LOGINChapter 51Damien POVI checked the time and had a sudden feeling to call Selina. I had no idea what to say or what to talk about but I picked my phone and dialed her number.The line thrilled as her phone rang but she didn’t pick up.I checked the time again. Four forty. Almost closing time. There was a flurry of activities that always peaked right before closing time and just assumed she was caught in the middle of it.Dropping the phone, I concentrated on my laptop as I read through the contract on the screen. I checked the time. Five pm. She hadn’t returned the call. I dialed again, it rang but there was no answer again.This was unlike her. I checked and got the number for Ryland foundation. I stared at the phone, my thumb hovering over the dial button.It is what it is.I tapped the button. The line rang and a receptionist picked.“I
Chapter 50Selina POVI glanced at my wristwatch. 2.30pm. It was almost time for my check up. I had about forty-five minutes to go. I packed up my stuff and left the office without saying a word to anybody. I could feel their stares on my back as they murmured amongst themselves. My eyes scanned the area immediately I exited the building for the black sedan. Ever since that day at the mall, I hadn’t seen it and it had made me rather unsettled than relieved. What could they be up to? I waited for another three minutes just to be certain. I checked the corners, nothing.This isn’t good at all. I don’t like it. No choice but to carry on usual. Hailing a cab, I entered and gave directions to the clinic. There was no way in hell I was going to stop living my life because of a single car. I had goals before the black sedan came into my life and now it was out of my life, I was going to focus on those goals again.Checking the time, I sighed. I was barely going to make it on time. The cli
Chapter 49 CALEB POVMy apartment looked like a conspiracy theorist had a breakdown in it. There were papers everywhere, three laptops open, and enough coffee cups to start a collection. It was two in the morning and Dean’s shirt was tucked in and it pissed me off."You ever just relax?" I asked, peeling another sticky note off my arm."You ever just focus?" he said, not looking up.Fair. But somebody had to keep morale from collapsing entirely, and it seemed that job description fell to me. It was easier to crack a joke than contemplating how many years sentence a fraud case drew.Dean still looked like he'd just stepped out of a deposition. I didn't know how he did that. I'd seen the man run on four hours of sleep and still manage to look like he was judging my life choices from a great height.Dean dropped a folder on the table like he had a bone to pick with it. He didn't trust me to handle this alone. He'd started digging the second Derek's lithium
Chapter 48Amora POVThe documents were thorough. I had to give him that. I sat at the head of my office table and went through every page myself. I never delegated anything that mattered. The forged Ryland Foundation records were convincing. There were clean signatures, matching timestamps, a paper trail that would make any compliance officer sweat. I looked it over before setting it down.It was good work but it wasn’t enough for what I had in mind.Public embarrassment had a shelf life. Scandals broke people and rebuilt them. Sympathy always found its way back to the wounded, especially wounded women. People were sentimental like that. They easily forgave and forgot. They extended grace to those they'd torn apart months earlier.I didn't want Selina forgiven. I wanted her thrown off the board and gone permanently. I was still considering that when my investigator cleared his throat."There's one more thing." He slid another folder across the table."Sh
Chapter 47Selina POV.I turned again on the bed for what seemed like the millionth time. I checked the time and the digital clock said 9:30pm. Since then? Even the time seemed slow today. Getting up from the bed, I grabbed my robe, wore it and went downstairs. Standing in the living room and staring out the window, I sighed. It was pitch black outside but it didn’t matter. I wasn’t looking for anything outside.My bones were heavy with exhaustion. The last few days had taken their toll on me. The sedan that trailed me for a few days. I hadn’t seen around since the last day with Martin and it bothered endlessly. It was quite ironic that seeing the car that stalked me will bring me a sense of relief. I still had no idea who was stalking or who was behind the false memo that was planted in the database. Someone had gone to quite some lengths to frame me and I had no idea why. The person was obviously with means and that was the most puzzling part of the pro
Chapter 46Derek POVI walked into the conference room in a hurry to get this ridiculous case thrown out. I knew it was a stupid case and wanted to get it thrown to focus on more important things.My legal team was already seated and had documents before them.I took my seat and dove right into it. “So how soon can we get this case out thrown out?” Nobody spoke, they just exchanged glances and a knot began to tighten in my stomach.One of them cleared his throat. “I’m afraid this is more complex and tricky than anticipated.” I stared at him. What the hell was he talking about?He confined when he noticed he had my attention. “The alterations made to the deal seemed simple but completely changed the nature of the deal.” “Changed the nature of the deal how?” A frown appeared on my forehead as I leaned forward. They exchanged glances again. “The changes were so subtle that we nearly missed it. We missed it save for a late minute accidental di
Chapter 21Selina POV I was at my cubicle working on mail correspondence Priya gave me to sort. My colleagues still made jokes and complain about the upper class but they fell quiet whenever I was within earshot. It never bothered me and I encouraged them to continue their joke but they were unwil
Chapter 20Damien POVOn the drive home, I stared out the window as I tried to figure out my thoughts. The noise and lights of the city faded into the background. The images of Selina laughing with that stranger kept flashing in my head. I needed to get answers. The vibration of my phone brought me
Chapter 19Damien POVI stared at the picture again trying to make sense of all these. My phone kept buzzing. I stared at the picture for a while. My phone buzzing. She couldn’t be cheating. She had always been the private reserved woman who wanted to be left alone. I even had to force her to att
Chapter 18Damien POVI was seated at the head of the table at my conference office. I was in a meeting with my team of managers. The large wall screen had projections in color coded boxes and bar charts that silhouetted our profiles with their reflections. I saw the screen and the numbers. The q







