Camila stood, stunned for a moment after her brain had processed his sentence to its fullest peak, and stuttered. She hadn’t expected him to easily admit defeat without pulling out his gun or, more so, beheading her tonight. All of Camila’s expectations flew with the wind. Her gaze softened while she monitored the aura change in Nathan.Something she had never seen before just happened. Nathan was feeling remorseful, but why? She hadn’t even begun with his chapters, and he just gave up like that, which was unlike him to do so. Could it be that she had reminded him of his dirty past? Hell, No! This was Nathan, whom her brain was accessing right now, and no matter his obscene past, he never gave a fuck nor showed a remorseful remark. It was either a cold scowl or a plain stoic expression. This was new!&n
Ace quietly gazed into her silvery black pupils as he squeezed her palms into his. Knowing he had offended her, he let go of her palm and apologized. "I did not mean it. It is just that... I am so upset right now.""I know and I understand that too... We have a mole in our organization, Ace. The faster we get rid of whoever is responsible, the better for us," Laura mentioned, her gaze carrying an unsettled expression in it."What are you talking about?" He tried to make sense of the signals Laura made, and when he did, he sighed. What she just said made a whole lot of difference, which explained why their server was hacked all of a sudden.She was always right when it came to noticing that their information was stolen and publicly exposed to their enemies. Ace rested his head on the chair and drove to the hotel owned by Nathan. It was a two-hour straigh
Thud!Again, her heart rushed and pumped more blood into her body, which was getting weak from standing. Laura’s ears tingled solemnly to hear the words he had uttered, and more so, she fought to know whether they were sincere."What was he sorry for?" Her mind blanked out immediately, and unconsciously, she slumped into the arms of Nathan. His tight, firm hands carried her whole body to the couch, where he laid her down on the couch and caressed her face. Still stuck in a daze, she found herself on the couch and quickly snapped herself out of that unfading daze. Her arms wrapped against his firm chest, and she coughed slightly. Was this still Nathan? The cold man she knewLaura’s head spun excruciatingly as it filled its capacity with questions and questions and ques
Laura screamed as she grabbed Nathan’s tie and glared into his gray eyes. She could find nothing! No remorse for his statements—nothing! ‘This was how he truly felt towards her? Like a piece of trash.Her heart sang into the deep blue ocean, wondering where it all went wrong."He was our creation, for crying out loud.""To me, that child was only a façade in my life. I never wanted it; you did, so you must bear the consequences. The child is dead, and you caused it.""You fucking said that to me? Tell me what you said was only a lie."Her voice croaked hoarsely as she stumbled backward away from him. Laura hung her hands on her head and stared into blank space."Face the truth and sto
"What else can I do?" Macerio chuckled deeply as his voice sent shivers down both Olive and Asher. Both men stood there with sweat on their foreheads. Obviously, this man still had these authoritative glares and tones, and they could not help but cowardly bow their heads. As they were equally scared of this man.His years of gambling and crimes were no match for many young mafia rulers, especially Mr. Nathan from the Ezra Cassano lineage, yet he was able to surpass him! What a mystery!"Look at me; I am nothing but a broken man with a dead daughter and half a leg on a wheelchair. Should I go on? I was definitely not the old master in those days. That bastard asshole has ruined everything! He brought nothing but shame to Johnson’s name!"Macerio ranted with every one of his words, cursing Nathan’s generation if there ever was one. He crushed
Camila’s eyes caught Ace's after several stealing glances. Blinking, she decided to strike up a conversation with him. Her heart pounded quickly as she felt the air in her throat dry up faster.Camila coughed slightly, moved her gaze from Ace to Yvonne, and immediately looked back at Ace. She could probably predict the cold stares he was giving Lillian, and instantly it crossed her mind—the incident in the elevator. Her heart was not at rest, seeing that, from the look on their faces, they had some ugly past together. Gulping in, she settled herself into finding the truth."About the warehouse issue...."Her words came out as slowly and gradually as a child could confirm his evil deed to his mother. The entire room seemed to have fallen into complete silence, and even Yvonne felt the chilling atmosphere on her skin. Ace breathed out slowly,
Laura said as she managed to laugh out her annoyance in a cold tone. "He gave me a time limit, and I am disobeying his rules. Besides, I am only a subordinate, remember?"Her bitter tone struck curiosity in Ace’s heart. He wanted so badly to injure Nathan for making his wife cry in pain. Ace groaned, went over to her side, not minding the outsider, and embraced her deeply while running her fingers through her black hair."Enough, Ace! I am not hurt, truly!"Laura retorted as she shook her body from his touch and walked over to the window. She gazed at the shimmering glasses and pushed them open."I hope so." He teasingly added and became serious, seeing Yvonne uncomfortable with his appearance. "I can help you. I can give you a better life.""Ace, you don’t need to; I have
Laura hissed as the desire beneath her body rushed to her brain. One touch of his sent so many sensual feelings to her nerves, and this was not another good sign as far as she is concerned. "I am so tired right now."She stopped his movement and pushed him away. Scared by her rejection, Ace looked deeply into her eyes and found nothing but emptiness. It seemed she truly had lost her appetite for men!"So you push me away because Nathan hurt your feelings.""You wish. I am not in the mood. I have to study my client well. I was given a deadline, and that’s the next three months." Laura frowned and sat back down on her chair. She waved her hand at him. "If you honestly want me, you have to earn it."‘What are you talking about? Are you challenging me, Miss Laura?" Ace’s brows furrowed suspiciously as he moved