"IT WAS just a rumor... The Echeverrii and Cervantes family have been friends for a long time. If they are really planning on merging their companies, they would have done that before. I have my source, many small companies were forced to merge just because they wanted to save their business. And from what I observe, both their companies had a good stand. Rising stone had their own shipping yard, they won't need the Echeverrii's company. They can stand on their own feet using their own bucks of gold," Gabriel well stated.
He leaned back on his chair and threw me a gaze. A strange pale of eyes darted on me, based on how he stare at me.
"What can you say about it, Mr. Han?" the ma beside Gabriel asked.
"Hmm, I guess the Sunrise Steel has a strong potential in this industry. Why not invest our money on this company, right?" Mr. Han faced the other investors present.
All of them nodded and turned their attention to the blue folders they're holding.
<I FLINCHED when Gabriel spoke beside me. "Go back to your room. I will join you later at lunch ..." he whispered huskily at my ears. I swallowed when he walked away and entered a private room. My heart and my mind was colliding violently in a distressful pain. Even if I want to disobey him, I can't do anything. He's still my boss after all, and one more thing, I don't want to create chaos with Alessandra. I'm sure she's still unaware of Gabriel's real identity so there's no reason for me to be nervous. "Let's go, Ma'am?" Hunts snapped me out of my thought. I nodded at him and got out of the conference room. He led me into the elevator up to ny suite. "I received an order from Mr. Grant. Please wait for him an hour from now," Hunts told me. I nodded absentmindedly before closing the door. I walked back and forth in the living room until I was dizzy. I'll wait for an hour? Damn it! There's a lot of things that could possibly happen in th
I can spot Gabriel from here. His features darkened, but it made him appear more chill and confident that brought something strange in my stomach. Alessandra removed her hold from me and greeted Gabriel who's wearing his black polo shirt, blue jeans and his white and black converse shoes. Paired all with his muscular arms, slack reddening lips and that sexy smile that's enough to take one's breath away. She's stood on her tiptoes and kissed Gabriel on the lips. The kiss lasted for seconds before they parted. I've gotten entirely too good of pretending it doesn't hurt, because I managed to put up a smile when Alessandra waved at me. When his eyes darted on me, I hesitantly picked up the broken pieces of my heart. I felt like I was completely shattered inside. This pain ate me alive and swallowed me until I can't find the surface to breathe in. I filled my lungs with air and brought my smile back. "Meredith, come here!" Alessandra told m
"How about dinner meeting?" he made a humming sound at the back of his throat and nodded. "Please, Gab, we're not here to play and—" I stopped in my mid-sentence, unable to continue my word when I felt his warm hands on my brassiere. His thumbs brushed back and forth over mine. He even moved closer and observed the movements of my lips. "Say what?" he uttered slow, touching my ear with a deep voice. D*mn! Those little gestures destroyed me. My mind went blank for a moment. I felt naked under his intense scrutiny. I don't know where to pick my tongue because of what he's doing beneath my blouse. "How about Alessandra?" Her name escape from my mouth like an acid. I noticed his expression changed at the mention of that name. His jaw clenched, lips forming into a straight line and looked at me with grimace. I know I can't change his mind easily and tell him to choose me just because I confessed that I'm his real wife. And I know th
"Meredith, look, it's Zeki!" Some of my classmates pushed me towards him. His dark mysterious eyes locked down on me intensely. He put his hands on his pockets, looking impatient while waiting for me to say something. "Hi! I'm... I'm... Ah!" Damn, I'm fucking stuttering. My heart almost flew out of my chest due to nervousness. His brows twitched a little, lips curling up into a sly smirked. "Emory Meredith Cervantes, right?" he asked confidently. I gulped and blinked rapidly. Gosh, he knows me? Why does he know me?! "Oh, shit!" I blurt. I quickly turned my back on him and ran towards the ladies room. I entered one of the cubicles and suppressed myself from shrieking. "OMG! He knows me?!" I exclaimed. I almost cried in so much happiness because I thought he wouldn't notice me after everything. One day, I met him again at the corridor. I stop in my mid-step, almost hugging my books tightly together with my
THE AIR was thick with the scent of coffee. I wrapped my long fingers around the mug and took a small sip. Ellwood was seated right next to me while Gabriel is in front. I don't know if the silence was because of the coffee shop's ambience, or because of the tension between the three of us. "Ah, I didn't expect you to be here tonight..." I shrugged a bit to lessen the tension between us. "It took quite a time. I needed to go back to the seaport to ship my car into the cargo ship." I furrowed my brows, "You brought one of your cargo ships?" Ellwood just shrugged his shoulder and took one sip of his coffee. I turned to Gabriel, his full attention was on the mug, but his expression was dark and protruding. "You're just wasting your money for this nonsense trip, Ellwood!" I spat out. "Of course I'm not! You're much worth than my money..." he chuckled sexily as he lowered his head to look at me. I pushed out my red lips just
"Emory is too stubborn. If I were to decide, I won't let her work here because she deserved better..." Ellwood clearly enunciated.Gabriel clenched his teeth, obviously not liking what he's hearing. He then glanced at me.His dark murderous eyes slowly hit my nerves. I want to talk and end this topic, but he already talked first."I respect your opinion, Mr. Echeverrii. But Meredith is not overworked here. Actually, she just came back to work last Sunday. Also, I don't think I would need to background check to know how wealthy she is," he said seriously.Ellwood grinned inanely, "That's not my point, Mr. Magnus. I want you to fire her from work because I'm taking her back to Queensland."They fought with their eyes, both not wanting to lose.I clenched my fist tightly. I suddenly stood up angrily that made them turn their attention to me."I'll leave you two, I want to rest...""Love?!"We turned our heads to the new arrival. It was Alessandra, wearing her
My eyes widened as I raked my eyes on him. He's not wearing his shirt, I don't know what he's wearing underneath the comforter that hugged us both."How was your sleep?""Y-you slept here last night?!" I don't remember letting him stay here!"Wait, I actually couldn't sleep last night. I was awake all night long..." he chuckled sexily.Damn it, I bit my lip hard. Gosh, did I slept soundly last night that I didn't even remember anything?"I don't remember letting you stay here." I averted my eyes and was about to get off the bed when he suddenly pulled me back to lay down."What the fuck, Ellwood!" My breathing hitched, I'm really panicking right now. His dominant action and his strong muscles pinned me hard against the bed.I slowly felt my cheeks heating as he hugged me. Damn you, Ellwood. You're fucking crossing of the line."You're very tired last night. You slept in my arms so I carried you to your room... And I decided to sleep here with you because you
He frowned hard while looking down at me, his perfect sculptured jaws were tightly clenched. He muttered something that I didn't get.I pursed my lips. He is already pissed.He didn't ask again because the metal door opened. He intertwined his fingers in mine and led me to the door. I wanted to protest but I can't now that he held my hands tightly.We walked inside the restaurant where we had dinner last night. He assisted me to a private room.Table for two? I pointed out when I sae the table he got for us. The waiter quickly gave us the menu to order."Uh, are we meeting with Mr. Cheng here?" I asked casually."Nope, he's out of the country right now..." he answered.I swallowed. I thought we're having a lunch meeting with Mr. Cheng? So does it mean that we're alone here? Now?He leaned onto the couch, anf because our table is round, his legs can't help but to hit me under, considering his size.I couldn't take my eyes off the table. Our space is to limi