Chapter Five

  Hasting Publishing house was one of the most successful companies in the world,  known to publish only the best of the best.

  It had become a running joke in the book community that once they saw Hasting as the publishing house, they were immediately buying the book without knowing the name of the book or author.     

    

   Many said the best thing about the company was the handsome bachelor billionaire who owned it. 

   He was every woman's dream and even had many fan pages dedicated to him.

   Despite many women throwing themselves at him, Alexander remained single for unknown reasons.

   His rude and cold attitude was no secret to all but it didn't stop the ladies from fawning over him.   

     Alex Hasting stepped out of the car into his company with his assistant right on his heels. 

       He ignored all the unfortunate employees that respectfully greeted him and made his way to his private elevator.

  “Have you found her?” he asked his assistant, as soon as the doors closed.

    The assistant adjusted his glasses and swallowed hard.

  “No, but we will soon.” 

    Alex's face deepened in a frown.

    He wondered why he was surrounded by incompetent people.

  Firstly, the stupid hospital had let a patient sneak out under their noses and now he's assistant couldn't even do the proper work of finding her.

   With all the resources they had, how hard could it be to find a single person?

   His frown deepened as he  remembered how he had gotten into the mess in the first place.

    Somehow, he had let his dumb friend pressure him to attend a boring party.

      

It was typical of Ezra to drink a lot of alcohol on every occasion and Alex would be forced to be his chauffeur as the responsible adult.

    Alex had been looking forward to going home and having a nice shower when the lady had popped out of nowhere.    

  He had tried to hit the brakes on time but there was no stopping the inevitable.

  He couldn't believe his luck when the doctor announced the woman was pregnant and had lost her baby.

  Even though it wasn't primarily his fault, Alex could already see the lawsuit that would be coming.

    He had seen his fair share of greedy people over the years.

  The plan was simple. Pay for all the hospital bills and reach a settlement once the woman awoke but because of the stupid hospital, the woman had vanished.

  He was almost certain she was out there searching for the best lawyers.

   “Find her or I'll have your head.” he threatened his assistant, just as the elevator doors opened.

   Alex's office was painted all black and every decor matched the aesthetics , including his line of pens.

    He unbuttoned his jacket before taking a seat on the large black chair.

  There was a file neatly arranged on the desk.

  Alex opened it to see pictures of different people and their credentials.

  “What's this?” 

    His assistant looked up from the list of schedules they had for the day.

  “Your sister sent those. It's the list of people she's hiring for her team.”

  Alex went through the list and came to a stop at the familiar face.

  He couldn't believe it was the same woman he had been searching for.

  His eyes went over her details.

  Emily Byrce.

  Age - Twenty Four

  He recognized the college as the same one his sister had attended.

  That was all.

  Again,  his face twisted into a frown as different questions flooded his mind.

  What was his sister's relationship with this woman? 

  And why was she being employed without any work experience?