“What the hell was that?” Jamie told Perry about her awkward meeting. “I mean … what the hell? Was it harassment? Was he mocking me? He was upset that I lied about my name and accused me of luring him into some kind of a sex trap … and then he had the audacity to offer me ‘assistance’ for … and he refers to it as a biological urge cycle in a mating season! Who does that??” she paced up and down the living room.Perry held his amusement after listening to the whole story. “He’s a single 44-year-old billionaire, good looking … very … I might add … and single … have I mentioned that already? Even if he’s not a billionaire it would be weird for someone like him to be single … I’m sure his strangeness had a lot to do with that,” her judgemental hat was talking.“I mean … Can you believe that a guy like that had never had a ‘no-strings-attached’ sexual intercourse? Can you? I can’t … he knew his way around the bed, I can assure you that … he probably had sex slaves tied up somewhere in his

One week after the meeting, Jamie was halfway finished preparing everything she needed before leaving for Bhorma for a year. She finished all her pending work in the city and informed all her ongoing clients that she will be residing on the island of Bhorma.Work wasn’t going to be an issue because she’d been doing most of it long distance or from home. She handed over pending events to Perry to handle all the operational details on location.She had renewed her passport for another 5 years because it was required before she started working. She organized her bank accounts to automatically debited her account for all her monthly payments in Lancaster, and all other tedious details she didn’t really enjoy.“Ooh … do you think I’m doing the right thing? It already feels like a commitment and I’m starting to doubt if it’s even worth it?” she sighed.“Of course, it’s worth it, think of how many turtles you can save through this program and how much more you can do with the facilities he’s

He threw himself on the tall chair across from her, she could smell a hint of his perfume.“Well … Jamie … as we discussed earlier, there are some papers I need you to sign,” he took out a folder from his drawer and pushed it toward her. “Since you will be working in my close circle, there will be a lot of information I need to keep to yourself in regards to my company, its operation, and of course my private information.”She took the folder and opened it, “By private information, are there any specifics?”He sighed, “Let’s just say … you are not allowed to talk about me, my company, and how it operates … even with Perry.”She skimmed through the agreement, “Hmm … Perry … so you have him checked too? What else do you know about me and Perry?”“Everything there is to know,” he answered simply with a faint smile. “I always check the backgrounds of everyone I will be working with, including the people they are closely associated with, no offense … information is a currency Jamie, that’s

Eduard Payne loved marbles, his whole mansion was made of it. White pillars propped up the entire structure, and the painted ceiling gave the place an ancient greek nuance. He also liked gold, all of the door handles were plated in gold. Not Gabriel’s taste, he was more of a wood kind of person.Gabriel sat in Eduard’s private office, he insisted on holding the meeting at Eduard’s home so he was willing to wait for him to get home. It didn’t take long until he arrived. To be asked for a one-on-one meeting with Gabriel Love was a rare occasion one would miss.“Gabriel? What brings you out of your cave?” Eduard jokes.They shook hands, Eduard offered him a drink, and closed the door.“Thank you for meeting me on such short notice, I hope I wasn’t dragging you out from an important affair,” he was being polite.“Oh not at all … I was at The Q actually, didn’t expect you to choose my home for a meeting … what can I help you with?”They’re not friends, nor they knew each other on a persona

“Are those your parents?” she pointed to the painting of a lovely couple in their forties posed in their best clothes. Both were very good-looking, but Gabriel seemed to take upon his mother’s light brown eyes and her immaculate beauty.Harold glanced at her and then at Gabriel, he had never met anyone who dared to ask a personal question to Gabriel. He nodded at Harold to dismiss him.“Yes, those are my parents … they died not long after this portrait was made.”Harold lingered in the room, he was protective of his master who never spoke of his personal life with any of his guests.“That’ll be all, H., thank you,” Gabriel said.It was a sign for him to go, Gabriel can handle this.“What happened?” Jamie asked.“We were on a small aircraft going to a remote island my father just bought … we have done it hundreds of times before, my parents … they travel a lot in small aircraft because they like exploring remote areas … but that day … the plane crashed when it was about to take off.”T