Mrs James got what she wanted. A position at the firm. Nightfall Gems was just within reach.She was sure to gang up against Rowan. And take over his position from him.She smiled her usual.Yet she still couldn’t shake off the empty feeling at the pit of her stomach.What man will love her and fulfil her the way Didi did?She had been a shadow of herself since the day he died.But tried to hide it by getting back what she gave up.She felt that would console her wounded heart.How wrong she was.Now she was just waiting for her son to get back home.She rested her back comfortably against the executive chair in her office – flipping through some files and jotting things down.Then she saw a figurehead walk into her office.The audacity of that bitch.“You just got my secretary fired. How could she have allowed you in here?”“Good luck to her. She’d get to not work for an evil mastermind like you.” Gabriella stood astride her, hands akimbo.“Thank goodness you acknowledge that I’m a m
“Can I take you out sometime? I love me a smart lady. I don’t mind treating you to something nice that is befitting for a smart lady like you.”Gabriella was thrown off guard.“Why are you asking me out of the blue? Now you trying to get in my good graces so you could get some of Didi’s will, right?” Gabriella wasn’t going to be taken for a fool.“Oh no. You got it mixed up. I think you are a wonderful woman deserving of the world. And it was wrong of me to try to fight properties with you. I remember how much you meant to Didi. I’m not surprised he had you on that will. You were his next best thing after his son.” Rowan got down to the details.“I’m glad you realize all that. But I’m not cool with you wanting to mate your uncle’s girl. He would be rolling in his grave if we did that.”“Whoever said anything about mating? I just wanted to take you out on a date.”“And we all know what follows after a date.”“Except you are interested in mating me, I won’t overstep my boundary. I’m sur
Rowan let his guard down during the date – telling Gabriella of his fears and vulnerabilities about work and home. “Sasha is that escape for me. You know everyone has got an outlet. Your is to cause trouble.” Rowan snickered. “Trouble. Really. My escape is to go on dates with men who can have deep conversations like you do. Though I know you only trying to get me to open up by opening up to me about some emotional rollercoaster you are putting yourself through.” “So now you trying to complement me in style. I think I prefer the saucy Gabriella.” “Still saucy. I only show that side when appropriate. The situation doesn’t call for it.” “And no, this is not any game than it is for you. It takes everything for a man to open up to a man. It’s a lot.” “And you open up so easily. It’s either two things - you are trying to get at me. And the second thing is, it’s not working.” Rowan continued on the conversation he was having about Quinn. “Quinn is never in agreement with anything I do
“I wonder why you aren’t scared of my dad. He will be so disappointed if he ever hears you are mating his daughter as his friend.” “Friends help each other - that’s why. Your dad is not a saint. Just because he puts on his church hat doesn’t mean he is any better than I am. And besides no one is there to tell him about us except you.” “Good. I’m glad you remember that. Hope you also remember my dad can be worse than death. So you could be asking for a death wish by trying to sneak up on me. Don’t get too smart with me Rowan. The only place I’d be nice to you is in the bedroom.” “I like the sound of that.” “More like I make a sonorous sound in the bedroom - that’s if you’re piping it well though.” “Why not? It’s a skill that develops by itself with age.” “Probably because you regularly sharpen your instrument.” “Life is short. It must be lived to the fullest. Even if you have a gun to my head, I’d still beg to fuck you. It’s always been my fantasy to know the kind of women Didi c
“Fine, you have my support. Though I’m sad this is how it has got to be. So how long would you like to keep my office?” “I thought you’d never ask. Once the smoke has died down.” “I think we are done here. I got to leave this moment.” “C’mon now, are you leaving out of anger? Don’t start to see me as your enemy.” “You have always been. Maybe a frenemy is better.” “Look. I mean no harm. I just want to know what it’s like to be in power. And that’s gonna be for a while. In the process, I’d be helping you conquer Mrs. James.” “I don’t need your help. I’m not a weakling.” “Of course, you are not a weakling. But she is no match for me either. I just want to fight her woman-to-woman. I never liked her with Didi.” “So this is about Didi.” “It has always been about Didi.” “Is that why you are going after everything she is going after?””Now you get the bigger picture. I really want half of Didi’s wealth because he willed that to me. But the rest of the things I seem to want is just t
“Baby I need your help. I know you hate me and I’m a bad husband to you. But I can never be a bad father to you. I need your cooperation this time around. Otherwise your reputation as Luna will be jeopardized.”“Are you threatening me?” Quinn snorted.“I’m not baby. I have a lot of enemies at work - trying to pull me down. I need you to stand by me.”“Is this the reason you came back home? Did you and Sasha have a fallout?”“My love, everything is not about Sasha.”“It sure looks like it.”“Right now, my focus is you.”“And the future belongs to Sasha.”“I didn’t say so. Don’t make this any harder on me. I’m trying to correct my wrongs.”“I see. Keep pretending. Can’t wait for the real beast in you to come out.”“Baby, can’t we ever agree together.”“I think we can agree to disagree.”“Quinn, Gabriella is after me. She has gotten me. She wants my position at the firm.”“Then give it to her.”“Are you crazy? How could you say a thing like that? We need an heir.”“So this is where you w
Nightfall Gems was in an uproar at the announcement.Gabriella Ludwig was now the new CEO of Nightfall Gems.Something was amiss.And that same day, Ludwig showed up at Rowan’s office.“Why would you give my daughter your company? Does she have something against you?”“I willingly gave it to her in the meantime.”“Why would you do that? I need an explanation. What you did was a bad idea.”“Not exactly so. Things haven’t been good with Quinn and me. I need some time with her. We have become something else with each other.”“That’s no formidable excuse for you to lose your company to that cunny daughter of mine. I know she has something up her sleeves. She has something she could use against you. Why aren’t you opening up to me?”“My man, relax. I’ve got it under control. You make it sound like I’m no longer the CEO of Nightfall Gems.”“Of course you aren’t!”“All this is a camouflage. Gabriella wants to take her pound of flesh from Mrs. James. And I just gave her that opportunity. That
“I’m in trouble, Mrs James. Pls, I need your help.”“Rowan, everyone is shocked except me. How could you give out your company without reason? Anyway, the answer is not too far-fetched - you were trying to get rid of me. But you had no idea you were throwing your pearls at the dogs. Look where that got you to. Anyway, I’m not angry with you. You were just a pawn in my game. And Gabriella got you before you realized.” Mrs James crossed her legs as she scribbled something down on paper.“I need your help. Lugwig was in on this with his daughter. They planned this all along. They want my company.”“I stand to be corrected - they already have your company. And what were you thinking? That Ludwig was on your side? Oh no. You should be more aware of people who pretend to be nice. They could be the most deadly.”“Tell me something I don’t know. I need your help.”“I think you’d be needing Quin’s help. Not mine. Having an heir who isn’t as gullible as you are will be a miracle. How can I even