Helena paced her room, fuming. It had been days since she had access to her card and her dad kept trying to push to ball due to lack of funds and there was still no resolution. Every attempt to access the funds had been blocked, leaving her charity ball plans in jeopardy. She knew who was behind this, and the thought made her blood boil.The answer came later that evening. As she was sitting in the living room, her father entered, his face etched with frustration.“Helena, it’s worse than we thought,” he said, sinking into a chair. “Liliana has tightened her grip on the company’s finances. She’s the one blocking our access to the funds.”Helena’s jaw clenched. “I knew it. That bitch is doing this on purpose. But why now? Why block the funds when we need them the most?”“She’s trying to weaken us,” her father replied. “With no access to funds, we can’t host the ball or make any significant moves. She wants us to look vulnerable, unstable.”But how did she even know about the whole ball
“Helena, love…” James called out. “Yes, Daddy?” she answered, lifting her head from what she was doing. "Have you sent all the invitations out to the investors?" he asked. Helena looked up, a bit confused, not sure what to say. “Well, Daddy, I sent two to three different invitations to Manchester,” she replied. James frowned slightly. "We want all the big names in New York City at the party. Ray Manchester has never shown up at an event like this before. He may be important, but he never shows up. You should know these things. Make sure every other investor is invited. This is about us making a comeback, about getting the funding back. And besides, I don't know where you got the funds from…" Helena’s heart raced as she scrambled for a convincing response. She couldn’t afford to let her father know about the arrangement with Mr. Blackwood. Thinking quickly, she put on her best reassuring smile and changed the whole funds topic. “Daddy, I understand how important this is,”
Ray gazed intently at the invitation card in his hand. He had been invited to a charity event, which was unexpected. Typically, he usually receives invitations to business gatherings, not charity functions. In the past, he wouldn’t have considered attending such events, but this was different now. His baby girl was part of the family hosting the charity, and he had recently discovered they were unaware of his underground dealings with them.Ray sensed there was still more to uncover, and he couldn’t wait to learn more. Viktor had done his part; now it was time to instruct Derek, his assistant and hacker, to dig deeper. Something must have happened right before Lilly was born to make a father hate his own daughter.Just then, he heard his baby girl’s voice behind him. “What are you looking at so intensely?” she asked. Ray turned to see her standing there in her natural bathing suit with only a towel wrapped around her head.He swallowed hard, he felt his dick harden immediately. ‘No, R
Ray's heart raced as he processed Lilly's last statement. Alone? There was no way he could let that happen. Why will he attend such an annoying ball without her, they could use this opportunity to go on a date.He watched as she moved about the closet, seemingly oblivious to the turmoil brewing inside him. The clothes just began to look annoying and he desires to burn them all, she’s not even looking at him, it like the cloth are more important than he was."Lilly," he began, trying to keep his voice steady. "Why would I go alone? We go on a date rather than attend that nasty ball” he said trying so hard to act cute.Lilly turned to him, Finally, he gets some attention those annoying cloths were enjoying. "Ray, I need you to be my eyes and ears at the ball. I trust you more than anyone, well I trust my assistant more but you are the second now, and I need you to stay in the spotlight. This way, you can keep an eye on things without drawing too much attention on me if I eventually deci
Damon had already informed him about Lilly’s illness before he came, and this was his first time encountering such a case. It piqued his interest—a perfect patient for his experiment, or so he thought. He wouldn’t dare entertain the idea of using the ice queen. Dr. Harris began his examination, asking Lilly a series of questions about her mental state. Ray watched intently, his eyes darting between Lilly and the doctor. “So, Miss Anderson,” Dr. Harris said, “can you tell me about your emotional experiences? Do you feel emotions like happiness, sadness, or fear?” He asked, feeling much better and less anxious. Lilly’s expression remained neutral. “I don’t really feel emotions like others do. I’ve been told I’m numb or that I have a flat affect.” Dr. Harris nodded thoughtfully. “I see. And can you recognize emotions in others? For example, can you tell if someone is happy or upset?”‘How is she able to say all this with a straight face ‘ Emily thought ‘she’s definitely the ice quee
Ray and Lilly sat in the quiet of the living room, the weight of the day's revelations pressing down on them. Ray's mind was a whirlwind of thoughts, trying to process everything Dr. Harris had said and the unexpected turns the conversation had taken. He gently cupped Lilly's face, searching her eyes for any sign of distress. "Lilly, are you really okay? I know today was a lot." She gave a small nod, her expression as inscrutable as ever. "I'm fine, Ray. I just needed to understand more about my condition and our...experiment." Ray couldn't help but chuckle softly at her straightforwardness. "You always know how to cut to the heart of things, don't you?" She tilted her head slightly, a ghost of a smile playing at her lips. "It's part of who I am." Ray pulled her closer, resting his forehead against hers. "I know my love, I’m just hoping our sexual life will be personal to us, can I hope that from you? “I can’t grantee that, I won’t to share everything with doctor Harris, he’s n
Chapter 51:They arrived in the main building and trailing down the corridor towards the back door, where reporters are not present, but Derek and Chloe were already there waiting for their bosses. Chloe has gotten used to her boss, dating the great king of business world, and she was no longer surprised by it, on the other hand, Derek still finds it hard to believe that his boss is practically turned from the cold, ruthless man into a gentleman that would do anything for his woman.“Good evening Boss good evening, Mr. Manchester” Chloe greeted.“Good evening Miss Anderson, good evening boss” Lilly nodded her head to their greetings and turned towards Chloe to speak “ Boss, I asked the investigating team to dig out anything they could about the ball party and they found something rather interesting," Chloe continued, handing over a folder to Lilly. "It seems that the party was not just a social event but a cover for a much larger scheme."Lilly took the folder and began to flip th
Chapter 52:Lily may not know anything about love,but she’s not dumb enough not to realize that Helena is not a woman capable love. Based on Liliana’s memory alone, she knew that Helena is a whore. A woman who would do anything to fuck any man she finds attractive and Ray case is different, he is rich and handsome a perfect ploy for her ego.“ Chloe make sure that our team of hacker is putting in charge of any related news about me. And also…..“Can you leave that part to me my love ?”Ray interrupted her, he likes the fact that his woman is very competent and capable enough to take care of herself, but he also wants a chance to be able to protect her, a chance to be responsible for her.“Do you have a hacker that can take care of this or what….. ?“Love, Drake here is a capable hacker and myself, I’m very good but I would rather stay with you although the party,than involve myself in some minor case, so Drake your job is to make sure no news about her surface online tonight, no matt