If Amara hadn’t been trained to be professional in work places, she would have blown a fuse, calmly.As it was, she managed to offer a smile to Mr. Bowel and asked. “Mr. Larsen is joining to project?”“Yes,” Bowel answered enthusiastically. “He even suggested that the profit spilt be done 70/30, 70 percent to your company and 30 to his,”This surprised Amara, a little. She looked in Tobias’s direction for a little while tilted her head slightly.This crazy bastard, what was he up to this time around?“So, Ms. Crawford, I assume you came here to relay your choice to me. You are going to work with Mr. Larsen, yes?”Amara’s lips parted, however, Bowel spoke again before even a word could come out.“That’s only natural right. I mean, I trust Synergy, but with a man like Mr. Larsen on the project, I’m sure it’d go more smoothly.”And Amara didn’t need to hear anymore. Bowel’s words alone, or rather, the emphasis he had placed on the word ‘man’ were enough to let her know that he was not in
Cold breeze blew gently against Celestine face, pushing her mated and oily hair from her forehead, but did nothing to ease the ache in her chest.Reality, being cruel, kept pounding how miserable her life had become into her mind, telling her that she had helplessly lost everything to Amara.Even the man she loved.No, she shook her head. It wasn’t true.Tobias still loved her and he was going to prove that by coming for her.She had to believe it, because if she didn’t, her entire life would be worth nothing and she’d end up with nothing, the way she’d started.“Celestine,” A voice called her and Celestine opened her eyes.The sight before her wasn’t new, just as she had expected, Tobias had showed up, standing by the entrance and watching her with concern and unease.Celestine’s lips quirked. “Toby, you came.”“Get down from there, Celestine,” Tobias took a step forward, holding his hand out. “Whatever you’re thinking, don’t do it. Come down and let’s talk.”Celestine smiled, but te
Immediately after her mother's words, Tobias could see all the emotions that flashed across Celestine's face. Hurt, anger- and when she looked at him- betrayal.He should have felt guilty in that moment, he really should have. But, after all Amara had exposed to him, about Celestine, he no longer saw her the same way, ultimately leading to the emotion, every emotion, he felt for her, completely shutting down."For the sake of the blood you share with me, I'm going to put an end to this madness," Her mother spoke up, drawing both their attention.Celestine shook her head, wanting to refuse. She couldn't stop now, if she did, she'd totally lose Tobias and Amara...she'd be the victor.That thought was unbearable, after everything she had done.Yanking her hand free, she took several steps back, frantically, and glanced between her mother and Tobias."Why won't you all fucking understand!" She screeched, voice cracking at some point. "I can't st
*Three Days Ago*Giselle sat in the living room, biting viciously on her thumb nail as she read the article surfacing on line. It was all about Celestine, exposing dirty secrets of hers in the most brutal way.Oh, how low she would fall with this! She thought, meant to feel sadness and pity for the woman she considered fit for her son, but at this moment, the only thing she could feel was fear.Without a doubt, it was clear that the person behind Celestine’s down fall, was Amara.What if she decided to come after her? What if she decided to met punishment for all the things she had done- not necessarily wrong things, training as Giselle had considered them. But from the looks of things, Amara didn’t think such of it.“Ah, Fuck!” She cried out in pain as her teeth accidentally cut her finger nail, deep enough to make her bleed.But that wasn’t her biggest problem.“Mother, what happened?”
As if seeing one of the siblings the previous day wasn’t enough, Amara was greeted by the face of Tobias the very next morning.Although unavoidable, she couldn’t help but frown a bit as she walked into the elevator where he was also standing, Daniel behind him. Both assistants exchanged silent greeting while their bosses remained silent throughout the ride up.Amara must say though, she was pleasantly surprised when Tobias made no effort to speak to her. And when the elevator dinged open, he still looked as deeply in thought as he did before.She didn’t care in the slightest bit, and walked towards the conference room without evening glancing in his way.The meeting be’an and ended shortly after that. As Amara was standing to leave, Bowen called out to her.“Ms. Crawford,” He stood up and approached her, grinning from ear to ear. “Some investors and I are holding a dinner meeting later today,” He placed his hand on her shoulder and Amara frowned at the unwanted touch. “I’d really lik
No less than an hour after Duncan left for the meeting at Vas Grander did he return, looking frustrated.“What the matter?” Amara asked, putting away the last of her files and feeling thankful that she’d retire for the day.“Mr. Bia stated that the investors don’t want an outsider present. They said if a representative of Synergy were to come, it should either be Mr. Lorenzo or…you.”Amara chuckled the moment she heard this news. She found it funny, the fact that Bowel was putting his disgusting actions out in plain sight.Did he think she wouldn’t notice? The touches, words and looks he was giving her.The sexist bastard was practically ogling her with his eyes, if not for the fact that Tobias had been present, Amara was sure he would have gone right ahead and asked her out.And now, not being able to achieve that, he was going for a cheaper trick; inviting her to a gathering of men, sexist, much like him, she was sure.Just the thought of setting in theirs and Tobias’s presence was
Amara watched as Tobias rose from his seat, and just like that, the entire table was silenced."Mr. Larsen," Bowen began, but was instantly silenced as Tobias sent him a glare so cold, Amara was sure it could have killed him."What did you just do?" Tobias's tone was calm, but carried enough of an accusatory tone to have Bowen break out in sweat, in seconds."Mr. Larsen, what are you talking about, I don't understand." He stuttered feeling small under the gaze of Tobias, Amara and the other investors.Amara herself, cocked her head to the side, glancing from Tobias to Bowen. What type of stunt was he pulling this time around? She wondered.Pointing to the drink, Tobias asked, loud and clear. "Just now, what did you put in Ms. Crawford's drink?"At this, Bowen's face crumbled and the investors, all men who had once been looking at the two of them with interest, now frowned."Well...It's not like that. I-""You put something in my drink?" Amara interrupted with the question, turning to
Be thankful, Amara almost snorted at his audacity as she walked out of Vas Grandeur.Who was he to ask her to be grateful after everything he had done. Even the apology he claimed to be offering, couldn’t begin to compare to the pain he had put her through.Pain in which she was trying to move on from. So if he indeed wanted to apologize, then he might just as well taken the backdoor out of her life.Sighing, she reached into her pause and tried calling Duncan the moment she noticed the car wasn’t packed where it was meant to be.The call was answered after three rings.“Ms. Crawford?”“Where’s the car, Duncan? I’m done here.”“I was asked to pack somewhere else due to traffic regulations, but I’m coming over right now.”Amara nodded and ended the call. On queue, a call from Elijah entered. She chuckled lightly, wondering why he was calling this time around.