LOGINMARKWhen I got to work the next morning, my secretary was right there at her desk, but I just couldn’t see her the same way.“Good morning, Mr. Mark,” she greeted cheerily and professionally.“Good morning,” I responded. “Could you help me book an appointment with…” I started to request, but I changed my mind instantly.I realized that she had gone into the penthouse that Sydney Bowman had allegedly sold to whoever owned it; I still didn’t want to believe that it was owned and bought by Mr. Devon until I made my findings. Telling her to book the appointment for me might raise some suspicions, and from everything that Brent had told me, I needed to work with caution.“What appointment do you want me to make, sir?” She asked me.“Don’t worry about it. I will handle it myself,” I responded and went into my office.Then I called Vector and told him everything that transpired the previous evening in a summary.“That is a whole lot, Mark,” Vector said.“I know that,” I responded. “But wha
ALEXAAs soon as I got into my office, Noelle came in. I had barely settled in for the day when she walked in. As much as I wanted my space for a while, I just didn’t ask her to leave.“Good morning, Alexa,” she greeted.“Good morning, Noelle,” I responded.Noelle sat down and stared at me for so long until it began to make me a little uncomfortable.“What is it, Noelle?” I asked her.“I just feel like our friendship is dwindling,” Noelle said.“Noelle, I am not in the mood to have this conversation with you,” I said, and I meant it.“You ran off yesterday, and since you returned from Toronto, we haven’t had time to talk,” Noelle continued.It was obvious that she wouldn’t give up, and I really didn’t want her to linger for long in my office. I still had to meet up with Mark to discuss about the company, but before then, I needed to get some work done in my own company.“Noelle, I really don’t want to have a conversation with you right now,” I told Noelle, sounding as serious as I cou
MARKSydney Bowman.I remembered the name almost immediately!He was one of my dad’s senior staff members that handled finance and logistics in the company, but when I got back from business school in Toronto, he said that he had fired Sydney.“What happened, dad?” I had asked him. “I thought he was a very competent staff member,” I had added.“He was, until I found out that he was stealing from the company,” my dad had told me.I could rarely believe this because Sydney was one of the men I thought had integrity. My dad even vouched for him several times, just the way he vouched for and trusted Mr. Devon, so I was deeply shocked to hear that he had been fired, and worse, that he was stealing from the company.“Are you sure? How did you find out?” I had asked him.“Mr. Devon revealed his treacherous acts,” he had responded.“Are you sure Mr. Devon didn’t make any mistakes?” I had asked.“Devon has been working for the company since it was founded, Mark, and you know this. Has he ever
MARKMr. Devon left the company before my secretary. He didn’t know that I was still in the parking lot. I contemplated on trailing him the moment he left, but about five minutes later, my secretary also got into her car and drove out.They both had no idea that I was still hanging around.Usually, I would have thought that it was normal, especially as they didn’t leave together. Besides, other employees did leave after Mr. Devon did, but because of the new found information about them, I just couldn’t see things the same way right now.I might be wrong, but I wouldn’t be sure until I found things out by myself.So, I trailed them.I already lost Mr. Devon because of the time space, but I followed my secretary closely, but also in a way that she wouldn’t suspect. I couldn’t recall where her address might be, so I couldn’t tell if she was on the right path or not.I followed her until she arrived at a luxurious penthouse.“Did Mr. Devon rent a penthouse?” I asked myself.Certainly, my
MARK“I knew Donald could never mean well when I saw him seated at their table that damn evening,” I said.The memory returned to me like a flash, and my teeth crushed each other in fury.“After the dinner, Clara acquainted herself with Donald Shell without Alexa and Mr. Silver’s knowledge,” Vector continued. “But why is she going for the company?” I couldn’t help but ask. “She is being provided for by Mr. Silver, and I know this for a fact because he is an honorable man,” I added.“She is a greedy and desperate woman, Mark, just like her daughter, Ivy,” Vector told me. “She would do anything to get what she wants,” he added.“Does Mr. Silver know anything about this?” I asked.“He doesn’t, which is why I am surprised that you haven’t informed him yet. They are in grave danger and they need to know about it as soon as possible,” Vector said.“Damn,” I lamented.Donald Shell would never stop being a nightmare. He was taking over everything in Paris and ruining the lives of people, and
MARKI could barely get the sex out of my head, but more than that, I couldn’t stop thinking about Alexa.“I need her,” I told myself as I arrived back at my office.Before we went to Toronto, I knew that I needed Alexa. In Toronto, I knew that I needed her, and the feeling was the same when we got back even though she fell right into Donald’s arms. Right now, the certainty was stronger than anything else I had ever known.Vector came to my office almost immediately.It was as though he was following me, and he knew that I had just returned to my company.“Have you been following me?” I asked Vector as he took his seat in front of me.“Do you wish I did?” Vector asked me.“What are you here for?” I asked Vector in return.We had already been friends for more than ten years now, and Vector knew better than to take offense at my straightforward words. Nevertheless, I needed to get back to working. There were still a lot of work to be done, and I needed all the time I could get.Vector’s







