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LUCAS. “What is the meaning of this? Who is this woman, and why did you let her in here?” Richard questioned, his nostrils flaring. “Security, take this filthy woman out of here immediately!” A chuckle escaped my lips. “Why are you in a rush to chase her out, brother? She hasn’t even introduced herself yet.” “Why should we allow a nobody like her to waste our time when we have an important meeting?” Richard questioned, his face red from anger. He looked like a pressure cooker that was about to explode. “Lucas, did you bring her here to disrupt our meeting?” “Why don’t you let her talk first, brother?” I asked and then narrowed my eyes. “Or are you afraid of what she might say? You keep shouting... I'm starting to think you're trying to distract us.” “Who’s this woman, son?” Dad asked.I folded my arms across my chest. “Before I let her explain why she’s here or who she is, I would like to tell my brother that I know Elias was adopted. So there’s no way he could have been switched
LUCAS.“Sir, it’s time. The meeting will start in ten minutes,” Wilson reported when he entered my office. I arched an eyebrow. “What about my brother and his son?”“They are already in the conference room, sir. All the shareholders have gathered too.” “Good. Everything is set for the show,” I murmured, glancing at the screen of the tablet in my hands, a smirk curling on my lips. My brother sure was in a hurry to announce his new heir. Before he could even announce it to the board, he had already spread the news to the media. Talk about digging one’s own grave. Did he know today would be his end, and he wanted the whole world to know?The news about the Hart's new heir had already gone viral. Media pages came up with their own theories, posting long essays about what this would mean for me. I chuckled darkly. If only they knew… I had no intention of having that actor become a business opponent of mine. I flicked my wrist and glanced at the time. The witness was going to be here
LUCAS. “We found the midwife who attended to Olivia thirty years ago,” Caspian said on the phone, making my eyebrows furrow. "She's the only one who's alive. She had been hiding, but it wasn't hard to locate her."The investigation team had been working relentlessly on finding evidence about what happened thirty years ago. A few days had passed since we sent out a few private investigators to the remote locations where the suspects were supposedly sent back then. Luckily, they managed to find something.“Has she talked?” I asked. “No… All she’s saying is that Olivia was pregnant and she gave birth to a baby boy. She’s sticking to that story, man. It’s not like my men can force her to talk without hurting her. And we can't torture women.”I clenched my fists. “I want to meet her.” “I doubt she will be changing her testimony. Whoever paid her must have given her a hefty amount.” “I still want to meet her. Perhaps if she meets a Hart, she won’t be tight-lipped any more.” I glanced a
RICHARD.“Mr Hart, I really hope you have something good for us this time. Your son, Elias, has been a huge disappointment,” Zhang Wei, one of the shareholders who used to back me up, said. I clenched my hands into fists, my anger towards Elias increasing. He had really messed things up for me.A ripple of murmurs echoed through the conference room at the hotel. I was impressed. Zhang Wei had managed to gather almost half of the most influential shareholders and investors in the Hart Group. They were seated around the oval table in the conference room, and the scent of bourbon filled the air as they drank and waited for me to speak. Beside me, Damon stood tall, dressed in one of the tailor-made suits I’d bought for him. He looked smart, looking like a future CEO. I forced a smile, glancing at Zhang Wei before turning to look at everyone. “There’s no need to worry about that, gentlemen. Thank you all for sparing some of your precious time to meet me today.” “Well, Zhang Wei did sp
CARLA. I blinked. My heart raced like a galloping horse. Was I dreaming?Caspian was kissing me… It all happened so fast… I usually said whatever was on my mind when drunk, but I didn’t expect him to kiss me on his own. Electric currents coursed through me as he kissed my lips fervently. What did this mean?Was this his response to my kiss?I clutched his shirt and kissed him back, my stomach fluttering with butterflies. The kiss was so good… he kissed me like he was trying to embed me into his soul… like I actually meant something to him. I wasn’t sure before, but now I was. I had fallen for Caspian... hard. I let my guard down and relished the kiss… the feel of his lips, his musky manly scent, his strong arms and the way I felt safe when he held me. After what felt like eternity but was only a few minutes, Caspian pulled back, his blue eyes staring into my hazel ones. “Let me take you home. You’ve had too much to drink,” he whispered before helping me up. My face burned. W
CASPIAN. “Oh, I just got a call. I’m sorry, I need to go. I’ll call you,” Carla said without looking at me. She grabbed her bag and walked out of the lounge faster than a rocket. I felt Alice’s glare on me, making my jaw tick. “What is it?”“Jerk!” She hissed. “And why are you calling your brother a jerk?” I asked, looking at her. “Did you have to be so cold to her?” “I was just being myself.” Alice scoffed and grabbed her bag. “I’m leaving. Oh, and I’ve changed my mind about escorting you as you meet your fiancée tomorrow. I’m against this marriage. You’re so cold. The poor lady will just suffer in your hands.”I sighed when she left me alone, running a hand through my hair. It’s not like I wanted to get married anyway. I had always known my future. Dad and Mom always made sure I knew that I would marry a woman of their choosing. And that was why, although I had flings here and there, I never got attached to anyone. What was the point when the future Mrs Gray wasn’t a choi