The private jet touched down on Sicilian soil. Emily sits with her heart in her throat, the gravity of what she had just done hasn't quite sunk in yet. She looks over at Liza next to her and the two share a private understanding of one another's feelings. Liza chose to live the mob life with her, and Emily wasn't sure if she should laugh or cry. She brought Liza into this lifestyle so she would forever be responsible for her.
"Come, Mia. Let us
Six months into her training and Blair Industries’ board of directors feel Elizabeth is ready to take over her new role as CEO. She has pleasantly surprised them all and they welcome the breath of fresh air being pumped into the business. It seems she inherited her father's business savvy genes. "Ms White, the board has asked me to arrange a press conference tomorrow to let the business world know that you are the new CEO of Blair Industries. It will be held at 9 am in the main board room." Joseph, her assistant informs her. She smiles and nods at him and turns around to leave.
Elizabeth kicks off her heels as soon as she gets to her villa. Today was exponentially more stressful than other days, as the company was preparing for tomorrow’s press conference and handing over the business to her. She drags herself to the bathroom for a shower before her date with August, at least she had something to look forward to. As she gets undressed, her cell phone starts ringing. Digging through her handbag, she finally pulls it out and, smiling, sees that it’s August calling. “Hey, babe. I just got home from work and hopped straight into a shower. Will be two sec-
Elizabeth stumbles into her office in a daze, unsure of what to think. Surely there must be a reason August lied to her. Right?She heads over to her desk and sits down. Who was the woman with him? Why did he lie to her and say he was in Taiwan? Feeling like she was going crazy with all the unanswered questions, she throws herself into her work set before her. She might be a bit upset now but that didn't mean her work would go on the back burne
August looks up at Elizabeth's villa as he drives away. What has he done? He never in his life thought he would be the lying type, but now he got caught out in a lie. Driving to his villa, he silently admonishes himself for not being truthful. Elizabeth didn't deserve what he did. And to top it off, he missed her big day so he could meet up with her.
‘‘What’s the point?!” Elizabeth exclaims as she buries her face in her arms. She could not concentrate at all. This thing with August was eating her up inside. It has been a week with no word from him. Maybe he had given up on their relationship.Joseph walks into her office with a frown on his face. “Boss?” he asks, ‘‘Everything okay?” looking at her with visible concern. She looks up f
August watches her as the elevator closes. ‘’Damn it!” he utters in irritation. Why wouldn’t she listen to him?! He needed to explain what was going on with Madison before she gets to a misguided conclusion. Running his fingers through his hair in annoyance, he glances towards her office and spots her PA staring daggers at him then proceeding to type on his desktop computer.Ah. She already had the wrong idea. ‘’Damn it!” he exclaims again and moves to leave the building. He takes his phone out of his pocket and calls her number, but as expected, she declines the call. He drives away from Blair Industries in anger and frustration.Something needed to be resolved before this got any worse. This was entirely his fault, as he knew he should have approached her about this sooner, now he might lose her over a misunderstanding. Out of the corner of his eye, he spots Elizabeth getting out of her Maybach
It was infatuation that led August to this. He couldn't just leave well enough alone, he couldn't just ignore Madison.He couldn't throw her away as she did to him.Two years before he and Em
Finishing up her latest design, Elizabeth sighs and hangs her head in her hands. She grew tired of acting like the separation from August wasn’t upsetting or troubling her, when in reality it saddened her deeply.She felt betrayed by August. After everything they had been through, he had just given it all up for an ex-girlfriend. She picks up her cell phone