"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
"Senorita..." Diego's voice irritated her in no small way. What devilish thoughts did he plan to execute on her at the moment? It felt like she had seen a reincarnation of the dreaded Alejandro in a younger and more vibrant body.Sofia was stifled by fright, and suppressed by tiredness. She was too tired to ask what he wanted with her. Each step he took to the cell made her heart throb frightfully. She wished to seek to shift further away from him but found herself up against a wall she wished that she could pass through."There's no reason to be afraid, senorita." Diego teased with a smile on his face. "I mean no harm."She couldn't bank on those words. She couldn't bank on anything that had to do with Alejandro. She was willing to take any chances with the man before her.Diego stood, right in front of the cell's door, his figure seemed huge and frightfully intimidating, from her perspective, squatting on the cold floor. He put his hands on the bars of the cell's door."I've come to
"Yesterday's victory had been clinched," Max said, lying on his bed, in a video call with Chloe, "Wished we could be celebrating it together." He still cringed within, as he still withheld the collaboration with Kylian from her. He wasn't sure how long he could keep up with the lie, but he didn't know how she would feel upon hearing about it. The longer it tarried, the more tense it got, as the effect of the consequences amplified."Yeah...me too," Chloe said, from her end. She was taking a walk in the afternoon, through a dazzling scenery, at a park. She seemed to be escorted by a guide through the new grounds she found herself on."You know," Max said, sitting up in bed, "the sunlight just happens to make you prettier than you are, Chloe.""Don't you have anything better to do?" she teased as she continued walking."Luckily for me, the weekend is already here, I can watch your face all I want." Max grinned excitedly, as the early morning sun rays crept in through his window, signali
Gray was cruising through the less busy streets. There was traffic but not as much as it would be on a working day, and that gave him the ease of navigating his way through the paths just as he had watched in the footage.He had begun his drive from the airport in the early hours of the morning, just to be sure that he didn't make any mistakes. His drive for perfection and accuracy had never been up like it was at the moment.He was on the verge of cracking it, but also on the verge of entering the part of the case that could possibly involve serious, physical risk. He needed not to be told to bring his firearm along. If his projections had been accurate, he was very liable to run into some sort of threats, which had to be resisted by force.Thoughts of the risky side of what he was about to do kept coming at him, but he paid them no mind. He had made up his mind to avoid physical confrontation as much as possible and only make a killing when it would be necessary. His main job was ju