In a couple of hours, we were down to a more feasible solution. Since the cash flow was too low, Grace and I were the only ones who volunteered to lend our savings to the company in our personal names. The overbearing shareholders claimed they couldn't take such decisions without properly informing
Her eyes widened in shock. "Are going to be that harsh?""Yes," I replied succinctly with a straight face.Since they now seemed to underestimate Grace and not give her the regard that she deserved, I was now the only one fit to put them in their places and majorly lead the company.A ping sounded f
BELLA'S POVIf dad hadn't chosen such a dumb excuse, I wouldn't be struggling to keep him by my side now.Since dad had told everyone that lame lie, I had no choice but to go with it after I returned. I had carefully capitalized on it and told it to Mark at every chance I got. He pitied me and he ha
"What do you mean I should get pregnant?"She blinked at me. "Come on girl. You know what I mean. Sleep with Mark without protection and make sure he impregnates you.""Oh," I murmured dismally and sat back."You can't do it?" Her sharp voice pulled me out of my thoughts."What? No, yeah, I can," I
I looked up at him; my eyes felt wet with tears. "It was hell, Mark. I wished you were there then. I wished you were there to hold me in your arms like you do now and tell me that they were just meaningless dreams…" I trailed off and a tear rolled down my cheeks."Come on, Bel," Mark roughly pushed
SYDNEY'S POVI angrily patted Mark on his cheek. "Wake up! I'm Sydney not Bella."I grunted loudly as I pushed at his shoulders trying, again, to get him off me. My shoulders fell as I let out a resigned sigh.How in the hell did he get himself this drunk?!After he had scared the life out of me and
It took a while but she picked up eventually.I had barely let her finish saying her cold 'hi' before I started speaking, "I don't know how but Mark is heavily drunk. He needs someone by his side to take care of him. You should come over."I heard rustling in the background before her response came,
I closed my eyes and muttered, "Damn it!" Why did he have to wake up now?Bella and I stared at him. Bella's gaze held concern while mine,I was sure, was drilling holes into him."Don't give her," he reiterated, his gaze on me. He looked less drunk now. His words didn't slur so much anymore and his