After hurrying to her boss, Emily said in a low voice, “Sir, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Jacob Curtis, and Richard Kiyoshi are here. I was just about to call you and let you know. They seem angry and demanding to meet you.”It didn't make sense that the three would be here and mad when he had not called either of them, and the fact that they were only proved Zane's guess right. This was a setup to destroy his credibility and his reputation in the business cycle.“Where are they?” Zane asked.“Well, I told them to wait in the boardroom,” Emily paused and glanced nervously at Emma, “but they are pretty determined to meet you.”Wanting to get this over with, Zane sighed heavily, then said, "Let's go,”With a nod, Emily led the couple to the boardroom and Zane pushed the doors open once they reached the entrance to the room. Inside, he spotted the three people standing together, looking straight ahead, their jaws clenched and their eyes glistened with anger.“Good morning, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Curtis.
Although Zane's words were clear, Emma seemed lost by their meaning and he could tell, so Zane elaborated, saying, "I don't trust Mr. Parker, but it's pretty obvious that this is a setup against him too. Like, it doesn't make sense that he would sabotage the products, announce his name to our clients, and then call me to inform me of it all... And even have the audacity to show up to work in the heat of the moment.”“When you put it like that, I can see how senseless it is for him to be the one behind all of this,” Emma commented, trying to remain calm, though she was a little worried.Picking up his vibrating phone, Zane added, “The Bardots is the only one who has a problem with me and Mr. Parker... But damaging these products will be less beneficial to them and more profitable to NewEra co… And since I have the experience of the two working together, it makes more sense that they are doing the same now.” Then he accepted the call, resting the device on his ear, and asked, “What is i
When the doors to club DareDevil opened and Zane walked into the main hall with Yoko, and thirty men, the music died down and the dudes there all turned to look at him.For a club and casino, it looked kind of sketchy tonight because there were no females or workers, and the room was full of males that seemed drawn to the sight of Zane.With each step he and his men took further into the room, their eyes were following him and they had this malicious look on their faces.“Boss, this feels like a trap,” Yoko whispered, walking closed by Zane as three of their men walked in a shield position around Zane, putting him in the middle of all four of them.“It is a trap. The bread crumbs that were left behind by Sebastian weren’t him being sloppy and stupid. It was a well-planned trap to get me here. I can see that now.” Zane mumbled, his face lost in emotion.“If that’s the case, we need to get you out of here-““Sebastian is over there, to our right, at the Black Jack table.” Silently, Yok
Darting his eyes off Belinda, Zane looked at Sabastian and said, “Start talking, or else she will be free to strike that knife wherever she pleases.” As fear clouded his eyes, Sabastian looked over at Belinda to see a malicious smile plastered across her lips, and he closed his eyes tight, blurting out, “It was Mr. Allen! He was the one who told me to go down to the production floor and get that device destroyed. He promised me ten thousand to destroy it and then after I got the job done, I should tell him that the deal was done. Then he instructed me to lead you here by telling the guard on duty last night about my exact location tonight...”‘It’s always the silent ones that are the deadliest hypocrites,’ Zane thought, knowing Allen to be the administrative Secretary of Golden Key Co. and an easygoing guy, who rarely says much until needed. “He approached me a few days ago... As he was leaving the office, he overheard me asking for money from one of the guys, and when they denied me
Gently pacing back and forth with his phone to his ear, Zane said on the call, “Hello, Mr. Parker?”When Emma noticed the loose tie around his neck, she approached him from the dresser, causing Zane to stop as she reached for his black tie.Smiling with her eyes, she tied it in a Windsor knot before smoothing out any creases he had caused by gently tugging at it a few times too many. The gesture made Zane blush, but he did not protest against it. Then she grabbed the suit jacket from the nearby couch and draped it over his shoulder as he said on the call, “I need you to double the workers. The devices’ parts will be delivered this morning to the company. I need you guys to immediately start working on the product. We have only one week, so hire as many people as you can.”A faint look of worry crossed Emma's face at his last statement, but she held back her words and assist Zane in putting his other hand into the coat arm and then brushed her palms against his chest, looking into his
The atmosphere at Golden Key Co. had a slightly tense energy in the atmosphere when Zane walked into the company the next morning with Yoko by his side.“Good morning, Boss.” Every employee on the first floor greeted them after waking from their seat in unison.Responding with a faint smile, Zane nodded at them before facing his front, walking for the elevator as Yoko stayed on his heel.A few minutes later, Zane reached his office floor and the moment Emily saw him, she took a booklet from her desk and rushed from behind it, approaching the two.When she reached Zane, she stopped, gazing at him hesitantly, and then greeted, “Good morning?”“What’s wrong?” Zane asked, studying her face.“Nothing is wrong. It's the opposite... People have been calling like crazy. Mr. Kim called to know if you have a space in your schedule to make time to go golfing with him... Mr. Josh said that he wants to invite you to a dinner party that he’s hosting on Friday… Mrs. Gant said something about a char
Just like a wave of radiation, every single being had watched or heard of Mr. Alfred and Zane's interview, and just like having bodyguards escorting her to her class every time after the accident, the news had drawn attention to her, but at an increasing rate, and Emma tried to ignore the eyes that followed her in the hallways as she made her way out of the building after her last class.“Emma,” Chad's voice suddenly echoed into her ear, causing lines to appear between her brows.Since Zane had been open to her about the incident from the other night, she knew his family wanted her husband dead and her eyes grew cold as she kept walking, not wanting to talk to him.But Chad ran from behind, crossing in front of Emma and causing her three bodyguards to go into a defensive mood and tense stances with one of them shouting, “Back up, boy! Move your ass back!”Even though rage ate at him because of their reaction, Chad took three steps back in shock, not saying a word for a couple of second
Watching his brother pace back and forth behind his desk, Jason held in his words, and then he sighed, saying, “We lost three more of our clients, and because of that stupid business deal Damion made in the past, the company can not financially sustain itself with its current losses and if this continues we're going to have to take a major new loan to keep up with payroll expenses.”Pausing, Jason watched as his brother turned towards him slowly, his eyes darkening with an expression so full of anger, and he saw how his brother's fists clenched so hard that his knuckles turned white as they came together at the tips, as he glared back at him.“But adding more debts to a wounded business that is under attack and being suppressed will only come to bite us in the ass, later on, sooner than we think... If we don't target this from the source of the problem, we will end up selling NewEra in the long run, at this rate of things.” Jason added calmly, seeing his brother's eyes flare with some