LOGINNathan’s P.O.V.“Your nephew?” I asked Cynthia when she came back after finishing her call. She got a call two minutes ago, and she walked away after getting my permission.“Yeah. He has finished his homework and is now waiting for me to come back.” She replied with a dotting smile on her lips.I nodded in response. I could see that she loved her nephew. That dotting smile on her lips was motherly.I had seen this smile on my mother’s face numerous times.“We are done for today, right?” I asked her while standing up. Chris was out of the office to finish some other work.“Yes, Mr. Lombart. You have an early meeting with the planning department. Your next schedule for tomorrow.” She replied to me with a professional smile.“Then let’s go for dinner,” I replied to her while taking my suit jacket from the backrest edge of the single couch. I was sitting on the long couch to finish signing some documents.“Dinner?” She asked me, perplexed by what I said.“Yeah, Dinner. Dinner time is appr
Cynthia’s P.O.V. (Continued)I slowly walked inside, but my heart was racing hard. “Good morning, Mr. Lombart.” I greeted him politely, keeping my formal tone.The one that I used to greet Mr. Silva in the very beginning of my job as his assistant.“Good morning, Ms. Williams.” He greeted me formally too, busy with something on his laptop.I gave a curt nod to Chris when he glanced at me. He was standing beside Nathan’s chair on the other side of the table. I stopped right in front of Chris, on the other side of the table.My hands were clasped behind my back, and I kept my neck straight. His gaze was calm and composed, just like a CEO's should be.For me, it was a big relief. From the very beginning of our meeting, I always had this clear in my mind that we would have a professional relationship, and his attitude right now was just perfect.“I guess Chris has already told you that you will be responsible for all the official work with Chris.” He asked me in a casual manner.“Yes, Mr.
Cynthia’s P.O.V.I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down while looking at the enormous building of Lombart & Lombart.I was here two weeks ago for business and now I am here today to join the company as the CEO’s executive assistant.I couldn’t deny that I wasn’t this nervous when I joined Mr. Silva.I didn’t want to think about the reason because I knew that it was Nathan Lombart who had caused my nervousness.“Six months, Cynthia. Within six months, you will be able to know if you want to stay here or go back. You promised him six months, and that’s it. Strictly professional, nothing personal.” I muttered to myself, but it didn’t help me this time.“Ms. Williams!” I flinched and looked at the person exclaiming my name with a startled expression.“What are you doing here? You should be at your desk by now.” She continued coming towards me with a surprised and concerned look.“Hi, Daisy. I…. I was on a personal call. That’s why I didn’t enter.” I muttered a lie after greeting
Nathan’s P.O.V. (Continued)My demeanor went cold immediately. “Do you really think that I will disrespect a woman and her dignity by treating her as my wife’s stand-in, Fiona?” I asked her coldly, putting my fork and knife on my plate.“Th… that’s not what I meant, Nathan, but her name is also Cynthia. Yo… you will never be able to forgive our Cynthia while calling her or ….. or you will forget her completely because of this new Cynthia. Yo… you shouldn’t hire her.” She replied to me in panic, anger evident in her voice, but she pressed on every word of her last statement.“Fiona.” Mom called her in a firm and soft voice before I could say something else to Fiona.We all looked at my mother.“Your assumptions are right, honey, but we all know Nathan very well. When I brought Cynthia to this home, everyone said that she had a slight resemblance to Nancy, but Nathan never saw Nancy in her. And there are plenty of girls and women with the same name. So, you don’t need to worry that Nath
Nathan’s P.O.V.“Hey, Fiona.” I greeted Fiona while descending the stairs when I saw Theo and Fiona entering the living room with a maid.“Wow! The prince of the city honored us with a dinner, huh?” Fiona taunted me in reply, looking at me with disdain.“Hey, don’t provoke the prince, okay? Or else, we will be in a grave problem.” Theo also teased, bumping his shoulder onto hers.I chuckled but didn’t react because this was their way to tell me that I ignored them for a while.“Theo, Fiona!” Mom exclaimed excitedly while exiting the kitchen with a maid.“Aunt Emma!” Fiona exclaimed while rushing towards Mom, while Theo plopped himself to the couch.“How are you, darling?” Mom asked her happily while embracing her.I also walked to the couch and sat down on the single couch while looking at Mom and Fiona’s interaction.
Nathan’s P.O.V. (Continued)“That’s right, but he is not targeting you or your business ventures, Natha. Heaven’s Blessings also has a branch in the southern California, remember? And last year, you started an AI venture with New Horizon Technology. You won that bid, and for your information, Hawthorne Technology was one of other bidders for that project,” he reminded me, still pressing the fact that Jonathan Hawthorne is behind them, not me.I nodded while taking a deep breath. He is right.Hawthorne Empire also had business venture in both AI technology and Jewellery design. We crossed paths a few times during bidding for a few projects, but I didn’t remember facing any hurdle from the Hawthornes.“Jonathan Hawthorne is coming here next weekend to attend the bid for southern highway project. Try to get an appointment and hold a meeting with him. Whatever misunderstandings or grudges he has against you or anyone from your family can be solved if you two sit together and talk calmly.”







