"Mr. Sanders, the contract which the Woods group prepared was selected, but I am afraid the contract was awarded to the wrong person" Xavier revealed. Sanders looked confused. "What? But we didn't receive any Bid from the Woods group. I was in fact waiting for it. I had to follow the protocol, so we had to announce this bid to play fair and pacify my directors. If not, I was interested in cooperation with the Woods group" Sanders explained. He still looked confused about what Xavier spoke. 'Woods group contract was selected?' he is mulling it over in his head. Xavier gave him a small mysterious smile, but didn't try to explain what he meant. "Nice meeting you, Mr. Sanders" with that said, Xavier walked away. Sanders could brush off Xavier's words as if it's nothing. But he couldn't. Xavier speaks less, but when he does, it means something. So if Xavier is saying that the Woods group's bid was selected, then that means it's true. The Franklin group bid was selected. If I go b
"She is permanent, unlike you who is temporary" Esther snapped at Sierra. Sierra smiled at her words. But deep down, she felt as if she couldn't breathe. 'She is his only female friend? So she is important to him. What am I to him? Am I not important enough? Then will I become another good friend in the future? Or worse, will I be discarded?' she thought feeling insecure. She felt suffocated. Compared to Renee, she is not anyone special. But she pushed down her insecurities when she remembered how much Xavier cares for her. "I don't want to offend anyone. This lady here offered me money, so I am making sure that I am not being cheated upon. How can I trust the words of a woman who doesn't work and live upon her father's money?" Sierra replied innocently. Renee became so angry, that her face turned red. "You, who do you think you are? Do you think Xavier will support you just because you saved him? Snap out of your delusional world. Let me show you whom Xavier will support now. I
In the NS group, Derek delivered another bidding file, but it's not the same as the file he stole from the Woods group. The bidding quote is the same, but not the categorisation of which item is quoted for which price. Everything is messed up, and it's not hard for anyone to notice it too. First, Nash Noticed it, and soon he personally sent the file to his brother's cabin. "Brother, We received another copy of the bidding file from the Franklin group. But, something is different this time. Here, take a look" Nash informed his brother. Sanders is already suspicious, especially after his little chit chat with Xavier. So he was eager to review the file once again. He accepted the file and started to look into the details of the file. It didn't take him more than a few seconds to notice the difference. This is not the same file they reviewed and selected. "Why does the details in this file look so different?" Sanders inquired of his brother. Nash settled down in a chair opposite the
"Are you insane? How can you raise your hand at her like this? She is of your mother's age. Atleast respect her age" Sierra scolded Renee. Esther walked up to them and stood beside Renee. "What? You are comparing this mere low life with my mother? You are all the same. You come from nowhere and when you see riches and rich people, you will try to leech upon us. You will try to take as much as you can. No wonder one low life is supporting the other one" Renee insulted Sierra. Sierra had enough of her nastiness. "You know what? You are not welcome here anymore. Please leave" Sierra decided that she had enough. Esther and Renee gasped with outrage. "How dare you? Who do you think you are to kick us out? Xavier allowed you to stay here, that doesn't mean you are the mistress of his house. Not me, but you have to leave. Get out of here before I throw you out" Renee spoke arrogantly. Sierra stood her ground. She sized up Renee from head to toe. "I don't know why you think you
"I didn't, until recently. But after she came, she changed my perspective of many things" Xavier replied honestly. Renee felt like she was looking at a different person altogether. He is not the same person whom she left two years ago. The Xavier she knows would never look at a woman the way he is looking at Sierra. His love for her is very evident in his gaze. And everyone who has a pair of eyes can see it. "You changed" Renee said. It came out as an accusation. But neither Xavier nor Sierra seemed to care about her opinion. They looked like they were lost in each other's eyes. That only made Renee feel bitter. 'When I finally managed to convince my father for my marriage with Xavier, he fell in love with someone else' she thought feeling angry. "I came here to personally invite you to a party which is hosted by my father" she placed the invitation on the tea table between them. Despite being separated by just a table, she is feeling like he is much farther from her than that.
The next morning, representatives from both the woods group and the Franklin group were requested to attend a meeting with the representatives of the NS group. Xavier, Carlos and a few high level managers attended the meeting from the Woods group. Benjamin, Derek and a few managers attended from Franklin group. "Mr. Sanders, may I know why you called upon this meeting so urgently?" Benjamin demanded. He looked impatient and did not like the fact that Xavier is sitting on the other side of the table opposite him. While Sanders is sitting near the head of the table with Nash beside him. Sanders pushed forward the Bidding file which the Franklin group submitted the second time. "Mr. Franklin, my apologies for the inconvenience. But there is something which I felt should be addressed immediately" Sanders explained. Derek frowned while looking at the file which Sanders pushed forward. He recognised the file. It's the same file which he submitted to the NS group the previous day. It
On the other hand, Nathan is surprised to see Cathy sitting inside his cabin when he enters. He is not very pleased to see her there. She is harmless, but the way she is behaving with him is not so much. "Cathy, what are you doing here?" he asked camly. She was sitting opposite his desk while playing with one of the paper weights there. When she heard him, she ignored the paper weights and turned to give him her full attention. A grin is playing on her lips, which looked cute, but he ignored it. She is way too young for him. "Good morning Nathan" she greeted, boldly using his given name. He sighed heavily and walked deeper inside his cabin. "Since when did we get on the first name basis?" he asked, letting her know that she should maintain her distance. She jumped down from the chair, revealing her cute babydoll pink dress and matching footwear. Cathy is a beautiful woman, and she is clearly wasting her time on him. She stumbled a little when she jumped down with her heel
Fiona found herself sitting alone inside her small apartment and grieving for her brother whom she lost. 'What did he do to deserve this fate? All our life, I only had him as my family. I raised him more like a mother than his sister. How did this happen? How did he end up like this?' she thought feeling very sad. Their mother left them quite early, and their father ignored them unless he needed money. It's only the two of them while growing up. Now, she lost her brother. Then, a loud banging on the door alerted her to someone outside the door. "Fiona, open the door" her father's slurred voice made her spine stiff. She always used to prefer to keep him out of their lives. But now, Seth is dead because of him. And she doesn't want to let him go so easily. She immediately texted Carlos that her father is at her place. So that he would come here and take her father away. She wiped her tears away and quickly opened the door for him. He stumbled inside and almost fell on his face,
Janine stealthily slipped inside Xavier's room where his mobile was ringing. She held the knife tightly with both her hands. She is ready to strike the moment she spotted Xavier. But when she scanned the room, she found no one. She strained her ears to hear any noise apart from the mobile ringing. But she couldn't hear anything. After the mobile stopped ringing, silence greeted her. 'Where are they? This is their room and his mobile is here. Why is he not answering his phone?' Janine thought angrily. She searched the room without bothering to keep quiet. She searched the entire house, but she found herself alone in the dark house. She was so angry, she wanted to light fire and burn the house down. But just then, she heard the unmistakable sound of Sirens wailing at a distance. 'He escaped and alerted the cops? How did he even find out about my plan?' she thought angrily. She escaped from the house through the kitchen door before the cops could catch her. On the other hand, Nath
"Nathan, I think my mom is still alive. Just now i felt like I saw someone who looked similar to my mom just outside Xavier's house" Renee anxiously explained to Nathan. But instead of believing her, Nathan frowned with disapproval. "Renee, I started to believe that you changed. If this is one of your tricks to stop Xavier and Sierra's wedding, then I suggest you stop this. Sierra gave you a chance. Don't ruin it by doing all these nasty things" he reprimanded her. Renee's eyes pooled with unshed tears at the harshness of his words. "I know I have done some things which i shouldn't have, which I regret. But Nathan, this time I am telling the truth. I swear on everything I hold dear. No, I swear on Xavier. I think my mom is still alive. We have to caution Xavier and Sierra, Please" she begged him. Nathan was taken aback when she swore on Xavier, whom Renee loves so much. He suddenly applied brakes on his vehicle and immediately took a 'U' turn. If what Renee said is true, th
Claire was not very happy about Renee, but Cathy decided to stay neutral. Nathan and Xavier were Renee's friends for years, so they forgave her when Sierra decided to give Renee a chance. "I will get going now. Please don't call me if I could be of any help during your wedding preparations" Renee offered. Sierra smiled. "Sure" she agreed. Claire is not ready to trust Renee just yet. She witnessed how vile and vicious Renee can be. So she doesn't want to forgive her so soon. She is feeling that Renee is just pretending to be nice. After Renee left, Claire couldn't hold back any longer. "Si, what are you doing? How can you forget everything she did to you? At her party, at the mall, in this home, she insulted you countless times. How can you just forgive her because she has mommy issues?" she demanded with displeasure. Sierra was quiet. Indeed Renee did all that. "Claire, you cannot label a person as bad based on their past deeds. What she did was wrong. And she is feeling gu
After two weeks, Slowly everyone started to forget about Janine. Augustine decided to take Renee to the states. Maddy passed away too, and her cremation was a close knit affair. Her grave was beside Janine's grave. Renee finally decided to apologise to Sierra before leaving for good. In Xavier's home, everyone was bristling with excitement for the impending wedding of Xavier and Sierra. "I love your wedding dress. It's so beautiful" Cathy said about Sierra's wedding dress which was delivered the previous day. Apart from the wedding dress, Sierra and the ladies don't know anything about the wedding preparations. Like Sierra wished, Xavier was handling everything and is ready to surprise her in a week when she is going to walk the aisle as his bride. "Yes, it is. I am eager to see how Xavier would react to it" Sierra said with a mischievous grin. Cathy giggled with mirth. "He would be thinking about peeling that off of you from the moment he sees you in that dress" she joked.
Janine was arrested and Augustine was cured. Xavier and the others were still reeling with shock regarding the bone chilling revelation of that night. Janine is the reason why Gawin lost his life, and so was his father. Now she was after Xavier and his unborn child over her misplaced anger. No one forced Maddy to commit suicide. It's Gawin's choice to choose who ever he wanted to marry. No one can fault him for not falling for Maddy the way she fell for him. After everything Janine did, going after Xavier's unborn child is the most horrific thing she did. "Xavier, i am extremely sorry" Renee apologised to Xavier with guilt. They were all still in the apartment where Renee and Augustine were forced to stay. Both of them gave an official statement to the cops about everything Janine did, much to Janine's anger. Janine was cursing them while she was escorted to the police vehicle. She was taken to jail and would be soon presented in court. Her sins would earn her a life sentence if not
"Who is there?" Janine called out loudly before pulling her gun out from underneath Maddy's bed. Both Renee and Augustine are panicking. They are tensed and worried about Xavier and the others. Outside the balcony, all the four men froze. "I am sorry" Nathan apologised sincerely. Xavier shook his head and patted Nathan on his shoulder. "It's ok, it's not your fault" he assured Nathan. Adam and Carlos peeked inside, and noticed that Janine has a gun and she is coming near the balcony. "She is coming, and she has a gun" Adam spoke with urgency. Everyone was tensed. "Nathan, you stay here with Adam. Me and Carlos will show ourselves. You wait for the right opportunity to take her by surprise" Xavier suggested and nodded at Carlos. Nathan held his hand to stop him. He is worried about Xavier. "I can go instead" he offered. Xavier gave him an assuring smile and patted his hand. "She will not be suspicious to see us, as we already visited their home this morning
That night, just like they planned, Xavier, Nathan, Carlos and Adam sneaked inside the building where they saw Janine going. As it was a residential building, everyone was already asleep by the time they sneaked in. Carlos messed with the front door which gave away easily. That was the only door which was locked, restricting the entry of outsiders who don't have a key code. After that, it was almost cake walk for them to slip inside the elevator. "Do you know which floor they might be in?" Nathan inquired. Xavier pulled out the soft copy of the residential details of the people living in that building. "I think they might be on the top floor. It's a penthouse, and the only unoccupied apartment available in this building. At least it's not officially occupied" he pointed at the details of the other residents in the list. "Top floor it is then" they pressed the button to the top floor. The elevator hummed silently before the doors opened on the top floor. The corridor outside the
"It should have been you. Why is my Maddy suffering like this" Janine cursed Renee. Both Renee and Augustine were stunned by her cruel words. Tears welled up in their eyes. Tears of grief and pain. The woman who used to be sweet and caring is now turned into a stranger. The Janine Renee saw from her childhood and the Janine Augustine fell for is no longer alive. The woman standing in front of them feels like an imposter. "Who are you and what have you done to my wife? " Augustine's voice recovered from his pain and grief. It came out scratchy and raw. But the pain in his tone is unmasked. Janine is not in the mental condition to understand the pain of her beloved. She is lost in the sea of her own grief and anger. She is not realising that she is losing the rest of her family by her own actions."You and your daughter killed that Janine. I used to think that you are my world. But now, I am slowly understanding that it's not the case. You never loved me the way I loved you" Janine s
"Hello Mrs. Augustine, i came to visit Renee" Xavier replied smoothly. Janine would have killed Xavier at that moment if she could. But she knows that it's impossible. He is a force to be reckoned with when faced alone. Even for a well built man. So Janine would mostly get herself killed if she attempted anything stupid. But her hatred for the Woods men is too intense to control and maintain a calm facade. "Oh? If I guessed right, this might be the first time you visited our house for Renee, is that right, Mr. Woods?" she stressed his surname with an intensity that even Carlos caught upon. They both understood that Janine is not very fond of Xavier, if she somehow doesn't hate him. Her body language and her tone is screaming that she wants to shoo them out of her home. "You are mistaken Mrs. Augustine. I have come here a few times with Renee. And countless times I gave her a ride back home when it was late. Nonetheless, we apologise for the inconvenience caused. We will take our