I quickly approached them. Jasper looked very worried, so I performed first aid. I loosened Otis' tie and undid the top two buttons of his shirt. After unbuttoning his jacket, I patted his cheek."Otis, wake up. Take a deep breath. Don't let me face them alone." I coaxed him. "Take a deep breath, Otis. It’s Camari. Are you listening to me?"At first, there was no reaction, but I didn't stop calling his name. Seeing Otis' forehead start to wrinkle, I breathed a sigh of relief. He took a deep breath and opened his eyes.Jasper leaned Otis against the wall, and we backed away to give him some breathing room. I was calm as I watched his face slowly turn red. Otis looked around him, then looked at me intently. His face flushed, realizing I was in front of him."Oh, my God. Did I have an attack?” he asked Jasper. His bodyguard nodded slowly. Otis closed his eyes.“Since when did this happen?” I asked worriedly. "What are you afraid of in the hall? Are there people who have been mean to you a
[Otis]Of course, I wanted Jasper's colleagues to follow where they took the child. Unfortunately, I had to attend the press conference. I was looking forward to meeting the boy who was reportedly a Haworth.Nick started the conference on time. We all stood next to the podium, facing the reporters. Father announced my status in front of the media and for the first time stood beside me without hesitation. He smiled happily at the camera.My heart was beating rapidly at the sight of the hall full of reporters. My chest tightened even more when I saw the reporters scrambling to ask questions. I was on stage for too long. Fortunately, Jasper was alert to my situation.Damn. Why did the attack come at a time when I needed to be strong? Those people weren't looking at me condescendingly. They were just curious about me. You weakling! My body was completely useless."You shouldn't have pushed yourself, sir," Jasper said worriedly. But his voice sounded distant. My surroundings were suddenly d
[Camari]I woke up that morning feeling better. Moreover, Jasper taught me a new martial arts move. He was a great teacher. I could do the moves he taught me effortlessly after weeks of flexing my muscles.Seeing the different interactions between him and Nicole, I glanced at Otis. He nodded, confirming my guess. I cheered inwardly, knowing our bodyguard was romantically involved."Is there anything you want to explain to me, Camari?" Otis asked when we finished breakfast."Mm? What do you mean? I told you Eleanor met me last night," I said."Your intimate photos with Brad and Russell are all over the media." Otis cleared his throat.I laughed. "Don't be jealous. The angle of the pictures and the camera lighting made my normal interactions with them look intimate. They were all taken by Eleanor's hired guns. The paparazzi were stalking me.""How do you know Eleanor did it?" Otis asked in confusion."She showed me the photos at one of our meetings. I encouraged her to publish it. I don'
[Otis]I knew they were the secretaries of other directors. They attended the meeting on Monday. Nicole pushed them to make room and entered with Camari. I frowned at their entrance.I placed my hands on the table, trying to be formal. “What's going on?” I asked.“Forgive my presumptuousness,” Nicole said politely. "These two ladies have been gossiping in the restroom. Mrs. Haworth has warned them against it twice, but they don't care. I brought them here because they have insulted your father."“Is that true?” I looked at the two women.“I—” the woman on the left said.“Tell the truth!” Nicole scolded. "You were talking loudly in the restroom. Why the sudden nervousness?""I-I'm sorry, Mr. Haworth. I admit I was wrong,” the woman on the right confessed. "Please give me one last chance. I won't do it again."“What did you say about my father that upset Nicole?” I asked again.They exchanged glances and elbowed each other, urging the other to answer my question. Seeing their faces turn
[Camari]I didn't expect Otis to tell them to resign on the spot. I thought he would be forgiving and give them one last chance. Thankfully, he saw their guilt the same way I did. Their accusations against Father were fatal.I shuddered. I couldn't imagine looking up to Father more than my parents. We were close, but that didn't mean we had a romantic relationship. Although we weren't related by blood, we treated each other with familial affection.The mystery of Farrell and Bella's malicious accusations against me was finally answered. They thought I knew Father. Although I knew about his friendship with Granddad and the problems between them, I had no interest in the Haworth estate.I didn't know what to believe from the news in the media. So, I decided to ask Father everything at the right time. Our closest visit was a dinner invitation. However, we wouldn't talk alone."Really?" I said when Otis asked me to take Jasmine to eat together."Please reserve a place for the three of us,"
Niccolo asked Father to breathe regularly, and he complied. Once he was better, I gave him a glass of water. Father took a sip and then handed the glass back to me. Niccolo helped him by lightly massaging his forehead.I turned to Farrell, who had caused this to happen. What a stupid man! Couldn't he just shut his mouth and obey everything his grandpa says!? What was the harm in answering him nicely? Father's blood pressure wouldn't have risen if he had obeyed him."Thank you, Niccolo. I'm fine. Sit down, Camari." He smiled at me.I complied by sitting back at Otis's side. I could feel Eleanor, Farrell, and Bella staring at me intently. Seriously. They weren't trying to help but were angry at me for helping Father."Don't worry. I'll teach my son and daughter-in-law well,” Eleanor said. “Farrell will respect Camari and Otis, while Bella will talk to Thompson's publicist to help maintain Camari's reputation.”Father nodded. He turned to Dad. "You'll be returning on my plane. So, you don
Eleanor didn't know her son's weakness. Blue was just a lure and my guess was right. I got his attention. I was even happier tonight because my second prediction proved correct. Farrell was still the man I knew.He was possessive of his woman. I didn't see any signs of that towards Bella. However, he showed it during our time together. He got angry if a lot of men stared at me without blinking and he would pull me away if many men engaged me in conversation.Farrell approaching me when I was alone was a sign that he was affected by Eleanor's pictures of me with Brad and Russell. He was even jealous of my line the night before about Otis and I sleeping together.Unfortunately, he didn't admit anything before walking away from me and Nicole. But seeing his face turn bright red, I had my answer. My heart was beating with joy. Farrell loved me.“Thank God it's Friday!!!” Jasmine exclaimed. We had lunch together in my office. “Payday is indeed a beautiful day.” She stared at her phone scree
[Otis]That was close. Bruce took the files of the company's priority clients, not my primary target clients. All my plans would fall apart if that data fell into Farrell's hands. I handed the case of Bruce and the clueless security guard to Isaac.I tried to forget about the many mysteries we were investigating whenever I was with Camari. I didn't want her to worry. Her problems with Farrell and Bella were enough to keep her mind occupied. Moreover, the couple didn't stop looking for trouble with her.However, Bella stopped Thompson's publicist from trying to smear her name. I found no more ill comments about Camari from their fake PR agent accounts. People would stop on their own if no paid people slandered Camari.I looked over at the bed after cleaning myself in the bathroom. Camari was still asleep. I'd better not wake her up. I headed to the pool to exercise. She was still sleeping when I returned, so I showered as quietly as possible. Before leaving the room, I pecked her forehe