~~Ace's POV~~“It looks like you've been wanting me gone for a while. You gave my position out so easily.” She said, walking inside on a catwalk.But instead of taking a seat somewhere around, she walked straight to me and pulled off the long jacket, revealing a crop top and a mini skirt that barely covered her bums. Then she pushed some files aside on my desk and stylishly sat down near me. More of, she was trying to turn me on with her sitting posture.I scoffed out and moved my gaze to her face instead.“How did you get into my office? I was certain that I didn't have anything to do with you anymore.” I said in a huff.“Well, it seems someone still wanted me, that they didn't restrain me from coming into the company. I almost thought you would have asked the security to stop me from entering the premises, but I was shocked that I was wrong.” She hushed out, her voice slowly turning into a whisper as she lowered her upper body below me.Her cleavages were on full display in her crop
~~ Brittany's POV ~~The door opened, revealing a warden and Kylie as he was led to a seat on the other side of the visitation room. Then the warden left afterward. I felt Jake's muscle tense up beside me and I gently rubbed his knuckles which were clenched into a fist.His anger was understandable. In fact, I was having the same feeling, that the only emotion left within at that time was anger. I seriously wanted to smack Kylie on the face until his face was no longer recognizable. But, unfortunately, I couldn't lay one finger on him as there was a tall, transparent glass which demarcated the middle. That prevented a lot from happening because I was as well certain that Jake also had something 'physical' to do to him. I glanced at Jake, who sat down quietly yet simmering with resentment. He exhaled deeply when he felt my gaze on him before reassuring me with a smile that I observed to be fake instantly.He couldn't fool me with that smile. I turned my gaze back to Kylie.“What were
~~ Brittany's POV ~~“First of all, I'd like to appreciate everyone here for coming. As you all know about the tragic event that happened lately; the chairman of the Anderson's Group, my father, alongside his driver and PA were involved in a ghastly car accident and currently, he and his personal assistant were the only ones who made it. May the soul of the driver rest in perfect peace.” I said into the microphones gathered below me, and paused to take in a deep breath.My voice was sounding a bit shaky as I spoke, so I exhaled sharply once again.“My family and I will try our very best to help the family of the deceased driver in our little ways.” I bowed a little after this, making the cameras flashing their lights at me.“How is the chairman's health? Has there been any improvements in his condition?” A reporter asked, and I let out a downcast sigh as the whole place became utterly silent. Only the clicking of cameras.“There hasn't been any improvements in his health condition, but
~~ Ace's POV ~~Brittany didn't say a word until we got to where my car was parked. I was already beginning to think that she was ignoring me on purpose. Especially after her reaction to my visit in her mother's presence, I was sure she had a lot to say than keeping quiet.For that brief moment she gazed at me back there, her eyes emphasized so much rage as they glared at me with hostility. Finally, she turned to me, making me halt in my steps immediately.“What do you think you're trying to do? What game are you trying to play exactly?” She asked, her eyes reflecting with hate like they did earlier, inside the hospital.Her last question took me unaware and rendered me almost speechless.“Game?” I asked back, raising my brows as my lips parted in shock.“Yes.” She took few steps closer and continued, “Stop acting like nothing happened, Ace. One minute you're callous, the other you're acting as if you did nothing wrong or don't even know what you did wrong. I'm sick and tired of it.”
~~ Brittany's POV ~~I stepped out of Ace's car with my bag hung around my arm. I shot him a glance before shutting the door and making my way into the company.Last night still appeared as a mystery. No matter how deeply I thought about it, there weren't many reasons I could come up with, but the only question that kept lingering in my mind: was he sorry for everything?But he didn't speak about accusing me of having an affair with someone else when I still dated him. Neither did he speak about why he broke off our relationship without a second thought. The deeper I even thought about everything, the more pissed I become at the fact that my body easily gave into his touch last night."Good morning ma'am." I heard, making me halt at the number of workers standing in front of me, including my secretary."Good morning," I said, turning towards the elevator as Clarissa collected my bag and pressed the call button."I've gathered and sent the lists of the chairman's ongoing projects to y
~~ Brittany's POV ~~“What is going on? What are the officers talking about? That I tried to kill your father?”I glanced down at the cuffs on my mom's wrists, and my chest tightened with despair. It felt as though my whole world crumbled around me as seeing my mom treated like a criminal made me so angry, yet I couldn't do a single thing to help her.“Why would I do such a thing? Why am I being accused falsely? You know, I would never try to hurt your father, so why?” Mom wouldn't stop asking questions that even I could barely answer.A tear rolled down my eyes and I quickly wiped it off to avoid instigating more fear in Mom. As it seemed, the fear and pain in her eyes were so evident that I badly wished there was a way I could relieve her of those emotions.For the past few days, Mom had been the most disturbed and overworked person, from consoling the dead driver's family down to taking care of my Dad and his secretary in the hospital. She has been the one doing the majority of th
“What's with you, girl? You just started rejoicing as soon as you came in here. What's the good news? Come on, let me know.” Zara implored with eagerness, keenly watching as Lora served herself another glass of champagne after finishing the first glass.She was Lora's best friend and the only friend Lora had kept by her side since high school. They were literally like twins back in those days because anywhere one find Lora, then be certain Zara would be there. They attended the same college at the same time, studied the same course and did almost everything together.It was just until recently, after they got out of college that each faced their different jobs when Lora started working in her father's company as a finance manager, wholly different from what she studied in college. All because she was afraid her half-sister would overthrow her if she didn't follow her closely by working behind her.Now, the two friends only met occasionally after work or during the non-working days. E
~~ Brittany's POV ~~I sat on the bed quietly as the doctor did some checkups on me. He checked on the wound on my forehead and the back of my head, then finally assessed my heart rate with his stethoscope."Do you feel pains anywhere?" He inquired, placing the stethoscope back around his neck."Yes, my head still hurts but not as severe as it was earlier.""The nurse will administer another pain relief drug and change the bandage as well. So, please lay back on the bed and rest while she is at it."I did as the doctor said and allowed the nurse to do her duty as the doctor left the ward. The door opened again and my secretary accompanied by two cops walked in. It was the same cops from the station who had offered to escort me.Clarissa walked to stand beside me while the cops stopped at the center of the ward."How are you feeling, ma'am?""Well as you can see, I'm getting better." I teared my eyes away from them for a moment and heaved out a sigh."We're sorry we couldn't protect yo
~~ Ace's POV ~~Meeting her at the hospital premises was unexpected. I mean, I had gone there only because of personal reasons - to find out someone I still believed could just be a figment of my imagination. But, it was all thanks to that reason that a tragedy didn't occur today. If I hadn't sighted the gunman earlier to have gotten Brittany out of sight before the gunshot, then what would have happened?Whoever the masked gunman was, had targeted Brittany because he vanished right after firing just one bullet at her. When I tried to find him again, he was gone and the people who witnessed the scene didn't know of his whereabouts as well. It was like he just vanished into thin air. But that was for a matter of time. I would find him soon and he wouldn't know what hit him."We've found the gun that was used near the crime scene. Once we get a person who matches the descriptions you gave, we'll add him to the wanted list. Although it might not be easy, since his face was covered.""Do
~~ Brittany's POV~~"I'm sorry if I had kept you waiting. There were some emergency matters that I had to deal with." Dr. Marvin's apologetic tone sounded from behind as he walked to his seat and I nodded quietly."It's fine. I'm just here to make finding about these." I brought out the same drugs I had mistaken to be mine earlier and left them scattered on the doctor's desk.He only stared at it for a brief moment and an almost inaudible sigh left his lips. His hands moved forward to link together on his desk. "Whose drugs are these? I didn't prescribe them to you.""I know and that's what I came to figure out. However, I have an idea of who it belonged to, and I want to confirm with you. Just tell me nothing but the truth." I said in hush tones but he kept quiet.That wasn't what I wanted. I wanted answers but his blank gaze told me he was hesitating from explaining things to me."Fine, you don't have to explain anything to me. As his wife, I have the right to ask questions about hi
~~ Brittany's POV ~~Everywhere became silent again when the video stopped, and I glanced at the so-called diligent employee as she called herself. She was barely making eye contact with anyone in the hall. But shortly after, she summoned courage. She was trying hard to mask her anxious expression which wasn't rarely working."No, this is not right. It is absolutely illegal to stalk me, just because your position is higher? You had your secretary follow and have me on video secretly. That is against work ethics and you can be sued for that!""You're right but at the same time, this can't be overlooked. What you did over there almost cost us so much damage and that's what matters." I exhaled sharply. "Besides, everyone that was present on that day knew if you hadn't pointed accusing fingers at my secretary, then she wouldn't have gone the extra mile to prove herself. Mind you, you plotted everything from the beginning."One of the members of the board of directors, a man, added, "We al
~~ Brittany's POV ~~"Everything has been prepared for the meeting and everyone is waiting for your arrival, Ma'am.""Fine, let's go." The door opened and Jake came in. He was hesitant at first as he stepped closer, his hands clasped together in front. "Please, we need to talk." He stated almost inaudibly, his eyes simply boring into mine."Excuse us, Clarissa." I said and walked back to stand behind my desk.Clarissa left without hesitation, and I was all alone with Jake, who was still gawking at me like he was suddenly tongue-tied."You don't have all day to talk to me. There are more important things I have to do.""Um... I didn't mean to delay you or anything. I...just wanted to speak about us." He stuttered out, taking a deep breath afterward. "It's absolutely fine if you're too busy to talk now. We can do that some other time, maybe discuss over dinner later tonight.""Say whatever you have to say right here, there won't be a second chance for this discussion." I chipped in wi
~~ Ace's POV ~~I could feel people raiding their eyes on me as I walked into the company; many ladies throwing flirtatious gazes while some murmured amongst themselves. Moments later, a group of people walked up to me, stopping in front of me."Mr. Ace, it's a great honor to have you here. Please come with me, the president is pleased to welcome you to the company." One of the men amongst them stated with a small smile."I'm not here to see him." I corrected and glanced everywhere else but them. "Where is his daughter? I'm here to see her instead." I glanced back at them and could feel their embarrassment, especially on the man's face."Oh, Ms Elvira? I'll take you to her. She's in her dressing room. Come with me, please." One of the ladies offered, walking away and I followed suit.These were one of the numerous companies that A&C enterprise invested in but it was actually the first time I'd been there without the CEO title, i.e when there wasn't any official occasion going on. Afte
~~ Brittany's POV ~~I woke up to the beeping sounds beside me as I managed to sit upright on the bed. My body ached badly, like I had been lying on this bed longer than usual and my head throbbed slightly with headache. I felt heavy all of a sudden at the discomfort and I moved my gaze around the strange environment until they stopped on Clarissa sitting on a white couch."Ma'am, you're awake." She said as our gaze met, and she rose to her feet, walking towards me immediately."What happened?" I asked, looking around the ward once again. "Why am I in a hospital? And how long have I been here?""You've been unconscious for over a day, ma'am," Clarissa replied before making me rest my back on the pillows behind."But how did I end up..." The door suddenly opened causing me to pause as I turned towards the direction. Ace halted near the door briefly before hurrying towards me in the next second while the doctor just strolled casually behind him."How are you feeling, Mrs. Miller?" The
The huge black automatic gate slid open as a white Porsche sped into the compound, having less interest in parking properly. Charlotte stepped out of the car, stylishly taking in the serene atmosphere. Everything in the spacious compound screamed luxury, especially the majestic floor-standing fountain at the center.As Charlotte made her way into the gigantic mansion, some maidservants she had walked past greeted her, and the only person who stopped her was the middle-aged Butler dressed in uniform."Young Miss, you're here. The chairman is not around at the moment, but he will be back soon." He announced, his tone warm and calm as he stared at the young lady standing in front of him."I'm not here to see my Father. I just came to pick a few things in my room." Charlotte replied nonchalantly."Then, do you mind waiting behind for lunch? It is being prepared as we speak." Seeing the slight look of worry in the Butler's eyes, Charlotte sighed and lowered slightly down to his level. He
~~ Ace's POV ~~Many would say that I was speaking under the influence of alcohol and even as they finally agreed to sign the contract, I could still feel some of their astonished gazes on me. They all looked like they weren't the same set of people who weren't willing to give us a second of their time earlier.The truth of the matter was that I couldn't bear to see Brittany caught in a tight spot. I could feel it earlier when she spoke to them that she was nervous, and that was the height of it all. The Brittany I knew in business affairs was usually so confident and sometimes, it was not easy to oppose her in business matters. Many of our business partners were aware of that.As we eventually signed all the necessary parts, the deal was sealed successfully with two people from my legal team present, as I promised. They had smiles plastered over their faces, every one of them except for the old man who happens to be the town leader."We hope you don't disappoint us the second time be
~~ Brittany's POV ~~"I asked the others to think of a solution, but nothing seems to come to my mind. It's super annoying but I can't just let this go. I need to do something to prevent a disaster.""It's not the end for you, you know.""And you?" I asked, clearly irritated that I was the only one worried about the whole thing while Ace was looking the less bothered.As over an hour had passed, all he did was pacify me when I got overly worried. He even ordered our lunch through the hotel's room service and while eating, he didn't allow the topic till we finished eating. That moment felt passionate as my toes curled at how caring he was. "The both of us can't possibly be too worried at the same time. Then who would motivate who to stop overthinking?" He tilted his head to the left as if trying to seek answers through my eyes.That had me roll my eyes. As much as I wanted to deny it, he was right. One person had to stay in their right frame of mind to avoid losing it. I made my way o