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Isabella's POV I beamed with smile as I remembered Audrey's message. She thinks she can just scare me off and make me back off like that, if that's what she thinks then she must be foolish than I imagined. I have come too far in my plans and I can't back out now.I started my car and drove out of the company's building as my mind wondered on the next step to take. I need to meet with Kendall to make the final plans.As I drove down, I couldn't just help but feel a sense of excitement and joy as the game was almost over and I can't wait to make my final move.I arrived at the private lounge where I have been having meeting with Kendall and I saw her sitted at a table."Hey", She said as I walked up to her. "I have gone through the documents and emails and I think it is time for us to strike."I nodded as I felt a sense of relief all over me"That's good and I think we should strike tomorrow."Kendall's eyes widened slightly as it locked into mine. "Tomorrow? Don't you think we should
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Audrey's POV I walked into my office sipping my morning coffee. Chatter filled the air as usual but today's own was a bit more intense as it was mixed with a sense of excitement.As I walked down the entrance to my office, I noticed some of my colleagues gather around a water cooler by my left. They were whispering to themselves and pointing at something on a phone. I approached them as my curious got the better part of me. "What is happening?" I asked as I moved closer to the lady holding the phone.I took the phone from her and as I looked at the screen, my heart sank. On the screen of the phone was an invoice with my signature on it. The invoice looked so real and I felt like I have been pouched in the gut."What is this? And where is it coming from?", I said with a worried look.The group just looked at me and began to murmur and their voice began to rise with excitement. "It is all over the company and everyone is talking about it."I felt a sense of panic wash all over me. Wha
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Lucas POV I sat in my office, sipping the hot coffee from a tea cup as I went through the day's schedule. I have multiple meetings and files to review. Today is going to be stressful but I am prepared for it.I picked up my file on my table and headed to the conference room to start my first meeting, and then, Rachel one of my staff walked into my office with a worried and concern look on her face without even knocking."Mr Lucas, I need to show you something." She said as she placed the folder in her hands on my desk. She picked up some documents and invoice and I quickly grabbed them from her as I felt a sense of trepidation all over me. "What could be so important", I thought.I began to read through the documents and invoice and my heart sank The documents and invoice has Audrey's signature on them and it is showing that she has been embezzling the company's finds.I felt like I have been punched in the gut as I swallowed hard. What? How could Audrey do this to me?I quickly dis
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Lucas POV"Whosoever is behind this won't go unpunished." I said.I immediately called for an emergency meeting with my financial staff again as they were taking too long to come up with any result since our last meeting. This time round, I called them to my office and within five minutes they all arrived."I need to tell you all something.", I said with a firm voice.The team looked at me with curiosity as they sensed that I was really angry from the way I sounded."I don't know why I have not gotten any information from you all yet but before you proceed with the investigation I want to make one thing clear.", I said as I paused to look at their faces."This issue must stay within this company and no outsider, I repeat. No outside must hear of this."The team nodded as they all looked at me."Now I want to hear from you all. So far, what report have you been able to garther concerning this issue."One of the team members, Alex spoke up."For me, I think Audrey is a very good staff
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Audrey's POV I shut my eyes, sensing the stress of the day enveloping me. I was shocked by what was occurring. Allegations of misappropriation, gossip circulating rapidly throughout the workplace...it was overwhelming. I quickly gathered my belongings and made my way home. I couldn't stand to remain in the office for another moment. I got home and I found Clara waiting for me. The tension was evident on my face to her. "Audrey, what is it again?, I thought I told you not to worry" she inquired, worry visible on her expression. I shook my head as I sensing tears gather in the corners of my eyes. "I do not know what is happening," I stated, my voice trembling. "These accusations... I'm unsure who's behind them, but it's devastating me." Clara embraced me tightly, keeping me near. "You will be fine Audrey, I promise you that," she said. "We will look for a way to solve this together." I withdrew, gazing at her. "I sense that everyone is against me," I stated. "Even Lucas...I'm
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Audrey's POV I hurriedly gathered my belongings from the office and smiled to myself. The burden of the day's happenings was gradually being relieved from my shoulders. I ordered a taxi and made my way home, experiencing a wave of relief come over me. I entered my house through the front door and placed my bag on the ground and then released a long sigh. I felt drained, but I understood I needed to discuss with Claire what occurred with Lucas. I felt as though I waited forever for Claire to show up. At last, I heard the doorbell sound, and I hurried to open the door for her. "Hi, girl!" Claire shouted, as she entered the room. "I've been extremely worried about you." "What happened with Lucas?" I couldn’t resist grinning playfully. "Oh, it was such a great time," I remarked, attempting to hold back my laughter. Claire squinted her eyes. "What transpired?" "Did he let you go?" I nodded gravely, attempting to maintain a serious expression. Claire's face showed compas
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Audrey's POV Ientered the conference room to meet my colleagues for our weekly board gathering. Lucas positioned himself at the front of the table, his gaze sweeping across the room as he started to speak. "Good morning to all," he stated, his tone strong and authoritative. "I would like to discuss several matters that have come to my notice." While he talked, our eyes locked, and I sensed a flutter in my heart. I had been concerned about what he could say, but as he kept speaking, I understood that he was tackling the problem that had been bothering me. "I am sure you all have heard about false...accusations that was made at one of the staffs here," he said as he fixed his eyes on me. "I want to tell you all that this is a very serious case, and a serious investigation will be carried out on it." A sense of relief flooded over me as he talked. I had been concerned that I might get dismissed, or worse, yet Lucas's words defended me. "Nonetheless, I wish to emphasize that we will
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Audrey's POV My phone buzzed and I quickly jacked back to reality. I was seated at my desk, attempting to concentrate on my tasks, but my thoughts kept drifting back to Lucas and our incomplete discussion. I looked at the screen, my heart dropping when I noticed the hospital's number illuminating the display. I replied, my voice shaking. "Hi?" "Audrey, this is Dr. Smith from the hospital," the voice on the line stated, his tone pressing. "We need you to come to the hospital now." Aiden's health has worsen. My heart began to beat very fast and I quickly picked up my purse and rushed out. I didn't even border to take permission from anyone I just left. The hospital appeared as a haze while I hurried down the hallways, my heart racing in my chest.I got to the ward and my heart skipped as I saw the nurses and doctors going in and out of the ward with a worried look on their face.. A feeling of unease began to crawl up my back as I understood that something was genuinely amiss. I in
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Meanwhile, doors swing outward into a corridor of burning neon lights that seethe with maddened intensity.Lucas's bodyguard had captured a group of men attempting to break into the boardroom. They had masks over their faces, but there was one man with a red tie in his hand—a detail which I'd seen in Michael's reports the last two years.I felt sick. "Lucas, is that you?" I stuttered into the receiver, speaking the words out loud.I received only mumbling answers over the phone. My tears began recalling Lucas's vow to stay with me, and I vowed to myself only that I would fulfill the vow to the very core of my soul. Soft knocking on the door of the safe room persisted. My throat had been grabbed and I pushed my ear into the door, pushed the door. "Who is that?" I shrieked, trembling.Low murmuring, soft breathing, "Audrey, I'm here. Open it."I was shocked and didn't want to open it for her. The voice was soothing, yet it wasn't anyone special—I didn't know who it was. My phone beeped
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Audrey's POVI sat quietly in our penthouse as the aftershocks of the boardroom battle slowly faded from my mind. The adrenaline high was gone, but my heart thudded angrily against the walls of my chest. The phrases Lucas uttered during the meeting still lingered in my mind, every sentence a mix of pain and protest. I could not shake the threat of Michael as well as the uncertain future that lay in wait for me.I gazed out the window at city lights burning below like false promises. The silence was heavy with my own hope and fear. I didn't know if our love, hard-won, could even shield us from the forces of darkness on the horizon.Lucas entered the room quietly. He sat with me on the old creaky sofa, his hand extended for mine. I felt his heat, comfortable and strong, and all was right in the world for that moment. But that moment was like glass.Audrey, he started, his voice barely above a whisper, "I couldn't help but wonder what Michael had said. I think he's got other ideas for us
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Audrey's POVThe sun was up in the sky, but its light was miles away from me. My heartpounding as I remained there in the quiet of our bedroom, still warm from last night on my body. Lucas slept beside me, his even breathing a reminder of how much I longed for peace. But as I looked at him, doubt consumed me. I stood up quietly, not to disturb him, and moved towards the window. The ocean sparkled below me, endless and merciless. I looked around warily—someone was there. Within seconds, my world was turned right-side up. Lucas stood before me to take another step, his eyes taut with urgency. "Audrey, we must leave—now!" he commanded, his voice firm and gentle simultaneously.Guards let out low commands of warning as security cameras tracked our every step. I could sense a tempest building—a tempest that would tear all we'd built apart.In the car outside, Lucas's grip on my hand was tight, knuckles white. "Something has happened," he breathed rapidly. "The board… they're having an eme
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Audrey's POVThe soft roll of the ocean was ringing in my head as I sat with Lucas on scorched sand. Blazing kisses and blazing vows had set the night ablaze, but now there was some unhappiness within me that churned a storm within, thudding my heart with an arrhythmic beat.Lucas had his arm across my shoulders and looked up at the moon that hovered above a sea that withdrew from it."Sometimes I think we can really leave it all behind," I told myself more than anything else. A tug in the heart—a mixture of hope and fear—warned me the peace was only temporary.I barely got the next word out before my cell phone rang in my hand. I answered it in hope. On the screen, a new message from an unknown number:"You can hide in love, but secrets always come to the surface."My gut roiled over, and I looked up as Lucas's eyes began filling with fear. "What did it say?" he snarled, his voice harsh but uncertain.I wrapped my hand around the paper into a fist, breathing nearly silently. "It says
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Audrey’s POVSea salt surrounded me as I walked along the beach of the private island, my feet sunk in the warm golden sand. Blue waves caressed softly, like the kiss of a lover. Everything was so calm, so like a dream—a false guarantee of the next storm. Lucas? Not even close to being calm. He was a couple of feet off, looking at me with that infuriatingly smug grin, his top half-shirt open, the golden sheen of the setting sun on his chiseled chest. He had something concealed behind his back."What are you hiding?”"So impatient. Aren't surprises supposed to be fun?I folded my arms. "Not if you're the one who does the surprising." Lucas flashed a smile and moved in on me, gradual and deliberate, the type of pace that got my heart skipping a beat faster. "You hurt me, Audrey. Suppose I told you it was a gift? Something that I specifically picked out just for you?"My gaze flew down to his hands, but he quickly moved to fold them behind his back again. "Lucas," I cautioned."Oh, you c
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Audrey's POVLucas didn't move. Because he knew. I stepped forward carefully. "Yes, I do." I took another step forward. "What do you want, Isabella?" She laughed. I breathed in. She was furious, out-of-rhythm. One misstep, and this would end in blood.Lucas stepped forward with me. "Isabella, listen— She shoved the gun into Lucas. Her face twisted in rage. "Say it." He looked at her. "I never loved you." A scream was torn from her body. "You liar." And she turned on me. I had no chance to defend myself before she fired. Bang. Lucas caught me before I hit the ground. "Audrey!" His voice frantic, his hands on my wound.Isabella smiled. "See? Now we're even." And then, before anyone could stand up and take her— She put the gun to her head. Lucas strained. "No—" Bang. Her body crumpled to the ground. Silence. The world ended. I felt the thudding of my own heartbeat, racing. Lucas was trembling, with me in his arms. Then there were voices. Guards rushing in. Somebody called for an ambula
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Audrey's POVIt was to be a calm night.But calm was something we still needed to learn.Lucas had me wrapped around him, hugging me, as we lay on the bed, his arm wrapped around my waist to stop me from squirming. His body heat was not intended to soothe me, but the grip in my chest would not ease up. Something was amiss.I was in bed, staring up at the ceiling with my mind elsewhere. I couldn't sleep with her face in front of me, her own face contorted in anger. We might have been physically out of the room or not, but we weren't finished with her section yet.And desperate people, if there was one thing that I had learned so far, weren't to be underestimated. Lucas rolled onto his side next to me, his gentle kiss following the line of my shoulder."I cannot sleep. My mind will not rest."His eyes grew softer. "Tell me." I hesitated. "What if she comes back? What if she has something much worse planned?"Lucas drew in a breath, pushing back my hair with his fingers. "She won't hurt
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Audrey's POV I trembled in fear as Lucas's words hit me. "Isabella." I knew she would never let us be. That woman was never bad, but now? Now, she had crossed a line that I wasn't sure she could ever turn back from. I grasped the sheets, struggling for breath. "She was scheming with him? The hoodie guy?" Lucas brushed his hand through his hair, his teeth clenched. "Security cameras filmed her entering the hotel with me. They were careful, but not careful enough." Anger and fear fought for dominance within me. Isabella had already done as much as she was capable of ruining me—to accuse me, shame me, try to destroy me. Now she's involved with my son. That was unacceptable. Lucas's eyes grew darker as if he could see directly into my mind. Not you, not Aiden.” His fists tensed in my arms. "You won't have to.". Lucas Kent was done playing games. I shut the TV down quietly. Aiden had padded into the doorway, in pajamas, and scrubbed at his eyes. "Mommy?" I scooped him up and hel
