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,
After the meeting with the NS group ended, Derek was seen livid with anger. Benjamin and the others from the Franklin group were unable to understand why he was so angry. "Derek, like I said, you have to calm down. This is just a small bump on our success. Once we are through this, the contract will be ours" Benjamin spoke with a hint of frustration in his tone. He wanted his son to practice to be calm, but his son is anything but calm. His volatile and impulsive behaviour is not good for his image within and out of the Franklin group. But Derek refused to steer to his caution. Derek glared at his father. "Why did you even agree to their stupid proposal? We already won the bid. And why do we have to resubmit it again? Don't you think the NS group is being partial to Xavier?" Derek expressed his anger. Benjamin is not pleased with his son's tone, and so are the other executives who are present with them. "You are new to this. But I am not. It's not unheard of to request for ano
"Claire, how trustworthy is the Franklin family?" Sierra inquired. Claire is surprised to hear that question. "What made you ask that? Grandma Esther might have acted rashly with you, but she used to take good care of my grandfather when he was alive. I don't think she is actually that bad. I am sure she will warm up to you soon" Claire assured Sierra, not understanding why she suddenly asked such a question. Sierra frowned deeply. "Claire, I met your cousin Derek the other day in the hospital. And he was not very polite as well. He was being very harsh. And now your Grandma Esther. I don't know much about Mr. Franklin, but I don't have a very good opinion of the two Franklin family members whom I had the chance to meet" Sierra shared. She is not being unreasonable because their behaviour towards her was bad. She knows that Derek is trying to sabotage Xavier's project and his mother is trying her best to encourage Renee against Sierra. And for some reason, she is getting this
"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
"Sorry" An apology automatically tumbled upon Fiona's lips when her body collided with Carlos's body. But he is not feeling sorry. In fact this is the first time he got to hug her like this. It's his years of longing for her. There was a time when he thought that he lost her. But he was given an opportunity to pursue her again. "Will you marry me Fiona" he decided not to delay anymore. These are the words he wanted to ask her fifteen years ago. Now that he is sure she likes him at least a little, he decides to confess his feelings for her. She would never know how he is feeling about her if don't share it with her. He held himself long enough, so he decided to confess this now. She was shocked to say the least. She used to think that he is really sweet to help her like this. And she is really fond of him. But she never dared to dream that he would propose to her one day. They are league's agart to say the least. "I..." she doesn't know how to respond. This feels too good to be
"Xavier, do you know that Renee has an elder sister?" Carlos Inquired with a deep frown. As Renee was Xavier's friend for so long, it's not hard to know these basic things about her. Xavier frowned deeply. He didn't understand why Carlos looked so out of sorts and he was inquiring about Renee when he should be finding who Madaline is. "Yes, but she is in a coma. Tell me why we are discussing Renee now?" Xavier asked with confusion. Carlos slumped into the chair opposite Xavier feeling tired, both physically and mentally. "Because that elder sister is Madaline" he revealed what he found out. Xavier was stunned to say the least. In all these years of his friendship with Renee, he never thought of finding out more about her family. He was aquainted with Augustine because of their business ties. And he vaguely remember meeting Renee's mother once or twice at a party some where. Except that, he was never interested in Renee's family or personal life. "Augustine? Is it possible that
"What are you thinking?" a familiar voice startled her. Cathy sighed but didn't turn around. She doesn't want Nathan to see her grin. Usually she used to seek him after. But now, he is doing that on his own accord. And she is happy to see the change. 'No one realises the importance of something until they think they might lose it' she thought. "Nothing" she lied. She doesn't want to ask him what's going on. It's something related to Sierra and her privacy, which she doesn't want to intrude. Nathan stood an inch behind her. Cathy was standing on the balcony overlooking the back yard. Fiona was on a call, and Claire is with Adam. As Cathy felt like a third wheel, she decided to give the couple some privacy. "Liar" Nathan placed both his arms on the glass railing on either side of her, effectively trapping her between his body and the glass railing. She took a deep breath to steady her pounding heart. "Is it? Then what do you think I might be thinking about?" she challenged him
Renee was feeling so vulnerable. Her father who used to be strong and powerful is now lying on the couch motionlessly. He couldn't move even if wanted to. Janine is not in the tower at the moment, leaving only Renee along with two people one of whom is in a vegetative state and the other one is paralyzed. "Dad, mom is trying to kill Xavier and Sierra's baby. I want to help them. But i don't know how. If I try anything to caution them, I am scared about what mom would do to you. I don't know what to do dad" Renee cried in front of her father while sharing her vulnerability. While she was feeling so lost and sad, Augustine kept looking at the drawer where Janine hid the antidote which would help his case. He couldn't speak yet, but he wanted to hint to Renee about the plan that was brewing inside his head. But was facing away from the draw and was holding his hand while crying. "Ahh" with difficulty he made a small sound at the back of his throat, which made Renee lift his head a
“You tricked me” “You tricked me” The assistant fumed while glaring at the maid with fury. He is surrounded with no way of escape. After the trick he pulled the other day, he is damn sure that his chances of escaping are nil. He never thought this he would get caught this way. “Bring him” Xavier commanded coldly. Adam was standing a step behind Xavier just like Nathan was. Carlos approached the assistant and flexed his fingers as it preparing himself to punch the man whom they just got. “Listen, let’s not get into violence. I will come along with you without any violence. Please, I will tell you everything I know” the assistant begged. Unlike last time, this time he meant it. Just looking at Xavier scared the shit out of him. He is so scared that he doesn’t want to taste the punch which Carlos is ready to deliver. He is very cunning and calculating. He knows that he might end up in a hospital or worst losing a limb if he allow Xavier’s men to unleash their wrath upon him. When