Kevin had thought it would all end with the divorce, but it didn't. He had placed his phone on the ‘do not disturb’ mode. He had been surprised when he unlocked his phone and saw his ex-wife's number top the list of the calls he had missed. She had called him over a dozen times.At first, he was irked but worried. Why would Mia call so many times? It was unusual. She certainly wasn't the type to call so many times. The highest she'd do was try to reach the person a couple of times before she'd let it go.All this was why he hadn't been able to shake off the thought that something might be wrong. Eventually, he called her back.She didn't really sound like herself. There had been a plea in her voice that Kevin could not just ignore.He sighed again as he got into the taxi that would take him to the address. He opened the location-sharing app where she'd shared her location with him and read it out to the driver, directing him once in a while.Eventually, he got to the place. The bar lo

"So what's the plan?” Alessia eventually asked. She may not like Mia's relationship with Kevin, especially now that they were divorced, but she was ready to go with whatever plan Kevin had to save her.Kevin was silent for a while as he ruminated on his plan again.Alessia's gaze was on him, waiting, ready to get into action. So was Jake, though he was still slightly fuming with rage. He wished he could just get the order to descend on Anthony and teach him a lesson he'll never forget.“He wants the company, doesn't he?" Kevin abruptly spoke up. "Then we'd give it to him." Alessia frowned, bristled, while Jake's brows furrowed in confusion."What do you mean, boss?” they asked at the same time."His condition is to have the company handed over to him, isn't it?”"That's what you said,” Alessia answered.Kevin nodded. “Then that's what we will do. The company will go off for twenty-four hours.”Alessia's lashes fluttered multiple times. She shook her head and gathered herself. It was

Vivian dared not say anything else. Her lips trembled as she remained there, her gaze on Kevin, wondering if she should plead with him some more.But the tone with which he just spoke with her was not one she wanted to experience again, nor does she want to remain in his hard stare.“Yes, sir," she croaked out before she turned around and walked to the door. It was a miracle that she was able to see the doorknob through the tear that had blurred her vision.Outside, she stumbled along the hall, headed downstairs to her cubicle, to heed her boss' request as she always ought to, no matter what.As she sluggishly made the dreadful trip, she looked down at her palms. They trembled, and despite that her palms weren't fisted, they were sweaty.Then she realised that she was crying. She raised her trembling hands and brought her fingers to her cheeks. She felt the wetness there. She sniffed. She stopped walking and took a moment to gather herself. She couldn't relay the news to her colleagu

Amy couldn't stop her heart from slamming so hard against her chest as she stared at Vivian. It hurts. The rate at which her heart beat against her chest. It had been so sudden. She was unprepared. “The CEO eased everyone out of their jobs?” She mouthed slowly, processing Vivian's words.“Yes," Vivian frowned. “So you really weren't aware," she said incredulously as she eased herself into her seat.Amy shook her head dumbly. "No, I wasn't…" but I was aware that I was going to get promoted.She felt like a monster. She wasn't sure what she should feel. Fear or guilt?Her fellow employees must be crying their eyes out because they just lost their jobs, and there she was, celebrating her new role. She briefly wondered how Vivian would feel if she told that to her then.Or perhaps Amy wondered if she should be scared. Maybe there was no position in Landary province waiting for her. Maybe she had been rendered jobless just like the others. There was only one way to find out.Her hands tr

The usually bubbly premises of the Print Odd company that were always filled with laughter and chatter were eerily silent, devoid of any humans. Except for two more employees, there were no more employees in the company. Their eyes were sad as they took their time to pack up their things.One of the two employees, Vivian, dabbed her eyes with her hanky and looked around the office space for the umpteenth time. Her palm was flattened on the box that contained the few things that belonged to her as she took in the now-empty cubicles. This version of empty was different from the one she always saw whenever she chose to work late. At least, she knew it was temporary. But this one was forever. It was more of the things that made the silence so loud. Discarded papers and cords were everywhere, a telltale sign of the recent sorrowful and bitter abandonment.She sighed for the last time. Her gaze cut to Amy, who had been lingering beside her as she waited for her. Amy cut Vivian a tight smil