LOGINLauren’s P.O.V. (Continued)It’s not like I don’t feel scared or jealous whenever I hear that Vincent’s mother had arranged a blind date for him.He was a perfect boyfriend and husband material.I still had some flaws, but Vincent was perfect.Losing him had always been my worst nightmare.It was my sheer luck that he waited four years for me, but still he was a human.What if he finds someone better than me?“Joyce told you about that?” He asked me in a low voice after a short pause.“No,” I answered in a grim tone, taking the cup and phone from the counter and walking back to my seat.“Your supposed blind date is very active on social media,” I remarked, telling him the source of my information.“Does it matter?” he asked in a low voice.“Yes,” I answered bluntly.“What if you have a change of heart suddenly and choose someone else, dumping me in the process?” I continued, sitting back, putting the phone and cup on the top of the desk.He chuckled this time.“You sound like a jealou
Lauren’s P.O.V. (Continued)[Z: He has been unreachable since yesterday afternoon]Damn it.I took only two seconds to come out of my panic, and my fingers started running on the keyboard.I needed to find Zero at any cost.I cursed Zero in my heart, ignoring Z’s messages.But the messages continued popping up in one corner of the screen.I tried to find Zero by his last IP address that I already had, but to my dismay, the address was offline.I opened Z’s messages window and messaged him.[Cypher: stop sending me messages. Find Zero at any cost]I glanced at his messages above and grimaced darkly.He explained when he lost contact with him and what Zero’s last message was.My fingers paused when I narrowed my eyes on one of those messages.[Z: Zero said that he got a leak on the person who approached jinx in that foreign land]This can’t be possible.Zero was still far inferior to me.And yet he got the leak, but not me.Nope.Something didn’t add up here.I clenched my jaw while sta
Lauren’s P.O.V.“You don’t need to worry about me, bro. I am perfectly fine, and with so many people and guards around me, I am sure that even a fly will think thrice before approaching me,” I joked with Caellum while walking towards the lab area of the hospital.We had a designated part of the lab for the research work. I wanted to stay alone for a few hours.And that can’t be possible if I stay in my office.Because anyone can barge in there.“I don’t care, Lauren, how many people are around you, Lauren. I am not there, and this is enough for me to be worried for your safety,” he grumbled, sounding both frustrated and worried.He had to go back because of two ongoing projects that needed his personal attention there.“Vincent is still here,” I remarked teasingly.“And how is that going to lessen my worry?” he asked me angrily, instantly.“Because you trust him as much as you trust yourself with my safety,” I answered bluntly, opening the door of the laboratory.I smiled widely when
Gabriel’s P.O.V. (Continued)She is going to pay.Celia knew me very well, and yet she tried to mess up with me.She is going to pay for it with her life.“Tell Gloria not to let that infuser in my room for the time being,” I instructed Victor calmly, thinking about what I was going to do with Celia.“Ms. Ashford has a debt of approx. 10 million, and the person is now pressing her for the repayment, but he isn’t acting alone.” Victor continued calmly, going through the contents on his tablet.“But this isn’t the main concern here. The concern is the timeline.” He added and looked at me with a concerned look.I furrowed my brows, waiting for him to clarify.“This mysterious man appeared around Ms. Ashford after Ms. Shaw appeared in your life here.” All the lines on my forehead straightened immediately.“Ms. Ashford was desperate to get some financial help, and he set a perfect trap for her. She …. She got involved in… in attending private booths in clubs as an escort, started gambling,
Gabriel’s P.O.V.“The Shaws and the Holsters are friends from generations, but they never have any marriage alliance or a business arrangement for marriage. According to the information I received, their friendship has no business interest involved.” Victor reported calmly, his eyes glued on his tablet.I listened to him intently.“Mr. Caellum Shaw and Mr. Vincent Holster have been friends ever since they started walking, but their friendship strengthened after they met again in primary school.”He paused and took a deep breath.“We can say that Mr. Vincent Holster has seen Ms Lauren Shaw grew up in front of his eyes.”My jaw tightened, but there was nothing that I could do to reverse this.“After they started dating eight years ago, Mr. Vincent Holster’s mother, Mrs. Serena Holster, never approved their relationship because she wanted a woman devoted to home and Mr. Vincent Holster instead of having her own career.”I scowled.What era is this?Every woman thinks about having her own
Vincent’s P.O.V. (Continued)“Hey,” I called her, but almost broke into a run when she approached the main door instead of the bathroom door, as I thought that she wanted to go to the bathroom.I didn’t try to stop her, though.I just followed her outside the room with my phone recording her.I wanted to record it and show it to Caellum and her tomorrow morning.We had cameras here. Yet I recorded it from a close distance.Her eyes were open, but she wasn’t blinking.They were lifeless, just like when a person sleepwalks.I was just two steps behind her, enough distance to not let her sense my presence behind her.But close enough to save her from a fall or a collision.She walked in steady steps.She was already familiar with the layout of the penthouse.She didn’t even falter once on the stairs.Her pace was slow, but not deliberately slow.It was as if she had the whole time in the world to go downstairs.I slowly followed her, curious to see what she really wanted to do.She stopp
Lauren’s P.O.V.I looked at the stack of cold white papers on which black letters were mocking at me. Three years of endurance, hardship, and commitment brought what….A Divorce Agreement…..I am just a normal human.When I signed up for this assignment, I knew what could come my way in the future,
Lauren’s P.O.V. (Continued)I looked at Vincent and then back to Gabriel, who was now coming towards us.Now I understand the meaning of Vincent’s earlier statement.“You should have told me,” I muttered angrily, huffed, and moved back to the table.Suddenly, the food looked bland and tasteless.I
Gabriel’s P.O.V.“You’re home.” I smiled tiredly when Celia welcomed me with a soft smile.I put down my suit jacket on the backrest of the couch and crouched in front of her wheelchair.“Why are you still awake? It’s past midnight, love.” I asked her in concern, taking her hand in mine.“I was wai
Lauren’s P.O.V. (Continued)“What the f**k? Are you trying to kill me by popping out of nowhere in front of me?” I yelled at Gabriel Westfield, my now ex-husband.My hold on my suitcase was so tight that I almost dug my nails inside my palm in fear.“What are you wearing?” he asked me in a shocked







