MasukClaire walked into the Andersons Corporation boardroom at eight AM with Solomon beside her and a folder of documents in her hand. The entire board was already assembled, confusion written on their faces because the emergency meeting had been called with less than twelve hours notice. Jeff was sitting at the far end of the table and his eyes locked on Claire the moment she entered. She could see the dark circles under his eyes and the tension in his jaw and knew he was hungover from last night but she felt no sympathy. Serves him right. "Good morning, everyone." Claire took her seat at the head of the table. "Ms. Clark, what's this about?" Richard Grey asked staring at her. "This is about protecting this company from further damage caused by reckless and unprofessional behavior by the CEO of this company." Claire said and stared directly at Jeff for a few minutes before opening a folder and pulled out a printed article. "I'm sure some of you have seen this morning's busines
Weeks past and Claire's life with Adrian has gone back to almost normal. Eunice had compiled a list of blind dates that she needed to attend, she was serious about finding a father for Adrian.Right now, she had to meet with an investor who she believed would help her company and after then, she'll be headed straight to the blind date.She hope that the person she meets now is okay because she wasn't comfortable with this blind dates of a thing.She checked her reflection one more time and was pleaded with herself, she looked perfect for business and pleasure.She went out from her room and Eunice eyes went wide, "wow my friend, you're beautiful"."You look gorgeous mom". Adrian complimented and Claire smiled at her son."Thank you my sweetheart, I promise you that I'll be back on time"."Errrmm...you can take your time Amber, Adrian is safe with me". Eunice immediately chipped in and Claire smiled, she waved them goodbye and got into her car.She was wearing a black dress that hugged
Adrian had been discharged from the hospital three days ago and Claire could see the relief on his face every time he woke up in his own bed instead of that sterile hospital room.He had always hated hospitals and she could understand because she hated hospitals too."Mama, can we go shopping today?" Adrian asked over breakfast, his energy finally returning after being sick.Claire smiled because this was the most animated she'd seen him in weeks. "Okay. Let's go shopping, probably get you some new gadgets for your tech."Adrian squealed with laughter as he dashed off to get ready and Claire watched him go with warmth spreading through her chest because he had always liked anything tech, never getting tired of exploring whatever had to do with technology.An hour later, they were at the upscale electronics store in the mall and Adrian was running from display to display with his eyes wide as he looked at tablets, coding kits, robotics sets."Mama, look at this one! It can build twelve
Zane's screams tore through the quiet house at two in the morning jolting Jeff awake and he was out of bed instantly, his heart pounding as he ran down the hallway to Zane's room.He burst through the door and found Zane thrashing in his bed with the sheets tangled around him and tears streaming down his face."No! Please don't hurt me! I'll be good, I promise!" He cried.Jeff rushed to the bed and gently grabbed his son's shoulders. "Zane, buddy, wake up. It's just a dream." He murmured gently.The door opened and Irene appeared with her hair disheveled and annoyance flashing across her face before she quickly masked it into concern before Jeff would notice."What's all the commotion for?""Zane's having nightmare ." Jeff kept his focus on Zane and Irene gritted her teeth."That brat". She thought furiously, if not that she wanted to use him in her game with Jeff, she wouldn't have bothered giving birth to him and now, look how he's disturbing her sleep.Zane's eyes flew open and he
Irene paced back and forth across the living room with her phone clutched in her hand, checking it every few seconds.But nothing was coming in. Damn, she hated feeling this anxious and she was this way because she made the mistake of hiring a dimwit to carry out a job for her.She grabbed the remote and flipped through channels with her leg bouncing anxiously as she waited for some kind of update, anything to prove that Mrs. Dennis was finally dead.The evening news came on and Irene was about to change the channel when a breaking news banner flashed across the screen."Breaking news from Memorial Hospital where police have arrested a man attempting to gain access to a patient Mrs. Linda Dennis, who is recovering from a severe car accident earlier this week. The suspect was apprehended by the police after Mrs. Dennis's son arrived for a visit and witnessed the man in his mother's room dressed in a doctor's uniform but the son of Mrs Dennis said he knew all the doctors attending to hi
Jeff stood in the empty conference room with his hand still pressed to his cheek where she had slapped him, the sting was fading but the confusion wasn't.He'd caught her to keep her from falling and she'd reacted like he'd attacked her."What the hell". He muttered.For that brief second before she'd pulled away, he had felt her body relax into his and when her hands had gripped his shirt, she had fit against him in a way that felt oddly familiar.Jeff shook his head and dropped his hand, why the hell would she slap him when he was only trying to help her? Why was she always so angry with him?Even saving her is an offense to her, he decided to go to her and maybe apologize for his recent crime of saving her.He left the conference room and took the elevator to the top floor where her office was positioned.Jeff knocked once before pushing the door open.Amber was standing at the window with her back to him, her posture straight and stiff. she had pulled her hair into a ponytail tha
Solomon Webb strode across the marble floor with fury written all over his face and each step made the crowd part."Release her. Now." His voice was deadly quiet.The guards dropped Claire's arms so fast she almost stumbled and their faces had gone white with fear.Solomon reached Claire and his ex
Claire's phone rang and she frowned, who could be calling with unknown number?She picked up immediately."Hello?""Is this Amber Clark?" A man's voice, professional and calm."Yes. Who is this?""My name is Richard Grey. I'm Howard Anderson's attorney."Her heart stopped."Howard. Is he okay? Plea
Claire had sighted Jeff earlier having nice time with his family and her teeth set on edge. He must have been very happy all these years with her gone. it's just her luck that he decided to come to the pack just when she decided to bring Adrian to the park.She was going to get Adrian so that they
"Daddy!" The door burst open and Zane came running in with his arms outstretched and his face lit up with pure joy. "Come play with me and Mommy! We're building a castle!"Jeff looked up from his laptop and his chest tightened because Zane's happiness was so genuine and so innocent and he had no id







