"You've got this, Ana. I mean you are so efficient that you put me to shame at times. Who else could pull that off despite the time limit? And look, we still have almost forty-five minutes to go" Phils said as he checked his Rolex watch while practically running out of the company to catch up with Anastasia, as she hurried towards her car. He was dressed in his typical Ken style. Lime colour, pants and suit jacket, flowery-patterned shirt and jade-coloured shoes."Well, tell me that after I have finally bagged this for the company," Anastasia said as she unlocked her car. Her cream-coloured suit and skirt with simple yet expensive, black, shoes exuded confidence and understated class.She tossed the key at Phil's "Please, drive. I need to still go through my keynotes" Anastasia said as she got into the passenger seat.Phils smiled and said "You are the best, Ana. If I was wired that way, I could kiss you right now. Then I will ask you to marry me. That way, I get to sit on the couch fo
“It was not me” “What?!” Jason was amazed by what Bastion was telling him. After telling Bastion about the post, Jason turned back and went to the hospital. He had barely entered with Simon when Bastion called him. He informed Bastion that he was at the hospital already and Bastion told him that he would meet him there. He was already coming to terms with the fact that Bastion did what he did to Khan Maal because of the message he sent to him, but Bastion’s statement put things on a different level. After dismissing Simon, Jason didn’t want to have to go far from Millicent in case he was needed, so he told Bastion to come into the private family waiting room he was assigned. She was sleeping at the moment but he didn’t want to take any chances. Bastion looked at the astonishment on his face and smiled “Oh, I see that you have already concluded that I did it. Well, thanks for the vote of confidence but it was not me. I wouldn’t have bothered to post such silliness. I am not into ex
Bastion Alverro, Capomandamento of the Alverro mafia family walked in a clipped pace towards his awaiting car. His consigliere and right-hand man, Alejandro Santos, threw the cigarette he was puffing aside and he opened the door for him. Then he saw the look on Bastion’s face. “What is wrong, boss?” he asked instantly as he came to meet Bastion halfway. “What?” Bastion said, then he looked towards the hospital, then back at Alejandro. “We are done here,” he said. “Let’s bring the good news to Padre,” he said as he entered the car. “Oookay” Alejandro said, unconvinced but he dared not question the most powerful man in Italy, even if he was also his friend, so he quickly entered the car and he reached for the start button. “I saw her” Bastion’s distant tone stopped him. Alejandro quickly turned back and looked at his boss. “Who is…?” A quelling look from Bastion stopped his question and his eyes widened as he realised the only person that could get his boss in such a mood. The gir
Anastasia rushed into the building as Phils found a place to park. She checked her watch and smiled as she saw that she still had five more minutes before the bid session started. She was trying to pull out her folder from her bag and was not really looking at where she was going. She collided hard with someone and her bag went flying. The folder with the monogrammed initials of Paragon Height fell out of her bag. Embarrassed about her uncharacteristic clumsiness, Anastasia quickly bent down as she uttered hurried apologies to the man, she had collided with. He beat her to the folder though. He picked it up and handed it to her. “You need to be more careful, lady,” the middle-aged man said as he handed her the folder. Anastasia hastily thanked him as she caught a glance of the time, she was cutting it close now. She apologised for bumping into him, once again before she rushed off. What she didn’t really register at that moment because of her anxiety was that the man looked a bit f
Millicent was still good confused with most things and she still couldn’t remember what had happened in the suite that day. But the doctor had signed her off on a clean bill of health so Jason flew her back to Montreau. He was happy that the kids were not at home to witness it when she looked at the surrounding in confusion before she finally realised where she was. She nodded at him, with a small smile as she said with slight uncertainty.“We are at home” Jason hated the fact that she was filled with doubt whenever she wanted to make a statement. It was as if she couldn’t trust herself to be sure about anything. Jason wished he could lay his hands on Don at that moment. The bastard had turned his vibrant, self-assured wife into a shadow of herself. She was resting in the bedroom when he gathered the staff together and he informed them that Madam was a little “tired” from an incident that happened during her trip. “All I need from you all is for you not to do anything that could af
Jason had to call his personal doctor to check on Millicent even after she calmed down. Liam and the staff didn’t find any intruders on the property. Nobody had seen anyone enter or leave the room long after Jason had left it. Not even Liam had seen anybody since he just got out of the shower when he heard the scream. “Mrs Monroe is doing fine physically. Just as the other doctor had said, she is fit enough to be discharged. The only thing she needs right now is enough rest and a serene environment. She doesn’t need anything that could stimulate her negatively or affect her mental health. If that could be taken care of; I am sure her momentary confusion will be taken care of in no time and she will be back to her normal self” the doctor said before he left. Jason immediately called Heinrich to ask about his health. He informed the older man that he would be over at his place to see him soon, and then he informed him that he would like for Isabella and Bo to come back now since they
“You are filing for bankruptcy?” Jason looked up from the file that Anastasia was showing him, to look at Liam’s enraged face as he barged into his office without knocking. Jason saw his new secretary wringing her hands behind Liam. Jason could see that she had tried to stop his cousin but the latter had barged in nonetheless. She was probably thinking that Jason would fire her on her second day of job. Jason only motioned for her to go back to her spot. The lady inclined her head and quickly went back to her seat. “That will be all for now, Ana. Be back here in twenty minutes. I am sure I will be done with our COO by then.” Jason told Anastasia. “Yes, sir,” Anastasia said before she left the office. “Mr Monroe” she said in greeting to Liam but he ignored her. “What has got you in such a state, Liam?” Jason asked. “You know you can tell me if the stress of being the company’s COO, temporarily, of course, is getting to you, right?” “I don’t give a fuck about that!” Liam snapped. T
Senator Cavendish was in a bad mood because of his long-term secret that was on the verge of becoming a public anecdote. He still had no idea how Anabella had heard about his secret child with his former secretary, but he had a very good guess. It must have been that bastard, who threatened him into selling his oil company and rig. Now he not only has his problems on hand but he also had to deal with the backlash that could arise from pissing off the businessmen who had been supportive of him during the election. Right after dealing with Anabella. She was his utmost priority at the moment. She had to be or things could turn really ugly. He could already imagine how his opponents would spin the story. Anabella wouldn’t tell him how she knew the county where his former secretary and his son were, but she had threatened divorce and that would be a very disastrous thing for Cavendish. He could even lose his senatorship. Which was unfair. He had sworn off having affairs after all! Hadn’t