MasukVincent’s P.O.V.“Why this look?” I asked Caellum while giving him a glass of wine.We both needed this.He took the glass from me but didn’t answer me immediately.He looked lost.And troubled.I didn’t press and slowly walked to the long couch.Lauren had a meeting to attend.She had already gone, but what we did half an hour ago was still reeling in our minds.“She has grown up,” Caellum mumbled while sipping the wine.I sat down comfortably and took a sip, too.“My baby sister has all grown up,” he mumbled again.I didn’t say a word in response because I was also in a state of trance.The next few minutes, we just sipped slowly while drowned in our thoughts.I didn’t know why, but my mind was still reeling from a line about Lauren that Liam told us that day.That they manipulated her genes, and that’s why Lauren’s brain was this sharp.She has always been intelligent and was called a prodigy by her teachers and professors, but what she did today was far from a prodigy status.She
Lauren’s P.O.V. (Continued)Caellum’s jaw tightened more, but I knew that he got what I wanted to do.The silence in the room was thick with tension, but I was calm.He took a deep breath and slowly moved towards the main chair.“What do you want me to do, Ms. Shaw?” Nathaniel asked me in a firm and calm voice.I moved my gaze to the laptop screen.“I want you to take all the calls from all our partners and the investors. You know how to deal with them. Assign a team from the legal department to prepare documents. We are going to sue the institute for defamation, ruining my reputation, and causing financial loss to the company. You will get the details in a few minutes,” I instructed him calmly, logging in the cloud according to my memory.I didn’t have any memory related to those people or the incidents, but I remember the rest of the things.So, I knew very well where to find what I wanted to know.“Okay, Ms. Shaw,” Nathaniel answered me and then walked back to the door.“Caellum,”
Lauren’s P.O.V. (Continued)“What is it?” I asked her in a concerned voice.She didn’t answer but approached me and raised her tablet towards me.I furrowed my brows but took the tablet from her.There was an article open on the screen, and the very first line turned my blood cold.“They have gone too far,” Carla muttered in a low and angry voice.I didn’t reply, but read the article.Every word written there was like a jab from a sharp knife.Vincent came back to me and sat down on the armrest beside me.He wrapped his hand around my shoulder from behind.But I just read without blinking.“I have already alerted the PR, and Mr. Shaw is also informed.” Carla continued informing me in a suppressed and low voice.“Don’t suppress this,” I ordered her coldly, still reading.She didn’t react immediately.The silence in the room was thick.I felt numb for a few seconds while finishing the article.This was their blatant personal attack on me, but it’s going to hurt the company too.They wer
Lauren’s P.O.V.“Here.” I looked up and saw a glass of water in front of me. Vincent gestured for me to take that.“I am not thirsty.” I refused and closed my eyes again.“You need this. Just drink.” He insisted, getting on my nerves.I wanted to yell at him so badly that I almost lost control over my emotions, but I opened my eyes and took the glass.I finished the glass in one go.The cold water soothed my throat.I felt coldness going down from my throat to my chest to my stomach.And yes, it brought some calmness to my chaotic mind.I gave the empty glass back to him and took a deep breath before closing my eyes again.Vincent didn’t go to his company.He didn’t leave me.Nevil went to Vincent’s office to get his stuff here.Vincent called Caellum after we reached my room.I didn’t know what they talked about because I was going through the documents and data that Joyce sent me on the mafia don Lupus Wick.I was pissed because I didn’t remember a single thing about that incident a
Lauren’s P.O.V. (Continued)Vincent’s grip on my fingers tightened at the same time.And it wasn’t comfortable. I looked at him questioningly.He loosened his grip a bit, but I could feel tension in his body.“Don’t tell me that he is also someone whom I forgot?” I joked, but my mind was racing.The way she took this name, he is not a friend.So, I forgot an enemy, and this is the most dangerous situation.“There is a file somewhere in your cloud, Lauren. I don’t know the exact location or exact cloud, but you once told me that you have everything stored safely. If you forget in the future, you will use that file. Liam Sterling and Lupus Wick are both related to the mafia.” She said further.My smile faltered as soon as she mentioned Liam.“What do you know about him, Joyce?” I asked her in a serious tone.She didn’t answer immediately, and it only made me grimace.I told her not to involve herself in the situation with me.But my friend was stubborn enough not to listen to me.“Joyce
Lauren’s P.O.V.“For how long will you stay here?” Vincent asked me while holding me from behind.I moved my face in his direction after putting on my shoes.He kissed my forehead, and I smiled widely.“Not for long. I still have three more interviews to review, and after that, I will have a meeting with all the relatives of the patients. Then I will be all set to leave,” I replied to him while moving my front towards him.He pecked my lips this time.“Hey, you are ruining my lipstick.” I protested, but my heart fluttered.These sweet moments…Oh, I love them…“Your lipstick is perfectly fine and isn’t for me to eat?” he replied, his voice turned a bit husky in the end.I immediately punched his chest while glaring at him, but I blushed.He kissed my forehead again.“I need to go back tomorrow morning.” He told me, and I frowned.“But you told me that we would go together?” I asked in confusion.“Yes, my love, but something came up, and I need to go there,” he replied in a low voice.
Lauren’s P.O.V.“Manipulative b*tch. She really thinks that she is the smartest one in the whole world, huh?” Joyce cursed Celia angrily after I told her about Celia’s call and how she tried to manipulate Gabriel by using the divorce as a weapon against me.“I never curse anyone like this, but I wi
Gabriel’s P.O.V. (Continued)“Uhhhhh….. nothing important, Mr. Westfield. I heard her calling a few people to discuss her condition, but most of the time, she went through her phone all day long.” Gloria answered me in the same way after putting the glass on the nightstand and collecting the tray w
Gabriel’s P.O.V.My expression went cold as soon as I heard Lauren’s sarcastic reply. I looked at the closed door of my room, angry with Celia for approaching Lauren behind my back.Celia just got out of the room after having a heated argument with me.She wanted me to delay the divorce procedure w
Lauren’s P.O.V. (Continued)“Can you delay collecting the divorce certificate?”“Ms. Shaw, I was about to call you.”Ryan took the laptop from me and walked away with Lillith.Vincent sat down in front of me on the other side of the table.Wilfred Brooke was Dr. Wilson Carter’s junior.“I asked for







