LOGINJules blinked three times, he wasn’t sure what he had just heard.“Excuse me sir but I didn’t hear what you just said.”Damien glared at him, he wasn’t going to repeat himself.Jules knew his boss wasn’t going to repeat what he had just said. He processed the question carefully.“Could you be more specific, sir?”Damien’s jaw tightened. The images were moving through his mind, Elena’s face in the corridor, the hurt in her eyes when she had pulled her wrist from his hand, the sound of her tears that had come through her bedroom door when he stood on the other side of it. He straightened in his chair.“Never mind, it’s not like you have been with any woman before.” The words came out without any form of sugar coating.Jules looked at his boss, his pride was hurt. “Sir I have actually been with a woman, I am sure I can be of help”“Never mind. Where are we with the E Atelier project?”Jules chose not to press the issue, he adjusted without comment. “The project is still on track.”“Has
Elena woke up, the emotional exhaustion lingered despite waking up late.For a few moments, she laid motionless in bed staring at the ceiling. Her eyes felt heavy from crying, and she felt a slight ache in her head.She thought of Damien, how was she going to face him. Did she over react?. He only did that to George because of what he did to her, he was just trying to protect her.“Still he shouldn’t have done that to a human being.”She pushed the thoughts aside, Elena forced herself out of bed. Work. She needed work, it was the only thing capable of keeping her mind occupied. After showering, she dressed in a cream fitted blouse and a dark pencil skirt. A touch of makeup to conceal the redness around her eyes, making her look more lively than looking like a walking ghost. She grabbed her laptop and handbag and headed downstairs. She decided to stop by Ethan’s room, when she opened the door it was empty.“I guess he has gone to school, I will make it up to him for ignoring him yes
*BACK TO THE PRESENT*“Sir. You have a visitor.” Jules stepped aside, revealing Candace standing beside him.Damien did not look up from the file. "Who?""Miss Candace Walters, sir.” Before Jules could finish announcing her presence, Candace walked in from behind.Damien’s pen stopped writing.Candace smiled. “Am I interrupting?”Jules looked between them. “I can send her away if you are busy, sir.”“Damien, I can’t believe your assistant doesn’t know who I am to you. You need to fire him.” Candace pouted while complaining. Damien looked at the stack of files on the right side of his desk. He looked at Candace and said,“It’s fine.”Damien nodded to Jules that it was all good and that he could leave, Jules bowed and left without any delay, he had tasks to get done.Candace stepped inside carrying two neatly packed food containers. She moved toward the sitting area, setting the containers on the coffee table.The aroma reached him, a faint look of recognition crossed his face. It smell
Amira pushed the door to Adrian’s bedroom without bothering to knock. She never knocked at Adrian's door.Adrian was stretched on the bed, one leg hanging off the edge, lazily flipping through a magazine. He looked up when the door swung open."There is a concept called knocking," he said. "I have explained it to you multiple times.""Relax." Amira dropped onto the bed. "Guess what.""I am not guessing."“What? Just spill it already”"I was eavesdropping on mum, Candace came by."The magazine stopped moving.Adrian sat up slowly when he heard Candace’s name. "Candace is here?""She has already gone. She came to see mum."He was quiet for a moment. " She didn’t stop by to say hi?Maybe mum probably didn't tell her we were home.""Probably not." Amira tilted her head. "I am more surprised that you are not furious with her. Adrian, she dropped you on the side of the road. In the middle of the city. And she has not called once since then to check whether you made it home, whether you were
Earlier in the morning at the Walters mansion, the smell of breakfast filled the air.Candace came down the stairs already dressed, her hair done, her bag over one shoulder. She found her mother in the breakfast room, seated at her usual place at the right side of the table, reading something on her phone."Good morning, Mummy." Candace came around and pecked her mother on both cheeks.Lucinda set her phone down and looked at Candace. "Good morning, my princess. Sit down quickly. I made sure the chef made your favourites."The servants moved around them, placing plates and dishes in order to serve them."Where is Dad?" She glanced at the empty chair at the head of the table. "He never misses breakfast. He practically made it into a rule."Lucinda poured herself tea. "He had to leave early this morning. An important trip. He asked me to let you know on his behalf, since he couldn’t wake you from your sleep." She set the kettle down and looked at Candace properly. "Now. Why are you dres
The next morning came.Damien had not slept well, he had spent the hours between midnight and five deep in work, he wanted to keep himself occupied. By six he was dressed for work.He stood in the corridor outside Elena's door with his hand raised.He held it there for a moment, he lowered it slowly, turned, and walked away from the door. He wasn’t sure if Elena would want to see nor talk to him.Bernard appeared at the top of the stairs almost colliding into Damien.“You scared me Bernard, try making sounds when you walk”. Damien said his hand was placed on his chest."Sir. Will you be having breakfast before you leave?""I am fine, Bernard." Damien adjusted his cuffs. "Make sure my wife eats something today. Whatever it takes. She had nothing yesterday and I don't want a repeat of it."Bernard received this instruction with a nod, he looked at Damien a certain way.Damien caught it."Say what you want to say, Bernard." Bernard was among the few persons he ever listened to even thoug
They had reached the board members; Mr. Chen, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Davis, and several others, all holding drinks and engaged in what had probably been an intense discussion before Elena’s entrance had stopped everything.Elena turned to face them with a warm, professional smile that was worlds away from t
Elena had pushed aside most of her work documents, accepting that she wasn’t going to get much done with Adrian around. Not that she minded, his energy was infectious, and after the tension of the past few days, his lighthearted presence felt like a breath of fresh air.“So,” Elena said, settling b
Damien knew he was attractive but after his wife passed away, he had not felt the same way for another woman. He had learnt to ignore advances with practiced ease."Good morning, Dr. Mitchell," he replied briefly , his tone making it clear he was here for business, nothing more.Dr. Mitchell turned
Patricia stood up abruptly, her chair scraping loudly. "This is ridiculous! You can't just walk in here after years of absence and start making demands! The board has a financial responsibility….""The board has a responsibility to the shareholders," Elena interrupted, her voice sharp. "And I am t







