Lyra couldn't understand why Brian would flee such an important event and put the Brooks enterprises at risk of elimination. If that happens, she'll be done for.Not only Lady Elizabeth's wrath but her parents, sister and every member of the Brooks family will taunt, mock and ridicule her for choosing Brian and defending him every time.Lyra is close to tears as she imagines her enemy laughing at her. She however paused for a moment, she knows Brian to be someone who doesn't just act recklessly without a reason and also knows him to care about her happiness. But this is hard to understand, she can't proceed with the screening without him, also he must be high on opium to claim he knows the lady documenting the screening process.She sat confused as she watched the queue reduce, getting to her turn soon and she wished for nothing else than for Brian to just appear and save her from the embarrassment that was bound to hit her.****On getting outside, Brian signalled to the bodyguards w

“Jesse?” Brian mumbled as he turned his head to locate where the voice was coming from. Then, a young man, dressed in a black suit that hugged his body perfectly approached Brian. He looked like he just come out of a painting. Everything about him was screaming Confidence. His black hair was neatly combed to the back and a dark smile was plastered on his face, making him look mysterious. “Brian, after so many years you're still the same.” He scoffed. “Jesse..now isn't the time.” Brian said slowly, not wanting to cause any trouble. Jesse was his childhood friend. His only friend in the Brooks family. However, he changed because he caught him proposing to Lyra. Jesse, ever since he was a child was obsessed with Lyra. Even though they had the same blood running through their veins, he still confessed his feeling to her. However, Lyra waved it off as a joke. Why would she date her cousin? That was a taboo. “Ha”“Don't tell me you're here to cause Lyra trouble. Let her be! You've done

“Leave her alone? You're the one who should leave her alone. You're undeserving of her love!” Harry argued, pulling Lyra closer to himself. Lyra glared at Harry, “What's the meaning of this nonsense?!” She asked as she pulled herself away from his arms. Turning towards Brian, “Honey, let's leave this place.” She said as she dragged him away from Harry's presence, making him green with envy. Suddenly, the announcer climbed the stage, “I welcome you all to the last phase of the Ashton business proposal.” “As we all know, only a few companies made it to this phase. Not wanting to waste any more time, I would like to invite the representatives of each company to present their proposal.” Lyra immediately stood up from her seat and walked towards the stage with Brian by her side, and her assistant trailing behind her. A few representatives from other companies followed suit with their respective assistants. Moments later, Derald, the representative of Asher mines, discussed his proposa

Chapter 18Martha hurriedly ran to Lady Elizabeth, “Mo..mother, I can explain” she stuttered as she stared at Lyra, asking for back up. However, Lyra ignored her mother and picked up the files, “What you heard is true, grand mother. Mother invested half of the company's profits in a real estate company which yielded no profit. Presently, there's only about 2 billion dollars in the company's account which is barely enough as base capital for the contract. We need to worth about 10 billion dollars but..” Lyra trailed off as she returned her mother's gaze. Lady Elizabeth pushed Martha away roughly, her eyes flashing with fury, “Where are we going to get 8billion dollars before the end of the day?” Martha averted her gaze as she chewed her lips, her anxiety growing by the minute. Lyra and Lady Elizabeth were eagerly staring at her, hoping she would say something to help them solve this issue but she couldn't think of any thing. Her head was blank..entirely blank. However, Martha's pho

Axel dropped Martha to the ground roughly, her hands flying up to her throat as she gasped for breath. Her eyes suddenly reddened, why was she suffering so much today? Turning towards Brian, “Who the hell are you?!” Axel growled as he approached Brian, his eyes blazing with anger. “Maid, you better know your place.” He warned. However, Brian refused to cower under his gaze, “Just leave that lady alone. You can have the boys.” Brian ordered. Harry was too weak to respond to Brian's degrading insult, but Axel's goons were stunned. Who's this man that dared to order our boss around? Axel was furious. His blood boiled in fury as he didn't sense fear from Brian. People should cower in fear at his presence, not make their stand. Axel glared at Brian, watching his odd dressing for the second time. He suddenly smirked, “You worthless thing. You dare to order me?”“You're just an ant in my presence. I just need to say a word and you'll be sent to the world beyond. So.. it's better you walk