In the ward lobby, Scarlet and Jade sat in silence, each consumed by their own grief. They had been there for the past twelve hours, hoping he would wake up but they were still not allowed to see him. Security had tightened up after a breach was explained, preventing their access despite their begging.The doctor in charge entered the lobby, removing his white coat and handing it to his apprentice. "Still here, huh?"Scarlet and Jade slowly raised their heads upon hearing his voice."How is he doing?" Jade's eyes widened with urgency."Has he woken up?" Scarlet pressed, her tone anxious but the doctor kept mute."Why the silence? Talk to us," Scarlet urged as the doctor remained silent.The doctor took a deep breath. "I'm sorry, but I can't reveal anything to you except to a Luciano or Mr. Pietro. Where is he?""What the hell do you mean!" Scarlet slammed the table, startling everyone, her eyes blazing with fury and her veins almost popping as she couldn't take sidelining them anymore
After Scarlet left for the company,Jade walked slowly out of the lobby, clutching her phone tightly.She paced back and forth in front of Harry's ward, uncertainty clouding her mind as she fought off each negative thought creeping into her. She kept scanning for the doctor, but he was nowhere to be found. Was he truly an intruder? How had he gained access to Harry's ward? Her thoughts made her limbs weak with each thought of it.Fed up with waiting on the sidelines, she approached a nurse on duty. "Where's the doctor?""Good morning, which one of them?" the nurse replied.Jade sighed; she didn't know his name but remembered how he looked without his white coat. "I don't know his name. I mean the one in charge of Harry Luciano.""There are multiple doctors attending to him. How does she look?" the nurse asked.Jade's breath caught at the mention of 'she.' Were there no male doctors attending to Harry? she wondered."Are they all females? No male attending to him?" she asked."Oh, I do
"Can we start the meeting? I guess that was what you were about to do," Scarlet sneered, dropping her Chanel bag to the table and settling into her chair."Oh, don't be too fast. I've found a shareholder willing to buy out the shares and give you guys yours. We can't have a lifeless MD, can we?" Mr. Damon retorted.Scarlet's fists clenched as she suppressed her pain upon seeing Mr. Damon aiming to provoke her with his words. But the speed with which they moved to impeach Harry made her curious about how they could predict if he would survive."So, what are you hinting at?" "Nothing serious. For a company to keep moving forward, it will need an MD, won't it?" He smiled."So, impeachment?""You surely take after your father. Exactly what I want," a knowing grin curled up on his lips."Of course I do. But he can't be impeached just yet, it's barely twenty-four hours," she replied."That's precisely why it should be changed. The seasonal sales are closely approaching. I might have low sh
"Why did you want to give up that spot now? You should be holding it down for your master," Scarlet blurted out, unable to contain her thoughts any longer but Pietro focused on the road. Pietro drove slowly, his silence creating an awkward energy and aura in the car. Scarlet kept staring at him. Unlike him, who had been showing interest in her for some time, today felt different. Perhaps he was grieving, just like everyone else. But a little conversation wouldn't hurt. Her mind swirled with thoughts as they made the last turn towards the hospital. Uncertainty clouded her mind as negative thoughts began to surface. Did he know what happened to Harry? Was he with Mr. Damon now? Or is Harry d… She shook her head, trying to dispel such thoughts, but they persisted, filling her heart with worry. As she stole glances at Pietro through the side mirror, the weight became unbearable. She couldn't hold it any longer, so she decided to ask. "Where were you last night?" "Nowhere serious," he
“What the hell did you go in there to do?” Pietro nudged her once they were outside, but Jade just rolled her eyes,Still in shock about Harry's stand-in ploy.Scarlet followed closely as she settled into the car, her mind swirling with thoughts, feeling left out of whatever was happening as she watched Pitro giggling.“Why are we leaving?” She couldn't hold back any longer and blurted out.“Home. I need to shower,” Jade replied, prompting Scarlet to intensify her gaze.“Who's staying with him?”“You just complained of an intruder a few hours ago, and now you're going home to shower? This weirdo is even driving instead of staying back,” she scoffed.“He's not the weirdo here; Harry is,” Jade remarked.Scarlet's brows furrowed in confusion as she snorted, “What do you mean?”“That's his stand-in!”Scarlet gasped, her eyes almost popping out of their sockets.“What!” she exclaimed, startling Pietro, who immediately hit the brakes abruptly, followed by a scowl.“How couldn't he tell us? A
However, in the next few minutes, they were out of Ms. Oct's mansion as Benson drove Mr. Damon to the Archer's joint company. “Sir, how did it go?” He asked while driving. Mr. Damon let out a sigh of relief as he turned his gaze from the window he was looking out to back into the car. “It went well. We'll be visiting the royals next tomorrow for whatever ceremony is happening. I just want more leads but... shit!” He grumbled. “That woman is too smart!” “She already knew what I was hinting at. And that makes me even curious. With such intellect, why hasn't she clamped down on her daughter?” Mr. Damon fixed his eyes on Benson, who was driving, as different thoughts jumbled through his mind. He knew he couldn't get Scarlet to relinquish those wealth holdings to her mother, but he still dared to involve Ms. Oct for his own gains for the meantime while Their shipment arrived days ago and was distributed discreetly. “I don't know, but I think Scarlet is scarier,” Benson uttered slow
At L&M hotels, in Harry's suite:“There's no justification for your actions, none at all. This is misogyny in the 21st century,” Jade's voice reverberated through the suite as she avoided eye contact with Harry, who couldn't help but smile at her fervent protest ever since they were in the car and now she won't relent.“Yes, it's the epitome of misogyny!” Scarlet nodded in agreement shooting Pietro a glare but he was quick to avoid contact with her.Harry smiled at the ladies' protest about not being informed beforehand about his stand-in plan, leaving them feeling embarrassed and wasting their energy.“That wasn't my intention,” Harry cleared his throat, a wide grin forming on his lips. “I wasn't informed on time. I had limited time to let everyone know.”“But you did inform Pietro,” Scarlet interrupted with a stern face, trying to win the argument.“He's my right-hand man,” Harry replied.“And you pushed us aside. We didn't even bathe for a day, while Pietro lounged around, knowing
The weather darkened across New York, signaling an impending rainstorm. Street traders packed up their wares, and people settled in for safety while staff in Harry's new company packed up to go home before the rain."It's getting cold. Let's head home before the rain hits," Harry suggested, embracing Jade from behind."I'm almost done with the photocopying," she replied, sorting her files."You can finish that tomorrow," Harry insisted."Okay, if you say so," she agreed, gathering her bag and following Harry to his car.Driving cautiously, Harry engaged in casual conversation with Jade as they made their way to the hotel, seeking shelter from the imminent rain.Arriving at L&M Hotels, Harry parked in the garage, and they both headed to his suite."I haven't seen Pietro since yesterday. Have you seen him?" Harry unbuttoned his shirt as they settled in."He went with Scarlet to Birmingham Palace," Jade replied, settling onto the nearby couch with a heave of relief,a sign of exhaustion f