When they saw that Sean wasn't responsible, more people turned towards Mina and Jason badgering them with questions.Sean glimpsed a blinking red light on someone's camera, reminding him that they were live, this entire thing was transmitted to TV stations.Urghhhh, fuck!The whole thing was stressing his brain out, so much so that it was on the verge of being shut down.That was when he decided he had had enough.“Alright, that's it!” He bellowed, clapping his hands together to gain everyone's atten

Sean paced around, his brain heating up.“What do you mean by consequences?!” He turned around suddenly, asking Moriah. “I just told you that I didn't do anything. Amelia and her family probably got it into their head that this would be some sort of punishment for not going through with the wedding.”Moriah sighed, standing up from her seat. “I believe you and I trust you.” A sneer appeared on her face, her lip curling in annoyance. “Besides, I always knew that Cruz girl was shady.”Sean's eyes narrowed. “What do you mean?”“How do you think I found you at that courthouse that day?” She asked.“I don't know. Maybe you-” “Ever since the ban got lifted and we could come back to the States, I've been keeping track of you, tracing your movements…that was how I knew about the wedding.” She cut in. “When I found out you wanted to get married, I did the only thing any protective mother would do…I did a background check on Amelia. That was how I knew what a cunny and greedy girl she was, her

“I'm sorry, I don't understand what you meant.” Sean cocked his head.“Yes, you do.” The smile on the man's face sent chills running down his spine. “Caesar, just tell him and stop playing with the little guy.” An older man from the left grumbled.Caesar nods. “Very well, as you very well know…we're quite a prestigious family who has remained obscure for the better part of a decade. The limelight brings a lot of things to light…things we prefer to stay hidden. So, you're going to apologize to the Cruz family for your mistake and pay them back the money you stole.”“What?!” The question was out of his mouth before he could stop it. “Why would I do that?” He glanced at Moriah. “Mom, didn't you tell them?”“Didn't she tell us what?” Another man with bushy eyebrows spoke up.Moriah fixed with a stern look. “Sean honey, that's not what matters right now. All you just have to do is obey Caesar and every other thing is water under the bridge.”“You would do well to heed your mother's advice

“Cruz residence, please call back later and we'll respond to you.” The automated message droned in his ear and with anger, Sean slammed the phone back in its cradle.“Fuckkk!” He roared, tossing q couple of books to the floor.Hands on his waist, Sean paced around, thinking of what to do. A week passed after he walked out of the meeting and every day since then, Sean has been waiting for the other show to drop.It didn't.Then came with it the realization of something even worse…they were waiting to see him fail and then they would swoop in.Sean was on the edge of losing hope and at this point, they might as well punish him because he might never find proof to show them that they're wrong.Sean had set out to reach out to Amelia after the commotion at the Lambert family estate but no surprise, her cell wasn't going through.Next step, he tried the family's residential hotline since he still had it from the numerous times he had to deliver something there.Unfortunately, that was a de