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85| Bonus Chapter (Alternate Ending): Wedding
Whitney was put away after Ben found traces of her plotting with Dominic and Gwen, wanting to destroy Stephanie after she stole Isaac from her. Thanks to some good old fashion hacking of security footage that showed her purchasing the same green monster that was delivered to the Greene mansion, and some searching of phone records, she was arrested as an accessory and for conspiring.
Eli and Isabella shared that they have secretly been an item for quite some time and are openly a couple now. It took Isaac a while to get comfortable with the idea, but he accepts their relationship and is enjoying seeing his mother so happy.
He looked out at the rows of people and spotted them together, smiling at each other as Isabella adjusted his tie. There was an empty seat that separated them from Emma, who was speaking to Dylan, the ring bearer, about something before he was up. The Perry's were there as well; Emile and his parents Emmanuel an
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Claudette Reed 1| Good Morning
“Ms. Greene! Ms. Greene!” The paparazzi hollered my name as I walked into my office building, my Jimmy Choo heels clicking on the ground with each step. Being the daughter of two successful designers has its perks, but you better believe that I worked my ass off to become who I am today: Stephanie Greene, CEO of Claudette Reed, one of the hottest brands that New York has ever seen. My dad, Matthew Greene, CEO of Greene Designs, spoiled me as I grew up. I was his little princess back then. I still am, but now I rather that he calls me “queen” instead. He said the only queen in his life is my mom, Emma. My mom told me that I needed to earn everything, that I wouldn’t get anywhere if I was handed everything on a silver spoon. Dad and mom bicker about it a lot, but I’m very much my mother’s daughter and decided to go to college and work for the position of CEO in the family company.
Claudette Reed 2| Progress Meeting
“Look, aunty Iz, it was great seeing you, but I have a meeting to prepare for.” “Of course, of course,” she said with a smile as she stood from her chair, “I’ll leave you be. Hug for the road?” I smiled at her and walked over to hug her before we said our goodbyes and she left. I exhaled deeply and sat back down behind my desk. Isaac has been making moves on me since we were kids. He’s only a year older than me, and when we were 6 and 7, we had a “wedding" in my living room where I used a pillowcase as a veil and he wore a costume top hat. A teddy bear was the officiant. I chuckled remembering it. We had been through everything together, even college. While I studied business and design, Isaac studied machinery like his mother. My parents are his godparents, and Isabella is my father's best friend, so we spend holidays and birthdays together most
Claudette Reed 3| Meeting Dominic Knight
I stood at the window of my office and admired the city as I cooled down after my disaster of a progress meeting. I guess you can’t have a good progress meeting with your investors if your company hasn’t made any progress in months.I sighed and focused on my reflection in the glass window. I’m almost the spitting image of my mother with her brown hair and luscious curves, but I have my dad’s bright green eyes. Both of my parents are tall, so it makes sense that I’m naturally 5’9”. My heels can never be more than 3 inches high so that I don’t tower over men.Having a bold personality and confidence is one thing for a man to see you as powerful, but to physically look down at them would be overkill, so I keep my heels to a minimum.Today’s attire was a body-hugging, pink dress with matching lipstick and nude heels with a black strap and buckle ac
Claudette Reed 4| Do We Have a Deal?
Our eyes hadn’t left each other for the entire conversation. I was refusing to show the slightest bit of weakness in front of this man.Dominic inhaled deeply, “You have the title of “Baddest Bitch in Fashion,” So why do you need me?”“It’s not that I need you, it’s that I want you.”“Oh, I like those words,” he teased with a sinister look and leaned forward, so I clarified myself,“I want your partnership.”“Oh,” he said with a dramatically disappointed tone and slight snarl on the corner of his lip as he leaned back in the chair, trying to be playful.Maybe I’m being too serious. I’m being too professional and I’m pushing too hard. Should I flirt? No, he would take it the wrong way and that’s the last thing I want.
Claudette Reed 5| I'll Make Her Mine
Dominic POVShe was the most interesting thing I had ever come across. She seemed ruthless, and I could understand her nickname a bit more.Stephanie Greene was strong, confident, gorgeous, and I could tell that she was going to be a complete pain in my ass, and I was strangely excited to work with her.I didn’t care about meeting everyone or seeing her workspace, I was just curious how far she was willing to go to get my partnership.Her outburst when I mentioned wanting 60% of the profit was hilarious and I had to pinch my lips together to keep from laughing. The embarrassment that I saw then was the most humility that I had seen from her the entire time and I thought it was adorable.“Office, Reggie,” I told my driver as I got into the car.I wasn’t expecting to stay so long in the restaurant. I thought she wo
Claudette Reed 6| Visitors
After my day with Dominic Knight, I felt entirely drained and had a splitting headache. How can one guy be so draining? I swear he was testing me, but I wouldn’t fold. I wouldn’t give in to the childish games he was trying to play.I shook my head to get rid of my negative thoughts as I walked up to my parent’s house and opened the door.“Mama?” I hollered.“Ms. Stephanie,” greeted one of the maids of the house with a smile.“Good evening, Gretchen. Where is my mother?”“She’s in the library.”“Thank you.”I made my way toward the back of the house where the “library” was. It was really just a study, but with the giant rack of books that had accumulated in there over the last year, we all started to call it the library.
Claudette Reed 7| Isaac
“I’m so sorry I haven’t been in touch lately, I’ve been an awful friend. It’s just been madness after taking over. Trying to get people to see me more as a businesswoman and less as a model, you know?”“No,” he answered sharply with pursed lips and it made me laugh. His face softened, “But don’t worry about it.”“Do you want some wine?”Isaac narrowed his eyes at me.“You just want to get me drunk,” he teased with a mischievous look. I was about to deny it when he threw his head back and kept going, “You want to get me tipsy and then take advantage of the fact. Admit it, you’ve wanted to get me in bed for years.”His tone was teasing, but a part of me felt uneasy at the idea. If anyone would get tipsy and taken advantage of easily, it would be me.
Claudette Reed 8| Business Partners
The new contract was emailed to me just two days later, and I signed it after carefully reading it to be sure that Dominic didn’t put any of his own loopholes in it.I had hoped our work together could be done more separately and communication would be done via email or phone calls, but Dominic insisted on me coming to his office building and working with him there.I arrived at the building in the late morning and was greeted by the paparazzi. I guess I now know where they go after I arrive at work and they get their daily photos of me.“Ms. Greene! Ms. Greene! Can you tell us what you’re doing at the Knightingdale Suits house?”I smiled at the man who asked and told him, “Let’s just say that big things are happening for Claudette Reed.”More questions came and the cameras continued to flash, but I made my way insi
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