Love Beyond The Boardroom

Chapter 1He must bag this contract……….he thought.Gilmore Davis paced about the four walls of his luxurious study, deep in thought. His head was in a thousand places, He walked to his desk again, glanced through the mail on his opened computer and sighed!He absentmindedly rummmed his hands on his desk, a storm of thoughts slowly building inside him.It has been five years since he took over the company from his grandpa,William. His dedication, hardwork, and passion over the years, now feeling like a total waste.Still, he couldn't stop himself from thinking. Wondering, if it'd all end like this. Without him bagging this multi-million contract with the Stanel Group. He also had a pending project —- the Elaris account, he sighed.Just then, the elevator beeped.Lucas walked in – tall, charming, dressed in a tuxedo suit, that emphasized his broad shoulders, chiseled physique, and slim waist. He was smiling as he strode towards Gilmore.He stared at Gilmore, who was still deep in his ow

Chapter 3Gilmore woke up startled. Beads of sweat and perspiration poured all over his chiseled chest and abs. He just had the same nightmare again. He didn't know how he managed to sleep after working till very late last night. He turned to his side table—the time was past seven a.m. He got up from bed, picked up his phone and AirPods, and walked to the kitchen, Grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge, he headed to the gym room. He needed to clear his head from that nightmare.The gym was a sleek, modern space in the corner of his penthouse. With floor-to-ceiling windows, it overlooked the city skyline now bathed in golden morning light. But the beauty outside didn't change the scenarios of the nightmare he had, which was still in his head.He slipped in his AirPods, selected his “Wake-Up” playlist, and cranked the volume. The music filled his ears, and he dropped to the floor for a set of push-ups. One. Two. Three. The repetition gave him something to focus on. Something real.

Chapter 5By late afternoon, the office had settled into its usual rhythm. The sound of keyboard taps, distant phone calls, and the hum of the HVAC system created a background soundtrack that Vanessa had learned to both rely on and tune out. But today, everything felt different. There was a buzz running through her veins, a mixture of adrenaline and clarity. For once, she wasn’t trailing behind Carter, cleaning up his mess or amplifying his ideas. She had led, on her own terms.Her screen lit up with a new email—subject line: “Excellent Work Today – Let’s Debrief Tomorrow”—sent by Conrad. She opened it and scanned the short message. He wanted to touch base in the morning and talk about next steps with BlueEdge and potential internal presentations. The words were clear, but the subtext was even clearer: she had entered a new orbit in the company.She leaned back in her chair, eyes drifting to the glass wall that separated her from the rest of the open-plan floor. Carter still hadn’t re