Austin POV“Arghhhhh" I was filled with fury and thoughts that I had made the wrong move by talking directly to Kylie and not waiting for Francis.“Ah, Mr. Nitaile, always a pleasure to see you,” a voice called out to me from behind the bar.It was the one and only Roman from The Oasis. Roman gathers and collects relaxing vodkas and spirits from around the globe and I'm on his top list of first tastes in the city.One of the reasons I was there that night.“Roman, my guy!" I sluggishly climbed down from the high stool and rigidly and firmly shook his hands.He was slightly taller than I was but that didn't belittle my influence in the Oasis.I was still a Top Dog.“One of new York’s finest,looking sharp, aren't you?”He complimented."I'd hardly say that” Hurrying and leaving Emily at home, I barely had time to refresh myself, looking sharp was the last thing I'd say I was at that point.“You humble, yh?" “That's not it, Roman, that's not" I slightly smiled.“Where's our new product
Kylie’s POVA lot was going on, in my head and in the villa. I stood at the balcony in my room with a million thought running through my head, I was fully dressed for work and deep down I knew the realization of my week’s activity was overwhelming me, but I wouldn’t let it.When I had thrown it all away to be with Austin I had envisioned a lifetime of struggles, yes, but my delusions had also assured me a lifetime of loving and loving. I knew what I got in return and it was….“Miss Kylie?” Someone called out to me, interrupting my self pitying and plotting.I turned around and found the nanny hovering over the entrance, the same one that had been since I was five. It brought back a rush of emotions, some sweet to think of and others, not so great.“Lily?” “Do you want your coffee the usual way?” She asked me, her sweet tone calling for me to run into her hands and remain there just like I used to when my father scolded me.“Black, very black.” I responded, I wasn’t going to be soft
Jackson’s POVI wasn’t a simp, or at least I didn’t think I was. I even had a reputation amongst each enthusiast in the New Jersey community. Jackson Brown wasn’t exactly the definition of lover boy, I showed up to events with everyone’s favorite girl of the moment on my arms but it was always just that.My secretary made sure of that, she said it was for publicity and I allowed her to do what she wanted, hadn’t she been the one to help the company get to the height it was in. I was second guessing my interests in Kylie, it was way too obsessive and every action she made affected my mood. It was one thing to fawn over someone for more than seven years, to feel things she had never imagined herself feeling for you and it was another thing to be so close to her and experience her invest her emotions in the wrong places.I wasn’t being a fool, I had the right to feel things and I also had the right to stay away when I felt my emotions were being too much, when they were taking away m
Kylie POV I was in the office, it's been a very busy week for myself and lady oh. There was an exclusive deal madam Wilson specifically called my attention to and since then it has been work upon work. A slight knock came through from the door, making me raise my head, glancing at the direction. I rolled my eyes “Come in” I responded, knowing fully well it was Lady oh at the door. Nobody gets access to the CEO office aside from the family person assistant, Lady oh. All company complaints are directed to her while she delivers directly to myself or Madam Wilson if necessary. “Ms Kylie” Lady oh voice interrupted the atmosphere as she walked through the door.I took a deep breath. It meant two things seeing Lady oh, work and work. “What is it this time around?” I groaned, my voice sounding so tired. “It's good news this time,” she responded, smiling. “Ehn?” I raised my eyes up, waiting for her response. My heart was beating faster anticipating the information. “Uhm” she murmured
Austin POV I know I'm not a weakling. That wasn't how Austin Natalie grew up, but recently, I found myself acting like one. Kylie is gone but I couldn't accept it. The divorce has been finalized, but I still found myself leaning around the papers every day. I still go through our album pictures, holding onto memories that were gone.“Austin! Austin!” Emily's voice pierced into my thoughts, making me glance behind. The door flipped open as she walked in. Her steps struck determination. I could sense there was a problem but I was too occupied to worry about her. At that point, I felt disturbed. “Why are you screaming my name? Are you trying to bring down the house?” I groaned as I glanced back at the art picture in front of me. In it was a picture hand of myself and Kylie, our hands cupped together in it. The first gift I received from Kylie on our first anniversary. “What?” She murmured as she closed the gap between us. “Well, this isn't why I'm here,” she asked and continued, her
Kylie POV As we approached the entrance of the hall, as usual, cars were trolling in one after the other after a proper check-in at the gate. It wasn't just an ordinary party, so proper checking needed to be done. Few of the cars were still before us so we had parked and waited till it was our turn. I glanced at everyone who seemed pretty focused on their phones before my eyes met with Jackson's. “Are you- I was going to say something when he glanced away. Words got stuck in my mouth as I wondered what just happened.Not only did he avoid me through the whole drive, but he also acted like a kid because I see no reason why he should be mad at me. I might have done something, but at least he is grown enough to understand what communication means. “Are you two fighting?” Just when I thought nobody was watching, I heard Mia's voice, whispering in my ear.“Nothing. Maybe he is that time of the month” I responded, trying to be funny. That way I wouldn't act like I was angry. “Don't be
Kylie POV “Hello everyone, this is the ball party!” the voice echoed in the hall, saving me from the tension with Henry J. Immediately I used that as an excuse to relieve myself from any more conversation.“Henry,let's catch up after the party” I said to him as I was able to end our conversation. The atmosphere became calm. We were all seated, waiting to begin and the only person who could open the ground floor was Madam Wilson. As the greatest woman in the whole of New York, she was the only one who had the power bestowed on her by the late Jade Wilson, the one who created the ball club. Practically we could say the ball club began ages ago. Just when I was settled, trying to fix myself, Madam Wilson walked into the hall. Everybody got up on a standing ovation out of respect for the most powerful woman of the club.“I welcome you all to this month's ball party” madam Wilson's feisty voice filled the room, holding with authority and power.Everybody slightly bowed their heads and
Austin's POV I wondered how I ended up in such messy and weakling situations. Things were taking a different turn, the one I couldn't even comprehend. I was beginning to lose myself, I mean how could an ordinary woman give order and everyone followed like a Zombie.I got up from the ground, using my hand to properly arrange my shirt. I couldn't believe I was thrown out of the party. I have never been humiliated this way all my life. I could feel the surge of anger passing through my veins as I stood outside, staring at everyone acting like nothing just happened.“How dare you Kylie!” I groaned. I wasn't going to give up, never! I was trained to be a fighter and I have just been trying so hard to avoid going down dirty with Kylie but with what she had just done, I was going to go dirtier, lower than she thought. I would show her two can also play the game.I got into my car and in the highest speedometer of the car engine, I drove out of the premises not giving any chance to the offic
Kylie's POV “Are you Nervous?” Lady Oh asked as she opened the car door. My legs were shaking.I glanced at her, and couldn't say a word. Her face was worn with a worrisome look. “Come here” she cupped me Into her arm, giving me a very comforting hug.I came down from the car, basking in my confidence. Determination was all I felt as I walked into the company conference hall meeting. It would have been a worse situation if any of those shareholders had arrived before me. The conference call we did last night was a mess. More reason why I had organized this emergency meeting. Maybe a physical approach would change the whole thing.Usually, the shareholders arrive before me, but it was the other way around this time. Thirty minutes and none of them had shown up.Panic set into my heart after a whooping two hours, and still, it didn't seem like any one of them would come.I got up from the chair and paced around the room.“Ms Kylie, I don't think any one of them is coming. You should
Emily's POV “What are you doing here?!” He asked, staring at me. “And who is this?” He looked at Peter who was seated in front of me.“You should sit,” I said, smiling stylishly. He never expected to see me. Well, I already had it in my sleeve before reaching out to him. “What is going on here?” He asked again as he settled next to me. “Mr. Natalie, I am glad you honor my calling.” Peter leaned backward. “Emily here reached out to me concerning your company and how the Wilson family has been behind the loss surrounding it,” he explained. Austin glanced at me. “Really?” He scoffed.“Well, I had to do something. I mean, I can't watch you suffer” I responded.“ I don't need you helping me!” He was still being stubborn.“ I have a juicy offer, Mr Natalie,” Peter interrupted the tense atmosphere.“And who are you? You should introduce yourself” Austin glanced at him.Peter smiled. “There is no need for all of that. It's not important,” he responded and continued. “Myself and Emily
Emily's POV The house has been empty since Austin left. I have tried countless times to reach out to him, but he wouldn't pick up my calls, and recently, it seems like he has blocked me. To make matters worse, he banned his secretary from letting me in his company.Well, all of what he has done doesn't bother me one bit. No matter how long it takes him to run, he will come back home to me. I am going nowhere. He belongs to me; the faster he realizes, the better.I decided to have a drink in a quiet bar. Things have been so noisy lately. “As much as I could recall, I'm not in any relationship,” said Austin's voice in my head. I smirked as I recalled the ridiculous mass interview from Austin. He was smart enough to organize such a mass address; that way, Kylie's image could be at the center of it. It became ridiculous the moment he spewed that word out of his gutter mouth. What does he even take me for? “Your drink, ma’am,” the bartender's voice interrupted my thinking. I took a
Kylie’s POV I felt a cold shoulder walking into the office building. The atmosphere seems weird and in a way, I could sense so many eyes on me.“Miss Kylie, You should see this” Lady oh voice came from behind, her shoe clicking with the floor. “Can you just make a quick brief? Too early for chit chatting " I responded, not glancing at her. My steps were heavy, leading my way into the Elevator. She kept quiet, unable to say any more words, and I was wondering why she Suddenly went mute. “I am still waiting to hear it,” I said as I pressed on the first floor. “ Austin Natalie is currently having a live press concerning the ongoing saga” her voice shaking as she barely whispered.“Hun?” I murmured under my breath, my eyes opened in shock. “Let me have it” I grabbed the tablet from her. Austin stood tall in his well-laid suit; in front of him, there were so many cameras from different News stations. “Firstly, I want to thank you all for coming at very short notice. I understand ho
Austin's POV My eyes popped out as I stared at the Economy chat on the television screen. My company stock was dropping right in front of my eyes. Not just that, the red notification at the side corner of the screen kept beeping. It always meant one thing with the red notification, investors are withdrawing their shares. I folded my hands firmly together, I could feel myself burning from the inside. Anger was all that passed through my veins.“Emily! Emily! Emily!” I groaned under my teeth. Everything went wrong the moment she intervened. Maybe I should have handled things my way. At this point, I felt so regretful for relying on Emily trying to protect my company and now I caused my company to drown.“This isn't the time to blame things on Emily,” Francis suddenly said. I glanced at him wondering if he understood what he had just said. It was the company we were talking about. It was obvious everything happened because of Emily's stupid idea of protecting me.“What?!” I murmured o
Austin POV I used to think Emily was the better choice but Nah, she would constantly prove to me that I had made the wrong choice. If not anything, I hate being in the spotlight and if at all I found myself in one, it should be Something worthy. I should be achieving and signing deals which other competitive companies couldn't attain.Seeking the people pity words?! That bullshit. I'm not some weakling who needs validation from people or some sort of pity party in my life. “You better fix it!” I sneered at her. Anger passing through my veins.“That must be a joke, right?” She chulked dryly. I wonder how I suddenly became a joke to Emily. In a way, she stil think she could order me around like she used to do. I have her already and all of that have to stop. I am the man who should make the orders and not the other way round.I closed the gap between us. Raised her jaw up, staring deep into her eyes as I responded.“Don't dare me!” I could see my face in her eyes, burning red.“Oh
Emily's POV. I just couldn't express the joy my heart felt with the recent development. Things were going exactly the way I wanted. Austin does not have to worry about anything that way, we could have enough time to spend together. I knew he loved me. He did not have to tell me, I could tell how much he felt about me. “ You and your family treated him badly! Divorce him and then force him out of the ball party! Humiliating the man! What a drainage family! Austin Natalie needs to be protected at all costs!” The recent headline news slipped off my lips as I opened my phone. I leaned back the chair, a satisfactory smile occupied all over my face. My phone vibrated with the table. “This is great!” I said, still staring at the blogger gist headline. “I am glad you like this,” he responded. “Keep it coming, I am enjoying it” I smiled and ended the call. I have always known myself to be a problem solver. No matter how hard the situation might be, I would turn the table arou
Kylie’s POV “What is this? How did this get out there?” I flipped my phone on the table asking the obvious. “I am sorry ma'am. We are fixing it!” Lady oh voice shaking as she responded. “For how long will it take to fix a common leaked news on the Internet!” I snapped out. At this point I was beginning to act out character. “It not that easy but- “Not easy?!” I interrupted and continued. “No.. lady Oh, this shouldn't be coming from you. You of all people should know how this is going to affect the company” I placed my hand on my forehead. Nothing actually made sense. Only a few people knew I was once married to Austin and I have always been grateful our marriage was never in the spotlight else the divorce would cause a lot of havoc but now, my fear was about to come haunting me.“I am sorry Mrs Kylie” Lady Oh pleaded and in a way it felt annoying and unpleasant in my ear, not even in the middle of such a storm.“Can you just stop apologizing?!” I sneered, anger boiling through m
Jackson’s POV I have never seen something more sanctifying than what Kylie did at that ball party. She handled the whole thing better than I expected. She deserves the position handed to her, nobody could handle such a position better. In a way I felt worried about the pressure that would be on her, nevertheless I was certain she would pull through. I was scared she would flutter when Austin arrived. I knew how much she has been trying not to make things out of proportion. I never thought Austin could be so clueless showing himself at the ball party after everything he put Kylie through.Well, I was glad Kylie had finally put him where he deserves. He had better learn his lesson or else he would be fighting with me next. I figured I have been so quiet all this while and I wasn't ready to keep that way anymore. I thought interfering in Kylie’s personal issues might jeopardize things but I realized I might end up regretting it if I continued that way.As we approached the giant build