Damien leaned into his chair, listening closely as his secretary ran him through his schedule for the week. There was nothing too serious to do, but he needed to have all the info, just to make sure. "That's all.” She finished finally, looking down at the tablet in her hand to make sure she was right. When she had confirmed that she was she added again, "That's all for this week, sir."Damien nodded slightly. Things were looking pretty great so far, and of course it could only be better, but still he needed to make some few changes. "That reminds me, schedule a few interviews. We need to find a replacement for Mr Carson. We almost lost that Wilder deal because of him, so I need him out of this company."His secretary nodded, “He claims he didn't know the man was Mr Wilder."Damien waved it off, "It doesn't matter. Whoever walks into this company and isn't a member of the staff, should be respected. He should have known better. Send him his termination letter as soon as you leave th
Madison wiped her sweaty palms on the faded jeans she was wearing, as she tried to reassure herself that she could do this. She could leave her house, go outside, and get some things done, after all it was broad daylight. She had nothing to be scared of, she decided, but the more she kept convincing herself that she could make it, the more afraid she felt.Ever since Gina had told her about those people monitoring her, Madison couldn't help but feel paranoid about the whole thing. She could remember how she had ran home that day, forgetting everything she had come to do, and it was not until she was safely locked up in her house that she realized that she had not even done what she had went out to do. The main reason why she had gone to the bakery had escaped her memory after Gina had given her that upsetting news, and slumping on her bed tears filling her eyes, she had chided herself when she realized that after all the money she had spent on a cab, the enthusiasm and excitement s
KATHERINEThe incident at her father's office had taken place hours ago, but as Katherine slowly brushed her hair in front of her dressing table, her chest bubbled with rage. Needless to say, she had been extremely excited and grateful when her father brought up the talk about her and Damien getting married. To be honest, it had been at the back of her mind the whole time, and at one point she wondered if Damien even thought about getting married and settling down with her at all. She had been dropping subtle hints to him for months, and once she even told him about her father's wishes of her getting married quickly but if she could recall vividly he gave no positive reaction to any of her talks.Even when she mentioned matter of factly that her father would hand over his company to whomever she got married to, it had not moved him at all and back then she had wondered if the hints were way too subtle and flat, or if he just chose to ignore them but now… She was convinced that there
To put it all in one word, Damien was stressed. Frankly, he had been stressed for weeks, with everything that had been going on, the frequent arguments with Katherine, and then work as well. He had already decided within himself to take a vacation as soon as all this was over, but that time wasn’t coming anytime soon, because he still had a lot to do, especially with all the meetings and projects he had to round up with before the end of the month. It was extra pressure because he had to put in twice the work to impress his new partners, and prove to them that he was capable of handling whatever he was required to and so far it was going quite well. As he clicked the button to forward a document to one of his business associates, the office phone rang. He reluctantly picked it up, and blurted out crudely, "Yes? Speak, I'm busy.""Mr Rudiger is here to see you, sir. Nina his secretary say from the other end adding, “I called because you said you didn't want to be disturbed, so I wa
Madison forced the nearly stale piece of bread into her mouth and forced herself to chew on it. It was all she had at home now and she had no wish to spend the little money she had left with her, as it would barely be enough to feed her for a week, so she was trying to manage. When she finally managed to get the bread down her throat she downed two glasses of water and then lowered herself onto the bed. She was exhausted. Her talk with Alvarez had triggered her and now she was in a phase of self loathing and pity. She had no desire to do anything either. Earlier this morning, Mrs Sterling had come knocking to check up on her, but Madison had pretended to be asleep until she gave up. She felt bad about the whole thing but she couldn't help it. After a while of laying on the bed Madison decided to get up, and stretch her legs a little. She had done literally nothing the whole of today, and even though she had thought of taking a stroll outside, she had decided against it since the
KATHERINEKatherine was more than fed up. She was fed up with the way Damien had been treating her these past few weeks. She was fed up with the fights, the non-stop arguments, and she was fed up with having to constantly lower herself to the point of begging for attention from her own boyfriend. She was fed up and angry, and she was going to do something about it.Stepping harder on the brake, and increasing her speed as she drove to Damien's company, she thought of what to do. After the last time he had embarrassed her in front of Alvarez and his investigator she was still sore from it, and worse still he never even bothered to call her or apologize. She needed answers from him, and no matter what happened, she was going to get them today. Soon she got to the building, and parking at the front, she clambered out of the car, grabbed her purse from the passenger seat and started to make her way straight to his office.As she neared his office, she saw his secretary jump to her fe
"I'm making lunch. I'll bring some over to the office later."No! Damien wanted to yell this from his end of the phone call, but he bit his tongue and swallowed his words back. He didn’t want to offend her at all, and so he listened to Katherine call out the list of things she was considering making for lunch. Even after he had made up his mind to tell her about the lunch disaster from the last time, he had forgotten, and yet again she was about to do the exact same thing for him. After they made up the last time at his office, Katherine had been trying ever so fervently to bring things back to normal. She was spending almost each night with him since that day, calling him, and leaving romantic messages that he barely replied to. Their last dinner date had gone pretty well and Damien was convinced that she was over it all, maybe she outs give him some space now that he’d apologized but his hopes were short lived because now it seemed she was trying so hard, which he didn’t expect
Madison licked the whipped cream off her fingers as she tossed the last piece of donut in her mouth. She shut her eyes, nearly moaning at how good the snack tasted. Working at a bakery had its perks after all, and as she licked her fingers once more, she walked into her kitchen, putting away the loaf of bread she had come back with safely in the only drawer in her kitchen. She secretly prayed that the mice that usually roamed around the house wouldn’t find it. Walking back to her bed, she sighed, pulling off her shoes and tugging her clothes off. She had started work at the bakery officially a few days ago and so far it was going pretty great. The job was a little stressful as she had expected for such a nice pay, but well she wasn't complaining.She had no choice, and moreover, she had also made a few friends these past few days, with Gina being there another huge bonus for her. She was also delighted that she had someone to hang out with during lunch breaks, and also someone wh