Clara's POV"Imagine on your eighteenth birthday getting the news that you will have a little brother. Who even decided to have children at that age?" He asked.I shrugged."I can't be seen with him. Everyone pretty much assumes that I'm his father. I mean me, at this age." He continued.I laughed. I never had that problem with Katy. I was ten when she was born. I was just too excited to have someone to play with. If only I had foreseen the trouble. Snapping back to reality, I looked at my watch. My lunch break was nearly over, in less than ten minutes, to be exact. I needed to get back to work. With the rumours circulating, I felt like I was on a probationary period and couldn't afford to make a mistake."I have to leave. My lunch hour is almost over," I said, standing from my chair. He turned to look at his watch. "Are you sure?" He asked."Yes, I have to leave." I insisted again. I pushed my chair in."Okay, I can drop you off." He suggested."No, it's okay." I insisted again.The

Clara's POVI pulled away as I breathed heavily.As we both tried to gather ourselves, he rested his head on my neck.I saw a shadow back away in a corner.I blinked, almost panicking, thinking it was one of the staff members.I blinked again, this time seeing Madison for just a split second before the shadow backed away into a corner.But no, maybe I was overthinking things. It couldn't be her. This wasn't even the floor on which her hotel room was situated.She had consumed so much of our thoughts that I now saw her everywhere, even in moments like this.Derek moved away from my neck, his hand moving to my channel, tilting my face to meet his eyes again.He looked at me, and I looked at him, and at that moment, I couldn't get myself to think about anything else. Before we knew it, we were kissing again.Right at that moment, I realised I had no plans of letting him go.I'm starting to like Derek in a way that makes my heart beat faster whenever I think about it. It almost makes me f

Clara's POVWhat were those two up to?The room fell silent, awkwardness growing in the room.I guess this was my cue to leave. They had something they didn't want me to hear.I said my goodbyes before returning to my post.Although Marcus hadn't asked, I made up a dump excuse of what Derek had asked me to do, just in case Marcus started to get suspicious.Today, there wasn't much work for me, at least nothing strenuous. I felt a bit bored.Hours passed, and my lunch break was fast approaching.My phone rang in my pocket. I wasn't about to make the mistake of ignoring it again.Layla's name appeared on my screen. I needed to change this because Derek may see it one day and ruin our plans.I hid in a corner to answer the call. At this stage, all our calls might as well be labelled classified."Hello," I whispered into the phone."Hi," she answered almost immediately. "I have a plan. If things turn out as planned, we can finally get Madison out of our lives," she announced.I would like

Clara's POV "Madison, you are not a child anymore. I think you can see where I'm getting to." Her mother answered.Madison didn't answer. She was just as confused as I was."Do you think I didn't have any competition along the way? Your father was one of the biggest oil giants at the time. Although he traded it in for a construction company, he still had a lot of influence. You didn't think it was easy to snag a man like him, did you?" She paused dramatically. "At the time, he had this little distraction whom he was constantly running after. He told me he was going to leave me. So, one night, I called him over for a truce. I told him he couldn't refuse. Let's say I drugged him and lied to him that I was pregnant a few weeks later." She continued. "No way, Mother," Madison laughed, a hint of admiration in her voice."It worked. I managed to trap him, and I gave him an ultimatum to forget all about that little hussy. I told him I'd kill myself and the baby if he refused. Being the kin

Derek's POV Fortunately, I was able to save her from her disaster. "You don't have to lie to me, and I know exactly what you've been up to," I said casually. "I'd offer it to you to drink yourself, but I'd appreciate it a lot more if you left this hotel while sober and still awake." She stared at me, perplexed. She looked away. "I-I have no idea what you are talking about." she stuttered as she tried pushing out of her chair. I placed a tight grip on her hand, pinning it to the table. For the first time, I saw Madison truly horrified, and this time, she didn't hide her horror. "Sit down," I demanded. Her hand trembled under my grip as she reluctantly obeyed. I released my hand from hers. "If you like and if this makes you uncomfortable, we can move to the business part of this conversation," I suggested. "Like how you planned the robbery," I said. Tracking down the culprit was a lot easier, considering my contacts. The formal 'assistant' or 'friend' wasn't too difficult to