Zachary smiled at himself for his little conquest. The black-haired girl whom he sent Stone to pay for her purchase followed him down to the car just for an audience. However, he had asked Stone to zoom off immediately, leaving the girl in bewilderment. He was not sure why he did what he just did but somehow, he felt good inside. He felt priceless.Yes, that is how it should be now. The girls chasing after him. He was done with going after them. Even though he plans on having his own family one day, he is sure to observe clearly before making a decision.The beauty of the dark-haired girl was quite mesmerizing but that wasn't enough. Beauty was no longer enough. Moreover, Emily was once the most beautiful girl in school those days but with a stone-cold heart who ended up surprising him.Zachary still had that mischievous smile on his face when Stone stared at him from the rearview mirror. He wanted to ask him something but immediately decided against it."Say it." Zachary's voice came
On the other line was Johnson. He had just arrived at Influitive Oil and Gas together with Smith. It was a little too fast as Zachary wasn't expecting them. I mean, how were they able to resign so quickly? "We're at the firm's gate and the security isn't letting any of us in," Johnson complained, and Zachary asked him to give one of the security men his phone. The latter immediately obliged and with one command from Zachary, the gate was flung open, and the two friends made their way to the elevator. "What are the two of you doing here?" A voice interrupted them and they both paused on their steps to see who it was. Emily headed in their direction and halted just before them." With surprise evident on their faces, they took a few minutes staring at themselves. It was obvious that they were learning something new at that moment. Emily was working at Zachary's company. But how?The two were already sworn enemies, why was Zachary still letting her work here? Well, they were bound to fin
Duncan could not believe what his foolishness had cost him. His father had to borrow a huge amount of money from the bank just to bail him out. Even if Mr Taylor yells down the building scolding him, the deed has already been done. They were now bankrupt and couldn't even afford to pay their workers. Worst was that no contracts were coming and soon their employees would start quitting one after the other. Their house was the only thing used as collateral and soon, the bank would be on their neck for their money. After having a cold bath, Duncan stayed in his room the whole time. All efforts to get him to come out of his room proved abortive. It was later at night that he drove off to a bar to calm his nerves.Duncan observed the other people in the bar as he kept gulping down more glasses of his scotch drink. Like him, some customers were having their drinks in forlorn while others seemed to be in high spirits. Lifting the bottle of drink to observe closely, Duncan saw that it was al
'If you don't shoot your shot now that Maraya is away, I'm not sure you'll have the chance to get close again.' Emily was thinking hard. It was going to be a difficult thing to do but what choice did she have? This was the only way she knew.Still deeply engrossed in her thoughts, the ring on her phone jolted her back to reality. With the revelation of the caller ID, Emily rolled her eyes and hesitantly picked it up. "Hi, Dad." Her voice was cold and distant. It was a thing of perplexity how the father and daughter had fallen apart. Their bond gradually broke with the distance that was forming between them. Emily was getting weary from the incessant nagging of her Father. "Emily, remember what I've been telling….""Dad, please." She rudely cut into his words. "It's not a song where you have to keep repeating the lines just to get it into my head. I've heard you already. " She ended the call and remembered the advice Mirabel gave to her. 'What if Mirabel was right?' She thought. It c
Emily lowered her face in shame as her feet turned into jelly. They could no longer carry her body. However, she managed to hold her grip while twitching her fingers. She could no longer raise her head to stare at Zachary. Zachary took a few steps backward and turned to go back to his seat. With shaky hands, Emily managed to button up the exposed part of her shirt. Finding her way, She started towards the door but Zachary's voice halted her."And where do you think you are going in such haste? It's still break time, after all, so be my guest. You know what?" Zachary stood up and hurried to the refrigerator to get a bottle of wine. He beckoned on her to come have a seat. "I think we should have drinks together. Uhmm. Let's celebrate this little feat of yours." Half-filling two glasses, Zachary stretched one hand towards her. "Please, come have a seat. I know you won't refuse me." Walking closer to the still perplexed Emily who was frozen at a spot. Zachary tilted his face to meet her
"What the heck are you doing here?" Emily had no response to give. She's already had more than enough embarrassment for the day and did not wish for more. So she just excused herself and departed leaving the lady perplexed. Maraya, who was supposed to be at home resting, got so bored and decided to turn in for work at lunchtime. She calmly knocked on the door before entering to meet a shocked Zachary. Zachary managed to swallow the food in his mouth and asked. "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be resting?""I've rested enough. And if I had spent any more seconds at home, I'd go crazy. Staying at home and doing nothing is not my thing. Moreover, I stay alone and it can be freaking boring."Because Maraya has worked with Kelvin for a long time, Her salary was on the high side. Her family in the countryside only gets to her during holidays. Although, she has always been supportive."You've not rested enough. You should have stayed at home. Moreover, I can just call thr
"Firstly, put on your seat belt and adjust all the mirrors so you can see out of them. Now, watch what I'm doing. After I match the brakes of this car, it'll be your turn to try."Since it was not a working day, Zachary seized the opportunity to learn to drive. He had just gotten his learner's permit and they found an empty parking lot near the Villa. The parking lot had just the space needed for a driving lesson. Stone was his instructor. He had earlier said to him. "Sir, do you know how to drive?"Zachary had never expected that question from his SA. Why the question? Was he planning to quit his job?"No, why did you ask? Should I be worried?" Zachary was curious. "Not at all, Sir. There's nothing to worry about. I'm just curious. I'm sorry to have asked." Stone decided that he was wrong to have raised the question. Zachary was the boss anyway and didn't necessarily need to know how to drive as he could easily employ the services of even the best chauffeur. "Why are you sorry? C
Zachary woke up in the hospital ward with his family worried about him. As soon as the accident happened, Stone hurriedly rushed him to St. Michael's emergency care. He was so worried that he almost got into another accident in his haste to get to the hospital. Even though Zachary was unconscious, he did not sustain any major injury. He only had a little scratch on the forehead. Stone hastily called Kelvin as soon as he arrived at the hospital. He was afraid that something of that sort would occur in the course of Zachary driving alone. I mean, he still had a lot of things to learn in driving a car. Moreover, it's not something that can be learned in a day.However, Zachary had been very stubborn. As he opened his eyes, it fell on his grandmother who had been worried sick since she got the information. "You're awake my dear. You got us so worried."Zachary sat up and Stone hastily went to call the doctor. Grandma May stood up from her chair and hugged her grandson. "Where did you