MasukCHAPTER 67: LONG NIGHT.LIANA'S POV.Everyone was on high alert. Our eyes were keenly darting around like those of a hawk. I noticed how Trevor drew closer to me, like a large human shield. The gesture warmed my heart. Despite the unknown danger that loomed, I never felt safer than I did at that moment. Feeling this way was a rare thing that I hardly got to experience, until I met Trevor. Trevor's man sniffed a little more, then he paused and pondered for a bit. He then switched his countenance, easing up a little bit at that moment. "What is it?" Trevor inquired."The scent I picked was of the roomkeeping maids, Boss," he answered."Room service maids?" Trevor sighed, a bit angry. "Did I not explicitly make it clear to them not to let anyone in here while I was gone?" "They left shortly after they got here. A co-worker delivered your instruction to them from their boss, Boss," the man explained further. "Okay. Thank you, Jose," Trevor appreciated. The man bowed and walked out.
CHAPTER 66: SWITCHING LOCATIONS.LIANA'S POV."Hey. Take care of yourself, okay?" Annie said as we hugged. She had returned from the restroom. "I will. And take care of yourself as well, okay?" I said. "You know I always do," she smiled, and she giggled softly. Breaking the hug, we looked at each other and smiled. "I'll definitely pay you a visit before I return in a week. I'll go visit my family back in Alaska before I come over to L.A. So you'd better be ready to make my visit a memorable one," Annie said. "I'll do my best, ma'am," I replied, smiling. She nodded courteously, wearing a beautiful smile. Then she turned to Trevor."I got to properly thank you for your intervention when that nut-job got aggressive. Thank you," she said with a smile."It was nothing, honestly," Trevor shrugged it off. "At least I'm sure that my friend is in good hands." "Ahem!" I cleared my throat, nudging her with my elbow. "She definitely is," Trevor acknowledged. "See ya," I bade Annie, then w
CHAPTER 65: WHAT AM I DOING?TREVOR'S POV. All the while as I spoke and interacted with the guests, I found my attention drifting from time to time to Liana. I'd steal brief gazes at her. Seeing her smile, having a swell time with her friend, Annie, unexpectedly brought joy to my heart. I unconsciously found myself smiling."Mr Vanderholt? Mr Vanderholt?" "Yes," I snapped out of my absent-mindedness when I heard my name being called."Your mind seemed to have traveled really far," Donovan McCartney, the president of the Alumni Association of the University of South Carolina, said, then he chuckled softly. "Something, or someone, must have caught your fancy, huh?" he winked playfully, smiling. I simply scoffed, saying nothing. Gwendolyn and a man whom I had just gotten to know, Professor McGregor, chuckled softly."And what if someone caught Mr Vanderholt's fancy? Isn't he at liberty to admire whomever he wants?" Professor McGregor said."But of course!" Donovan McCartney replied. "
CHAPTER 64: SCAR. The hooded man walked for a bit and boarded about three taxi cabs. Mario didn't get into the same cab with him. He just boarded one and followed the man. He needed to be careful. He wasn't going just to trust a total stranger - a cryptic person he just met in the subway, all on the assumption that he saved his life back at the hotel.The man made a first stop shortly after he began his commute. Mario assumed they had reached the man's destination. So he alighted from his taxi. To his surprise, he saw the man boarding another taxi. "What the hell..." he remarked, furrowing his brow in confusion. He quickly boarded another and followed the man. He suddenly stopped at another location after a while and alighted from the cab. Mario also alighted from his, assuming that that was his destination.The man then beckoned on another taxi, and then he got into the vehicle. "Are you fucking kidding me?!" Mario fumed frustratedly. "What the hell am I even doing, following th
CHAPTER 63: GIRL TALK.LIANA'S POV. The reunion turned out to be way better than I had hoped. And it was all because Trevor showed up and saved the day, just like he did when we first met at The Orion. Like a knight in shining armor, Trevor swooped in, saving this damsel in distress. He saved two damsels in distress - me and Annie. It felt really good to see those two perverted siblings get what they deserve. In fact, they deserve even worse than humiliation. It was funny how I suddenly became the object of everyone's attention. I observed that those who had never thought highly of me began to accord me respect, flocking around me to make my acquaintance. "Why is everyone suddenly being so nice to me?" I said to Annie. "Isn't it obvious?" she chuckled, gulping some champagne. It was her third glass.Of course. It was because they perceived I was close to Trevor, a powerful and influential person. I never got to mistake all that for true love. I had lived a hard life and seen the
CHAPTER 62: CLOSE CALL.Mario dragged a chair and sat in front of the man he shot. He had his eyes on him like a hawk. "Please, let us go. We swear we won't say a word to anyone," one of the girls begged, tearing up. "I said be quiet!" Mario yelled, causing the girls to whimper, jittering fearfully. "I have no business with you, girls. So just be quiet!"The girls nodded, cowering in fear. "Now, you're going to tell me everything I need to know about your boss, Juan Carlos," Mario said to the man on the floor. "My boss? I've got no idea whom you're talking about. I'm my own boss, you punk ass!" he fumed, wincing in pain. "Feigning ignorance, huh?" Mario scoffed. "You want to do this the hard way, don't you?" Mario then aimed again at his other leg. "Wait, wait, wait!" he stretched out his hand, beckoning Mario to refrain from shooting him. "I wasn't feigning ignorance when I said I'm my own boss. I don't work for Juan Carlos. We just did business a few times in the past. That's
CHAPTER 41: ANOTHER DAY WITH THE ALPHA SUPREME."So Narnia just up and left, without a single word to me?" Alpha Roderick asked, trying to contain his fury.The Alphas met once again at the Alpha Supreme's estate."I'm sure he had some pressing matters to attend to," Khole responded. "Pressing mat
CHAPTER 40: JUST MERE COINCIDENCE?LIANA'S POV.That day was quite an intense day. It came with a lot of shocks - not just for me, but also for the Heads of departments. Trevor was truly bent on changing things with Van Group. And I was in total support of what he was doing.I'd say that he was off
CHAPTER 39: CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING (2).TREVOR'S POV.After Liana announced the arrival of the Head of the HR department, I adjusted myself before Liana ushered her in. I was surprised to find out that it was a woman. But what surprised me the most was that she looked very familiar. But older now.
CHAPTER 38: CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING (1).LIANA'S POV.I was seated at my desk, thrilled at how things were looking up for me. Who would have thought that I'd end up as the secretary to the President of Van Group? Life is sure full of surprises.The space was beautiful. And what was even more beaut







