"Fuck!" Max impulsively let out the f-word in the corporate environment, which he instantly regretted as eyes rolled in his direction. "Sorry," he said in a softer apologetic tone.The meeting had just concluded, and Max reached for his phone, which had been set to "Do Not Disturb." His heart skipped a beat as he saw multiple missed calls and texts from Chloe. How was he going to explain everything to her without sounding suspicious or funny? He knew her trust in him was wearing thin.Exiting the boardroom, Max hurried towards the door, dialing Chloe's number frantically. "Please pick up, Chloe," he pleaded, feeling the weight of the suspense pressing upon him. His nerves were on edge as he listened to the phone ring. Had she already boarded the flight?"Max," her voice finally came through. Hearing her say his name eased the rapid pace of his racing heart. "Where have you been?"From the tone of her voice, he sensed a hint of underlying disappointment. It compelled him to choose his
“I’ll be expecting your call…” Debby’s audacious words still resonated in Max’s mind, no matter how hard he tried to forget them. She used her keen understanding of him to her advantage. Just what does she want, showing up at a time like this? His mind ran through a couple of possibilities that could explain her sudden resurfacing in his life at such a time like that.Deep down, he longed to be with Chloe, away from the confines of his office, his competitive work, and the apparent temptation that Debby would bring. Was this all a setup by Kincaid? He knew his arch-rival would go to the utmost lengths to get the upper hand in their rivalry. It could be a set up for a scandal and maybe a plot to get the whole contract to himself…ridiculous. He hadn’t taken out the card in his pocket since he had reached his office, as he feared he might dial it if he had taken it out. Ever since she’d stuffed that card into his breast pocket, each passing moment reminded him of their time together an
"I'm really sorry about the way things went with Helen," Anthony said, looking a bit embarrassed by the whole ordeal. "She's not always like this…"Ollie knew that last statement was not entirely true. She strongly suspected that Helen had some issues, and deep down, she doubted if things would ever change. "No, it's fine. I guess she would slowly get used to me," she replied, trying to remain optimistic. But the truth was, Helen proved to be a hurdle that she would have to cross if she was serious about having a relationship with her father."Are you really sure that it's fine? I was embarrassed by it all, sorry I couldn't chip a word in," Anthony's tone was cloaked in remorse. "But I promise I'm going to make it up, alright?""Okay… though you don't have to," Ollie responded, not seeing the point in him being so desperate to appease for something that had been beyond his control."Well, I feel I have to," Anthony insisted, his words sweet and sincere, and Ollie couldn't resist his o
"That feeling of everything going your way," Alejandro let out a sigh of satisfaction, as he looked at Diego on his tablet's screen, "It's just so soothing, like a fairy tale." "I guess some time away from the dirty game is enough to get yourself back together," Diego said, grinning back at his brother from the other side of the world. "The sun looks beautiful over there, I wish I could be there enjoying the scenery with you, but I've got to handle business over here." "Well you will sometime in the near future, this is the last time we will be coming to Abu Dhabi," Alejandro said, relaxing in a comfy sofa, "How are things going over there? Hope you are handling business just like ‘DG’ would." "Sure I am, you've got nothing to worry about Señores, you have a good time over there," Diego said, with glee. "What about our little plaything, Sofia?" Alejandro asked with a wicked smile hanging from his face, "I am very doubtful that you have been able to resist her sweet ass since then."
He hadn't been expecting any of such calls...except for... "Chloe!" he quickly swiped up and adjusted a bit closer to the light of the bedside lamp.The appearance of her face knocked the sleep right out of his eyes. "Chloe," he called out her name with his deep morning voice, "It's almost three in the morning.""Well, the day has just begun here, and it's wonderful," she said, looking bright and happy in her morning clothes— clothes that he longed to take off and explore the wonders that lay beneath them. For some reason, he found her very appealing in morning clothes."I can see that from here, the sun is doing one heck of a job, reflecting your beauty. I wish I could've been there with you." Max said, quite regrettably, now he was stuck with nightmare fantasies of Debby which wouldn't stop coming at him until he had performed them in real time."Please, stop it, Max," Chloe said, giggling delightfully. She was still swept off her feet by Max, even at that stage of their relationshi
"Just calm down a bit..." Gray said to Chloe from the other end of the line. "The worst thing you can do right now is to panic. Just calm down and tell me what it is.""Alright," Chloe said, breathing out a sigh that did very little to calm her down. "I will send you a short voice message shortly. You won't believe..." She still couldn't believe what her ears had heard. Her heart was almost failing her at that point.She quickly hung up and frantically went ahead to forward the voice message from Alejandro to him immediately. With nothing but sheer fright and uncertainty, she had her eyes on her screen till the message was marked as read.Her phone buzzed in her hands so suddenly that she nearly let go of it. But then, it wasn't Gray on the line. "Goodness... Max," she said as she contemplated picking up the call in the state that she was in at the moment. If she didn't pick, she would be giving him the notion that she was hiding something from him, and that would make him all the mor
Ollie couldn't stay put, as the thought of phoning Hilda kept crawling back again and again. Her vague feelings for Anthony were growing into a clear fondness that she couldn't deny.Anthony had briefly gone to the restroom, leaving her all alone with her thoughts. She believed she had come too far with Anthony to turn back, though it had been just a few weeks they had been having a steady stream of conversation. But she was beginning to feel an attachment she deemed too dangerous to be true.She took out her phone and was still contemplating sending a text. Her second thoughts about it throbbed at her continually, but the thought of Helen's scowl at her made her desperate to reach out. But why would Hilda just offer to be of help? A question she'd never get to find out if she didn't get to her.Ollie let out a disheartened sigh. She was supposed to be enjoying the moment with Anthony without having to bother about his questionable family life. But could she?"Get it together, Ollie,"
The exchanges of pleasantries between the reputable men and women at the huge board meeting meant victory at last for Max. He had won that phase of the bout with Kylian. He was sure that Kylian would have any words for him after the board meeting, and he was looking forward to shaking the hands of a sore loser.Max was upstanding, he had shaken Mr. Singh's hands. He loved the satisfactory look on his face. The pendulum was swinging helplessly in his favor, and he intended for it to stay that way for a whileHis eyes sought for Kylian in the midst of the crowd. He was soon unto him. Each step towards him was taken with a calculated measure of confidence."Kincaid," he called out, in a teasing manner, as he put out his hand for a handshake, ready to rub the victory in his face, knowing that Kylian would have to act cool because of the eyes on them. "Hope you enjoyed the presentation."Kylian left his hand hanging for a while, as he stared him in the eye for a few fleeting seconds."Come