Reynold sank into his bed, very tired after the long night. His faces told the tales of too many emotions. He seemed sorrowful and pleased at the same time. A lot of thoughts ran back and forth his mind and fear gripped his heart.It was not the fear of just anything or anyone… fact is he didn't even care, he wasn't scared about anybody. He was sure that he would be able to protect what was his when it came down to it. This was after all the reason why he had given himself to so much training and decided to change at all cost.But what scared him was losing himself to his demons in the midst of protecting the lady he loves. This family was a very disastrous one, a kind of family that sanity cannot exist in–it was not news that every kid from the family had their insanity to deal with… even down to his wife he had to admit.And if one wanted to deal with such a monstrous family, they needed to be more insane than any of the family members are. That very notion was a definition of Reynol
The morning was up earlier than usual… or maybe he was just very tired from the long night he had with Tate and then with Kayla—who had gone out of his bed hours before he finally woke up. She did a little morning jog and was just arriving when he stepped out of the room.Reynold grinned with a sleepy face.“You look way too sexy for me to pass.”“Uh uh. Don't even think about it. I still feel drenched in whatever you put in me yesterday, if you come onto me like that I don't know if I'll eventually be able to make it to work.”Reynold leaned on the head of the triple-seat sofa and looked at Kayla with a seductive smile.“What?” She responded with a stern face.“It's not a bad idea to not go to work today. We can have all the days to ourselves.”“I see… that's a nice one, very tempting actually but no. I don't have the luxury of time to do that… besides, I've left my company unattended for about three days now. I'm sure Lei will he overwhelmed by work and I still need to find the culp
It'd been over a week since Reynold kidnapped and dealt with Tate, however, he was very shocked to not have seen any retaliation. He was sure that Sean would know of what happened and when he did, the hotblooded scion would target him as soon as he could.There were two possibilities to the reason why both of them had been silent. Either Tate had told Sean of how he divulged all the information after being kidnapped and tortured which will warrant that Sean act with carefulness or Tate told nothing to Sean at all about the kidnap because he was scared of revealing the fact that he ended up spilling all the information.Which ever one it was, Reynold didn't really care. Their silence only gave him ample time to prepare and execute his plan. Just like they had done to his wife, he was going to return the favor.A part of doing that was what he was going to see through today. Eyes fell on him as he took a majestic stride through the scattered arrays of table and chairs.The restaurant wa
“Are you seriously not gonna talk to me?”“Talk about what?”“What happened to you?”Tate sighed, his face was plastered here and there but compared to last week it was presentable. Because of it, Sean had been the one going forward for him and meeting with the representatives of the Zhang Corporations.He persistently disturbed his brother to tell him who did this to him but Tate kept his peace and did not say anything apart from being in a skirmish with some neighbor while he was drunk.Sean had told him right that instance. “You can try so much, Tate. But you can't hide it from me, I know something happened that night and I will find out whether you like it or not.”“Yea sure… I've heard you. Can we proceed now?”“Tsk.” Sean clicked his tongue and walked rudely out of his brother's office.Sean strode out to his sleek black sports car, irritation still simmering from his brother's evasiveness. His aide jumped to open the door and Sean slid inside, jacket riding up against the cream
The Orion conference room overlooked the skyline, sunlight streaming in to bathe the long glass table surrounded by over 20 well-dressed executives. At the head sat the chairman, his chin raised as he initiated the proceedings. "Good morning everyone. As you know, we are here to discuss the proposed acquisition of Zhang Corporation by my family's holding company, The Johns."His cool gaze swept the room before landing on Sean. "Representing The Johns in these negotiations are my sons, Sean and Tate. Unfortunately Tate could not be with us today due to a medical situation. But Sean will be presenting their proposal for how our companies can combine forces."Sean met his father's eyes unflinchingly as he continued. "The Johns brothers have been heading up acquisitions for the past three years with great success. I’m sure they have an intriguing vision to unveil.” Was that a subtle dig? “Sean, please.” He extended a polished hand toward him.Gathering himself, Sean approached the table
Sean stumbled from the conference room, the outraged cries and accusations battering his ears. This couldn't be real. None of it could be real. He drifted down the sleek corridor, wingtips whispering over smooth tile.Somewhere his aide asked if he was okay, and reached out to steady him. Sean recoiled, bile rising in his throat. The man kept trying to talk but his voice was distant, warbled. Numbness crept through Sean’s veins as he shuffled outside and sank into the waiting town car.His family, his career, his life - all gone in an instant. He replayed the nightmarish scene in an endless loop during the drive. The matched documents, Kayla’s defiant stand, his mother’s wrenching sobs as his father exiled him from everything he held dear. His guts twisted.The car halted at his modern glass condo. Sean hardly recalled the ride. He rode upstairs in a haze, his once-glittering future reduced to ashes blowing through his mind.5 missed calls from Tate. The sight jarred Sean from his stu
Kayla came back home, whistling and dancing to her tune. It was quite obvious in her demeanor that something good had happened.No one needed to tell Reynold anything about it.“I'd be delighted to hear The gist.” Reynold said as Kayla entered the sitting room.He was sitting on a single seat couch, the led TV was on but his eyes weren't on it when Kayla entered, they were on the laptop in front of him.However, he stood up to give her a hug and kissed her head.“Well. It was a reckoning of the devil.” She paused and frowned for a while, “although I do wonder who exactly it was that had them like that.”“What are you talking about?”She brought her hands around Rey's neck and looked up to him.“You remember that merger deal right?”“Of course, I did. It caused you so much stress and the job was unfairly taken away from you.”“Well. That's my husband for you. Thank you for the support but you do know I fucked up right?” She raised a corner of lips and rubbed the back of his neck gently
Kayla appraised herself critically in the antique full-length mirror. The flared emerald cocktail dress highlighted her flawless figure, but she wondered if the green brought out the gold flecks in her eyes. Did it matter? Sighing, she selected diamond drop earrings and a bracelet from the jewelry case.Having never had a date with Reynold, this one was very special and she wanted it to be perfect. Both of them had gotten married in a hurry to fulfill some business requirements. Of course, even though she chose Reynold as her husband purely for the sake of business alone, and because he’d been kind to her in her school days, she had other personal reasons. And she was helping him… did she imagine herself falling this hard. She wanted to look perfect for this first time together. But nothing felt perfect lately, since the showdown with her brothers.A knock interrupted her brooding. “Come in.”Reynold entered, devastatingly handsome in a tailored suit. His eyes lit seeing her. “Stunni