" Boss we finally found her! " Mateo's assistant told him ." Where?" Mateo welcomes the news. He knew exactly who is being mentioned." She's back in Emerald City. " Came the reply." Are you you sure? " He became so busy and paid more attention to Timberville thinking that if she doesn't want to be found she will not go back to that place. " Absolutely boss. She visited her father in the hospital and appeared in the furniture company's office. She was spotted by our men posted in that location."" Do you think she stay for good or just passing through? " '" As what I gathered boss she wants to take over the company."" Wow! Simply wow she is where I want her to be." He said smilingly having something cooking in his thoughts. " Get ready we are going back to Emerald City. "" Boss we still have business transaction to deal with, and Miss kira is coming back next week she expect you to be here. " His assistant reasoned out, thinking about Kira Montenegro who is Mateo's rumor
"Mom get me out of here!" Zee cried to her mother. She is being detained for insulting the daughter of one of the influencial family in the business world. "If it's not because of your foul mouth you will not land here!' Amira said so annoyed with her daughter adding her worries,now she will have to ask for George Adams help or the Collins for financial help."But Mom how could you not help me my social media friends and followers will surely hear of this. it is so embarrassing! ""Stop! You should be worrying what additional charges they will be added since you assaulted the arresting officers." Amira wants to knock some sense into her her daughter worrying what anonymous people say rather than her own situation."Mom..." Zee cried, her mother pitied her."I'll see what I can do. In the mean time please restrain yourself from doing anything to increase their annoyance. Behave yourself Zeinah." She admonished. While Zee is waiting for her mother to fix her situation. Raine is wal
Peter Collins was quiet for a while stared at a distance with sad look in his eyes and an expression of guilt and regrets. "Your grandmother and I grew up together in a small town in the outskirt of Emerald City. This place is far from what it was before. Maggie and I, our relationship was very close like childhood sweethearts the folks back then thought that in time we will end up marrying each other. " "Their house were just across the street from ours. Ourr parents knew each other but then all of the folks back then knew each other. Some of our playmates and friends end up marrying each other. Except for those who went away looking for greener pastures that the place doesn't offer. Just like me but I left for another reason." "What I reason?" Raine asked curiously.The flashback; Peter excitedly hailed a taxi after he step out of the Arrivals area of the local airport. He gave the direction of his destination to the driver. As the taxi take him to his destination he was surpris
"Oh..." was all that Raine ever uttered. Her grandfather died early and she hardly remember him. All she knew was that her grandmother Maggie struggled so hard to raise her father alone, she never remarried only focus raising her only child. After her mother died she took it upon herself to raise her. She look at the old man across, and felt sad for him too. But at least he had a successful and happy life . Who knows she wondered, just who knows the if's? and what if?, running to her mind that she never attempted to put into words."I met her though in the capital." Peter Collins continued."You look for her?" She asked, anticipating the reply."No, we met accidentally, I had regrets on what happened to her, she married a gambler. But Maggie is a strong, independent resilient and compassionate woman. She never blame me or regretted her decision in marrying your grandfather." "Yes, that was grandma." There was pride in her voice."When we met she was as cheerful as before but I asked
"What's up Giah?" Raine greeted Giah when she came home to their headquarters."I don't know Raine."Giah's worried face get Raine anxious."What's happening you got me worried?" "The your secret account the one I hacked from Amira Adams account, is compromised.""What do you mean?" "Someone is trying to break-in the fire wall I set and they manage to breach the first line of defense." Giah and Raine have hacked Amira and Zee's bank account to claim back the money they transferred to their individual account from the income of the Adams family business."What can I do to help?" She offered."While, I am reinforcing the defense, you try to break- In and find out where the attack just coming." Giah advised. Two years together Giah taught Raine her line of expertise. Together they work to take down some of Giah's opponents. Together they form a formidable duo."Do you want me to attack?" "No, just create a diversion. I'm think that they don't mean any harm to us just wanting to get
"Are you saying that Kira is sick?" Mateo appalled asked his assistant."As I observed Boss her behaviour lately is out of the ordinary." His assistant said."What do you mean?""She breaks down or get hysterical once she is triggered." His assistant explained. Mateo became silent, he begins to contemplates on this new discovery. Thinking how will this affects his plan of looking for Lorraine. So he decided to have a word with Gordon Montenegro. He must make it clear that he is not interested romantically or otherwise."Please schedule me a meeting with Gordon Montenegro.""Do you realized what your asking me sir? I am a married man." Mateo told Gordon Montenegro of how he must treat Kira."But I thought you filed a divorce. Didn't you?" Gordon told him."My personal life is private so with your family's personal crisis regarding your daughter's medical condition." Mateo dismiss the topic about divorce as much as possible he wants the issue of Lorraine's running away true reason stay
"Where are you going Raine... Stevens?"Mateo stoop a little looking at her company ID. "Huh!.... I... " She looked at him in shocked realising that he is reading her name printed in her company ID. "I... I am going to see the chief of operations." She concluded that he didn't recognize her since she is wearing her disguise."Your in the wrong elevator. But anyway since I am going there also you can ride with me." He said while studying her face."I'm sorry sir I'd better use the other lift." She said wondering if he can hear the pounding of her heart. "Why use the other lift? when you can stay here we're on the same destination. It is cost effective." He said smiling."I..." She saw him punch the buttons to the floor to her destination. Despite her disguise Raine is anxious to be in the same enclose area with Mateo. She tried to calm her raging heart and butterflies in her tummy. She observed him through the steel wall of the lift. He hasn't change a bit, he is still the same
Raine was back to her apartment but the accidentall meeting with Mateo hardly gone from her mind. She was confused with the attention she gets from Mateo she suspects that he is supicious if not aware of the true identity of Raine Stevens. Days went by and she is getting relax . It was a good thing that Mateo rarely visits their site as what her colleagues declared. Their project is almost complete. She is wondering where is her next assignment would be. She hopes that she won't be assigned in close proximity with Mateo or maybe he will go back abroad and manage their business there.She was getting ready to turnover her work for the day to the next shift when Leo Alister appeared in her station. "Hi are you going home."Hi, yes I'm just waiting for my reliever for the next shift. What are doing here?" She is totally surprised and glad to see him."I was checking the site with the CEO, and I decided to invite you for coffee." "What?..." She didn't hear pass the word CEO."I