Mile’s POVThe waitress returned with two chilled beer glasses and dropped them before us. “Let me know when you guys need the full course,” she blinked and walked away.Grayham turned to me. “You should go first,”I shook my head. “This is a bad idea. I mean, I’ve had alcohol before, and trust me, it wasn’t a good experience,”Grayham propelled a glass closer to me. “You had that out of frustration. Now, you’ll drink out of pure desire,”I opened my palms wide. “What do you mean by pure desire? I didn’t even ask for this?”Grayham sighed. “Just pick the damn glass and drink,”“Fine,” I grabbed the glass and held it to my mouth. Grayham beamed.I took a sip and my senses were drawn to the bitter-sweet taste. I hummed and began to sip more.Grayham sent a slap across my back. “You bastard. You’re enjoying it. Why were you pretending anyway?”I cocked my head. “It doesn’t taste so bad anyway,” I took more sips and dumped the glass on the table. “Now, can we have real food please?”“Of c
Mile’s POVThe door to my office was pushed open. Henry stuck his head inside moments later while the rest of his body stayed out.“It’s lunch time. Don’t work yourself to death,” he said and quickly closed the door.I smiled and then got up after closing the file before me. I glanced at my wristwatch and then made my way outside. Then I reached for my phone. The first thing I did after unlocking the phone was check the calendar.I breathed a sigh and slipped the phone back into my pocket. I then folded my arms across my chest and stared at the hallway in front of me.Grayham and I have 15 days to the final ritual but right now, the ritual wasn’t the thing going through my mind. I was thinking about last night.We did sneak from the party, got back to the room, and made out. We didn’t just make out. We had an electrifying sec. Then we went on several rounds until we collapsed on each other’s bodies and fell asleep. But that was after the collapsed doggy.There was something Grayham di
Grayham’s POVThe look on Victor’s face showed that he was done pretending and was ready to come to terms with reality. He turned around, glanced at the guests who seemed to be minding their business, and darted his gaze back to us.“You and I had no conversation. You can’t just send me to LA like that. My place is right here,” he told my Granpa.My grandpa looked Victor straight in the face. “You should be grateful I didn’t excommunicate you from the family after you tried to kill me,”Victor’s jaw almost landed on the floor. He turned to Miles and me and saw our straight faces then he turned to Grandpa. “So you believe them?”My Grandpa threw his head backward and laughed. “I’ve never doubted my grandson for a moment and Miles is a good person. If anyone doesn’t deserve to be in this family then it’s you. I don’t know you after all,”Victor was completely rendered speechless.My Granpa continued. “In this family, we extend grace and give second chances and that’s why instead of putt
Grayham’s POVI turned to Miles to confirm whether he was joking but the look on his face proved that he wasn’t.Miles turned to me. “You look good by the way,”I arched a brow. Seriously? Is that the bone of contention now? I sighed. “I still have my credit card and why didn’t you tell me that my grandfather was planning to reinstate Victor into the family,”“I’m sorry but it happened very quickly. I found out a couple of hours ago,” Miles replied.I shook my head and grabbed one of the glasses of wine displayed on the tray in front of us. I finished the drink with two gulps.I’ve failed. All my efforts to unmask Victor for who he is have just been washed down the drain.Victor popped out of nowhere. He was wearing a branded brown suit and black sleek shoes. He noticed Miles and me standing at a corner and he started walking toward us.Great!He even got a new haircut.He reached us and then faced me. “I can see that my brother borrowed you one of his suits,”I tightened my jaw.Vict
Mile’s POV“I’ve missed this,” Grayham’s Granpa professed while shoving pancakes into his mouth.I smiled.The old man hasn’t eaten a proper meal in the last couple of days. He relied on fluids and some fruits because he lost his appetite but this morning, he seemed to have regained his appetite. He devoured a giant omelet and now, he’s not playing with the pancakes.“How’s work? Any trouble with the new investors?”Looks like he seemed chatty as well. He’s recovering. That’s quite impressive.I was about to speak when Victor appeared in the dining room with a bouquet of fresh flowers in his hand. He walked past me and then crossed to get to the old man.“Good morning, Grandpa,” Victor flashed his usual deceitful smile and dropped the bouquet right in front of the old man. “I plucked these during my walk,” he said, and then pulled out the chair next to the old man and sat.I sighed. Plucking flowers for the one you almost killed? How touching.“Thanks, Victor,” the old man picked the
Mile’s POV“His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He probably thought HR was playing so he came to my office and I looked him straight in the face and was like, Yeah, you’re a regular staff now,”Grayham roared in laughter and began banging the table top. I had just arrived at the café that night to share my experience with Victor.“Oh my God. Sounds fun. I’ll do anything to see that look. He must have felt so small,” Grayham remarked.“Small?” I arched a brow and then shook my head. “He felt like a minion. Imagine being told by HR that you’re no longer the head of all projects assigned to you and that you have been withdrawn from all assignments just when you’re spreading your wide wings around,” I said.Grayham laughed. “Serves him right. I’m glad you put him in his place,”I sighed. “He even wanted to leverage on your grace,” I told Grayham.“Really?”I nodded. “He was like, your friend made me the head of that project. I’m done with the risk assessment so bla bla bla…Grayh