The universe had to be playing a cruel joke on me.If someone had told me that I would be sitting opposite Selena Caron, discussing her son’s inability to manage their business, mere days after interrupting their meeting, I would have laughed in their face. But that morning, as I was sitting at my desk, minding my own business, Lyra called to say that a certain Selene Caron wanted to see me.At first, I thought she was coming to see me about my ‘interest’ in their company so I had given myself two minutes to formulate a fool proof lie. But when she walked into my office and said that it had to do with Cristo’s incompetence, I was taken aback.“He is behaving like a spoiled child,” Selene complained. “Of late, the company’s performance has been going downhill at an appalling rate. If corrective action is not taken soon, we will be out of business in a few months.”So that’s what they were talking about that day. No wonder Cristo looked relieved when I stormed in.What I still couldn’t

Hugo looked surprised to see me.“What’s with that look on your face?” I said as I hopped onto the bar stool. “You didn’t think I would show up?”“Um, kind of.” He gave me a sheepish smile.I quickly looked away and ordered a margarita. Sliding my hand inside my brown sling bag, I fetched my tablet and got down to business.“So, the billionaire matchmaking club,” I said as I scrolled through the files till I found what I was looking for. “I have been…”“Lily…”“Lilith!” I quickly corrected him. “It’s Lilith. Do you want me to tattoo it on my forehead?”Hugo blinked. “Sorry.”“You were saying?”“You haven’t answered any of my calls for the last two weeks?” He shook his head disbelievingly. “And when we finally meet you want to dive straight to business? I thought we were better than that.”My drink arrived and I murmured a quiet thank you to the waiter for being swift. I had never been so grateful for a distraction before. To avoid Hugo’s watchful eyes, I busied myself with swirling my

IS NEW YORK'S MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR SUZAN ABRAM’S NEW BEAU? Love is in the air! Two days ago, Cristo Caron and Suzan Abrams, daughter of wealthy business owner and ex-congressman Simon Abrams were photographed holding hands outside a bar in the Upper East Side. This is just weeks after Alexakis Enterprise’s CEO ended his on and off again relationship with Blair Halls. It is rumored that it was Caron who pulled the plug on their relationship saying their priorities were not aligned anymore. At first, it seemed as if the drift was caused by popular matchmaker Lilith Mendez but there is no evidence to prove that Mendez and Caron were seeing each other. Credible sources say that they are just friends. Whilst it’s probable that Caron could be rebounding with Abrams, we can’t deny that the two look good together. According to fans, they looked pretty much into each other. They haven’t confirmed their relationship status but neither party has denied the rumour either. I read the article

Blair’s folder was still in my hand when the one and only Cristo barged into my office, a somber look on his face that showed no evidence of relaxing anytime soon.“Lilith,” his voice was deep and strained. “There’s only so much I can take. Please tell me you had no hand in this.”“I’m insulted that you would think so low of me. Sit down.” I reprimanded, gesturing to the seat before my desk with the folder in my hand. He breathed deeply and sat down. I waved the folder around with a look of displeasure on my face, and I felt like I was going to scold a child. “If I was truly as crazy as you believe then I wouldn’t be your matchmaker. You know very well who was behind this, Cristo.”“It’s not like there’s hard evidence against Blair on this.”I raised my brows at him, wondering if he was joking or had forgotten the recent past. “You didn’t have any evidence against me, and yet you dared to walk in with such an accusation simply because you’re angry at me for supposedly sleeping with an

I was over at his place. It was rustic and homely, yet still masculine, with a lot of wood and concrete. Floating shelves and cantilevers that all blended in so well and held the place together. How could a place look so ordinary, yet so magical at once?Cristo truly was an artist.“I still can’t understand what happened,” he breathed. “She backed out on her own, just like that.”I shrugged, “I just wanted her to prepare for the worst.”“And…and you stood up for me. In front of my parents.”“As any decent person should.”“No one’s done that for me before, Lilith.”I looked at him from under my lashes, skin buzzing and alive with each wave of heat that rolled off him and towards me. He was a good three feet away but he felt so close at that precise moment. On separate couches diagonal from each other around the coffee table. He was right in front of me and I could reach out to touch him if I could.“Now that your parents and Suzan are out of the way,” I sighed and got up from the couch