Emelia jumps in, seeing her husband’s scowling face. ‘Sure dear, maybe it will help with my headache. And we can talk to you and Max before we turn it in. She nudged her husband to stop him from glaring. I hope we didn’t interrupt anything,’ she fussed. She was happy that Celine finally found a man to fall in love with, being a romantic at heart. All she wanted was for her daughter to be happy and hopefully find someone like her husband. Someone who loved her through the thick and thin. All this time, Nathan never gave up on their relationship and their family. That’s what she wanted for her daughter. A man who would stand by her no matter what.Celine blushed, they almost got busted making out in her bedroom. And even though she was already an adult, it would be hard to explain to her overprotective father what they were doi

Max shrugged off the ominous vibe he was getting from Rowan. Hoping he was wrong and that the CEO would turn out to be an okay guy.‘Sure, Max and I will take you up on your offer. Do you want us to meet you there?’ Clara asks as she helps Max clear up the conference room. ‘I heard everything around here is walking distance. Is that true?’‘It’s true. It would be a nightmare to drive anywhere around here, especially if you are not used to the area. Too many one-way streets. Come, let’s walk to the restaurant,’ Rowan says as he takes the laptop from Clara’s hand, even before Max could take it from her.Clara didn’t think too much about it because she was so used to her brothers carrying her stuff, but as Rowan reached for the laptop, she suddenly noticed he

‘WTF, Max? You’re not serious about this, are you? Wasn’t the harassment at lunch enough? What else does he want? If this project wasn’t important for our company, I would have already cursed that guy off. Isn’t telling him I have a boyfriend enough? These men are so frustrating,’ she complained, covered her face with the pillow, and screamed into it.‘Doesn’t he remind you of Sebastian, though? The direct questions, the tactics, and now the dinner. Do these men have one guidebook they read on how to get the girl?’ Max wondered.‘Max, at lunch, he talked about Navio’s contract. How did he get that information? Do you think we have a spy in the office?’ Clara frowned as Max shook his head. ‘I was wondering about that too.’‘You

-=-Sebastian and Clara had argued the entire day about whether Clara would be safe driving to San Diego with all her staff. He offered to take her on his private jet so he could be with her the whole time and guard her. Sebastian was not driving to San Diego with the team. Because as far as everyone was concerned, nobody knew they were in a relationship. Sure, people see Sebastian in the office from time to time and were under the impression that he was there for the security system to be installed in his company.Providing the security system for Navio is the biggest project they will encounter and will pave the way for SST to be recognized as a national brand.In the end, Clara won, and Sebastian agreed to let her ride with the team, provided she will check in w

By the time the entire team arrived at the site, they felt too exhausted to work on anything. And Sebastian, being the gracious host, had ordered food for dinner. Pizza, chicken wings, and beer to take the edge off. And for Clara, that was a plus for being thoughtful and attentive to the needs of the group.  Sebastian was ticking off a lot of boxes on the boyfriend’s list. Clara didn’t have one, but if she did, Sebastian would have all the standards for what a boyfriend should be. He even offered to fly everybody home on his private jet because he knew Clara would not ride with him and let her team suffer on the commercial flight. It was an excuse to spend more time together and maybe cuddle with her on the plane. During dinner, they talked about who was sharing rooms at the hotel. Max wanted a room to himself, so maybe he could invite Celine over, but C