Michael opened his eyes and grunted at the intensity of light that entered from his window.Night had gone by too fast and the bright morning sun was imposing itself into his life. It meant the start of a new day and he was in no mood to go to work.Michael sat up on his bed and looked at the time. It was still seven in the morning, he had plenty of time to think about his future.He was supposed to start the low budget shoot that morning and he already despised it.Why was life this cruel?Michael had cemented his reputation as the top model at Evans Modelling Agency. He was always the one to pick the between the projects and of course, he took the big projects, the less important ones, the other models did it.He had always made it his hobby to crush other models but now he was the one taking on mediocre projects to generate funds for the company."How low will you fall Grant?" He hissed out but there was little he could do. Iryna was pulling the reins of his life.He stood up and f

"What do you mean I can't get bail?" Michael spat out, his frustration growing by the minute.The officer on duty stared at Michael as he paced within the small, separate waiting room."With the authorities around, it is going to be hard for you to get one immediately. You might even be lucky if you aren't questioned," the officer said."Look, I am famous! You need to let me leave now! I have a shoot to attend to!" Michael was half pleading and shouting.The officer sighed and wore a fake smile on his face."Just stay calm, if you need anything, I will provide it for you. But for now, just remain calm or else you will attract the attention of the inspectors," the officer tried to explain in a calm voice —The last thing he needed that morning was to babysit an adult brat."I need a fucking bail!" Michael spat out.The officer stared at him for a long time and then said, "I will be leaving now. Do you need anything else?" Michael sank into the chair that was nearby. "No, I am fine," he

The next day, as early as nine in the morning, Michael was already waiting patiently for James to pick him up. He looked outside his window and he spotted a few die hard paparazzi hiding in corners, ready to take that one shot. Any more of it and he would call the police and charge them for extreme stalking and harassment.Michael brought out his phone and dialled James' number. He put it to his ear and heard the idle tone the phone gave. James picked up at the first beep."James! Look at the time!" Michael turned to the clock in his room. It was ten minutes past nine in the morning. "I am running late! Marcus called earlier and he sounded urgent!" Michael gritted his teeth."Oh come on! I am not your driver. I only volunteered to drive you because your pride wouldn't allow you to ride in a rented taxi," James complained."Me? Take an Uber like those commoners? Not in this life!" Michael dismissed.James scoffed. "Anyways I will be arriving in five. Quite some heavy traffic on Allen a

The air in the room shifted the moment Iryna's presence was announced. It was incredible how someone could be very intimidating.From the guards entering to the throne-like chair being brought in, everything was enough to make the average person tremble. Audrey barely forced herself to not be absorbed by the tension.All executives present at the meeting were standing on their feet, as a sign of respect. They were all waiting for the woman to enter.That woman was Iryna Gallagher now known as, Iryna Walters.Audrey remembered the first day she had seen Iryna. It was not fewer than eight months ago when she and Michael's relationship was still new. She saw Iryna walking hand in hand with Michael on a street. Michael noticed her looking at him and he smiled at her and winked.She had troubled herself many nights, asking why such a handsome prince like Michael was holding hands with such a vulgar person. She had initially thought that it was a fan, but seeing the way they were too chummy

"Modelling school project! Yes, it is on the way. I didn't inform her of that because I took it upon myself to see it done personally." Marcus took over.Audrey let out a sigh of relief, but from Iryna's facial expression, relief was a very distant oasis on a sun-scorched wilderness."She hadn't been briefed?" Iryna directed her attention at Marcus."Haven't you heard that communication makes a company grow? You could have just given her the heads up on it," Iryna wore a tight scowl on her face.Marcus was starting to get on her nerves."I didn't really want to tell her. Even some of the members here are not aware of it because it was against the wishes of the board," Marcus said.Iryna looked at him for a while, she would let them get away with this but there were a lot of things she knew that Audrey probably didn't."Good. Glad to hear that it is on the way, what about STRAUN? Why haven't we struck a deal with them yet?" She turned to Audrey again.Audrey's face was pale with worry.