RUBYShe hated how everything had suddenly turned into a hot mess. Nothing was going right at all, not even close, and she doubted there was a valid cure to that. She just wanted that her time with Sarte and this whole project goes smoothly and nothing else.Ruby wasn't even a permanent member, she wasn't even officially hired. She was just there as a substitute, as a helper. Her performance in this project would tell if she was actually eligible for the company. But in reality, Ruby did not know what exactly she wanted for herself, if she even wanted that job.It was no debate that Sarte was a hundred times better than the firm she was working at and she would quit from there in a heartbeat to work with Sarte as an employee, but the expectations and the deadlines were very tight. Maybe it would get easier later when this project would end but she wasn't too sure altogether. She needed her creative freedom intact, that she used to get in her firm because they didn't really care.Ruby c

EMBERShe had said yes but at what cost. What would she even talk to Will about? Not like she could straight up say she heard everything he said about her in that call. And she also was confused how she wasn't as devastated as she imagined herself if such a situation comes.She was upset and it hurt whenever she thought about Will or saw him. But she felt more betrayed and stupid than upset that this was what his original intentions were. This was what he really thought of her and not what he always showed. She felt stupid because she couldn't read it, she couldn't realise what he actually tried to do.But she believed.. the reason she never noticed what was really going on in Will's mind was because she never looked that close. She never dwelved that deep into him. She was just with him because of her emotional attachment and what she felt for him since forever. That trauma, that hurt, that urge to finally get the guy she never had, is what made her want him and stay with him till it

EMBERShe didn't know what she had expected trying to talk to Will Thompson when she was still not over the fact that he said all those things about her on the call. And even when she told him she knew what he did, it didn't even feel satisfying. There was absolutely no thrill that's usually incorporated in a confrontation. Because Will just sat in front of her, thawed. Like someone had knuckled his jaw and left him unable to speak.He looked thunderstruck and she knew she didn't want to be there to witness all of that. She had her own stance as well, it wasn't just about him all the time. "You even lied about not recognizing me at all. I had all the reasons to try and hide who I was because I was ashamed of what happened in the past, but you? You still looked down on me, trying to take advantage of whatever naiveness I showed to you," she let out a deep breath, making Will's guilty eyes finally meet her. "I am so sorry-""That.. it's.. unnecessary. You've disappointed me more than

EMBER"Okay, you won't help me. I don't know why Mr Langston would think you can really help me when you hate me this much. Since he said you are his favourite employee and asked me to come ask for your help, I came, trampling on my own ego. Guess I have to go back to him and tell him you don't want to-""Stop! He.. he said that?" She asked. Technically, he didn't. But he thought very highly of her so that was good enough. "You're not lying, right?""No, I'm not. Okay, I'll leave," Ember said, pretending that she was about to leave immediately, and she knew she would be stopped. That's exactly what happened."It's basically like being his right hand. You run around with him in every meeting, take down a gazillion notes, bring him coffee, bring him food, deliver messages, recite his schedule every few minutes, get his car ready just by reading his mind before he asks for it. It also means.. making his breakfast on most days, clean up for him if you're asked, and even dry clean his cloth

RUBYHe certainly didn't look like the long term selfless love kind, and if it was someone related to him through the media, Ruby would've known already. She knows a lot about him even though now after knowing his personality, she wished she didn't. "Oh, it's great meeting you too, he talks about you a lot as well," Ruby said as a formality, trying to give the illusion that they had a nice relationship. She tried to check if Travis was impressed by that move but he just sat there analysing the situation with no reaction on his face."I kept on telling him throughout all these years to tell me about her features or show me a picture of her but he never did, even after so much. You know I'm getting older, I was so worried about passing away without seeing my grandson's bride that I just couldn't hold myself back. So.. I just went to see for myself, I hope I didn't catch you off guard," Grandma said, earning an angry look from Travis when she talked about passing away.She seemed like su