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CHAPTER 16 - Family Dinner
Sylvia looked around to check if anyone heard her.
“Celine, it’s not nice to ask that” she reminded her.
“Oh? Sorry, I’m gathering statistics for my project” she apologized sincerely.
Why is it wrong to ask death counts in a facility for old people?
That’s inevitable.
How could she estimate the turn-around of residents in her ‘Heaven’s Gate’ facility if she couldn’t get actual data?
She doesn’t understand it.
But if Sylvia says it’s not nice, then she will refrain from asking again.
“I won’t stay long, Sylvia. I’ll see you next week” they exchanged their goodbyes.
***
She took her shower in her unit before going back to the penthouse.
“Hi sweetheart, I made us lunch” Daniel greeted her with a gentle kiss.
She squinted her eyebrows trying to figure out what is happening.
“Rela
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Crack My Code CHAPTER 17 – Flower Boy
He knew it was a mistake to bring her to their own hospital.“Don’t worry, father doesn’t know” Aaron assured him.“You underestimate your old man if you think he doesn’t know” why would they invite him for dinner if not to confirm that.“Of all the women in the world. You chose his rival’s daughter”“You chose to side on his rival” Aaron just shook his head.“What I do is my business” he said with a warning.“Celine is annoying, yes, but she’s a good girl. If the wrong people find out, she will be targeted” Aaron reminded him.“Are you jealous now?” he sized his younger brother.“She’s just a friend” Aaron said defensively.“Stay that way” he warned.“She’s my responsibility. And now that I’m here, no one can touch her” he said with determination t
Crack My Code CHAPTER 18 – Serina Lee
Celine’s eyes widened in shock.“We what?” she thought she heard wrongly.“Leave it to me” he said casually.“No. We will not eliminate anyone. What are you talking about?” this is a person’s life.“She can expose you. Do you want to risk that?”“C, this is a problem. When we have problems, we solve it. You understand?” Daniel reminded her.Who is this man?Never in her wildest imagination did it occur to her that Daniel is capable doing of such thing.“Don’t do anything. I will talk to her” she said with determination.She recounted how their marriage certificate was filed and how she met Serina.It was when Daniel last visited her at the university.They goofed around the campus taking souvenir photos and revisit their favourite spot the lagoon.When Daniel gave her the broken diamond ring for safekeeping, an
Crack My Code CHAPTER 19 – Game Plan
“Daniel” she called out in panic.What has she done?She continued blowing air through his mouth and performed CPR.But she’s losing her strength.Her emotions have taken over her and she just lay on his chest in surrender.She let the tears flow from her eyes while tapping his cheeks.“Don’t leave me again, please. You’re the only one I have” she whispered while kissing his forehead.She looked at his calm face and for one last time, she lowered her head and gave him a gentle kiss on the lips.She was so immersed in her emotions she didn’t notice their kiss became deeper.When she opened her eyes, she saw Daniel’s mischievous smile.“You” her annoyance was immediately replaced by relief.She just let all her emotions to flow while burrowing her head to his chest.That gave her a fright.She realized she’s not ready to let
Crack My Code CHAPTER 20 – Letter of Consent
Linda just stared at the two persons in front of her.“This is a joke, right?” Linda could not believe it.“Nope, we’re actually married” Daniel said proudly.“Pretending to be married” she corrected him.“Sweetheart, how about you have a chat with mother superior while I talk to our legal counsel” Daniel teased her.“Stop calling me that” she warned with gritted teeth.Daniel just chuckled at her reaction.When both ladies left, Daniel turned serious.“There’s a mole in your department” he started.“Someone leaked Roland Yates’ will before the execution of the first part”“What makes you think so?” Brendan becomes interested.“The first part was read on Celine’s 18th birthday. But she filed our certificate months before she turned 18”“How would she kno
Crack My Code CHAPTER 21 – Underage Bride
Celine couldn’t do anything when Daniel reasoned out like that.She ended up sharing the same bed that night and the nights that followed.They haven’t received the summon from Clint Solomon so they went on with their lives even for just a week.One afternoon Daniel called her to his office for a briefing.“We have a video conference with one of our clients abroad”“If the deal is successful, I will assign the project to you” Daniel said casually and handed her the company profile.“I’m assuming they wanted us to handle their payroll and HR?” she studied the profile and immediately found the potential improvement.“But this is not game-related” she thought he wanted to keep different operations in different countries.“I’m slowly moving the base here. Let me handle the details”Daniel looked at her and could not help but smile.She
Crack My Code CHAPTER 22 – I'm Rich
Celine subconsciously gripped Daniel’s hand.She never considered those things.She doesn’t even know about those details.How could she ruin Daniel’s life like this?“D” she called out softly.She wanted to say how sorry she was.But she doesn’t know what to do or what to say.“It’s okay, sweetheart” Daniel caressed her cheeks to ease her worry.He looked intently in her eyes then playfully winked at her.“I love you” he added.His actions caught Celine off-guard.What did he say?She was still trying to figure out if she heard him correctly when Daniel spoke again.“Minerva, please be careful with your words” he looked at the confused Minerva.“You’re upsetting my wife. I cannot tolerate it” his voice boomed across the room.His playful aura immediately turned into a murderous one.
Crack My Code CHAPTER 23 – Business As Usual
“Doesn’t matter, she got what she wanted” Daniel heaved a deep sigh.“Good story by the way, it’s just that you committed fraud” Linda challenged him.“Are you accusing me?” he asked back.“No. I’m telling you I know what you did” Linda warned him.“Do tell”“Roland Yates doesn’t sign with a black ink. His signature has a purple shade if you look closely.”“He makes his own ink and uses a special pen”“But as far as I know, that ink and pen is still in my vault” she looked at the man knowingly.“You got the strokes correctly, though”“Report me” he challenged.“No, of course not” Linda scoffed.“But I want you to stay away from Celine. You’re not good for her”“You know what, everyone is telling me to stay away from her, it
Crack My Code CHAPTER 24 – My Own Team
Both ladies were startled by Daniel’s voice.Suddenly Nadia realized, maybe it was not a good idea to have the CEO for a husband.He’s really scary up close.Before Celine could leave, she squeezed Celine’s hand for support.‘Good luck’ she said.Celine could only nod.Why does she have to pacify him when he’s in a bad mood?If he has problems, he shouldn’t take it out on her, right?She didn’t do anything wrong.But, she’s just an employee, so she decided to take the high road and be professional.As soon as she closed the door, she felt two strong arms wrapped around her shoulders and pulled her in.“You got me so worried” Daniel whispered in between deep breaths.Ooookay?Now she’s confused.What happened?“Why are you not picking up your phone?” he gently asked.She suddenly remembered
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