Mag-log inLauren’s P.O.V.“You actually shot her, Vincent. What the hell were you thinking?” Seraphina screamed at the top of her lungs through the phone.“And what were you thinking, arranging that blind date?” Vincent shot back, making me hold his shoulders from behind.I was standing behind the single couch where he was sitting.He didn’t realize it at the time, but a bullet also scraped his arms and legs in a few places.Those wounds were not deep, but he was still injured.“I want you to be married and have a family. What’s wrong with me wanting this?” Seraphine didn’t back down.“Nothing is wrong with that, but the woman that you chose for the blind date thought so highly of her that she tried to take me away by force. Do you really expect from me that I let her trample over me just because you chose her? She is the one who pulled a gun on me, first. She brought it on herself.” The anger in his voice was still evident even when he managed to lower the tempo of his voice.Vincent got his s
Vincent’s P.O.V. (Continued)We all squatted down instantly.“Aaahhhh.” Elise's shrill scream tore through the night air, but I didn’t even spare a single glance at her.My bodyguards had already covered me from all sides, but I continued shooting at the people who appeared out of nowhere.My phone continued vibrating in my pocket, but I didn’t have time to pick up the call.“Your mother is calling. Move towards your car.” Lauren said to me in a calm tone.I furrowed my brows when all the bodyguards around me started moving while shooting.Elise was now screaming at the top of her lungs.She wasn’t my problem.I furrowed my brows when a familiar face peeked out of the car window, and people were shooting at us.So, it was really my mother.It seemed that she had so much idle time on her hands these days.With a grimace, I moved my pistol towards Elise again and saw a man trying to pull her up.Without thinking, I aimed at his leg and shot him.He screamed and fell forward.Straight on
Vincent’s P.O.V. (Continued)“I will simply send her the file with everything on your private life.” The threat in my statement made her widen her eyes in shock and disbelief.“And you already know how vast my mother’s network is.” This was just to remind her that she shouldn’t act recklessly while reporting this dinner date to my mother.It’s not like I didn’t know that my mother had already sent someone to keep an eye on us during dinner.Nolan caught everyone, but I asked him not to touch that particular person.Let my mother know on her own what kind of woman she chose for me.I moved on my heel and started walking again.There were only a few private counters on the floor, but all of them were filled tonight.The heads popping over the partition were enough to tell that all the people heard everything.But they knew what to say outside or what not.“Do you really think that your mother will let you marry her?” I stopped at the door when Elise screamed behind me.“Let me tell you,
Vincent’s P.O.V.“We have already intercepted all the people taking pictures, Mr. Holster. The photos are deleted now.” Nolan informed me over the call.I had Bluetooth in my ear. So, I didn’t need to pick up the call.My phone was in the jacket pocket that was lying beside me on the seat.Elise Voss, the blind date my mother arranged for me, sipped her wine while looking at me with a provocative gaze that I despised the most.She was the CEO of Future Ahead Innovations, and I was supposed to meet her for this dinner meeting to discuss a new project that our companies had been working on together for the past four months.I didn’t know that my mother would turn into a blind date dinner.“One more thing, Mr. Holster,” Nolan whispered this time.“What is it?” I asked him, cutting my steak casually, without paying attention to the woman sitting across me.“Ms. Shaw called a while ago. I told her why you are here.” I paused for a second and then resumed cutting the steak.“You did the rig
Lauren’s P.O.V.[Z: Zero is safe. As you predicted, they found him, but someone saved him, and now he is hiding somewhere safe]The relief washed over my tense muscles when I read Z’s recent message.I was so tense over Zero’s situation that I couldn’t even have proper lunch and dinner.He is safe, and this is all matter to me.[Cypher: Who saved him? Does Zero know him?]I sent the message and waited for Z to answer, as he was still online.Z was a hacker by himself, but he worked as a mediator between hired help and contractors on the dark web.I still don’t know his real identity, as I never tried to find out.But he was excellent at negotiations, keeping secrets.[Z: No, he said that he doesn’t know this man, but the man told him that Cypher knows him very well. Whom did you send to rescue him?]I narrowed my eyes while reading his message.I was confused, but the statement took me off guard.The man knew my identity as Cypher.Only Vincent knew that the dark web knows me as Cyphe
Lauren’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
Gabriel’s P.O.V.The pen slipped from my fingers when another wave of headache hit me.I didn’t know when I stopped signing the documents, but the headache is now troubling more than ever.After Lauren’s departure, nothing went right.I didn’t want to admit it, but I couldn’t deny that with Lauren
Lauren’s P.O.V.“During the first phase of the treatment plan, the crucial problem was to prepare the patient psychologically for the treatment. They suddenly lose their mobility, and this sudden change in their lives, the depression engulfed every positive thought present in their mind and hope in
Gabriel’s P.O.V.I thought that admitting my mistake of misunderstanding Lauren would ease my guilt of asking for a divorce, but it only made me feel worse.I painted her as a gold digger in my heart before asking for a divorce, but what I learned in the past two days made me feel worse than I felt
Lauren’s P.O.V. (Continued)“Joyce.” I called her in a soft and hoarse voice, as I was still feeling some pain in my throat, to stop her from lashing out.I looked at Gabriel as if I were looking at a stranger, not someone with whom I spent three years of my life.When he was in the wheelchair, I w







