Chapter 67

Nicklaus’s POV:

I walked into my office in the early hours of the morning and sat in my chair. I let out a sigh and rested my back on the chair.

I placed my hand on my face and covered my face while I thought about everything that had been happening. I can't believe it has been two weeks since I woke up in bed with Sarah.

I couldn't figure out how she got in there, but I fired all of the security guards in charge that night. I have not even gathered the courage to look at Elena's face. One thing I am not sure of is making love to Sarah that night.

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Flashbacks

I stirred on the bed, and my head began to pound immediately. I tossed on the bed and let out a frustrated groan with my hands in my head.

“Oh no. I had a lot to drink,” I muttered to myself.

I noticed something lying close to me, and I quickly opened my eyes. My eyes widened when I saw Sarah lying beside me.

I looked around to see our clothes on the floor, which even made me more confused. I turned to look at Sarah. How did she get in here? I remembered that I had been in this house all alone. Did we have sex? What are we naked for?

My mind raced with a lot of questions, and I couldn't take it anymore. I tapped Sarah on the bed, and she opened her eyes. She rubbed her hands on her eyes and faced me.

“Good morning, Nicklaus,” she said.

“What are you doing here? How did you get in here?” I cut her

“Don't you remember what happened last night? We were together,” she asked, extending her hands to caress my chest, and I pulled away.

“Oh, cut that crab. I don't know how to come in here, but I am giving you 10 seconds to leave here now, bitch,” I said, my voice raising.

I quickly reached for my shorts and put them on with the duvet on top of me. I rolled out of bed and walked to the door, opening it wide open.

“Get the fuck out of my hand now,” I said.

“Ease easy; I will take my leave,” she said, and she grabbed her stuff. She covered her coat and walked to the doorway. “Last night was superb,” she said.

“Motherfucking liar, leave!” I shouted, and she rushed out of the room.”

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I snapped back to reality, and I felt really guilty. How could it be that I had sex with Sarah? I regretted my actions badly.

I had allowed myself to smoke and get drunk to the point that I wasn't aware of my environment. The investigation is taking forever. I just hoped Elena would get pregnant and provide an heir, or else I would make sure she faced my wrath and rotted in jail.

I had been hard and angry at everyone in the office for a couple of days.

I reached for my phone and dialled my secretary. She picked up immediately. “What time is the meeting?” I asked.

“Sir, the meeting started in 10 minutes,” she said., and I hung up.

The meeting began, and I noticed that all of the stockholders were present except for Mr. Xavier.

“What is keeping Mr. Xavier so long?” I asked curiously.

One of the men called my attention. “Mr. Coleman, I suggest you go through the list of shareholders again; Mr. Xavier has sold his shares,” he revealed.

I narrowed my eyes and listened to him: “He sold my shares without my permission. Such audacity!” I growled. “I must get to the root of this. Something smells fishy.”

“Get me the list of the stock buyers immediately." I ordered the secretary, and she brought out the document and handed it to me.

“This is what you requested, sir,” she said, handing it to me.

I scrolled through the list to find the new buyer, Mr. Xavier Shares. The name caught my eye, and my jaw dropped.

“Elena Coleman, the new stock owner of the Coleman enterprise,”