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Chapter 30: Rule 10: Stay Clear Of My Business
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Black Coffee With No Sugar CHAPTER 80: A PLACE OF THEIR OWN
The morning began without urgency.For once, Amy did not wake to the vibration of her phone, an early meeting, or the familiar pressure of knowing that someone somewhere expected an answer from her. Pale morning light slipped through the curtains and settled softly across the bedroom, illuminating the quiet traces of the life they had built together.Zion was still asleep beside her.Amy turned onto her side and watched him for a moment.There was something almost amusing about seeing the man who could command an entire boardroom sleeping peacefully with one hand beneath his pillow and his usually immaculate hair slightly dishevelled. She smiled to herself before reaching out and gently moving a strand away from his forehead.His eyes opened.“You're staring.”Amy froze.“I wasn't.”“You were.”“You were supposed to be asleep.”“I was.”&ldq
Black Coffee With No Sugar CHAPTER 79:THE LIFE THEY WERE BUILDING
By the time Amy returned home that evening, the house had settled into the quiet rhythm she had come to love.There was something comforting about walking through the front door and knowing that she did not have to perform for anyone. At Diamond Groups, she had spent the day defending an idea she believed in, answering difficult questions and proving, once again, that she was capable of carrying responsibility. She had walked into the boardroom determined not to think about whether her father believed she was ready.Yet she had thought about it.She had thought about it when the first question came. She had thought about it when the room became tense. She had thought about it when Zack finally looked at her with something that had been missing from his eyes for years.Pride.Now, however, she wanted to leave all of that behind.She slipped off her heels near the entrance and walked farther into the house, rubbing one foot against the other.
Black Coffee With No Sugar CHAPTER 78: BESIDE HER
The morning began quietly, with the soft clatter of porcelain from the kitchen and the familiar aroma of freshly brewed coffee drifting through the house. Amy stood by the tall windows of their bedroom, one hand resting lightly against the glass as she watched the pale morning light spread across the gardens below.There had been a time when mornings like this would have felt impossible.Not because she had never dreamed of a beautiful home, a successful career, or a man who loved her enough to make ordinary days feel special. She had dreamed of all of those things. What she had never imagined was how different they would feel once she stopped measuring her happiness by what she had been trying to prove to everyone else.For most of her life, Amy had been fighting for recognition.From her parents.From the people who believed she was only an Armstrong because of her surname.From executives who saw her age before they saw her ability.Even from herself.Now, standing in the quiet of
Black Coffee With No Sugar Chapter 77: Falling in Love Again
Love, Amy discovered, did not happen only once.It happened in quiet moments, in ordinary mornings, in unexpected glances across crowded rooms. It happened when someone remembered how much sugar you liked in your coffee, when they noticed you were tired before you admitted it, when they stayed after an argument instead of walking away.It happened over and over again.And somehow, she was falling in love with Zion all over again.Tuesday arrived with rain.A steady rain drummed softly against the windows of the penthouse, turning the morning sky into a wash of grey and silver. Amy stood barefoot in the kitchen, wrapped in one of Zion's hoodies that reached almost to her knees, stirring hot chocolate while watching the rain collect on the balcony railing.She loved rainy mornings.Always had.There was something about them that made the city slow down.Behind her, she heard footsteps."You're wearing my hood
Black Coffee With No Sugar CHAPTER 76: THE MAN SHE CHOSE
Amy woke to the smell of coffee and the faint sound of music drifting from downstairs.For a few seconds, she remained still beneath the sheets, staring at the ceiling while the memories of the previous evening slowly returned. The quiet retreat by the sea. The conversation with Zion. The way he had held her when she admitted how frightened she sometimes was of losing the happiness they had fought so hard to find.She turned her head.His side of the bed was empty.A smile touched her lips.There had been a time when waking beside Zion would have been impossible to imagine. In the beginning, she had considered him arrogant, controlling and infuriatingly confident. He had looked at her like a problem he intended to solve, while she had treated every conversation with him like a battle she refused to lose.Somehow, between arguments and stolen glances, hurt and forgiveness, they had become this.Husband and wife.Amy pushed herse
Black Coffee With No Sugar CHAPTER 75: THE CHOICE
By the time Amy and Zion returned to Lagos, the sky had darkened into a deep shade of blue, and the city lights were beginning to shimmer against the evening haze. Neither of them spoke much during the drive. The discovery her father had shared over the phone had changed the mood between them, but it hadn't changed what mattered.They were still together.That, Amy reminded herself, was enough.When they arrived at Diamond Groups, Zack was waiting in his office with two files on his desk. His expression was serious, but there was none of the alarm Amy had expected.She entered with Zion beside her."You said you found the person connected to the contracts."Zack nodded."We did."Amy placed her handbag on the chair."Who is it?"Zack pushed a file toward her."Julian Mercer."Amy stared at the name.She knew him.Everyone in their industry did.Julian Mercer had been the former f
Black Coffee With No Sugar Chapter 5: A Twist (Amy's POV)
I had walked into intimidating rooms before.Boardrooms filled with executives who thought they knew more than me.Meetings where my last name spoke before I did.But nothing prepared me for this.Zion Petrakis didn’t just sit behind his desk.He owned the space.The room was too quiet, too bright,
Black Coffee With No Sugar Chapter 4: Zion (POV)
Nobody spoke when Zion Petrakis walked through the executive floor.Not because they weren’t allowed to.Because his presence demanded silence naturally.The sharp sound of his shoes echoed against the polished black floors as employees quickly moved out of his path.Some nodded respectfully.Others
Black Coffee With No Sugar Chapter 3: Interview
Amy stared at the rejection email on her laptop and laughed bitterly.“Unfortunately, we’ve decided to move forward with another candidate.”Again.She slammed the laptop shut and dropped back onto her couch with frustration.The apartment around her was small compared to the Armstrong mansion, but
Black Coffee With No Sugar Chapter 2: The Weight of Expectations
Amy threw her heels across the room the second her bedroom door slammed shut behind her.One landed near the vanity.The other hit the wall.“Perfect,” she muttered bitterly.She loosened the collar of her blouse and stared at herself in the mirror.Calm face.Perfect hair.Controlled expression.Ex
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