“Thanks for coming, man,” Alexander said, giving Carlos a manly embrace. He turned to Kate and greeted, “Kate, thank you for arranging this dinner.” “Of course,” Kate answered. “I heard about your father from Carlos. Maybe he wants to make up for lost times?” Alexander forced a smile. He turned to Savannah before addressing Kate’s suggestion. “I don’t know. I’ve known him long enough to know that he does not care. If it does happen, it's going to be a miracle." “Maybe, he realized your potential after winning the US Open,” Carlos suggested, and Savannah nodded in agreement. Still, Alexander was doubtful. He said, “I guess we will see.” Evan Jenkins never told Alexander his reason for visiting. He simply insisted that he meet him for a special dinner. Kate had booked a private conference for their dinner at the First Diamond Hotel. She ordered the best dishes for that night, knowing that Alexander was somewhat anxious about meeting Evan Jenkins. It took only a few minutes befo

French Open Women’s Singles Finals. For a fleeting moment, Savannah turned to the VIP seats and saw Alexander mouthed, ‘You are doing great, babe!’ She smiled before finally tossing the ball up in the air and giving an impressive serve. “Arrghhh!” Savannah surprised everyone by getting through the semi-finals and going head to head with Maria, the Russian tennis player who ranked number two worldwide. It marked Savanna’s most noteworthy achievement in her entire tennis career, and she was contented. Win or lose, to her, she had already won. Savannah grunted as she ran and returned every volley and toss that came her way, her eyes fierce against the tennis ball. They were already in the third set, and that last serve would eventually mark one’s win, with Maria leading. Following a backhand stroke, Savannah caught up, managing another tie. “Deuce!” Announced the umpire, reminding everyone that another tiebreaker was in order for that set. Yet again, Savannah returned to serv

Alexander: [Just give me about half an hour. I still need to get past my guests.] Lexi smiled, reading Alexander’s text. She turned to Mia and Evan, saying, “You better leave before Alex gets here.” Lexi’s father, Hector King, wanted to marry her off to another business partner’s son, which she did not like. Instead, she preferred Alexander Jenkins, a tennis superstar. The Jenkins was also one of their business partners. By marrying Alexander, Lexi concluded, she would be hitting two birds with one stone. The plan was simple. She wanted to seduce Alexander. Lexi felt she was more appealing than Savannah, and she had a great body. Perhaps Alexander needed to see her beautiful assets in sexy sleeping wear. No man had ever refused her when she had no clothes on. Alexander would be no exception. Besides, he was just any other man. “Any minute now,” Lexi said, checking her watch. She slid off her robe and revealed her nightgown that barely covered her private parts. Forty-five minutes

Days passed. “Mia, it’s time for school!” Kate called from the living room, looking up the staircase. A week ago, Kate visited Mia at Alexander’s penthouse. She found Mia in her room, hugging her legs, blankly staring at the floor. It was then that she realized how lonely Mia felt, living alone in a huge penthouse, and she never admitted it. Since school started, Kate had been asking Mia to stay with her at the company every after school. Sometimes Mia would, but occasionally she insisted on going straight home, especially after tennis training. So when Kate found Mia in such a pitiful state, she brought her to their home instead. She insisted that Mia live with her whenever Alexander and Carlos were away on their tournaments. Back then, Kate claimed, “Let’s face it. We both are lonely when Alex and Carlos are away. Even if we speak to them on the phone daily, it’s just different. We should… stick together.” Seeing Mia walking down, Kate smiled. She urged, “Let’s go. Since we

“Sales are off the roof, especially coming from our VIP clients, where, since we started the membership program, have grown in ten folds! Now, we have thirty-eight thousand VIP members who frequently buy products of RonaldoPlus,” Kate reported in front of the audience. “With our swimwear product line introduced, more and more customers have reached out to get a hold of their very first RonaldoPlus bathing suits and trunks. As of today, we have billboards and magazines featuring our new products. By next week, we are ready to release them to the prevailing public, and I expect more sales to come in, for the Diamond Hotels, across the country, in Asia and Europe, will also open a small RonaldoPlus boutique." “Ladies and gentlemen, we are still new to the business.” Kate smiled at her family. She resumed, “But through the Diamond hotels, we will officially go global..." "Our company has reached more than a million dollars, net profit, amidst the premature local expansion due to SWEAT I