Aurora Flores was certainly a remarkable person, it had to be declared. In New York City, the King Club and Dream Night Club, one in the East and the other in the West, were the two most well-known bars. The two bars weren't in direct conflict with one another. However, Aurora's bar was tactically established in a location across from King Club, which was outstanding.Although ONE Club was the center of attention in the region, it was formerly a western restaurant. And there was no doubt that the rent was high and there was a lot of foot traffic as it had been operating for four years.But, the contract's term was coming to an end this year, and the rent had skyrocketed once again. Aurora immediately volunteered to take over when she learned that the boss had opted not to extend their contract.Nonetheless, Aurora didn't have the guts to jump in blindly and sign the paperwork accepting the lease of the Club for 20 million dollars for a further four years or the annual rent of 5 millio
Hearing Fiona's words, Aurora's glance involuntarily settled on Vanessa who was checking instruments on the stage, and the corner of her lips tugged upwards and she said with a sly wink, "come on, eyeing her curvy figure and charming face, who wouldn't want her? If Vanessa wanted to give it a try, then I would be more than pleased to comply with her wishes."As soon as words escaped Aurora's mouth, Fiona was at a loss while her jaw dropped and she yelled in the next minute, "Fuck you! She would notice me if she suddenly took an interest in girls and not you!"And their crazy banter continued while they chuckled holding their stomachs in the end and Aurora waved her hand signaling no more. Moreover, she couldn't possibly sit with Fiona and chit chat lazily while her club was filling in with people, as they were her source of living!With that, she added, "alright, alright. She's only yours! I give up. Now grab your bass guitar and go to the stage."As Aurora finished her words, Fiona's
The image of Vanessa made Austin rooted on the spot as if his feet were glued on their own accord.Even though this wasn't the first time he witnessed Vanessa playing drums on stage, his emotions were on a rollercoaster ride and the complexity in the depths of his heart only increased replacing the bafflement he felt in the previous encounter.Unlike him, David, who stood beside him, had gone literally crazy as he was almost clapping and cheering for Vanessa and their band's performance, totally pushing aside his purpose for the visit.Austin's sharp gaze involuntarily focused on Vanessa as if he felt it was hard to avert his eyes from such a stunning woman, who was practically glowing under the spotlight on the stage while her hands worked their magic.Eyeing her with his piercing eyes, his eyes greedily took in her features which weren't soft like he remembered from his memories; instead, they were replaced with an aloofness mixed with a nonchalance that added to her charms, highlig
Seeing the commotion in the club, Austin couldn't help but turn his frosty eyes towards Richard's tall silhouette, while a deep frown danced on his cold handsome face.His sharp eyes took note of Richard's steps going near the stage and as the time passed by, the expressions on Austin's face turned livid as he saw Richard giving the bouquet to Vanessa with a killer smile on his face.Abruptly, the drums in Vanessa's hand paused and she lifted her amber eyes towards the bouquet in her hands while placing the drums aside, but her face was still calm and the nonchalance radiating off her would swoon any man to her side in a flash as it was so charming, and even Austin couldn't avert his gaze from her.However, as soon as Vanessa stopped playing with her drums, the music lost its beauty as the song appeared dull all of a sudden.In fact, Vanessa didn't expect to receive flowers at this particular moment from someone.Without a doubt, she had not anticipated that person to be Richard Greys
Eyeing Vanessa's disappearing silhouette, Richard stood still on the spot and didn't go after her since he knew when to stop pushing further.On the other hand, Fiona wasn't so happy and queried helplessly, "You can use Richard, right? Austin and Richard are known as rivals all over the city, and Richard is now pursuing you. Even if you disagree, shouldn't you try to discredit Austin by spreading rumors?"Vanessa shook her head calmly, "why should I? Who is Austin to me?"Hearing her words, Fiona's jaw dropped and Vanessa muttered coldly, "Austin is dead to me long ago! So, why should I waste my time stirring trouble to catch his attention?"Fiona almost clapped her hands in excitement upon understanding Vanessa and she couldn't help but blurt the words that were on the tip of her tongue, "Woah, Vanessa. You're simply awesome, girl. You proved again that you're way ahead of others!"Oliver who was on the side couldn't stay calm anymore and chuckled softly, "Indeed! Vanessa isn't the o
As soon as Richard said that, Austin visibly stiffened while he was struggling to maintain his composure since it definitely touched a sore spot!With that, Austin coldly glanced at Richard and stated in his calm tone, "Heh, what a coincidence. I was also wondering whether you're out of your mind or blinded by her charms, or else who in his sane mind would fall for a woman like Vanessa!"Only after the words escaped his mouth, Austin realized that he had gone too far, and he almost had an urge to smack his mouth for blabbering bullshit!However, since he already said that, he couldn't take it back and stared at Richard with his frosty eyes as if he was trying to freeze Richard!In the next second, he felt a tap on his shoulder and gave an irritated glare towards David, and growled, "what do you want?"But he got no response from David and eyeing the tense expression on David's face, his gaze involuntarily traveled in the direction where David was looking, and in that very instant, his
Vanessa was fast asleep after she had taken a warm bath as the day was quite a fulfilling one and playing drums for a couple of hours certainly took a toll on her body.As soon as the clock hit seven o'clock in the morning, her alarm began pounding in the once silent room, making it impossible for her to sleep any longer and a frown settled on her face in annoyance, but she knew she should wake up since she had an early meeting in the office.Moreover, winters in New york were extremely chilly, and the feeling of being warmed up in a quilt was way too satisfying. Yet, she let out a sigh and rubbed her eyes while yawning.When her eyes took in the still grey sky, which had no traces of orangish hues despite being morning, she shook her head and sprang up to her feet as that was a usual occurrence in New York City.With that, she quickly did her routine and hopped in her car to reach Grant Corporation.The moment she stepped her foot into her office, Caroline came knocking on the door a
Vanessa eyed the document lying on her desk for a while and abruptly marched out of her cabin with the file in her hands, leaving Caroline stunned.However, Vanessa went by in a flash and a Caroline shook her head in disbelief.The sound of high heels clanking on the floor is the only thing that could be heard in the empty corridors while she walked forward to Silas Dixon's office.Her face was cold with no trace of warmth, and the determination in her amber orbs was clearly visible.With her head held high, and shoulders squared, every step she took exuded the confidence deeply ingrained in her bones.Eyeing her, Silas's assistant, who was on the side, remained dumbfounded for a while, and queried, "Miss Grant, are you going to meet Mr. Dixon?"Hearing his words, Vanessa gave a faint 'yes' and knocked on the door of Silas's office, while the assistant squinted his eyes baffled.In the next second, a quick 'come in' came from the inside, and Vanessa immediately pushed the door open an