Elaine's POV “Miss Elaine, Mrs Erica is asking for you. She's waiting for you at the reception.” One of the employees came to my office to inform me. I nodded and waved for her to leave, standing up myself and going after her. It's been one month and two weeks since Erica signed the deal with Zade's company, and since I became a full fledged employee who received a hefty sum of money. Throughout the days that passed, new things came up. The extra one hundred million dollars that I had from Erica's gem was transferred to my account, I was so shocked when it happened. I wanted to return it because of how huge it was and because I was scared. I had never handled that amount of money before not to talk of it belonging to me, but Zade didn't agree. He said that since I worked for it, I should have it. However, he scolded me and said that I should have sold the gem for more than what I sold it for and to be honest, I really was tempted to do that but I didn't want to come off as being too
Elaine's POV As Zade and I entered the meeting room, all the murmuring that was flying in the air went quiet, and all their heads turned around to stare at us, their eyes burning and boring holes into our backs. It took a long time for me to get used to those scrutinising gazes of the board members but I was able to do it, after all, Zade's personal assistant couldn't show that she was intimidated by mere stares. I settled into my seat next to Zade and he cleared his throat, commanding the attention of all in the room, “Today, we have an agenda to discuss. As we all know, a new branch has been opened in West Drewire and I have come to realise that there has been a series of things going on in that company…” As soon as he said this, two people on the seat stiffened up, their eyes flickering to each other, "I'm here to take care of those things right now.” Zade continued, knocking his hands on his table. “Elaine here has found some quite surprising things that makes me think about t
Elaine's POV “Who is he?!” Zade asked, his voice was as cold as ice. Neither of us expected that someone else would be behind the both of them, not at all. I never got that information while I was investigating, this was going towards another direction. “I… I don't know who he is. What I know is that he contacted me through someone else, and after giving me this order, he never contacted me again and only said I should do so after the company has been able to sell the product successfully. I've never seen the real Jackal before.” Andrew explained while Louis was still crying on the ground, trembling. “He must have known that you'd be caught…” I said slowly, “That's why he never messaged you again. He was toying with Zade's trying to tell him that this was something he could clearly do under his nose. Zade, the person could be in this company, in this very room, smiling at what is going on here.” I finished, looking at each and every one of the board members. None of them were smil
Elaine's POV “Tested? They were testing drugs that hadn't been perfected on people?!” An outraged strangled cry sounded in the midst of the meeting, people knocking their hands on the table in shock and anger. “Yes, we received word that they had been doing that for quite a while, even before they were given our formula, but no one has been able to prove it so it died down. However, we were given a chance this time and we succeeded. We were able to get footage of the uncompleted formula being tested on rabbits and humans, kept in labs to see how they would be affected. But despite the infections and series of sickness that those experimented on were affiliated with, they didn't stop. Brent Ruse paid the family of those who had eventually died a sum of money to keep their mouths shut and to also threaten them.” Zade explained, standing from his own seat to stand next to me. “Everything that has happened from the beginning until now is just a ruse that was meant to reveal the wrongd
Elaine's POV “I didn't think I'd come back here this early. It's only been a little less than two months.” I adjusted my sunglasses, looking at thr sunny skies. West Drewire was as sunny as I always expected it to be, although throughout my time here, it was already rainy and sad. Or maybe that was just in my head, but now? It looked very sunny, and it was so damn hot. “Let's go, our car is waiting for us already.” Zade came forward, traveling box in his hand. I glanced over at Zade, who was already a few steps ahead of me, his tall frame casting a shadow on thr pavement. He looked almost relaxed, his usual cold expression softening as he turned back to glance at me. “Right, I’m coming.” I muttered, adjusting my sunglasses again. They weren’t just for the sun; they were also for hiding the turmoil in my eyes. Coming back to West Drewire so soon felt strange, like returning to a battlefield where the war wasn’t quite over. Zade's gaze lingered on me, “We could go back if you wanted
Author's POV The sun was already setting when a sleek black limousine pulled up outside the airport, a crowd gathered and curious onlookers were whispering excitedly. Well, it wasn't everyday that a prominent family arrived unannounced in the Country’s Capital, West Drewire, let alone one that was connected to the Royal Family or that a black limo was parked outside casually. The anticipation heightened when the automatic doors of the airport slid open, and the Delacroix family stepped out into the airport’s busy terminal. People's head turned as the family made their way outside with a form of regal air, her tailored blue dress and her accessories hinting at her noble status. Behind her, two young children dashed out, almost tripping over their own feet in their excitement. The twins, Ethan and Elara, were mirror images of each other, with tousled black hair and bright brown eyes. It was evident they had far more energy than their refined mother could contain. “Look, Elara! It’s t
Author's POV “Ugh.” Jared grunted, following his family. He caught up to them in no time, opening the door for his mother who only glared at him, not saying anything and instead, she turned around, going towards the other part of the car and opening it herself. For good measure, when she opened it, she glanced up at Jared, scoffed again and looked away. Jared rolled his eyes, muttering something along the lines of ‘Such a petty woman', before entering the other part of the car. Few moments later, they drove off. “Killian, they say she's here. Do you think she'll actually be here? We've been looking for her so many years, and I was finally told that she's here. What if they're lying to us?” Lady Evangeline said slowly, the corner of her lips pulling into a small frown. She had a worried look in her eyes; worried that she had been lied to. After all, throughout the years, she had always wanted to find her child, but due to one thing or the other, she couldn't. At one point, she had to
Author's POV Jared snickered, his hands going up to cover his mouth. Evangeline heard it nonetheless. It was only Giselle that could make Evangeline lose her composure like this, even her children hardly could. Giselle laughed, a twinkling bell-like laugh that echoed in the house. She stepped aside and greeted warmly, “Welcome back, my lady. The house is ready for your greatness to enter.” She bowed her head a bit low and stretched her hands to gesture to the house. Evangeline huffed, but she went in nonetheless, glancing at Giselle with an unfathomable look in her eyes. With that, the family made their way up the grand marble steps and into the mansion, the main hall was just as lavish as ever, with its high ceilings, crystal chandeliers, and intricately carved wooden panelling. As they made their way through the hall, Jared slowed his pace, his gaze wandering over the portraits that lined the walls. Each portrait depicted a member of the Delacroix family, their stern, proud faces
Elaine's Pov Zade’s warm smile made me smile in response to what he said. His hands in mine felt very grounding, like nothing was going to happen while he was here. “I wasn’t sure if you were still in the mood for it.” I replied, my voice lighter than I felt.He tilted his head, studying me for a
Elaine's Pov “Am I interrupting something? And why is my dear sister on the floor shaking like a leaf? Did she do something to you, Elaine?” Katherine questioned, standing beside me, next to Elijah. After this, I was going to become a wingman for both of them. If Katherine could get married to E
Elaine's Pov It was as if a boulder had fallen down on Mila and Jade, the both of them stumbled in shock and horror. I went straight to them, my brother's and Zade right behind me. When I stopped, I beamed at them, stretching out my hands for a handshake. “Mila Hall and Jade, right? I've heard s
“Elaine, although to you and to others, this is just a normal debut, but it's not. You don't know how you went missing and why I spent so much time finding you. There are people in this family who haven't shown themselves. Those who are waiting for you to be officially recognised into this family so
Elaine's Pov. “This is bullshit, you know?!” I muttered angrily under my breath, frowning when a gust of wind flowed into the shed, making my body automatically shiver. Not only was I locked up in a place where it was going to be hard for people to pass through, I was also cold, dirty and smelly.
Elaine's Pov “They’re just people, Elaine. It's not like you've not stood in front of a lot of people before. You literally did this when dealing with Caleb and Emily.” I muttered under her breath, trying to steady my raging nerves. Guests who were dressed in glamorous attires filed into the l
Elaine's Pov “Yours? How noble.” Jade sneered, brushing imaginary dust off his shoulder, “But don’t think for a second that your actions will go unnoticed. Father doesn’t take kindly to being disobeyed, baby brother. You know that better than anyone.” “Like I said, it's your problem not mine. H
Elaine’s Pov “That’s your brother? He’s ugly. Really ugly.” I whispered to Zade who snickered at my words. Truly, to me, this Jade was really ugly, not as handsome as Zade. I stared at him for a while, frowning, even from where he stood, I could smell the amount of female perfume coming from him.
Author's Pov "I am so exhausted." Katherine groaned. She plopped down on her bed, covering her face with her pillow. Going to the Delacroix Mansion was not something she had counted on in her entire life but Elaine made it happen. Mila might have gone there but she no chance to. "Miss. Your sis