Se connecter“Are we clear so far?”Matilda asked after finishing her presentation.She never felt this tired in her entire life because she put extra efforts in drafting the contract with Romano group as she didn’t want any complications in the future.Of course she has always been careful in all her collaborations but this particular one consumed all her energy.But she has no regrets in this regards because something good happened to her recently and she didn’t want to ruin her happiness because of Romanos.When the board didn’t rise doubts, she took their silence as a yes and continued with the meeting, revising the contract once more.But when she is half way through, the door to the conference hall is pushed open from the outside.All heads turned towards the doorway, frowning at the disturbance and saw Lara Jane who works in secretary department outside the conference hall. “Sorry for the interruption Ms. Anderson. I…”Lara quickly apologized, bowing her head, scared by the displeased look
The board members of RISSA essence gathered in the conference hall for the meeting after lunch. The same one which Antoine told Clarissa to look forward to. Matilda graced the host seat and gestured her assistant to provide the members with the files she prepared ahead. After reading the contents, the board nodded in delight, satisfied by Matilda’s decision and exchanged a knowing look among them. “Have you seen the contract?”Matilda asked after a while, giving the board enough time to bask in the pleasure of attaining the billion dollar deal.Her eyes scanned the room, amused by the gloating faces of her board.Are they really that desperate to work with Romano group?Fuck them and their hotels. She doesn’t understand what spell Nicholas cast on her people to make them go against her who they worked with for two decades. And for what? The merge?The VVIP access card to all Romano hotels?It’s the bullshit. She should not let him get to her but here she is, with a
Clarissa never believed in miracles and suddenly she felt that the sun rose in the west.She can’t be blamed for altering the nature’s fact because it is really an unbelievable miracle that her mama agreed for the merge. She was adamant and refused to join hands with the Romanos but what happened now?What changed her mind? “Details Antoine.”She demanded, her body shaking with something she couldn’t pin point because she is thrilled, excited but also scared. It’s a salad of all emotions. “I don’t know but she seems happy lately. Don’t you think so? Maybe she is being lenient towards your in-laws.”Antoine said as he remembered Matilda’s behaviour for the past week. She is smiling like a silly for god knows what reason. Even Clarissa felt suspicious as she thought about his words.He is right.Her mama looked happy as she is talking to someone on phone secretly and even spending her nights outside home which she found out accidentally two days ago when she woke up for he
Tik tok.Tik tok.Tik tok.Clarissa stared at the wall clock in her office deep in thoughts, the ticking sound of it reminded her of how much time she spent alone in there without doing anything productive.What a tiresome day it is?She yawned, stretching her body, her eyes shut tight as her stiff bones cracked.God!Fatigue is the only thing she is feeling lately as her belly grew larger with each passing day and she’s become lazy like a pig and gained few more pounds. Still she should rest at home as her due is getting close but that’s the real torture.Her mind would immediately fly to Nicholas when she is alone and she would be occupied by thinking about the words he said to her during the shoot and in the interview.Oh man!The interview. It wasn’t planned but Nicholas answered to every question like a topper of the class who doesn’t need any preparation and fears no surprise tests.She was dumbstruck by his answers because he lied to the camera so effortlessly li
Natalie felt like her body is going to explode because of Nicholas’s constant questions about the fucking promise he made. She knew he is playing with her, acting unbothered about how riled up she is because of his actions but she is not going to give him the satisfaction of seeing her lose the game. What did he promise? She will let him know. With pleasure.“To look after me all my life. You even promised to marry me.” She blurted through her gritted teeth, her jaw aching from how tight she gritted her teeth to control herself from ranting at him. Nicholas gasped in realisation as if he just remembered about the promise and nodded his head with a smug smile. “Oh! Yeah.”He leaned forward, placing his elbows on the desk and nodded again. “You are right.”He said, sucking his teeth and shot her with another innocent look which made her head explode but there is something obscuring in his eyes and it only made her twitch with unease. “Why did I promise to marry you, Nat
Natalie tried to play it cool even though she is boiling inside as she remembered the behind-the-scenes video of Vogue photoshoot and the interview that followed.Clarissa and Nicholas really looked like a cosy couple who are in love and she couldn’t help but spot the difference between the present them and past them.In the past, they pretended for the world, acting romantic on screen and before cameras but now, they look so natural, as though they really are in love. Clarissa has always been the one to be genuinely in love with Nicholas but now, even he seems to be on same level with her step sister.The realisation made her blood boil with enormous jealousy which can’t be tolerated even if she wanted to but she is controlling her temper. She knew very well where she ends up if she makes a scene about the shoot. Instead, she found another way to approach Nicholas, to make him fulfil his OBLIGATION. She looked at the irritatingly infuriating picture which she crumbled for
The heavy animalistic winds which growled all night subdued in the wake of the dawn, the light rays penetrated the black clouds from the sky, swallowing the darkness, illuminating the warmth, a fresh start for the world to begin the day. Nicholas woke up from his sleep due to the continuous buzzi
The silence in the office, the guilt of his past actions, the weight of his responsibilities pressed on Nicholas so hard that it didn’t subdue the pressure on his chest even after smoking two cigarettes. He lit another one, the memories of his engagement night flooding back at once with intensity
Nicholas stood near the ceiling to floor windows in his office, looking at the buildings outside, his one hand tucked neatly in his pocket while his other hand held the cigarette between his two fingers. The smoke illuminated in the air in vigour, resembling his distress mood. After Natalie lef
Natalie felt her world spinning as Nicholas attacked her with her past revelations one after the other.She who never feared about consequences is now terrorised to even concede her actions. “You….how did you..?”She breathed through her mouth, suffocated by the thick air around her and spoke,







