MasukRosa's POV “Don’t you dare!”My body trembled as the words left my lips, but my voice held steady enough to make the security men pause.I was done being humiliated.“I was given this position by the CEO,” I continued, my tone firm. “No one gets to take it from me.” My gaze moved from the hesitant guards to Evelyn, then to HR.“By sleeping with him?” Evelyn scoffed. “No one promotes a PA to a tech specialist…unless they've been in your panties.”Evelyn didn't mind insulting her brother just to insult me. But what held me back was because she was Alex's sister. I didn't want to hurt her as much as she had been doing exactly that.“Have you read about the Valis project?” I asked, meeting her eyes. “Have you?”HR let out a dismissive laugh. “Please. We all know you got lucky with that project. You weren't supposed to handle it in the first place. You probably just copied what the Head Tech Specialist had already done.”“She probably slept her way through that too,” Evelyn added, a smug
Rosa's POV It was finally the morning of my first day back at work after the vacation, and for the first time in a while, I felt eager to return. I had been away for too long, and I missed the routine, and the feeling of getting dressed doing something that mattered.Today was different too.It would be my first meeting as a shareholder. And that thought alone made me nervous.I had spent most of the night going through documents, trying to understand everything I needed to know about being a shareholder and the inner workings of Kane Tech. There was still so much I hadn’t known before.Alex had helped as much as he could before sleep took him. I had smiled at him when he finally gave in, then quietly returned to my research.Now, as I stepped into my car, I realized I had left earlier than usual.I needed it.I wasn’t ready for Evelyn’s drama this morning, and I wanted a moment to myself before the building filled up. More than that, I needed to think clearly about how to deal with
Charles' POV The moment I ended the call, I went straight to check why the Kanes were trending and what I found caught me off guard.My chest tightened as I watched.As bad as it looked for them, there was something else that stood out. Evelyn was no longer with Patra. She was at the Kane estate, and Patra hadn’t said a word about it. Patra would explain that later. I leaned back in my chair, eyes fixed on the screen as I tried to piece everything together. If I played this right, I could turn it to my advantage, pull myself back up, and finally deal with Nancy on my own terms.The first video showed Evelyn sitting in front of the camera, looking completely different from the last time I saw her. She was crying ,and talking about how Mr. Kane, her father, had been rushed to the hospital and how he had dementia.I stared at the screen, letting it sink in. This was valuable. Mr. Kane was critically ill, and Alex had been hiding it from the public.I was still processing that when ano
Rosa's POV I couldn’t quite place what I felt when I heard Evelyn’s voice coming from my room. At first, it was disbelief. Then it shifted into something I never thought I would feel for her. Annoyance.I stood there for a moment, trying to process it, while Alex knocked on the door, his patience already wearing thin.“Open this door at once!” He barked at the closed door.My mind kept racing, trying to make sense of it, until the door finally opened.Evelyn stood there, a mask covering part of her face, and her lips curled in clear disgust. She didn’t even spare me a glance. That was when the anger started to rise.“Why are you in that room?” Alex asked, his voice tight with restraint.Evelyn didn’t flinch. She rolled her eyes, completely unbothered. “It’s the second best room in the mansion. Shouldn’t it be mine?”I pressed my lips together, holding back my reaction.“You met it occupied, didn’t you?” Alex said. “There are other rooms in this house that you can use.”“Didn’t you he
Charles' POV This morning, I woke up to devastating news. One of our biggest shareholders was pulling out of the company. Baker Tech had already been struggling since Rosa left, but this… this could be the final blow.And I couldn’t let that happen.Baker Tech had once been at the top. We had done so well, and even won Tech Company of the Year. Now everything was slipping, and I knew exactly where I had gone wrong.Rosa.And that was why I needed her back.I got out of bed around three in the morning, sleep refusing to come. Instead, I sat with my laptop, scrolling endlessly through Kane Tech’s platforms. They were thriving even after everything I had done to bring them down, they were still standing strong.Stronger, even.Their stocks had risen again, and I knew what would happen next. The moment our shareholder officially pulled out, ours would crash terribly.When I could no longer stand staring at their success, I drafted a message to the shareholder, requesting a meeting. If I
Alex's POV I was still trying to sort out the mess Evelyn had created by feeding my father sugar and keeping him sedated for days when my PA called about her live video.The Kanes were trending again.And this time, for all the wrong reasons.Evelyn had exposed the truth about my father’s condition. I watched part of the video, my jaw tightening with every second. I ended the video, unable to make it to the end. I already knew the damage it would cause.First, the public would turn on me for hiding my father’s illness. Then the trolls would take over, dragging the Kane name through every corner of the media.And it had already started…because the media didn't give the Kanes enough grace before they turned rabid on us.Rosa had fallen asleep beside me, her phone slipping loosely in her hand. I didn’t want to wake her, knowing how exhausted she was. But as I gently took the phone from her, I realized she had seen the video too.She had been watching it when sleep caught up with her.Th
Rosa’s POVI was nervous. Alex wanted a date. A fucking private date…in public!As much as it made me excited that he wanted to commit to me alone, I was scared of the public's judgement. A boss-employee relationship?That was the perfect recipe for disaster.Especially when it looked like she was
Patra's POVI watched her, blissfully oblivious, Rosa Castillo, my ‘friend’.She was so naive. Always have been. Presently, her eyes sparkled as she recounted the weekend like it was some fairytale that came to life. She didn’t know the truth —or maybe, it was my smile that always made her think s
Alex’s POVI knew something was wrong the moment I saw Charles Baker in the conference room. He was smirking and swirling in his seat like he knew the outcome of the meeting already. But I didn’t care to stay back and interrogate him. I was more worried about the way Rosa ran out of the room.I had
Rosa’s POVI have never led sex before. Not once. Not in the five years I shared with Charles Baker. With him, it was always like an old song on repeat: rushed hands undressing me, careless sighs that didn’t care to appreciate me enough, and a body moving over mine like a routine he didn’t have th







