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Adam and Evelyn took the train to the farmer she had spoken to a few days back.Evelyn looked relaxed.“Why do you look so happy?” he asked.“I came to this Conreid Center School a few days back, and all the staff members were worried sick that I would scold them or suspend them. They kept following me and made my job a lot harder. But today, nobody recognized us. Just wearing wigs and using masks did the trick! I’ll be using this every time I want my work get done quickly!”“So they were afraid of you even though you don’t hold the power to suspend them, huh.”“Yeah, I can still complain about them to you, can’t I? They fear that, and that’s where their respect comes from.”“Still, I think they do respect you for your post. It’s not easy to be a CEO’s secretary, right? You’re successful, and they know your words have weight.”“I don’t consider myself all that successful though,” she replied. “I’m yet to fulfill my first big dream, and then I have to find the right man. Besides, I fel
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After work, Evelyn came home and had a nice shower. Having roamed the entire day together with Adam, she noticed a lot of things she previously didn’t.He didn’t buy her anything, not even a drink or an ice cream even though there were some opportunities. Clearly, he wasn’t trying to impress her in such ways. This made working with him more comfortable.However, now that the day’s work was done, she put her long ponytail on and was rewinding her day once again. “He asked about marriage a couple of times. He has so many girlfriends, I’m sure, but why does it sound like he longs to be loved? Almost like myself? It makes sense that I fantasize about marriage, but why does he do the same when he dates so many girls? That’s not fair.” She almost tore the pillow cover but failed to do so, so she bit on the pillow aggressively. “I can’t be like this forever. I must find a strong man whose hands can touch me in the cutest and gentlest way possible.” She rolled on her plush velvet bed. “I soun
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The next morning.Adam just got into his limousine. Harry handed him a file.Adam flipped it open. Penelope’s images were at the top.“I’ve obtained as much information as I could, sir,” Harry said. “The hacker asked for 3000 dollars.”“Don’t worry. I’ll transfer the amount within a month.”“Yes. Thank you.”“Thank you, too,” Adam said and kept reading the contents.“I took a look into that file without your permission, sir, just to make sure it’s not filled with useless information,” Harry hesitantly said. “She didn’t do anything strange recently, only that she’s been auctioning things online from way back. The stuff she sells isn’t cheap. Don’t know where she’s getting such costly things from. There was even a limited edition watch in the items she sold.”Adam didn’t say anything. As he read the report, his heart grew heavier. “All those items she’s selling, she probably gets them from her boyfriends.”Harry was startled from his thoughts. “Ah, how could I have missed that? She was
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At an underwater seven-star restaurant called Aqua Diners.Ron Ferver and Penelope Reis were both seated on one side of the table, and on the other side was a modestly dressed woman. Her round face and innocent eyes were definitely as attractive as the coral reefs and the pretty fish passing by behind the translucent glasses.“You brought your assistant to our date?” she didn’t sound happy.“We both have a meeting to attend in about an hour,” said Ron, casually. “So, that’s why she’s here, Ms. Veronica.”“She can stay here, and I won’t mind it as long as she pays the pill,” Veronica said just as casually.Penelope’s heart skipped many beats. Ron was glancing at her, so she hesitantly nodded. “It’d be my pleasure.” It was an expensive restaurant she had been longing to go to, and so she had asked Ron she’d tag along, and he agreed, but she never thought this pretty, childish-looking woman would make her pay the bill with just one sentence. Naturally, Penelope began disliking this woman
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“Did you see boss Adam go out on a date with anyone after he returned from that terrible accident?”“No. He’s always been busy with something.”“I think his brother’s meddling in Conreid Lore’s affairs is putting a lot of pressure on him.”“Still, can’t he spend some time with us?”As a couple of female workers were chatting in their own world, Evelyn, who was passing by, ended up overhearing their conversation.“Why are you two wasting time talking gibberish?” she asked, startling them. They immediately stood, greeted her and acted like they didn’t know what she was talking about. “This isn’t the first time I heard you two talk about CEO Adam. It’s alright if you are talking about something related to work, but you’re talking about his dating life and everything that is unrelated to work.”“S-Sorry, ma’am,” they lowered their heads in shame.“Don’t repeat this, or your salary will be cut,” she warned and walked away.“Hmph, she’s just jealous that we might replace her,” the two femal
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Sofia entered Adam’s office.“I was wondering why you weren’t lifting the call. So she’s the reason.” She looked at Evelyn and smiled amusedly before shifting her flirtatious gaze at Adam. “I wouldn’t mind doing a threesome if it’s with her.”“What?” Evelyn stood at once, her eyes giving off a glare.“Haha, the girl can’t take a joke, huh,” Sofia walked over and patted her shoulder. “Sit down, dear.”Evelyn frowned and looked at Adam, hoping he would tell the red-haired model to leave.“Please take a seat,” Adam said, making Evelyn bite her lip and hiss in annoyance.“I don’t want to disturb you during your working hours, so…” Sofia went over to him, leaned and whispered something in his ears.Evelyn’s blood was boiling all this while, and she looked like she’d slap this woman. After all, she was his personal assistant, yet women like Sofia would appear out of nowhere and talk with Adam like they were so close with him, and they would all look at her the same way, like she was inferio
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“Then why don’t you suggest a game?” he moved closer to her, so close his elbow touched her arm.“Kyaa!” she screamed at the top of her lungs, scaring Adam as well, and he too screamed for a second.Both of them stopped screaming almost at the same time, but then she pushed him away, yelling, “Don’t touch me! If you come closer, I’ll kill you.”She used so much force his head hit the wall, and he cringed in pain.“What’s wrong with you?” The sharp, localized pain in the head almost made him cry, but to his shock, it was Evelyn who started crying first. “W-Why are you crying?”“I’m not crying,” she replied fast. “I’m just scared.”“Scared?” Adam’s brain sparked, and things suddenly made sense to him. “A-Are you afraid that I’ll harm you?”Evelyn didn’t reply immediately this time. “I know there’s battery backup for the lights and fans in these elevators. How come even they stopped working?”“How would I know?” Adam looked bewildered, but because of the darkness, there was no way for he
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Even though he moved closer, and his breath was felt across her face, she didn’t say a word as his words had affected her.She could tell his face was close enough that he could kiss her if he wanted, but she didn’t tell him to back off.However, Adam went back and sat where he previously sat.A man was never that close to her, and her body was beginning to act weirdly. What was happening to her? Was she being turned on by his mere breath? She grew frustrated.“Haha, I was just kidding, Evelyn,” said Adam, exhaling audibly. “I have seen many vulnerable and wicked women, but you are not one of those. I really respect you and your work whether you believe it or not.” He never thought he’d trust another woman after what Penelope and his aunt had done to him, but after meeting Evelyn, his hope was restored on woman-kind. “You are my secretary, not my toy. If I don’t give you respect, it’s the same as ridiculing myself.”His words flooded a rush of blood into her heart. He really sounded g
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“If you were really a beggar, then what happened? How did you change yourself?” the beggar curiously asked Adam. “Did you rob a bank or something?”“No, it was a stroke of luck,” Adam replied. “I’m still taking that test. If I don’t pass it, I might end up as a beggar one day again.”“I wish that luck visits me as well,” the beggar said.“Don’t worry, Brother,” Adam saw that this beggar had a bent leg, which didn’t allow him to walk properly. He took out his checkbook from his suit and signed it for 5000 dollars. “It’s not much, but this is all I can give you right now. You better not use it for drugs, or the next time I see you, I will beat your ass.”“I will spend this very carefully,” the beggar quickly said. “But I don’t think the bank guards will allow me to enter the bank if I go in these dirty clothes. I have to buy new clothes.”Adam then took his suit out and gave it to the beggar who felt more touched by this gesture. It brought tears to the beggar’s eyes.“Nobody has been t
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Both Evelyn and Adam had gone to Sterling villa and talked with the producer, Jacob sterling.They were expecting him to look cool and grand. He was indeed a big, handsome fellow despite his age being in sixties, but he looked to be under great stress because of his movie being released incorrectly.“From behind the scenes, someone messed with me on purpose,” Jacob told them. “I know you’ve come here to get solid information from me, but I can’t guarantee you anything right now because all the people I took money from to produce the film are grabbing my throats right now. I have to pay them hundreds of millions in interest. So, until I clear all that, I won’t be able to release the film. Even if I do release it, will the people come to the theaters again?”“They will, sir,” Evelyn told him. “All your past movies were blockbusters. There was not an average film, so I think people will understand that some mistake happened this time and will definitely make many people come to the theate
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CHAPTER 94
Adam and Evelyn came to a restaurant. It was mid noon at the time. Both of them were sweaty and hungry. Evelyn first ordered some drinks to quench her thirst, and then she told the waiters to wait for fifteen minutes before prepping their meals because she just drank a lot of water. This gave both of them fifteen minutes of breathing space. Evelyn still couldn’t forget burying the beggar, and she also didn’t understand why Adam would go to such lengths. “If you don’t mind me asking, did you meet that beggar in the past? I mean, did he stop in front of your car at some traffic signal and then ask for some money?” “No, this is my first time seeing him,” Adam replied in a calm but slightly knowing, heavy voice. “But this isn’t the first time I have seen beggars die overnight. During winters, some of them freeze to death on the streets. Some have their toes and legs frozen overnight that they have to get amputated afterward.” “What?” Evelyn covered her mouth in shock. “You sound like
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As Adam approached the scene, the crows reluctantly flew away to the nearby posts and rooftops but still very much kept their eyes on him. There were at least twenty-odd of these black little things.Adam stopped and looked at the old man lying lifelessly on the sidewalk. There was no life in his eyes, which were half closed, and the black plastic bag beside him was open, with many items on the ground, suggesting that someone searched the bag for valuables.Evelyn joined Adam but was not able to see the old man’s corpse. She stood behind Adam. “Did he die? The beggar?”“He’s been dead for hours,” Adam said, his voice deep and concealing the pain and sadness swelling in him.“Let’s call the ambulance,” Evelyn said. “They are going to take care of him.”Adam, however, picked the old man up with both of his arms. He was not that heavy because he was very thin. His body had already hardened and was not bending at all. It looked like Adam was carrying a pole instead.“W-What are you doing,
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Evelyn came home that evening and jumped onto the bed. She hugged her pillow and tried to be calm. However, she couldn’t help but think about Jim. He was without a doubt the most handsome man she had seen. He was not just tall and handsome but had a really good sense of humor and a voice that was very good on the ears. “Though it started off bad, by the time it ended, my impression about him changed very much. It’s rare to find bachelors like him, but the issue was that I’m not sure if he’s interested in me or not. How do I find out? Should I call him first? Or should I wait for him to call me? What if he doesn’t call me? How long should I wait? One day? Two days? Three days?” Seconds passed. “This isn’t helping. I’ll be patient for a few days and see if he calls me,” Evelyn thought. “If he does call me, it means he’s interested in me. If he calls me much later, then he’s not interested in me and is only trying to use me.” She kept thinking about him and ended up sleeping without
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Even though Adam lost all the money he invested, a total of ten million dollars, he didn’t feel too bad right now because he spent the night with Reena, and they didn’t have sex but were watching romantic movies all night. After watching the movies till sunrise, when both their bodies and souls were fully craving for love, Reena still managed to hold herself well.“I will sleep in my bed,” Reena said. “You can sleep in the other room. That’s good for both of us.” She wanted to prove to him she could control herself well if wanted to.However, Adam grabbed her hand and pulled her into his embrace and began to kiss her everywhere on her face except the lips. “S-Stop, Adam,” she said in a trembling voice, but there was a hint of thrill in her voice. While almost every man she had sex with before lustfully kissed her on the lips, what Adam did now was a first for her. He was gentle, yet the pressure from his lips sent vibrations all over her body and to the depths of her soul. It felt so
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Reena and Adam rushed out of the theater, and Evelyn just happened to see them while talking with the contractors on her mobile. On top of that, it started raining. “He’s unbelievable,” Evelyn gritted her teeth. “I was a fool to think he’s changed.” Adam and Reena entered a car that surely wasn’t Adam’s, and they hurriedly drove away. Evelyn ran to Adam’s car, only to then realize that she didn’t have the keys. “Ugh, dammit!” she ran back into the theater. She kept walking to and fro, hoping that the rain would be gone soon, but it only grew intense with every passing second. Evelyn didn’t even feel like talking to the contractors right now. She quickly called Adam, but he didn’t answer. She angrily smiled. “Of course. I was a fool to even call you, thinking you might answer. A leopard can never change its spots.” She was hoping for a Best Day Ever if the movie were to become a hit, but that didn’t happen. The saying ‘when it rains, it pours’ came to her mind. She didn’t go back
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CHAPTER 89
The El Man movie produced by the famous Jacob Sterling and acted by many top actors just released today.This was the movie that Adam and Evelyn put a lot of hopes on because they invested into the catering businesses across the city. If the movie were to succeed, they would earn multiple times of profit. If the movie were to become an average hit, they wouldn’t lose any money. Since the producer had a record of making every single one of his movies a blockbuster hit, Adam and Evelyn were fully confident in this movie, which was also the movie with the highest budget of all time.Both Evelyn and Adam went to the theater, but to their shock, Reena was there. She got a seat right next to Adam.With Evelyn on one side, and then Reena rubbing her foot from the other side, Adam almost went crazy. If Evelyn were to notice, what would she think? He surreptitiously glanced at Reena, trying to tell her to stop acting childish, but she seemed to be having fun from putting Adam in a tough spot.
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Saying Crawford was the crappiest board member would be an understatement. The only person he feared was Parul, but after Parul fell sick, Crawford had taken sides. He didn’t like Brendon because Brendon was too smart, whereas Eric was relatively easier to control.Crawford considered Adam to be too irresponsible to even spare a second for him. So, Crawford rarely ever spoke to Adam before.Adam went to his office.Crawford was an abnormally tall guy with great-looking hair despite his age. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that he looked a few years younger just because of his hairstyle.“Mr. Crawford,” Adam humbly greeted Jonas Crawford. “It’s a pleasant surprise to see you here. To what do we owe this pleasure? Is your family doing great?” He purposely tried to speak a bit too much to make himself look friendly.“What’s there to talk about my family? I just got my 13th divorce,” Jonas sighed. Even though he shook hands with Adam, he didn’t get up from the seat, which showed Ada
