Kevin walked out of his closet. He had a shirt draped over his right shoulder as he slid a black leather belt through the holes of his pants and buckled it. He walked to the vanity in the room. He stood before it and threw on his shirt. Then he picked up the cup of coffee his maid had brought for him a while ago. He brought it to his lips and sipped from it. Just then, his phone rang out. He glanced at where it still lay on his rumpled bed, where he had dropped it before he stepped into the bathroom to have his bath.With his mug of coffee still in his grip, he walked over to the bed and retrieved the phone. He glanced at the caller's ID before he swiped right to answer the call.“Good morning, boss,” Lionel's voice came on immediately.“Morning, Lionel. How are you?” Kevin drank from his coffee as he listened to his response."I'm fine, boss. Hope you had a great night!"A perfect night,” Kevin answered honestly. The joy on the faces of his employees and the endless sound of their c

Mia's chest slowly rose and fell as she stared at her phone, recalling the conversation that she had with Kevin. “He said I'm acting like a child,” she scoffed. “Well, he didn't exactly say it,” she said to herself with an eye roll, “but he loudly implied it!” She finished in an accusing tone.Mia was aware that she might be acting like a kid, but she couldn't help it. Why would he be keeping secrets from her after all she has done for him?She remembered her last words to him before the phone call ended: her promise to visit the Phoenix Group just to see him, and she rolled her eyes. It wasn't like she had the time for any visit. There was enough work to keep her imprisoned in her office for days. She had just hoped that she'd get something out of him. She hoped that she might sense his fear or hear a noise in the background, anything, something to completely base her suspicions on, but she had gotten nothing! Absolutely nothing! Complete waste of time. Obviously, if she wanted to

After forced laughs and grins that made Mia's cheeks hurt, Donald finally left. Grandmother saw Donald off to the parking lot while Mia muttered some excuse about pending work and lack of time so she could stay back in her office. She just wanted to put an end to the advances her grandmother kept making toward the poor young man on her behalf. After the first time, she was sure that Donald had also noticed. She was so mortified that she wanted nothing more than to disappear from his presence. About a quarter of an hour later, when she was certain that Mrs. Perry would be back in her office, she left her office and stomped to Mrs. Perry's.She met her in a conversation with the head of the administrative staff. Mia could bet that she was complaining about the employee's lack of ‘agility’ or ‘efficiency’ again. She was never satisfied.Mia fully stepped into the room. The sound the door made as she closed it around her got the lady's attention, and she turned back to see Mia. “Good m

Once Kevin received the credentials of the applicants, he began to go through them.He was so invested in them that he didn't hear the knock on his door until it came a second time, soft and patient. He shot his head up when he heard it.“Come on in!’’ He called out, his gaze on the door, ready to see who would walk in.“Weldone, boss,” Jake greeted as he walked inside."Jake, how's your day going?" Kevin answered as he gestured to one of the seats across his table.“I've come to seek your permission on an issue, boss,” Jake started as soon as he was seated.“What's that?" Kevin leaned forward, giving him his full attention.“I want to ask when I can leave for the Falcone estate.”He caught the frown on Kevin's face and instantly added. “When I was coming here from Falcone state, I didn't know I was going to stay this long at all,” he said, remembering his uncertainty as he had journeyed to Penia city, wondering what repercussions his actions had cost him. "So I didn't bring many thin

Kevin's brows hiked up when his gaze landed on Alessia. He had just stepped out of his room and bursted out into the hallway. Alessia had been walking through, fastening one of the buttons on the knee length blazer dress she had on.“All ready?" He asked as she fell in step with him.“Ugh, I think so?” She let out a frustrated groan. “I think I ordered a smaller size. I'm finding it hard to fasten the button.""Ordered?""Yep. I didn't plan to crash the night here so I didn't have extra clothes with me. I had to quickly do something as I have a meeting in less than an hour.”Kevin nodded. "Smart thinking."“Except I was too hasty and I probably put in the wrong size," she sounded like she'd cry. "I'm just glad the boots are my exact size. That would have been worse.”Kevin briefly turned to look at her. He eyed her, his gaze moving from the blazer dress to the knee length boots she had on. The dress looked perfectly okay to him. “I think it's the right size,” he commented. “Besides,