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Second Chase At Stake Chapter 51
The rain came out of nowhere and the sky immediately became dark. Joanna felt like fainting at this point. She could not afford to mess things up with these clients. They were very important to her father. Damien turned around and gestured for her to go in.However, while she was still watching he ran into the rain and hurriedly jumped into the car. He was not planning on letting anything stop him. He will get home and must get back on time, he told himself. He pressed the accelerator paddle with his foot making the car speed up out of the premises.Joanna stepped back in and decided to improvise. She told them that at the moment she couldn't display the presentation through the projector but she would draw them on a piece of paper as quickly as possible to give them at least a preview of what they were going into till the flash was in her hands.The clients were not so happy with this and Joanna was scared to her wits that she might mess things up further but she had to keep a bold f
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 52
Thunder and lightning came into their ears as though it knew what had just happened. The rain kept falling, sending cold to their bodies. Damien did not know what he was doing. Without a single thought in his head, he did what he did. It was only after his lips had reached hers, did he realize what he had done. He pulled away quickly, panic in his eyes. He wanted to blame the alcohol but if he did not harbor feelings for her then it would never have happened.He knew he had to do something quickly before she said anything. “I’m… I'm sorry, I-” his words were interrupted when Joanna by slamming her lips on hisIt took him by surprise and was unmoving for some minutes. Joanna pulled away then stared into his eyes. Sincerity and lust in her eyes. She did not care that he was her bodyguard. She wanted him and only him. “You don't have to apologize. I want this” she confessed “I want you” she added and slowly brought her lips to hisDamien tried to resist so he pulled away. “You aren't fee
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 53
The morning sun came through the windows and the curtains, shining on those who lay on the bed. Joanna had her head on his chest with her hand beside her head. She fluttered her eyes open with a smile on her face as she looked up. Damien’s sleeping face came into view and she could not help but widen her smile.She could remember what happened the previous day like it happened a minute ago. She bit her lips in shyness remembering how good Damien had felt inside of her. For so long she had wanted this and now it was finally here. She refused to go off of him.His heartbeat felt like music to her ears and she wanted to keep hearing it. Damien had his hand around her too which made it the perfect position. She could not wait for him to ask her out officially. The thought alone made her more excited than she already was and she moved a bit which alerted Damien.He moved and then fluttered his eyes open staring at the window for a few seconds before realizing someone was on him. It was the
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 54
Damien did not even bother to freshen up but dress up and walk out of the house. Joanna rushed out to stop him and try to explain thinking he was still somewhere in the house but Damien was gone. She sat in the living room, staring at the blank television still crying.Damien did not know where to go. He had nowhere to go. The only place he has come to know for almost a year was Joanna's house after his divorce. His father certainly would not give him the attention he wanted right now.Confusion and frustration flooded his heart and mind and he really needed to cool off. He loved Joanna. He has loved her for so long now and this was appearing like a stop to it. He felt betrayed and lied to. He felt used and manipulated.It was hard to explain his troubles. Only his heart and mind understood what was going on with him. He walked into a bar which was not so full. Walking up to the counter with a bartender at the other side of the counter, he took out his wallet and placed fifty dollar n
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 55
Joanna lay on her bed, face on her pillow, tears rolling down her eyes. She has sent numerous text messages but Damien has not replied to any. It was night time now and he was not back yet. She even tried to track his location but his phone was switched off.The last place she saw was him being a restaurant but after that, there was nothing on him. She was losing it with each passing second. Eventually, she turned around, staring at the ceiling while lying on her back. She tried to see the good in this, but it was hard.She loved Damien. She always had and even though she gave up when he got married, she still loved him. The moment she knew he was divorced, she believed they had a chance again to make things right. She believed they could be together.She remained in that position for a long time before she heard the front door open. Her eyes opened, and she rushed out of bed. “Damien” she called as she approached the stairsThe moment she got to the stairs, she sighted him at the doo
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 56
Damien has been trying to act like it did not matter. He wanted to pretend that his feelings were not valid. He accepted his love for her but he was not up to the right standard to be the best for her. He was eating from her. If not for her, he would be living on the streets of New York with nothing on him.Possibly, he would be begging. How could someone like him take care of the president's daughter? His bank account was not even worth anything to give to her. She had everything ranging from cars to houses and if he wanted to be her man, he had to make more money.The problem was, that his father had blocked every path that he could use to get a good job that would pay him well. His degree was not going to get him any job at present. All he could get was this job and now if he wanted to pursue any relationship with Joanna he would have to forfeit his relationship with her or go out there and find something else to do.With the situation, he went with the latter option as he had trie
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 57
Sarah was already within the house as she called out to Joanna. Damien shut his eyes, briefly sighing on hearing Sarah's voice. Joanna smiled, seeing his reaction then placed a kiss on his lips. She planned to make it a brief kiss but when she wanted to jump down from the table and leave, Damien held her waist tight, preventing her from leaving.They deep kissed for a couple of minutes before they heard Sarah's footsteps approaching the kitchen. Left for Damien, he would not mind remaining in that position when Sarah walked in but Joanna quickly pulled away and jumped down from the table before rushing out while fixing her clothes.Joanna walked into the living room and was able to stop Sarah from going into the kitchen. Sarah raised a brow at Joanna. “You look messed up” she commented, her eyes gliding through her clothes“What happened?” She asked the moment she noticed Joanna's puffy eyesSarah held her face and stared at her. “Tell me” she spoke, firmlyJoanna smiled and waved her
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 58
Damien and Joanna paused in their movements the moment those words left Sarah’s lips. They had not expected to be caught so quickly. Damien and Joanna glance at themselves with so many questions written in their eyes, but they cannot answer them. Instead, they returned their gazes to Sarah, who was right there looking at them.“What are you talking about?” Damien asked, after gathering himselfSarah rolled her eyes. “I’m not blind, you know?” she said, and the couple turned to themselves again subtly, but Sarah had her eyes on them for a long time now so they could not pass her eyesEven if it did, it did not wash away the other ones that she had been seeing since their lunch. “I don’t know what you are talking about, Sarah,” Joanna told her friendSarah opened her eyes, glanced at the two, then shook her head before sitting up. “You know, I wanted to not speak about this but I have to do it,” she began“We walked in here and Damien opened the door for you.” Joanna tried to counter it
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The doctor nodded. “He is unconscious, but he is responding to treatment,” the doctor replied to Joanna. It was a relief to everyone to hear that news. No one wanted to lose Damien for any reason, especially when it came to the situation with the business. Everyone was aware of the threat that came with him taking on the position of the CEO and they understood that situations like this were going to arise. However, they thought they would be able to handle it if it came to that, but they did not see this attack coming. It will be a great loss to them if Damian died. Joanna surely would not be able to handle his death if it had come to that. They all sighed with relief. “Can we see him?” Joanna asked quickly. “Not right now. The nurses are currently carrying out some final touches,” the doctor said, and they all nodded. Eliza hugged Joanna, who had tears rolling down her eyes. She was relieved to hear that Damien was okay. They stayed in the hospital for some time as they waited fo
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No one expected the police to be on them that quickly. Joanna's father was called, as she wanted to get Damien rescued as soon as possible. She was frantic. Ever since she saw that video, it felt like her entire world was spinning. No one had called her to threaten and demand for one thing or the other. She had a guess at which the kidnapper would want to request for, but they were going to find their way around it if it came to it. Unfortunately, no one called. After spending only a few minutes, she knew she had to call her father. He was the one with the resources, and he could get anywhere at any time because he was the president of the country. This kind of things would not be hard for him, most, especially because he had people in every part of the country, especially this city. It only took the special defense team to track those who kidnapped Damien. It wasn't so easy because Damien's phone was in the car, which would have made things easier, but thanks to a particular phone
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That action was not something he planned to do. Damien carried it out without thinking of the next step. The moment he pulled the trigger at Mr Blue, he rushed off the chair, heading for nowhere in particular. The warehouse was not completely lit, so he could not see every part of the warehouse except from where he was sitting. He rushed over to the only pillar he saw and then hid behind it. He knew he could not be completely invisible to them, but he had to be sharp in his dealings. He was not going to sign off on everything that his father had worked for to someone who did not know how tough it was to build an empire such as the Alfredo company. Damien peeped out from the pillar, so he could see what was happening. To his surprise, none of them were moving to even come to him. It felt like they did not mind that he was about to leave their crutches. He knew he could not be happy just yet. He dabbed his body, trying to figure out where his phone was. It then occurred to him that hi
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Sarah quickly requested for a bottle of water so she could splash it on Joanna. The moment Joanna came to, she instantly began crying because of the situation they had found themselves in. Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo came into the office and saw Joanna in that state. They quickly helped her up and took her into Damien's office so they could have some time on their own. In a matter of minutes, Joanna was in a messy state.She had not thought something like this would happen and so soon. She kept asking what they were going to do now. Mr Alfredo was making calls to everyone that he knew could help, which also included the police. They needed everyone to help find the CEO of the company. Mrs Alfredo was vested with trying to calm Joanna down, and so did Sarah. After what felt like an hour, Joanna spoke. “I need to call my father,” she said and immediately began searching for her phone. None of them stopped her because they needed everyone. Mr Alfredo did not know who might do this. One person
Chapter 92
Joanna stayed home for a few hours without doing anything. There was nothing work-related that she could do either, so she was just bored at home. She tried to watch a few movies and series, but it did not keep her mind occupied. For some strange reason, she felt really restless and could not pinpoint where the problem was coming from. She sent a message to Damien, and all seemed well from his side. She even called her father, asking him if everything was okay and he was a hundred percent positive that everything was okay. It troubled her a lot and after being bored and restless for a very long time; she called her friend Sarah. Sarah was more than happy to hear from her and even invited her to come over to her studio. Joanna quickly obliged, as it was a way to get out of the house. The bodyguard which Damien had put in place tried to follow her but she stopped him as she did not want to have him following her. She was fine and certainly; she wasn't going anywhere that would seem u
Chapter 91
Damien frowned. Why would his mother so readily want to give Joanna her ring? It was hers. He still remembered how she was when it came to this ring of hers. She cherished it and rarely allowed anyone to touch it if that person was not his father.“But it's yours. Joanna would need to keep it after” Damien tried to reason with his mother, but she seemed not to mind. She smiled.“I do not mind if she takes it. I actually want her to. It's an Alfredo heirloom. Your father's mother gave it to me after our engagement ceremony, but I don't want that for Joanna. I want you to propose to her with this,” Mrs. Alfredo said. Damien nodded, understanding what his mother had planned. However, he shut the box, then handed the box back to his mother with a smile. Mrs. Alfredo looked shocked at this. “You don't want to use it?” she asked, sounding upset.“I really want you to,” Mrs Alfredo added “Mum, I know, but not right now. I cannot propose to Joanna right now. But I will. Once I am ready, I w
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Joanna and Damien snapped their heads to the door, with their eyes wide. Eliza's eyes matched with theirs before turning around. “I'm so sorry. Sorry,” she said as she walked out the door, shutting it behind her.Joanna turned to Damien, and Damien tried to kiss her again. “Damien” she called out to him with a tease“What?” he acted as though he did not know what she was talking about and still tried to kiss herJoanna tried to stand, but he held her down. “Just one more,” Damien pleaded. Joanna smiled before kissing him. They were about to sink in when Joanna quickly got up.“Eliza would be waiting outside,” Joanna said, unable to contain her smileJoanna adjusted her dress, and so did Damien for his suit. “You can come in now, Eliza,” Damien said once Joanna was seated across from the table with her legs crossedEliza opened the door slowly, poking her head into the office and darting her eyes around. She wanted to be sure that nothing was going on inside the office anymore. She had
Chapter 89
Mr. Blue knew he had made a big mistake. He needed this job. Unfortunately, he did not have much going on in his life, which was all the more reason he wanted to be the CEO of the company. It has been his dream.He glanced around the room. Hoping that someone would stand up for him. They could not really side with Damien, who they had only known for two weeks over him they had known for years, right? They could not just abandon him, right?He glanced at the only man on the board who had defended him moments ago, but the man quickly averted his gaze. Mr Blue just got fired, and he did not want to also get fired. He needed the job. Damien just proved to them he would work hard and far to get all of them to act right.He was not his father who would keep them because they were of value. Now there were people who would readily take their position and were more competent than them, even though they lack the experience. Mr Blue, seeing that no one was going to stand up for him, stood up.“Y
Chapter 88
Damien worked into the office with a stern expression on his face. Every staff knew not to mess with him at this very moment or else they stand a chance to get fired.Just by mere looking at him, they knew something was up. Those who feared and did not fear him before now did. He was in no mood to play with anyone. Even Joanna tried to cheer him up, but he was really upset. She only successfully cheered him up when she was around. But from the moment he stepped out of the house heading for the office, the frown he had kept aside reappeared. Most people thought Damien was soft, but he was not.Yes, for a while he has been away from the business, but that does not mean he does not know how to play his cards very well. Those men thought they could mess with him but failed to understand that he got some traits from his father and he was going to utilize it very well. The meeting was scheduled for one o'clock, so for now, he was in his office attending to other documentation. He took up
