After confessing his true state of mind, Sly bid James farewell, leaving the latter dumbfounded at the cafe. He drove back to Gertrude's house to pick up Monica. Gertrude watched the couple from her window upstairs, her mind buried in worry concerning her friend. Monica sat at the passenger seat, her mood culpable. Sly noticed the shift and offhandedly asked,"How did it go?"Monica sighed. "It was good. She just had..." Monica wanted to tell Sly about Gertrude's breakup but remembering how he warned her against matters of love, she thought against it."She just had what?" Sly asked, noticing her uncompleted statement. Monica forced a smile, "Never mind. It's just girls' talk. Nothing to worry about."Sly wasn't convinced. "You don't expect me to believe that. Come on, tell me," Sly's tone was relaxed and stimulating. Monica almost gave in."It's not something you would like to hear but can I ask you something?"Sly shrugge

"What do you mean by you will not let me out of your sight? I am here to work, remember?" Monica couldn't help asking. After what happened this morning, she planned on staying away from Sly the best she could but being in the same office for one week, she never estimated such a predicament. To her, being close to Sly was just like dropping sugar into an ants hill. He would not relent.To her comfort, Sly had a completely different agenda. While her thoughts went disband, he was composed and calculated. "What is going on in that brain of yours? Do you think I'm going to take advantage of you in my office? Then, you are mistaken. One thing you have to know about me is that I don't mix business with pleasure. I just want to train you," his voice was serious and she instantly understood the tone. Whichever way, she couldn't prevent the weight of embarrassment now laying loosely on her."Train me in what?" she said sheepishly. Sly beckoned her to sit, as he sat di

Just as Sly decided to order lunch, James returned with a packed lunch for all of them. The trio ate in silence, after which James bid the couple farewell and left to continue his duties concerning the venue. During the remaining hours of the day, Monica had fished out six more companies. However, since Sly hadn't given any verdict concerning it, she couldn't tell the sensibility of her discovery.The sun began to set and soon, the night returned. Monica's first day at work wasn't a joke. She was extremely exhausted. All she needed was good food, a hot shower, and a peaceful sleep but Sly had other plans when they reached the villa.They went to their separate rooms to shower before meeting downstairs for dinner and were served salmon salad. Unknown to Monica, this was Sly favorite. Meanwhile, she couldn't tell because she enjoyed it as much as he did. Just as she thought of retiring to bed, Sly said something that made her fr

"Mr. Welbeck, can you double-check this account? This company seems to have something to do with these four," she said solemnly, pushing the document closer to Mr. Welbeck.Monica pretended to not hear Mr. Welbeck's question. She did not want to raise any red flags at the moment but answering his question was something that could give her away. What reason could she give for not meeting Sly's family? From the way Mr. Welbeck spoke and how highly Sly recommended him as the best to train her, she knew that he would know Sly's family personality and any lie would instantly be detected.Weighing the pros and cons, she chose the path of distraction which seemed to have worked. Mr. Welbeck's expression darkened and his face seemed to have drained of color. Since it was almost lunchtime, she made an excuse to go for lunch, leaving the pale Mr. Welbeck.As soon as she stepped out, Mr. Welbeck made a call. The voice of a woman sounded at the end of the line."It must be

A month passed within a twinkle of an eye and Sly was still not back. Not only that, he had refused to let Monica know when he had planned to return. James had sent Monica an email with pictures of the venue for the event. She could tell that this event was going to be twice bigger than the previous one. If she couldn't face the former, how could she handle this one? Fear and panic began to tingle and prickle her like needles.The worst was the fact that this was going to be a garden event which not only increased her panic but also made her uneasy. James had settled on the garden because of the number. The hotel used before was the biggest in the capital and had the biggest hall which was still not large enough to welcome top and start-up businessmen and women from across the world. Now that they were going to have more guests, James had settled on the garden behind the hotel which was twice the size of the hall.Monica instantly felt panic waves at the mere thought of