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CHAPTER 23 – Business As Usual
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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Doesn’t matter, she got what she wanted” Daniel heaved a deep sigh.
“Good story by the way, it’s just that you committed fraud” Linda challenged him.
“Are you accusing me?” he asked back.
“No. I’m telling you I know what you did” Linda warned him.
“Do tell”
“Roland Yates doesn’t sign with a black ink. His signature has a purple shade if you look closely.”
“He makes his own ink and uses a special pen”
“But as far as I know, that ink and pen is still in my vault” she looked at the man knowingly.
“You got the strokes correctly, though”
“Report me” he challenged.
“No, of course not” Linda scoffed.
“But I want you to stay away from Celine. You’re not good for her”
“You know what, everyone is telling me to stay away from her, it
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Both ladies were startled by Daniel’s voice.Suddenly Nadia realized, maybe it was not a good idea to have the CEO for a husband.He’s really scary up close.Before Celine could leave, she squeezed Celine’s hand for support.‘Good luck’ she said.Celine could only nod.Why does she have to pacify him when he’s in a bad mood?If he has problems, he shouldn’t take it out on her, right?She didn’t do anything wrong.But, she’s just an employee, so she decided to take the high road and be professional.As soon as she closed the door, she felt two strong arms wrapped around her shoulders and pulled her in.“You got me so worried” Daniel whispered in between deep breaths.Ooookay?Now she’s confused.What happened?“Why are you not picking up your phone?” he gently asked.She suddenly remembered
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Celine instantly blushed.She tried to stand up but Daniel locked his hand on her hips.“I wasn’t” she quickly denied heaving deep controlled breaths.She started with a good intention but she enjoyed feeling his tight muscles she just kept on going.Is that considered seduction?“I thought so” Daniel said frankly.“Because you need to do more than that if you want control me” he raised his eyebrow to challenge her.“Since you’re not seducing me. My decision stays”“The secretary stays. You pick internally” Daniel nudged her off his lap she almost fell on the floor.“What?” her trick didn’t work?“I’m not repeating myself, C” he said in his reprimanding tone.Celine could not do anything.“You’re annoying” she said then left his office.Since there’s no changing D
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“But since you say you’re not. You can observe how the vultures will come out one by one” Jack winked at her playfully.She just nodded in agreement.But her heart was already thumping.What will she do if the vultures come?Will she allow it?Will Daniel like it?They’re still married, right?She’s always sure Daniel is not interested with other women.But what about those other women who are interested in him?Jack is not the first and would not be the last.She went back to the office with a headache.“Celine, come inside please” she heard Daniel’s deep voice.Does he have a tracker?How could he know she’s arrived?“Boss” she greeted him but her attention was caught by their visitor.“Tiff, this is Celine Yates. Celine, Tiffany Burns” Daniel introduced them casually.“Tiff just came fro
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“What are you doing here?” Celine asked with widened eyes.She looked around expecting to see Tiff.She relaxed when she realized he came alone.Daniel sat beside her and pulled his chair closer to hers.He made sure his knees could touch hers with any slight movement.Celine could feel her cheeks warming up.“My secretary is having a date and forgot to arrange for mine” he casually extended his left arm over her chair while browsing the menu.Aaron did not fail to notice his possessive action.“We’re not”“We’re not”Both Celine and Aaron objected.Daniel could only smirk.“How’s Tiff?” Aaron wanted to divert the topic.Daniel looked at Celine who was enjoying her meal pretending not to be interested.“She seems okay. Give her a week. We’ll see if she can stay or not” he said casually.
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“Why are you crying? What happened?” she packed her bag and pulled Daniel off the bed.Daniel grabbed her phone and finished her call.“We’re coming” he sounded bored then ended their call.He needed shower to calm his lower part.“D, let’s go. Linda needs us” Celine doesn’t understand why he’s not moving.He just kept on heaving deep breaths.“Well, I need you” he blurted out.“What for?” she asked cluelessly.He could only smile at his innocent wife.“Linda” Celine immediately hugged ‘her father’s favourite mistress’.When she saw Brendan Brooks, she let go of Linda and darted towards the man.“You” she started pushing Brendan.“What did you do, huh? What did you do?” she knew it was related to Brendan.She never saw Linda show her weakness. She’s ve
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Brendan knew he said too much he just nodded.“12 weeks” he said proudly.“Man, I’m so excited. I cannot keep it to myself”“I’m going to be a father” he said excitedly.“Wow. Congratulations!” Daniel shook his friend’s hand again.“We cannot tell anyone yet. Especially not Celine. I’m not sure how she will take it” Brendan reminded him.When both men came out of the study, the ladies were still discussing the wedding.Daniel walked over to Linda’s side and gave her a protective hug.“It’s my turn now. You focus on your family” he whispered to her ears meaningfully.Linda just nodded in agreement.Celine was confused at their action.What are they talking about?“We won’t stay long. We still need to go back to the office” Daniel said after releasing Linda.“Can I
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“We will deny the rumours. We will say it’s a friendly meet-up since our families have a long-standing relationship”“They will buy it and the rumours will eventually die down. What’s important is for Celine to get out of the picture as soon as possible”His explanation is so convincing even Celine was amazed.If he pitches his proposals like that, anyone would be eager to give him money.Aaron Stevenson exudes confidence, charm and command.No wonder ladies from all walks of life are easily attracted to him.Exact opposite of Daniel.Aaron attracts, Daniel repels.Once their plan has been finalized, Celine brought Tiff to the empty cafeteria.“Are you sure you want to do this?” Celine wanted to make sure she’s not inconvenienced.“Will your boyfriend be okay with this?”“I-I-I don’t have a boyfriend” Tiff said shyly.
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“Just ask your father about it” he said as if bored.Both Aaron and Tiff have left but Celine was still in shock.Daniel will have a date with Tiff?Her heart started beating fast again.She wanted to confirm with Daniel when her phone rang.She took a deep breath before answering the call.“Mother” she said weakly.“Okay, I’ll be there”She’s not in the mood to see Daniel right now.She just sent him a short message then waited for her cab.‘Dinner @ mother’s place. Don’t wait for me’“Hi baby” Minerva attempted to kiss her when she reached their old house but her lips did not touch her cheeks.Nothing has changed, she thought.This is the same woman who had asked her to shower first before kissing her mother because she came from outside and she would dirty her dress.Who would do that to her own child
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