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***Aria's POV****Who's targeting Damian?I sank deep into my chair. The more I try to help the more deeper in problems I become. "I knew this" I muttered slamming my head. The thug, the police, stealing more funds and now my apartment, everything burnt!"Yes sir" Secretary Kace said replying her call"Are you done tracking the leak" I could hear the caller from the other end"No-No sir but I've succeed in blocking it" She said a bit anxious"I want to see you at the reception"Secretary Kace stood up looking at me. Her arms crossed on her chest"Aria....It's time to go""Go where?" I cried"Go home. Maybe I can you know... talk to Mr Damian about this""What?... Are you sure about this?" "We have to give it a try.""Will he even listen to you, he sees me as an intel or even behind all these" I complained"Hmm," Secretary Kace looked at me her eyes staring at Damian's suite over my shoulders, I had forgotten it. I pinched my arm softly."Let's go Aria"I took my purse and remove Dam

The room fell into chaos. Kace was already at the console, typing furiously while alarms blinked red across the monitor. Aria stood frozen, her eyes darting between me and the data flashing on the screen. “Who’s doing this?” I asked, my voice low, dangerous. Kace didn’t look up. “Same pattern as before, sir. But this time... they’re inside our firewall.” My stomach tightened. Inside? That meant someone close. Too close. Aria’s trembling voice broke through the static. “Damian, you have to listen to me—this isn’t what it looks like "Then what's it" I flashed back at her. My eyes burnt with anger. I regret the day I met her. Then I stormed out of the room ***Aria's POV*** Damian left the room furiously he didn't even give me a chance to explain "Secretary Kace, I don't understand" "Take it easy on him, his under a lot of pressure" She replied softly. Secretary Kace was in her early Forty's and from the few minutes I spent she was the most trusted employee to

"Sir, someone is here to see you" Kace's assistant said again, her voice trembling. Everyone attention shifted to her, their raging eyes crushing her timid look. Wrong timing, Poor Reina! "Tell them I'm not—" I began, burned with anger. "It's a woman sir. She said it's urgent" She hesitated I flashed my eyes towards her. A woman? What business could I possibly have with a woman in this mess? "She said you are with her ID card" I froze. Her ID card? My hand instinctively touched the one in my pocket Aria? For a split second my heart stilled— it started beating fast, loud and clear. Rachel smiled, confusion flickering in her eyes. I stood up slowly and coughed straightening my tie. "Meeting Adjourned" "Mr Damian. You can't just—" a shareholder began "I said adjourned" I thundered I stormed out of the boardroom, Kace hurrying to keep up. The elevator doors slid open just in time. "Your doing well, Sir" Kace said. "Your Dad would be proud" Her words broke t

*Damian's POV* The air between the walls tightened. The company has achieved a lot this year—three multibillion contracts were no small feat. We expected opposition but not this kind. I bit my lower lip I looked at Kace. She was worried, she haven't had a goodnight rest, trying to trace the leak. Every face in the room was sharp with accusation, and I could feel the weight of their judgment pressing on my chest "Mr. Damian, an investor threatened to withdraw if this issue is not resolved immediately!" a share holder barked. “I said I’m handling it,” I replied, trying to keep my tone steady even though my patience was cracking. “That’s what you said yesterday!” another snapped. “Now there’s a police inquiry, and our shares are falling by the hour!” I turned. Who in the world would said that? I took a deep breath I had to calm my troubled employees, this was indeed a dark moment. Before I could respond, Rachel stood. Her heels clicked sharply against the floor — t

Suddenly blue lights and red lights flashed through the alley, the whirling of sirens were now loud and clear.I summoned courage and gave the thug a blow, he let me off his grip, not willing to retaliate and ran as fast as he could.My knees buckled hitting the cold pavement.For a moment, all I heard was my heartbeat — loud, desperate, alive.“Hey! You there!” a firm voice called out.I looked up to see two officers stepping out of a patrol car, the whirling of the sirens cutting through the silence“Are you okay, miss?” one of them asked, his brows furrowed in concern."I-I think someone tried to grab me, a thug" I managed to say, my voice trembling.“He ran that way.” I pointed down the street, but there were no trace of him they were only little kids coming back from school.The younger officer ran ahead to check while the others helped me to my feet.“You shouldn’t be walking alone around here,” he said gently. “This area’s been on our radar for a while.”“I didn’t plan to,” I w

“What?” My voice came out sharp, low, dangerous.“It happened just now. The bank flagged it as suspicious, but the transfer already went through. Sir, what do we do?I froze, mind racing.“Find out who did it,” I said, each word a command. “Now.”Kace nodded and ran out.I stared once more at the paused footage—the shadow of the man beside Aria.And for the first time in years, I felt the ground shift beneath me.**Aria's POV**I quietly shut the door of the VIP suite behind me, resting my back on it. I breathed a sigh of reliefMy phone buzzed with a notification. A message from an unknown number read "Job done, I will transfer the money to you bank account". I immediately received my payment.That night was meant to be like every other night with other client, but what I didn't understand was I didn't know what I was doing.I spread the butter evenly on my bread, that was the previous night and it's morning I have to prepare myself."Thank God for Mr Billionaire I would have been k