To say she was surprised was understatement, she was flabbergasted! It had been a few hours when she was excited recounting what happened in the Philippines. Now, she suddenly seemed scared of the guy for some reason. Curiously, she stared at her phone for a while before pressing it back on her left ear. “Did something happen?” she queried. There was no response from the other line which made her frowned. “Abi?” “Yes, something unexpected happened just an hour ago..” “What is it? Is that why you are in a bar right now?” she asked worriedly. She heard a loud sigh from the other line, as the loud music was slowly fading from the background. She guessed her cousin went out and searched for a quiet place to talk to her properly. “I don't think I can do it, Margaux. I'm sorry. Hendrix Mondragon is starting to make a move and he quickly made M Corp rise up again in a snap,” she said quickly without a break. “We underestimated him,” she clicked her tongue in annoyance. Margaux's eyes na
The guy's name was quite familiar but she couldn't remember where she had heard it. He probably attended their wedding but she had no recollection of meeting any of Hendrix's friends there at all. Straightened on her seat, her face contorted as a pitiful memory of that wedding day came hunting her again. It was supposed to be the best day of her life. She dreamed of it to be a magical moment as she was marrying the love of her life. However, reality hit her differently. Her wedding turned out to be the saddest wedding she had ever attended. “What a shame,” she muttered bitterly. Shaking her head, she decided to take her attention to the file of documents on her table first before her mood dissipated once again. Margaux was already engrossed with the paperworks when she heard a knock, followed by the door opened and Carlos appearing on the doorway. “You have a visitor, Miss Margaux,” he announced. Her head tilted as she was not expecting anyone to visit her nor did she remember a
“Ex-girlfriend?!” Margaux exclaimed in disbelief. She even jolted up while her eyes went wide staring at Jack. “It was just a brief relationship because she didn't want a serious one though,” the guy shrugged. She stared at him incredulously while her hands were covering her mouth. “No way! She didn't mention it!” she hollered. Subconsciously, she bit the bottom of her lips upon seeing Jack's face contorted. It's as if he didn't like what he just had heard which made her feel guilty in an instant. He let out a sigh and his expression immediately changed as he met her uncertain gaze. Then his lips curved in a lopsided smile as though nothing happened. “It was a secret,” he chuckled. Margaux's brows furrowed as she oddly couldn't see the humor in his eyes. She suddenly got confused whether he was serious or not because his eyes were contradicting what he was saying. “Why are you telling me this?” she queried, slowly recovering from her initial shock. She was curious. Although sh
“I know I'm pretty. But you are equally as pretty as me so there's no need for you be insecure,” Daisy stated ans she sipped on her tea. Margaux's eyebrows arched without leaving her gaze on her face. “Excuse me?” she scrunched her nose, “You ever changed Daisy, you're still vain as ever,” she commented. She shook her head when she saw her cousin arched her eyebrows perfectly while looking at her. She knew Daisy was already waiting for whatever she was going to say so she would not drag the conversation long.Letting out a heavy sigh, she looked straight into her eyes, “Jack told me the truth,” she stated. She watched how Daisy's expression changed. The confidence on her face instantly went away as her eyes went wide and her jaw dropped. “What did he tell you?” she queried. A hint of nervousness could be heard to her voice. Margaux's head tilted, studying her cousin. She could tell that Jack must be telling the truth based on Daisy's expression. However, she wanted to hear it fro
Hendrix was exhausted. He was leaning on his swivel chair with his eyes closed and ignoring whatever his secretary was reporting to him. “Three of our subsidiaries are already acquired and two are in threat of being bankrupt. If this continues, our market stock will drop again, Sir,” said Paolo. He didn't react nor even move a muscle. He wasn't even listening to Paolo as he had no more energy left in his body anymore. All he wanted was to go home and rest. Ever since he came back, he didn't have any proper rest yet as he was busy meeting with people and fixing the problem with the company. The office filled with silence until the door suddenly burst open and a furious scream erupted in the whole room. “Hendrix! What did you do to my daughter?!” Mr Roswell's angry voice thundered. Lazily, Hendrix opened his eyes and straightened on his seat. He then blankly looked at the two middle aged couples and tilted his head, “Who gave you permission to get in here?” he asked coldly, comple
“Hit her body and make sure she's dead after that. I don't care whatever you decide to do with her as long as she is no longer breathing, it's fine,” Roxanne continued. Her voice was too viscous that made Mrs Roswell kneeled down again and bursted out crying. “This..” Mr Roswell shivered. Indenial were written in their faces but no one dared to speak a word anymore. “If you're still not convinced, you can talk to the guy in the prison,” Hendrix's cold voice broke the awkward silence. Mrs Roswell suddenly ran away followed by her husband leaving his parents and his secret inside the office. “Are you still going to support her?” he queried while his eyes darted at his mother. Wilma's lips parted but she quickly avoided his gaze. “Let's talk again tomorrow, son. I'm tired from long hours of travel,” she immediately excused. Hendrix watched his parents hastily walk to the door as if someone was after them. He placed his knuckles on his chin as his lips twitched and silently waited
“Purchase and sales agreement?” Hendrix muttered. His brows furrowed as he scanned each paper quickly. However, after finishing the last page, he didn't think twice and just signed it without asking for his family's consent nor his legal team. It's from Margaux anyway. He didn't have any reason why he would reject or doubt it. He didn't need to ask questions nor do any investigations because he already knew what she wanted to happen.She will get whatever she wants from him. Carefully, he put all those papers back inside the envelope and placed it inside the drawer. Then, a grin plastered his lips as his eyes glinted in mischief as he suddenly thought of an idea. His exhaustion suddenly went away and felt rejuvenated after a plan formed in his head. His mood also improved as his anger already diminished just because it involves Margaux. “Paolo, call the legal team here now,” he ordered through the intercom. He leaned back on the swivel chair and pressed his thumb on his lips. Hi
Margaux rolled her eyes as soon as Abigail relayed to her what Hendrix had told her. “He wants me to go there?” she hissed. She cannot believe the guy's audacity to tell her that! “What right does he think he has to tell me to see him personally?” she exclaimed. Abigail chuckled from the other line, “Maybe he thought he got the upperhand now, since you are the one trying to negotiate with him,” she pointed out. “Who's negotiating with whom? I'm just letting him know that I'm buying the companies at their prices,” she scoffed. “Right. I wanted to tell him that, but I think it's more fun to see him expecting anything from you,” her cousin chortled. Margaux clicked her tongue in annoyance. She hated Hendrix's guts. Moreover, she hated that he really was not an easy prey. He already showed it by keeping his company afloat despite losing almost all of its subsidiaries. “He's very smart. I don't think he would give those companies easily..” said Abigail. “Wilma is more likely to stop